Okay so the time has finally come to get a new laptop. My current laptop is about 8 years old, and the thing BARELY functions anymore.
I'm starting grad school, and I'd like a decent laptop that is reliable and decently fast. I have a great desktop for gaming, etc., so I don't need the laptop for anything like that. Basically just productivity, some media, probably no real gaming.
I know I could get a very basic laptop for probably $300 that would work fine, but I'm planning on having this laptop for probably 5 years or so, so I don't mind putting in a bit extra to get something better.
I've played with a few laptops at Best Buy just to get a feel for them, but to be honest its a bit too artificial in the store to know how you'll actually feel using it. Most laptops come with Windows 8 now, and it sounds like a touchscreen is much better for that. It seems weird to me to have a touchscreen laptop, but maybe its efficient after you get used to it? So with that in mind, these are the main 2 competitors I've got in mind:
http
/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=34-312-811&Tpk=34-312-811
http/www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009F1JL5A/ref=pe_224100_30747870_pe_epc__1p_0_ti
If anyone has any other recommendations, please let me know. I have to buy this in the next couple weeks. The ASUS one on amazon seems to be a pretty good deal at $100 less than Newegg, but I'm open to any suggestion.
TL;DR = Need a decent laptop for college. Are either of these 2 good? Touchscreen worth it? Any other recommendations?
I'm starting grad school, and I'd like a decent laptop that is reliable and decently fast. I have a great desktop for gaming, etc., so I don't need the laptop for anything like that. Basically just productivity, some media, probably no real gaming.
I know I could get a very basic laptop for probably $300 that would work fine, but I'm planning on having this laptop for probably 5 years or so, so I don't mind putting in a bit extra to get something better.
I've played with a few laptops at Best Buy just to get a feel for them, but to be honest its a bit too artificial in the store to know how you'll actually feel using it. Most laptops come with Windows 8 now, and it sounds like a touchscreen is much better for that. It seems weird to me to have a touchscreen laptop, but maybe its efficient after you get used to it? So with that in mind, these are the main 2 competitors I've got in mind:
http
/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=34-312-811&Tpk=34-312-811http
/www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009F1JL5A/ref=pe_224100_30747870_pe_epc__1p_0_tiIf anyone has any other recommendations, please let me know. I have to buy this in the next couple weeks. The ASUS one on amazon seems to be a pretty good deal at $100 less than Newegg, but I'm open to any suggestion.
TL;DR = Need a decent laptop for college. Are either of these 2 good? Touchscreen worth it? Any other recommendations?
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