Question Laptop Suggestions - Under $1200

[Molon Labe]

Enrolled in Cybersecurity program for school.

Finished cyber security fundamentals and starting ccna 1 & 2, at home casually taking a kali course by Joseph Delgadillo. (Great YT course)

When it comes to virtualization, I know that RAM is more of a factor closely followed by CPU/core counts to dedicate to each VM, which for my purposes should not yield past 4 VMs*

I would love nothing more if I could get by w/ an under $400 laptop, hell even $600(Acer Aspire E15 i3/I5 models), but I am having difficulty finding a 16gb ram i7 laptop thats under $1200.

I do not care/need a dedicated GPU yet the ones that I've seen like the new Acer Predator Helios 300 (ph315-52-78vl) have them. https://www.amazon.com/Acer-Predato...or+helios+300&qid=1562361069&s=gateway&sr=8-1

Dell XPS's are like $1400, but I know they have sales from time to time.

Budget: $1200 or under please.

 

[Crosslhs82x2]

Would this 1 meet you needs?
I have this model
The 16gb ram is 1 stick it has 2 ram slots and can run 32gb.
I just put in 2x8 16gb G.Skill ripjaws 2666
And i know you didn't mention about gaming but the ram upgrade helped my ghost recon look and run much smoother.

Would advise intel xtu undervolting to -0.150 to -0.155
To cut down the heat and power limit throttling.
Also suggest having it elevated or on a good laptop cooler / stand for max airflow.
You can adjust fans for silent/balanced/ overboost. Using fn+f5 keys.
Hope this helps.

 

[Molon Labe]

Would this 1 meet you needs?
I have this model
The 16gb ram is 1 stick it has 2 ram slots and can run 32gb.
I just put in 2x8 16gb G.Skill ripjaws 2666
And i know you didn't mention about gaming but the ram upgrade helped my ghost recon look and run much smoother.

Would advise intel xtu undervolting to -0.150 to -0.155
To cut down the heat and power limit throttling.
Also suggest having it elevated or on a good laptop cooler / stand for max airflow.
You can adjust fans for silent/balanced/ overboost. Using fn+f5 keys.
Hope this helps.

What model are you talking about??? Im confused here...

 

[Crosslhs82x2]

Totally sorry i forgot the link.
https://www.amazon.com/i7-8750H-Pro...2420900&s=gateway&sprefix=asus+fx504gm&sr=8-1

 

[Crosslhs82x2]

Here is Micro Center at the top of the page lick change city to see if there is 1 near you.
As you check them out what sucks is the in store only so no online sale/ shipping to you.

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[Molon Labe]

Totally sorry i forgot the link.
https://www.amazon.com/i7-8750H-Pro...2420900&s=gateway&sprefix=asus+fx504gm&sr=8-1

8th gen vs 9th like the acer is, i like asus over acer however.
rog strix scar is newer and cheaper but way less reviews on it.



i need to see how the new helios reviews out i guess

 

[Crosslhs82x2]

So are you lucky as i feel to live near a micro center?
If you find 1 that suits your needs from say amazon, newegg, frys, best buy cheaper and M C has it in stock (must be exact same model and specs) then M C will price match.
Also if you find 1 that can handle 16gb/32gb but only has 8gb in it,
right now is a great time to be upgrading memory as the prices keep dropping.
I just purchased this memory for $77.99
No more then a month ago and it dropped even more.

DDR4-2666 : Laptop Memory/RAM : Micro Center

Microcenter.com has the best deals on Laptop Memory, Laptop RAM, Laptop Memory Upgrades, DDR2 Memory, DDR3 Memory, and more all available at your local Micro Center Computer Store!

www.microcenter.com