Best bang for a buck – i7/8GB/1TB laptop as a desktop replacement

Posted by gesman on Thursday December 11, 2014 @10:38AM
from the self-post dept.

I want to get laptop and set it as my dying desktop replacement.

I'm in Canada. Specs are:

Intel i7 + 8GB RAM + 1TB hard drive.

I don't care how bulky, heavy, ugly looking or how miserable the battery life of it is.

What's the best bang for the buck for that scenario?

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Re:Best bang for a buck – i7/8GB/1TB laptop as a desktop re... by seyfulislam on Thursday December 11, 2014 @10:44AM (#8735344)

Go for 16GB RAM + SSD. You'll change drive with a harddrive bay and put your 1TB there.

Or buy one with SSD + HDD if you care about storage. Full HD and IPS is a must for me.

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Re:Best bang for a buck – i7/8GB/1TB laptop as a desktop re... by gesman on Thursday December 11, 2014 @10:40AM (#8735322)

PS: It must be able to handle dual digital 1920x1200 monitors. Hence two digital video outputs are required.

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Re:Best bang for a buck – i7/8GB/1TB laptop as a desktop re... by seyfulislam on Thursday December 11, 2014 @10:44AM (#8735347)

fhd is 1920*1080 dude

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Re:Best bang for a buck – i7/8GB/1TB laptop as a desktop re... by gesman on Thursday December 11, 2014 @10:51AM (#8735397)

Thx, edited my request.

I somehow was under the illusion that my sony laptop's screen is 1080p, but apparently it is higher than that.

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