Need help picking a laptop?

Question

Hi. I'm going to college this fall and need help picking out a good laptop. I'm majoring in video game design and development. I was looking at this laptop (http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Samsung+-+Laptop+with+Intel%26%23174%3B+Core%26%23153%3B+i3+Processor+-+Red/Black/9748289.p?id=1218166153790&skuId=9748289&st=samsung%20r480&cp=1&lp=1) but then heard it was being discontinued for they are making new models. I like the price and size of this one but would like a better processor and a better graphics card. I wanna stay $800 or lower. Can anyone give some suggestions and help? What laptop would be good for my major in college? I heard asus is a good brand as well as sony (vaio), samsung,and toshiba. Should I still get the laptop i gave the link for? Please help? thanks

Answer 1

You can consider buying

1)ASUS UL30A-X5 Thin and Light 13.3-Inch Black Laptop (12 Hours of Battery Life)

*1.3GHz Intel SU7300 Core 2 Duo Processor

*4GB of DDR3 RAM, 2 slots, 4GB Max

*500GB SATA Hard Drive (5400 RPM)

*13.3" HD LED LCD Display, Intel GMA 4500MHD, Wi-Fi 802.11 bgn, 0.3M Webcam

*Windows 7 Home Premium Operating System (64 bit)

http://www.amazon.com/UL30A-X5-Light-13-3-Inch-Laptop-Battery/dp/B002P3KMVC/?tag=bdd-linking-001-20



2)HP Pavilion DV6-1350US 15.6-Inch Espresso Laptop - Up to 8 Hours of Battery Life (Windows 7 Home Premium)

*2.2GHz Intel Core2 Duo T6600 Processor (2MB L2 Cache, 800 MHz FSB)

*4GB DDR3 RAM (2 Dimm), Max supported 8GB; Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD (shared) with up to 1.6 GB total available graphics memory

*320GB (7200RPM) SATA Hard Drive, LightScribe SuperMulti 8X DVD±R/RW with Double Layer Support

*15.6" Diagonal High Definition HP LED BrightView Display(1366x768)

*Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit, Up to 8 Hours of Battery Life

http://www.amazon.com/Pavilion-DV6-1350US-15-6-Inch-Espresso-Laptop/dp/B002ONCD4M/?tag=bdd-linking-001-20



3)HP Pavilion DV5T 15.4-Inch Laptop (Intel Core 2 Duo P7350 at 2.0GHz, 4 GB RAM, 320 GB Hard Drive, WSXGA (1680x1050), True 1080p, HDMI, NVIDIA GeForce 9600M w/webcam, BLu-ray ROM, Windows Vista Ultimate)

* 15.4-inch Diagonal High-Definition HP BrightView Widescreen Display, WSXGA (1680x1050), True 1080p, HDMI

* 2.0 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo Processor P7350 with 3MB L2 Cache

* 4G DDR2 System Memory, 320GB Hard Drive (SATA), NVIDIA GeForce Go 9600M w/webcam

* Blu-ray ROM w/perMulti 8X DVD±R/RW with Double Layer Support, Intel WiFi Link 5100AGN

* Genuine Windows Vista Ultimate, dims in inches: 14.05" (L) x 10.20" (D) x 1.37" (min H) in approx., 5.83 lbs

http://www.amazon.com/Pavilion-DV5T-15-4-Inch-1680x1050-Ultimate/dp/B0018KLMRG/?tag=bdd-linking-001-20



Try to search here you can find more options :

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=laptop&x=0&y=0&tag=bdd-linking-001-20

Answer 2

I would recommend getting an Asus Versatile Entertainment Laptop, It cost $840 but is well worth it and will handle pretty much any thing you throw at it on high settings. The best thing about Asus is they are Reliable, they have great performance and they are also quite cheap for there specs.



* Intel Core i7-720QM Processor1.6GHz w/ turbo boost up to 2.8GHz

* 4GB of DDR3 1066MHz SDRAM, 2 slots, 8GB Max

* 320GB Hard Drive (7200 RPM); Super Multi Optical Disk Drive; Wi-Fi 802.11 bgn

* 16-Inch HD LED LCD Display; 2.0MP Webcam; Bluetooth; HDMI Port; ATI 5730 Graphics Engine with 1 GB DDR3 Dedicated VRAM

* Windows 7 Home Premium (64 bit) Operating System



As you can see, this is a very good Laptop, if your looking to buy it or view more information then you can do so from the following link:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00352LQZS?ie=UTF8&tag=httpwwwrivalt-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00352LQZS

Answer 3

Well, I'll tell you right now that I'm biased b/c I'm a Machead. So I'm going to suggest a mac. Apple computers really do dominate the design field (videography, graphic design, etc). Gaming design has traditionally been dominated by PCs and Windows software, but it's an industry that is always rapidly changing. I would suggest talking to some of the professors at your college to see what they will suggest for a machine. Try to get an idea for the minimum requirements for graphics cards, processors, etc.

Answer 4

Out of those, I would get the Sony. I've used an Acer and I can't say I would actually buy one. And with HP, it might just be the ones I've owned but they tend to get strange problems after only a year or two (the laptops).

Answer 5

oh, honey ..... if you are focused on a creative sort of future,



YOU GOTTA GET A MAC!!!!



macs are soooooo much better for artistic/creative applications. even the low-end macs are extremely reliable, and they cost less than $1000.00. the service and support are OUTSTANDING. do yourself a favor and check them out before you make a final decision.



i just switched from a pc to a mac. the transition is challenging, because i'm an "old fart" but nevertheless, i can clearly see the difference in quality.



my son is a computer guru - he is in charge of all hardware purchases and maintenance for a telephone/internet company. he knows pc's inside and out, but he urged me to get a mac when my old pc laptop wore out.



best wishes in your studies and your future!

Answer 6

HP's are really nice, all my friends who have them love them and they never have problems with them. My sister and her fiance just bought one too and they love it. I have a Dell and I HATE it!!! There is soo much wrong with it and it doesn't pick up wifi signals very well either =/ A lot of people I know hate their Dell's as well so I don't reccommend a Dell Laptop at all.

Answer 7

Había comprado varias veces de sitios web memorias RAM para mí y para mis amigos, lo último que he comprado ha sido una memoria de 4Gb para mi portátil Apple, una memoria excelente, además de ser súper fácil su instalación, la diferencia con estos RAM es muy clara, mejores gráficos y mejor rendimiento de mi portátil, excelente compra.

Answer 8

I hear vizios are reallty cool