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    Laptops Mass produced Laptops with high performance CPUs (pre 2017)

    Laptops Mass produced Laptops with high performance CPUs (pre 2017)


    Mass produced Laptops with high performance CPUs (pre 2017)

    Posted: 29 Aug 2018 06:46 AM PDT

    I noticed Elitebooks are dirt cheap online however I was curious if there are any better used laptops out there that I can purchase?

    I'll be using it for strictly audio production so I just need processing power and some ram.

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    Acer Chromebook 11, Celeron N3060, 11.6" HD, 4GB DDR3L, 16GB Storage, CB3-132-C4VV

    Posted: 29 Aug 2018 12:04 PM PDT

    Save 12% on Acer Chromebook 11, Celeron N3060, 11.6" HD, 4GB DDR3L, 16GB Storage, CB3-132-C4VV

    https://twitter.com/sales_info_/status/1034790958422880258

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    Will I damage a laptop battery if I leave it on the charger?

    Posted: 29 Aug 2018 06:29 AM PDT

    So recently my laptop battery died so I bought a new. My dad brought up the fact that I probably burned through the battery's recharge cycle by constantly draining it then recharging when I don't go anywhere with it. So I'm thinking of just charging it and just leaving it on but will it damage the battery?

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    Which setting/display is better?

    Posted: 29 Aug 2018 01:55 PM PDT

    1366x 768 HD vs 1920x1080 non HD

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    GO vs. Chrome vs. Others

    Posted: 29 Aug 2018 01:43 PM PDT

    I am currently typing this on a surface go, I feel I should say why I got this, I had seen the review from Linus a few days prior to ordering. And honestly, I agree with Dave2D's review most. I hate this laptop. I love this laptop. I've never felt so conflicted in my life. It's thin, it's light, it's sexy. It's color accurate, the camera is fantastic, and the Windows hello gets me signed in in less that 10 seconds. But it's slow, I am getting this device because for the next two years I'll be saving for a car and the next 4 years after that it will be college, I need this to last 3 years through college lessons and keep up. And I am using Brave, a browser built to be lightweight yet functional, and even on this, the laptop stutters while scrolling, it got a cine-bench CPU score of 163. It's slow. I paid 550 for this via Costco. And that's my big issue. Like Dave said, I paid 550 and this is slow, and I could pay 380 on Amazon for the Acer Aspire e15 which will run much better. And I know that this device is built for form, but it seems futile to buy a windows laptop that is slow at lightweight web browsing on arrival. I will likely spend another month at least using this as a daily driver, but what do you guys think? should I keep it or should I trade it for a acer aspire e15 or acer R13 Chromebook? And also, the 2:3 aspect ratio of this is very usable for web content, dare I say I love it, but it is terrible or YouTube due to the black bars at top and bottom.

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    Acer Unveils Monstrous Convertible Gaming Laptop

    Posted: 29 Aug 2018 01:35 PM PDT

    Lenovo Legion Y520/Y530

    Posted: 29 Aug 2018 09:39 AM PDT

    Hello.

    I can't decide which one should I buy:

    Lenovo Legion Y520 -> i5 7300hq + GTX 1050Ti

    or

    Lenovo Legion Y530 -> i5 8300h + GTX 1050 4GB version

    The Y530 is 30$ more expensive. My primary goal is gaming. Is the older Y520 obvious choice because of the better graphics? I can't make up my mind because of the newer gen CPU, better looks (Y530) and 4GB version of the 1050 (not 2GB). Help me out please.

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    MacBook Pro 13,3 (2017) or Huawei MateBook X Pro

    Posted: 29 Aug 2018 01:14 PM PDT

    I have been thinking about buying a laptop for a while now, and these are my top 2 contenders.

    I need a laptop that can handle some video and photo editing. (Also having the ability to do some light gaming wouldn't hurt)

    I have never owned an Apple product before, so the OS would be a new experience for me, but I'm a little worried about the small 128GB SSD of the MacBook Pro. (base model) I don't mind the shallow keyboard travel.

    On the other hand, the MateBook X Pro (i5, 256GB, MX150) seems like a great laptop for the price. 3K touch screen with almost no bezels, more power and pretty good build quality. But I'm slightly worried about the quality control of Huawei. From what I have heard, there are some touchpad and fan problems in some units which worries me. Not that the MacBook Pro has any issues. (keyboard)

    The price of both is around the same.

