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Ultramit21!'s Laptop recommendation thread

Ultramit21!'s Laptop recommendation thread


Budget
£900

Subject being studied
Need it for Uni so Mechanical Engineering

Software that will be used
See below

Screen size
15.6 inches

Operating system preference
Windows

Minimum amount of RAM
Not sure

Minimum storage requirement
Not sure but i probably need a lot of memory

Weight limit
I don't mind

Used for playing games?
Yes

If yes, what games?
Typical games such as GTA 5, COD, Minecraft

Touchscreen needed?
Don't mind

Are there any specific ports you need?
HDMI, USB

What devices do you have currently?
Rubbish one, don't know exact model except that it's a HP Pavillion i3 core

Laptops researched:
Laptop 1 - HP Pavilion 15-cx0513na 15.6” Intel® Core™ i5 GTX 1050 Ti

Laptop 2 -

Laptop 3 -

Additional Comments:
For software, I don't know what exactly I will be using but I know that we will be 2D and 3D modelling on computers. I will also need to do some programming as well.

The laptop I have researched is £900. Could you please recommend me a laptop that's better and/or possibly cheaper? Thanks :smile:
Original post by Ultramit21!
Ultramit21!'s Laptop recommendation thread


Budget
£900

Subject being studied
Need it for Uni so Mechanical Engineering

Software that will be used
See below

Screen size
15.6 inches

Operating system preference
Windows

Minimum amount of RAM
Not sure

Minimum storage requirement
Not sure but i probably need a lot of memory

Weight limit
I don't mind

Used for playing games?
Yes

If yes, what games?
Typical games such as GTA 5, COD, Minecraft

Touchscreen needed?
Don't mind

Are there any specific ports you need?
HDMI, USB

What devices do you have currently?
Rubbish one, don't know exact model except that it's a HP Pavillion i3 core

Laptops researched:
Laptop 1 - HP Pavilion 15-cx0513na 15.6” Intel® Core™ i5 GTX 1050 Ti

Laptop 2 -

Laptop 3 -

Additional Comments:
For software, I don't know what exactly I will be using but I know that we will be 2D and 3D modelling on computers. I will also need to do some programming as well.

The laptop I have researched is £900. Could you please recommend me a laptop that's better and/or possibly cheaper? Thanks :smile:


You should be doing far better than that HP's spec list for £900, even this time last year a laptop like that wouldn't have dragged itself past the £750 mark. Assuming you want to play recent games at high-max settings, it leaves a lot to be desired.

This Asus is so much more powerful it's not even funny. You're getting a 6 core i7 as opposed to quad core i5, 1060 6GB compared to 4GB 1050ti, double the RAM and double the SSD capacity, it's got a 120Hz display, all while being 100g lighter, not really a significant decrease, but I'm pointing it out to show you're not compromising on portability. It's about as powerful a machine as you'll find for within budget that should happily handle your gaming and university needs for the foreseeable future.

https://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/FX504GM-EN366T-ASUS-FX504GM-EN366T_2400280.html
You could make an offer of £700 on this:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GAMING-Msi-GF62-8RE-Laptop-Core-i7-8750H-GTX-1060-15-6-256GB-SSD-Windows-10/183837950504?hash=item2acd988228:g:redface:ggAAOSwshVcyWqY
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Damn, thanks for the suggestion and tips, this laptop looks great from the specs. I'll probably get the one you've suggested

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