[Silentseaglass]

Hey, I'm going to Sheffield uni in September and need a laptop. I know that this gets asked a lot but reading through the threads the laptops suggested are either no longer available or are in excess of £1000, which I just don't have.
Im thinking I want at least a 15" screen, at least intel i5, i7 if possible for the processor. A separated graphics card of at least 512mb, I think il need over 4gb of ram and I don't know much about computers but was recommended NIVIDA GeForce graphics card...if thats what it's called....
I want the cheapest for best performance, so don't care about it being bulkier and not so pretty as long as there is a good battery life and it's durable as it will have to last me the 4 years of my degree....
i have like £500 saved up and then whatever else I can pull together but I can't afford anywhere near £1000 for certain. If you could suggest some laptops I would really appreciate it..also no to macs, I've used them before they are very nice but regardless you are adding to price for brand and design which I don't have the money for. Thanks in advance.

[PVisitors]

Don't know much about laptop pricing but I think you're asking for a lot for a 15" laptop with an i7, 512mb dedicated graphics card, over 4gb RAM and good battery life.

I'll search around and update the post if I find anything and I'm sure others will be able to help, but it seems a hard push. You're asking for high specifications AND good battery life. Normally for budget laptops something has to give, and that is often the battery life.

[Silentseaglass]

Oh I understand I'd be pushing towards £800s for an i7, so far I've found one that seems okay. The Inspiron 15R...it's £649, I was wandering what the catch with it is since its so much cheaper than anything else with the same specs...

[Iqbal007]

(Original post by Silentseaglass)
Hey, I'm going to Sheffield uni in September and need a laptop. I know that this gets asked a lot but reading through the threads the laptops suggested are either no longer available or are in excess of £1000, which I just don't have.
Im thinking I want at least a 15" screen, at least intel i5, i7 if possible for the processor. A separated graphics card of at least 512mb, I think il need over 4gb of ram and I don't know much about computers but was recommended NIVIDA GeForce graphics card...if thats what it's called....
I want the cheapest for best performance, so don't care about it being bulkier and not so pretty as long as there is a good battery life and it's durable as it will have to last me the 4 years of my degree....
i have like £500 saved up and then whatever else I can pull together but I can't afford anywhere near £1000 for certain. If you could suggest some laptops I would really appreciate it..also no to macs, I've used them before they are very nice but regardless you are adding to price for brand and design which I don't have the money for. Thanks in advance.

As your doing architecture, I expect you'll be using some pretty intense design software........what your looking for is essentially something which can handle everything pretty smoothly, so i7, 8gb of ram and a dedicated graphics card.

[PVisitors]

(Original post by Silentseaglass)
Oh I understand I'd be pushing towards £800s for an i7, so far I've found one that seems okay. The Inspiron 15R...it's £649, I was wandering what the catch with it is since its so much cheaper than anything else with the same specs...

Is it the Dell 15R special edition? If so that is a reasonable deal for the specifications offered. It could be worth checking the battery life as I know traditionally Dell's are awful in this dept.

However, if you do have the £800 budget you can get a Sony Vaio with your listed specs plus the 8 hour battery upgrade.

Also look at Lenovo Thinkpads within that price bracket. They're easily the best Windows laptops one can buy.

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You'll just need something that you can use Facebook on to see all the fun you're missing out on

[marshal4]

http://www.medion.com/gb/electronics...erm=30013983A1

For the price you're looking at, this is gonna be your best bet. Mine just came and my initial impressions are good, runs quite a few mid-intensive games without trouble, bf3 is downloading now (should run medium at least as my desktop does and is by far a lower spec).