Smurf Posted February 14, 2019 Author Share Posted February 14, 2019 1 hour ago, shaunwwfc said: So that is more of a game issue than system its ran on? Thanks for the post on save on laptops Would it be a fair assumption to make that if I run nothing in 3D on FM then a dedicated graphics card would not be needed? What is the main difference (FM wise) between a "U" processor and a "H" or "HQ" processor ? Would a "H" in an 4th or 5th gen in i3 be better than a i7 7 gen "u"? Hope that makes sense! True - it's just a heads up about your game you may end up seeing quality players without a club. I believe even the 2D match engine runs off the graphics card now - so best to future proof. Even without a dedicated graphics card the price is quite high for a decent laptop. FM wise - it's processor intensive, so you want your processor to work under high stress loads, which FM is, and the more career years the more intensive the processing (because of accumulation of data), so a U processor, U stands for Ultra-Low Power which has a low Thermal Design Power (TDP). The processor will go to a lower frequency (ghz speed) in order to conserve power and prevent the chip from getting too hot. H is for high performance graphics HQ is for high performance graphics quad core HK is high performance graphics unlocked Breakdown here https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/processors/processor-numbers.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huston Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 https://www.bestbuy.com/site/ibuypower-desktop-intel-core-i5-16gb-memory-nvidia-geforce-gtx-1060-1tb-hard-drive-120gb-solid-state-drive-gray-black/6289118.p?skuId=6289118 This is my pc, will it run FM 19 well? As in fairly quick advancing and such, as I intend on a very long save. Possibly 100+ years Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JordanMilly Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 18 minutes ago, Huston said: https://www.bestbuy.com/site/ibuypower-desktop-intel-core-i5-16gb-memory-nvidia-geforce-gtx-1060-1tb-hard-drive-120gb-solid-state-drive-gray-black/6289118.p?skuId=6289118 This is my pc, will it run FM 19 well? As in fairly quick advancing and such, as I intend on a very long save. Possibly 100+ years Aye, that should be fine for what you're asking. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smurf Posted February 14, 2019 Author Share Posted February 14, 2019 24 minutes ago, Huston said: https://www.bestbuy.com/site/ibuypower-desktop-intel-core-i5-16gb-memory-nvidia-geforce-gtx-1060-1tb-hard-drive-120gb-solid-state-drive-gray-black/6289118.p?skuId=6289118 This is my pc, will it run FM 19 well? As in fairly quick advancing and such, as I intend on a very long save. Possibly 100+ years 5 minutes ago, JordanMillward_1 said: Aye, that should be fine for what you're asking. Just to echo @JordanMillward_1 - that should be perfectly fine. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newgenn Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 (edited) Hi, I'm after a new laptop that will run FM19 fairly well and has a decent enough spec in general. My initial budget was £400-£500 but I have seen this laptop priced at £560 which looks promising, please let me know what you think. https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07KV9J1PG/ref=asc_df_B07KV9J1PG58490999/?tag=googshopuk-21&creative=22110&creativeASIN=B07KV9J1PG&linkCode=df0&hvadid=310844894820&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=10636146783610897215&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1006532&hvtargid=pla-609796338378&th=1&psc=1 Edited February 14, 2019 by Newgenn Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
happypeps* Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 Hopefully it means more of those kinds of chips come out to give a cheaper option for those that don't want to shell out hundreds of pounds on a card with 8 fans, 4 wheels, tea-making facilities and 4 million gaudy LEDs Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smurf Posted February 15, 2019 Author Share Posted February 15, 2019 14 hours ago, Newgenn said: Hi, I'm after a new laptop that will run FM19 fairly well and has a decent enough spec in general. My initial budget was £400-£500 but I have seen this laptop priced at £560 which looks promising, please let me know what you think. https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07KV9J1PG/ref=asc_df_B07KV9J1PG58490999/?tag=googshopuk-21&creative=22110&creativeASIN=B07KV9J1PG&linkCode=df0&hvadid=310844894820&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=10636146783610897215&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1006532&hvtargid=pla-609796338378&th=1&psc=1 IT will work for FM - but I have no idea what your expecatations are for game play. 3 hours ago, happypeps* said: Hopefully it means more of those kinds of chips come out to give a cheaper option for those that don't want to shell out hundreds of pounds on a card with 8 fans, 4 wheels, tea-making facilities and 4 million gaudy LEDs What? