Looking for suggestions on 3 laptops

gymjunkie

Member
*Crossposted onto Overclock.net*

My boss is buying three laptops and we need some opinions. The price must be around the $300 mark (15 or 20 over won't be a big deal) or lower.

The first (mine): Primarily for GoDaddy email account and video viewing/streaming but I would also like to use PhotoShop with it as that is also part of my job. It would be nice if I could do a little minor gaming on it too for the long plane rides, Fallout New Vegas would probably be the most demanding game I play on it so I would need a dvd drive.

The second: Primarily for video viewing/streaming, GoDaddy email, and order fulfillment on ShipStation and another program.

The Third (boss): Primarily for video viewing/streaming and GoDaddy email. Possibly a little Photoshop but not a priority

This is the one I was looking at but I will happily take suggestions, and the computers do not need to be the same so feel free to give separate suggestions if you like. Thank you in advance.

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA9JJ6149225
 

voyagerfan99

Master of Turning Things Off and Back On Again
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My boss is buying three laptops
Because it's work related, you should spend decent money on a decent computer (like a brand new Dell Latitude with a 3 year warranty) instead of spending $300 each on garbage that won't last very long.
 

gymjunkie

Member
Because it's work related, you should spend decent money on a decent computer (like a brand new Dell Latitude with a 3 year warranty) instead of spending $300 each on garbage that won't last very long.

We're a pretty small company still, he just hired his second ever employee the other day. He is an extremely generous Boss and is doing what he can but at this time this is all we can do otherwise I know he would set a higher limit.
 

gymjunkie

Member
Based on your budget, I would say these are the best spec for the money.

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/dell-i...-1tb-hard-drive-black/6097908.p?skuId=6097908
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/lenovo...d-drive-platinum-gray/6175415.p?skuId=6175415

I have no comment on quality. And the screen may not be good enough for photoshop.
Since you are use it for work, make sure you have Cloud/ NAS to back up everything.


Thank you, those both do look pretty good. The main specs between the two are
Dell: 6g RAM, 2.4ghz cpu with only 2 cores (Intel i3 7th gen)
Lenovo: 8g RAM, 2.7ghz cpu with 4 cores (AMD A12 Series)

Judging by numbers only the Lenovo is superior but at this point I guess the main worry is if Lenovo is as reliable, more, or less than Dell as I don't have experience with either.

And what exactly do you mean the screen might not be good enough? Just because it's 720p or is there something I'm not thinking of?
 

Cisco001

Well-Known Member
And what exactly do you mean the screen might not be good enough? Just because it's 720p or is there something I'm not thinking of?

Photo editing require colour accuracy for the screen.
fr example, I current running laptop with extended monitor side by side. It is quite clear the colour look different between the built in screen and monitor
 

gymjunkie

Member
Photo editing require colour accuracy for the screen.
fr example, I current running laptop with extended monitor side by side. It is quite clear the colour look different between the built in screen and monitor

Oh I see what you mean, I create advertisements and the only editing I ever need to do is add text, the logo, the product, and add the color to a few areas but the color never changes so I can just keep using the same color code, so it's not a big deal how it looks on the laptop lol.
 
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