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Question

laptop recommendations

by Mar 28, 2016 8:10AM PDT

I use my desk top for my real estate work. I write contracts, read contracts, use crms, and the mls for home searches. I am finding myself in need of a laptop, but I am not sure which one. I am on the computer a lot, and like the idea of the 2 in 1. I also want the SSD. I have looked and read so much, I don't know what is good and what will only last me a year or two. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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There are many thoughts on this.
by Forum moderator Mar 28, 2016 8:20AM PDT

I like the CNET best laptops at http://www.cnet.com/topics/laptops/best-laptops/

And of course the top post in this forum with it's laptop pickers.

I'm a little concerned about the year or two statement. Even the students that schlep laptops daily can get 3 to 4 years on the cheap Dells. Tell more.

One of the first decisions is the screen size. If it's going to sit on a desk, then 17 inch models can be entertained. For portability and power I stick with the 15 inch. And then for the person on the go we look at 14 all the way down to smart phone sizes.

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by rehomepro Mar 28, 2016 8:59AM PDT

No it wont sit on a desk, I will take it home with me everyday from the office.
I meant I am willing to pay more for a computer that will last. I am looking for the best value, which doesn't mean the cheapest. I have always used windows so I am not familiar with a mac.

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So something in the 15 inch line?
by r. proffitt Forum moderator Mar 28, 2016 9:54AM PDT

I use a Lenovo y510p daily. Let me check how old it is.I bought it Nov 2013 and I wore out a keyboard (50 buck item on Amazon) and upgraded it to SSD last year (130 buck 500GB SSD.)

Some folk would declare it didn't last at all. To me since I use it hours a day for work and here I think it's wearing well. I consider the keyboard to be a minor thing as I have worn out keyboards before. To me it's like wearing out tires on a car. It does not tell me it didn't last long.

There's a problem with "best value" since a sale or price change will wipe out our research. And for some only the nice i7 CPU will do. So with that how about a nice Asus or Lenovo? (finely equipped of course.)

http://www.amazon.com/Lenovo-15-6-Inch-Touchscreen-Gaming-59441814/dp/B00S9SHUUI/ is 900 with 16GB RAM, SSD a GPU with dedicated RAM and the newer screen.
This Dell at http://www.amazon.com/Dell-Inspiron-i7559-763BLK-Full-HD-GeForce/dp/B015PYYDMQ/ has the i5 (still nice) half the RAM and a little less price.

http://www.amazon.com/F555UA-EH71-Intel-Laptop-Windows-64bit/dp/B014LE6A6I/ continues down the price curve to about 500 but no SSD. Today I consider that a DIY item as I did that for my son's laptop for 150 bucks.

Many choices out there and here's my son's new Asus which replaced it's former 5 year old model (which still works.)
http://www.amazon.com/GL552VW-DH71-15-Inch-Discrete-GeForce-Metallic/dp/B01578ZKPO

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PS. And now a PSA.
by r. proffitt Forum moderator Mar 28, 2016 10:25AM PDT

To get the most life out of a laptop I suggest using canned air on the vents on the 1st of the month. If you forget it every other time, well no big deal as you catch up the next month.

The laptop industry would not have as many sales or repairs if folk did this.

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Great computer replacement
by Eve0621 Apr 19, 2016 10:47PM PDT

Do you have any budget concert? if not I will recommend gaming laptops series since these machines have great design for using experience, of course for its processing performance and SSD, in addition, I think you like 2 in 1 concept because 2 in 1 machine is light and portable. So you could look for slim and light gaming laptop, such as MSI GS60. Here is the link for another options like ASUS or Dell. Cheers！

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=gaming+laptop

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Very few MSI's here.
by r. proffitt Forum moderator Apr 20, 2016 6:54AM PDT

Not a big brand in sales here in the USA. I did see a lot of them in Taiwan.

As to your question to me, sometimes.

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As a personal suggestion....
by Apr 22, 2016 3:49PM PDT

As you mentioned, if just for read and work, I won't recommend the Gaming series of MSI... I think the P series of MSI will be my first option for working laptop, which is slim , thin, and removable.
As I know, P series is labeled as a gaming laptop by MSI, it should have the same performance as gaming laptop. but just from the appearance, it is definitely without gaming factor.

This is the personal advice...^^*
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0150Q1Y2G/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?qid=1461365255&sr=8-3&pi=SX200_QL40&keywords=msi+pe&dpPl=1&dpID=41J8fhuAuTL&ref=plSrch

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