    Which one should I get?

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    Need reliable laptop with good build/quality for college [US]

    Posted: 29 Aug 2018 01:08 PM PDT

    • Total budget and country of purchase: Flexible but preferably under 1500USD with student discount

    • Do you prefer a 2 in 1 form factor, good battery life or best specifications for the money? Pick or include any that apply. I'm looking for a model with premium build, few known quality and hardware issues. It has to be usable and I'll need it to last. Next down my list of priorities would be battery life (>5 hours normal usage is enough), a decent display (high resolution, colour doesn't bother me) decent enough specs I guess. 2 in 1 would be cool to have but not at all necessary

    • How important is weight and thinness to you? Portable but doesn't need to be a piece of paper. Had a late 2011 MacBook till earlier this year and anything that beats that is fine

    • Which OS do you require? Windows, Mac, Chrome OS, Linux. I actually have no idea, I've read some very conflicting things about what's best for data science

    • Do you have a preferred screen size? If indifferent, put N/A. 13 inch

    • Are you doing any CAD/video editing/photo editing/gaming? List which programs/games you desire to run. I do some art and editing for a hobby, stuff like Photoshop, but it's not too important I'll be majoring in sciences and I might end up using stuff like MATLAB, run python or something, kind of clueless as of now but I don't want to limit what I can do. Though I don't think it'd be all that intensive for undergrad

    • Any specific requirements such as good keyboard, reliable build quality, touch-screen, finger-print reader, optical drive or good input devices (keyboard/touchpad)? Build build build and durable/reliable hardware. The old MacBook lasted 6 years and 2500++ cycles without once needing repair and I'm expecting no less from newer machines. Want a good keyboard and trackpad, I really liked the feel of my old MacBook

    • Leave any finishing thoughts here that you may feel are necessary and beneficial to the discussion. Reading laptop reviews stresses me out so much. They all seem to have so many problems and honestly I'm not tech savvy and I wouldn't know what to do and what's covered by warranty and all that. Macbook pro: faulty keyboard, touchbar freezing, wifi issues, also supposedly very overpriced Surface book 2: quality and hardware problems in general, poor charging/battery, wifi (this one has everything I'm looking for but its issues are pretty alarming) XPS: heats up, have read that its trackpad isn't very good and a friend that has it hates it Matebook: noisy fans, quality issues?

    Would appreciate it so much if anyone could give me some advice as well as if you know if the issues for the devices I'm considering are all that common/serious. Can't really afford to send my laptop for repair later, it's an all out investment for me. Thanks!

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    Hey guys i need help in deciding what laptop to buy. Im mostly going to use it for AutoCAD and a bit of video editing. I live in the US so I'll like for a cheap pc that is a bit higher than the requirements for AutoCAD. One more thing what's the difference between intel core i3 and i5?

    Posted: 29 Aug 2018 12:33 PM PDT

    How good is Ryzen with Vega 10 graphics?

    Posted: 29 Aug 2018 06:34 AM PDT

    Want a smaller laptop for CS classes and light gaming. Dell has some Inspiron laptops with Ryzen and Vega10 graphics for good price. Where does Vega 10 stack up against the MX150 and Intel integrated 620?

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    Laptop doesn't detect its own native screen

    Posted: 29 Aug 2018 12:24 PM PDT

    Hey guys I need some help here. I've got an Asus Zenbook Flip here and it stopped detecting its own native display. I was reading a book in tablet mode, I then finished reading and closed the laptop. The next time I opened the laptop the screen would not turn on, the keyboard lights were still on, but no display. So I plug it into an external display and it boots, I get picture, but only on the external display, and here is the weird part: when I try to configure two screens in my intel graphics control panel it no longer detects my laptops native display, only the external TV that i'm using. I've tried doing force shutdowns by holding the power button, but nothing changed. Any thoughts?

