Laptop purchase advice

[Grumpmeister]

Thanks. I have been looking at those, and I note the "fashion" point 

Will have a rummage in some PC places at the weekend.......

If it is primarily a gaming laptop then it's not going to be cheap and given the hardware good battery life is probably going to be a non starter. If the estimated battery life is only going to be something like 2 hours then you could always grab an external battery pack as well.

This is the lowest price rig I could find and that's only because it's ex dislplay. Hardcore gaming laptops can set you back a few grand.

http://www.ebuyer.com/644627-exdisplay-msi-ge60-gaming-laptop-intel-core-i5-4200m-2-5ghz-8gb-ram-1tb-ebr1-ge60-2od-286uk

Although I suspect the boy is hoping for something along these lines....

http://www.dell.com/uk/p/deals#!dlpgid=gaming-system-deals

[Nick]

He is NOT getting a gaming laptop    He will get one which will allow him to do skoolwerk 

[Barman]

He is NOT getting a gaming laptop    He will get one which will allow him to do skoolwerk 

 

[Nick]

 

[Tipsy Gipsy]

OK any suggestions for a new graphics card for Little Un, he has around £200 to spend.  Is this too little, too much? 

[Nick]

Crayons and colouring book??

[Tipsy Gipsy]

They cost that much?   

[Grumpmeister]

OK any suggestions for a new graphics card for Little Un, he has around £200 to spend.  Is this too little, too much? 

What are the specs for his computer, how beefy is his PSU and what does he use it for? £200 gives a decent amount of leeway for some higher end of the budget cards.

[Tipsy Gipsy]

 I dont know the spec but he uses it for games on line stuff. 

[Nick]

He should be doing university werk  And then out drinking and shagging 

[Tipsy Gipsy]

Sorry to disappoint you but he escaped Uni after a year and is now an apprentice with excellent prospects.  He doesnt drink neither.   

[Nick]

Prolly seen too much of the mayhem it causes at home 

[Baldy]

Prolly seen too much of the mayhem it causes at home 

 

[Grumpmeister]

I dont know the spec but he uses it for games on line stuff.

Okay, had a quick look at Amazon and got a few suggestions for around the £200 mark. Depending on what he already has in place he may need his PSU as well.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Gigabyte-270X-Graphics-Card-PCI-E/dp/B00HCLLOUK/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1401823878&sr=8-3&keywords=graphics+card

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Gigabyte-GeForce-Graphics-DisplayPort-Windforce/dp/B00FQ8CNNI/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1401823902&sr=8-7&keywords=graphics+card

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Gigabyte-Battlefield-Edition-Graphics-PCI-E/dp/B00HCLLPF4/ref=sr_1_16?ie=UTF8&qid=1401823902&sr=8-16&keywords=graphics+card

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Gigabyte-Nvidia-PCI-E-Graphics-Card/dp/B00D3ES1Q0/ref=sr_1_18?ie=UTF8&qid=1401823929&sr=8-18&keywords=graphics+card

Prolly seen too much of the mayhem it causes at home 

Nick of course being the undisputed master of mayhem 

[Tipsy Gipsy]

Oh thank you.     ... and Intel core i5 2300, 2.8ghz 6gb ram 64 bit    ...    apparently.