Nottingham Forest Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 I have two people who are in need of laptops. Myself and my dad. I'm looking for one that would be good to play FM on that could run a number of leagues successfully for a number of seasons. My budget isn't set at the moment. My dad is looking for one that would be used for work and his cadet instructing. His budget is £300 to £350. Any help is appreciated. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smurf Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 For nearly two years I've been posting here trying to help people buy a new computer. I urge people to read up on them - here's a good article on buying a laptop. http://www.techradar.com/news/mobile-computing/laptops/top-laptops-25-best-laptops-in-the-world-706673 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mazza bul Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Great little article Eugene that explains in an informative way. I feel a little more informed after reading this and previous posts. My problem is that my budget is only £600 (which is a lot for many people) and I want a Laptop solely for playing FM and want the best graphics I can possibly get so I presume I am in the gaming laptop range? I am not bothered if it is big and bulky and won't be carrying it around much at all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonfun1980 Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Produc...er/3628850.htm took the plunge coming Tuesday Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
donut1638 Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 Typhoon yeah it would work. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rutledge Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 Hey I am looking at getting a Mac Air or Pro... Not sure yet but my budget could stretch to £700ish. (I say this but the cheaper the better of course) I would like to load a reasonable amount of leagues (10?) with a large database and it still be fairly quick, I know I'm asking for a lot. I never will watch a game in 3d so the whole 3d graphics card doesn't matter as I normally watch 2d or only commentry. Other uses of the laptop will be general browsing and a lot of online poker, also I have a Nikon camera so a Laptop with a SD memory card slot is a must (I think all Mac books come with this bar one if I'm correct) Also I'm currently in Australia so buying a Mac out here is around 200 quid cheaper compared to the UK. Any help would be highly appreciated Cheers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rutledge Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 Further on from my last post... Would it be better to get the cheapest Mac Pro or the dearest Mac Air? Here are the specs which don't mean much to me... Mac Pro 13 inch : 2.5GHz Dual core Intel core i5 Turbo boost up to 3.1GHz 4GB 1600MHz Memory 500GB 5400-rpm hard drive Intel HD Graphics 4000 Battery 7 hours Aus$ 1349.00 Or Mac Air 13 inch 256GB 1.4GHz dual-core Intel core i5 Turbo boost up to 2.7GHz Intel HD graphics card 5000 4GB memory 256GB PCle-based flash storage. Aus$1399 What is the main difference for 50 dollars? As I have no idea Or would you go for a cheaper Mac Air or more expensive Mac Pro? Cheers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonfun1980 Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 I would say the pro, how much extra for a 8gb version? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rutledge Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 Thanks for the response, for what reason would you say pro? Also the 8GB one is 250 aus dollars more so technically £125 but when you go up to the 8GB you also get a retina display and only 128GB PCle based flash storage compared to 500GB 5400 rpm hard drive...which I'm not sure what either is. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Beckham Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 Any websites similar to Pcspecialist.co.uk please ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Beckham Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Do you think I can get a newish laptop for 300 quid and have an i5 processor or the equivalent of it and 8gb RAM ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GriffiN94 Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Looking for a new laptop that can run FM with a lot of leagues , play the odd bit of LoL too so quite easy to run games. Wanting to pay around £700ish , what's the best around for that price? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthemanwhocan Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 OK. What should I be looking for in a laptop/macbook to give me the ability to run 75k player database? Im talking i-7 amounts of ram. I spent 400 on a laptop a few months ago and its not going too well. So i want to make sure I get this right! Budget 750-1k USD Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
