Laptop purchase question.

Volatile · May 24, 2010

Hey guys I am looking to spend $1000 MAX on a laptop for college. I have a beast of a machine at home for gaming so I am looking for something thats portable, fast and durable.
Currently I am looking at

ASUS U30JC-A1 NoteBook Intel Core i3 350M(2.26GHz)...

But before i sink a grand on a laptop I want to make sure i'm not missing anything. So my question is that the best I can get of a combo of battery life and power or is there something better?

MT Alex · May 24, 2010

Seems pretty spendy for a 13" screen. I know you want portablity, but there are similar speced machines in both 17.3", and even 18.4", for about the same price. Just my two cents.

entropy13 · May 24, 2010

If gaming is also important get at minimum something with a Mobility Radeon HD 5650. If battery is important try getting one with a Core i5 instead of the i7. If portability is important there's 15.6"-16.4" out there with more or less same specs as 17.3"-18.4".

Processor	Intel Core i7 920
Motherboard	Asus P6T
Cooling	Stock
Memory	12GB OCZ Tri Gold
Video Card(s)	Nvidia GTX 260
Storage	WD 1.0 TB, Seagate 1.5 TB.
Display(s)	AOC 19" Wide Screen
Case	Airflow Extreme (Forget Brand DX)
Audio Device(s)	HD Audio- Motherboard
Power Supply	Ultra 650W PSU
Software	Windows 7

Processor	AMD Ryzen 5 7600
Motherboard	Gigabyte B650 Aorus Elite AX
Cooling	Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE
Memory	Kingston Fury Beast DDR5-5600 16GBx2
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte Gaming OC AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT 16GB
Storage	TEAMGROUP T-Force Z440 2TB, SPower A60 2TB, SPower A55 2TB, Seagate 4TBx2, Samsung 870 2TB
Display(s)	AOC 24G2 + Xitrix WFP-2415
Case	Montech Air X
Audio Device(s)	Realtek onboard
Power Supply	Be Quiet! Pure Power 11 FM 750W 80+ Gold
Mouse	Logitech G304
Keyboard	Redragon K557 KAIA RGB Mechanical Keyboard
Software	Windows 10

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