For those who want to purchase a laptop.
Hello everyone. This article is entirely Dedicated to laptops, how to choose them and what can be found on the market now.
I chose a laptop for a long time. I chose. A lot of time has passed (the warranty period has not yet ended) and now, having digging even more material, reviews and various facts, I decided to write about how to choose a laptop. This article, Clear business, not an instruction to action, I just want Share some information, give an impetus, or on the contrary to clarify Some facts which you could not find. The article is intended for users whose level of knowledge of computers and their components is approximately in the middle or beginners. I will not surprise experienced lamers, and I’m not going to do it. In fact, I offer material which he himself was looking for , when I chose my laptop.
As a small prologue, I will say: I took Lenovo Ideapad V580 for $ 700 . Why Lenovo? – to date It is this company that receives the smallest amount of criticism and offers its products at very good prices. There is also Samsung (but they want a lot for the brand), There is Acer (but they practically bypass the average budget level – either cheap or expensive). Also, we must not forget about the giant Asus, But, there is very large but! Recently, ASUS has been going on a lot of negative assessments, complain about everything – from the failure after the warranty period, to the rapid failure of the keyboard and a very high level of temperature of the components. And there is another horse on this field: HP is not a bad company, which gives delicious devices for very adequate Suma, but again, we do not overpay when buying, but it is possible that we do not overpaid when repairing. I will immediately give a little basic information that is known to many Someone will come in handy.
First – To select a laptop, it is very useful to use the site: www.NOTEBOOK-CENTER.ru On it you will easily find all the information on any video card, general characteristics, description, and reviews, almost every modern laptop.
Second – To date, the situation in the struggle between AMD and Intel is this: Intel leads a little, but you overpay a very tidy sum for it. And also an important fact, most processors from Intel are equipped with two nuclear processors with a fairly high frequency. AMD, in turn, most models make 4 nuclear with a lower frequency. What is the difference? -Two nuclear in any operation give out maximum production, 4 nuclear people are slowly accelerated, that is, the more resource-intensive process is launched, the more powerful the processor works. In practice, we see the following. For example, we launch the game on 2 and 4 nuclear on medium settings, now there will be more FPS on a kopeck piece, but as soon as we increase the settings to the ultra, the head of the nuclear can be given here, as it will use all its potential.
Third, Again, many people know, but for many this is a revelation: do not stir up to give an extra 100-200 hryvnias for a more voluminous hard drive, this will give you a faster loading of the OS, an increase in the overall furry of your operating system. And it is also very important, do not neglect the presence of a SSD disk – such a little thing even on 24 GB will contain your OS and you will notice how much the speed of your computer will increase.
ATTENTION! When buying laptops, look at the bean in the model, for example, there are 2 almost the same process – Intel i5 3210M and Intel i5 3210U -The only difference is that the Bukovka U is responsible for work at lower frequencies, instead of the expected 2.5-3.1 GHz, we get 1.7 GHz.
While stopping, I will add along the article.
Well, that’s all it was a lyrical digression, let’s start choosing a laptop for ourselves! And, a second, we will make a small restriction – all the laptops will be designed for fairly good performance and will be from the category of multimedia centers and a little gaming (although a gaming laptop, not the most successful acquisition). Well, now, let’s go.
Let’s choose the price of which you count when buying, or what price segment of this market you are interested in (I tried to choose laptops so that the price in almost all cases clearly corresponded to their capabilities.):
500-625 $
630-750 $
760+ $
There is a very bad option Lenovo IDEAPAD V580A (59-342660). This model is equipped with a video card GeForce GT 640M, 4 GB of RAM, but at the same time a very average processor i3 2310m. The laptop will be able to show a magnificent result in any modern program, whether it is autocad, 3dmax, Visual Studio and others. But in games he will not be as good as his brothers with i5. As a verdict: it costs $ 562.
Another of the most expensive but very productive laptops (the price in the range is $ 560-585)- HP Pavilion G7-2277SR (C1Z57EA) laptop – Of the minuses, it can only notice the absence of an integrated video card. Of the pluses – the presence SSD on 24 GB, What is a very good buns in a modern laptop and to everything – Diagonal 17.3 inches, Although almost all laptops with such a filling and a similar price category have a diagonal of 15.6.
Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E530 (3259BH3) – the model costs $ 500, equippedGEFORCE GT 635M, PROCOCESOR – Intel Pentium B980 (2.4 GHz), RAM – 4 GB. Cheap laptop. With a noto most powerful Pozzor, a very decent video card is worth. Manufacturer Lenovo, that is, for quality, I think, will not have to be lamented. For those who do not chase the ultra settings in new games, such a machine can very much pass, perhaps E530 One of the best in terms of price/quality ratio.
We will also not discount Acer accounts. Their laptop Acer Aspire V3-571G-33118G1TMAII – Very promising small.GeForce GT 640, HDD 1 TB, RAM 8 GB. The picture slightly spoils only the percent – Intel i3 3110m (2.4 GHz) – Price $ 612. There is no good distrust to Acer, so the given model can be safely considered for purchase.
And one more Acer – laptop Acer Aspire V3-551G-10466G75MAKK (NX.M0aeu.005): for $ 555 is one of the best options. On board a discrete video card(Radeon HD 7670 1GB), AMD Quad-Core A10-4600M (2.3 – 3.2 GHz) And 6 GB of RAM, Great laptop from a good manufacturer. Amid lovers, for reasonable money, this device is just Masthev. We also attribute to the best in the ratio of price/quality.
Well, let’s not bypass Samsung. Samsung 300E5 (NP300E5X-S04RU) – Average device for considerable money for such a filling ($ 600).Intel Core i5-3210m (2.5 GHz), RAM 4 GB, HDD 500 GB, NVIDIA GeForce 620M, 1 GB. Weak content but for this you get a very high -quality laptop, with an excellent battery that will last a very long time.
There is not enough asus on our list, we will sew this cell not bad enough:ASUS K56CM (K56CM-XX056D) – a machine for $ 525 with a very good filling for your money – albeit a weak process: Intel Pentium 987 (1.5 GHz), but very strong Vidyakh: GeForc GT 635 (2 GB) and 4 GB of RAM plus to this 500 GB HDD. But as I wrote earlier, I do not trust ASUS often joined with the problem on their devices, even though ASUS is one and the largest and most experienced computer-buildings today.
A very good option that can satisfy many – HP ENVY M6-1104R (C0V90EA). The machine is equipped with 2 video cards: Radeon HD 7670 (best of the budget video cards from Radeon) + integrated Radeon HD 7640G, 8 GB of RAM, very not bad Quad-Core A8 (1.8-2.9 GHz is a good result, but the A10 gives the result a little higher). Such a set allows you to achieve a stable high FPS in any modern game and in almost all settings will not fall below the average and high. HP laptop for $ 650 is a very, very bad solution for AMD adherents. This model will allow you to effectively use the whole potential on almost any software for the next year or two, and more. Why didn’t I get such a model? – I preferred Intel and decided to give $ 50 more for a more innovative GeForce GT640M.
Almost the same laptop – HP Pavilion M6-1034er (B3Z27EA) – a small difference in the filling, but in practice is practically not noticeable.
HP Envy M6-1153SR (C5S62EA) -Great laptop: Intel i5 3210m (2.5-3.1 GHz), Radeon HD 7670 (2 GB), Ram 6GB, HDD 750 GB, almost everywhere you will find this model with a pre-installed Windows 8. The price of this Lyali is $ 725, one of the best laptops in this price category, for those who really like Radeon HD.
I think enough about HP, let’s look at Dell Inspiron 7520 (210-38419ALU) -a laptop for $ 745, has a good filling-unlike the few previous ones here is the Intel i5 (2.5-3.1 GHz) process, and the video card is slightly weaker-Radeon HD 7730 2GB. He will give good performance,but Dell is slightly ex lended by the brand.
Lenovo IDEAPAD G580A (59-355869) – The model Nongambancasinos.co.uk costs $ 645, the filling is very similar to the Lenovo Ideapad V580. Vidyakha – GT 635M, RAM 6 GB, Intel i5 (2.5-3.1 GHz). You save $ 38 only on the video card. If you are 38 $ roads, feel free to take this model, the difference between
GT640M and GT 635 minimum.
