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Used Gaming Laptop/workstation also programming

Justin_Janz

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Aug 17, 2016
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My budget is about $500.

I need a laptop/workstation.

Play the recent games(medium -High settings) as well as for android studio and other programming applications.

please help me out.

I've read that a workstation laptop has a much better build quality than a consumer laptop.

I'm considering buying from Ebay
 
Solution
You need to pick between high quality workstation business class or being able to play games on higher settings.

Lenovo W530 is right around $500, good workstation laptop, will be OK but not great for games.
Not a lot we can do unless someone wants to shop for you....might look around and post up links to some you find interesting, we can give you thoughts on them
 
You need to pick between high quality workstation business class or being able to play games on higher settings.

Lenovo W530 is right around $500, good workstation laptop, will be OK but not great for games.
 
Solution
You will need to pick one. Workstation laptops are more expensive but are generally not good at games. As for gaming laptops they are good at 3d programs but not as good as workstations.