Help me pick out a laptop (750$ budget)

[rolltide101x]

My GF needs a laptop for college its primary purpose will be things like Photoshop and general use but me and her both enjoy PC gaming from time to time so we want a solid GPU (but do not care to run the latest games at 1080p or anything)



Our budget is about 750$



This is in first place right now because Lenovo build quality and honestly I have not found an overall better PC for less (Decent battery life would be preferred and since this has a "U" processor it should ensure that)



http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00SIMWIZW?keywords=y40-80&qid=1443712702&ref_=sr_1_1&sr=8-1

 

[filippi]

You should look at this new Skylake ASUS. Not bad for $640 (pre-order)

ASUS Laptop X555UB-NH51 Intel Core i5 6200U (2.30 GHz) 8 GB Memory 1 TB HDD NVIDIA GeForce 940M 15.6" Windows 10 Home

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834232793


Right now this is really good for $690: ASUS Laptop X555LB-NS71 Intel Core i7 5500U (2.40 GHz) 8 GB Memory 1 TB HDD NVIDIA GeForce 940M 15.6" Windows 8.1 64-Bit

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834232437
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834232376&cm_re=asus_940M-_-34-232-376-_-Product

Show the newegg link for your gf... She will want it badly

 

[naturesninja]

I would recommend the first one filippi posted if you can wait a week. The i7 U series aren't a big deal over their i5 U counterparts, so I don't recommend forking out the extra cash for one. There are some Acer i5 5200u/940m models on Newegg to be had for just under $500 as well, which is a pretty good deal. I have a couple, replaced the screens with IPS, added 8GB of RAM, and a 250GB SSD and are into them a little over $600 each (they were around $450 with coupon code when I bought them).

 

[rolltide101x]

The GPU is a little better in the Lenovo and I prefer AMD over Nvidia (though an Nvidia is not a deal breaker) so far I am sticking with the Lenovo. If anyone else or you guys have any other suggestions let me know!

 

[filippi]

The GPU is a little better in the Lenovo and I prefer AMD over Nvidia (though an Nvidia is not a deal breaker) so far I am sticking with the Lenovo. If anyone else or you guys have any other suggestions let me know!

For you sure but for your gf i really dont know. R9 M275 is 60W and 940M is 30W.
This is usually a deal breaker with girls: They dont like note-toasters like us

 

[rolltide101x]

Anybody have any other suggestions worth checking out before I buy the Lenovo?

 

[filippi]

Go ahead mate! And good luck!

Just dont show this thread for your gf

 

[filippi]

Go ahead mate! And good luck!

Just dont show this thread for your gf