LeicesterBran Posted 18 July 2014 Posted 18 July 2014 Ok so I'm looking for a new laptop to replace my current one. I want one that is cheap and quality for gaming, schoolwork and daily use. I was looking at a Chromebook, considering it's pretty cheap. Is it worth purchasing and is it good enough to run games like Football Manger, Team Fortress 2, Minecraft etc. Any reccomendations ? Thanks
Jace Posted 18 July 2014 Posted 18 July 2014 Don't bother with Chromebook will be terrible for gaming they are really meant for web browsing same as netbooks, try finding a laptop with 8gb ram memory processor within your budget new and you should get good use out of it
Jaspa Posted 18 July 2014 Posted 18 July 2014 Bought one a couple weeks ago for £250 on ebay. i7 core, 4gb ram, 160ssd, 8hour+ battery, win7 pro, fingerprint reader, years warranty - Lenovo x220 Youre looking at around £400 if you want the best of that in its class. Theyre built like tanks too but I doubt you could really do any serious gaming on it
Danizen Posted 19 July 2014 Posted 19 July 2014 Football manager will be fine on most laptops (but you will have to make do with a small-medium database. Anything more complicated than that and a laptop will struggle unless your willing to spend a huge amount.
Beliall Posted 19 July 2014 Posted 19 July 2014 to run 3d games like minecraft and TF2, you will need dedicated graphics card
LeicesterBran Posted 19 July 2014 Author Posted 19 July 2014 Max you're willing to spend? Around £300 to £450 max.
potter3 Posted 19 July 2014 Posted 19 July 2014 I spent £400 on a Toshiba last year, was the cheapest I could find with a dedicated graphics card and a 17" screen, anything else similar I could found seemed to be £600+ though I didn't bother trawling eBay, I'm pretty lazy.
VLC86 Posted 20 July 2014 Posted 20 July 2014 Sell your arse and get a MacBook Air, the few days of waddling around will be worth it.
Cat Burger Posted 20 July 2014 Posted 20 July 2014 My Macbook pro is without doubt the best thing I've ever purchased.
SomalianFox15 Posted 20 July 2014 Posted 20 July 2014 A laptop with around 8 GB RAM and 750 GB memory would easily run games like Football Manager, Team fortress and Minecraft. Probably cost in the region of £350-£400. If those are the only games you'll be playing then you should be fine however if you're looking to run games such as Call Of Duty, Battlefield etc then you will have to spend alot more. As for schoolwork and internet browsing any laptop will do.
Bryn Posted 20 July 2014 Posted 20 July 2014 Don't go below Intel i5 and 4GB RAM, stick to brands like Asus, Samsung, Lenovo, Toshiba at a push.
Jon the Hat Posted 21 July 2014 Posted 21 July 2014 My Macbook pro is without doubt the best thing I've ever purchased. This is like coming into a thread where some kid is talking about getting himself a micra for his first car and telling him your Porsche is fantastic!!
blueonyou Posted 25 July 2014 Posted 25 July 2014 Wait till the new surface pros are out in the UK, I got one from the US last month. Fantastic bit of Kit and if you're a student they start at a very reasonable £575 http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msuk/en_GB/pdp/productID.300212300?tduid=101230f25250565576e287b0fae92366
lavrentis Posted 25 July 2014 Posted 25 July 2014 Wait till the new surface pros are out in the UK, I got one from the US last month. Fantastic bit of Kit and if you're a student they start at a very reasonable £575 http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msuk/en_GB/pdp/productID.300212300?tduid=101230f25250565576e287b0fae92366 Windows? **** that All about Apple now.
blueonyou Posted 28 July 2014 Posted 28 July 2014 Windows? **** that All about Apple now. When is the last time Apple produced something innovative?
lavrentis Posted 28 July 2014 Posted 28 July 2014 When is the last time Apple produced something innovative? Apple way more innovative then Microsoft.
blueonyou Posted 28 July 2014 Posted 28 July 2014 Apple way more innovative then Microsoft. So much so that you jumped at telling me all the examples of when it has been genuinely innovative recently?
lavrentis Posted 29 July 2014 Posted 29 July 2014 So much so that you jumped at telling me all the examples of when it has been genuinely innovative recently? Stop being a Bill Gates bumboy.
blueonyou Posted 30 July 2014 Posted 30 July 2014 Stop being a Bill Gates bumboy. Funny that because I have a MBP and Air. As I thought, you're clearly 12 years old.
lavrentis Posted 30 July 2014 Posted 30 July 2014 Funny that because I have a MBP and Air. As I thought, you're clearly 12 years old. Well as you have a MacBook Pro, you can clearly see which operating system is better.
RedHux Posted 30 July 2014 Posted 30 July 2014 I bought a HP pavillion AMD8, 8gig memory, 1tb hd for about £350 from currys the other day and have been playing assassins creed 3 on it since. Not sure how helpful this information was but the laptop seems to do all I need it to.
lavrentis Posted 30 July 2014 Posted 30 July 2014 blueonyou just can't handle the fact Apple are better.
Beliall Posted 31 July 2014 Posted 31 July 2014 Pointless argument. Endless customising of various home computers of varying spec mean no one manufacturer can be classed as better overall. Apple computers have nicer cases. Thats it.
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