I have finally given in, and have decided to purchase a laptop. My budget is fairly limited, but then, I don't really intend to be playing games on it. I'm looking mostly at school work, but I'd like to be able to watch HD video well (My desktop will play 720p very smoothly, but 1080p video will play for 2-3 seconds, then pause for 4 seconds, play another 2-3 seconds and keep repeating this cycle).

 

Therefore, I'd like to buy a Laptop with the possibility of adding RAM (I currently think that 8GB is probably the max I'd go to, anything now is just overkill), just so I can upgrade it instead of buying a new laptop, as well as a Nvidia GeForce graphics card (I really don't like the Built-in chips, like Intel graphics, and I'm not a fan of ATI). HDD size does not matter, since I have some external drives that I'd be using, and preferably the laptop should be dual core (quad core is overkill, and out of my price range).

 

Now that I've make it very difficult to suggest a laptop, I feel i should impose another limit; my budget. I have roughly £555 to spend.

 

So, as a rough breakdown of requirements:

1. 4GB RAM with ability to add more when required.

2. Nvidia Geforce graphics card.

3. Dual Core (though this is pretty much a staple of laptops nowadays, so this shouldn't be an issue)

4. 15.6 Inch screen at least (Though I'd be willing to go to 13.3, if the resolution was quite high). No higher than 17 inch though, because my budget will evaporate.

5. Must be £555 or less including VAT and shipping.

 

 

The closest I have found is this:

 

http://www.microdirect.co.uk/Home/Product/42482/HP-Compaq-Notebook-Laptop-CQ61-225SA--T4200-4GB

 

However, I do feel that there are laptops with better 'bang for the buck'. Any suggestions are welcome, and I am very grateful for anyone that does take their time to help me.

 

(Before anyone says that I am too picky, I know that I am).

I recently purchased myself a laptop to because i was going to university,

 

i have a sony vaio, it shatters your minimum req ( i like to game a bit to :P) but he wass also quite expensive... :s

but there are other less expensive versions to wich all have the req u seek :)

out off my personal experience i thinck that it would be great for the things u want to do with it :)

hope this helped :)

 

(btw, my screen is 18.4 inch :))

 

ps: this is the laptop i use:

http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&categoryId=16154&N=4294966502#actionVar=thumbClick9&filterVar=unfiltered

maybe u should look around on the site i thinck u will find something that would suit you :)

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/169124

Only failing point is I can't find the max ram.

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/169124

Only failing point is I can't find the max ram.

Max is 4GB apparently, but I got that info from a third party website, since I couldn't find it on the Asus Website (since I don't know what region you guys are from).

 

I would still go for this one, Asus is very reliable and is extreme quality!

Oh thats another point that I forgot to mention. I don't like Gloss finish laptops (or any other device for that matter), especially when they are black, as they suck fingerprints off you. It's not a big problem though.

I recently purchased myself a laptop to because i was going to university,

 

i have a sony vaio, it shatters your minimum req ( i like to game a bit to :P) but he wass also quite expensive... :s

but there are other less expensive versions to wich all have the req u seek :)

out off my personal experience i thinck that it would be great for the things u want to do with it :)

hope this helped :)

 

(btw, my screen is 18.4 inch :))

 

ps: this is the laptop i use:

http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&categoryId=16154&N=4294966502#actionVar=thumbClick9&filterVar=unfiltered

maybe u should look around on the site i thinck u will find something that would suit you :)

 

I like that vaio. If I was in the market for a windows operated laptop I would go with a Vaio personally. HP, Toshiba and all those other ones come off really cheap to me.

 

I like that vaio. If I was in the market for a windows operated laptop I would go with a Vaio personally. HP, Toshiba and all those other ones come off really cheap to me.

 

With my budget, I'm not aiming for the best build quality or perceptive feel, rather, I'd have the best performance for my money.

I recently purchased myself a laptop to because i was going to university,

 

i have a sony vaio, it shatters your minimum req ( i like to game a bit to :P) but he wass also quite expensive... :s

but there are other less expensive versions to wich all have the req u seek :)

out off my personal experience i thinck that it would be great for the things u want to do with it :)

hope this helped :)

 

(btw, my screen is 18.4 inch :))

 

ps: this is the laptop i use:

http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&categoryId=16154&N=4294966502#actionVar=thumbClick9&filterVar=unfiltered

maybe u should look around on the site i thinck u will find something that would suit you :)

 

I like that vaio. If I was in the market for a windows operated laptop I would go with a Vaio personally. HP, Toshiba and all those other ones come off really cheap to me.

 

yea me to, i'm really addicted to this laptop :)