donut1638 Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 First, I would never invest in apple device. Second, Griffin, sorry I don't know much for laptops that cost 700+ pounds. Third, Dan, I have a Lenovo Y40. So amazing for FM. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthemanwhocan Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 First, I would never invest in apple device.Second, Griffin, sorry I don't know much for laptops that cost 700+ pounds. Third, Dan, I have a Lenovo Y40. So amazing for FM. I was looking at the Y series with Lenovo. How long have you had it? Whats the processing speeds like. I really miss the days when I could have a 90k database and play for months on end and just get balls deep in to a save! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mazza bul Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 This is the best I can find for you http://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/E9X99EAABU-HP-ProBook-450_1717261.html Hi Everyone, Eugene has recommended this one to another person who has similar requirements as myself last week or so which is basically mainly playing FM and I play in 3d mode. What would be the graphics rating roughly be on the star rating that FM uses on the laptop above? My current laptop is 2.5 stars. Thanks all really want to know if this is worth paying for as money is tighter than a ducks bum at the moment. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GriffiN94 Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 Second, Griffin, sorry I don't know much for laptops that cost 700+ pounds. Is it too much or too little? Obviously spending less is fine it's just that I don't know how much good laptops go for so I just put a random figure , but if a good laptop for FM is cheaper than 700 then fantastic ! My current laptop i've had for 4 years or so and it has 5* for FM but still runs slow , I can't load too many leagues and it over heats soo much then sounds like it's ready to take off. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthemanwhocan Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msusa/en_US/pdp/MSI-GE70-ApachePro-247-Signature-Edition-Gaming-Laptop/productID.306280700 How well do you think that would run FM? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justified Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msusa/en_US/pdp/MSI-GE70-ApachePro-247-Signature-Edition-Gaming-Laptop/productID.306280700How well do you think that would run FM? That's a pretty awesome machine. You'd be able to run most games with that spec. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthemanwhocan Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 If you had to guess how many leagues and players do you think it could handle? Are there any negatives? Is it a machine that will be good for the next 2 years? sorry for all these questions! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justified Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 If you had to guess how many leagues and players do you think it could handle?Are there any negatives? Is it a machine that will be good for the next 2 years? sorry for all these questions! The thing is every gamer has a different perception of what good gaming speed is. In my opinion I'd never run more then 10 countries and no more then 100,000 players from the get go. For me that is a good speed and my laptop is nowhere near as good a spec as that one. If you feel you'd be happy with 10 countries and 100,000 in one save then I'd say you'll race through a season with that laptop pretty comfortably. As for negatives, if I had to pick one, and now this is me being really picky, but the processor doesn't seem as good as the rest of the spec. Now I say that because it has a good graphics card and it's loaded with 12GB memory but that seems to have come at a cost for the processor. It's not a bad processor and honestly for that price (roughly about £780 I'm guessing?) it's good. As for durability, I would've thought you'd be perfectly safe for 2 years. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthemanwhocan Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 I thought the processor was the most important piece. I will keep looking but I think I might get that one. Do you have any recommendations on which processor to look for, I5 I7 etc Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoePalestine Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 I wonder if the OP did buy a laptop in the end? And it probably needs replacing now anyway! Lol Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennytee Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Any thoughts on this http://www.johnlewis.com/toshiba-satellite-s50-b-15u-laptop-intel-core-i5-8gb-ram-1tb-15-6-metallic/p1851088 I'm aware the graphics are integrated but I always play in 2D anyway. This takes me right up to my £500 budget. It's also available here http://www.amazon.co.uk/Toshiba-Satellite-S50-B-15U-Graphics-Windows/dp/B00TPXBEI0 for £60 cheaper but i'm a little cautious about the retailer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
calcal Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 http://www.very.co.uk/lenovo-z50-70-intelreg-coretrade-i7-processor-16gb-ram-1tb-hard-drive-156-inch-laptop-with-4gb-dedicated-graphics-and-optional-microsoft-office-365-personal/1458174659.prd Just bought this..Looks like it would run a lot of leagues to me? But I'm not very good at understanding it all..Will this be alright? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennytee Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 Any thoughts on this http://www.johnlewis.com/toshiba-satellite-s50-b-15u-laptop-intel-core-i5-8gb-ram-1tb-15-6-metallic/p1851088I'm aware the graphics are integrated but I always play in 2D anyway. This takes me right up to my £500 budget. It's also available here http://www.amazon.co.uk/Toshiba-Satellite-S50-B-15U-Graphics-Windows/dp/B00TPXBEI0 for £60 cheaper but i'm a little cautious about the retailer. I'm also sorely tempted by the least damaged of the cheapest of these http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-listing/B00HR6U0KK/sr=8-2/qid=1391518366/ref=olp_tab_used?ie=UTF8&condition=used&qid=1391518366&sr=8-2 I don't think I have a problem with Amazon warehouse or with it being slightly damaged at that price Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthemanwhocan Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 Its getting to that point where I will be making the purchase either tomorrow or somepoint over the weekend. Are there any last minute advice, laptops to avoid, good laptops that will run FM smoothly with a large number of players. Any tips would be great. I tend to panic before making a large purchase of 1k over. So sorry to keep going on. I am looking for longevity. I dont want to have to buy another in 1years time due to overheating. Any advice on the better processors to look for an graphics card? Cheers guys appreciate it! