MK19
November 21, 2016, 10:04pm
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Cyberdemon:
MK19:
Never buy HP. I say that as someone who has everything HP. Build quality is junk, they’re just cheap. But the cheapness has drawbacks. No proper heat dissipation on laptops for example.
What you want is an i7 6700 HQ, 16GB RAM, and an Nvidia 960/970/980. Ideally you want also an M2 SSD for your OS and an additional 2.5" SATA slot for a HDD so you can pick up a 1/2/3/4TB drive to stick in there depending on your needs.
For brands I would advise Lenovo or Asus and really nothing else.
For size I personally think the benefits of having 17.3" over 15.6" are massive. That 1.7" difference just makes the working experience so much mor enjoyable. There is also the added benefit of increased productivity through a larger screen size. The drawback is size/weight for carrying it around.
HP makes a wide range of laptops, and the Elitebook workstations are as well built (in the same factories) as half of the other high end laptops you’ll find. They have their entry level junk laptops, but the larger Zbooks are put together reasonably well. Not terribly elegant, but they get the job done.
That is true, but being poor (possibly also stingy) I was addressing the “cheap as possible” option.
In which case I say avoid anything HP that is in the low price range. I can only speak for UK prices but for £800-900 what you can buy from Asus or Lenovo is significantly better than what you can get from HP in terms of build quality and hardware.