new pc/laptop

[Charlton]

am looking for a new pc probably be going for a laptop a minefield out there some reviews good others crap anybody out there recently got one any views on make model will be greatful
want plenty memory 8gb and hard drive 1tb, will be using for photos/video making and of course writing my articles

 

[Pighunter]

I got a Lenovo when PC world ha them on special about £300 with 1tb hard drive runs perfect for what I use it for

 

[Neli Gingerson]

as you said video editing then get one with the best GPU you can aford, the HD and memory are easy and cheap to upgrade, but its the GPU that does the work when encoding video and with a laptop your stuck with what is built into the motherbord, got a idear of how much you want to spend?

might be a bit more than you want to spend but this is very good MSI GX70 3CC-228UK Destroyer 17.3" LED TFT, AMD A10-5750M, 8GB DDR3, 128GB SSD & 750GB HDD, R9 M290X 2GB GDDR5, Super-Multi - Windows 8.1 [GX70 3CC-228UK]

 

[Charlton]

as you said video editing then get one with the best GPU you can aford, the HD and memory are easy and cheap to upgrade, but its the GPU that does the work when encoding video and with a laptop your stuck with what is built into the motherbord, got a idear of how much you want to spend?

might be a bit more than you want to spend but this is very good MSI GX70 3CC-228UK Destroyer 17.3" LED TFT, AMD A10-5750M, 8GB DDR3, 128GB SSD & 750GB HDD, R9 M290X 2GB GDDR5, Super-Multi - Windows 8.1 [GX70 3CC-228UK]

thats a beast of a machine thinking about spending about £500

 

[garyp]

thats a beast of a machine thinking about spending about £500

For 500 you can get a really good quality latop, and a lot of them are much of the same across that price range.

Best thing to do is go to PC world where they have loads out on display and look at the different sizes of screens and type of screen.

Some are matt finish screens and are good for glare and reflections some will be "glossy" screens and look brighter but they pick up glare really bad.

See what make model suits. Check type of keyboard and case etc. Like I say the spec is going to be much the same.

That one posted above is cracking laptop but aimed at serious use like.

Also, and again its down to preference but they will push windows 8 buts its crap. Its really bad Lol. Windows 7 is far better and will be supported longer than the laptop will last. The better makes like HP and Dell will let you "downgrade" to windows7 without charge.

Hope this helps?

 

[cookie1992]

best thing to do is build a pc done it my self last year as the ones you buy are crap bought all parts new off ebay cane to around 550 thats 16gig of ram 2tb hdd 120gig ssd graphics card ect

 

[cookie1992]

899 for that laptop gose to show build your own a saved neally 300 comoared to that laptop and mine will wipe the floor for editing ect compared to that

 

[Charlton]

cheers lads had planned to go to PC world this weekend, hadn't thought about building my own, will ask my son if he fancies doing it, wouldn't know where to start if its not made of wood

 

[lasthope]

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try local pc fairs never been for a few years was one aways down Nissan or Northumbria Centre,Washington and newcastle racecourse much cheaper than pc world

 

[garyp]

Just to say, I never suggested buying from PC world, but to be fair some of the stuff they sell can't be beaten for the price. Especially when you factor in software etc.

PC fairs and building a computer from parts is all OK if you are that way inclined, and are happy to "tinker" and obviously you will need to buy windows and an office package. Couple hundred there straight away.

Cheers.

 

[Charlton]

going to also pop into the place I take mine for repair and see if he makes or sells pc's