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huston Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 22 hours ago, Smurf said: Just to echo @JordanMillward_1 - that should be perfectly fine. Oh ok. I know some PCs it gets way too slow with all leagues and such so am scared of that Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smurf Posted February 15, 2019 Author Share Posted February 15, 2019 12 minutes ago, Huston said: Oh ok. I know some PCs it gets way too slow with all leagues and such so am scared of that This is same price but the graphics card is slightly less - but a better processor https://www.bestbuy.com/site/ibuypower-element-desktop-intel-core-i7-16gb-memory-nvidia-geforce-gtx-1060-2tb-hard-drive-240gb-solid-state-drive-black/6318347.p?skuId=6318347 The graphics card would be fine for FM. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huston Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 3 hours ago, Smurf said: This is same price but the graphics card is slightly less - but a better processor https://www.bestbuy.com/site/ibuypower-element-desktop-intel-core-i7-16gb-memory-nvidia-geforce-gtx-1060-2tb-hard-drive-240gb-solid-state-drive-black/6318347.p?skuId=6318347 The graphics card would be fine for FM. True. I already have this pc is why I asked about it specifically, was making sure I was fine before I buy the game and get disappointed Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smurf Posted February 16, 2019 Author Share Posted February 16, 2019 15 hours ago, Huston said: True. I already have this pc is why I asked about it specifically, was making sure I was fine before I buy the game and get disappointed Ah ok. No you won't be disappointed. Hope it also helps others Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wkdsoul Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 Anyone recommend a decent FM laptop but.... i use it for home recording (guitar/mic through focusrite scarlett) so looking for something that will do both, most recommendation sites seem to go for the Alienware 17 or 15 etc... https://www.amazon.com/Eluktronics-N857EK1-Special-Gaming-Laptop/dp/B07JVD8X1F?tag=guitarfcom-20&th=1https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07MKCCMHK/ref=sspa_dk_detail_1?psc=1&pd_rd_i=B07MKCCMHK&pd_rd_w=SWus5&pf_rd_p=10ebaf99-73de-4f5d-a994-e7f5fc52f86f&pd_rd_wg=GMjQT&pf_rd_r=54TA49KNSNWVPCZBZ8X9&pd_rd_r=a3b03b7a-31e8-11e9-99c8-2b431271197c https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07GZ3ZMSK/ref=sspa_dk_detail_2?pd_rd_i=B07GZ3T844&pd_rd_w=vjpqM&pf_rd_p=10ebaf99-73de-4f5d-a994-e7f5fc52f86f&pd_rd_wg=lmK3I&pf_rd_r=N2CDANE7XEDYBNE5FF0F&pd_rd_r=abcf2b92-31ea-11e9-8f94-b51658e5fe33&th=1 budget is 1000-1500 ish. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackandthebeanstalk Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 On 14/02/2019 at 09:06, Smurf said: This is an excellent deal! And saves you some too https://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/FX504GD-DM1276T-ASUS-FX504GD-DM1276T_2457791.html Think along the lines of fastest single core performance https://www.cpubenchmark.net/singleThread.html Completely overkill though for 10-15 leagues - depends on how long you want a career - after 100 years in the game the database is quite beefy so longer processing etc in that regard. File size is a lot larger. But if you're only playing for 10-20 seasons then a high end processor is completely wasteful - but if you have the money then why not, right. Someone at SI I think it was @EdL is best positioned to answer your specific query on processors - but as far as I know Notebook Check is a good guide to the best processors https://www.notebookcheck.net/Mobile-Processors-Benchmark-List.2436.0.html Yeh it wouldn't be bad - any reason for the 14 inch? See the link above for the Save On Laptops one from earlier, it's cheaper and better. Thank you Smurf I have ordered the one you suggested! