Please help me, very smart computer people!

[Evvie]

I am interested in buying this laptop, the Samsung Series 7 Gamer NP700G7C-S01US 17.3-Inch Laptop.

Product Features
Intel core_i7 Processor 2.3GHz
16 GB RAM
1.5TB Hard Drive
17.3-Inch Screen, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 675M
Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit)
1.5TB 7200 rpm Hard Drive
16 GB SO-DIMM RAM
17.3-Inch Screen; NVIDIA GeForce GTX 675M Graphics
Intel Core i7 Processor 3610QM 2.3GHz
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit

This laptop is very nice to look at, and lots of the numbers in the products features are large, and the screen is larger than the average baby. I like it also because it was the first one listed on Amazon. It is also $1770.

Would any educated people please tell me if this computer is not totally awesome, and if not (or even if so) what other computer would be a better alternative, and possibly also be cheaper, because I am cheap.

 

[Shaun__]

Those numbers are big. Do you plan on playing games, doing video editing, or extremely large image editing?

 

[mynameisbob84]

1.5TB Hard Drive?? The amount of smut you could store on that thing...

 

[Evvie]

Those numbers are big. Do you plan on playing games, doing video editing, or extremely large image editing?

All of the above.

 

[Shaun__]

Those numbers are big. Do you plan on playing games, doing video editing, or extremely large image editing?

All of the above.

The slowest part of your computer will be the hard drive, but large solid state drives are way too expensive for me to buy or recommend. It will do what you want it to do.

 

[Kradek]

I am interested in buying this laptop, the Samsung Series 7 Gamer NP700G7C-S01US 17.3-Inch Laptop.

Product Features
Intel core_i7 Processor 2.3GHz
16 GB RAM
1.5TB Hard Drive
17.3-Inch Screen, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 675M
Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit)
1.5TB 7200 rpm Hard Drive
16 GB SO-DIMM RAM
17.3-Inch Screen; NVIDIA GeForce GTX 675M Graphics
Intel Core i7 Processor 3610QM 2.3GHz
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit

Not sure why they have listed all the components twice.

The 675 graphics card was top of the line a few months ago and is a very good card. It's since been surpassed by the AMD 7970 and the NVIDIA 680, both of which are much better cards. That said, the 675 is going to play anything you want without any issues. The processor is the lowest end Ivy Bridge (the latest iteration from Intel), but again, you won't have any complaints with it. When I drop that much on a laptop though, I'd probably get an SSD, which is the single biggest bang for the buck performance improvement you can get.

Personally, my tastes run to Clevo/Sager which are solid laptops that I can upgrade (most laptops are not upgradable). You can take a look at some at xoticpc.com. You can get pretty much the same configuration in a Clevo/Sager 9170 for $100 less.

Someone recently listed some pretty decent Lenovo models recently as well.

 

[Evvie]

Those numbers are big. Do you plan on playing games, doing video editing, or extremely large image editing?

All of the above.

The slowest part of your computer will be the hard drive, but large solid state drives are way too expensive for me to buy or recommend. It will do what you want it to do.

Ok! I googled all your words to the Simple English Wikipedia and I see now what you are talking about. I think I will be okay without an SSD thing. I am guessing that later on, you can upgrade one of those if you buy the solid state drive and get your computer friend to put it inside the laptop?

 

[Kradek]

I am guessing that later on, you can upgrade one of those if you buy the solid state drive and get your computer friend to put it inside the laptop?

For hard drives and RAM, usually yes, for other components (like the video card), it depends on the manufacturer. You're not really going to need to worry about upgrading 16GB RAM for the next few years. The video card *maybe*. As I said above, that's still a solid video card.

I don't know if you've used a 17.3" laptop before, but it's not really a mobile type laptop; it's a desktop replacement. I personally use a 17.3". It's good when you move from parked spot to parked spot where you can plug in; the battery does not last more than an hour and a half generally. It's also heavy for a laptop. That's fine for my use cases, and may be for you, just something to consider.

 

[Shaun__]

Ok! I googled all your words to the Simple English Wikipedia and I see now what you are talking about. I think I will be okay without an SSD thing. I am guessing that later on, you can upgrade one of those if you buy the solid state drive and get your computer friend to put it inside the laptop?

