Need a laptop!

[Saltex]

Ok another one of those, but I am tired of this whole shopping online and comparing so maybe one of you have gone through it already and will save me the hassle of spending hours doing comparisons online

Anyway I have a budget of 7-8k (pref 7k), i'd like an i5 cpu, the laptop will be used mostly for photoshop and then dota every now and then as I am travelling. Hard drive space is not an issue, ram ofcourse will be, so not less than 4gig.

 

[ponder]

Dota might require a dedicated amd or nvidia gpu which would mean you would have to up your budget to about R10k. If a dedicated GPU is not required then GAME has a 17" Acer i5 going for R7k.

 

[ChocolateBadger]

Dota might require a dedicated amd or nvidia gpu which would mean you would have to up your budget to about R10k. If a dedicated GPU is not required then GAME has a 17" Acer i5 going for R7k.

I run dota 2 fine on my 1.7 i5 ultra book. Intel 4000 graphics xD

 

[NomNom]

HD4000 seems to handle Dota 2 pretty well: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPXhUwSjK1w

 

[ponder]

Sorry it's a 15.6" http://www.game.co.za/promotion/computers/acer-intel-core-i5-nb-e1-571.html

Could have sworn I saw a 17" there for the same price last Friday when I was in the shop.

 

[CataclysmZA]

Anyway I have a budget of 7-8k (pref 7k), i'd like an i5 cpu

I have juuuuuuust the thing for you:

Toshiba Satellite L850 15.6" @ R8191

Intel Quad-core, AMD Radeon graphics, 4GB RAM (up to 16GB) and it's only R500 more than the same laptop in the same chassis, but with a Core i5 dual-core. It'll play anything you throw at it, including DOTA.

Although, Source games run on a lot of things, including Intel HD4000 graphics. But only just within the realm of playability.

 

[ponder]

That's a good deal NAG - Wesley, if I was Saltex I would go for it.

 

[ToxicBunny]

That is a damn fine deal actually.