Hey folks. My old laptop is a desktop now (no battery, no keyboard, no trackpad). So, I need something for on the go. I do 3D stuff, so I was hoping to get something cheap, but not useless. My budget is around $600 max. I was hoping for a touchscreen convertible or some such thing, but if there's a really good alternative, it's not super important to me. I'm sad the 8gb RAM surface 4 is so expensive.
tl;dr: What laptop should I get:
$600 Recommended Specs: 8Gb RAM, 2.0+ Ghz CPU, 128+Gb SSD (I like SD cards, too) Any recommendations? I would love a HP Spectre x360 if anyone has one lying around.
I've been looking at Acer Switch Alpha 12, Acer Aspire R7, HP, Spectre X2
Thank you all!
Tyler Hall
Have a look at the Lenovo Yoga 710 Might have to shell out a bit more though
Also, Sup Forums isn't your personal tech support team or personal consumer review site.
Luke Thomas
>Lenovo Yoga 710 thanks for the tip. I'll take a look. I'm just wondering what people have to say, see if there's a general feeling for what folks like at the moment.
Christian Williams
There's loads of crap in the 2-in-1 range desu, I'd suggest getting a Skylake processor over a Core M though. Core M's are fanless but less powerful which it sounds like you might need a bit of if you're doing 3D stuff.
Leo Powell
Got it! Thanks
Nathan Nelson
Surface pro *
Andrew Moore
Try the Dell outlet for a 5378 or a 7378, I got a 5000 with i7 7500U, 16GB, 256GB SSD for $450+tax
Hunter Reed
very expensive. I can't afford that holy crap those specs are amazing. Thanks very much my good sir/madam!
Owen Turner
I'd check out the Lenovo U410. If you can get one used or refurbished, they're pretty cheap. Got my old one for $500 and it runs pretty well.
Also, check out the Dell Inspiron models. You can get some decent specs for a decent price.
Carson Johnson
Looking at the inspiron, I saw very good specs for a very reasonable price. The only problem is that it doesn't strike me as particularly portable. It's a little heavy, and has bad battery life to boot. Portability is something I'm looking for, since I'm used to having what amounts to a desktop at the moment
Logan Martin
>acer >ever
Juan Gomez
LENOVO THINKPAD YOGA 12
Dylan Carter
> 2-in-1 laptop Why do you even want these? You wanna make a fashion statement? If you just want to draw get a graphics tablet like wacom intuos. Costs for graphics tablets can range from 50-100+ dollars. They are more accurate than a touch screen, and will last 10+ years.
Andrew Brooks
at my price point, I've been noticing it's either get a 2-in-1, get an ultra book, or get a $1000 laptop, which I'm not interested in...
Colton Allen
Im looking at the yoga 510 right now, its had a massive price drop in the UK. Its lower speced than what you're looking for though.
Liam Long
I got the Aspire R7, I love it so far. Only issue I've had is the lag when switching to tablet mode (about 3-5 second lag).
picked it up for $748 after taxes
Nathaniel Hughes
hey OP, take a look at the lenovo miix 510 /miix 700 as well
Nathaniel Rodriguez
some of them have digitizer touch screen.
well it's the switching software need to be update. Switch manually on notification/action centre.
Samuel Sullivan
I'd just get the 710 for £600 desu
Adam Jackson
That's almost twice my budget. The 510 at the now reduced price has pretty decent specs.
Mason Moore
Why wouldn't you want it? Do you only use your smartphone in landscape mode? Using touch is a much better input mode any time you're using the laptop anywhere that isn't a desk.
Andrew Reed
op here. I bought the Acer Switch Alpha 12 for $500 (6th gen i5, 8gb ram, 256Gb ssd) from ebay. It'll be a week then I'll know if I made a good choice. Thanks for the help folks, those were some good suggestions