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McClane29 Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 Anyone used the latest Huawei Matebook X Pro wit FM19 yet? If not, is anyone playing FM19 on a laptop with a screen resolution? i.e. QHD, 3K, 4K etc? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smurf Posted February 18, 2019 Author Share Posted February 18, 2019 On 16/02/2019 at 13:04, wkdsoul said: Anyone recommend a decent FM laptop but.... i use it for home recording (guitar/mic through focusrite scarlett) so looking for something that will do both, most recommendation sites seem to go for the Alienware 17 or 15 etc... https://www.amazon.com/Eluktronics-N857EK1-Special-Gaming-Laptop/dp/B07JVD8X1F?tag=guitarfcom-20&th=1https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07MKCCMHK/ref=sspa_dk_detail_1?psc=1&pd_rd_i=B07MKCCMHK&pd_rd_w=SWus5&pf_rd_p=10ebaf99-73de-4f5d-a994-e7f5fc52f86f&pd_rd_wg=GMjQT&pf_rd_r=54TA49KNSNWVPCZBZ8X9&pd_rd_r=a3b03b7a-31e8-11e9-99c8-2b431271197c https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07GZ3ZMSK/ref=sspa_dk_detail_2?pd_rd_i=B07GZ3T844&pd_rd_w=vjpqM&pf_rd_p=10ebaf99-73de-4f5d-a994-e7f5fc52f86f&pd_rd_wg=lmK3I&pf_rd_r=N2CDANE7XEDYBNE5FF0F&pd_rd_r=abcf2b92-31ea-11e9-8f94-b51658e5fe33&th=1 budget is 1000-1500 ish. What software are you using for recording guitar? The middle one there is the best of the 3. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirj09 Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 How good is this laptop for FM? https://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/FX504GD-DM1276T-ASUS-FX504GD-DM1276T_2457791.html I don’t play with multiple countries I only manage in England with a large database. I want it to be future proof for future fm games. If there is a better laptop at the same price please let me know. Thanks in advance Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EThomas Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 Haven't played fm in a year or two now. Been considering picking up fm19 but not sure how well my laptop would run it; fm16 always ran ok with a decent amount of leagues but the fan would always sound a bit nuts. If anyone has similar specs to me or any insight into how well my laptop would run it id appreciate it? -HP intel i36167u. -8gb ram. -iris graphics 6100. Cheers! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smurf Posted February 18, 2019 Author Share Posted February 18, 2019 1 hour ago, sirj09 said: How good is this laptop for FM? https://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/FX504GD-DM1276T-ASUS-FX504GD-DM1276T_2457791.html I don’t play with multiple countries I only manage in England with a large database. I want it to be future proof for future fm games. If there is a better laptop at the same price please let me know. Thanks in advance Bit low on the RAM side of things, but you can pick up RAM cheaply these days. The 8gb RAM version is available https://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/FX504GD-UPGRADE-ASUS-FX504GD-DM1276T_2457792.html 49 minutes ago, EThomas said: Haven't played fm in a year or two now. Been considering picking up fm19 but not sure how well my laptop would run it; fm16 always ran ok with a decent amount of leagues but the fan would always sound a bit nuts. If anyone has similar specs to me or any insight into how well my laptop would run it id appreciate it? -HP intel i36167u. -8gb ram. -iris graphics 6100. Cheers! Probably ok. If your fans are struggling, buy a can of compressed air and blow out all the vents. Invest in a laptop cooler, if anything, it will keep raised from dusty surfaces/couches/tables etc so less chance of fans getting clogged. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EThomas Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 2 minutes ago, Smurf said: Bit low on the RAM side of things, but you can pick up RAM cheaply these days. The 8gb RAM version is available https://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/FX504GD-UPGRADE-ASUS-FX504GD-DM1276T_2457792.html Probably ok. If your fans are struggling, buy a can of compressed air and blow out all the vents. Invest in a laptop cooler, if anything, it will keep raised from dusty surfaces/couches/tables etc so less chance of fans getting clogged. Thanks for the speedy reply. I'll give it a go. Due an upgrade later in the year anyway. Nice one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirj09 Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 11 minutes ago, Smurf said: Bit low on the RAM side of things, but you can pick up RAM cheaply these days. The 8gb RAM version is available https://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/FX504GD-UPGRADE-ASUS-FX504GD-DM1276T_2457792.html Probably ok. If your fans are struggling, buy a can of compressed air and blow out all the vents. Invest in a laptop cooler, if anything, it will keep raised from dusty surfaces/couches/tables etc so less chance of fans getting clogged. Thanks Smurf. Other than the ram, the laptop is well suited for fm and futer proofed? