£700 budget for a laptop for FM

Chaps.

I'm looking to buy a small laptop to play FM on.

I have a budget of 6-700£

any ideas what i should get?

i want a small laptop with screen size of 13.3" or 14"

cheers all

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with that sort of size screen.. laptops generally come with i5's as the highest spec in that budget..

so look to get a quality second gen i5 processor, at least 4gb ram, 200gb hdd and dedicated graphics.

http://search.laptopsdirect.co.uk/nav/pbgbp/07/processor/corei5/type/laptops/screensize/02/0?isort=price

as an idea ... see above

That's too much to spend on a laptop that's main use is FM. Especially with such a small screen.

http://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/Asus_U36SG_13.3_Core_i5_Windows_7_Laptop__U36SG-RX107X/version.asp

that for instance .. would be great for fm....

just research into the various components and pick carefully...

That's too much to spend on a laptop that's main use is FM. Especially with such a small screen.

id agree with that too...

if you have a budget on £700... you can get a much much superior machine with slightly larger screens

I wouldn't buy a laptop of any sort for that money, but that's me. You can get i5's with 4GB of Ram for ~£450 or cheaper if you're patient.

For £700 I'd be after a desktop. If you don't want / can't use a desktop, save the money for something else.

well.. you're paying for the type of i5 and the extra's like graphics cards etc....

i paid £600 for my lappy.. and that was dirt cheap for what i got

well.. you're paying for the type of i5 and the extra's like graphics cards etc....

i paid £600 for my lappy.. and that was dirt cheap for what i got

But for just FM? not needed.

chaps

i have a dedicated desktop but want a smallish laptop to wiz around the house playing FM

so thinking 13.3" or 14" laptop...

ok 700 maybe a little exp for that, maybe 500 new budget?

should i get one with a good graphics card as oposed to onboard graphics?

For FM, Intel HD3000 is acceptable. It's actually comparable to a dedicated 520M or 6250M, so beware of that when you're looking.

For FM, Intel HD3000 is acceptable. It's actually comparable to a dedicated 520M or 6250M, so beware of that when you're looking.

for sure. A HD3000 is more than acceptable if FM is the only game you'll be playing. you might well be able to just about get a core i7 for £700. It would certainly be worth it.

I would look at the Asus U46SV if you want thin, elegant, and with processor and graphic card that goes a bit. Core i5 and Nvidia GT 540M should get you a long way. Build quality is excellent.

for sure. A HD3000 is more than acceptable if FM is the only game you'll be playing. you might well be able to just about get a core i7 for £700. It would certainly be worth it.

I've actually started to see i7's on sale for under £600 this last month. It might have been longer, but I don't keep my eye on UK prices as much since I left - only when I'm helping someone out do I go back in and research.

I bough a HP laptop for around £350, runs FM12 fine with a good few leagues.

Remember, not all Core i7's are quad cores. If it's a quad core you're after, look for mobile i7's that ends with QM in it's model name, not just M. For example, Core i7 2720QM.

Also, the new Intel "Ivy Bridge" mobile processors has the Intel HD 4000 graphic chip onboard, it's very much improved from the HD 3000. The HD 4000 can handle many modern games on medium settings, where with the HD 3000 you would most of the time have to play on low settings. (And low resolution).

I thought all core i7's in laptops were quad cores?

If it's an i5 it's a dual core with 2 virtual cores.

The i7's are all 4 physical cores, then either 2 or 4 more virtual cores depending on the model.

No.

For example, the Core i7 2620M

2 physical cores + 2 logical cores = 4 Threads. (HyperThreading)

Those with a QM at the end, are quad cores, those with just a M are dual cores.

QM's are 4 physical cores + 4 logical cores = 8 Threads.

You can view the dual core i7's as i5's on steroids.

No.

For example, the Core i7 2620M

2 physical cores + 2 logical cores = 4 Threads. (HyperThreading)

Those with a QM at the end, are quad cores, those with just a M are dual cores.

QM's are 4 physical cores + 4 logical cores = 8 Threads.

You can view the dual core i7's as i5's on steroids.

Hmm. Ok, thanks for clearing that up. They really should have seperate names for laptop and desktop setups, the average user has no hope of understanding that or knowing what models do what.

thanks for replies...

slowly settling on this one

thoughts?

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/toshiba-satellite-r830-182-13-3-laptop-10732344-pdt.html

thanks for replies...

slowly settling on this one

thoughts?

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/toshiba-satellite-r830-182-13-3-laptop-10732344-pdt.html

For that price I would be hoping for an i7 and a 540M or AMD equiv - that's a bit expensive for what it is.

Something like this;

http://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/Acer_Aspire_5755G_15.6_HD_Ci7-2670QM_8GB_750GB_DVD_6-cell_CAM_WiFi__GT540M_LX.RQ002.075/version.asp

Although the screen is 15"

i bought it

got 10% off so 585

then about 12 cashback via american express card/ top cash back

so currently about 573

THEN theres some cachback thing with PC WORLD where every goal england score at the euros u get £10 back!!!

ouch.. not the worst deal in the world.. but wasnt brilliant for the spec...

will run fm perfectly fine though

shame about the integrated graphics though... although you could do worse than hd 3000

if england score a few it might be a great deal lol!!!!

£10 for every goal, come on england!!

how many leagues on FM could i run at the same time with this laptop?

cheers

ouch.. not the worst deal in the world.. but wasnt brilliant for the spec...

will run fm perfectly fine though

shame about the integrated graphics though... although you could do worse than hd 3000

happily run all the major leagues and about 180,000 players id say....

if not more

thanks for replies...

slowly settling on this one

thoughts?

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/toshiba-satellite-r830-182-13-3-laptop-10732344-pdt.html

OUCH!! Avoid this mate. Try PC Specialist. Got a laptop indoors with better spec and MUCH cheaper!! I have same processor as this one, 8gb RAM, better screen resolution options, same graphics card and bigger screen for £450! Can custom build too!