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Looking for a new laptop

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8/11/2015 11:16 am
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So, sometimes soon I may be purchasing a new laptop. I know that Desktops are much better for gaming, but due to certain circumstances I can only get a laptop.

I'm looking for a good laptop, that I plan to use to play games like Minecraft/Garrys mod, and a few other games on. I will have $400-600 to spend and maybe a little more. If you have any suggestions or know of a good laptop let me know

What it must have;
At LEAST 6GB RAM
At least a 2GHz Intel CPU. (Preferably Intel)

Optional requirement;
I'd like to be able to run GTAV at 25+ frames. I understand this isn't easy given my price but it is an optional requirement.

My goal is to be able to play Minecraft with 50+ frames constantly. Thanks for the read ya'll.
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08/11/2015 12:58 am
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looker1232
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Son. Just get a macbook
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08/11/2015 3:04 am
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Gealx3
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I don't think you have looked at this entire thread and people have said that a mac costs way more than the OP's price range.
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08/11/2015 11:16 am
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Shimeshi
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I'm not a fan of Macs. The goal of this thread was to help me find a low-price, decent laptop that could run Minecraft, GTAV, and a few other games decently. I'm 16, and can't get a job, so money isn't easy for me to come by. The cheaper the better, for me.
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08/10/2015 10:57 pm
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bean1008
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Buy a 400 dollar Asus. What I've been using for a year now.
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08/06/2015 7:52 pm
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Leeberator
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Get the refurbished Lenovo. The GPU core is stronger and it uses GDDR5 memory as opposed to the 940M's DDR3, which boosts performance by a lot. I'm talking night and day kind of memory bandwidth differences - I've seen 50+ GB/s bandwidth differences between two variants of the same GPU, one with DDR3 and one with GDDR5 memory.
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08/06/2015 11:22 pm
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Shimeshi
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The lenovo seems like a clear choice - I only have one concern. The RAM. Will not having the ability to boost from 8GB to 16GB hinder my gaming at all? I intend for this to be a replacement to a PS4, and want to be playing things like GTAV, Minecraft, The Elder Scrolls, etc etc. I know it won't run them maxed out, but that's fine.
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08/07/2015 7:08 pm
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Leeberator
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What do you mean? That laptop supports up to 16 GB RAM just fine.
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08/10/2015 10:24 pm
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Shimeshi
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Oh. Didn't realize that o.e I'm not too familiar with upgrading laptops in any way whatsoever xP
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08/07/2015 12:45 am
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Rice
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I've had 8gb for almost 2 years and I have never used anywhere near all of it (other than playing ARMA III while hosting an arma 3 server and having lots of chrome tabs open looking at scripts for said arma server) so you should be fine
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08/07/2015 12:22 pm
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Shimeshi
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Oh, sweet. This Lenovo seems about perfect! Thanks for the help, ya'll.
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08/06/2015 3:06 pm
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08/06/2015 4:28 pm
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Shimeshi
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That looks fantastic! Now, would that be better than the following laptop - performance wise?

http://www.amazon.com/Acer-E5-573G-59C3 ... re+E5-573T
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08/06/2015 2:20 am
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Anxiety Opossum
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If you're willing to spend a bit extra, lenovo's currently got a sale on their gaming laptops. Here's a link for ya: http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/le ... 9:00013DE0:
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08/06/2015 1:38 pm
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Shimeshi
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Those computers are awesome, and I would love to have one. However, I won't have the money for them before the sale ends. Whichever PC I go for will more than likely not be purchased for 3-5 weeks.
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08/05/2015 11:32 pm
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Shimeshi
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Bump, I suppose.
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08/05/2015 2:21 pm
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i suggest a mac, they arent really gaming computers i know but they are so darn fast!
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08/06/2015 2:21 am
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Johnanater
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Really...? He said he wanted to play GTA V. Which from what I've seen is a really good looking (graphics wise) game. Macs are slow. I can't run Chrome with 50 tabs open. Sheesh. (jk) But they aren't what @OP wants and is WAY over the budget.
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08/05/2015 3:23 pm
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Shimeshi
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Thanks for the suggestion, but I'm not a mac fan.
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08/05/2015 2:25 pm
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RoboShadow
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>400-600 budget
>recommends Mac

OP doesn't have room in the budget for a $1000 laptop
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08/05/2015 2:07 pm
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Shimeshi
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08/07/2015 1:36 pm
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I recommend getting that one from amazon.
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08/07/2015 1:40 pm
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Shimeshi
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I'll probably be going with this Lenovo http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... -_-Product
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08/05/2015 3:10 pm
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MCCubs19
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The Acer Aspire one looks good. You are going to want some type of dedicated graphics card before even thinking about running GTA
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08/05/2015 3:06 pm
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serdarminecraft
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DEFINETLYYY the second one. The amazon one. Your gonna be able to play gta 5 at medium or low settings. Not 60 fps though. Probably not much higher than 1366*768 resolution
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08/05/2015 3:15 pm
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Shimeshi
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If I could play GTAV on low/medium with 25+ frames, I would be happy. I'm hoping to get one of these laptops instead of a PS4 - and it will be used for gaming, though sadly I can't afford anything like a Razer.
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08/05/2015 5:34 am
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08/05/2015 1:44 am
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Shimeshi
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One more optional requirement;
I'd like to be able to play GTAV (even on minimum settings) at 25+ frames. I know this is a bit demanding for the price, but this one is optional.
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08/05/2015 12:58 am
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Shimeshi
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Hmm, interesting suggestions. I found this laptop - What do ya'll think about it, for the price? I'd be willing to drop the dough for this one, if it'd be able to do what I ask (should).
http://www.qvc.com/Shp97-Acer-15-Window ... ?$uslarge$
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08/05/2015 12:18 am
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BrotherBacon
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okay so i play both of these games minecraft and gmod i've gone through many different tech experts at hardware stores for laptop hunting and i ended up with the toshiba satellite L50 - b i love this guy so much ^_^ he gets me smooth framerates and is a great entry level computer - also the price is really great for starters.
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08/05/2015 12:08 am
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Shimeshi
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Edit;

I spoke with my mother a bit more(she's the one who will primarily be paying for it, I'm only 16), and it's preferable to come from http://www.qvc.com/ or http://www.hsn.com/ for various financial reasons. Sorry for such the specific requirements.
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08/04/2015 10:30 pm
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08/04/2015 11:55 pm
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Kingdomapbuilder
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Goes way over OP's budget
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08/06/2015 12:16 am
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Leeberator
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Wow, the laptop was $350 when I listed it.

Go with the laptop with the 940M in it, though.
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08/04/2015 11:42 pm
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Shimeshi
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Thank you for the suggestion, but I'm unsure if I'd be able to actually take apart the laptop. Never done that before o.o First time for everything, I suppose.
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08/04/2015 11:50 pm
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Karbru
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Most laptops I've taken apart the ram is simple to install. Just a couple of screws on the back and you get the ram slots. SSD's may require a bit more skill to find the hard drive area. Really depending on the laptop.

EDIT: [yt]www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmsFDi_qsnQ[/yt]
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