FM24 - PC/Laptop advice thread *** PLEASE READ OPENING POST BEFORE POSTING ***

[Ashlcfc86]

3 hours ago, kevhamster said:

If you want the smaller screen, you won't find any better for the same price. Most of the laptops that size are the terrible ones with Celeron processors, or Chromebooks. It's a great deal for anyone who wants a super compact machine. 

Think I’ve found the same one on Argos for cheaper!! Or am I going mad!? 
 

https://www.argos.co.uk/product/2207612

[dazza11]

Great thread, inspired me to seek a new laptop, I travel quite a bit with work so looking to combine something small for travelling, but powerful enough to give me a fast fm! Need windows based rather than apple so I can pretend I’m working! Have a decent budget of £2000-£2500 so don’t want to get it wrong! Any pointers in the right direction would be much appreciated 

[shaunwwfc]

1 hour ago, Zapoleon said:

Yeah looks like a good one. You should have no issues running a set-up like that on this PC.

Thanks mate

@kevhamsterthoughts? 

[kevhamster]

1 hour ago, Ashlcfc86 said:

Think I’ve found the same one on Argos for cheaper!! Or am I going mad!? 
 

https://www.argos.co.uk/product/2207612

Nope, not going mad. It looks the same to me. 

[kevhamster]

3 hours ago, Jim99 said:

Thanks Kev - that’s really helpful. That one’s out of stock at the minute - would this one be a big step down?
 

https://www.currys.co.uk/products/acer-nitro-5-15.6-gaming-laptop-intel-core-i5-rtx-3050-512-gb-ssd-10237578.html?istCompanyId=bec25c7e-cbcd-460d-81d5-a25372d2e3d7&istFeedId=4d7eb93e-055f-499d-8ee5-1cdcc50d67d1&istItemId=parwiaari&istBid=t&srcid=198&cmpid=ppc~gg~0073 (Shopping Ads) PC Gaming HW - Top SKUs Generic~wk23~Exact~71700000071533684~&mctag=gg_goog_7904&kwid=GOOGLE&device=c&ds_kids=92700073496374361&tgtid=0073 (Shopping Ads) PC Gaming HW - Top SKUs Generic&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIupfUrIC7-wIVoejtCh0pXgQqEAQYAiABEgJs0vD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

That one is still very good. 

[kevhamster]

1 hour ago, shaunwwfc said:

Thanks mate

@kevhamsterthoughts? 

I won't comment on how many league as per the OP, but yeah that's a decent spec on that. 

[kevhamster]

1 hour ago, dazza11 said:

Great thread, inspired me to seek a new laptop, I travel quite a bit with work so looking to combine something small for travelling, but powerful enough to give me a fast fm! Need windows based rather than apple so I can pretend I’m working! Have a decent budget of £2000-£2500 so don’t want to get it wrong! Any pointers in the right direction would be much appreciated 

https://www.box.co.uk/GA402RK-L8056W-ASUS-ROG-Zephyrus-G14-AMD-Ryzen-9-16GB-R_4095791.html

 

[Dafour34]

Hello guys and thanks for this usefull thread ! 

I got gifted a 600$ budget to buy a new computer and would love to make it fit to the new football manager needs !

 

I 'm living in Cambodia and those are the computers i could get, could i have your opinion on which one(s) would be the best ? 

 

I'll do multitasking : mainly football manager and Brave/firefox browser for my job, and i'm Moving quite a lot .

 

The cheaper the better would be idéal .

 

Thanks heaps !

 

 

[kevhamster]

3 hours ago, Dafour34 said:

Hello guys and thanks for this usefull thread ! 

I got gifted a 600$ budget to buy a new computer and would love to make it fit to the new football manager needs !

 

I 'm living in Cambodia and those are the computers i could get, could i have your opinion on which one(s) would be the best ? 

 

I'll do multitasking : mainly football manager and Brave/firefox browser for my job, and i'm Moving quite a lot .

