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    laptop specs which is best do i really need them ???

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by easyhtid, Sep 12, 2011.

  1. easyhtid

    easyhtid Notebook Enthusiast

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    am upgrading

    do i really need an i5 processor or is i3 ok

    2g, 4g, 6g, 8g of ram with the above processors

    fingerprint reader and facial recognition software is it worth it and reliable, lots of conflicting stories

    amd graphics card, nvidia could only find 410m in my price range or intel hd 3000....

    thanks in advance....
     
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    Karamazovmm Overthinking? Always!

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    What are your uses? if we dont know what you are going to with the notebook, there isnt much of an answer. One might need 16gb of ram to do his work, and you will probably use nothing more than 4gb
     
    Karamazovmm, Sep 12, 2011
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    jeremyshaw Big time Idiot

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    For general use (i.e, productivity, schoolwork, and office work), I'd recommend a SSD as a very decent upgrade. A 120-128GB model should serve most needs well. It's probably the most noticeable upgrade to a laptop possible, short of GPUs for (specifically) gaming purposes (and the rare GPGPU use).
     
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    easyhtid Notebook Enthusiast

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    ok sorry about that ...

    just general web browsing, streaming, downloading, some hd gaming and work related tasks spreadsheets etc...
     
    easyhtid, Sep 12, 2011
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  5. Karamazovmm

    Karamazovmm Overthinking? Always!

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    you might want to post this in the what notebook should I buy forum.

    For gaming you need at least a gt 540m or a 6630m. Given your uses an i3 might do the trick
     
    Karamazovmm, Sep 12, 2011
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    easyhtid Notebook Enthusiast

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    thats great thank you for your help
     
    easyhtid, Sep 12, 2011
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    Zapperpower Notebook Evangelist

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    4gb of ram is more than enough for you, you will never go over 3gb. Most of the time < 2gb :)
     
    Zapperpower, Sep 13, 2011
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    Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow

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    You should fill out this form in the What Notebook Should I Buy? subforum.
     
    Tsunade_Hime, Sep 13, 2011
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