Hi all
I am new to the world of laptops and gaming. I am looking for a decent laptop with decent gaming capabilities with a decent price. My gaming requirements are not high.
Medium to low will work for me.
Upon research I found that new core i5 3rd gen intel processors are in U series (e.g 3317U). However I wanted a core i5 M series e.g 3210M because of better
performance results. But M series are no longer generally available unless to search a lot in the market.My second option is AMD A-10 4600M.
Similarly for GPU, i searched and found that Radeon HD 7670M is a good gpu. It also outperforms 7650M and 7570M and 8670M (as on game-debate).
Now I am in a dilemma of what to select. I have narrowed doen my options to few. For me it doesnot make much difference if its i Dell but it makes a difference if its
HP probook or Pavilion. Personally I will like Probook.
My laptop use will be everyday use and some college stuff but no so much multitasking etc. But I will certainly like gaming.
here are few links to which I am considering to buy. All rpices are in PKR and 1 dollar = 105 PKR approx. I agree that these are some old models but nevertheless in my
country they are the best as compared to new ones. And besides I will always prefer old M series compared to U as I dont want to compromise on performance as compared
to wattage etc.
I want your advice on these laptops. Generally for me I think the "A10 4600M with Radeon HD 7660g + 7670M dual (1GB)" is a good option but it is in Pavilion g6. Other
two are are in Probook but I personally did't like the graphics card in Probooks. Had it been something like 7670M instead of 7650M, I would have straight away gone
for this one. What you guys suggest for this?
And will I be able to play for e.g COD Ghost on low-medium settings? on which of these. (Although all cards are not good enough for this).
One more thing that all the 1gb 7670M are mentioed DDR3 instead of DDR5. I dont know why.
It is a pretty long list. Actually I am so much confused in what things to look more for.
I rejected 7) 8) 9) and 10) because of the card (I really like Probook though with 7200rpm HDD). 6) because of low processing speed, 5) as it is 14 inch, and of course from 2) 3) and 4) 2) is the best.
But AMD A10 4600M in 2) is comparable to 3317U in 6) but 6) has 2GB HD 7670 while 2) has a dual. and 6) is Envy but 2) is a Pavilion.
This has so much confused me. Because I have one time investment for at least two years from now.
Prices
1) $ 539.72
2) $ 463.51
3) $ 421.80
4) $ 491.94
5) $ 501.42
6) $ 539.34
7) $ 548.82
8) $ 567.77
9) $ 586.73
10) $ 558.29
1) Dell Inspiron N5520 15.6" Ci5 3210M 4GB 500GB with 1GB 7670M DDr3
http/homeshopping.pk/products/Dell-Inspiron-N5520-3210M-Price-in-Pakistan.html
2) HP Pavilion g6-2102ax AMD Quad-Core A10-4600M with 4GB RAM, 500GB HDD, Radeon HD 7660G + 7670M dual (1GB)
http/www.mxonline.com.pk/laptops-new-hp-hp-pavilion-g6-2102ax-amd-quad-core-a10-4600m-pakistan-p.1220.aspx
3) HP Pavilion g6-2005ax AMD Quad-Core A8-4500M with 4GB RAM, 500GB HDD, 1GB AMD Radeon HD 7640G + 7670M Dual
http/www.mxonline.com.pk/laptops-new-hp-hp-pavilion-g6-2005ax-amd-quad-core-a8-4500m-1gb-hd-7670-amd-radeon-pakistan-p.1266.aspx
4) HP Pavilion TouchSmart 15-b153cl Quad-Core A8-4555M with 8GB RAM , 750GB HDD & Windows8 (The card here is not good. It is discrete 7660G)
http/www.mxonline.com.pk/laptops-new-hp-hp-pavilion-touchsmart-15-b153cl-quad-core-a8-with-8gb-750gb-windows8-pakistan-p.1205.aspx
5) HP Pavilion g4-2314tx Core i5-3230M with 4GB RAM, 500GB HDD, 1GB AMD Radeon HD 7670M(It states that it is DDR3 and I confirmed from hp site. Also it is 14 inch
which is not a good idea)
http/www.mxonline.com.pk/laptops-new-hp-hp-pavilion-g4-2314tx-core-i5-3230m-with-1gb-amd-radeon-hd-7670m-pakistan-p.7023.aspx
Now the Envy. It has 7670M in them but it is U series processors
6) Hp Envy 6-1090ee Beats Audio Corei5-3317U with 500GB HDD, 2GB HD 7670M & Windows Home Premium
http/www.mxonline.com.pk/laptops-new-hp-hp-envy-6-1090ee-beats-audio-corei5-with-2gb-hd-7670m-windows-home-premier-pakistan-p.6946.aspx
Now the Probooks which I definitely like but because of card...