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smurf Posted February 18, 2019 Author Share Posted February 18, 2019 1 minute ago, sirj09 said: Thanks Smurf. Other than the ram, the laptop is well suited for fm and futer proofed? Yes, it would be good for the price. Typically in searching the next one up is the i7 8750H https://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/N580GD-DM230T-Asus-VivoBook-Pro-15-N580GD-DM230T_2358244.html But this has a similar (slightly better) performance rating for the Single Thread performance as the 8300H. As FM is largely based on single thread performance (a large portion of the game is not done in multi-core - so having more cores/threads isn't really an advantage). For this reason, the 8300H is a viable alternative the 8750H and saves a lot of cash. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirj09 Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 14 minutes ago, Smurf said: Yes, it would be good for the price. Typically in searching the next one up is the i7 8750H https://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/N580GD-DM230T-Asus-VivoBook-Pro-15-N580GD-DM230T_2358244.html But this has a similar (slightly better) performance rating for the Single Thread performance as the 8300H. As FM is largely based on single thread performance (a large portion of the game is not done in multi-core - so having more cores/threads isn't really an advantage). For this reason, the 8300H is a viable alternative the 8750H and saves a lot of cash. Thanks again mate Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wkdsoul Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 (edited) 7 hours ago, Smurf said: What software are you using for recording guitar? The middle one there is the best of the 3. Reaper or Ableton for now... Edited February 18, 2019 by wkdsoul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim owen Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 Can you advise me which of these laptops is better for FM, I assume both can run the game in 3D?? Acer Swift 5 SF514-52T Notebook - (Intel Core i7-8550U, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, 14" FHD IPS Multi-touch Display, Blue) HP Pavilion 17-ab404na 17.3 Inch FHD Gaming Laptop - (Black) (Intel i7-8750H, 8 GB RAM, 1 TB Plus 128 GB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Graphics, 4 GB Dedicated, Windows 10 Home Thanks for your help, both laptops come in at under £500 that's a reasonable price yes? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim owen Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 Can you advise me which of these laptops is better for FM, I assume both can run the game in 3D?? Acer Swift 5 SF514-52T Notebook - (Intel Core i7-8550U, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, 14" FHD IPS Multi-touch Display, Blue) HP Pavilion 17-ab404na 17.3 Inch FHD Gaming Laptop - (Black) (Intel i7-8750H, 8 GB RAM, 1 TB Plus 128 GB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Graphics, 4 GB Dedicated, Windows 10 Home Thanks for your help, both laptops come in at under £500 that's a reasonable price yes? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JordanMilly Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 1 hour ago, jim owen said: Can you advise me which of these laptops is better for FM, I assume both can run the game in 3D?? Acer Swift 5 SF514-52T Notebook - (Intel Core i7-8550U, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, 14" FHD IPS Multi-touch Display, Blue) HP Pavilion 17-ab404na 17.3 Inch FHD Gaming Laptop - (Black) (Intel i7-8750H, 8 GB RAM, 1 TB Plus 128 GB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Graphics, 4 GB Dedicated, Windows 10 Home Thanks for your help, both laptops come in at under £500 that's a reasonable price yes? The second one, as the first doesn't appear to have a dedicated graphics card, which the second one does, as well as it having more hard drive space. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
