laptop advice needed

Darkgundam111 · Jul 28, 2011, 02:05 AM

I am looking for a laptop that is around 3-4.5 lbs maybe 5. Hd video capable so i can plug into a hd tv. No need for gaming. Battery life doesnt need to be that good as i will have it plugged in a lot for home use. I would also like for it to be cool and quiet. Around $600, absolute max is $700, but hopefully not that much since i dont need a dedicated gpu. I have a 1 terrabyte external hard drive so dont need top much storage space either. Around 13.3-15.3 inch screen.

Thatguy · Jul 28, 2011, 02:15 AM

Look into the new AMD offerings with APU's. should be right up your alley !

kciaccio · Jul 28, 2011, 02:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thatguy

Look into the new AMD offerings with APU's. should be right up your alley !

You might have to wait awhile for these.
http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=149632

Thatguy · Jul 28, 2011, 02:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kciaccio

You might have to wait awhile for these.
http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=149632

already shipping APU not bulldzoer.

APU's are already in channel and have been for a month or so now. Rave reviews.

kciaccio · Jul 28, 2011, 02:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Thatguy

already shipping APU not bulldzoer.

APU's are already in channel and have been for a month or so now. Rave reviews.

For desktops, not laptops.

Thatguy · Jul 28, 2011, 02:26 AM

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Originally Posted by kciaccio

For desktops, not laptops.

Shipping Toshiba has one out as do several other manu's. I am pulling a list together right now.

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/gadgetrevi...9-and-up/25565

most recent list I could find.

all priced within the ops reach and with the proper alignment of specifications.

http://www.toshibadirect.com/td/b2c/...oid=2000004024

kciaccio · Jul 28, 2011, 02:32 AM

http://www.toshibadirect.com/td/b2c/...oid=2000004024

nice laptop but not the new FX APU.

Thatguy · Jul 28, 2011, 02:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kciaccio

http://www.toshibadirect.com/td/b2c/...oid=2000004024

nice laptop but not the new FX APU.

That is the APU for this year for MOBILE

Are you a fucking troll ?

heres a top of the line AMD apu model, things been sold out a bunch though
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...SvHrGxe0TFvHGg

kciaccio · Jul 28, 2011, 02:44 AM

Are you a fucking troll ?

No, I was under the impression desktop FX's just came out and laptop versions were still on the way. Especially when you are showing 1.5 Ghz laptops to him.

personally I would not buy a 1.5 Ghz anything but a phone.

Thatguy · Jul 28, 2011, 02:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kciaccio

Are you a fucking troll ?

No, I was under the impression desktop FX's just came out and laptop versions were still on the way. Especially when you are showing 1.5 Ghz laptops to him.

personally I would not buy a 1.5 Ghz anything but a phone.

Yep, your a troll, those at downclock energy saver speeds. It actually goes 2.4ghz when the need arises.

BTW FX's series CPU's haven't even launched yet.

So please, STFU

kciaccio · Jul 28, 2011, 03:11 AM

Sorry That guy,

That was my dipshit friend sitting at my desk messing with my shit. I don't even comment on laptop stuff on this forum since I don't even own one.

I will bitch slap him for you .lol

happita · Jul 28, 2011, 03:13 AM

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Originally Posted by kciaccio

ya 2.4 turbo is blazing fast in today's offerings. My bad. lol

You must live under a rock, like that 1 geico commercial...pretty funny but got old quick...

Anyway, the reason that majority of laptop users have them is because it is to be mobile and the problem with that is that they want to be able to use their laptop AS LONG AS POSSIBLE without having to charge it back up again. Hence the 1.5Ghz Quad Core CPU should be PERFECT for regular word processing/photo editing/video editing...nothing TOO hardcore about it, but if the need arises, like was said earlier...it can be bumped up to 2.4Ghz, which is a pretty significant bump in clock speed.

Anyways, I digress from the topic at hand...

List of AMD APU's that are currently on the egg for laptops:

lenovo IdeaPad Z575 (129925U) Notebook AMD A-Serie...

TOSHIBA Satellite P775D-S7230 Notebook AMD A-Serie...

Acer Aspire AS5560G-SB485 Notebook AMD A-Series A8...
^all 3 are $700

TOSHIBA Satellite L745D-S4230 Notebook AMD A-Serie...

HP Pavilion dv6-6110us Notebook AMD A-Series A6-34...

TOSHIBA Satellite P745D-S4240 Notebook AMD A-Serie...
^all 3 are low $600

Thatguy · Jul 28, 2011, 03:32 AM

nice selection, fucking intel trolls piss me off. Right now AMD has the Product in the sweet spot price range ! funny as I own a intel based laptop and its been a great workhorse.

happita · Jul 28, 2011, 03:39 AM

I would have recommended others, but AMD hit it on the head with their lineup. The $600 range laptops are just such a good value for what you get. Anything higher up, I would definitely have to recommend the i5 or i7 laptops.