 

The cheaper the better would be idéal .

 

Thanks heaps !

 

 

I'd go for one of the i7 based models, such as that Dell Inspiron listed first, but any of those will be fine for what you're wanting. 

[Lempicka]

Great thread guys - a real godsend!

I have an okay laptop (i7-8550U - 16gb ram), but I'm thinking about treating myself to something better for Christmas - provided it can handle running all leagues comfortably. Is this something I could get for under £900?

I should add, apart from a bit of Photoshop/Lightroom, a few city builder/ strategy games and streaming - it’ll mainly be for FM.

Edited November 20, 2022 by Lempicka

[kevhamster]

1 hour ago, Lempicka said:

Great thread guys - a real godsend!

I have an okay laptop (i7-8550U - 16gb ram), but I'm thinking about treating myself to something better for Christmas - provided it can handle running all leagues comfortably. Is this something I could get for under £900?

I should add, apart from a bit of Photoshop/Lightroom, a few city builder/ strategy games and streaming - it’ll mainly be for FM.

As per the OP, I can't comment on how many leagues any given laptop will run to your satisfaction and to be honest, I imagine even the most powerful CPU's would chug a bit if running every single league.

But, you can definitely improve over that setup for £900.

This will offer a fairly significant uplift in performance: https://www.currys.co.uk/products/msi-katana-gf66-15.6-gaming-laptop-intel-core-i7-rtx-3050-ti-512-gb-ssd-10242838.html

CPU comparison: https://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i7-8550U-vs-Intel-Core-i7-12650HX/m320742vsm1798547

[Lempicka]

37 minutes ago, kevhamster said:

As per the OP, I can't comment on how many leagues any given laptop will run to your satisfaction and to be honest, I imagine even the most powerful CPU's would chug a bit if running every single league.

But, you can definitely improve over that setup for £900.

This will offer a fairly significant uplift in performance: https://www.currys.co.uk/products/msi-katana-gf66-15.6-gaming-laptop-intel-core-i7-rtx-3050-ti-512-gb-ssd-10242838.html

CPU comparison: https://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i7-8550U-vs-Intel-Core-i7-12650HX/m320742vsm1798547

Thanks mate - that's great!

[Lempicka]

1 hour ago, kevhamster said:

As per the OP, I can't comment on how many leagues any given laptop will run to your satisfaction and to be honest, I imagine even the most powerful CPU's would chug a bit if running every single league.

But, you can definitely improve over that setup for £900.

This will offer a fairly significant uplift in performance: https://www.currys.co.uk/products/msi-katana-gf66-15.6-gaming-laptop-intel-core-i7-rtx-3050-ti-512-gb-ssd-10242838.html

CPU comparison: https://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i7-8550U-vs-Intel-Core-i7-12650HX/m320742vsm1798547

If I upped my budget a bit, would this be better than the one you suggested?

https://www.box.co.uk/NH.QFMEK.001-Acer-Nitro-5-Intel-Core-i7-16GB-RAM-512G_4120404.html

[kevhamster]

1 hour ago, Lempicka said:

If I upped my budget a bit, would this be better than the one you suggested?

https://www.box.co.uk/NH.QFMEK.001-Acer-Nitro-5-Intel-Core-i7-16GB-RAM-512G_4120404.html

It would be a little bit better - not a huge amount in it in terms of the CPU. but the 3060 is a stronger graphics card than the 3050Ti.  This won't impact FM at all, but may have some impact on other games you're playing so if you can definitely afford the extra £50 then I'd say go for it.

[lgkeeper]

This is such a great idea and I appreciate any help. 
I’d like to stay in the $700-900 range. Really only want it for FM (and maybe its baseball cousin, OOTP). I care more about speed than graphics.   Thanks! 