7) Hp Probook 4540s Core i5 8GB RAM / 750GB HDD / 1GB ATI Radeon HD 7650M
http/www.mxonline.com.pk/laptops-new-hp-hp-probook-4540s-core%E2%84%A2-i5-8gb-750gb-ati-radeon-hd-7650m-pakistan-p.1920.aspx
8) HP ProBook 6570b Core i5-3320M with 8GB HDD, 1GB GDDR5 AMD Radeon HD7570M and (it has 7200rpm 750GB HDD)
http/www.mxonline.com.pk/laptops-new-hp-hp-probook-6570b-core-i5-3320m-with-1gb-gddr5-amd%E2%84%A2-radeon-%C2%AE-hd7570m-pakistan-p.7015.aspx
9) HP Pavilion 15-e053se Core i5-3230M with 4 GB DDR3L, 500GB HDD, 2GB AMD Radeon HD 8670M & Windows 8
http/www.mxonline.com.pk/laptops-new-hp-hp-pavilion-15-e053se-core%E2%84%A2-i5-3230m-with-2gb-amd-radeon-hd-8670m-windows-8-pakistan-p.3613.aspx
10) HP Pavilion dv6-7005tx Core i5-3210M with 8GB RAM , 750GB HDD & 2GB NVIDIA GeForce GT 630M
http/www.mxonline.com.pk/laptops-new-hp-hp-pavilion-dv6-7005tx-core-i5-3210m-with-8gb-750gb-2gb-nvidia-geforce-gt-630m-pakistan-p.6739.aspx
I am new to the world of laptops and gaming. I am looking for a decent laptop with decent gaming capabilities with a decent price. My gaming requirements are not high.
Medium to low will work for me.
Upon research I found that new core i5 3rd gen intel processors are in U series (e.g 3317U). However I wanted a core i5 M series e.g 3210M because of better
performance results. But M series are no longer generally available unless to search a lot in the market.My second option is AMD A-10 4600M.
Similarly for GPU, i searched and found that Radeon HD 7670M is a good gpu. It also outperforms 7650M and 7570M and 8670M (as on game-debate).
Now I am in a dilemma of what to select. I have narrowed doen my options to few. For me it doesnot make much difference if its i Dell but it makes a difference if its
HP probook or Pavilion. Personally I will like Probook.
My laptop use will be everyday use and some college stuff but no so much multitasking etc. But I will certainly like gaming.
here are few links to which I am considering to buy. All rpices are in PKR and 1 dollar = 105 PKR approx. I agree that these are some old models but nevertheless in my
country they are the best as compared to new ones. And besides I will always prefer old M series compared to U as I dont want to compromise on performance as compared
to wattage etc.
I want your advice on these laptops. Generally for me I think the "A10 4600M with Radeon HD 7660g + 7670M dual (1GB)" is a good option but it is in Pavilion g6. Other
two are are in Probook but I personally did't like the graphics card in Probooks. Had it been something like 7670M instead of 7650M, I would have straight away gone
for this one. What you guys suggest for this?
And will I be able to play for e.g COD Ghost on low-medium settings? on which of these. (Although all cards are not good enough for this).
One more thing that all the 1gb 7670M are mentioed DDR3 instead of DDR5. I dont know why.
It is a pretty long list. Actually I am so much confused in what things to look more for.
I rejected 7) 8) 9) and 10) because of the card (I really like Probook though with 7200rpm HDD). 6) because of low processing speed, 5) as it is 14 inch, and of course from 2) 3) and 4) 2) is the best.
But AMD A10 4600M in 2) is comparable to 3317U in 6) but 6) has 2GB HD 7670 while 2) has a dual. and 6) is Envy but 2) is a Pavilion.
