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    Buying Gaming Laptop

    Sup guys, so I just got approved for a Best Buy Credit Card.

    I'm buying a laptop for my significant other, (I have the means to pay for it in full now, but I want the credit boost. However insignificant it maybe)

    I was gonna get him this: (it's under 1k, so it's my budget price, but I also heard him talking about Acers as well)

    Can I ask ya advice on if it's worth it?

    This is the laptop

    Acer Nitro 5 156 Laptop Intel Core i5 8GB Memory NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 1TB Hard Drive Shale Black
    Model: AN515-53-52FA


    He plays games like smite and the like, so I just want to make sure I'm buying something on par with what might be decent.
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    I highly recommend searching up the exact name + model to see reviews from reputable tech sites.

    I want to say yes to this, but does it not have a solid state drive? You could definitely get a solid gaming laptop for under $1k online somewhere, especially if you're in Canada/USA. With that said, I will say it will be hard to find one that runs the newest games at the highest graphic settings with that price. But you should still get something quite solid for what he does.

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    Smite should be fine. $699.99 is an okay price. I think you'll be hard-pressed to find an SSD+HDD combo laptop for less. I'm not sure what your max budget is, but going through Best Buy is going to raise costs anyway due to their markup on simple things. Their $899.99 version of about the same (Upgrade to 16GB Ram and 256 SSD only) still lacks the secondary hard drive. 7200rpm HDD on the $699.99 version should be alright.

    Best Buy specifically doesn't really have that many options for less than 1k. Though I entirely agree with Joe that if you were going outside of Best Buy, you could find a better deal. If going through alternative financing is an option, I'd check out Amazon or Newegg.

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    Personally, I recommend this. It's what I have.
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    There's really nothing it won't play, and upgrading from a 1050 to a 1050Ti really does have a major difference. There's nothing I haven't been able to play on high/ultra.

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    Oh wow Ahsoka, that looks really good! I'm gonna have to check that out!
    Also, OP, I highly reccomend you stay away from Lenovo or Acer. I have a Lenovo Y70 and I do NOT reccomend it whatsoever- the screen never stops flickering, and my friend had an Acer that overheated all the time. But that was a few years ago, so maybe they've improved now? The specs you provided look pretty good.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jackavaler View Post
    Oh wow Ahsoka, that looks really good! I'm gonna have to check that out!
    Also, OP, I highly reccomend you stay away from Lenovo or Acer. I have a Lenovo Y70 and I do NOT reccomend it whatsoever- the screen never stops flickering, and my friend had an Acer that overheated all the time. But that was a few years ago, so maybe they've improved now? The specs you provided look pretty good.
    I also don't recommend acer, the processor in mine was utter dog shit.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ahsoka View Post
    I also don't recommend acer, the processor in mine was utter dog shit.
    i'm on an acer "gaming" laptop right now and it's complete garbage, never buy anything acer lmAO

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    Quote Originally Posted by Baelia View Post
    i'm on an acer "gaming" laptop right now and it's complete garbage, never buy anything acer lmAO
    I've got one too, it didn't even run GTA5 like it promised.

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    I would look for reviews if I were you, though the specs are nice but it depends on what type of games will you play in it.
    I personally prefer a desktop PC which you can upgrade constantly over the years due to the graphics demand of new and upcoming games.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Baelia View Post
    i'm on an acer "gaming" laptop right now and it's complete garbage, never buy anything acer lmAO
    This. I got recommended an acer laptop on reddit and it's the worst laptop I've ever had. Hell, it can barely handle having a bunch of tabs open, let alone overwatch which is what I initially wanted to play. So. Much. Lag.

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