The Ecology of Freedom -
The Emergence and Dissolution of Hierarchy by Murray Bookchin
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Sunday, 27 August 2017
quote [ • 7th Generation Intel Core i5-7200U Processor (Up to 3.1GHz)
• 15.6" Full HD Widescreen Comfy View LED-backlit Display supporting Acer Color Blast technology • NVIDIA GeForce 940MX with 2GB of GDDR5 Video Memory • 8GB DDR4 Memory, 256GB SSD • Up to 12-hours Battery Life ] Shit happens. My girlfriend tripped over the HDMI cable I had connecting my laptop to her TV so we could watch movies, and she bent the micro-HDMI port in the computer. When I tried to realign it I shorted the port and caused the laptop screen to go out. Replacing the motherboard would be as costly as buying a cheap laptop. So I'm asking the community for suggestions.
Requirements: Quad core processor for multitasking 8GB RAM (I've found 4GB with Win10 is sluggish) Dedicated graphics card (separate video memory) 256GB+ SSD or 7200rpm HDD Willing to consider dual-core processors, and I'd even go integrated graphics if the machine is powerful enough otherwise. I use my laptops primarily for watching/streaming videos, web browsing, semi-pro audio production (recording and post-processing), and very occasionally for light video editing. Not big into gaming but wouldn't mind a machine that can play titles from 3-5 years ago. I'm trying to stay under $500, but willing to go over if it's worth it. Used and/or refurbished laptops are being considered. (Especially if the price is closer to $300!)
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Ebichuman said @ 10:20pm GMT on 27th August
The Acer one you linked to is not a bad machine. They keep changing the model number (Newegg has an exclusive version of it that is very similar), but for mine I bought it when it had a 1 TB regular 2.5" drive and added the SSD and more RAM for relatively cheap.
The 940M/MX is much better than no video card, but it isn't incredible. Still, it's hard to settle for discrete graphics if you want something that can play games that are less than 10 years old.
My only complaints are: (1) screen is TN panel, meaning it definitely requires some careful adjustment and use to not have color inverted sections, and (2) screen is not a touchscreen, which in fact (once you have it) is very useful in Win 10.
But yeah, it almost seems to be an unspoken conspiracy that laptops cannot have all three of (a) 1080p IPS, (b) SSD, and (c) discrete graphics, for under $600. Considering how incredible phone specs and capabilities can be at $500, the stagnation in computer specs is frustrating.
If you have other specific questions, let me know.
Ebichuman said @ 10:20pm GMT on 27th August
The Acer one you linked to is not a bad machine. They keep changing the model number (Newegg has an exclusive version of it that is very similar), but for mine I bought it when it had a 1 TB regular 2.5" drive and added the SSD and more RAM for relatively cheap.
The 940M/MX is much better than no video card, but it isn't incredible. Still, it's hard to settle for integrated graphics if you want something that can play games that are less than 10 years old.
My only complaints are: (1) screen is TN panel, meaning it definitely requires some careful adjustment and use to not have color inverted sections, and (2) screen is not a touchscreen, which in fact (once you have it) is very useful in Win 10.
But yeah, it almost seems to be an unspoken conspiracy that laptops cannot have all three of (a) 1080p IPS, (b) SSD, and (c) discrete graphics, for under $600. Considering how incredible phone specs and capabilities can be at $500, the stagnation in computer specs is frustrating.
If you have other specific questions, let me know.
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Ebichuman said @ 10:20pm GMT on 27th August [Score:1 Informative]
The Acer one you linked to is not a bad machine. They keep changing the model number (Newegg has an exclusive version of it that is very similar), but for mine I bought it when it had a 1 TB regular 2.5" drive and added the SSD and more RAM for relatively cheap.
The 940M/MX is much better than no video card, but it isn't incredible. Still, it's hard to settle for integrated graphics if you want something that can play games that are less than 10 years old.
My only complaints are: (1) screen is TN panel, meaning it definitely requires some careful adjustment and use to not have color inverted sections, and (2) screen is not a touchscreen, which in fact (once you have it) is very useful in Win 10.
But yeah, it almost seems to be an unspoken conspiracy that laptops cannot have all three of (a) 1080p IPS, (b) SSD, and (c) discrete graphics, for under $600. Considering how incredible phone specs and capabilities can be at $500, the stagnation in computer specs is frustrating.
If you have other specific questions, let me know.
(Link/thumb is to a laptop I'm considering, but is more expensive than I'm hoping to spend.)