    Update: The touchscreen still works, i just get no picture on my laptop screen and windows does not recognize it as a display device

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    Ram Slots Reporting

    Posted: 29 Aug 2018 06:00 AM PDT

    Hi All,

    I am running Linux on my MSI GL63-8RD 455I. It houses 8300H coffee lake processor and have 8G ram already inside it.

    makrand@mint-gl63:/$ sudo lshw -class memory | grep bank *-bank:0 *-bank:1 *-bank:2 *-bank:3 makrand@mint-gl63:/$ sudo dmidecode --type 17 | egrep 'Size|Locator|Bank|Manufacturer|Voltage|Clock|Rank|Part' Size: 8192 MB Locator: ChannelA-DIMM0 Bank Locator: BANK 0 Manufacturer: Samsung Part Number: M471A1K43CB1-CTD Rank: 1 Configured Clock Speed: 2667 MT/s Minimum Voltage: 1.2 V Maximum Voltage: 1.2 V Configured Voltage: 1.2 V Size: No Module Installed Locator: ChannelA-DIMM1 Bank Locator: BANK 1 Manufacturer: Not Specified Part Number: Not Specified Rank: Unknown Configured Clock Speed: Unknown Minimum Voltage: Unknown Maximum Voltage: Unknown Configured Voltage: Unknown Size: No Module Installed Locator: ChannelB-DIMM0 Bank Locator: BANK 2 Manufacturer: Not Specified Part Number: Not Specified Rank: Unknown Configured Clock Speed: Unknown Minimum Voltage: Unknown Maximum Voltage: Unknown Configured Voltage: Unknown Size: No Module Installed Locator: ChannelB-DIMM1 Bank Locator: BANK 3 Manufacturer: Not Specified Part Number: Not Specified Rank: Unknown Configured Clock Speed: Unknown Minimum Voltage: Unknown Maximum Voltage: Unknown Configured Voltage: Unknown 

    As per the manual of this laptop, it supports max 32G 2666Mhz DDR4 and have two ram slots.

    But if you look into the way its being reported via command line its indicating it has 4 RAM slots.

    Why its showing RAM slots as 4 when in reality MSI is telling only tow RAM slots are there?

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    Lowest cost laptop for smooth necessary functions?

    Posted: 29 Aug 2018 07:57 AM PDT

    My MacBook Pro that I had for years finally had its last crash so I gotta get something new. I want to switch to windows OS instead of mac. I mostly used my MacBook for streaming, work in Excel and Word, and occasional games like Binding of Isaac, maybe League, WoW, and Rocket League. Will probably end up putting more games on it and also emulators. What are the lowest cost laptops out there that have the specs to run these things smoothly? I have seen the Acer Aspire E15, Lenovo Thinkpads, and Lenovo Legion. I don't care for touchscreen capabilities or if it's light or slim, just that it can do what I need of it.

    submitted by /u/SqueedelySpooch
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    Price for a laptop with the new gtx1160 ?

    Posted: 29 Aug 2018 11:08 AM PDT

    [Canada] Looking for a powerful laptop for school / gaming.

    Posted: 29 Aug 2018 10:40 AM PDT

    • Total budget and country of purchase:

    $1500-$1700, Canada.

    • Do you prefer a 2 in 1 form factor, good battery life or best specifications for the money? Pick or include any that apply.

    Best specs. Don't care about 2 in 1 at all, good battery life is a major plus but the laptop will be plugged in most of the time.

    • How important is weight and thinness to you?

    Not at all.

    • Which OS do you require? Windows, Mac, Chrome OS, Linux.

    Windows

    • Do you have a preferred screen size? If indifferent, put N/A.

    N/A

    • Are you doing any CAD/video editing/photo editing/gaming? List which programs/games you desire to run.

    Photoshop, Lightroom, newer games.

    • If you're gaming, do you have certain games you want to play? At what settings and FPS do you want?

    I want to be able to play games for years to come on this. I would like to ideally run games like The Witcher 3, heavily modded Skyrim, etc. and new games coming out on max settings, but if I can run new 2018/2019 games on medium with 60 FPS, I'm happy.

    • Any specific requirements such as good keyboard, reliable build quality, touch-screen, finger-print reader, optical drive or good input devices (keyboard/touchpad)?

    16GB RAM, must have an SSD for Windows (size does not matter as long as it can hold Windows) and a minimum of 1TB on the HDD. Very ideally would want a 1060 in the machine, but if that's absolutely impossible then a 1050Ti will have to do.

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    Lenovo 920

    Posted: 29 Aug 2018 06:33 AM PDT

    I'm looking at buying the Lenovo 920, does anyone have any specific thoughts on it? More importantly, does anyone know if it's able to be charged from a battery pack/bank of some sort? I know it already has an excellent battery life but I like the optionally of a battery pack if an outlet is not around.

