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polak · 11-02-2015, 12:02 PM

Hey guys,
I'm in desperate need of a new laptop in the $500-$600 range and I'm looking for suggestions. I'm really looking to just max out the RAM and processing power as I mostly use my laptop for producing music which kills my current processor. I made the mistake of prioritizing the # of cores above all else when buying my last laptop when it turns that for music making software, clock speed should be priority #1.

Now I've been looking at specs for laptops at Best Buy but that's pretty where my computer knowledge ends. Is there any sort of tips you can give me when trying to max out clock speed? Any processors that might have high specs but poor performance? Any notoriously bad laptops I should avoid?

Thanks for the help guys!

11-02-2015, 12:02 PM	#1
polak In the Sin Bin Join Date: Aug 2012 Exp:	Laptop Recommendations ~$500-600 Hey guys, I'm in desperate need of a new laptop in the $500-$600 range and I'm looking for suggestions. I'm really looking to just max out the RAM and processing power as I mostly use my laptop for producing music which kills my current processor. I made the mistake of prioritizing the # of cores above all else when buying my last laptop when it turns that for music making software, clock speed should be priority #1. Now I've been looking at specs for laptops at Best Buy but that's pretty where my computer knowledge ends. Is there any sort of tips you can give me when trying to max out clock speed? Any processors that might have high specs but poor performance? Any notoriously bad laptops I should avoid? Thanks for the help guys!