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Originally Posted by RedMileDJ
Appreciate all the feedback.
I think you're all right in saying I should separate the machines. That being said, I'll update the graphics card on my gaming rig and continue to use that for gaming.
I'll buy a laptop for business, CP browsing and some social media. Ie: nothing that is geared for gaming.
Looks like I'll be looking for a Lenovo or HP. I can't seem to find any places in Calgary that carry the HP Elitebook. Suggestions?
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Staples and Memex have the best selection of business grade laptops. I've sorted out a few and listed them below.
http://www.staples.ca/en/Laptop-Comp...24953320&sby=1
http://www.memoryexpress.com/Categor...1-4a2c214b4b37
You can find some reasonable priced HP Probook and Elitebooks. There are also an assortment of Lenovo X and T series. The only issue is ensuring you don't end up with a refurb (if that's a concern to you). I prefer not to do refurbs from Staples. Some of them literally look like they were obtained in a war zone (Stickers with middle eastern writing on it, dents, scratches and sand in the units) durable buttons which should not be damagable but are damaged etc.
Another laptop to consider, perhaps may be the HP envy. As far as I've seen, it's built just as well as some of the business grade laptops out there. The only minor issue might be the keyboard feels like it lacks feedback. This can potentially be fixed by attaching an external keyboard to it... but this might not be a good option for portability sake.
My suggestions are the following:
http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX55645
http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX55568
(But you might need to double check the graphics cards specs, integrated should be enough for casual gaming, Probably not be enough for higher resolution gaming)
See chart below for the intel 4400 to see if you are ok
http://www.pvladov.com/2014/10/games...-graphics.html
Other suggestions:
http://www.staples.ca/en/HP-ENVY-Not...4_2-CA_1_20001
http://www.staples.ca/en/HP-Envy-17-...0_2-CA_1_20001
I own the 17" envy in i7 version and put a 240GB SSD into it. It's awesome, but ridiculous overkill. I played a little D3 pre-expansion on it and never had issues, but not sure of the requirements post expansion.
You should be able to walk into a few Memory express or Staples stores to get a hands on for these laptops well below your budget. I am a huge fan of the feel of the HP probook for work. Gaming... not as much... If you want more gaming than what the probook can offer, perhaps the envy is better. If you want to lean on your desktop for gaming, then perhaps the probook may work.