# Help me buy a laptop **URL:** \ **Category:** Software/Technology\ **Created:** [January 28, 2024, 9:35pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/help-me-buy-a-laptop/8847 "2024-01-28T21:35:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![act\_123](https://community.goactuary.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/bbce88/32.png) [@act\_123](https://community.goactuary.com/u/act_123)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2024, 11:28pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/help-me-buy-a-laptop/8847/21 "2024-01-30T23:28:07Z")
I am biased here but I would go for 4060. Vram alone. ---
**Author:** ![act\_123](https://community.goactuary.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/bbce88/32.png) [@act\_123](https://community.goactuary.com/u/act_123)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2024, 11:29pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/help-me-buy-a-laptop/8847/22 "2024-01-30T23:29:32Z")
I use [Slickdeals.net](http://Slickdeals.net) to see the best laptop deals. Not sure how good it is for Canada. It’s great for the US. Maybe take a look at it first. ---
**Author:** ![act\_123](https://community.goactuary.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/bbce88/32.png) [@act\_123](https://community.goactuary.com/u/act_123)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2024, 11:30pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/help-me-buy-a-laptop/8847/23 "2024-01-30T23:30:21Z")
> **[Laptop Deals, Sales & Discounts September 2026](https://slickdeals.net/laptop-deals/)** > > Find laptop deals and sales to score a new computer. Get specials and offers from your favorite stores on all the top brands and models. ---
**Author:** ![Snikelfritz](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/snikelfritz/32/5728_2.png) [@Snikelfritz](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Snikelfritz)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2024, 1:16pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/help-me-buy-a-laptop/8847/24 "2024-01-31T13:16:05Z")
So my current ~10 year old desktop has: i7-4790 at 3.6 ghz 3 terabyte drive (not SSD) AMD Radeon r7 250 16 GB Ram I’m not sure that the HP above I was thinking about would be any faster? Likely slower? Have computers sort of stopped getting better lately or something? ETA my current cheap laptop that is worse than my desktop has: Snapdragon 7c 2.55 GHZ 108 GB drive No video card 4 GB ram ETA, the internet is telling me and old generation i7 isn’t comparable so that makes sense. ---
**Author:** ![Snikelfritz](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/snikelfritz/32/5728_2.png) [@Snikelfritz](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Snikelfritz)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2024, 3:40pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/help-me-buy-a-laptop/8847/25 "2024-01-31T15:40:24Z")
Ok I think I’ve narrowed to 2 Lenovo’s, my wife balked at getting an HP. So the question is 500 CAD worth it to get a faster machine now. More expensive option, CAD 1549 [https://www.lenovo.com/ca/en/p/laptops/legion-laptops/legion-slim-series-laptops/legion-slim-5i-gen-8-(16-inch-intel)/82ya000pus?cid=ca:sem|se|google|shopping\_pc\_intel|gs\_notebooks||82YA000PUS|1756627588|71352362520|pla-2264931628492|shopping|mix&gad\_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiA\_OetBhAtEiwAPTeQZ5iDgBY\_tGDwMT\_nrakhaeD0WaSvx\_QPfBjKUSr2ZXrm71K1J44kmBoCaV8QAvD\_BwE](https://www.lenovo.com/ca/en/p/laptops/legion-laptops/legion-slim-series-laptops/legion-slim-5i-gen-8-(16-inch-intel)/82ya000pus?cid=ca:sem%7Cse%7Cgoogle%7Cshopping_pc_intel%7Cgs_notebooks%7C%7C82YA000PUS%7C1756627588%7C71352362520%7Cpla-2264931628492%7Cshopping%7Cmix&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiA_OetBhAtEiwAPTeQZ5iDgBY_tGDwMT_nrakhaeD0WaSvx_QPfBjKUSr2ZXrm71K1J44kmBoCaV8QAvD_BwE) Cheaper option, CAD 1045 [https://www.lenovo.com/ca/en/p/laptops/ideapad/ideapad-500/ideapad-slim-5i-gen-8-(16-inch-intel)/82xf001uus?orgRef=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.google.com%252F&cid=ca:sem|se|google|shopping\_pc\_intel|gs\_notebooks||82XF001UUS|1756627588|71352362520|pla-2264931628492|shopping|mix&gad\_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiA\_OetBhAtEiwAPTeQZ-6ddi9UVl\_nYZGot7mhUf25Pk0-sctREVJcSXf-ofwWZUNmZ8ewVhoCNhUQAvD\_BwE](https://www.lenovo.com/ca/en/p/laptops/ideapad/ideapad-500/ideapad-slim-5i-gen-8-(16-inch-intel)/82xf001uus?orgRef=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.google.com%252F&cid=ca:sem%7Cse%7Cgoogle%7Cshopping_pc_intel%7Cgs_notebooks%7C%7C82XF001UUS%7C1756627588%7C71352362520%7Cpla-2264931628492%7Cshopping%7Cmix&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiA_OetBhAtEiwAPTeQZ-6ddi9UVl_nYZGot7mhUf25Pk0-sctREVJcSXf-ofwWZUNmZ8ewVhoCNhUQAvD_BwE) ---
**Author:** ![Snikelfritz](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/snikelfritz/32/5728_2.png) [@Snikelfritz](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Snikelfritz)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2024, 3:41pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/help-me-buy-a-laptop/8847/26 "2024-01-31T15:41:13Z")
_Poll ([view on site](https://community.goactuary.com/t/help-me-buy-a-laptop/8847/26))_ Trying to setup a poll here ---
**Author:** ![Snikelfritz](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/snikelfritz/32/5728_2.png) [@Snikelfritz](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Snikelfritz)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2024, 3:43pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/help-me-buy-a-laptop/8847/27 "2024-01-31T15:43:41Z")
More expensive has: i7-13700H chip, GeForce rtx 4060 graphics card, an ethernet port. Cheaper has: i7-1355U chip, integrated Intel iris xe graphics. Other stats are fairly similar. ---
