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I'm in the market for a laptop for general use (Office apps, streaming media, browsing) at a sub-$1k price point, and finding that I no longer speak the language of hardware or fully grasp what's viable. As an example, I'm aiming for at least 16GB RAM, a 512GB SSD, Windows 11 without S mode, and if I do any gaming at all on it it will be so deeply retro as to make specs kind of irrelevant. So I look at this price drop, as a simple example, and ask: https://www.microcenter.com/product/670309/lenovo-loq-15aph8-156-gaming-laptop-storm-grey ... What's wrong with it to justify the price cut, other than that gamers only want what's new in hardware?
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# ? May 6, 2024 22:23 |
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# ? May 7, 2024 06:38 |
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Its old, not the best specs, kinda a plastic-y body. But not a bad choice. The 3050 may in fact be too much GPU for you. I like this Yoga for slightly more, better build quality, https://www.bestbuy.com/site/lenovo...p?skuId=6533951 This 16" LG Gram is also really nice if you want a bigger, 16" screen https://www.costco.com/lg-gram-16-i...4000213360.html Costco is a nice place to get a laptop too. That one you found is a good deal if you want a GPU though.
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# ? May 6, 2024 22:37 |
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Lockback posted:Its old, not the best specs, kinda a plastic-y body. But not a bad choice. The 3050 may in fact be too much GPU for you. I have enjoyed the Best Buy Experience one too many times over the years and am never going there again if I can help it, even though they're brick-and-mortar in a nearby tax-free state. Micro Center and Costco are both close; the last laptop I bought was Costco mail-order, so I certainly won't rule them out. To put it in perspective, my personal laptop is old enough that it's still running Windows 7, so anything at all gaming-wise would be a massive update. Frankly, though, I only anticipate using it for very old games, console emulators and MAME in that respect, so the only reason I stared hard at the LOQ was because of its unexpected drop into that price segment.
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# ? May 6, 2024 23:50 |
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Hp has a pretty nice deal for their 14in Pavilion Plus. HP Site quote:14" FHD+ (1920 x 1200, WUXGA+) 16:10, 300-nits, 45% NTSC, Anti-glare, IPS DIsplay 530USD If you wanted to go all out you could bump up the CPU/graphics and get an OLED display and still be under $800. Mental Hospitality fucked around with this message at 00:23 on May 7, 2024 |
# ? May 7, 2024 00:21 |
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Mental Hospitality posted:Hp has a pretty nice deal for their 14in Pavilion Plus. Definitely upgrade the display because the base 1200p 300nit is one of the worst I have personally used.
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# ? May 7, 2024 03:41 |