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Anyone know where I can get a good deal on entry level 1080p laptops? I see even most mid-range laptops have silly 768p displays which should have been be outlawed in 2017!

Budget? Preferably under 10k.
 
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wabbit16 said:
1) Entry Level
2) 1080p
3) Under R10k

Pick two :D

If you can stretch the budget to R11.5k you can get the Gigabyte P45GV7 from Loot for around that price: http://www.loot.co.za/product/gigabyte-p45gv7-sabre-15-15-6-core-i5-gaming-notebook/rdcy-4887-g380

Do take note that it doesn't come bundled with Windows

Takealot also has the Asus X556ua for R10019: https://www.takealot.com/asus-x556ua-intel-core-i7-15-6-notebook/PLID44705820

And it ^ comes with Windows 10
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Thanks! I do mean "entry-level 1080p" as in a basic laptop with a 1080p screen not entry-level in general.

That Asus actually looks like a good option, I'll read up a bit.
 
Most of the 1080p laptops are fairly high-powered as peeps generally buy them with the intent of using them for light gaming - hence why the 1080p ones with integrated Intel graphics are scarce and one mostly finds laptops such as these with discrete graphics solutions.

Best of luck!
 
DrJohnZoidberg said:
Anyone know where I can get a good deal on entry level 1080p laptops? I see even most mid-range laptops have silly 768p displays which should have been be outlawed in 2017!

Budget? Preferably under 10k.
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Esquire have a HP 250 i5 7th Gen with a 1080P Screen for R6499excl

HP 250 G5 Series Notebook (1WY70EA) - Intel Core i5-7200U 2.5Ghz with Turbo Boost up to 3.1Ghz 3MB SnartCache Processor, 4GB DDR4-2133 SO-Dimm Memory, Supports 16GB Max Mem, 2 Memory slots, 500GB SATA Hard Drive, DVD Super Multi Writer optical drive, 15.6" Full HD (1920 x 1080 resolution) LED Backlit Display, Intel HD Graphics 620, 802.11ac Wireless Lan, 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN, Bluetooth, Webcam, Full Size Keyboard with Numpad, 1x USB 3.0 ports, 2x USB2.0 ports, HDMI output, D-Sub VGA output, DTS Studio Sound HD audio, Card Reader, Microsoft Windows 10 EM Edition, Retail Box, 1 year warranty.
http://shop.esquire.co.za/ProductDescription.aspx?id=5098619

We just ordered 2 at work. I replaced the drives with 256GB SSD and 8GB DDR4 Ram
 
fish said:
Esquire have a HP 250 i5 7th Gen with a 1080P Screen for R6499excl

HP 250 G5 Series Notebook (1WY70EA) - Intel Core i5-7200U 2.5Ghz with Turbo Boost up to 3.1Ghz 3MB SnartCache Processor, 4GB DDR4-2133 SO-Dimm Memory, Supports 16GB Max Mem, 2 Memory slots, 500GB SATA Hard Drive, DVD Super Multi Writer optical drive, 15.6" Full HD (1920 x 1080 resolution) LED Backlit Display, Intel HD Graphics 620, 802.11ac Wireless Lan, 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN, Bluetooth, Webcam, Full Size Keyboard with Numpad, 1x USB 3.0 ports, 2x USB2.0 ports, HDMI output, D-Sub VGA output, DTS Studio Sound HD audio, Card Reader, Microsoft Windows 10 EM Edition, Retail Box, 1 year warranty.
http://shop.esquire.co.za/ProductDescription.aspx?id=5098619

We just ordered 2 at work. I replaced the drives with 256GB SSD and 8GB DDR4 Ram
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Thanks, that seems like exactly what I'm looking for.

What the hell is Windows 10 EM edition? Is that supposed to read OEM? Cannot find any reference to an EM edition.
 
DrJohnZoidberg said:
Thanks, that seems like exactly what I'm looking for.

What the hell is Windows 10 EM edition? Is that supposed to read OEM? Cannot find any reference to an EM edition.
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Yes its Windows 10 Single Language so guess its meant to be OEM. Only downside is the laptop is Silver.
 
Looking for a cheap NAS bay.
I have HDD's already. Anyone know where I can get one for cheap?
 
CamiKaze said:
Looking for a cheap NAS bay.
I have HDD's already. Anyone know where I can get one for cheap?
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Not sure if this is way over your budget, but I can highly recommend the HP Microserver. Takes 5 3.5" drives. I'm running XPENology on mine from a bootable USB and using it as a Plex server and Surveilance server.

R2899 ex VAT from Esquire

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IcemanMike said:
Not sure if this is way over your budget, but I can highly recommend the HP Microserver. Takes 5 3.5" drives. I'm running XPENology on mine from a bootable USB and using it as a Plex server and Surveilance server.

R2899 ex VAT from Esquire

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Interesting. I have a few computers laying around. I was going to install PFSense on what to see what the hype was about.

I think I will install this XPENology thing that I heard of now for the first time.
 
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