Looking for solid desktop replacement laptop between $700-1000

[clankfu32]

My uncle wants to replace his desktop with a Windows 10 laptop.

Preferably one with both SSD and HDD since he needs the space but with faster boot-up time. Maybe a hybrid drive?

Any recommendations?

Maybe something like this Lenovo?

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00SB4B330/

 

[TechyInAZ]

Do you want something that's thin or thick? The thicker the WAY faster the laptop will be, a regular gaming notebook at that price range is going to be a lot faster than that system.

 

[clankfu32]

Do you want something that's thin or thick? The thicker the WAY faster the laptop will be, a regular gaming notebook at that price range is going to be a lot faster than that system.

Thicker is fine. It's not going to be moved much.

 

[TechyInAZ]

Well, hmmm. I can't seem to find any quad core i7s with a SSD in that price range. Do you want a SSD for faster boot times or do you want more processing power?

 

[clankfu32]

I don't think crazy processing power is going to be necessary. He's not going to be gaming or editing photos/video. Just browsing, multimedia, etc...

 

[TechyInAZ]

Ok. Well this is a tad overkill, but it will last longer, which is important because the general lifespan of a laptop before slowing down is only 2 years.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834315005

 

[clankfu32]

Ok. Well this is a tad overkill, but it will last longer, which is important because the general lifespan of a laptop before slowing down is only 2 years.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834315005

That looks promising. Are Acers pretty reliable?

 

[TechyInAZ]

Yeah, what I like about them is that they don't come with a lot of bloatware like HP does.

 

[clankfu32]

Someone on reddit was recommending this Asus over the Acer (and adding a SSD myself):

http://www.amazon.com/ASUS-N550J-15-6-Inch-Laptop-VERSION/dp/B00IAA5BSS

Thoughts?

 

[jaguarskx]

Perhaps a 17" HP Pavilion 17t laptop will do. It has a starting price of $460 and you can configure it to your uncle's liking. It comes with a Core i3-5020u, but can be upgraded to a dual core Core i7-6500u for $190. A nVidia 940m could be added if he wants to play some "light" games in addition to the i7-6500u for $60, but otherwise it is not necessary. The 1600x900 resolution screen can be upgraded to 1080p for $110.


http://store.hp.com/us/en/pdp/Laptops/hp-pavilion-17t-laptop-m7h90av-1


The 1TB hard drive can be upgraded to a 256GB SSD for $180. But you can simply buy your own 500GB SSD for $165 and install it yourself. It's kinda like getting a free 1TB HDD that you can use as an external hard drive.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147373&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-PC&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-PC-_-pla-_-Internal+SSDs-_-N82E16820147373&gclid=Cj0KEQjwkqKxBRCIrK_riNm13Z8BEiQAdzdVkHv9I0PjGr1ZwTM11MCAZHX_Hthc1FSpugnZApexCMoaAuyM8P8HAQ&gclsrc=aw.ds


Do not bother upgrading the RAM to 8GB for $80, you can buy a 4GB stick of RAM for $22 and install it yourself.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148813&cm_re=4gb_ram_sodimm_1600-_-20-148-813-_-Product

 

[jaguarskx]

If your uncle wants a 15.6" laptop then perhaps the following HP Pavilion 15t laptop will do with a starting price of $640.

http://store.hp.com/us/en/pdp/Laptops/hp-pavilion-15t-laptop-m7h64av-1

It comes with a Core i5-6200u which can up upgraded to the Core i7-6500u for $120. The nVidia 940m can be added for another $50. The 1600x900 resolution screen can be upgraded to 1080p for just $20. It comes with 6GB of RAM, but if you want to upgrade to 8GB then simply buy the 4GB stick I linked above for $22. There is no option for a SSD, but you can simply purchase the 500GB SSD I linked above as well.

 

[clankfu32]

Thanks, I'll check those out. I would prefer one with both an SSD and HDD installed already like the Acer TechyInAZ posted above though.

 

[Jackietools]

Perhaps a 17" HP Pavilion 17t laptop will do. It has a starting price of $460 and you can configure it to your uncle's liking. It comes with a Core i3-5020u, but can be upgraded to a dual core Core i7-6500u for $190. A nVidia 940m could be added if he wants to play some "light" games in addition to the i7-6500u for $60, but otherwise it is not necessary. The 1600x900 resolution screen can be upgraded to 1080p for $110.


http://store.hp.com/us/en/pdp/Laptops/hp-pavilion-17t-laptop-m7h90av-1


The 1TB hard drive can be upgraded to a 256GB SSD for $180. But you can simply buy your own 500GB SSD for $165 and install it yourself. It's kinda like getting a free 1TB HDD that you can use as an external hard drive.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147373&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-PC&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-PC-_-pla-_-Internal+SSDs-_-N82E16820147373&gclid=Cj0KEQjwkqKxBRCIrK_riNm13Z8BEiQAdzdVkHv9I0PjGr1ZwTM11MCAZHX_Hthc1FSpugnZApexCMoaAuyM8P8HAQ&gclsrc=aw.ds


Do not bother upgrading the RAM to 8GB for $80, you can buy a 4GB stick of RAM for $22 and install it yourself.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148813&cm_re=4gb_ram_sodimm_1600-_-20-148-813-_-Product

 

[Jackietools]

Don't be so sure about the RAM. I bought my daughter an HP for college and the only way to get to the second memory bank is to disassemble the laptop. Unless you feel like doing that you may want to pay for the extra RAM. I build PC's and decided to pay for it rather than take apart the laptop which would probably void the warranty not to mention what a pain it is.