A good option for those who want a reliable and for a long time working without recharging the device – Samsung 355V5 (NP355V5C-S0DRU) – The set is very standard for $ 700
Good percent-AMD Quad-Core A10-4600M (2.3 GHz), Ram 8 GB, HDD 1 TB, AMD Radeon HD 7660G + HD 7670M, 2 GB. Very, very good device in its price niche.
Lenovo IDEAPAD V580A (59-332168) – A good machine with such characteristics: Intel Core i5-3210 (2.5 GHz), RAM 6 GB, HDD 1 TB, Nvidia GeForce GT 640M (2 GB), One of the best laptops in price/quality ratio. Of the minuses, it should be noted –not a very large battery life and it is heated enough under a large load.
Samsung 550P5 (NP550P5C-S04RU)-$ 1110 The laptop offers you: not very bad Intel Core i5-3210m (2.5 GHz) / RAM 8 GB – good level, HDD 1 TB, magnificent Nvidia GeForce GT 650M video card, 2 GB – but For that kind of money you can find options and better.
Dell Inspiron 7720 (DI7720I321081000ALB) – $ 980 offers too as Samsung 550P5 (NP550P5C-S04RU), only $ 130 is cheaper. Dell is not a bad company, therefore, I would save money.
HP Envy DV7-7387er (D6W92EA)-$ 1260 is just a beast: magnificent screen 17.3 "(1920×1080), powerful mobile processor Intel Core i7-3630QM (2.4 GHz), Ram 12 GB, HDD 2 TB, Nvidia GeForce GT 650M, 2 GB.One of the best options for today but it is also decent, although it is still worth.
Lenovo IDEAPAD V580A (59-353522) costs quite modestly-$ 875, And includes Intel Core i7-3632QM (2.2 GHz), Ram 6 GB. HDD 1 TB, NVIDIA GeForce GT 645M, 2 GB – an excellent processor and almost a game cards, this device will be able to pull everything that you throw it. Of the minuses, I will only note: as all Lenovo here we do not overpay several thousand for the brand, but we lose in the cooling system, in the matrix and in the time of work. On the quality of the assembly and long -lifetime with normal handling you are provided.
If you are looking for a gaming laptop for adequate money, then your choice may dwell on Lenovo Ideapad Y580A (59-346030) for $ 1160 with characteristics: Intel Core i7-3630QM (2.4 GHz) – powerful processor, RAM 8 GB, HDD 1 TB, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660M, 2 GB – Really playing video card, On this laptop, even Crysis 3 on high will give a very playable fps. Of course, without a stand and the constant presence of a socket next to you, you will not manage (only in games) in normal mode, this laptop does not really heat up and your 5-6 hours will live.
And here you, fans of Asus, is also a suitable device – ASUS N76VZ (N76VZ-V2G-T5044H)-1110 here You overpay for the brand, for a magnificent matrix and a very not modest time of work. Characteristics-Intel Core i7-3610QM (2.3 GHz), RAM 4 GB, HDD 1 TB, Nvidia GeForce GT 650M, 2 GB – in principle, everything is standard. Only a little RAM. Nominally, this is not a gaming laptop, but the software pulls very briskly and has a large screen to everything – 17.3 inches.
I will finish on this. As I said at the beginning, this is not a fundamental job, it’s just A little information for you to think.
Thank you very much for your attention, With you Optimist, Until new meetings.)
By the way, I immediately forgot. I have a small video review on the Lenovo Ideapad V580 www.YouTube.COM/Watch?V = 6272HW2FDAK If anyone can look at anyone, it is far from professional, there are shortcomings and there are not few of them, but still tried to make it as informative as possible.
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I take it. Straightaway. Without hesitation. If the crisis of the thirty -third starts without problems on almost maximums, then the car is a beast. Probably on it I will put the modeling of the universe. Or enlightenment of the theory of hyper-jump. I don’t know yet.
Not entirely true. There are no fundamental differences in the results of the work of 5400 screws, and they can only be noticed on synthetic tests, which are “considered parrots”. The increase in performance under certain conditions can give a larger size of the cache, which usually grows along with the size of the disk itself, but it may also be higher than the average value in more expensive models.