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2D2 Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 I have a Toshiba laptop (4 years old) which is now beginning to show it's age I am looking to replace it and am in the market for a new one. My old laptop had a Intel® Core™ i5-2430M Processor and NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 540M graphics card. Any ideas on what could play FM & games like The Sims 3 well? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonfun1980 Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/3628850.htm I bought this, loving it. think its £100 cheaper through PC World Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2D2 Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Can anyone help? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonfun1980 Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Can anyone help? What about my post one above yours? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2D2 Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 What about my post one above yours? It is a bit out of my price range. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
keyzerFAQ Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 Hi, I cant decide between these two: Hp Dv7 17.3 17 AMD A8 Quad Core 8gb Ati Radeon 8550 4GB (1780 USD) or Hp Envy Dv6t-7200 Intel Core i7 3630 16gb Video Geforce GT 630M 1Gb Bluray (1680 USD) The notebook will be mostly used for design programs like AutoCad, Photoshop and other similar visual utilities as the user is an interior design student. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
donut1638 Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Guys, remember FM is not a very heavy game, like Battlefield or Far Cry. A decent computer should do the trick, but most people want more than that. H2D2, I would personally suggest a computer such as the Z50 or Y50 from Lenovo. i7 processor, good ram and storage, and runs quite smoothly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackJCFC Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Got a budget of 600-800 pounds, looking for a laptop that can run at least 10 leagues with a fair amount of detail, i just want the game to be as quick as i can possibly get it in terms of processing speed. Like most people, i'll be using it mostly for personal use such as video streaming and some gaming, would also be nice if it could run some games that are a bit more complex than FM, not talking about things like battlefield of COD here. Any recommendations welcome! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2D2 Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 The Y50 is very expensive and the Z50 is quite pricey... will consider that one though. Be happier if I could get it to run on my current machine: http://www.toshiba.ie/discontinued-products/satellite-p750-13l/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
donut1638 Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 If you call under 700 US pricey for a computer, maybe u should get a cheaper option. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
J88KLN Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 I am currently looking for a laptop to replace my faulty Sony Vaio. I have a budget of £750 maximum. I have had a look around and found an MSI CX61 2PF-1464UK which has caught my eye ( http://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/9S7-16GD11-1464-MSI-CX61-2PF-1464UK_1703768.html ) I use the laptop every day fro FM and web browsing, watching movies etc. I am after the best laptop I can for my money and would like one that will run at least English, Spanish, German and Italian leagues with a large database. If there are any other suggestions for laptops it would help as I am a little bit lost looking for one I have got these 5 in mind at the minute - - http://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/CB-CZ7850-554HS-Cube-Chameleon-CZ-7850_1712658.html - http://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/N550JK-CM531H-ASUS-N550JK-CM531H_1669293.html - http://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/P15F-V2-CF1-Gigabyte-P15F-V2-CF1_1629234.html - http://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/CB-CZ5850-985TG-Cube-Chameleon-CZ-5850_1744652.html - http://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/9S7-16GH11-663-MSI-GE60-2PL-%28Apache%29-663XUK_1728981.