Need a new laptop. Input welcome

[Koshinn]

Sorry to hijack but what if I wanted to edit 4k video from a GoPro, what would you all suggest?


I may ride a little fast and someday it may catch up and bite me in the ass but maybe not if I give it just a little more gas.

Prioritize a decently big SSD and processor speed over everything else, although you'd probably want the highest resolution available because editing 4k video with a 1080p screen is stupid, though possible.

A retina macbook of some sort will work, but if you're not into that hippy shit there are other options in the PC world.

[JoshNC]

MacBook without question. I've had my MacBook air for three years and it is by far the best laptop I've ever owned. I resisted trying a mac for years and can honestly say I wish I had made the transition sooner.

[jpmuscle]

Lots of good info everyone. I'd love to have a MBP but it's a matter of priorities. Buy firearms or a MBP lol. Good source for refurbished macs out of curiosity?

500$ limit is based on my intended practical usage. It's tough to justify that kinda $$$ if I'm not going to exploit it's capabilities.

[Koshinn]

Lots of good info everyone. I'd love to have a MBP but it's a matter of priorities. Buy firearms or a MBP lol. Good source for refurbished macs out of curiosity?

500$ limit is based on my intended practical usage. It's tough to justify that kinda $$$ if I'm not going to exploit it's capabilities.

A MBP is middle of the road in terms of capabilities.

If you don't ask much of your computer besides that it looks nice, feels sturdy, is easy to use, is quick at every day tasks(web browsing, email, watching movies), has a long battery life, and can do video editing, a MBP is a great choice for a laptop and I honestly would save up until you can get one.

If you want your computer to do more, I'd start by looking at the Razer Blade 2015 model, which has eerily similar build quality and design, but has multiple times faster graphics processing.

[jpmuscle]

I'm going to be honest. I have a deep aversion to anything apple and have for a long time.... I swore I would never jump on the iPhone craze and I still haven't. I will also admit however that even deeper down is a begrudging acceptance to their tech superiority it some respects. The MBP would likely be ideal if not more performance than I actually need. Like I said earlier I don't game but if in possession of a machine capable if it, well.......

Perhaps I'll just grab a 300$ dollar unit for and save up for a MPB or Mac air, refurbed or otherwise. Hmmm

[Hmac]

I will also admit however that even deeper down is a begrudging acceptance to their tech superiority it some respects.

"some respects?" Apple has been solely or partly responsible for almost every technology innovation or implementation in personal computing.


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[jpmuscle]

My bias was still shining through...lol

[themonk]

Win7 is out of support. If you can, consider waiting till the next version of Windows is out. Or check out Win8.1 machines. They behave more like 7.

I love the ThinkPad line. I have 10yr old IBM Think Pads I won't let go.

TigerDirect, Newegg and Microcenter are good places to search. We buy the bulk of our computer equipment at work from Tiger and CDW.

Windows 7 is not out of support. I think you mean Windows XP.

[.46caliber]

Windows 7 is not out of support. I think you mean Windows XP.

Mainstream support ended back in January. Win10 is due out in the next few months.
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/lifecycle

[justin_247]

Ok, long story short I'm looking at buying a new laptop. As far as intended usage requirements I pretty much just stream movies, writer papers, surf the net, and play the occasional video game, the latter not being anything particular graphics intense. So something in the 15-17" range is fine but I want mid to upper end processing power and memory. Nothing P***es me off more than a computer that can't multitask to save it's life. SATA drives would be a bonus. Relatively thin and mid to lightweight. Price point is 500$ or less and I'm fine with refurbished units so long as there is a reasonable accommodating warranty. Also I'm brand loyal either but I HATE windows 8. Soooo what do ya'll think? I'm not exceptionally tech savvy on this stuff so any input is appreciated.


A few I've been looking at:

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...=LEO-102863814

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...=LCU-102846980

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...=HPR-102500341


http://computers.woot.com/offers/hp-...m_medium=email

What games, in particular, are you looking at being able to run? Once I know that, I can give you a few options.

First things first, I highly recommend you wait until later in the summer when Windows 10 comes out. A whole bunch of new laptops will arrive at the same time configured for it, especially in light of "back to school" shopping season.