amer Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 Which Dell laptops are good for football manager apart from the G models. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim owen Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 1 hour ago, JordanMillward_1 said: The second one, as the first doesn't appear to have a dedicated graphics card, which the second one does, as well as it having more hard drive space. Thanks, so the second one will run fm fine then, including 3d? What is everyone else's opinion on which to get? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JordanMilly Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 2 hours ago, jim owen said: Thanks, so the second one will run fm fine then, including 3d? What is everyone else's opinion on which to get? Yea, the second one will blitz FM easily, and get you decent graphical settings on most new triple A games out at the moment. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smurf Posted February 19, 2019 Author Share Posted February 19, 2019 14 hours ago, wkdsoul said: Reaper or Ableton for now... Should be fine. 12 hours ago, jim owen said: Can you advise me which of these laptops is better for FM, I assume both can run the game in 3D?? Acer Swift 5 SF514-52T Notebook - (Intel Core i7-8550U, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, 14" FHD IPS Multi-touch Display, Blue) HP Pavilion 17-ab404na 17.3 Inch FHD Gaming Laptop - (Black) (Intel i7-8750H, 8 GB RAM, 1 TB Plus 128 GB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Graphics, 4 GB Dedicated, Windows 10 Home Thanks for your help, both laptops come in at under £500 that's a reasonable price yes? 2nd one 10 hours ago, amer said: Which Dell laptops are good for football manager apart from the G models. What's your budget? 9 hours ago, jim owen said: Thanks, so the second one will run fm fine then, including 3d? What is everyone else's opinion on which to get? 2nd one definitely! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim owen Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 3 hours ago, Smurf said: Should be fine. 2nd one 2nd one definitely! Sods law, both of them laptops have jumped in price since yesterday, the second one is now £900 well above my price range. What's the best laptop I can get for FM for under £500. Only really play fm and occasionally civ 6 Thanks for any help Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smurf Posted February 19, 2019 Author Share Posted February 19, 2019 42 minutes ago, jim owen said: Sods law, both of them laptops have jumped in price since yesterday, the second one is now £900 well above my price range. What's the best laptop I can get for FM for under £500. Only really play fm and occasionally civ 6 Thanks for any help Prob this for under 500 - https://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/81BL008KUK-Lenovo-IdeaPad-520s_2277807.html But I don't think it would play civ 6. You'd need to stretch to this https://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/FX504GD-UPGRADE-ASUS-FX504GD-DM1276T_2457792.html This is refurbished if you're ok with that https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07JZFWLBL/ref=asc_df_B07JZFWLBL1549411200000/?tag=pjuk-marketplace-21&creative=22374&creativeASIN=B07JZFWLBL&linkCode=df0&smid=A29YYUEB1ILVKJ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim owen Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 25 minutes ago, Smurf said: Prob this for under 500 - https://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/81BL008KUK-Lenovo-IdeaPad-520s_2277807.html But I don't think it would play civ 6. You'd need to stretch to this https://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/FX504GD-UPGRADE-ASUS-FX504GD-DM1276T_2457792.html This is refurbished if you're ok with that https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07JZFWLBL/ref=asc_df_B07JZFWLBL1549411200000/?tag=pjuk-marketplace-21&creative=22374&creativeASIN=B07JZFWLBL&linkCode=df0&smid=A29YYUEB1ILVKJ Thanks for the help, I'll check them out. Appreciate the support Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
amer Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 8 hours ago, Smurf said: Should be fine. 2nd one What's your budget? 2nd one definitely! 18 hours ago, amer said: Which Dell laptops are good for football manager apart from the G models. £700-£800 8 hours ago, Smurf said: Should be fine. 2nd one What's your budget? 2nd one definitely! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
