I think he meant half as much. :P

what would you suggest I buy then that will last a long time and ill like using for the next 3 or so years?if you have any suggestions with a backlit keyboard and approximately 800-1000 dollars let me know.

 

 

I have 2 friends that jumped for the Y510p and have good things to say about it, but having never used it, I'll reserve judgement. I think both ended up switching out the HD and putting a SSD in though.

Also, I did just notice that you said this was for school. You'd be fine with a single core laptop since college doesn't really involve all that much processor power during your gen ed years. If you're looking for a laptop for gaming, then you probably should be looking more towards the Lenovo Y510p.

Might I ask what you plan on using it for in college? Besides the general education stuff that any old laptop can do perfectly fine.

 

 

Not half bad for the price, I'd go with a mac though

yeah i know but the specs on this are like the same if not better than a mac and it costs twice as less than a mac :'(

 

 

"twice as less than a mac :'("

 

What are you trying to say? That makes no sense

 

Anyway if you want a laptop for just college why go all out? You can get a laptop for 200 bucks that will do the job...

 

you know what i mean lol plus i want something that will last me a long time i dont want to get something that ill use for a year and it starts to get slow and feels like crap.....

 

 

 

Not half bad for the price, I'd go with a mac though

yeah i know but the specs on this are like the same if not better than a mac and it costs twice as less than a mac :'(

 

 

"twice as less than a mac :'("

 

What are you trying to say? That makes no sense

 

Anyway if you want a laptop for just college why go all out? You can get a laptop for 200 bucks that will do the job...

 

you know what i mean lol plus i want something that will last me a long time i dont want to get something that ill use for a year and it starts to get slow and feels like crap.....

 

 

I generally dislike the idea of future proofing on a processor because in a few generations, your processor is going to be slower anyways. It's better to future proof on RAM or get an SSD, both of which will benefit the average workflow more than a quad core (compared to a dual core).

If you're going to be compiling a lot of code, then I can see the argument for more cores. But in terms of the average college workflow, there isn't going to be a big difference.

Warantys don't do shit m8....

 

 

you know what i mean lol plus i want something that will last me a long time i dont want to get something that ill use for a year and it starts to get slow and feels like crap.....

I generally dislike the idea of future proofing on a processor because in a few generations, your processor is going to be slower anyways. It's better to future proof on RAM or get an SSD, both of which will benefit the average workflow more than a quad core (compared to a dual core).

If you're going to be compiling a lot of code, then I can see the argument for more cores. But in terms of the average college workflow, there isn't going to be a big difference.

You'd rather future proof on the CPU rather than the ram 8gb is way more than enough today and maybe for a few more years.

Having a nice CPU with a SSD will go a long way.

Ghost mate listen get a nice i7 current gen with a SSD and your set for life.

 

 

 

 

Not half bad for the price, I'd go with a mac though

yeah i know but the specs on this are like the same if not better than a mac and it costs twice as less than a mac :'(

 

 

"twice as less than a mac :'("

 

What are you trying to say? That makes no sense

 

Anyway if you want a laptop for just college why go all out? You can get a laptop for 200 bucks that will do the job...

 

you know what i mean lol plus i want something that will last me a long time i dont want to get something that ill use for a year and it starts to get slow and feels like crap.....

 

 

I generally dislike the idea of future proofing on a processor because in a few generations, your processor is going to be slower anyways. It's better to future proof on RAM or get an SSD, both of which will benefit the average workflow more than a quad core (compared to a dual core).

If you're going to be compiling a lot of code, then I can see the argument for more cores. But in terms of the average college workflow, there isn't going to be a big difference.

 

I guess but most of the stuff Apple pushes out last so long and work well, last year i borrowed a white macbook from the library and ran super smooth and no issues at all start up was fast as well.

 

 

what would you suggest I buy then that will last a long time and ill like using for the next 3 or so years?if you have any suggestions with a backlit keyboard and approximately 800-1000 dollars let me know.

 

 

I have 2 friends that jumped for the Y510p and have good things to say about it, but having never used it, I'll reserve judgement. I think both ended up switching out the HD and putting a SSD in though.

Also, I did just notice that you said this was for school. You'd be fine with a single core laptop since college doesn't really involve all that much processor power during your gen ed years. If you're looking for a laptop for gaming, then you probably should be looking more towards the Lenovo Y510p.

Might I ask what you plan on using it for in college? Besides the general education stuff that any old laptop can do perfectly fine.