[kevhamster]

6 minutes ago, lgkeeper said:

This is such a great idea and I appreciate any help. 
I’d like to stay in the $700-900 range. Really only want it for FM (and maybe its baseball cousin, OOTP). I care more about speed than graphics.   Thanks! 

Hi - sorry, not sure which dollar currency you're referring to.  Can you give me some examples of stores you'd use for buying computers in your country please and I'll have a look at what's available.

[lgkeeper]

1 hour ago, kevhamster said:

Hi - sorry, not sure which dollar currency you're referring to.  Can you give me some examples of stores you'd use for buying computers in your country please and I'll have a look at what's available.

So sorry. I’m in US. So Best Buy or Amazon type?

[kevhamster]

35 minutes ago, lgkeeper said:

So sorry. I’m in US. So Best Buy or Amazon type?

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/asus-rog-zephyrus-14-fhd-144hz-gaming-laptop-amd-ryzen-7-16gb-ddr4-memory-nvidia-geforce-rtx-3060-512gb-pcie-ssd-moonlight-white/6494633.p?skuId=6494633

[lgkeeper]

49 minutes ago, kevhamster said:

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/asus-rog-zephyrus-14-fhd-144hz-gaming-laptop-amd-ryzen-7-16gb-ddr4-memory-nvidia-geforce-rtx-3060-512gb-pcie-ssd-moonlight-white/6494633.p?skuId=6494633

Thank you! 

[yorkie87]

Would really appreciate someone telling me which of these laptops is better pleaseeeeee?? 
I’ve always had Acers and don’t know much about Asus’s so some help would be much appreciated  

https://ao.com/product/m1503qal1119w-asus-vivobook-15-laptop-silver-95386-251.aspx
 

https://www.currys.co.uk/products/acer-aspire-3-15.6-laptop-intel-core-i5-512-gb-ssd-silver-10243540.html

[kevhamster]

2 hours ago, yorkie87 said:

Would really appreciate someone telling me which of these laptops is better pleaseeeeee?? 
I’ve always had Acers and don’t know much about Asus’s so some help would be much appreciated  

https://ao.com/product/m1503qal1119w-asus-vivobook-15-laptop-silver-95386-251.aspx
 

https://www.currys.co.uk/products/acer-aspire-3-15.6-laptop-intel-core-i5-512-gb-ssd-silver-10243540.html

That says the ASUS has the better CPU, so I'd go for that.

[yorkie87]

Thank you. 

[andreas_10]

Hi All!

Would really appreciate recommendation for a new laptop..

I am in the UK, budget's up to £700.

Normally play FM with ~5 leagues, graphics loaded, preferably 3D.

This laptop is bought with a primary purpose of just playing FM23+. So, at first I was going to ask if you could offer simply the cheapest reliable model, however, assuming there is still not going to be anything below ~£400? If that is right, I would rather just spend more of the budget to get some more longevity and versatility (my usual use: internet, tv/music streaming, basic photo/video edit, basic office work).

Much appreciated.

[miosvedlund]

Hi! i plan on buying a new laptop because im not completely satisfied with my current one.

I always like to be able to load as many leagues as possible when doing journeyman saves and still be able to advance my save pretty quickly. Find that the most enjoyable way to play.

This Huawei matebook is currently on a reduced price in Sweden and it seems like a good buy from what i can figure myself. But i dont have a lot of knowledge with computers and dont know how big of an upgrade it would be from my current one.

https://www.elgiganten.se/product/datorer-kontor/datorer/laptop/huawei-matebook-14s-2021-i7161000-barbar-dator-gray/429972?gclid=Cj0KCQiAg_KbBhDLARIsANx7wAwJ79b_u45oIqGtPa96Y7iGV-5Yawhde4hhlPQ5wNnfghDmaYOX_YIaAsC1EALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

 

This is the current one i use https://www.elgiganten.se/product/datorer-kontor/datorer/laptop/lenovo-yoga-slim-7-r5-48512-14-barbar-dator-grey/176882

Thanks in advance for the help

[kevhamster]

10 minutes ago, andreas_10 said:

Hi All!

