Thinking of buying this. Needing a new computer, and don't have the funds to get something really expensive. It gets great reviews, so I'm thinking I should give it a try. Do you know anything about them? Should I not buy it? Some specs in it are:
AMD quad-core A6-3420M accelerated processor and 6GB DDR3 SDRAM
750GB hard drive
Here's a link to the actual laptop. Any help is helpful. I'll be using it basically for everyday use. Social media, messenger, multi-tab tasking, and possibly light gaming although most of these types can't game at all.
@SirOliverJames: All I can tell you is that Hp (like Dell) is a brand I would never buy for myself, nor that I would recommend to anyone because of reliability issues (and it's not because of one isolated case).
One brand I've been hearing a lot of good from is Asus (be it computers or other hardware), so, maybe you'd like to look into it.
But for people to help you more, it would behoove you to mention more about your usage, for instance, how long are you going to run on battery, how big a screen would you like (resolution too), how heavy can you tolerate, big trackpad or not, backlit keyboard, etc...
@SirOliverJames: All I can tell you is that Hp (like Dell) is a brand I would never buy for myself, nor that I would recommend to anyone because of reliability issues (and it's not because of one isolated case).
One brand I've been hearing a lot of good from is Asus (be it computers or other hardware), so, maybe you'd like to look into it.
But for people to help you more, it would behoove you to mention more about your usage, for instance, how long are you going to run on battery, how big a screen would you like (resolution too), how heavy can you tolerate, big trackpad or not, backlit keyboard, etc...
@SirOliverJames: @SirOliverJames: I suppose. This one is significantly more expensive than the HP. But sure.
Except for the light gaming part (what does that mean? old games?), pretty much anything would do, except one of those Intel Atoms, but I'm not even sure they still exist.
Anyway, a few more question remain to answer. For instance, do you need more than 4GB of RAM? It will really depend on how you use your computer (plenty of stuff open at the same time?). Also, do you need a big storage drive? For instance, on my main laptop, I only have 120GB of space, and I barely use over a third of that (also, that's not the one I use for photography).
One thing you can also check is the display resolution, you might have several options, try to find the one that suits you best.
Also, as a general advice, stay away from AMD in laptops if you care even slightly about battery life.
Anyhow, I'm not much of a cognoscente, I was just trying to get some stuff out of the way for the people who know better than me, just wait a few days, they'll come.
But you don't have to get an ASUS, there are other nice stuff out there, Lenovo's pretty good too, I had that for 3 years in a previous job, pretty nice and sturdy. But that might be a little more expensive, I don't know (wasn't concerned about the price).
One last thing, if you really want to go as cheap as possible, I think an i3 is actually quite enough, depending on how long you hope to keep it (2-3 years, you're probably good, longer... who are you kidding, do you really think you'll keep a PC that long? ;-)
Anyway, I hope it helps, and I'll stick around in case no one else shows up.
@SirOliverJames: @SirOliverJames: I suppose. This one is significantly more expensive than the HP. But sure.
Except for the light gaming part (what does that mean? old games?), pretty much anything would do, except one of those Intel Atoms, but I'm not even sure they still exist.
Anyway, a few more question remain to answer. For instance, do you need more than 4GB of RAM? It will really depend on how you use your computer (plenty of stuff open at the same time?). Also, do you need a big storage drive? For instance, on my main laptop, I only have 120GB of space, and I barely use over a third of that (also, that's not the one I use for photography).
One thing you can also check is the display resolution, you might have several options, try to find the one that suits you best.
Also, as a general advice, stay away from AMD in laptops if you care even slightly about battery life.
Anyhow, I'm not much of a cognoscente, I was just trying to get some stuff out of the way for the people who know better than me, just wait a few days, they'll come.
But you don't have to get an ASUS, there are other nice stuff out there, Lenovo's pretty good too, I had that for 3 years in a previous job, pretty nice and sturdy. But that might be a little more expensive, I don't know (wasn't concerned about the price).
One last thing, if you really want to go as cheap as possible, I think an i3 is actually quite enough, depending on how long you hope to keep it (2-3 years, you're probably good, longer... who are you kidding, do you really think you'll keep a PC that long? ;-)
Anyway, I hope it helps, and I'll stick around in case no one else shows up.
