Yeah guys, so I'm a broke college fag persuing a degree in software development. My previous laptop broke so I've budgeted out about $800 for a new one.
I play some games and I'm gonna be taking programming courses, so a good gpu and a fair amount of RAM would be nice.
I plan on dual booting winblows and linux.
Winblows for games/linux for the superior development environment
What would be the best laptop I can get for 800$ or less?
Ive done some searching and this seems to be the best option.
http://m.newegg.com/Product/index?itemnumber=N82E16834232848R
>inb4 chinkpad
Shitty gpu
>inb4 macbook
Yeah no
I asked /g/ but for some inane reason they hate video games and wont help.
>>332893581
*Hey guys
My bad.
I have a Thinkpad that I have an eGPU setup for. If I need to take it with me, I just take it off the dock and throw it in m bag. When I get home I just plug it back in.
I know you didn't want a chinkpad, but I'm just sharing my experience. For $800 you could probably get a nice, used Thinkpad and a good GPU.
>gaming laptop
Do not pick ROG, they usually have shitty motherboards, look for MSI in that price range. Just check models for overheating: if the laptop isn't XBOX HUEG it probably will overheat
>>332893581
>960M
Dropped.
>>332893581
If you actually want to play games on your laptop, you need at least a GTX 960M. I think the top line of Dell Inspirons have them and are fairly cheap.
>>332894121
Holy shit.
Didn't know an eGPU was a thing.
I'll look into that, thanks man.
>>332894271
Okay, I'll check out MSI and see if they have anything in my price range
>>332894353
Alrighty
>>332894590
If you're looking into eGPU, make sure whatever laptop you decide to get has either Expresscard or a Thunderbolt port.
You might need to get something like this.
http://www.amazon.com/Bplus-version-interface-ExpressCard-Length/dp/B00ZI33QLY?ie=UTF8&psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00
>>332895501
Alrighty thanks.
I'll do more reading on eGPUs.
I didn't know thay where a thing 'till like five minutes ago.
just buy a tablet m8
ipads are a good buy
>>332896520
Not a fan of a touchscreen being my only interface on a computing device unless it's a phone.
