Looking For A New Laptop

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RyaNtheSlayA wrote:NewEgg is awesome. 8)

I think you'd be better off getting a really nice desktop kit computer and a netbook if you need to travel somewhere.

Well that's what I would do.
I also think this is usually an option people should consider (it is usually what I do), but for some people a gaming laptop is indeed the best choice.

At least one thing can be said, the laptops consume less power.

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devidjoli wrote:hey everybody so my laptop finally died, i was wondering if anyone had any recommendations, i m looking for something durable?
Lenovo ThinkPads are fantastic, if a bit pricey. If you want to do some medium-light gaming on it I'd recommend a T420 w/ nVidia graphics. Nice balance of portability and power.

http://shop.lenovo.com/us/products/Lapt ... index.html
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RyaNtheSlayA wrote:
devidjoli wrote:hey everybody so my laptop finally died, i was wondering if anyone had any recommendations, i m looking for something durable?
Lenovo ThinkPads are fantastic, if a bit pricey. If you want to do some medium-light gaming on it I'd recommend a T420 w/ nVidia graphics. Nice balance of portability and power.

http://shop.lenovo.com/us/products/Lapt ... index.html
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YoshiEgg25 wrote:
RyaNtheSlayA wrote:
devidjoli wrote:hey everybody so my laptop finally died, i was wondering if anyone had any recommendations, i m looking for something durable?
Lenovo ThinkPads are fantastic, if a bit pricey. If you want to do some medium-light gaming on it I'd recommend a T420 w/ nVidia graphics. Nice balance of portability and power.

http://shop.lenovo.com/us/products/Lapt ... index.html
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Excuse me for not screening over every single newbies few posts suspecting they're a bot? :roll:
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RyaNtheSlayA wrote:
YoshiEgg25 wrote: itt: RyaNtheSlayA talks to a bot about computers
Excuse me for not screening over every single newbies few posts suspecting they're a bot? :roll:
But that's what made it so funny, you were completely clueless. :P
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YoshiEgg25 wrote:
RyaNtheSlayA wrote:
devidjoli wrote:hey everybody so my laptop finally died, i was wondering if anyone had any recommendations, i m looking for something durable?
Lenovo ThinkPads are fantastic, if a bit pricey. If you want to do some medium-light gaming on it I'd recommend a T420 w/ nVidia graphics. Nice balance of portability and power.

http://shop.lenovo.com/us/products/Lapt ... index.html
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After doing some research, I decided on this laptop, unless I hear of an upgraded version coming: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6834152266
It seems to have everything I want, but the processor seems a tad weak. Is that something to be concerned about?
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lisalover1 wrote:After doing some research, I decided on this laptop, unless I hear of an upgraded version coming: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6834152266
It seems to have everything I want, but the processor seems a tad weak. Is that something to be concerned about?
Unless you plan on encoding lots of videos or other processor intensive tasks then not really.
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Should check if that laptop runs hot because if it does,then all those specs are worthless.
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lisalover1 wrote:It seems to have everything I want, but the processor seems a tad weak. Is that something to be concerned about?
I'm not sure how the mobile i7's compare to the desktop versions, but you should be good. I have an i7 920 in my main desktop (which I think is the slowest i7 model) and it's just been insane. I can run DVD Shrink while still doing other things and not even notice.
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