All i can afford at the mo - will be used to manipulate photos and will have photoshop installed.
So priorities :
decent screen
min 8gb
min i5
thanks.
Looking for recommendation for laptop between $700 - $1k
Ldroodle on 19/01/2015 - 14:06
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Not too intense just editing some photos.
Screen i would say resolution and quality over size.
SSD would be preferable but probably not realistic with this budget - i can always get one and replace it or add in the DVD slot later if i wanted to.Cheers.
I got a Dell 15 5000 Inspiron for $695 delivered, refurbished.
i7-4510U
8GB Ram
15" 1080P Touchscreen
2Gb Radeon
1TB HDD Hybrid 8GB SSD
Win 8.1What is available changes almost daily so you need to check frequently and jump on the deals.
http://www1.ap.dell.com/content/topics/segtopic.aspx/product…The only thing I'll do in the coming months is swap out the HDD for an SSD but it is still very quick right now with the 8Gb cache
I might look at upgrading to 16Gb RAM, but I dont have a need for that much right now.http://www.shoppingexpress.com.au/view/EpicHour?utm_source=N…
The above link is to a deal that ends 2100 tonight.
Otherwise, dell have some amazing deals if you can wait. I have an awesome laptop that was a genuine $700 discount. I photo edit. An ssd will go a long way to improving performance, but you won't get that in your budget unless it is at the cost of other components.
Oh, and $35 for an external good ext dvd writer is pretty standard on ebay. I have one and it just works - no fuss at all.
How intense a photoshoping are you doing? Will you need a dedicated Graphics card? What do you call a decent screen, are you referring to size, quality or resolution? Do you want a HDD or SSD, if so what is the minimum size? The more details you provide us the faster we can find you a laptop.