RKMBs Forums .::Robegories::. Games and Tech Recommend a new notebook!

My old Dell is slowly dying so I need to get a new notebook. I don't play games on the computer or any of that crap, I just want something to write on that can browser the internet without fucking freezing if I open too many tabs. It'd be nice to be able to edit video, but that's not so important for me. I'm also not that interested in portability, because this piece of shit only has like 10 seconds of battery when unplugged so I've gotten used to just leaving it in the same place (I've got my tablet I can take to other places, anyway). Something light would be nice but I don't want one of those flimsy bastards that die if you pass a moist towelette over the keyboard (that happened to someone in another forum).

Also, is it possible to a good new notebook that doesn't come with fucking Windows 8? Because that shit looks stupid and I'm pretty happy with Windows 7.

My budget is about $600 but I could probably get more if it's really worth it. I'm gonna work in this thing every day so I don't wanna cheap out and regret it.

State of the art!

But uh.....no games. Fine. What about graphics in general are you a stickler?

the IGP's performance on a notebook is not just relevant for games. If you get a notebook that has one of Intel's pre-x3100 IGPs (gma 950, gma 3150, etc), you're going to have trouble playing high resolution videos and flash content (this one is especially bothersome considering that a lot of websites use flash even if they don't have video content). 720p youtube videos are going to stutter like Lothar in front of a naked man.

AMD's E-**** series are good for your needs as they're usually put on budget laptops that fall below $500. Just bump up the RAM. Avoid AMD's older stuff (C-** models) because they run hella hot. I remember you're having issues with heat.

As for build, I have no idea. Most of the laptops that I have owned seem plastic-y and frail to the touch. Except the Dell Latitude, which I believe was the point of the product line (Inspiron - home use, frail. Latitude - business use, rugged, and very gay.)

Steno makes a nice notebook. Are you putting together school supplies for your boy?

Thank you all, I'll go with my son's recommendation because he's Chinese.

and because I mentioned a naked man.

As is the the Chinese custom.