Hello All,
I recently got a call from Office Depot, after sending in my computer for a hardware repair - stating the computer had an accidental misuse of handling and they cannot replace it because my model (ASUS U46E-BAL7) is no longer carried with them. So instead, they are giving me a gift card of $800. I have been trying to find a good laptop since. I plan on using my laptop for university work, a virtual penetration testing lab with VMware Workstation, photography, web design and programming (C, Python, Ruby, ASM). I would appreciate any insight because I suck at shopping xD.
I have to work with (
http://www.officedepot.com/a/browse/laptops/N=5+509617/) because it only includes Office Depot products. I don't care really care about looks and only the power and hardware (nothing flimsy or too small). Really, I need to narrow it down to a brand and a few laptops. Ideally, I would buy the Asus G75VW (
http://www.officedepot.com/a/products/203308/Asus-G75VW-DS71-173-Notebook-Intel/) but I don't really know if I need to swing that much money for a laptop right now, small funds and all. Or do you think an HP Envy is good (
http://www.officedepot.com/a/products/100852/HP-Envy-dv7-7250us-Laptop-Computer/#reviewTab)? Do you think I NEED a dedicated video card?
I appreciate any insight. Thanks so much!