I basically just use my computer for youtube, things like tumblr/facebook, messenger, the odd time I like to play MMOs. I think for what I'd be doing 4GB of ram is enough, but like you said, I think for what I need mine for, the i7 above is kind of not necessary. But I found this one on the homepage, it's actually quite cheap, would come to around $500 canadian after tax, and it has pretty good specs, although I'm not sure about the integrated graphics on it. I was going to get a laptop with dedicated graphics but, you basically pay $200 more for the cards inside.
@SirOliverJames: Well, yes, integrated graphics are a little iffy, but you don't really have a choice here, because as you said, if you want dedicated graphics, it's a big bump in price, and also, big drop in battery life, and bump in the heat and noise department.
That's a concession you have to make with laptop, play and pay or cheap and weak.
One thing to keep in mind though, the storage drive and RAM are the two things that are easily upgradable on a laptop (sometimes less easy than others depending on the case design). But also, depending on the case design you might have to crack it open completely, and that might void the warranty.
I think a friend of mine has a relatively similar laptop, the one size above though. So if it's the case (which I'm pretty sure it is), two remarks:
the display isn't too bad, but the colors are a little faded (keep in mind I'm used to a calibrated 27" IPS panel), and it's pretty orientation dependent.
The trackpad is horrible, you NEED a mouse (again, I use a MacBook on a daly basis, which has the best trackpad ever, but you still need a mouse), it's not very sensitive, you don't know where the edges are...
Other than that, I think it should be okay. But I would still wait for people more familiar with the matter before making the purchase (I asked one of them to come to a look).
@SirOliverJames: Well, yes, integrated graphics are a little iffy, but you don't really have a choice here, because as you said, if you want dedicated graphics, it's a big bump in price, and also, big drop in battery life, and bump in the heat and noise department.
That's a concession you have to make with laptop, play and pay or cheap and weak.
One thing to keep in mind though, the storage drive and RAM are the two things that are easily upgradable on a laptop (sometimes less easy than others depending on the case design). But also, depending on the case design you might have to crack it open completely, and that might void the warranty.
I think a friend of mine has a relatively similar laptop, the one size above though. So if it's the case (which I'm pretty sure it is), two remarks:
the display isn't too bad, but the colors are a little faded (keep in mind I'm used to a calibrated 27" IPS panel), and it's pretty orientation dependent.
The trackpad is horrible, you NEED a mouse (again, I use a MacBook on a daly basis, which has the best trackpad ever, but you still need a mouse), it's not very sensitive, you don't know where the edges are...
Other than that, I think it should be okay. But I would still wait for people more familiar with the matter before making the purchase (I asked one of them to come to a look).
Thanks. I'm just not sure to buy a new laptop, or a used rig that can game well. Going used is always risky business, though.
@SirOliverJames: Wait, do you actually need a laptop or not? Because you're much better of with a desktop in every aspect except mobility. It's gonna be cheaper, more flexible, better display... well better everything.
@SirOliverJames: Wait, do you actually need a laptop or not? Because you're much better of with a desktop in every aspect except mobility. It's gonna be cheaper, more flexible, better display... well better everything.
I don't need it, no. I've never owned one, so wanted to give it a try. I've always used a desktop and would have no problem staying with a desktop either.
@SirOliverJames: Well, then you should definitely stick to a desktop, it's going to be much cheaper and last longer. The final decision is yours of course, that's just my 2 cents.
Thinking of buying this. Needing a new computer, and don't have the funds to get something really expensive. It gets great reviews, so I'm thinking I should give it a try. Do you know anything about them? Should I not buy it? Some specs in it are:
Here's a link to the actual laptop. Any help is helpful. I'll be using it basically for everyday use. Social media, messenger, multi-tab tasking, and possibly light gaming although most of these types can't game at all.
http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-CA/product/hewlett-packard-hp-pavilion-g6-15-6-laptop-featuring-amd-quad-core-a6-3420m-english-g6-1d60ca/10195361.aspx?path=334d5412fd02f83c989d6bea209db70cen02
@SirOliverJames: All I can tell you is that Hp (like Dell) is a brand I would never buy for myself, nor that I would recommend to anyone because of reliability issues (and it's not because of one isolated case).
