jnelsoninjax Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 My wife wants a laptop that she can use to browse the web and play games like the Sims on it, she found this: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B07G9R3X22/ on Amazon, but I really do not know anything about Laptop's. I do not think the CPU matters, just looking for a decent machine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindovermaster Moderator Posted September 18, 2018 Moderator Share Posted September 18, 2018 Lenovo Ideapads suck. The Thinkpads are loads better. Can she play the Sims on a chromebook? Sims don't use that much CPU/GPU performance to play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe User Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 Unless you need an ultra light or extra long battery runtime, try and find something with discrete graphics. It adds years to the lifetime of the laptop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnelsoninjax Posted September 18, 2018 Author Share Posted September 18, 2018 22 minutes ago, Joe User said: Unless you need an ultra light or extra long battery runtime, try and find something with discrete graphics. It adds years to the lifetime of the laptop. Can you suggest a few that would work? 1 hour ago, Mindovermaster said: Lenovo Ideapads suck. The Thinkpads are loads better. Can she play the Sims on a chromebook? Sims don't use that much CPU/GPU performance to play. The Sims needs Windows, therefore a Chromebook would not work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim K Global Moderator Posted September 18, 2018 Global Moderator Share Posted September 18, 2018 What's the most you're wanting to spend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnelsoninjax Posted September 18, 2018 Author Share Posted September 18, 2018 21 minutes ago, Jim K said: What's the most you're wanting to spend? I think the $300 is a good range, but might be able to go up a bit more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe User Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 (edited) $300? Ignore my advice about graphics. I was thinking more in the $800 range. It sounds like you want something more lightweight. I've had good luck with the HP Pavilion line. I have one from 2010 that still works. I also like their Envy line, which is what I've been using since 2013. Edited September 18, 2018 by Joe User Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim K Global Moderator Posted September 18, 2018 Global Moderator Share Posted September 18, 2018 Not sure if you can do much better for that particular price point. Not sure about gaming though ... not with the Intel 600. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnelsoninjax Posted September 19, 2018 Author Share Posted September 19, 2018 1 hour ago, Joe User said: $300? Ignore my advice about graphics. I was thinking more in the $800 range. It sounds like you want something more lightweight. I've had good luck with the HP Pavilion line. I have one from 2010 that still works. I also like their Envy line, which is what I've been using since 2013. I have no intentions of spending $800 for a laptop when she has a perfectly good desktop that cost allot! Again I have no idea what I'm looking for with a laptop, her only requirements were that it be able to play The Sims, and browse the web, and have a word processor. Considering I am the one who will be footing the bill, I do not want to spend a bunch! 43 minutes ago, Jim K said: Not sure if you can do much better for that particular price point. Not sure about gaming though ... not with the Intel 600. CPU is not important, I know that gaming and laptops do not go hand in hand unless you start spending $2000 or more for Alienwares (which is never going to happen! ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindovermaster Moderator Posted September 19, 2018 Moderator Share Posted September 19, 2018 I can suggest a Lenovo T430 https://refurbees.com/collections/laptop/products/254-376-without-code-tp25-lenovo-thinkpad-t430-core-i5-windows-10-home-64-bit-128gb-ssd-8gb-ram-free-shipping-254-delivered Right up your alley. I have ordered from this company before. (bought the X1 carbon from there ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnelsoninjax Posted September 19, 2018 Author Share Posted September 19, 2018 23 minutes ago, Mindovermaster said: I can suggest a Lenovo T430 https://refurbees.com/collections/laptop/products/254-376-without-code-tp25-lenovo-thinkpad-t430-core-i5-windows-10-home-64-bit-128gb-ssd-8gb-ram-free-shipping-254-delivered Right up your alley. I have ordered from this company before. (bought the X1 carbon from there ) That looks good, now to order it and not tell her it's a refurb (she thinks refurb = junk, despite my trying to explain it to her...) Brandon H 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindovermaster Moderator Posted September 19, 2018 Moderator Share Posted September 19, 2018 About half my stuff is refurbed, lol... Just get a nice box and put the laptop in it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnelsoninjax Posted September 19, 2018 Author Share Posted September 19, 2018 @Mindovermaster, What is the issue with the Lenovo Ideapads? I would just like to know so when I talk to my wife about the computer again I can tell her why the one she was looking at is not a good choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindovermaster Moderator Posted September 19, 2018 Moderator Share Posted September 19, 2018 Ideapads are consumer level. But ThinkPads are business laptop/desktops. So business are better. Do whatever you want. goretsky 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon H Supervisor Posted September 19, 2018 Supervisor Share Posted September 19, 2018 1 hour ago, Mindovermaster said: Ideapads are consumer level. But ThinkPads are business laptop/desktops. So business are better. Do whatever you want. and this is true of a lot of laptop OEMs now a days; they cut corners on their consumer level laptops making them have random issues and not last as long. I always suggest aiming for the business level laptops anymore for this reason; just better build quality overall. Mindovermaster 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe User Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 17 hours ago, jnelsoninjax said: I have no intentions of spending $800 for a laptop when she has a perfectly good desktop that cost allot! Again I have no idea what I'm looking for with a laptop, her only requirements were that it be able to play The Sims, and browse the web, and have a word processor. Considering I am the one who will be footing the bill, I do not want to spend a bunch! CPU is not important, I know that gaming and laptops do not go hand in hand unless you start spending $2000 or more for Alienwares (which is never going to happen! ) Fair enough, I recommend looking at refurbs as well. Try and get something still in production or support, so you won't have any issues with security updates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jamesyfx Subscriber² Posted September 19, 2018 Subscriber² Share Posted September 19, 2018 If by The Sims you mean The Sims 4, it will run on pretty much any Windows laptop you can get your hands on. I can vouch for the reliability of Lenovo laptops - I bought my Ideapad 5 years ago for very little money and it's still working fine with all original hardware. It could run The Sims 4 as well. So I'm sure you'll be fine with an Ideapad or a ThinkPad. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnelsoninjax Posted September 30, 2018 Author Share Posted September 30, 2018 On 9/18/2018 at 10:02 PM, jnelsoninjax said: That looks good, now to order it and not tell her it's a refurb (she thinks refurb = junk, despite my trying to explain it to her...) Well I showed her the laptop and even told her it was refurb, but she was OK with it! She is willing to go with it, >$400 is not bad for a laptop! Mindovermaster and Brandon H 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindovermaster Moderator Posted September 30, 2018 Moderator Share Posted September 30, 2018 7 minutes ago, jnelsoninjax said: Well I showed her the laptop and even told her it was refurb, but she was OK with it! She is willing to go with it, >$400 is not bad for a laptop! Good job! Hope she's happy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnelsoninjax Posted October 6, 2018 Author Share Posted October 6, 2018 So I ended up ordering this one: https://refurbees.com/products/349-delivered-459-without-code-sx74-dell-latitude-e7450-ultrabook-grade-a-14-hd-display-intel-core-i5-500gb-8gb-ram-win-10-home-64-bit-webcam-wifi-hdmi-free-shipping-2-year-warranty-349-delivered-with-code-sx74?variant=12249656885340 so she should be happy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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