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Opie Callaghan
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Posted - 2013.11.26 05:47:00 -
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I'm sure your all tired of this subject, but I cannot find one that is up to date on this topic. All of the recommendations I have found are discontinued models. Please forgive me
I'm leaving the country for a few months and I am looking for the cheapest laptop capable of running my 2 accounts simultaneously for some fun mining while I'm abroad. Black friday is in a few days so maybe I can really score with the help of the Eve community.
Many thanks in advance |
Opie Callaghan
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Posted - 2013.11.26 06:12:00 -
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Thanks for that astute observation, captain obvious... |
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Posted - 2013.11.26 06:18:00 -
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Aside from the mature and human response that I greatly appreciate, do you think the extra 2 gigs will make the difference? I was looking at about 4gb's |
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Posted - 2013.11.26 06:25:00 -
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Taos D'Heretic wrote:Budget? Its only the most important bit of info missing.
Well thats my problem... I dont really have a budget. As I said before, the cheapest possible laptop to run 2 accounts at the same time. I want to keep it under or at the most 500 and change. |
Opie Callaghan
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Posted - 2013.11.26 06:39:00 -
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Mara Pahrdi wrote:
An EVE client starts at 1GB and grows up to about 2 GB over time. So you need 4 GB for those 2 clients and at least 2 GB for the rest. You definitely do not want your cheap laptop to start swapping lots of data.
Yes that makes sense. Is there something out there in my price range that I might be able to customize in the range of $500 you could recommend? I've been looking at toshiba satellites but I'm not sure about the graphics processors in them. |
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Posted - 2013.11.26 06:54:00 -
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Raynaar wrote:Can be done.
How's this for budget: Gateway NV56R14u ($375.00 from Target 6 months ago). Add 4 GB RAM stick (Crucial from Micro Center, $42.00).
Will run just fine with multiple clients in windowed mode with default graphics settings while outputting a movie to another screen in a 1/4 sized browser window off of Netflix. The trick is to disable audio on each client and get used to Eve in silent mode. I know... I wouldn't have thought audio playback would have made a huge difference either. And by multiple clients, I mean 6.
Thats a great recommendation. But I cant seem to find it on target now :(
Im almost considering this refurb from newegg http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=1TS-000F-00023 |
Opie Callaghan
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Posted - 2013.11.26 07:21:00 -
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Brutus Severus wrote:Acer Aspire V5-572G-6679
Look at this model on amazon or newegg. About 100 over your budget but it has a good video card with 2gb video ram, 6gb ram, i5 cpu, windows 8 and great reviews.
Wow thanks Brutus thats awesome. Im def considering it.
What do you folks think of these specifications ?
AMD A-Series A10-4600M(2.30GHz)
8GB Memory 750GB HDD
AMD Radeon HD 7660G
1366 x 768
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Opie Callaghan
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Posted - 2013.11.26 12:41:00 -
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What do you folks think of these specifications for a laptop ?
AMD A-Series A10-4600M(2.30GHz)
8GB Memory 750GB HDD
AMD Radeon HD 7660G
1366 x 768
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Opie Callaghan
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Posted - 2013.11.27 01:26:00 -
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I am considering this, mainly because of the warranty, thanks. Does yours get really hot after extended periods of use?
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Opie Callaghan
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Posted - 2013.11.29 16:23:00 -
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So here is what I went with
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834312446
Lenovo IdeaPad U510
6GB DDR3 (Upgradeable to 8GB)
Intel Core i5-3337U 1.8GHz
1TB HDD+24GB SSD (just enough room on SSD for a game)
Intel HD Graphics 4000 (Video Memory is shared)
Thats the gist of its guts. I dear the touchpad is crap but I plan to use a mouse anyway
What do you folks think? |
Opie Callaghan
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Posted - 2013.11.29 22:08:00 -
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Opie Callaghan wrote:So here is what I went with http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834312446Lenovo IdeaPad U510 6GB DDR3 (Upgradeable to 8GB) Intel Core i5-3337U 1.8GHz 1TB HDD+24GB SSD (just enough room on SSD for a game) Intel HD Graphics 4000 (Video Memory is shared) Thats the gist of its guts. I dear the touchpad is crap but I plan to use a mouse anyway What do you folks think?
So then I guess Its safe to say I should be fine with this laptop that I just bought? It looks like I will be testing its limits to seeing how I just bought 2 more accounts for a total of 4 o7. I hope it can at least handle them all on the lowest settings. Ill probably end up upgrading the RAM to 8GB before I leave for my trip, just to be safe |
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Posted - 2013.11.30 03:52:00 -
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No I would only be running 4, at the most, but generally I hope this machine can handle 3
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Posted - 2013.12.02 04:03:00 -
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Despite the reviews, what do you think? Can it handle 3 accounts at the same time without melting lol? |
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