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December 23, 2012
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Question: What percentage of the $800.00 should go to the lap-top and what percentage should go for up-grades and future expand-ability in order to get the best bang for my buck (You know doing some home build myself)? I want to get the most powerful laptop for the money. example: speed, hard drive speed and capacity ram speed and capacity for present and future upgrade. processor speed, motherboard screen resolution and any thing you think would be more important. What brand is best bang for buck? etc...
Any help sure would be appreciate. I will be running adobe c6 and have 2 international websites. along with allot of other tech tool software. the total software I have in GB is 150 GB and plan to grow to 1 terabyte within the next year and one half.
I run wireless G and it's fast and would like to keep it that way.
Currently I have an Acer AOA 150 160 Mghz 1.5 GB ram 130 GB HD and 250 external HD. Should I sell any of these or integrate them with my new system?
Also, Could you build the laptop for me with 1920x1080 HD display using you specifications and knowledge trying to keep the price around $800 including tax? I know this is asking a bunch of you but it seems like you really know what your talking about. You have no idea how much I would appreciate it.
Thanks.
G4_Music
November 15, 2010
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Hey and welcome to the forum...
I'm guessing from your description that you're looking for something around 15 inch in size, and for it to be mainly for stationary use. That is the most common configuration and also the best chance of finding something affordable.
The FullHD-resolution is nowadays already available in some 11 and 13 inch ultrabooks.
Here in Europe the intel 3610QM-cpu is the most affordable cpu from intels badass i7-quad-series and it appears in laptops starting at around 800-1000$ going up to 2000$. My suggestion is to try and find a 15 inch fullhd laptop with this cpu. It wont be easy but it should be possible and give you most performance for the buck.
However the drawback is that those affordable machines sometime compromise on other things like build and heatsink quality. You wouldn't want an incredibly noisy fan that won't shut up. Going from a power efficient intel atom driven Acer netbook to a performance workhorse I'd say this would be your biggest risk of disappointment. On the positive side, there are many ways to control the speed of the cpu which in turn requires less cooling and slower fan speeds.
The cost of the computer will be the biggest challenge. The limited upgrades available for laptops are often cheap in comparison. I wouldn't reserve any money for upgrades. Focus on getting as good non-upgradeable parts as possible. You might regret it later otherwise.
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November 15, 2010
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I'd like to add that here in Germany, it's the MSI GE60-something that's in the sweet spot. MSI GE60-i760M245FD (0016GA-SKU21) Preisvergleich | Geizhals Deutschland
Seems that intel is already selling slightly hotter models than the 3610QM at affordable prices because I'm seeing 3612QM and 3630QM out there. So keep an eye on them too.
If you can find a deal on this laptop I linked to here above, you are off to a good start. Later you can upgrade to an SSD and more RAM.
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