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JordanLeigh · Mar 2014

Thinking about buying a laptop for when I travel and need to do work.

I don't want anything to expensive as I cant afford it and just want it for a bit of photoshop, some modelling in 3ds max and maybe some zbrush if it could handle it.

I've seen this one

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/156-asus-x552cl-sx047h-core-i5-3337u-750gb-6gb-ddr3-geforce-gt710m-win-8

I don't want to go to much over £400 although this ones nearly £500. Does anybody now if this would be okay? Or perhaps recommend some other ones

Here's some of the specs which can also be found on the link

CPU Type: Intel Core i5 3337U 2.7 GHz
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 710M 1GB
DDR3 - 1600 6GB
Optical Drive: DVD±RW
Screen Size: 15.6"
Card Reader: Yes
Screen Type: LED (Backlit)
Resolution: 1366x768
Storage Drive Capacity: 750 GB
Operating System:Windows 8 (64 bit)

Please let me know your thoughts, aiming to buy one ASAP really

Thanks

ZacD · Mar 2014

The resolution is really low, the GPU is okay, but could be better. Everything else looks good.

JordanLeigh · Mar 2014

Would that resolution stear you away from buying it? Not seen much others for around the same price

beefaroni · Mar 2014

I'd go for at least 1680x1050. You're going to end up losing a lot of real-estate to the UI with a low-res.

Lamoot · Mar 2014

Be sure to check http://www.notebookcheck.net/ before purchasing, so you know what you're buying, how good the components are.

For example, the i5 3337U might sound fancy, but it's a low-power version of an i5. Base clock is actually 1.8ghz and 2.7ghz is the Turbo boost speed for a single core. If both cores are turboboosted it's 2.5 ghz. http://www.notebookcheck.net/Intel-Core-i5-3337U-Notebook-Processor.87765.0.html

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