Take a laptop from i7 for games There is no sense. The overall performance in any case will reproach GPU (if, of course, it is not about any Alienware with GTX690 and at a price of $ 3000-4000, but I believe that i7 will not work in full force, since the main resource-intensive calculations will be made by GPU). Four logical processor of the average dual -core i5 laptop for game There are enough goals for the eyes, but in the price, depending on the manufacturer, it will be possible to sometimes drop it up to $ 100-200.
I would also advise you to pay attention to the screen matrix, as well as its coating. Glossy screens are a little lost in their attractiveness in the sun, and on particularly cheap models, when directed by sunlight on the screen, it can not be disassembled at all (humanity, of course, has invented curtains and curtains, but it is not worth neglecting a similar factor, depending on specific tasks).
It will not be superior to ask about the power adapter for the laptop, or supported batteries and other necessary accessories, as well as their availability on the market, or plans to produce something similar in the future. If the manufacturer himself does not get in, the Chinese compensate for this. And then how lucky. There are simply arrogant copies of original adapters, sold with a much smaller margin than that of the manufacturer, and there are some universal adapters, the quality and reliability of which on average leave much to be desired.
It would be extremely important to collect information regarding the cooling of the models of interest. The location of the heat is removed, the noise created by the fans under different loads and so on.
Regarding prices, only one thing can be said: they are constantly changing and may vary depending on the region of residence (or the place where the order is made). Moreover, they fall very rapidly, especially on expensive models (which, as they say, "overpaying for the brand").
And a small note regarding the series of laptops ASUS NX6VZ. The series consists of 3 various form factors: 14, 15 and 17 inches called N46VZ, N56VZ and N76VZ, respectively, and the last two have a matrix with a support of 1080p (14 "go with a matrix at 136×768) and an additional 2).5 "Set under, for example, another HDD or SSD. I myself am the owner of the N46VZ, which was supplied in configuration with 8GB of RAM (2 planks of 4 in two -channel mode).
But another thing is important: if you believe the system, then there are as many as 4 slots inside. This is what. In memory, you can, if desired, and save (for example, using existing modules), if it is possible to increase it yourself without violating any guarantee seals; or, as an option, the opportunity to give a laptop to an authorized service center, where this replacement will be made for the user, while maintaining the manufacturer’s guarantee.
In the category $ 760+ I finish apple laptops. Great options with good characteristics. And if there are other products from Apple, then even more so.
Try to add illustrations under the spoilers to each laptop model. Will be more visual and display the article to a new level.
These are very expensive companies. Toshka only recently began to be corrected, and so – he asked for a lot for his brand. Sonya also focuses on people with income. Even say, with excess.
I have an Acer for my third year already, the animal has been working, and they said that the Eisers, funny people were burning ..
By the way, in sachik www.NOTEBOOK-CENTER.ru that is written in the article, the FPS in games is underestimated, there you need to add at least 5 fps for at least 5. Plus, due to the fact that the screen resolution in tests apparently does not change, it is worth considering and this.
This is me, by the way. Artist plusik, but correct
Very narrow information. Laptop prices of different manufacturers vary very much by region.
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What is the difference? -Two nuclear in any operation give out maximum production, 4 nuclear people are slowly accelerated, that is, the more resource-intensive process is launched, the more powerful the processor works.
Generally focus.
Of course, there is a lot of useful, but any “controversial” car and a small cart so as not to advise this opus to anyone.
I don’t know how it is now, but a year and a half ago HP had a significant drawback of the iron -to.e, to get to Culler, it was necessary to disassemble the laptop.
You can take Schenker XMG P722 Pro for 1,500 euros.Characteristics of Intel Core i7 3820qm 2.7GHZ, GeForce GTX 680M SLI, 4096MB, GDDR5, 8192MB RAM, can calmly compete in the power of C alienware M18x, only in Russian stores you are unlikely to find it, it is not popular in our homeland.
That. HP, I have already forgotten the serialist, for 3 years of use, the battery has died and now this bucket works directly from the wire and has long subsided in a puddle. Working bucket with Linux on board..)
But I would not say that they are so much overheating.
But the MSI course is laid towards computer technology, then it does not fit for games. And yes, the middle is in its niche, but more to expect it will not work.