Would really appreciate recommendation for a new laptop..

I am in the UK, budget's up to £700.

Normally play FM with ~5 leagues, graphics loaded, preferably 3D.

This laptop is bought with a primary purpose of just playing FM23+. So, at first I was going to ask if you could offer simply the cheapest reliable model, however, assuming there is still not going to be anything below ~£400? If that is right, I would rather just spend more of the budget to get some more longevity and versatility (my usual use: internet, tv/music streaming, basic photo/video edit, basic office work).

Much appreciated.

There is certainly a viable option at £400: https://www.box.co.uk/82LM0054UK-Lenovo-ideaPad-5-AMD-Ryzen-5-8GB-RAM-256_3596990.html

Very good CPU with integrated graphics which should handle the 3D match graphics at medium settings (possibly higher).

However, going to the top end of the budget will get you a better overall performer with definite ability to max out the graphics settings: https://www.box.co.uk/82SB000CUK-Lenovo-ideaPad-Gaming-3-AMD-Ryzen-5-8GB-_4128506.html

Or, you can save a bit and sacrifice some processing speed compared to the £700 but still get max graphics with these (more powerful option first) - these will still be quicker to process FM than the model at £400:

https://www.box.co.uk/30033639-Medion-Erazer-E25-AMD-Ryzen-5-8GB-RAM-51_4148633.html

https://www.box.co.uk/FA506IHR-HN019W-ASUS-TUF-Gaming-A15-AMD-Ryzen-5-8GB-RAM-_4110691.html

 

[kevhamster]

5 minutes ago, miosvedlund said:

Hi! i plan on buying a new laptop because im not completely satisfied with my current one.

I always like to be able to load as many leagues as possible when doing journeyman saves and still be able to advance my save pretty quickly. Find that the most enjoyable way to play.

This Huawei matebook is currently on a reduced price in Sweden and it seems like a good buy from what i can figure myself. But i dont have a lot of knowledge with computers and dont know how big of an upgrade it would be from my current one.

https://www.elgiganten.se/product/datorer-kontor/datorer/laptop/huawei-matebook-14s-2021-i7161000-barbar-dator-gray/429972?gclid=Cj0KCQiAg_KbBhDLARIsANx7wAwJ79b_u45oIqGtPa96Y7iGV-5Yawhde4hhlPQ5wNnfghDmaYOX_YIaAsC1EALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

 

This is the current one i use https://www.elgiganten.se/product/datorer-kontor/datorer/laptop/lenovo-yoga-slim-7-r5-48512-14-barbar-dator-grey/176882

Thanks in advance for the help

https://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i7-11700-vs-AMD-Ryzen-5-4500U/m1450761vsm1052299

That suggests it would be a fairly decent upgrade.

[andreas_10]

19 hours ago, kevhamster said:

There is certainly a viable option at £400: https://www.box.co.uk/82LM0054UK-Lenovo-ideaPad-5-AMD-Ryzen-5-8GB-RAM-256_3596990.html

Very good CPU with integrated graphics which should handle the 3D match graphics at medium settings (possibly higher).

However, going to the top end of the budget will get you a better overall performer with definite ability to max out the graphics settings: https://www.box.co.uk/82SB000CUK-Lenovo-ideaPad-Gaming-3-AMD-Ryzen-5-8GB-_4128506.html

Or, you can save a bit and sacrifice some processing speed compared to the £700 but still get max graphics with these (more powerful option first) - these will still be quicker to process FM than the model at £400:

https://www.box.co.uk/30033639-Medion-Erazer-E25-AMD-Ryzen-5-8GB-RAM-51_4148633.html

https://www.box.co.uk/FA506IHR-HN019W-ASUS-TUF-Gaming-A15-AMD-Ryzen-5-8GB-RAM-_4110691.html

 

Thanks loads for detailing the options! Your comments really put into perspective what the money is spent on when going up or down in cost.

