| I was thinking of getting a Laptop for under 1000 canadian dollars. The following are mandatory for me. SSD Full HD matte screen Decent processor, atleast 6gb ram preferably a 13 inch lapotop. I found two laptops which are absolutely amazing. the Zenbook UX305 and Dell XPS 13. The dell starts at 1000 dollars and only comes with 4gb ram whereas the lenovo Ux305 comes with a core M processor and doesn"t have a proper hdmi port. I'm torn between these two, Any advice would be appreciated. If anyone owns any of these laptops could you please share your experience with it here. |
MAEC4333Jun 23, 2015 2:56 AM
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| I need a laptop for university so a 13 to 14 inch laptop is ideal for me. I read a lot of reviews and most tech sites recommended these laptops. The dell XPS 13 is outside of my range otherwise I would have gone for that. All other laptops seem to have atleast one major flaw like bad battery life, average screen or cheap build. |
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| I need a laptop which is both thin and light, custom built laptops are the exact opposite. I did some searching most custom built laptops still cost more than 1000$ and are mostly for gaming. I'll use my laptop mostly for multimedia and study, the minimum graphics requirement is that the laptop should be able to output 4k through HDMI. I'm using a laptop with 4gb ram and it fills up easily, so I atleast need 6gb. I'll be using this laptop for the next 4 years so its important that the laptop is future proof which is why I kept my laptop around 1000$. |
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| I don't know how to summarize this easily, but I have a high-spec laptop, and two fully custom built PCs, so for what it's worth hear me out. Also OP, where are you from? If you live in the GTA like I do, then prices vary greatly from other areas like the States. (I could send you links directly to flyers if you do, for what I consider to be excellent deals.) I can answer pretty much any question you have, but here is direct responses to your requirements: Screen Size: Buying ANY laptop with a screen that is NOT a 15.6" or 17.3" will be considered a 'premium' size, and therefore run you more costs. This includes the 13.3s and the 14s you sometimes find. I wouldn't settle if the laptop you choose runs 1366x768 native res if you want the best gaming experiences. Matte Screen: A matte screen isn't necessarily better than a back-lit screen, and is a costly personal preference severely limiting your options. RAM: Any laptop with 6GB is a dud. There should be AT LEAST 8GB ram, WITH ROOM for expansion on any laptop that is over $700 imo. You can easily buy laptops with 8GB ram starting at $500. SSD: It's a lot cheaper, and easier to choose higher spec, if you buy a laptop that doesn't have an SSD, but rather, an extra slot for a hard-drive, then add one. Side-note: Laptops are normally crippled compared to desktops because they run a lot hotter due to lack of space for fans. If you plan on gaming, try to find one that has excellent heatsinks/fans, but you may be sacrificing compactness for such a thing. Don't pay anything over $700 for something that isn't Intel i7. Intel is a lot safer than AMD for a laptop because of their running temps. (I use AMDs for both my PC builds but have a 3rd gen i7 for my laptop). I bought my laptop with 8GB ram, a 17.3" screen, 1TB harddrive, and an 3rd gen i7 laptop 3 years ago for $1000 (opted for 17.3 which was 200$ more but has native 1600x900), added another 8GB ram after 1 year (now 16gb), and it still has an extra hard drive slot if I decide to add an SSD (which is well worth the money IMO, but I don't need it as I already have my two desktops). It is still in the top 10% of laptops, benchmark wise. It has USB3.0 and HDMI, which were new to laptops at the time, so I made a really good choice with laptop :) SIDE NOTE: XPS, Alienware, and all those "premium gaming brands" are junk. They are pointlessly overpriced for their flashiness. The only good thing about them are their cooling abilities, which is easily offset if you have a decent laptop cooler (which you should invest in if you plan to game on a laptop). |
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| I'm using a 14inch laptop at the moment and I feel that the size is absolutely perfect. I'm willing to go under but not beyond this size, unless the laptop is good enough to chnage my mind. I own a PS3 and will most likely buy a PS4 in the future so gaming is not really a priority for me. I might also buy a gaming PC in the future ( when 4k gaming becomes feasible). I want a Matte screen because I hate reflections but if the laptop is good enough I could do with a glossy screen. Since I watch a lot of tv shows, animes its absolutely essential that the laptop has a good 1080p screen. ( Anything beyond 1080p is welcome as long as it has good batery life) A core i5 is more than enough for me, i7 is kind of a overkill unless you're doing something that requires intensive processing power like editing 4k video. An SSD is essential since I want performance, I won't be needing more than 128gb of space since I will be buying a 1tb portable hardrive alongside my laptop to store videos and pictures and backups. I'll also be c=keeping my old laptop which also has a 500gb hardrive. As for Ram, anything greater than 4gb will do fine for me. I don't need expanasion in my laptop. I NEED THE LAPTOP TO BE THIN AND LIGHT, I don't have a car so I'll be walking a lot and my laptop will always be in my bag along my books so this is absolutely essential. |
MAEC4333Jun 24, 2015 1:39 AM
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