Looking for a new laptop

Forums › Laptops and mobile computers › Looking for a new laptop

dcole13

534 posts

Ultimate Geek

#151400 24-Aug-2014 13:36

Hi,

Since my old laptop is getting quite old I am looking into a new laptop or a really cheap one and building a PC to remote desktop into. Currently I'm just looking into a laptop, and I just wanted to see if anyone had any recommendations. I would like it to have a nice battery life, fast program navigating, the ability to have 40+ chrome tabs open (yes I actually do this sometimes), and to be able to do light gaming (CS:GO). Does anyone have any recommendations?

Thanks

Home ADSL: School:

billgates

4705 posts

Uber Geek

Trusted

#1114546 24-Aug-2014 13:48

Budget?

Do whatever you want to do man.

dcole13

534 posts

Ultimate Geek

#1114547 24-Aug-2014 13:56

billgates: Budget?

$800

Home ADSL: School:

billgates

4705 posts

Uber Geek

Trusted

#1114552 24-Aug-2014 14:10

The below HP s a good buy for the specs. HP website says it is a Full HD (1920 X 1080) display.

http://www.noelleeming.co.nz/shop/computers/notebooks/pc-notebook-computers/hp-15-p006ax-15-6-silver-notebook/prod131123.html#features-tab

Do whatever you want to do man.

mattwnz

20141 posts

Uber Geek

#1114564 24-Aug-2014 14:33

Does it have a touch screen? Windows 8 really requires that option, as navigating windows 8 with a touch oaf I could imagine would be one of the worst user experiences. If getting a new laptop, I would highly recommend a touch screen if getting windows 8, unless you are downgrading to windows 7.

billgates

4705 posts

Uber Geek

Trusted

#1114591 24-Aug-2014 15:21

HP's website and Noel Leeming's page does not say so so I would say NO to the touchscreen. For the value for money tag, this is good considering the screen resolution of 1920 x 1080 which is hard to come by for $800 budget.

Do whatever you want to do man.

Technofreak

6530 posts

Uber Geek

Trusted

#1114593 24-Aug-2014 15:27

mattwnz: Does it have a touch screen? Windows 8 really requires that option, as navigating windows 8 with a touch oaf I could imagine would be one of the worst user experiences. If getting a new laptop, I would highly recommend a touch screen if getting windows 8, unless you are downgrading to windows 7.

I Haven't use Windows 8 much but the one computer I've used the most with Window 8 doesn't have a touch screen and its no problem without the touch screen

Sony Xperia XA2 running Sailfish OS. https://sailfishos.org The true independent open source mobile OS
Samsung Galaxy Tab S6
Dell Inspiron 14z i5

Batman

Mad Scientist
29760 posts

Uber Geek

Trusted

Lifetime subscriber

#1114647 24-Aug-2014 17:00

I have not used the touch screen after the first week

Equinox IT

Cloud spending continues to surge globally, but most organisations haven’t made the changes necessary to maximise the value and cost-efficiency benefits of their cloud investments. Download the whitepaper From Overspend to Advantage now.

Handle9

11386 posts

Uber Geek

Trusted

Lifetime subscriber

#1114648 24-Aug-2014 17:05

Windows 8.1 and classic shell make a touch screen irrelevant

Edit: stupid auto correct.

dcole13

534 posts

Ultimate Geek

#1114649 24-Aug-2014 17:07

I prefer Windows 8 over Windows 7 but jesus christ on Windows 8.1 the search is sooooooo slow.

Home ADSL: School:

mattwnz

20141 posts

Uber Geek

#1114650 24-Aug-2014 17:08

Technofreak:
mattwnz: Does it have a touch screen? Windows 8 really requires that option, as navigating windows 8 with a touch oaf I could imagine would be one of the worst user experiences. If getting a new laptop, I would highly recommend a touch screen if getting windows 8, unless you are downgrading to windows 7.
I Haven't use Windows 8 much but the one computer I've used the most with Window 8 doesn't have a touch screen and its no problem without the touch screen

It is fine if you disable metro and install a start menu, but metro on a non touch laptop is painful. Hopefully the proper start menu will get added to 8, and not just added to 9. Windows 8 is slowly improving with each update.