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    Help me decide between the GS65 and Aero 15x.

    Posted: 29 Aug 2018 10:13 AM PDT

    I am looking for a powerful, portable laptop to use for game development in unreal, as well as solid gaming performance. My upper budget is $2300. I'm also looking for a good typing experience because I do a ton of writing.

    I considered the Razer Blade 15, but it's simply too expensive and lacks an Ethernet port. I've also heard enough horror stories about Razer customer service to make me wary of spending that much on one of their laptops.

    I also considered the Dell XPS 15 for it's excellent build quality and solid price compared to the other laptops I was looking at, but again no Ethernet port and it would be a huge decrease in performance.

    So that leaves me with the Aero 15X and GS65, two laptops that seem perfect on paper, but after spending an entire day reading user reports I'm close to tearing my hair out trying to decide which is the better pick.

    The GS65 has me concerned about build quality. I saw a video review where the plastic on the hinge had already cracked. And then there are many reports about body flex and "creakiness". But it also seems to just work out of the box, whereas the Aero 15x is riddled with bloatware and software issues.

    On the other hand, the Aero 15x has superior build quality, but I've heard horror stories of BSOD, bad trackpad, bad tools provided by Gigabyte, and a cramped keyboard. As well as issues with stuttering and programs launching slowly. I've also heard that there aren't fixes for all the issues such as the BSOD problem. It just sounds like a big headache for a $2300.

    So it seems I have to choose between build quality versus good software. Either way, it feels like a bit of a compromise. So please, help me decide. Which laptop is the right choice?

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    Dell G3 vs Inspiron 15 5000 Thoughts (First serious Laptop purchase)

    Posted: 29 Aug 2018 08:51 AM PDT

    I'm looking to buy a PC laptop (Not Mac) for the upcoming semester after mine was stolen this summer.

    I plan on using my laptop for:

    Casual gaming (CSGO, rocket league, fortnite, etc...) I play alot of games on console so I don't need anything superpowered.

    Making music (Ableton)

    Matlab (engineering courses)

    MS Office (Excel, word, powerpoint etc...)

    Some comments / questions I have:

    Do you think I need more than 8gb RAM for what I'll be doing? My last computer had 4gb and it wasn't cutting it. I am looking at 8gb and 12gb models (I've read 16gb is overkill for almost anyone).

    Do you think 125gb SSD w/ 1 TB HDD is worth $50 upgrade over just regular 1 TB HDD for my applications?

    I plan on hooking my laptop up to a monitor for gaming so screen specs aren't a huge deal to me.

    I keep my laptop plugged in most of the time (I keep it in desktop mode), so battery life isn't a huge issue for me.

    Not concerned about speakers

    Looking to spend roughly less than $800 on it.

    I am just looking to maximize performance and durability for the price.

    I really like Dells, so I've looked at models such as the Inspiron 15 5000 (with the 128gb SSD) and G3 15. But I've read a lot of negative reviews about them and was wondering if any of y'all have used them or have any other recommendations for similar / better spec'd laptops in the same price range.

    Any help is greatly appreciated :)

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    Acer Nitro 5 (2018) vs Predator Helios 300 (2018)

    Posted: 29 Aug 2018 08:25 AM PDT

    I have an Acer Nitro 5 15,6" gaming laptop with the following specifications:
    Intel i5 8300H
    Gtx 1060 6gb
    16gb ram
    256gb ssd + 1Tb hdd
    Product page: https://www.verkkokauppa.com/fi/product/59472/kjjxv/Acer-Nitro-5-15-6-kannettava-Win-10
    Should I exchange this for the Predator Helios version with the same specs but with a larger screen (17,3") ?
    Product page: https://www.verkkokauppa.com/fi/product/56750/kjksq/Predator-Helios-300-17-3-kannettava-Win-10
    My concern is the heating issue with the Acer nitro 5 and hence its longevity. Nitro 5 performs great and can max out pretty much anything on the market right now. The Cpu temps spike to around 86~87 degrees at max load and gpu temps range between 70 and 80.

