My old laptop has become...well old. Now I am thinking to upgrade. My old laptop is Dell XPS L501x, with config:
I have hackintoshed my laptop, like since beginning of the time. Now I am in great dilemma, whether to get MBP or go again with hackintosh route.
The New MBP Pro (2015) costs 83K-84K for config:
If you see the config, you know how Apple is ripping off. i5 Dual core proccy at 83K
Either I will have to get above and weep in corner or find a pretty nice laptop at half the price and pArtY wiTh Mah fRaNdS.
So, here's what I want:
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Yesterday I visited a nearest Dell showroom to check screens. ALL OF THEM SUCK. I checked laptops of <50K and 4th gen Intel CPU ones. They didn't have newer models. But displays on these laptops just suck, they are nowhere near to my current laptop screen. This is a big letdown.
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Currently I am eyeing on this one: Lenovo Flex 2-14 (59-429729)
It has i5 4th Gen, 4GB RAM and 1080p FHD IPS Display. And plus backlit keyboard also. I haven't seen this one in person, cos Lenovo shops here don't have this model (or any with IPS display). Correct if I am wrong, I think these IPS displays to be superior than those TFT/LCD with LED backlit ones.
However Flex 3 is not launched in India, which comes with 5th gen of intel processors. Once they are launched Flex 2 prices will come down. If you have read this long ass message till this point, have my imaginary hugs my internet bros.
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TLDR; suggest me a laptop with good screen. dont need graphics card at all. Should be Intel 5th gen proccy.
- Intel i7 740M Quad Core (First Gen/Nehalem)
- 4GB DDR3
- 2GB nVidia GT435m
- 500GB HDD
- 1920 x 1080 15.6" FHD
- 2.1 JBL Speakers
- Synaptic Trackpad and backlit keyboard
I have hackintoshed my laptop, like since beginning of the time. Now I am in great dilemma, whether to get MBP or go again with hackintosh route.
The New MBP Pro (2015) costs 83K-84K for config:
- Core i5-5257U 2.7Ghz Dual Core
- 8 GB RAM
- 128 GB SSD
- 13.3 Inch IPS with LED Backlit
- Intel Iris Graphics 6100
- Resolutions: Retina i.e. 2560x1600 Pixels (Scaled resolutions: 1680x1050, 1440x900 and 1024x640 Pixels)
If you see the config, you know how Apple is ripping off. i5 Dual core proccy at 83K
Either I will have to get above and weep in corner or find a pretty nice laptop at half the price and pArtY wiTh Mah fRaNdS.
- The MacBook Pro of 2014 used i5-4258U or i5-4278U. So my target laptop should have either this same proccy or much powerful one. So even i7 will do.
- Secondly, OS X does not need discrete graphics at all. So, onboard graphics will be fine. In fact, thanks to Intel Optimus, you cannot anyway use discrete graphics.
- My old Dell screen is "B+RGLED display with TrueLife" I have no idea what that even means, but I want a display better than this.
- I have seen couple of Windows laptops. What I see is, only costly laptops come with good screen. If you get a high end gaming laptop costing 60-70, you get good screen, good display, good keyboard etc. I don't see such things in lower end models, i.e. which come within 40-50K. Their screens suck. And no backlit keyboard.
So, here's what I want:
- Intel i5 or i7, powerful than i5-4258U or i5-4278U
- Processor should be 4th Gen (Haswell) or 5th gen (Broadwell) only.
- Should have great display with great color reproduction and great viewing angles. -- THIS IS MUST YOU GUYS
- Screen resolution should be nice.
- Screen size 13 - 15
- 8GB RAM or 4GB with upgradable
- Doesn't matter SSD or HDD
- Must have good speakers
- No need of discrete graphics card.
- If it comes with a GC, then probably there should be a way to turn it off from BIOS, cos OS X not gonna use it anyways.
- Backlit keyboard is a plus
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Yesterday I visited a nearest Dell showroom to check screens. ALL OF THEM SUCK. I checked laptops of <50K and 4th gen Intel CPU ones. They didn't have newer models. But displays on these laptops just suck, they are nowhere near to my current laptop screen. This is a big letdown.
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Currently I am eyeing on this one: Lenovo Flex 2-14 (59-429729)
It has i5 4th Gen, 4GB RAM and 1080p FHD IPS Display. And plus backlit keyboard also. I haven't seen this one in person, cos Lenovo shops here don't have this model (or any with IPS display). Correct if I am wrong, I think these IPS displays to be superior than those TFT/LCD with LED backlit ones.
However Flex 3 is not launched in India, which comes with 5th gen of intel processors. Once they are launched Flex 2 prices will come down. If you have read this long ass message till this point, have my imaginary hugs my internet bros.
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TLDR; suggest me a laptop with good screen. dont need graphics card at all. Should be Intel 5th gen proccy.
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