Hello, I'm looking for a new laptop before my old Optimus IV bites the dust (hard drive failed a few weeks ago, also very prone to overheating even after multiple cleans and laptop stand)
My budget is around £600-800. I'd like it to play some games but not intensively. I need it to be able to run a few memory heavy programs like matlab and some stats packages too. (8GB RAM? What's the difference except in price between 1x 8gb stick and 2x 4gb?)
I don't understand the hard drive options very well, I had a SSD for the OS and a separate HD for other things on my current laptop, the SSD has been amazing but it's obviously got low memory storage. I don't need massive amounts of memory as I use a 1TB External, so perhaps I'd be best with a single 500gb SSD?
I'm very technologically unsavvy so not all of the options make much sense to me. Would appreciate some pointers in the right direction, here is a quick spec put together:
Chassis & Display
Cosmos Series: 15.6" Matte Full HD IPS 60Hz 45% NTSC LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i5 Quad Core Processor 8300H (2.3GHz, 4.0GHz Turbo)
Memory (RAM)
8GB Corsair 2400MHz SODIMM DDR4 (2 x 4GB)
Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® MX150 - 2.0GB DDR5 Video RAM - DirectX® 12
1st Hard Disk
500GB Samsung 860 2.5" EVO SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (upto 550MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
Memory Card Reader
Integrated 6 in 1 Card Reader (SD /Mini SD/ SDHC / SDXC / MMC / RSMMC)
AC Adaptor
1 x 90W AC Adaptor
Battery
Cosmos VII Series 6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre Cloverleaf UK Power Cable
Thermal Paste
COOLER MASTER MASTERGEL MAKER THERMAL COMPOUND
My budget is around £600-800. I'd like it to play some games but not intensively. I need it to be able to run a few memory heavy programs like matlab and some stats packages too. (8GB RAM? What's the difference except in price between 1x 8gb stick and 2x 4gb?)
I don't understand the hard drive options very well, I had a SSD for the OS and a separate HD for other things on my current laptop, the SSD has been amazing but it's obviously got low memory storage. I don't need massive amounts of memory as I use a 1TB External, so perhaps I'd be best with a single 500gb SSD?
I'm very technologically unsavvy so not all of the options make much sense to me. Would appreciate some pointers in the right direction, here is a quick spec put together:
Chassis & Display
Cosmos Series: 15.6" Matte Full HD IPS 60Hz 45% NTSC LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i5 Quad Core Processor 8300H (2.3GHz, 4.0GHz Turbo)
Memory (RAM)
8GB Corsair 2400MHz SODIMM DDR4 (2 x 4GB)
Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® MX150 - 2.0GB DDR5 Video RAM - DirectX® 12
1st Hard Disk
500GB Samsung 860 2.5" EVO SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (upto 550MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
Memory Card Reader
Integrated 6 in 1 Card Reader (SD /Mini SD/ SDHC / SDXC / MMC / RSMMC)
AC Adaptor
1 x 90W AC Adaptor
Battery
Cosmos VII Series 6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre Cloverleaf UK Power Cable
Thermal Paste
COOLER MASTER MASTERGEL MAKER THERMAL COMPOUND
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