## /r/rational, how do you shop for computers?

* Author: u/AmeteurOpinions  *Finally, everyone was working together.**
* URL: https://www.reddit.com/r/rational/comments/7t0zyr/rrational_how_do_you_shop_for_computers/
* Score: 0

* Created: 2018-01-26T01:05:05

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### Comments:

> **u/phylogenik** [+2]  (13 minutes later)
> 
> what's your budget? try [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/buildapcsales/search?q=laptop&sort=new&restrict_sr=on&t=all) or [here](https://slickdeals.net/newsearch.php?q=laptop&pp=20&sort=newest&previousdays=-1&forumid%5B%5D=71&forumid%5B%5D=25&forumid%5B%5D=9&forumid%5B%5D=30&forumid%5B%5D=53&forumid%5B%5D=8&forumid%5B%5D=10&forumid%5B%5D=54&forumid%5B%5D=13&forumid%5B%5D=4&forumid%5B%5D=39&src=SearchBarV2) for some current sales

> **u/sicutumbo** [+2]  (an hour later)
> 
> You haven't really defined what you want in a laptop. Being able to run modern games just means that it has a good video card. Is this a laptop you want to keep for a few years? Should it be light so that it isnt a pain to carry around all day? Should it have a good battery life? Do you care about having an SSD or not? Budget isn't a huge issue, but roughly what price range do you consider too high? Do you want a really good processor or lots of RAM? Do you want a screen with good colors or a high refresh rate? 
> 
> I'm not saying you need to answer every question, but as you have it now the obvious answer is a link to a laptop with whatever the laptop version of the GTX 1080 is, and I doubt that would satisfy you.
> 
> First, specify what you want in a laptop a bit more. Second, ask a sub other than this one, something like r/buildapc, because this is a sub about literature, and largely fan fiction. Not about computers.

>> **u/AmeteurOpinions** [+1]  *Finally, everyone was working together.* (an hour later)
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>> I want to keep the laptop for at least three years. I don’t care about weight, but it shouldn’t be larger than a foot. Battery life isn’t particularly important since outlets are so plentiful at the university, even in classrooms. SSDs are cool but I’d do without if it’s significantly cheaper. $1000 is probably the upper limit. As for choosing between processor and RAM, I didn’t think those traded against each other, but just on price. Probably processor over RAM. Colors over refresh rate.

>>> **u/sicutumbo** [+1]  (an hour later)
>>> 
>>> Yes, this is more useful information. I don't know much about buying laptops, so I can't really help you in choosing one, but this is the sort of information you should present up front when asking. Oh, and I didn't mean "processor or RAM" as in either or but not both, I just meant do you want either of them. Same for the screen.
>>> 
>>> Also, $1000 is really low to say that you don't care about the cost. $1000 will get you a good laptop, but not top of the line or anything.

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