Hey guys I want to get a new laptop at the beginning of next year(after my birthday :D). I currently rock a Lenovo Ideapad Y480
Specs are:
Intel Core i7-3610QM CPU @ 2.30GHz 2.30 GHz
8 GB RAM
700 GB HDD
64 Bit
Windows 7 Home Premium (Legit Version)
It will most likely go to my mom. Only issue is the whole computer crashes when you try play video games and sometimes the J key pops out a little, but goes back to normal by pushing it back in. I don't why but she won't need it for gaming.
Also where should I go to buy my new one? I have had good experiences with IBuyPower.com as I bought my tower from them. I would need the new laptop for gaming, graphic design, and 3D animation and modeling(using MODO if it is relevant).
You can check New Egg or Tiger Direct for computers. Just stay away from anything Alien Ware, cause your going to pay more for the brand and less for the PC.
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The crash issue may just be the drivers. Laptops sometimes require custom drivers due to the way the company configures them (I had a Dell that they never updated the drivers for, so I had to find third party hacks to update them).
I have had a ton of problems with IBuyPower. Every computer I've bought from them has had a critical hardware failure just after warranty is up.
Realistically, you don't want to be using a laptop for heavy duty graphics, they're heavy and cumbersome on that front. What's your situation? Are you in school?
Yes I am a graphic communications student. My current laptop handles everything no prob, I just want to do gaming on the go. Stuff like Photoshop, After Effects, Modo.It has to be a laptop because I really really don't want to have to go to campus do do homework/projects/ect.
How do I get more drivers for like Steam for example?
Well, I was talking specifically about video drivers. Your laptop doesn't sound like it's in bad shape, 8 gigs of RAM is a good amount. Does your old laptop have a graphics card? If you want to run high memory usage software, a graphics card is probably a must. My old laptop has worse specs than that but could do all the graphic design and video editing I needed. Be aware that a laptop that is doing that kind of thing is going to get hot fast, meaning you'll probably get two hours of intensive work done on it before you need to let it cool down.
You might be better off talking to one of your design professors about what kind of laptop they recommend. I've been out of graphic design for almost a decade now, so I've no idea what is standard anymore.
Specs are:
Intel Core i7-3610QM CPU @ 2.30GHz 2.30 GHz
8 GB RAM
700 GB HDD
64 Bit
Windows 7 Home Premium (Legit Version)
It will most likely go to my mom. Only issue is the whole computer crashes when you try play video games and sometimes the J key pops out a little, but goes back to normal by pushing it back in. I don't why but she won't need it for gaming.
Also where should I go to buy my new one? I have had good experiences with IBuyPower.com as I bought my tower from them. I would need the new laptop for gaming, graphic design, and 3D animation and modeling(using MODO if it is relevant).
I have had a ton of problems with IBuyPower. Every computer I've bought from them has had a critical hardware failure just after warranty is up.
Realistically, you don't want to be using a laptop for heavy duty graphics, they're heavy and cumbersome on that front. What's your situation? Are you in school?
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How do I get more drivers for like Steam for example?
You might be better off talking to one of your design professors about what kind of laptop they recommend. I've been out of graphic design for almost a decade now, so I've no idea what is standard anymore.
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