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    Laptop for programming

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Hydrax, Aug 25, 2011.

  1. Hydrax

    Hydrax Notebook Enthusiast

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    I'm looking for a laptop for programming/research for college. I'd like to run CSS and maybe SC2 on low settings.

    I'm looking at the i3-2310M and a6-3400M.

    Which one is better?

    You can recommend me a 15" laptop for under 700$

    Thank you
     
    Hydrax, Aug 25, 2011
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  2. Hungry Man

    Hungry Man Notebook Virtuoso

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    Well... games are a lot more demanding than most programming - especially if you're a freshman. I doubt you'll be doing huge projects that require an hour of compilation.
     
    Hungry Man, Aug 25, 2011
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    edit1754 Notebook Prophet

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    Programming? for programming you need a good screen. 15" with 1366x768 resolution is really low for programming because you can't fit very many lines of code onscreen, and you can't fit very many property/error/etc. windows either.
     
    edit1754, Aug 25, 2011
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  4. Hydrax

    Hydrax Notebook Enthusiast

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    If you can find a good screen resolution for under 700$, didn't found one.
     
    Hydrax, Aug 25, 2011
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    Please fill out this form in the What Notebook Should I Buy? subforum, thank you.
     
    Tsunade_Hime, Aug 25, 2011
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