In need of a laptop for college.

Casgan

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So my sisters old laptop cant handle all of the 3d stuff and rendering , and asked me to look for one for her, but the thing is , i got around ~600$ to spend . I found acouple for that price , but im really not sure what 3d rendering takes , so if you know any laptop around that price , please let me know, its really appreciated .
Btw , heres one of the laptops im looking at
http://tinyurl.com/nfjcdy7
 

jnewegger23

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What you need is to find a laptop with a strong gpu (graphics processing unit) like this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834317539

It has an NVIDIA 860M which is pretty good but not the best. The best is the 880m but the cheapest one of those is $2k. I know the one listed is $400 over budget but maybe you can find a refurbished or used version closer to your budget. If I see anything cheaper I will update.

Here's the closest thing I could find to your budget but it's still $100 over and I'm not sure how much of a drop off the gpu is but here you go:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834231960
 

gserg dfge

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That cpu is not good for 3d rendering. You should find something with 4 cores like Intel i5. Even Amd will be better for 3d and be even cheaper than intel..
 

Casgan

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Thanks for the help , it seems that its not that easy finding a laptop for that price, im still looking thou .
 

jnewegger23

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The most budget friendly thing she can do is have a desktop with a strong gpu and cpu for rendering. On a laptop everything gets exponentially more expensive.
 

gserg dfge

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That is true. Apple macs are designed for 3d rendering but they are expensive. The best thing to do is to build a pc with a core i7, atleast 8gb memory, a gpu that is 256bits gddr5 and a 64bit os to make use of the 8gb memory.
 

Casgan

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hmm, What about black friday ? will the laptop be any cheaper ?i know its still like a month and a half away ,but if they go cheaper, she can wait.