Forget the phone recommendation thread, I need a new fucking computer!

1. 2018-01-21 at 7:14 PM UTC

   #81
   

   Grimace motherfucker [my enumerable hindi guideword]

   Originally posted by benny vader you forgot spectra and meltdown.
   
   all old, non amd computers are more susceptible to it.

   
   Intel has almost universally released patches to fix that.
2. 2018-01-21 at 7:19 PM UTC

   #82
   

   DocFoster Tuskegee Airman [concentrate my unpalatable boomer]
   For that price range you'd have a hard enough time playing even oblivion.
   Protip: get a secondhand laptop with full keyboard and am ok processor and just play dwarf fortress and cataclysm: dark days ahead
3. 2018-01-21 at 7:28 PM UTC

   #83
   

   Grimace motherfucker [my enumerable hindi guideword]

   Originally posted by DocFoster For that price range you'd have a hard enough time playing even oblivion.
   Protip: get a secondhand laptop with full keyboard and am ok processor and just play dwarf fortress and cataclysm: dark days ahead

   
   $200-400 can get you a laptop totally capable of playing games. Buy refurb from a quality refurbisher. Your specific example of Oblivion, most laptops would run it just fine.
4. 2018-01-21 at 8:20 PM UTC

   #84
   The Self Taught Man Black Hole

   Originally posted by Grimace You don't necessarily have to buy brand new for laptops. If you needed a desktop, I'd recommend you build your own. If you want a laptop you can buy new or buy refurbished. I buy refurbished all of the time and have yet to have an issue. You just gotta buy from a quality refurbisher. Joy Systems Inc. is a good one.
   
   https://www.rakuten.com/shop/joy-systems/search/lenovo/
   
   I particularly recommend Lenovo brand laptops, (or MSI), but this is totally your choice. Browse their shit. They have a lot and its all backed with a 1 year warranty, the same you'd get from an "off the shelf" store.

   
   I kind of want to get a VAIO again just based on how nice the one I have is to repair, and how long it has fucking lasted.
5. 2018-01-21 at 8:20 PM UTC

   #85
   Malice Naturally Camouflaged

   Originally posted by aldra yep
   
   ~900 USD? You could do better for that price
   
   
   ***Didn't notice the dedicated GPU, not a bad deal, but I'd still stay away from Acer, myself

   
   It's not as if very single laptop made by a certain brand is guaranteed to be bad. The E15 series is a best seller and highly rated.
   
   It's only about $510 after tax.
6. 2018-01-21 at 8:28 PM UTC

   #86
   

   benny vader YELLOW GHOST

   Originally posted by Grimace Intel has almost universally released patches to fix that.

   
   prevention is always better than cure.
7. 2018-01-21 at 8:44 PM UTC

   #87
   

   Grimace motherfucker [my enumerable hindi guideword]

   Originally posted by Captain Falcon Raw numbers, this one has a lower res screen but 3x the RAM of the one I first suggested:
   
   https://m.newegg.com/products/N82E16834268901
   
   Refurbished though.
   
   This is also ignoring actual build quality, keyboard and trackpad quality etc, I'm just throwing specs out here

   
   User benchmark?
8. 2018-01-22 at 7:53 AM UTC

   #88
   

   aldra JIDF Controlled Opposition

   Originally posted by Malice It's not as if very single laptop made by a certain brand is guaranteed to be bad. The E15 series is a best seller and highly rated.

   
   no, you'd probably be fine with it, but the build quality is well below other brands like lenovo or asus
9. 2018-01-22 at 8:03 AM UTC

   #89
   The Self Taught Man Black Hole

   Originally posted by benny vader you forgot spectra and meltdown.
   
   all non amd computers are susceptible to it.

   
   Fixed
   
   
   
   
   
   

   Originally posted by Grimace Intel has almost universally released patches to fix that.

   
   They didn't actually fix anything, they just want you to think they did
   
   Those backdoors were most likely put there specifically for the NSA, they won't close them
10. 2018-01-23 at 8:01 AM UTC

    #90
    

    aldra JIDF Controlled Opposition

    Originally posted by Grimace Intel has almost universally released patches to fix that.

    
    https://www.rt.com/news/416712-intel-bug-fix-problems/
    
    
    looks like they've done a horrible job of it
11. 2018-01-23 at 8:08 AM UTC

    #91
    

    A College Professor victim of incest [your moreover breastless limestone]
    
12. 2018-01-23 at 5:01 PM UTC

    #92
    The Self Taught Man Black Hole

    Originally posted by A College Professor why you respond in a vulgar way like that?
    
    what does that fucking add to your message?

    
    EMPHASIS on how long FUCKING LONG it has lasted.
13. 2018-01-23 at 5:01 PM UTC

    #93
    The Self Taught Man Black Hole
    You fucking sand digger.