Laptops are very difficult to upgrade, if you want something better I would recommend saving the difference in price then buying it with what you want.

 

[Evvie]

I am guessing that later on, you can upgrade one of those if you buy the solid state drive and get your computer friend to put it inside the laptop?

For hard drives and RAM, usually yes, for other components (like the video card), it depends on the manufacturer. You're not really going to need to worry about upgrading 16GB RAM for the next few years. The video card *maybe*. As I said above, that's still a solid video card.

I don't know if you've used a 17.3" laptop before, but it's not really a mobile type laptop; it's a desktop replacement. I personally use a 17.3". It's good when you move from parked spot to parked spot where you can plug in; the battery does not last more than an hour and a half generally. It's also heavy for a laptop. That's fine for my use cases, and may be for you, just something to consider.

No, my laptop is 15.6. Now that I think about it I really do not need a lappy that size, I end up moving my computer around a few times a day.

 

[Kradek]

You know how Barney on How I Met Your Mother always knows a guy that can do/knows about whatever weird thing it is he needs? The dudes that hang out on this forum are my guys for laptops. They live, eat, and breathe that stuff. I linked the forum they have, "What Laptop Should I Buy?" You can fill out the'r questionairre and usually within a few hours someone will have posted a recommendation.

 

[AliceDoe]

I personally stay as far away from anything NVIDIA as I can, simply because if the macbook fiasco a few years back... That's just me though, if I hear about a company screwing up that badly once I'll probably never be able to trust their products again.

Other than that it looks like a pretty damn good laptop to me
(and yes, with a bit of know-how, it's possible to switch the drive if you want to)

 

[Mirra]

I am guessing that later on, you can upgrade one of those if you buy the solid state drive and get your computer friend to put it inside the laptop?

For hard drives and RAM, usually yes, for other components (like the video card), it depends on the manufacturer. You're not really going to need to worry about upgrading 16GB RAM for the next few years. The video card *maybe*. As I said above, that's still a solid video card.

What he said. Hard drives and RAM are the primary upgrades that are super easy to do on a laptop. Add in wireless cards and those are also the easiest parts to replace should they die (though I did replace a cracked LCD panel on an HP just this past week). Personally, I actually prefer Nvidia. Almost every tech company has had some pretty major problems with some of their product releases and generally speaking I like their philosophy on graphics card design better than AMD's.

The laptop you've listed is quite nice as has been said but in case you're not 100% committed to it and would entertain other options, I highly recommend the Asus laptops at GentechPC. A coworker enlightened me to their site and it has some great products and incredible service compared to most online computer retailers. They have close relationships with the manufacturer's whose products they sell so they offer a lot of customization you cannot get other places as well without compromising your warranty.

 

[GingerOwnsChris]

Evvie! If I was to play games and do graphics and video editing, then for $1800 I would buy myself a nice desktop with a luxurious 24" monitor for $1400 and spend the other $400 on a 13" laptop for camming and mobility. You just get more bang for buck this way.

 

[GingerOwnsChris]

Evvie! If I was to play games and do graphics and video editing, then for $1800 I would buy myself a nice desktop with a luxurious 24" monitor for $1400 and spend the other $400 on a 13" laptop for camming and mobility. You just get more bang for buck this way.

Plus, with a proper desktop, you will not be crouching over a laptop for hours, ruining your spine and eyes. Google "computer ergonomics" and take good care of your sweet butt, spine, intestines, miscellaneous glands and other lovely Evvie parts.

 

[gingersnap]

Evvie! If I was to play games and do graphics and video editing, then for $1800 I would buy myself a nice desktop with a luxurious 24" monitor for $1400 and spend the other $400 on a 13" laptop for camming and mobility. You just get more bang for buck this way.

This is exactly what I did or better yet my husband did (he's the computer guru in our house). We've got a super fast high-end desktop that he does all my video and picture editing on and a nice but cheap laptop that I use strictly for camming. I don't worry about getting it 'dirty' or flipping it off the stand (like that's ever happened :lol: ) The laptop has a built in web cam but I quickly upgraded to a logitech 920 because of the higher quality and portability.