Lookin to buy a laptop .. HELP!

[Trust Me]

I'm browsing TigetDirect and Newegg .. help a brotha out. I want it to be able to multi task and not lag. i.e. do my work, and dload music/movies .. I'd like to be able to have multiple programs open at one time and not have any performance slippages. I dont do crazy shyt like music production and stuff like that .. when I say I do work it mainly deals with Excel, Word, ect. I'd like to have decent storage space also since I'd like to be able to keep this computer for at least 5 years without having any problems.

Max looking to spend $650-$700. Obviously .. the lower the price the better. I'm still not ballin like most of you Coli cats.

Thoughts on these? See anything better?

Toshiba Satellite U845W-S400 Ultrabook - 3rd generation Intel Core i5-3317U 1.7GHz, 6GB DDR3, 500GB HDD + 32GB SSD, 14.4 Display, Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit at TigerDirect.com


Toshiba L855-S5383 PSKFUU-02X003 Notebook PC - 8GB, Intel Core i7-3630QM 2.4GHz, 8GB DDR3, 640GB HDD, DVDRW, 15.6 Display, Windows 8 (Refurbished) at TigerDirect.com

 

[duncanthetall]

Make sure whatever computer you get, it can use the Internet. The Internet is booming these days. I think it'll get really big soon

 

[MeachTheMonster]

If your not playing games or doing some type of media editing, those two you posted have more than enough power. You could even go a lil cheaper with something like this
Newegg.Com - Refurbished: ASUS K55A-BBL4 Notebook Intel Core i5 3210M(2.50GHz) 15.6" 4GB Memory 500GB HDD 5400rpm DVD±R/RW Intel HD Graphics 4000
Or this
Newegg.Com - Refurbished: ASUS K55 Series K55N-BA8094C Notebook AMD A-Series A8-4500M(1.90GHz) 15.6" 4GB Memory 500GB HDD 5400rpm DVD Super Multi AMD Radeon HD 7640G


For laptops Toshiba and Asus are rated highest for quality and reliability so stick with one of those brands.

 

[ikbm]

If your not playing games or doing some type of media editing, those two you posted have more than enough power. You could even go a lil cheaper with something like this
Newegg.Com - Refurbished: ASUS K55A-BBL4 Notebook Intel Core i5 3210M(2.50GHz) 15.6" 4GB Memory 500GB HDD 5400rpm DVD±R/RW Intel HD Graphics 4000
Or this
Newegg.Com - Refurbished: ASUS K55 Series K55N-BA8094C Notebook AMD A-Series A8-4500M(1.90GHz) 15.6" 4GB Memory 500GB HDD 5400rpm DVD Super Multi AMD Radeon HD 7640G


For laptops Toshiba and Asus are rated highest for quality and reliability so stick with one of those brands.

personally i would never go the refurbished route...from past experiences
but i have that asus you posted...zero complaints. i got it for $450 around black friday from bestbuy.
the i5 is a good look.
if you have an older laptop i suggest taking the ram out of it and putting it in the asus k55.
i'm currently at 8gigs of ram.

 

[MeachTheMonster]

personally i would never go the refurbished route...from past experiences
but i have that asus you posted...zero complaints. i got it for $450 around black friday from bestbuy.
the i5 is a good look.
if you have an older laptop i suggest taking the ram out of it and putting it in the asus k55.
i'm currently at 8gigs of ram.

I've never had a problem with refurbished stuff. You save a bunch of money and depending on where you buy it from you still get the same manufactures warranty as a new item.

 

[ikbm]

I've never had a problem with refurbished stuff. You save a bunch of money and depending on where you buy it from you still get the same manufactures warranty as a new item.

true....
my bad experience was with hp (yeah, yeah i know...) i've learned from my mistake.
edit:
take a look at this one http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834230594R ...this seems to be a great deal actually

 

[Data-Hawk]

true....
my bad experience was with hp (yeah, yeah i know...) i've learned from my mistake.

yup. I was going to say stay alway from HP laptops.

 

[Trust Me]

So you guys feel Newegg.Com - Refurbished: ASUS K55A-BBL4 Notebook Intel Core i5 3210M(2.50GHz) 15.6" 4GB Memory 500GB HDD 5400rpm DVD±R/RW Intel HD Graphics 4000 >>>



Toshiba Satellite U845W-S400 Ultrabook - 3rd generation Intel Core i5-3317U 1.7GHz, 6GB DDR3, 500GB HDD + 32GB SSD, 14.4 Display, Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit at TigerDirect.com

 

[MeachTheMonster]

true....
my bad experience was with hp (yeah, yeah i know...) i've learned from my mistake.

HP is always rated bad. But I swear I got a hp/compaq desktop that's still going strong after 10 years. I haven't upgraded it or fixed it once. I just use it to download torrents and check for virus's before moving them to my new PC. It's gone through countless virus's and restores and it's still works like new.

 

[ikbm]

So you guys feel Newegg.Com - Refurbished: ASUS K55A-BBL4 Notebook Intel Core i5 3210M(2.50GHz) 15.6" 4GB Memory 500GB HDD 5400rpm DVD±R/RW Intel HD Graphics 4000 >>> Toshiba Satellite U845W-S400 Ultrabook - 3rd generation Intel Core i5-3317U 1.7GHz, 6GB DDR3, 500GB HDD + 32GB SSD, 14.4 Display, Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit at TigerDirect.com

this one bruh...THIS ONE ASUS K55A-WH51 15.6" Notebook - Newegg.com
brand new with a larger HD and 2 more gigs of ram with windows 8 for a cheaper price....with the same i5...
i actually have no idea how it's cheaper

 

[Silkk]

Macbook

 

[MeachTheMonster]

So you guys feel Newegg.Com - Refurbished: ASUS K55A-BBL4 Notebook Intel Core i5 3210M(2.50GHz) 15.6" 4GB Memory 500GB HDD 5400rpm DVD±R/RW Intel HD Graphics 4000 >>>



Toshiba Satellite U845W-S400 Ultrabook - 3rd generation Intel Core i5-3317U 1.7GHz, 6GB DDR3, 500GB HDD + 32GB SSD, 14.4 Display, Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit at TigerDirect.com

For the price yeah. But the one ikbm posted is better and cheaper than both of those.

 

[Trust Me]

this one bruh...THIS ONE ASUS K55A-WH51 15.6" Notebook - Newegg.com
brand new with a larger HD and 2 more gigs of ram with windows 8 for a cheaper price....with the same i5...
i actually have no idea how it's cheaper

Good find breh.

 

[Champion]

Come to the dark side breh. It's better over here..
Apple - MacBook Pro

 

[Trust Me]

this one bruh...THIS ONE ASUS K55A-WH51 15.6" Notebook - Newegg.com
brand new with a larger HD and 2 more gigs of ram with windows 8 for a cheaper price....with the same i5...
i actually have no idea how it's cheaper

Copped.