This has so much confused me. Because I have one time investment for at least two years from now.
Prices
1) $ 539.72
2) $ 463.51
3) $ 421.80
4) $ 491.94
5) $ 501.42
6) $ 539.34
7) $ 548.82
8) $ 567.77
9) $ 586.73
10) $ 558.29
1) Dell Inspiron N5520 15.6" Ci5 3210M 4GB 500GB with 1GB 7670M DDr3
http/homeshopping.pk/products/Dell-Inspiron-N5520-3210M-Price-in-Pakistan.html
2) HP Pavilion g6-2102ax AMD Quad-Core A10-4600M with 4GB RAM, 500GB HDD, Radeon HD 7660G + 7670M dual (1GB)
http/www.mxonline.com.pk/laptops-new-hp-hp-pavilion-g6-2102ax-amd-quad-core-a10-4600m-pakistan-p.1220.aspx
3) HP Pavilion g6-2005ax AMD Quad-Core A8-4500M with 4GB RAM, 500GB HDD, 1GB AMD Radeon HD 7640G + 7670M Dual
http/www.mxonline.com.pk/laptops-new-hp-hp-pavilion-g6-2005ax-amd-quad-core-a8-4500m-1gb-hd-7670-amd-radeon-pakistan-p.1266.aspx
4) HP Pavilion TouchSmart 15-b153cl Quad-Core A8-4555M with 8GB RAM , 750GB HDD & Windows8 (The card here is not good. It is discrete 7660G)
http/www.mxonline.com.pk/laptops-new-hp-hp-pavilion-touchsmart-15-b153cl-quad-core-a8-with-8gb-750gb-windows8-pakistan-p.1205.aspx
5) HP Pavilion g4-2314tx Core i5-3230M with 4GB RAM, 500GB HDD, 1GB AMD Radeon HD 7670M(It states that it is DDR3 and I confirmed from hp site. Also it is 14 inch
which is not a good idea)
http/www.mxonline.com.pk/laptops-new-hp-hp-pavilion-g4-2314tx-core-i5-3230m-with-1gb-amd-radeon-hd-7670m-pakistan-p.7023.aspx
Now the Envy. It has 7670M in them but it is U series processors
6) Hp Envy 6-1090ee Beats Audio Corei5-3317U with 500GB HDD, 2GB HD 7670M & Windows Home Premium
http/www.mxonline.com.pk/laptops-new-hp-hp-envy-6-1090ee-beats-audio-corei5-with-2gb-hd-7670m-windows-home-premier-pakistan-p.6946.aspx
Now the Probooks which I definitely like but because of card...
7) Hp Probook 4540s Core i5 8GB RAM / 750GB HDD / 1GB ATI Radeon HD 7650M
http/www.mxonline.com.pk/laptops-new-hp-hp-probook-4540s-core%E2%84%A2-i5-8gb-750gb-ati-radeon-hd-7650m-pakistan-p.1920.aspx
8) HP ProBook 6570b Core i5-3320M with 8GB HDD, 1GB GDDR5 AMD Radeon HD7570M and (it has 7200rpm 750GB HDD)
http/www.mxonline.com.pk/laptops-new-hp-hp-probook-6570b-core-i5-3320m-with-1gb-gddr5-amd%E2%84%A2-radeon-%C2%AE-hd7570m-pakistan-p.7015.aspx
9) HP Pavilion 15-e053se Core i5-3230M with 4 GB DDR3L, 500GB HDD, 2GB AMD Radeon HD 8670M & Windows 8
http/www.mxonline.com.pk/laptops-new-hp-hp-pavilion-15-e053se-core%E2%84%A2-i5-3230m-with-2gb-amd-radeon-hd-8670m-windows-8-pakistan-p.3613.aspx
10) HP Pavilion dv6-7005tx Core i5-3210M with 8GB RAM , 750GB HDD & 2GB NVIDIA GeForce GT 630M
http/www.mxonline.com.pk/laptops-new-hp-hp-pavilion-dv6-7005tx-core-i5-3210m-with-8gb-750gb-2gb-nvidia-geforce-gt-630m-pakistan-p.6739.aspx