I'll probably still go for the top budget option as I'm wary I'll eventually just want to get out more of the machine or certainly just a hassle-free overall performance.

Could I just get your advice on the RAM situation - there's a lot of noise on how 8GB just isn't enough for today's computer & 16GB should be the minimum. Is this justified or is 8GB still sufficient to satisfy basic day to day use and of course FM processes?

[kevhamster]

4 minutes ago, andreas_10 said:

Thanks loads for detailing the options! Your comments really put into perspective what the money is spent on when going up or down in cost.

I'll probably still go for the top budget option as I'm wary I'll eventually just want to get out more of the machine or certainly just a hassle-free overall performance.

Could I just get your advice on the RAM situation - there's a lot of noise on how 8GB just isn't enough for today's computer & 16GB should be the minimum. Is this justified or is 8GB still sufficient to satisfy basic day to day use and of course FM processes?

Honestly, 8GB is fine for basic usage and FM.  If you're looking at other games, I'd probably suggest 16GB RAM but that does mean increasing the budget as when I looked there were no gaming laptops with 16GB RAM under £700.

There are some models which are non-gaming laptops which do have 16GB RAM though, and these would also be fine for FM.  I can look for some of these as well if you'd like me to.

[andreas_10]

1 hour ago, kevhamster said:

Honestly, 8GB is fine for basic usage and FM.  If you're looking at other games, I'd probably suggest 16GB RAM but that does mean increasing the budget as when I looked there were no gaming laptops with 16GB RAM under £700.

There are some models which are non-gaming laptops which do have 16GB RAM though, and these would also be fine for FM.  I can look for some of these as well if you'd like me to.

Appreciate the offer. Not going to venture to more serious gaming, so trust the 8GB will do fine. After all, I'm using one with 8GB now and can't say I'm having problems..

Great advice, thanks for your help!

[Jogo Bonito]

Good evening. This is a great thread, very interesting to read through and much good advice.

I currently have a 2019 Dell Inspiron 15 3000 (Inspiron 3585) which doesn't seem great for FM.

Processor :    AMD Ryzen 5 2500U with Radeon Vega Mobile Gfx (Clock Speed :    2Ghz)

Disk Drives    BC511 NVMe SK hynix 256GB
Display Adapters    AMD Radeon(TM) Vega 8 Graphics

Module Dual In-Line Memory Mod ule,8GB,2X4G

I've never owned a Gaming Laptop but seriously considering it now. My budget would be around £800 (£900 max).

It would be used for FM including creation and storage of kits via Kitbasher & storage of other graphics for FM, streaming football (legally), SkyGo/BBC I-Player, and general internet browsing.

If I remove all my FM related stuff from my current laptop that one should still be fine for using on normal stuff, so the new one could be almost exclusively used for FM related purposes. Would a gaming laptop be significantly better and faster than what I have? And are there any good Black Friday recommendations? I see lots of suggestions but being a luddite it's a bit overwhelming to have so many choices.

Thanks in advance.

Edited November 23, 2022 by Jogo Bonito

[kevhamster]

50 minutes ago, Jogo Bonito said:

Good evening. This is a great thread, very interesting to read through and much good advice.

I currently have a 2019 Dell Inspiron 15 3000 (Inspiron 3585) which doesn't seem great for FM.

Processor :    AMD Ryzen 5 2500U with Radeon Vega Mobile Gfx (Clock Speed :    2Ghz)

Disk Drives    BC511 NVMe SK hynix 256GB
Display Adapters    AMD Radeon(TM) Vega 8 Graphics

Module Dual In-Line Memory Mod ule,8GB,2X4G

I've never owned a Gaming Laptop but seriously considering it now. My budget would be around £800 (£900 max).

