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Considering a New Laptop... - CapTon - August 9th, 2014

http://www.amazon.com/ENVY-TouchSmart-Sleekbook-m6-k015dx-Notebook/dp/B00FZ5X5FW/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1407550808&sr=1-1&keywords=laptops

I'm currently looking for a new laptop. The one I linked to above is peaking my interest, but I want your guys' advice. Can you give me some?


RE: Considering a New Laptop... - Darth-Apple - August 9th, 2014

It doesn't look bad. It has a lot of RAM and disk space for the price, and the CPU is not bad for a low power CPU.

The screen resolution would annoy me, but it's hard to find better in cheap laptops these days.


RE: Considering a New Laptop... - CapTon - August 9th, 2014

Thanks for the input Smile

The screen resolution may annoy me as well, but that price just changes everything. It's definitely one that I'm considering.


RE: Considering a New Laptop... - Acko - August 9th, 2014

Yeah, everything looks good for me except for the resolution; I'm too used to my 1080p monitor though Tongue


RE: Considering a New Laptop... - Darth-Apple - August 9th, 2014

I have a 1600x900, and even this feels small. That's partly because I'm using Gnome 3 and keep my browser maximized though. Gnome 3 feels more clean when windows aren't maximized all the time. Tongue

I suppose it's largely a matter of what you're used to though. 1366x768 isn't unusable, so if it's in your budget and it's a decent PC, it's not a bad deal.


RE: Considering a New Laptop... - CapTon - August 11th, 2014

I'm not looking at that laptop anymore. Here's the one I'm currently looking at:

http://www.amazon.com/HP-Pavilion-15-e043cl-15-E043CL-Laptop/dp/B00FAUCKOY/ref=sr_1_2?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1407717335&sr=1-2&keywords=hp+pavilion+15


RE: Considering a New Laptop... - Darth-Apple - August 13th, 2014

Doesn't look bad for a budget laptop. The processor seems decent and it has some expansion abilities as far as the RAM, which is good for a budget PC.

The resolution would still annoy me, but you're not gonna find 1600x900 easily for that price. Tongue


RE: Considering a New Laptop... - CapTon - August 13th, 2014

Yeah Smile ah well. Resolution is resolution.

I don't think I'm gonna be buying a computer for awhile. May have to wait a few months or maybe even longer than that.