Looking 4 a laptop 500-600.

[Abdullah R]

I need the best laptop ranging from 500-600 dollars,
These are the 2 best I've found so far, wondering if there are any better deals.

http://www.costco.com/.product.100077282.html?cm_sp=RichRelevance-_-categorypageHorizontalTop-_-PopularProductsInCategory&cm_vc=categorypageHorizontal

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/envy-15-6-laptop-8gb-memory-750gb-hard-drive/2374042.p?id=1219072222935&skuId=2374042&st=categoryid

I'm also wondering if the the other one is worth the extra $100.

 

[k1114]

What will the laptop be used for?

 

[Abdullah R]

It'll be use for school, some gaming (minecraft, skyrim, call of duty), java and C++ programming, and all the basic stuff (web browsing, email, etc.).

 

[k1114]

The hd 4000 isn't going to handle skyrim and you would probably want a quad core for programming.

 

[kaswyn]

At that price range, and if you want a dedicated video card (you really should), you don't have a lot of options. Try:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834314178
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834231455

 

[Abdullah R]

Skyrim runs pretty smoothly on hd 3000 on an old desktop I had so I thought it would work on hd 4400, and isn't the i7 4700MQ quad core? If I need quad core for programming then I should get the 600$ one right?

 

[k1114]

You don't "need" a quad core but compiling will be faster on a faster cpu. It's a multi threaded process so would be faster on the quad core i7 vs the dual core i5. The i5 has a weaker gpu, the hd 4000 whereas the i7 is a better hd 4600. The laptops kaswyn suggested have better gpus at the expense of getting an i5. They would be better for gaming and if your code isn't too complex then you may not even really need an i7.

 

[Abdullah R]

I heard that the hd 4600 is as powerful as the 720m. Is that true? Also, what do you mean by the code not being too complex. What would be too complex? I know that an i3 didn't handle one of my projects too well, so I used a school computer that used an xeon. If you're wondering I was doing, I was making a minecraft mod at the time.

 

[k1114]

The hd 4600 and 720m are really close. If the i3 wasn't handling it well then I'd say to go with the i7.

 

[Abdullah R]

Ok, I'll go with the i7. Thanks alot.