Howdy folks - I was hoping to wait another 6 months and get USB3/widi but because of my new traveling job my hand has been forced.
What I'm hoping for in a laptop:
Core i5 - hopefully latest gen and not some under-powered-may-as-well-be-a-pentium type deal.
The best integrated graphics or a lower end video card.
<15 inch screen. 14 inches with a good rez (1600:900?) would be awesome. nothing bigger than 15.
gigabit Ethernet and A/B/G/N
6gb of ram capacity - dual channel capacity would be awesome.
The most recent game I play is Starcraft 2 and it would be nice if the laptop could handle it decently. I'd also like to continue playing Ut2004 and quake3/live. Not TOO intense but a little graphics horsepower is needed.
I dont really care about the hard drive since I'll have externals and ill probably upgrade to a hybrid drive at some point.
I'd like to spend around $550~ but I can go a bit higher if need be. I'm looking around but there are so many model numbers that dont make any sense I feel lost. Anyone who's been in the same boat recently please post what you got and any shortcomings.
I get the general impression that integrated graphics are still not up to snuff, AMD's APU's are overpriced for what they give and that some kind of Core i5 + card setup is what I want. Am I wrong?
What I'm hoping for in a laptop:
Core i5 - hopefully latest gen and not some under-powered-may-as-well-be-a-pentium type deal.
The best integrated graphics or a lower end video card.
<15 inch screen. 14 inches with a good rez (1600:900?) would be awesome. nothing bigger than 15.
gigabit Ethernet and A/B/G/N
6gb of ram capacity - dual channel capacity would be awesome.
The most recent game I play is Starcraft 2 and it would be nice if the laptop could handle it decently. I'd also like to continue playing Ut2004 and quake3/live. Not TOO intense but a little graphics horsepower is needed.
I dont really care about the hard drive since I'll have externals and ill probably upgrade to a hybrid drive at some point.
I'd like to spend around $550~ but I can go a bit higher if need be. I'm looking around but there are so many model numbers that dont make any sense I feel lost. Anyone who's been in the same boat recently please post what you got and any shortcomings.
I get the general impression that integrated graphics are still not up to snuff, AMD's APU's are overpriced for what they give and that some kind of Core i5 + card setup is what I want. Am I wrong?
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