It would be used for FM including creation and storage of kits via Kitbasher & storage of other graphics for FM, streaming football (legally), SkyGo/BBC I-Player, and general internet browsing.

If I remove all my FM related stuff from my current laptop that one should still be fine for using on normal stuff, so the new one could be almost exclusively used for FM related purposes. Would a gaming laptop be significantly better and faster than what I have? And are there any good Black Friday recommendations? I see lots of suggestions but being a luddite it's a bit overwhelming to have so many choices.

Thanks in advance.

Yes, you'd definitely be able to see a fairly substantial performance increase with that kind of budget. 

This would be a good one: https://www.box.co.uk/82S90035UK-Lenovo-ideaPad-Gaming-3-Intel-Core-i5-12_4112636.html

[Jogo Bonito]

24 minutes ago, kevhamster said:

Yes, you'd definitely be able to see a fairly substantial performance increase with that kind of budget. 

This would be a good one: https://www.box.co.uk/82S90035UK-Lenovo-ideaPad-Gaming-3-Intel-Core-i5-12_4112636.html

Thanks very much. I'm getting a 404 error on that link, maybe because I am not in UK. But will try and search it out manually.

Found it manually on their site now, thanks.

Lenovo ideaPad Gaming 3 Intel Core i5-12500H 16GB RAM 512GB SSD NVIDIA RTX 3050Ti 15.6" Gaming Laptop
82S90035UK

Intel Core i5-12500H 12-Core Processor
15.6" Full HD IPS 165Hz Screen
Microsoft Windows 11 Home 64-bit
16GB DDR4 RAM
512GB M.2 SSD
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti 4GB Graphics
USB 3.2 Type-C | HDMI 2.1 | WiFi 6
82S90035UK
Lenovo 12 Months Collect & Return Warranty
£759.99 WAS £1,079.99 SAVE £320

Would that be a better option than one recommended earlier to somebody else:

MSI Katana GF66 15.6" Gaming Laptop - Intel® Core™ i7, RTX 3050 Ti, 512 GB SSD

£899.00

 

And would you say it would be more appropriate than something like this:

HP Victus 16.1" Gaming Laptop PC 16-e0070na, AMD Ryzen 5, 16GB RAM, Geforce RTX 3050, 512GB SSD, FHD, Mica Silver
RRP:    £899.99 Details 

Top Deal:    £749.99

Edited November 23, 2022 by Jogo Bonito

[kevhamster]

1 hour ago, Jogo Bonito said:

Thanks very much. I'm getting a 404 error on that link, maybe because I am not in UK. But will try and search it out manually.

Found it manually on their site now, thanks.

Lenovo ideaPad Gaming 3 Intel Core i5-12500H 16GB RAM 512GB SSD NVIDIA RTX 3050Ti 15.6" Gaming Laptop
82S90035UK

Intel Core i5-12500H 12-Core Processor
15.6" Full HD IPS 165Hz Screen
Microsoft Windows 11 Home 64-bit
16GB DDR4 RAM
512GB M.2 SSD
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti 4GB Graphics
USB 3.2 Type-C | HDMI 2.1 | WiFi 6
82S90035UK
Lenovo 12 Months Collect & Return Warranty
£759.99 WAS £1,079.99 SAVE £320

Would that be a better option than one recommended earlier to somebody else:

MSI Katana GF66 15.6" Gaming Laptop - Intel® Core™ i7, RTX 3050 Ti, 512 GB SSD

£899.00

 

And would you say it would be more appropriate than something like this:

HP Victus 16.1" Gaming Laptop PC 16-e0070na, AMD Ryzen 5, 16GB RAM, Geforce RTX 3050, 512GB SSD, FHD, Mica Silver
RRP:    £899.99 Details 

Top Deal:    £749.99

The Lenovo I recommended would be a little bit better than the HP Victus, but not quite as good as the MSI Katana.  I was just trying to keep it within £800 as that seemed to be your preference in your original post.

