Hi
I am looking to get a new laptop, I'm unsure about exactly what I want the laptop for, which is really unhelpful when looking to buy one! Basically I am looking for it to be lightweight and fairly mobile as I need to move it around a lot. Performance wise I will be running some CAD programs as well as some light programming, so nothing too taxing. However I would probably like to use the laptop for gaming, but I don't think the graphics card will be up for running most new games, also due the small screen it may not be worth it. I was thinking that if the graphics card is not up to job then 8GB of RAM and a 2.80GHz processor is overkill! Here is the spec I have gone for:
Chassis & Display
Xenon: 14.1" Glossy HD LED Backlit Widescreen (1366x768)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Dual Core Mobile Processor i7-2640M (2.80GHz) 4MB
Memory (RAM)
8GB SAMSUNG 1333MHz SODIMM DDR3 MEMORY (2 x 4GB)
Graphics Card
Intel® HD Graphics 3000 Video Memory Technology up to 1.7GB
Memory - Hard Disk
500GB SERIAL ATA II 2.5" HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE (5,400rpm)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
8x SATA DVD±R/RW/Dual Layer (+ 24x CD-RW)
Price: £600.00 including VAT and delivery.
Would it be better to have a slower processor and abandon the gaming for this laptop? As most games reccommend 2.60+GHz, although would the extra RAM work in my favour? Any help would be great.
Thanks in advance
I am looking to get a new laptop, I'm unsure about exactly what I want the laptop for, which is really unhelpful when looking to buy one! Basically I am looking for it to be lightweight and fairly mobile as I need to move it around a lot. Performance wise I will be running some CAD programs as well as some light programming, so nothing too taxing. However I would probably like to use the laptop for gaming, but I don't think the graphics card will be up for running most new games, also due the small screen it may not be worth it. I was thinking that if the graphics card is not up to job then 8GB of RAM and a 2.80GHz processor is overkill! Here is the spec I have gone for:
Chassis & Display
Xenon: 14.1" Glossy HD LED Backlit Widescreen (1366x768)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Dual Core Mobile Processor i7-2640M (2.80GHz) 4MB
Memory (RAM)
8GB SAMSUNG 1333MHz SODIMM DDR3 MEMORY (2 x 4GB)
Graphics Card
Intel® HD Graphics 3000 Video Memory Technology up to 1.7GB
Memory - Hard Disk
500GB SERIAL ATA II 2.5" HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE (5,400rpm)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
8x SATA DVD±R/RW/Dual Layer (+ 24x CD-RW)
Price: £600.00 including VAT and delivery.
Would it be better to have a slower processor and abandon the gaming for this laptop? As most games reccommend 2.60+GHz, although would the extra RAM work in my favour? Any help would be great.
Thanks in advance