Darkgundam111 · Jul 28, 2011, 03:48 AM

Umm so which laptops are suited for my preferences? Im not understanding what this about amd is. I am not a fanboy tho so i dont mind amd or intel, just something that works best in my range.

Thatguy · Jul 28, 2011, 03:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Darkgundam111

Umm so which laptops are suited for my preferences? Im not understanding what this about amd is. I am not a fanboy tho so i dont mind amd or intel, just something that works best in my range.

the AMD laptops listed above, they have a graphics processor "fairly powerful actually" and the cpu integrated into one chip. Its a huge costs saving, reduces packaging costs and dramatically increases performance.

Dollar for dollar AMD a8-3500 and a6-3450 systems are the best bang for the buck. Great battery life, excelent media playback, most of them have 15inch screens minimum.

Right now AMD fusion laptops with a4/a6/a8 chips are the best bang for the buck on the market and will even do some fiarly intensive gaming.

You can't go wrong with the products the have out today. check some of the links above, they fall in you desired 600-700 range and they will give incrediable performance for the $$.

if you need more cpu performance "not what you indicated" intel I series but your looking at 750 and up.

Quote:

You must live under a rock, like that 1 geico commercial...pretty funny but got old quick...

Anyway, the reason that majority of laptop users have them is because it is to be mobile and the problem with that is that they want to be able to use their laptop AS LONG AS POSSIBLE without having to charge it back up again. Hence the 1.5Ghz Quad Core CPU should be PERFECT for regular word processing/photo editing/video editing...nothing TOO hardcore about it, but if the need arises, like was said earlier...it can be bumped up to 2.4Ghz, which is a pretty significant bump in clock speed.

Anyways, I digress from the topic at hand...

List of AMD APU's that are currently on the egg for laptops:

lenovo IdeaPad Z575 (129925U) Notebook AMD A-Serie...

TOSHIBA Satellite P775D-S7230 Notebook AMD A-Serie...

Acer Aspire AS5560G-SB485 Notebook AMD A-Series A8...
^all 3 are $700

TOSHIBA Satellite L745D-S4230 Notebook AMD A-Serie...

HP Pavilion dv6-6110us Notebook AMD A-Series A6-34...

TOSHIBA Satellite P745D-S4240 Notebook AMD A-Serie...
^all 3 are low $600
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Darkgundam111 · Jul 28, 2011, 07:38 PM

Thanks for the list, i will consider buying one of those

kurosagi01 · Jul 28, 2011, 08:05 PM

I have found a AMD 3300M not a 3400M cpu which was listed for $549.
lenovo IdeaPad Z575 (129922U) Notebook AMD A-Serie...

Jul 28, 2011, 02:05 AM	#1
Darkgundam111 Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 625 (0.42/day) Thanks: 200 Thanked 18 Times in 14 Posts System Specs	laptop advice needed I am looking for a laptop that is around 3-4.5 lbs maybe 5. Hd video capable so i can plug into a hd tv. No need for gaming. Battery life doesnt need to be that good as i will have it plugged in a lot for home use. I would also like for it to be cool and quiet. Around $600, absolute max is $700, but hopefully not that much since i dont need a dedicated gpu. I have a 1 terrabyte external hard drive so dont need top much storage space either. Around 13.3-15.3 inch screen.

Processor:	QuadCore AMD Phenom II X4 Black Edition 940, 3500 MHz
Motherboard:	Biostar TA790GX XE
Cooling:	fans and hs
Memory:	CORSAIR XMS2 DHX 4GB (2 x 2GB) 800mhz 4-4-4-12
Video Card:	Galaxy GTX 460 [retired -> XFX 8600 GTS (931/1917/2300)
Hard Disk:	OCZ Vertex LE
CRT/LCD Model:	Acer G235H
Case:	Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower
Sound Card:	motherboard built in
PSU:	CORSAIR CMPSU-550VX 550W
Software:	windows 7 ultimate 64

Processor:	QuadCore Intel Core i7-2600K, 4433 MHz (43 x 103)
Motherboard:	Asus P8Z68 DELUXE GEN 3
Cooling:	Corsair H60
Memory:	8 gigs DDR3 Corsair Vengeance 1600
Video Card:	POWER COLOR HD6870 EYEFINITY 6 EDITION 2GB
Hard Disk:	KINGSTON HYPER X 120G SSD
Optical Drive:	ATAPI iHAS224
CRT/LCD Model:	Quad set of Acer X193X's AND 2 Dell P2210 - 22"
Case:	Silverstone Raven 2 WHITE LIMITED EDITION
PSU:	NZXT HALE 750
Software:	Windows 7 Ultimate 64 Bit