[joviduse]

One question, what characteristics should a computer have to be able to play Football Manager by loading all the leagues and running smoothly?

Edited November 24, 2022 by joviduse

[kevhamster]

2 hours ago, joviduse said:

One question, what characteristics should a computer have to be able to play Football Manager by loading all the leagues and running smoothly?

The strongest CPU possible, but I imagine even the top end CPU's would chug a bit with every league loaded, especially as the game progresses.

[phetrov]

Would https://www.argos.co.uk/product/1174526?clickPR=plp:5:5, be good enough to play FM23 smoohtly and comfortably. Been asked to recomment to somone whos budget is £450 and this looks like it could run a good few leagues. Rest of the use is standard netflix, youtube, maybe some other steam games but nothing like GTA/Warzone etc

[Jogo Bonito]

19 hours ago, kevhamster said:

The Lenovo I recommended would be a little bit better than the HP Victus, but not quite as good as the MSI Katana.  I was just trying to keep it within £800 as that seemed to be your preference in your original post.

Excellent thanks. You're right, and I appreciate your advice keeping within my budget

[kevhamster]

1 hour ago, phetrov said:

Would https://www.argos.co.uk/product/1174526?clickPR=plp:5:5, be good enough to play FM23 smoohtly and comfortably. Been asked to recomment to somone whos budget is £450 and this looks like it could run a good few leagues. Rest of the use is standard netflix, youtube, maybe some other steam games but nothing like GTA/Warzone etc

It'll be fine for FM. As for other games, that's really hard to say without knowing which games. It only has integrated graphics so won't be able to run anything which is graphically demanding. 

[phetrov]

40 minutes ago, kevhamster said:

It'll be fine for FM. As for other games, that's really hard to say without knowing which games. It only has integrated graphics so won't be able to run anything which is graphically demanding. 

Thanks Kev, the other games are apex legends, monkey island and another one is minecraft

[kevhamster]

53 minutes ago, phetrov said:

Thanks Kev, the other games are apex legends, monkey island and another one is minecraft

Minecraft and Monkey Island should be OK.  It may struggle with Apex Legends potentially.

[Camg87]

Could someone advise on which is better out of these 2 please. TIA

[kevhamster]

46 minutes ago, Camg87 said:

Could someone advise on which is better out of these 2 please. TIA

The second one.  Both the CPU and graphics card are better.

[Camg87]

1 minute ago, kevhamster said:

The second one.  Both the CPU and graphics card are better.

The medion one yeah? Thanks 

[rah1991]

Recently upgraded my old (was good spec in its day) laptop to windows 10, and sadly really seems to have frazzled it and slowed it down painfully. With this in mind I’m considering maybe an upgrade with Black Friday about should the right deal be about.
 

I feel things have moved on a lot since I last bought, so feel a touch overwhelmed.

The laptop would be used for FM with a decent but not crazy number of leagues loaded, and a bit of homework for my daughter. 

Ideally I’d keep price down as much as possible with a baby on the way next summer, but could probably go up to £600/£650 if necessary.

with this in mind, would this be a decent option, or is there better out for there for the money/cheaper?

https://www.currys.co.uk/products/asus-vivobook-s-15-k3502za-15.6-laptop-intel-core-i5-512-gb-ssd-grey-10240522.html

 

[kevhamster]

2 minutes ago, rah1991 said:

Recently upgraded my old (was good spec in its day) laptop to windows 10, and sadly really seems to have frazzled it and slowed it down painfully. With this in mind I’m considering maybe an upgrade with Black Friday about should the right deal be about.
 

I feel things have moved on a lot since I last bought, so feel a touch overwhelmed.

The laptop would be used for FM with a decent but not crazy number of leagues loaded, and a bit of homework for my daughter. 

