What laptop should I get? On a budget?

[Pentrutaramea]

• Windows 8 64
• AMD Quad-Core A10-5750M Accelerated Processor
• AMD Radeon HD 8750M + HD 8000 Series Dual Graphics
• 15.6-inch diagonal Full HD BrightView LED-backlit Display (1920x1080)
• 12GB DDR3 System Memory (2 Dimm)
• 750GB 5400 rpm Hard Drive
• No Additional Office Software
• No additional security software
• 6-Cell Lithium-Ion Battery
• No Internal DVD or CD Drive
• Standard Keyboard
• HP TrueVision HD Webcam w/ integrated digital mic
• 802.11b/g/n WLAN


This laptop is $760 including shipping(to Canada or Romania)

Is there any laptop that beats it?

Also, some extra questions if you don't mind answering,
Firstly, 1366x768 or 1900 x 1080 on a 15.6 inch screen (extra 40 for 1900 x 1080)?

Also, is upgrading the RAM from 12GB to 16GB worth it or not really? Only for an extra 30 bucks.

 

[Prostar Computer]

That's a good price and not a lot of competition that I would say "beats it" for within the same cost.

The 1080p WILL be noticeable in the 15.6" screen over the 720p. If you were to compare side by side, you would notice a sharper and more detailed image with the 1900 x 1080 display.

I will say yes to the RAM upgrade as well for one reason: synchronous dual channel. If you don't match the capacity of each module, you can still run in dual channel mode, but you take a small performance hit. When they match, they run in synchronous dual channel. When they don't match, they run in asynchronous dual channel.

 

[Maxime506]

I wonder if u plan to buy this in USA. Is it a HP brand?

I don't think it worth this price, there are many reasons:

1. There is no need for 12GB RAM. (6-8GB should be enough)

2. 8650G and 8750M can't work together in gaming because they has different architectures ( I don't know what's going on with AMD 'cause I feel that AMD is distracted on its APU waypoint and couldn't provide good graphic solutions just like when it first launched the APU)
U would waste money on 8650G because i's equivalent nearly to a HD 8750M DDR3 version.

3. In $750 there are tons of laptops who beats it. Even old A10-4600M + 7670M laptop BEATS it 'cause A10-4600M's IGP 7660G can work together with 7670M in games and the price of this laptop w/ 6GB RAM is only $550 in the US! This laptop is a failure IMO 'cause onboard graphic performance is wasted and the 8750M GPU is weaker than Nvidia's GT 650M/740M/750M. And the CPU's performance is weaker than i5-3210m/3220M CPU. So I have such conclusion.

Here is one of my recommendation for $750 level: http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834314017

or $550 A10-4600M laptop I've mentioned: http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834314017