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSCCG Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 I am currently looking for a laptop to replace my faulty Sony Vaio.I have a budget of £750 maximum. I have had a look around and found an MSI CX61 2PF-1464UK which has caught my eye ( http://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/9S7-16GD11-1464-MSI-CX61-2PF-1464UK_1703768.html ) I use the laptop every day fro FM and web browsing, watching movies etc. I am after the best laptop I can for my money and would like one that will run at least English, Spanish, German and Italian leagues with a large database. If there are any other suggestions for laptops it would help as I am a little bit lost looking for one I have got these 5 in mind at the minute - - http://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/CB-CZ7850-554HS-Cube-Chameleon-CZ-7850_1712658.html - http://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/N550JK-CM531H-ASUS-N550JK-CM531H_1669293.html - http://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/P15F-V2-CF1-Gigabyte-P15F-V2-CF1_1629234.html - http://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/CB-CZ5850-985TG-Cube-Chameleon-CZ-5850_1744652.html - http://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/9S7-16GH11-663-MSI-GE60-2PL-%28Apache%29-663XUK_1728981.html What you picked is good. I have the same computer but from a couple of years ago, with a similar CPU but less RAM. Same casing and keyboard etc. Only complaint is the touch pad is serviceable but not good. Keyboard is quite comfortable to type on. I run about 10 leagues with a large databse and have had games of maybe 5-10 seasons so far and I find the speed acceptable. I have just replaced the disk drive with an SSD and I hope that will make saving and loading faster. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
J88KLN Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 I believe I have narrowed it down to these ones now unless someone can think of a better laptop for the price. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
donut1638 Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 The first option looks the best. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SohailKonk Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 I'm looking to buy a new MacBook Pro Retina and I wasn't sure if upgrading the ram from 8GB to 16GB would be an 'overkill'. I plan on using it as my main computer with FM, a little bit of video editing and the rest just university tasks. The specs of the MacBook are: 2.7GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 - Turbo Boost up to 3.1GHz 8GB 1866MHz LPDDR3 memory 256GB PCIe-based flash storage Intel Iris Graphics 6100 So yeah, would 16GB RAM be 'too much' or an overkill for the laptop or should I upgrade the RAM to future proof my laptop? Thanks! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
keyzerFAQ Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Hi, I cant decide between these two: Hp Dv7 17.3 17 AMD A8 Quad Core 8gb Ati Radeon 8550 4GB (1780 USD) or Hp Envy Dv6t-7200 Intel Core i7 3630 16gb Video Geforce GT 630M 1Gb Bluray (1680 USD) The notebook will be mostly used for design programs like AutoCad, Photoshop and other similar visual utilities as the user is an interior design student. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
donut1638 Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Again, the first option looks better keyzer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smurf Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 There's not enough info to know if one is better than the other. Links to both machines would be bettter than random info. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSCCG Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 I'm looking to buy a new MacBook Pro Retina and I wasn't sure if upgrading the ram from 8GB to 16GB would be an 'overkill'. I plan on using it as my main computer with FM, a little bit of video editing and the rest just university tasks. The specs of the MacBook are: 2.7GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 - Turbo Boost up to 3.1GHz 8GB 1866MHz LPDDR3 memory 256GB PCIe-based flash storage Intel Iris Graphics 6100 So yeah, would 16GB RAM be 'too much' or an overkill for the laptop or should I upgrade the RAM to future proof my laptop? Thanks! Would be overkill for FM but not for video editing. It's also a little bit of future proofing given that everything just seems to be more RAM intensive these days, but CPU power has not improved as rapidly as it used to. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smurf Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Yes - if you're video editing then up the RAM. Ironically, graphic cards are not used by video editing software, most access the RAM. But I hear that is changing very slowly. 2.7ghz dual core is pretty good and be very good for FM. I wouldn't video edit and play FM at the same time though Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
afailed10 Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 For FM it's all about the best cpu you can get and an SSD. The latter will make a big difference in the gaming experience. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pompey1978 Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Hi all, I bought a Toshiba Satellite series laptop 4 years ago with an i3 processor and 3GB RAM. I'm looking to replace this in the next couple of weeks, but I have one question to anyone who has a Toshiba laptop of recent vintage: how quiet is it? Let me explain - my Toshiba is NOISY. I mean "Heathrow flightpath" noisy. I mean "getting sent out of the room so the wife can hear Coronation Street noisy". And not just while playing FM (although it's probably at its worst then), but also during general web browsing. So, before I consider a Toshiba again (which has, apart from that issue, been a fantastic laptop), does anyone else have a similar experience? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smurf Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 For FM it's all about the best cpu you can get and an SSD. The latter will make a big difference in the gaming experience. No it won't. You'll have faster boot up times, load and save times with the SSD. But the CPU is the most vital part for FM. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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