amer Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 Smurf what’s your opinions on the MacBook Air for football manager if it’s only 2D. Can you tell me on yours views on the link below or shall go for the MacBook Pro version. https://www.apple.com/uk/shop/buy-mac/macbook-air/space-grey-1.6ghz-dual-core-processor-with-turbo-boost-up-to-3.6ghz-256gb Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wkdsoul Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 9 hours ago, Smurf said: Should be fine. Cheers, managed to grab a refurbed Alienware 17. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smurf Posted February 19, 2019 Author Share Posted February 19, 2019 1 hour ago, amer said: Smurf what’s your opinions on the MacBook Air for football manager if it’s only 2D. Can you tell me on yours views on the link below or shall go for the MacBook Pro version. https://www.apple.com/uk/shop/buy-mac/macbook-air/space-grey-1.6ghz-dual-core-processor-with-turbo-boost-up-to-3.6ghz-256gb Terrible waste of money. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
James__Curtis Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 Hi Smurf, My budget is around £500, and im simply just looking for a laptop to play FM (and store my iTunes on). I use the internet on my phone/iPad so no real need for that. Any suggestions would be massively appreciated. cheers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
amer Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 3 hours ago, Smurf said: Terrible waste of money. ouch Simon Cowell style response lool Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
amer Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 2 minutes ago, amer said: ouch Simon Cowell style response lool So then which apple device will be good to use at the present moment. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smurf Posted February 20, 2019 Author Share Posted February 20, 2019 9 hours ago, James__Curtis said: Hi Smurf, My budget is around £500, and im simply just looking for a laptop to play FM (and store my iTunes on). I use the internet on my phone/iPad so no real need for that. Any suggestions would be massively appreciated. cheers. https://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/81BL008KUK-Lenovo-IdeaPad-520s_2277807.html I posted a link to a better one above it's refurbished though. 7 hours ago, amer said: ouch Simon Cowell style response lool Well it's true. 7 hours ago, amer said: So then which apple device will be good to use at the present moment. They are all ok - just expensive for what's under the hood. How much do you really want to spend? Why a Mac? You could buy an amazing Windows laptop for that money. For the record, I work on Macs everyday. I'm not 'anti-Mac' or anything like that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
amer Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 3 hours ago, Smurf said: https://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/81BL008KUK-Lenovo-IdeaPad-520s_2277807.html I posted a link to a better one above it's refurbished though. Well it's true. They are all ok - just expensive for what's under the hood. How much do you really want to spend? Why a Mac? You could buy an amazing Windows laptop for that money. For the record, I work on Macs everyday. I'm not 'anti-Mac' or anything like that. Reason being cause John Lewis offering 18 month 0% payments which is really good. Plus it’s a light laptop to carry but I’m only gonna use for 2D mostly. But then I was thinking about the XPS 15 which is my second choice or a dell Inspiron. FM is the only game I will be playing so don’t really need much of a gaming laptop. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilberto Silva Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 (edited) Any thoughts on this? https://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/refurbished-hp-elite-840-g2-core-i5-5300u-8gb-180gb-14-inch-windows-10-prof-t1-hp840g2-8gb180w10p/version.asp Not sure if that processor is up for a task of running FM19 or not Or this one - https://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/refurbished-lenovo-thinkpad-t440s-core-i7-4600u-12gb-240gb-14-inch-windows-t2-t440s-uk-t020/version.asp#/specs Edited February 20, 2019 by Gilberto Silva Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smurf Posted February 20, 2019 Author Share Posted February 20, 2019 16 minutes ago, amer said: Reason being cause John Lewis offering 18 month 0% payments which is really good. Plus it’s a light laptop to carry but I’m only gonna use for 2D mostly. But