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Laptop for college

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    Fluffy88
    Registered Users Posts: 1,414 ✭✭✭Fluffy88


    Hey Eddie, I can't say I'd recommend either of those. One has an AMD CPU and the other doesn't specify. I would always advise people to go for Intel chips, in recent years AMD's offerings are just not able to keep up with Intel's.

    An important question, what's your budget for a laptop?

    Personally I would absolutely recommend, spend more now to save later. I am a developer and I bought a Dell L702x 4 years ago with an Intel Core i7 2670QM and it's still faster than most newer laptops around.
    Until we know your budget I can't really give good advice, but I wouldn't really go anything lower than this on the CPU, http://www.pcworld.ie/Product/hp-pavilion-15ab270sa-156-laptop-red/329177/396.0.0 PC World wouldn't usually be good value, but no point in me shopping around until I know more.

    I always use the CPU benchmark to compare CPU's
    http://www.notebookcheck.net/Mobile-Processors-Benchmark-list.2436.0.html
    It gives a good general idea if a processor is fast or slow.


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    EDDIE WATERS
    Registered Users Posts: 853 ✭✭✭EDDIE WATERS


    It would be around 700 Euro but I am getting it through flexirent in Harvey Norman.


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    Fluffy88
    Registered Users Posts: 1,414 ✭✭✭Fluffy88


    For that money you should absolutely be looking for a Core i5 you might even get a i7.

    On Harvey Norman website the only laptop below 700 that's worth getting is this,
    http://www.harveynorman.ie/computing/laptops/lenovo-ideapad-305-15.6-laptop-305-15ibd.html


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    EDDIE WATERS
    Registered Users Posts: 853 ✭✭✭EDDIE WATERS


    One last question is that graphics card any good for running games like CIV 5 and football manager.


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    Fluffy88
    Registered Users Posts: 1,414 ✭✭✭Fluffy88


    It's not a dedicated GPU, it uses the integrated graphics of the CPU.
    It won't be great for gaming, but at low settings you should be able to play less demanding games.

    It's worth considering other places to buy, for example this deal on HUKD
    http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/lenovo-ideapad-510s-intel-core-i5-processor-8gb-ram-128gb-ssd-storage-14-inch-full-2506137
    You get the same CPU but with an SSD and higher quality screen for less money.


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    EDDIE WATERS
    Registered Users Posts: 853 ✭✭✭EDDIE WATERS


    Thank you for everything I think I'm going to get the one out of Harvey Norman that you linked.


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    MJ434
    Registered Users Posts: 334 ✭✭MJ434


    @Fluffy88
    I've currently got an ASUS N56VM (bought in 2012) with i7 , but the battery life isn't very good especially for college , Could you recommend something, my budget is between 400-600, i was looking to get something of similar spec to my current laptop but lighter and more battery

    What do you think of this one ? http://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/K501UB-DM020T-ASUS-K501UB-DM020T_1845634.html


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    For Forks Sake
    Registered Users Posts: 11,520 ✭✭✭✭For Forks Sake


    Fluffy88 wrote: »
    It's not a dedicated GPU, it uses the integrated graphics of the CPU.
    It won't be great for gaming, but at low settings you should be able to play less demanding games.

    Completely false. There's an R5 attached to the CPU (AMD's APU setup) and also a separate dedicated card:
    AMD Radeon™ R7 M440 Graphics (4 GB DDR3 dedicated)


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