Processor:	QuadCore Intel Core i7-2600K, 4433 MHz (43 x 103)
Motherboard:	Asus P8Z68 DELUXE GEN 3
Cooling:	Corsair H60
Memory:	8 gigs DDR3 Corsair Vengeance 1600
Video Card:	POWER COLOR HD6870 EYEFINITY 6 EDITION 2GB
Hard Disk:	KINGSTON HYPER X 120G SSD
Optical Drive:	ATAPI iHAS224
CRT/LCD Model:	Quad set of Acer X193X's AND 2 Dell P2210 - 22"
Case:	Silverstone Raven 2 WHITE LIMITED EDITION
PSU:	NZXT HALE 750
Software:	Windows 7 Ultimate 64 Bit

Jul 28, 2011, 02:32 AM	#7
kciaccio Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 314 (0.21/day) Thanks: 59 Thanked 51 Times in 43 Posts System Specs	http://www.toshibadirect.com/td/b2c/...oid=2000004024 nice laptop but not the new FX APU. __________________ CPU-Z validation sig pics temporarily blocked

Jul 28, 2011, 02:15 AM	#2
Thatguy Banned Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 658 (0.72/day) Thanks: 4 Thanked 74 Times in 59 Posts	Look into the new AMD offerings with APU's. should be right up your alley !

Jul 28, 2011, 02:44 AM	#9
kciaccio Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 314 (0.21/day) Thanks: 59 Thanked 51 Times in 43 Posts System Specs	Are you a fucking troll ? No, I was under the impression desktop FX's just came out and laptop versions were still on the way. Especially when you are showing 1.5 Ghz laptops to him. personally I would not buy a 1.5 Ghz anything but a phone. __________________ CPU-Z validation sig pics temporarily blocked

Jul 28, 2011, 03:11 AM	#11
kciaccio Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 314 (0.21/day) Thanks: 59 Thanked 51 Times in 43 Posts System Specs	Sorry That guy, That was my dipshit friend sitting at my desk messing with my shit. I don't even comment on laptop stuff on this forum since I don't even own one. I will bitch slap him for you .lol __________________ CPU-Z validation sig pics temporarily blocked

Processor:	Intel i5-2500k @ 4.0GHz
Motherboard:	ASRock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3
Cooling:	CM Hyper 212 EVO
Memory:	8GB DDR3 1866 Gskill Snipers 9-10-9-28
Video Card:	HIS 5850 soon to be MSI 7950
Hard Disk:	240GB Corsair Force GT SSD + 750GB WD Caviar Black
Optical Drive:	Asus Black 16x DVD SATA
CRT/LCD Model:	23' Dell AW2310
Case:	Corsair 550D
Sound Card:	Creative SB X-Fi Fatality Professional
PSU:	Corsair AX750
Software:	Windows 7 Pro

Jul 28, 2011, 03:32 AM	#13
Thatguy Banned Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 658 (0.72/day) Thanks: 4 Thanked 74 Times in 59 Posts	nice selection, fucking intel trolls piss me off. Right now AMD has the Product in the sweet spot price range ! funny as I own a intel based laptop and its been a great workhorse.

Jul 28, 2011, 03:39 AM	#14
happita Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: East Coast, USA Posts: 2,046 (0.97/day) Thanks: 210 Thanked 304 Times in 246 Posts System Specs	I would have recommended others, but AMD hit it on the head with their lineup. The $600 range laptops are just such a good value for what you get. Anything higher up, I would definitely have to recommend the i5 or i7 laptops. __________________ co5 is cal i htpc: work in progress.. HeatWare - http://www.heatware.com/eval.php?id=71725

Jul 28, 2011, 03:48 AM	#15
Darkgundam111 Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 625 (0.42/day) Thanks: 200 Thanked 18 Times in 14 Posts System Specs	Umm so which laptops are suited for my preferences? Im not understanding what this about amd is. I am not a fanboy tho so i dont mind amd or intel, just something that works best in my range.

Jul 28, 2011, 07:38 PM	#17
Darkgundam111 Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 625 (0.42/day) Thanks: 200 Thanked 18 Times in 14 Posts System Specs	Thanks for the list, i will consider buying one of those

Jul 28, 2011, 08:05 PM	#18
kurosagi01 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Northampton,UK Posts: 2,578 (1.69/day) Thanks: 93 Thanked 417 Times in 390 Posts System Specs	I have found a AMD 3300M not a 3400M cpu which was listed for $549. lenovo IdeaPad Z575 (129922U) Notebook AMD A-Serie... __________________ PSN: kurosagi01\|steamid: phalanx-88\| xfire: itachiasuka Heatware Laptop Clubhouse"join" Laptop: HP Compaq 6735s AMD Turion X2 2.0GHZ\|4GB DDR2 667\|250GB HD\|ATI Radeon HD3200\|Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit

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Cooling:	Stock+2x120mm CM blue LED fan+1x120mm Xigmatek White LED
Memory:	Corsair Vengeance 2x2GB 1600MHz
Video Card:	MSI OC Nvidia GTX660 2GB 1006/1072/6008MHz
Hard Disk:	Western Digital Caviar Black 500GB+Hitachi Deskstar 250GB+Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB
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