Ideally I’d keep price down as much as possible with a baby on the way next summer, but could probably go up to £600/£650 if necessary.

with this in mind, would this be a decent option, or is there better out for there for the money/cheaper?

https://www.currys.co.uk/products/asus-vivobook-s-15-k3502za-15.6-laptop-intel-core-i5-512-gb-ssd-grey-10240522.html

 

That's a good price for a 12th gen i5 with 16GB RAM and an OLED screen.

[kevhamster]

1 hour ago, Camg87 said:

The medion one yeah? Thanks 

Yep.

[rah1991]

18 hours ago, rah1991 said:

Recently upgraded my old (was good spec in its day) laptop to windows 10, and sadly really seems to have frazzled it and slowed it down painfully. With this in mind I’m considering maybe an upgrade with Black Friday about should the right deal be about.
 

I feel things have moved on a lot since I last bought, so feel a touch overwhelmed.

The laptop would be used for FM with a decent but not crazy number of leagues loaded, and a bit of homework for my daughter. 

Ideally I’d keep price down as much as possible with a baby on the way next summer, but could probably go up to £600/£650 if necessary.

with this in mind, would this be a decent option, or is there better out for there for the money/cheaper?

https://www.currys.co.uk/products/asus-vivobook-s-15-k3502za-15.6-laptop-intel-core-i5-512-gb-ssd-grey-10240522.html

 

I’ve also seen this, although not sure if it’s actually better for £30 more with it having better graphics, but being a 1 gen older processer?

 

https://www.argos.co.uk/product/4164791?clickPR=plp:7:68

Edited November 25, 2022 by rah1991

[kevhamster]

3 hours ago, rah1991 said:

I’ve also seen this, although not sure if it’s actually better for £30 more with it having better graphics, but being a 1 gen older processer?

 

https://www.argos.co.uk/product/4164791?clickPR=plp:7:68

Having the dedicated graphics card probably makes it a little more future proof should SI choose to push the envelope in terms of graphics in the next few years.  Yes, the CPU is previous gen and therefore not quite as strong, but it's still very capable.

However, if you're thinking of going that kind of route, this one has a stronger CPU with the same graphics card and it's cheaper: https://www.box.co.uk/82K200C2UK-Lenovo-ideaPad-Gaming-3-AMD-Ryzen-5-8GB-_3638079.html

[tomzo_2]

Hi,

 

Wife is getting an allowance from work and also being guided on what she should be buying.
 

I have an old HP Pavillion that I run FM on but it’s slow. As she doesn’t work full time hours I’m thinking of utilising it for FM/Steam and then Netflix, Video Editing/Design etc:

They are trying to advise as she travels and doesn’t do much other than Emails, Publisher/PowerPoint:

https://www.currys.co.uk/products/microsoft-12.5-surface-laptop-go-intel-core-i5-64-gb-emmc-platinum-10214686.html

Any thoughts on it for its capability or any suggestions - Budget is about £600 max! Thanks in advance. 

[kevhamster]

13 hours ago, tomzo_2 said:

Hi,

 

Wife is getting an allowance from work and also being guided on what she should be buying.
 

I have an old HP Pavillion that I run FM on but it’s slow. As she doesn’t work full time hours I’m thinking of utilising it for FM/Steam and then Netflix, Video Editing/Design etc:

They are trying to advise as she travels and doesn’t do much other than Emails, Publisher/PowerPoint:

https://www.currys.co.uk/products/microsoft-12.5-surface-laptop-go-intel-core-i5-64-gb-emmc-platinum-10214686.html

Any thoughts on it for its capability or any suggestions - Budget is about £600 max! Thanks in advance. 

I'd avoid that to be honest - 4GB RAM isn't ideal, you really want 8GB at least these days, plus the CPU isn't great and it only has 64GB storage. 

 

Something like this would be better: https://www.currys.co.uk/products/asus-vivobook-k553ea-15.6-laptop-intel-core-i5-512-gb-ssd-silver-10224577.html