i still have like 6 months before i go, so i still have a lot of time. i just want to "get into" this a bit and gather information
generally spoken; ASUS makes pretty much that what you're searching for. good price/power. but you'd have to be on cord the entire time.
also Apple makes great laptops, don't listen to the whole hate they get. Mac Book Pros are awesome, you can dualboot windows on it to play games. they just come with a (hefty) price tag. also if you're just writing for example, you can easily go on for 6 hours without charging.
Apple makes good laptops, but they are extremely pricey, and if they break, you are screwed.
Best laptop I've ever owned - Alienware 14. High performance, 100% customizable, quite spendy tho.
asus it is then.
also apple has retarded guarantees if you're willing to pay extra, they would give you a new laptop just because yours has a big scratch
So do you want to play like GTA V, Witcher 3, Fallout 4, idk, all the new titles? If so, I guess you don't want to run them on max graphics and such, but rather on low settings.
I would suggest buying either HP or a Dell laptop, since you'll need it for your studies and you can't afford being without a machine for like 3 weeks. That's why HP or Dell, since they have awesome customer service, you are most likely get your laptop back in a few days.
So, my first shot would be a HP Pavilon 15.
http://store.hp.com/us/en/pdp/hp-pavilion-15-non-touch-m0u61av-1
But since you still have a loads of time, just read a lot of reviews.
Anyways, feel free to ask for more advices and such, also please narrow it down to what games you wanna play with it exactly :P Because -for example- that HP could handle GTA V, but would only be playable on low settings.
I've had two different Acer laptops for 6 years and they performed alright.
I suggest Acer Aspire V15 (860 euro), the specs are:
15.6-inch Full HD Screen, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M with 4GB GDDR5 VRAM
Intel Core i7-6700HQ 2.6 GHz (6MB Cache)
8GB DDR4 Dual-Channel Memory
1TB 5400RPM Hard Drive
Also, you can pay 50 more euros to get a 17 inch model.
There is this one for 900 euro:
MSI GE62
15.6-Inch Screen
Intel Core i7-5700HQ 2.7-3.5GHz
NVIDIA Geforce GTX960M Graphics with 2 GB GDDR5 VRAM
12 GB (8 GB+4 GB) DDR3L 1600 MHz RAM
1TB 7200 rpm Hard Drive
For 1000$ you can buy laptop with better GPU than GTX960M, which is not GTX960 for dekstop(it's weaker). It'll still be good for Dota tho.
Pay atention when you're buying i5/i7 CPU's for laptops. Often i5 can be 2/4 and i7 can be 2/4 aswell.
So, you want to have at least 4 cores/4 threads, and preferably you wan't HT on i7 aswell.
Just don't buy hp, they are crap. Something like GTX 960M, i7 CPU, 8GB ram+, and you might be able to find one with an SSD or SSHD. Try to look for reviews and stuff, see if it has proper cooling and doesn't throttle. I would say try to get quad core i7, because some games just don't like dual cores and there are a few dual core i7's.
i would go for an i5 quad core with an SSD drive over an i7
seems that for games, the i5+ssd is just a bit more economical and a touch speedier
I have an asus ROG GL551 and it is great. Its right around $1000, (no idea how that compares to euros). I can run any game on ultra. The battery lasts about 30 min of gaming or around an hour of other work, (making docs, surfing the web, etc.)
http://www.amazon.com/GL551JW-WH71-WX-2-6GHz-GTX960M-15-6-inch/dp/B015QZVA6G/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1453950299&sr=1-1&keywords=asus+rog+gl551
dont get a laptop
the only gucci in my pc is 2k+ resolution Dell
other than that the cpu is a mess, i have no chassis, i just lay the motherboard and the cards and the discs and the power supplies in a confused tnagle on the FUCKING FLOOR
i made a 4k smurf this way
also dont you board in a dormitory for college? im pretty sure u can have room for a pc as long as you buy the parts in prague so u have little stuff to pay for shipping
@eazypeezy
yeah, i don't expect playing everything on ultra settings but if i could buy a laptop that would be able to run games like gta5 or witcher 3
on medium settings it would be pretty cool
@shred
thanks, i didn't even know that some of the i5/i7 are dual cores, gonna pay more attention to this
@doge
i'm not sure how is it going to look like there, i might as well just buy a pc but i'm a bit worried about price of the accessories (especially screen, keyboard, etc). but i suppose that even with this, a computer with all that stuff around would be still more powerful than laptop for the given price
i have a lot of time, so i'm just trying to get some info so i can compare it and decide
Like some already pointed out above, don't spend €1000,- on laptop aimed at gaming. You are going to pay far too much for what you get, it isn't worth it. You can't compare specs between notebooks and desktops anyways, since even similar components run at different settings e.g. your i5 processor in your notebook clocks lower than in your desktop. Get a cheap(ish) notebook for Word/LATEX/MATLAB/whatever you gonna need, it will run on it, and just get a €800,- desktop and it will be much better, last longer and you have the ability to replace/upgrade/add components later on. Accessories aren't that expensive and depends on what you want, 24"(1920x1080) monitors are very cheap and you wont get better resolution with a your price range laptops anyways, your average logitech corded non-mechanical keyboard will only set you back +-€30, so isn't that big of a deal either. And to the guys who suggest an Apple for gaming and your physics classes, just /facepalm. You get an Apple if you are not really into computers, have some money left and want to spend it on a logo. It's totally overpriced for what you get and with half the cost you can get something similar in specs (although without the logo and shitty OS).
Second, I'm not even sure if you gonna need a notebook anyways. I currently just finished my undergrad (bachelor's degree) at the faculty of Physics, Chemistry and Science and you don't need a notebook at all. Courses, practical and theoretical, which require computers always supplement them. Pen and paper will suffice on lectures, notebooks generally will distract and are even frowned upon in most lectures. This is just from my personal experience so I would advice to consult your study-manual if anything is said about notebooks or else contact the studentcoordinator and ask him/her if it's recommended.
Somethings to think about.
1. What are you going to be doing with it? Gaming, Study, or Both? Its important you understand what purpose the laptop will serve before you make the purchase.
2. As some people mentioned above DO NOT buy a laptop geared to gaming as they come with a harsh markup price.
3. Anything with less that 6-8GB of ram is not worth though memory upgrades are cheap if you find the right laptop
4. Acer is just a cheaply build ASUS, kind of like what a toyota is to a lexus. An Asus ROG will have a cheaper identical laptop from Acer that's how they cover the market.
5. No matter how much you want it don't buy a 17" laptop you will regret it.
Others raised valid points about what works, and what to buy where etc. I would recommend first off looking around HP, not that I fully like them but they seem to have some decent offerings as far as laptops go and they scale up/down with price and performance.
This is an example of a good Laptop (not necessarily gaming)
this is more gaming geared but still shop around.
I personally have this one which I don't use at all for gaming https://www.asus.com/Commercial-Notebooks/ASUS-ZenBook-UX305FA/
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since i'm moving to college after this summer, i'm planning to buy a notebook
can you recommend me something or give me some tips how to choose? i'm not really familiar with hardware so i'd appreciate any advices