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Looking for a laptop with the following specs in Canada

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yashu10

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I want to buy a laptop for college work and some gaming from time to time.I don't know which company models to go through because I have no idea about their durability or anything like that.
The specs I want in the laptop are:
i7 processor
8-16 GB RAM
1080p resolution. I'm not very picky on the screen size.
Min 1TB HDD( 1.5TB is preferred)
Additional SSD preferred (128 or 256 gb max)
A good Graphics card that can run games like League of Legends, Call of Duty, Counter Strike, Age Of Empires, etc. I don't need to run the games on max. I don't mind low or medium/normal graphic settings on the higher end games.
I can buy a cooling pad if the cooling system isn't that great but a good thermal control is appreciated.
Any help would be appreciated. I need to buy the laptop before the 6th of July.
 
ketchup79 said:
Dell makes a very nice gaming laptop in their Alienware line:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834299297&ignorebbr=1

This one right around $2,000.

Edit: found one on their CA site.
Here is a nice Lenovo:
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834319111
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I'm not too keen on the alienware because it's purely for gaming but I won't use this laptop much for gaming. It's just from time to time in LAN parties with friends or when I can't access my desktop. The Lenovo laptop looks good but doesn't touch screen take up quite a bit of the processing power? The Lenovo Y50 looks interesting. Thanks for the help but I think I will search some more. If you find anymore please tell me.
 
I think this thread would work better if you show us a laptop you have had your eye on, then other posters can tell you any pros/cons about it.

Since you know what you are looking for, with a price, there shouldn't be too much to go through here. At least there wasn't on the Newegg Canada site.
 
ketchup79 said:
I think this thread would work better if you show us a laptop you have had your eye on, then other posters can tell you any pros/cons about it.

Since you know what you are looking for, with a price, there shouldn't be too much to go through here. At least there wasn't on the Newegg Canada site.
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I agree. I've had my eye on the Lenovo Y50 but there was no way for me to conclude that there was no other laptop like it from any other company or website. I thought maybe I could ask around in the forum. My apologies.
 
Asus are good.
Question: how much space do you think you will need on the laptop at all times?

I can't help but wonder if you would be better off cutting $200 tho $300 from your laptop budget but not demanding the ones with the tiny SSD they offer. Buy your own SSD and external hard drive. A little work and your laptop will be faster than the ones with the factory SSD, and you may end up saving money.

Also, is there anything in particular that is demanding an i7?
 
ketchup79 said:
Asus are good.
Question: how much space do you think you will need on the laptop at all times?

I can't help but wonder if you would be better off cutting $200 tho $300 from your laptop budget but not demanding the ones with the tiny SSD they offer. Buy your own SSD and external hard drive. A little work and your laptop will be faster than the ones with the factory SSD, and you may end up saving money.

Also, is there anything in particular that is demanding an i7?
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One TB won't last for long but I was considering buying a HDD and/or a SSD but I'm not sure if I can add them. Well I need the laptop to last for quite a while and I figured the i7 would last longer than the others
 
I don't think I will have many arguments in saying that that CPU and RAM are the slowest-advancing part of a computer right now. Just remember that since it is a mobile PC, it is susceptible to may causes for an untimely demise that desktops aren't subject to. I am not saying to get something cheap, I am just saying that a system with an i5 and a dedicated video card should last you just as long as a unit with an i7 for school work and games.

But having said that, it will be difficult to find one with a good graphics card and anything less than an i7, so that may bee a moot point anyway.

I found this MSI interesting:
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834152739
and can be swapped with a 1 TB SSD:
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Produc...148-945&_ga=1.155370171.1807539281.1435507735
and still be in your budget, assuming you don't need additional hardware for the clone.
 
ketchup79 said:
I don't think I will have many arguments in saying that that CPU and RAM are the slowest-advancing part of a computer right now. Just remember that since it is a mobile PC, it is susceptible to may causes for an untimely demise that desktops aren't subject to. I am not saying to get something cheap, I am just saying that a system with an i5 and a dedicated video card should last you just as long as a unit with an i7 for school work and games.

But having said that, it will be difficult to find one with a good graphics card and anything less than an i7, so that may bee a moot point anyway.

I found this MSI interesting:
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834152739
and can be swapped with a 1 TB SSD:
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Produc...148-945&_ga=1.155370171.1807539281.1435507735
and still be in your budget, assuming you don't need additional hardware for the clone.
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Laptop gaming would pick up many times over if OEMs shipped decent mid-range cards with i3s and i5s and sold it under $700-$800. I hate OEMs.
 
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