What laptop should I get?

[TTD187]

I currently have a laptop with an i7 CPU and GT 630M graphics and beats audio (4 speakers and 2 subwoofers).
That laptop is unfortunately dead now (it seems) so I'd like to make a replacement, however, I'm not sure what to get. I should have my new pic built tomorrow which will be be perfect for my gaming needs, but ills till need a device for everyday tasks like document creation, watching YouTube videos and listening to music (my pic will be plugged into my to to make all that somewhat inconvenient)

I obviously won't need to have such powerful processing as the heavier stuff will definitely be done on my pc. I think I'm looking more for sound quality than anything but do still want to be able to multitask and if ever ended, very light gaming (I imagine Intel HD 4000 graphics would be more than enough for me)

Does anyone have an idea how I should start looking for a laptop based on those spec? What type of CPU and GPU should I look for etc?

Thank you

 

[rockie_]

Core i5 + Geforce 840M and faster
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834231960&cm_re=840m-_-34-231-960-_-Product
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834317890&cm_re=860m-_-34-317-890-_-Product

 

[TTD187]

Core i5 + Geforce 840M and faster
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834231960&cm_re=840m-_-34-231-960-_-Product
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834317890&cm_re=860m-_-34-317-890-_-Product

But would I really need the dedicated graphics performance? I highly doubt I'd ever need to use anything above what I already do and probably less than that. Before my laptop died, the 630M was only ever being used in games and steam.

Plus after looking, it seems to not be available in the uk :/

 

[rockie_]

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A laptop with Core i3 / i5 / i7 with base clock 2.3GHz is good for everyday use .

http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu_list.php

 

[rockie_]

Lenovo
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Lenovo-G505s-15-6-inch-Laptop-Integrated/dp/B00H51WNQG/ref=sr_1_19?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1412510015&sr=1-19&keywords=i5+4200m

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Lenovo-G500-15-6-inch-Laptop-Integrated/dp/B00HR6U4GU/ref=sr_1_36?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1412510326&sr=1-36&keywords=i3+laptop

 

[TTD187]

I'd really like something with some good sound quality so having a subwoofer to slightly increase my experience would be much grateful. In my old laptop, I had 4 speakers and 2 subwoofers which made the experience sound fantastic!

Obviously, beats is only available for HP, so are there any other brands with comparable sound quality?

I'm also thinking of keeping my budget to be around £500, but if I can go less, I will happily do so.

 

[velo3100]

I would say asus but they are expensive. you could try and get a x series for that price as some have an subwoofer included.