1. Budget: $400-500. Might be able to go a little more, but preferably not.
2. Size of Notebook: 15-17.3 inches at most. No less than 15 inches please.
3. Screen Resolution: 1600x900 would be nice, but no real preference here.
4. This is replacing an old laptop I got back in '09. Which unfortunately died last year. This is not going to replace a desktop.
5. I don't plan on needing amazing battery life, but if I can get 4-5 hours of moderate battery life I'd be fine.
6. I won't be using this to play many games. Probably Feed the Beast (Minecraft modded) at most and some older Steam games.
7. Mostly looking for something for general use, Youtube/Twitch watching, e-mails, web browsing, etc.
8. Would love to have 500gb or more, but I'm fine with replacing a hard drive in the future if access to it is available.
9. Probably ebay, newegg, or manufacturer sites would be best. It is a laptop, after all.
10. I'm planning to keep the laptop 'til it dies.
11. DVD or Blu-ray, doesn't matter which.
12. Toshiba, HP, I'm pretty good with any of 'em. Would prefer to avoid any E-machines, Compaq, or Dell, though.
13. USA
14. I'm not sure whether I should be looking at AMD or Intel CPUs at this price point. I'd love to go with a quad core, which I think is mostly AMDs with my budget.
Basically, looking to be able to use this to do some basic stuff on the go. Would like to have it play FTB Minecraft well, but that's the only real gaming 'hope' I have for a budget as small as mine.
I've been looking at this for a possible purchase. I'd rather have a bit more RAM, since it is an APU, but I'm still looking up how much of a difference another 2 or 4GB of RAM would have with gaming on this type of machine.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. I plan on making a purchase within a few days, once I've figured out what CPU/APU (whichever) to go with.
2. Size of Notebook: 15-17.3 inches at most. No less than 15 inches please.
3. Screen Resolution: 1600x900 would be nice, but no real preference here.
4. This is replacing an old laptop I got back in '09. Which unfortunately died last year. This is not going to replace a desktop.
5. I don't plan on needing amazing battery life, but if I can get 4-5 hours of moderate battery life I'd be fine.
6. I won't be using this to play many games. Probably Feed the Beast (Minecraft modded) at most and some older Steam games.
7. Mostly looking for something for general use, Youtube/Twitch watching, e-mails, web browsing, etc.
8. Would love to have 500gb or more, but I'm fine with replacing a hard drive in the future if access to it is available.
9. Probably ebay, newegg, or manufacturer sites would be best. It is a laptop, after all.
10. I'm planning to keep the laptop 'til it dies.
11. DVD or Blu-ray, doesn't matter which.
12. Toshiba, HP, I'm pretty good with any of 'em. Would prefer to avoid any E-machines, Compaq, or Dell, though.
13. USA
14. I'm not sure whether I should be looking at AMD or Intel CPUs at this price point. I'd love to go with a quad core, which I think is mostly AMDs with my budget.
Basically, looking to be able to use this to do some basic stuff on the go. Would like to have it play FTB Minecraft well, but that's the only real gaming 'hope' I have for a budget as small as mine.
I've been looking at this for a possible purchase. I'd rather have a bit more RAM, since it is an APU, but I'm still looking up how much of a difference another 2 or 4GB of RAM would have with gaming on this type of machine.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. I plan on making a purchase within a few days, once I've figured out what CPU/APU (whichever) to go with.
/www.amazon.com/Dell-Inspiron-i5547-3750sLV-15-Inch-Processor/dp/B00L8CBQ1Q/ref=sr_1_21?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1426387075&sr=1-21&keywords=laptop
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