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Don't take a 17"+ laptop. You'll regret it. It won't fit in any decent bag or backpack. Take 15" at most. I know I would if I could turn back time. When you're at home, just plug in that 27" monitor on your desktop.
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I agree with @kanduvisla. Get a 15" laptop with ultra screen resolution instead of some crappy 1024x760 17".
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aleks9878yYou don't need 1TB SSD, it will just inflate the price. I have more than enough with 256GB but you shouldn't take more than 500GB
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@aleks9 sorry I didn't made my self clear, I want a 1 TB for files and stuff and a SSD for OS
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@kanduvisla I've used them both and I don't care of the inconvenience, I do like big screens
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So I'm think about this one, what do you think? https://amazon.com/dp/B015XBK5NM/...
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17" screen is huge and heavy to carry around. I'd go 15" max, the SSD seems excessive but if you think you need that much space on a portable device then cool.
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Actually we won't be able to give you a decent answer without you letting us know what this laptop would be used for.
17" is quite a lot for a laptop. Unless you really need all that space on your scene.you can also get away with a high res display at 15" -
typedeph2468yIf they are loose files like pictures, vids, etc why not use an external hard drive later rather than factor the cost in now.
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Wait a few months and get XPS 15 with Kaby Lake.
You should be able to install Linux and get the hardware working g on it without issues, if you are *NIX head. -
inkt11688yI love my 17" laptop. I have a sweet backpack that fits it nicely. It meets all the specs mentioned except the SSD, though you can always install that yourself. Mine is an HP 17-y018ca.
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veslav8808yI7 6700QM and GTX 960m as videocard if you play some games sometimes. If you don't need videocard, BUILD ONE YOURSELF. There is a company called BTO where you can put one together.
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@kanduvisla Nah that's just not true. I have a very decent waterproof backpack that I use to take my 17.3 inch laptop to work. Has extra compartiments for tablets and some other useful things. Yes, it's a bit heavy but you'll get used to it, I did anyway.
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I have a 17.3 inch with 16 GB RAM, 512 SSD and 1 TB HDD. Core i7 and a decent graphicscard as well. I love it. It's a bit heavy to carry around but I love its powerful performance and speed.
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Thank you all, the laptop would be used to code, mainly, sometimes I've to debug on visual studio and Android studio at the same time, so my current laptop struggles a lot.
The SSD is because I want 3 OSs, each with a partition, the HDD is for files, and programs.
And the 17 is because is like it hahaha.
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