**Author:** ![colonelsmoothie](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/colonelsmoothie/32/136_2.png) [@colonelsmoothie](https://community.goactuary.com/u/colonelsmoothie)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2024, 3:53pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/help-me-buy-a-laptop/8847/28 "2024-01-31T15:53:06Z")
why don’t you just get a desktop almost all your gaming complaints will go away if you do that ---
**Author:** ![Snikelfritz](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/snikelfritz/32/5728_2.png) [@Snikelfritz](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Snikelfritz)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2024, 4:15pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/help-me-buy-a-laptop/8847/29 "2024-01-31T16:15:16Z")
Desktop isn’t a choice at this point. ---
**Author:** ![SpaceLobster](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/spacelobster/32/38216_2.png) [@SpaceLobster](https://community.goactuary.com/u/SpaceLobster)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2024, 5:28pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/help-me-buy-a-laptop/8847/30 "2024-01-31T17:28:14Z")
Spend the money. For most electronics, I try and buy near top of line. Then keep it long past it’s expected lifetime. Then, buy the best one out again. I don’t do this with computers because I run linux and don’t game, so an off the shelf machine is more than enough. But with gaming+windows, I would absolutely spend the money to get a more top of the line machine. Extends it’s useful lifetime. ---
**Author:** ![colonelsmoothie](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/colonelsmoothie/32/136_2.png) [@colonelsmoothie](https://community.goactuary.com/u/colonelsmoothie)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2024, 5:54pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/help-me-buy-a-laptop/8847/31 "2024-01-31T17:54:02Z")
y tho ---
**Author:** ![colonelsmoothie](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/colonelsmoothie/32/136_2.png) [@colonelsmoothie](https://community.goactuary.com/u/colonelsmoothie)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2024, 5:54pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/help-me-buy-a-laptop/8847/32 "2024-01-31T17:54:36Z")
> [@SpaceLobster](#): > > don’t game you will if you ever tried Factorio ---
**Author:** ![colonelsmoothie](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/colonelsmoothie/32/136_2.png) [@colonelsmoothie](https://community.goactuary.com/u/colonelsmoothie)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2024, 5:57pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/help-me-buy-a-laptop/8847/33 "2024-01-31T17:57:25Z")
I’ve had the same computer for around 12 years or so. I’ve replaced the power supply once and the motherboard and attached components 2 times. Most of the original fans and cables are still there. One of the fans is starting to fail so I got a replacement. ---
**Author:** ![SpaceLobster](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/spacelobster/32/38216_2.png) [@SpaceLobster](https://community.goactuary.com/u/SpaceLobster)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2024, 6:01pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/help-me-buy-a-laptop/8847/34 "2024-01-31T18:01:49Z")
For me gaming peaked at joust and gauntlet. ---
**Author:** ![DeepPurple](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/deeppurple/32/1551_2.png) [@DeepPurple](https://community.goactuary.com/u/DeepPurple)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2024, 8:56pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/help-me-buy-a-laptop/8847/35 "2024-01-31T20:56:07Z")
> [@SpaceLobster](#): > > **gauntlet.** The incredible quarter-eating monster, Gauntlet? ---
**Author:** ![Maphistos\_Sidekick](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/maphistos_sidekick/32/84973_2.png) [@Maphistos\_Sidekick](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Maphistos_Sidekick)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2024, 9:56pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/help-me-buy-a-laptop/8847/36 "2024-01-31T21:56:04Z")
If you’re going to play more than simple games, you want the dedicated graphics. ---
**Author:** ![SpaceLobster](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/spacelobster/32/38216_2.png) [@SpaceLobster](https://community.goactuary.com/u/SpaceLobster)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2024, 10:00pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/help-me-buy-a-laptop/8847/37 "2024-01-31T22:00:47Z")
Red elf you are running out of food. ---
**Author:** ![Maphistos\_Sidekick](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/maphistos_sidekick/32/84973_2.png) [@Maphistos\_Sidekick](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Maphistos_Sidekick)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2024, 10:13pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/help-me-buy-a-laptop/8847/38 "2024-01-31T22:13:29Z")
Green warrior is about to die. ---
**Author:** ![DeepPurple](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/deeppurple/32/1551_2.png) [@DeepPurple](https://community.goactuary.com/u/DeepPurple)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2024, 10:16pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/help-me-buy-a-laptop/8847/39 "2024-01-31T22:16:11Z")
## “TREASURE ROOM! ! ! !” ---
**Author:** ![ArthurItas](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/arthuritas/32/63_2.png) [@ArthurItas](https://community.goactuary.com/u/ArthurItas)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2024, 3:25pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/help-me-buy-a-laptop/8847/40 "2024-02-01T15:25:59Z")
Woot is having a “gaming laptop extravaganza” now > **[Gaming Laptops Extravaganza!](https://computers.woot.com/plus/gaming-laptops-extravaganza)** > > Remember the two main rules of video games: 1.) Don't Die, and 2.) Get the Thing. [Previous page](https://community.goactuary.com/t/help-me-buy-a-laptop/8847.md?page=1) [Next page](https://community.goactuary.com/t/help-me-buy-a-laptop/8847.md?page=3)