 

i dont think i'll be needing it for anything too major in the future to be quite honest......but i do want something thatll last more than a few years... i looked at macbook pros and got this. you think itd be fine mate?

 

Warantys don't do shit m8....

funny i bought my desktop from there about a lil over a year later something got screwed up and they sent me a big ass box to send it in and they fixed it for free and shipped it back to me mate and no issues ever since then so they do something lol

 

 

I think he meant half as much. 

Yes I did

 

Edited November 18, 201312 yr by Gh0st

 

 

I generally dislike the idea of future proofing on a processor because in a few generations, your processor is going to be slower anyways. It's better to future proof on RAM or get an SSD, both of which will benefit the average workflow more than a quad core (compared to a dual core).

If you're going to be compiling a lot of code, then I can see the argument for more cores. But in terms of the average college workflow, there isn't going to be a big difference.

You'd rather future proof on the CPU rather than the ram 8gb is way more than enough today and maybe for a few more years.

Having a nice CPU with a SSD will go a long way.

Ghost mate listen get a nice i7 current gen with a SSD and your set for life.

 

 

I'm a programmer and I'm going over 8GB RAM long before I even get noticeably slowed by a dual core CPU. Obviously that's my workflow and it's not going to apply to everyone. Obviously getting a quad core is nice. But if I had to pick between RAM and a quad core right now, I'd take the RAM.

I generally dislike the idea of future proofing on a processor because in a few generations, your processor is going to be slower anyways. It's better to future proof on RAM or get an SSD, both of which will benefit the average workflow more than a quad core (compared to a dual core).

If you're going to be compiling a lot of code, then I can see the argument for more cores. But in terms of the average college workflow, there isn't going to be a big difference.

You'd rather future proof on the CPU rather than the ram 8gb is way more than enough today and maybe for a few more years.

Having a nice CPU with a SSD will go a long way.

Ghost mate listen get a nice i7 current gen with a SSD and your set for life.

I'm a programmer and I'm going over 8GB RAM long before I even get noticeably slowed by a dual core CPU. Obviously that's my workflow and it's not going to apply to everyone. Obviously getting a quad core is nice. But if I had to pick between RAM and a quad core right now, I'd take the RAM.

Well that's your work flow but here we are trying to cater to that needs of OP, for you having a quad core would make productivity even more breezier.

I assume OP wouldn't be coding he would the find extra bonus in a quad core say i5 CPU and have around 8GB ram that will last him a long time.

 

 

 

I generally dislike the idea of future proofing on a processor because in a few generations, your processor is going to be slower anyways. It's better to future proof on RAM or get an SSD, both of which will benefit the average workflow more than a quad core (compared to a dual core).

If you're going to be compiling a lot of code, then I can see the argument for more cores. But in terms of the average college workflow, there isn't going to be a big difference.

You'd rather future proof on the CPU rather than the ram 8gb is way more than enough today and maybe for a few more years.

Having a nice CPU with a SSD will go a long way.

Ghost mate listen get a nice i7 current gen with a SSD and your set for life.

I'm a programmer and I'm going over 8GB RAM long before I even get noticeably slowed by a dual core CPU. Obviously that's my workflow and it's not going to apply to everyone. Obviously getting a quad core is nice. But if I had to pick between RAM and a quad core right now, I'd take the RAM.

Well that's your work flow but here we are trying to cater to that needs of OP, for you having a quad core would make productivity even more breezier.

I assume OP wouldn't be coding he would the find extra bonus in a quad core say i5 CPU and have around 8GB ram that will last him a long time.

 

 

If he's using it for general school work, he's not even going to notice the difference between a dual core and a quad core. At that point, just save money.

 

I have trouble with my graphic cards mostly. *Just Saying*

 

Anyway, you (gh0st) say that you're going to use your laptop mostly for school work. Let's face reality, in college there's like 1 class per day. You're going to either spend that free time gaming or partying. Now, you want to do good at both, right? So get the good graphic cards and some grape fruits.

 

 

 

 

Who understood my grape fruit analogy? XD

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Im mad cuz u didnt mm for me

Lol'd at the Mac suggestions.

If you want overpriced fucking hardware, get a Mac.

On-topic though, for the price it's not bad.

Edited November 19, 201312 yr by pubeshampoo

Lol'd at the Mac suggestions.

If you want overpriced fucking hardware, get a Mac.

On-topic though, for the price it's not bad.

i want that or a lenovo since they are both good quality but i kinda wanna go for a mac

it might look nice but that piece of shit will sound like an american airlines plane once you download your power points etc.