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#11
Jan 14 2015 07:37pm
In a laptop primarily for school work you don't really need a lot.

You'd be fine with any laptop with an I5 processor, as the integrated graphics can run league alright.
If you want to run league at higher settings, look for a dedicated graphics card like the one WWI posted.

If you don't need a lot of space, I recommend sparing some cash for a Solid State Drive as they are much faster in a lot of "common tasks" including booting the machine/shutting it down.
Theyre usually about 80-90 bucks for a 240 gig though, so it may not be feasible.

4-8 GB of ram is max you need if no games.

I have to leave right now so i can't look but if you want to do some more of your own research look @ this website here:
http://www.notebookcheck.net/

You can look up GPU's and it tells you how powerful it is.
I also recommend shopping on Newegg and searching any laptop that has a dedicated GPU/Graphics type.
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#12
Jan 14 2015 10:39pm
Quote (Rapture @ Jan 14 2015 06:37pm)
In a laptop primarily for school work you don't really need a lot.

You'd be fine with any laptop with an I5 processor, as the integrated graphics can run league alright.
If you want to run league at higher settings, look for a dedicated graphics card like the one WWI posted.

If you don't need a lot of space, I recommend sparing some cash for a Solid State Drive as they are much faster in a lot of "common tasks" including booting the machine/shutting it down.
Theyre usually about 80-90 bucks for a 240 gig though, so it may not be feasible.

4-8 GB of ram is max you need if no games.

I have to leave right now so i can't look but if you want to do some more of your own research look @ this website here:
http://www.notebookcheck.net/

You can look up GPU's and it tells you how powerful it is.
I also recommend shopping on Newegg and searching any laptop that has a dedicated GPU/Graphics type.


Thank you :)
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#13
Jan 14 2015 11:07pm
Just bought this.

I'm pretty happy....

609.99

4th Generation Intel Core i5-4210U Processor (1.70GHz 1600MHz 3MB)
Windows 8.1 64
14.0" FHD LED Glossy Wedge (1920x1080)
NVIDIA GeForce GT820M GDDR3 2GB
6.0GB PC3-12800 DDR3L SDRAM 1600 MHz
Hybrid 500GB 5400 RPM+8GB SSHD


Warranty
One year
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#14
Jan 15 2015 04:11pm
Quote (BRYNihg24 @ Jan 15 2015 01:07am)
Just bought this.

I'm pretty happy....

609.99

4th Generation Intel Core i5-4210U Processor (1.70GHz 1600MHz 3MB)
Windows 8.1 64
14.0" FHD LED Glossy Wedge (1920x1080)
NVIDIA GeForce GT820M GDDR3 2GB
6.0GB PC3-12800 DDR3L SDRAM 1600 MHz
Hybrid 500GB 5400 RPM+8GB SSHD


Warranty
One year


Not bad. +1 for 1080p :]
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