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| Rhonin the wizard said: The laptop my parents use is on its last legs, so I was thinking buying myself a new one and giving my current one to them. Current laptop specs - Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-7700HQ CPU @ 2.80GHz 4 cores, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 4.0 GB, RAM 32GB, SSD 450GB, HDD 1TB, display 15.6'' Clearly I don't want an weaker one, what I am looking for 17.13'' display, processor i7 or higher with 8 cores, GPU 4GB minimum, SSD 1TB, RAM preferably 32GB, but I can work with less. Some laptops I am eyeing. ASUS TUF F17 FX706HCB Clevo Dream Machines RG3050 ASUS TUF F17 FX706HM ASUS TUF F17 FX706HM HP OMEN 17-ck0007nq HP OMEN 17-ck0000nq Regarding RAM, my current laptop initially had 8 and I upgraded to 32, but I didn't throw away the old one. So I can put it back and use the 32 in the new laptop. The last one does have the best specs, but it is rather expensive and I'm not sure the difference is worth it. Any advice? |
I would say at a minimum, get a 3060 laptop. Also many of the laptops are being refreshed with new generation of CPUs/GPUs as we speak so it might be wise to find one with 12th gen Intel CPUs or 6000 series AMD CPUs. 12th gen does have a pretty notable performance advantage over 11th gen in laptops while adding in better battery. AMD's 6000 series CPUs also has good performance while having much better battery life then Intel but CPU performance should be weaker.
I personally avoid HP laptops as they are known to have issues. I personally look for Asus or Alienware when they are on sale. One thing to note though is Intel's 12th gen and AMD's 6000 series uses DDR5 ram so you won't be able to put your 32gb into the new laptops.
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