Which laptop is most affordable?

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mhoneey

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Aug 31, 2014
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Hey, I am going to buy a used laptop. I've caught interest in 5 different ones but I cant decide which one that is most affordable and that I should buy. I want to be able to buy it for a good price so I then in the future can resell it and not lose too much money, hopefully even break even.

Computer number 1:
Alieinware M14X R2
CPU: Intel core i5 3201M 4 x 2,5GHz (turbo > 3,1 GHz)
RAM: 16GB
HDD: 500GB
GPU: Geforce GT 650M
Screen: 14"
OS: Windows 8
Price: 780$

Computer number 2:
Alienware M17X 2012
Intel core i7-3710QM, 2,30Ghz
RAM: 6GB
GPU: GTX 560M
OS: Windows 7
Price: 850$

Computer number 3:
Alienware M18X R1
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2630QM CPU @ 2.00GHz (2.90GHz Turbo)
Clockspeed 2Ghz (2.90GHz Turbo)
Virtual memory 16 345,8MB
288,3GB HDD
DVD/CD-ROM-enheter PLDS DVD+-RW DC-8A2SH
Disc WDC WD3200BEKT-75PVMT0
Graphiccard NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560M NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560M OBS! 2x!!
Default Monitor 18,4" Nvidia 3D
OS: Windows 7
Price: 1210$

Computer number 4:
ASUS G53sx
processor: Intel® Core i5 2410QM
ram: DDR3 1333 mhz 6 gb
screen: 15,6" 16:9 HD (1366x768)/HD 3D (1366x768 120Hz)/Full HD (1920x1080) LED-backlight
graphiccard NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 560M 2GB GDDR5 VRAM
hdd: 500 7200 RPM gb
sound: EAX Advanced HD 5.0 THX TruStudio
OS: Windows 7
Price: 495$


Computer number 5:
ASUS G75VW ROG
Specs: 2x harddrives with SSD as primar HD with 120gb and 8GB memory
3GB graphic memory, Geforce GTX 670M
+
http://www.asus.com/se/ROG_ROG/G75VW/specifications/
Price: 989$


Which one should I buy?
 

hackintosh777

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Jul 30, 2014
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You really don't need to buy used. Lenovo Y40 is on sale now, for $1,049 you can get i7-4510U @ 1.70 GHz, AMD Radeon M275 4GB GDDR5, 16 GB DDR3L-1600, 512 GB SSD.

http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/lenovo/y-series/y40/?sb=:000001C9:00011F89:
 


I would get the $899 just to be safe or get the lenovo as hackintosh77 suggested