my asus fx505G is at the end of its life. case is falling apart and touchpad has lifted preventing right click easily.
any suggestions for 6-800 range laptops? happy to upgrade ram and SSD myself if needs be. (well hopefully i can take my 2tb our of current one). i don't massively game only sims & anno 1800. however it does stay on 24/7 normally to run plex for me and the kids.
for once in computing i seem abit out of touch on current gen gfx models etc. any pointers would be appreciated even if its just look for XYZ avoid this one etc.","comment":[{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/52134802","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Uridium"},"datePublished":"2024-02-04T15:47:25.000Z","text":"Think of it like an app that allows you to have a Netflix style interface for your own media"},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/52132800","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Toon_army"},"datePublished":"2024-02-04T09:48:01.000Z","text":"Everything's gone up, it's the new norm these days!
You can still get cheap laptops but if you want a better spec like graphics you're going to have to pay. I've noticed even just a 4060 doing strong money like £900"},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/52132832","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"aLV426"},"datePublished":"2024-02-04T09:53:27.000Z","text":"Would it not be better to invest in one of those £120 mini PCs to leave it running 24/7 for Plex?
Although I guess you could dedicate your old laptop to the job!
You don't need a dedicated GPU to run SIMs, however Anno 1800 will struggle without one.
For gaming you'll want a laptop with a dedicated GPU - for Anno 1800 anything in the last 10 years will more than suffice. You will struggle to find a current \"gaming\" laptop in your budget (that is a laptop with a dedicated graphics card). Look for something a few few years older (anything 8th gen or newer) with a dedicated GPU and you'll be able to play Anno 1800 without issue."},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/52134422","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"fabgav111"},"datePublished":"2024-02-04T14:41:33.000Z","text":"How's does plex work? Is it the new kodi add ons or is it a paid for service"},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/52135650","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Daffydills"},"datePublished":"2024-02-04T18:09:01.000Z","text":"Thanks for the help & DM from people. Managed to pick up Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 Laptop AMD Ryzen 5 5600H 8GB RAM 512GB SSD 15.6\" FHD IPS for 600. Hopefully I can use my old SSD, so only ram to upgrade. But even if both should be under 850.
Old laptop is going for kids homework, hence new one I want to run Plex as they all stream 4k content at the same time."}],"commentCount":12,"interactionStatistic":1,"articleSection":"Misc"}