One brand I've been hearing a lot of good from is Asus (be it computers or other hardware), so, maybe you'd like to look into it.
But for people to help you more, it would behoove you to mention more about your usage, for instance, how long are you going to run on battery, how big a screen would you like (resolution too), how heavy can you tolerate, big trackpad or not, backlit keyboard, etc...
@Greg818 said:
So something more along the lines of this?
http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-CA/product/asus-asus-15-6-laptop-featuring-intel-core-i7-3610qm-processor-r500a-bb71-cb-mocha-r500a-bb71-cb/10209636.aspx
@SirOliverJames: @SirOliverJames: I suppose. This one is significantly more expensive than the HP. But sure.
Except for the light gaming part (what does that mean? old games?), pretty much anything would do, except one of those Intel Atoms, but I'm not even sure they still exist.
Anyway, a few more question remain to answer. For instance, do you need more than 4GB of RAM? It will really depend on how you use your computer (plenty of stuff open at the same time?). Also, do you need a big storage drive? For instance, on my main laptop, I only have 120GB of space, and I barely use over a third of that (also, that's not the one I use for photography).
One thing you can also check is the display resolution, you might have several options, try to find the one that suits you best.
Also, as a general advice, stay away from AMD in laptops if you care even slightly about battery life.
Anyhow, I'm not much of a cognoscente, I was just trying to get some stuff out of the way for the people who know better than me, just wait a few days, they'll come.
But you don't have to get an ASUS, there are other nice stuff out there, Lenovo's pretty good too, I had that for 3 years in a previous job, pretty nice and sturdy. But that might be a little more expensive, I don't know (wasn't concerned about the price).
One last thing, if you really want to go as cheap as possible, I think an i3 is actually quite enough, depending on how long you hope to keep it (2-3 years, you're probably good, longer... who are you kidding, do you really think you'll keep a PC that long? ;-)
Anyway, I hope it helps, and I'll stick around in case no one else shows up.
@Greg818 said:
I basically just use my computer for youtube, things like tumblr/facebook, messenger, the odd time I like to play MMOs. I think for what I'd be doing 4GB of ram is enough, but like you said, I think for what I need mine for, the i7 above is kind of not necessary. But I found this one on the homepage, it's actually quite cheap, would come to around $500 canadian after tax, and it has pretty good specs, although I'm not sure about the integrated graphics on it. I was going to get a laptop with dedicated graphics but, you basically pay $200 more for the cards inside.
http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-CA/product/asus-asus-15-6-laptop-featuring-intel-core-i3-2310m-processor-x54c-bb31-cb-black-x54c-bb31-cb/10209638.aspx?path=4409b732f4a2fc052012f844d4d8acfcen02
@SirOliverJames: Well, yes, integrated graphics are a little iffy, but you don't really have a choice here, because as you said, if you want dedicated graphics, it's a big bump in price, and also, big drop in battery life, and bump in the heat and noise department.
That's a concession you have to make with laptop, play and pay or cheap and weak.
One thing to keep in mind though, the storage drive and RAM are the two things that are easily upgradable on a laptop (sometimes less easy than others depending on the case design). But also, depending on the case design you might have to crack it open completely, and that might void the warranty.
I think a friend of mine has a relatively similar laptop, the one size above though. So if it's the case (which I'm pretty sure it is), two remarks:
Other than that, I think it should be okay. But I would still wait for people more familiar with the matter before making the purchase (I asked one of them to come to a look).
@Greg818 said:
Thanks. I'm just not sure to buy a new laptop, or a used rig that can game well. Going used is always risky business, though.
@SirOliverJames: Wait, do you actually need a laptop or not? Because you're much better of with a desktop in every aspect except mobility. It's gonna be cheaper, more flexible, better display... well better everything.
@Greg818 said:
I don't need it, no. I've never owned one, so wanted to give it a try. I've always used a desktop and would have no problem staying with a desktop either.
@SirOliverJames: Well, then you should definitely stick to a desktop, it's going to be much cheaper and last longer. The final decision is yours of course, that's just my 2 cents.