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    Looking for a laptop for school [Germany]

    Posted: 29 Aug 2018 07:50 AM PDT

    • Total budget and country of purchase: My budget is 800€ although a bit more isn't that bad, I will be purchasing the laptop in Germany

    • Do you prefer a 2 in 1 form factor, good battery life or best specifications for the money? Pick or include any that apply. A good battery life is necessary and I want the best possible specs for my money.

    • How important is weight and thinness to you? If the laptop is as thin/light as a MacBook, it'd be perfect but I would say it shouldn't weight more than 3kg.

    • Which OS do you require? Windows, Mac, Chrome OS, Linux. Windows

    • Do you have a preferred screen size? If indifferent, put N/A. About 15 inches

    • Are you doing any CAD/video editing/photo editing/gaming? List which programs/games you desire to run. I want to use my laptop for some video editing (Premiere Pro) and photo editing (Photoshop), but it'll mostly be used for school (text documents) and music production (Fruity Loops, Ableton). I won't be using the laptop for any gaming.

    • If you're gaming, do you have certain games you want to play? At what settings and FPS do you want? No gaming.

    • Any specific requirements such as good keyboard, reliable build quality, touch-screen, finger-print reader, optical drive or good input devices (keyboard/touchpad)? A touch-screen would be appreciated since I want to draw some sketches for school on documents. Keyboard backlighting is another nice to have feature. A finger-print reader would be ideal, but not a deal breaker if the laptop doesn't have one.

    • Leave any finishing thoughts here that you may feel are necessary and beneficial to the discussion. It should look sleek and discreet like a MacBook so I can use it in public.

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    Update my HP Pavilion DV4 or get a new machine

    Posted: 29 Aug 2018 07:35 AM PDT

    So I have this HP that I use to play Star Trek Online (yes, I am a Trekkie) but my Pavilion is having issues as of late. It has 8GB of RAM but the 7200 RPM HD on Windows 10 is showing its age. Also I think I need to tear the laptop apart and apply a new thermal paste to the CPU as it's over heating.

    Specs:

    • Dv4 1275mx model from Best Buy
    • AMD Turion dual core CPU
    • 8GB RAM​
    • Win 10 Home edition

    But is it worth buying a new laptop since I tend to use day to day my Macbook Pro and only use the HP for my game? Or just keep the HP laptop and upgrade the HD to SSD, apply new thermal paste, and just keep on blowing up Klingons/Romulans/Borg?

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    Buying Help! Dell XPS vs Matebook?

    Posted: 29 Aug 2018 01:11 AM PDT

    Okay so I currently have the XPS 13 i5-6200U and I am looking to upgrade to either the XPS 13 i7-8550U or the Matebook X Pro i5-8250U.

    -Needs to be 13ish inches for portability

    -A little photo/video editing

    -Casual games and some graphics

    -Will be used for coding but I don't think that is too extensive

    -Price can be around $1500 CAD (with student discount via MS store)

    From what I understand the 8250 and the 8550 run similarly so I was wondering if the i7 makes a big difference. Also I know that the Matebook has a dedicated graphics card so I was wondering how much that helps. As of now I am leaning towards the XPS just because Dell has better customer service/repairability in Canada and they have been doing the XPS line for a while so there will probably be a lower chance of issues.

    If I am wrong about something please let me know! Also if you have any other recommendations please let me know. Also if its not even worth the upgrade let me know. Thanks!

    Edit: The lower end Matebook X Pro does not have the mx150...

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    T540s Upgrade; Can I upgrade the screen?

    Posted: 29 Aug 2018 06:37 AM PDT

    The Screen is;

    1366 x 768 (HD)

    Is it possible to upgrade to the 3K display? What's the best possible improvement I can make to it?

    Thanks.

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    Better processor vs SSD?

    Posted: 28 Aug 2018 04:48 PM PDT

    Hi, My mom is getting a new laptop. She doesn't really need to do anything heavy with it, no games or anything. Mostly just Word and Outlook for work.

    There are not a lot of options where we live and she doesn't really want to spend a lot of money, so we've basically narrowed it down to two options: one with a Core i5-7200U CPU and a 1 TB HDD (at 5400 RPM), and one that is a bit more expensive, with a Core i3-7100U and a 256 GB SSD. They're pretty much identical other than that.

    I feel like the SSD will probably be the better option for what she needs, but I'm worried the i3 will be too crappy. What do you think?

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