then I was thinking about the XPS 15 which is my second choice or a dell Inspiron. FM is the only game I will be playing so don’t really need much of a gaming laptop. Then why spend so much on a laptop? Here's a 14 inch similar specs to Mac 13 inch The specification below has been formatted so you can easily copy and paste this to our forums when discussing your specification. Once you've copied the specification, please click here to continue. click here to continue.Chassis & DisplayLafité Series: Aluminium Chassis: 14" Matte Full HD IPS LED (1920 x 1080)Processor (CPU)Intel® Core™ i7 Quad Core Processor i7-8565U (1.80GHz, 4.6GHz Turbo) Memory (RAM)16GB Corsair 2133MHz SODIMM DDR4 (2 x 8GB)Graphics CardINTEL® HD GRAPHICS (CPU Dependant) - 1.7GB Max DDR4 Video RAM - DirectX® 121st M.2 SSD Drive500GB SAMSUNG 970 EVO PLUS M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3500MB/R, 3200MB/W)Memory Card ReaderIntegrated 6 in 1 Card Reader (SD /Mini SD/ SDHC / SDXC / MMC / RSMMC)Price £930.00 including VAT and DeliveryUnique URL to re-configure : https://www.pcspecialist.ie/saved-configurations/lafiteiii-14/pmurtuJnAK/ ================= The Mac version - if you put 16 gb RAM and up the storage to 512gb (as per the one I put together) the price is £1779 and the processor is an i5 - of lesser speed. The processor in the Mac is the i5-8210Y - and the one I have selected is the i7-8565U The graphics in the Mac is the UHD 617 and the one I have selected is the UHD620 - a tiny bit better. Why pay more for less? Of course - it's completely up to you - the Mac is a fine computer - it's just the price that gets me. Granted the Windows machine won't last as long as the Mac when not plugged in - but if you're mostly plugged in - or only travelling for a couple of hours. If you're travelling more then perhaps I can find something with a bit more battery oomph. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smurf Posted February 20, 2019 Author Share Posted February 20, 2019 23 minutes ago, Gilberto Silva said: Any thoughts on this? https://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/refurbished-hp-elite-840-g2-core-i5-5300u-8gb-180gb-14-inch-windows-10-prof-t1-hp840g2-8gb180w10p/version.asp Not sure if that processor is up for a task of running FM19 or not Or this one - https://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/refurbished-lenovo-thinkpad-t440s-core-i7-4600u-12gb-240gb-14-inch-windows-t2-t440s-uk-t020/version.asp#/specs I'd go for the 2nd one - may struggle if too many leagues loaded. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nastymiller Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Laptop has finally whispered to me 'pleeeease, let me go' and has gone into the light - many tears have been shed. I only have a budget of £500 and don't think I can last long to save up and get something - so with that in mind, does anyone know of any decent deals out and about at the moment - only to be used for FM to be honest. I live in hope someone can find something for me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smurf Posted February 20, 2019 Author Share Posted February 20, 2019 31 minutes ago, nastymiller said: Laptop has finally whispered to me 'pleeeease, let me go' and has gone into the light - many tears have been shed. I only have a budget of £500 and don't think I can last long to save up and get something - so with that in mind, does anyone know of any decent deals out and about at the moment - only to be used for FM to be honest. I live in hope someone can find something for me. A few suggestions just prior to this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nastymiller Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 @Smurf - seen, sorry for being lazy...….thank you. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smurf Posted February 20, 2019 Author Share Posted February 20, 2019 6 minutes ago, nastymiller said: @Smurf - seen, sorry for being lazy...….thank you. No bother - didn't want to be posting loads of links all over the forum, could have confused people. But yeh, looked at 500 pound laptops there recently. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcp1417 Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 (edited) I got this quote from Dell. Ian this a good deal? thank you very much for providing this thread with technical knowledge $950=€838=£729 as of now Edited February 21, 2019 by jcp1417 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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