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Dear Gamer, these 5 Business Laptops are totally great for you

By Joseph Lubandi

Posted on October 18, 2017

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If you’re in the business world, it’s good to have a reliable laptop with you at all times. However, even business people need time to enjoy themselves every now and then. Nowadays, gaming is one of the most favored pastimes among the working people and who’s to say that your laptop can’t be suited for both gaming and business. If you find playing computer games relaxing, then here are a few business laptops that can support your gaming hobby as well.

Dell Inspiron 15 7000 Gaming

This laptop will undoubtedly exceed your business needs and support your free-time gaming with ease. It has a 7th generation Intel Core i5-7300HQ quad-core CPU running at 2.5GHz (up to 3.5GHz). It also has a NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 GPU with 4GB of DDR5 VRAM. Inspiron has 8GB of DDR4 RAM, 1TB HDD Hybrid Drive, and a 15.6-inch Full HD (1920 x 1080) IPS Anti-Glare LED-Backlit Display.

It comes with a preinstalled Windows 10 Pro 64-bit OS. With these specifications, you can run most of the newest games and complete your business-related task with no fuss at all. The cost of this machine is $800, which is quite a bargain for both a business and gaming laptop.

Lenovo Flex 5 1570

Lenovo laptops have always proven reliable and well designed. Flex 5 1570 is a convertible laptop that has the configuration required to support both active gaming and business. It has a 7th gen Intel Core i7 -7500U four thread dual-core Kaby Lake CPU that runs at 2.7GHz (up to 3.5GHz). Kaby Lake CPU’s are one of the top-quality laptop processors on the market. Flex 5 also has a NVIDIA GeForce 940MX GPU with 2GB of DDR5 VRAM and 16GB of DDR4 RAM.

It comes with a 256GB SSD and a 1TB HDD and a 15.6″ Full HD Touchscreen IPS LCD w/ LED Backlight Anti-glare display. This laptop’s dimensions are 14.33″, 9.72″, 0.78″ (W-D-H) and it only weighs 4.4lbs. The battery can last up to 10 hours and it comes at a price of $1000 alongside Windows 10 Home 64-bit OS.

Acer Predator 15

This gaming laptop is probably more than you’ll ever need in terms of completing business tasks and more than enough for quality gaming. The predator comes with a 6th generation Intel Core i7 -6700HQ eight thread quad-core CPU running at 2.6GHz (up to 3.5GHz) and a NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 with 6GB of GDDR5 VRAM. It has 16GB DDR4 RAM, 256GB SSD, and 1TB HDD. Also, it has a 15.6″ Full HD widescreen IPS display with NVIDIA’s G-SYNC technology.

Its dimensions are 11.8 “, 15.4″, 1.5”, and it weighs 8.2 lbs. This laptop’s predatory configuration comes with a downfall of fewer than 3 hours of battery life. It also has a Windows 10 Home 64-bit OS and costs $1,500. A bit expensive for business only, but if you have gaming in mind, the cost-quality ratio is spot on.

Lenovo Legion Y520

Another shining star of Lenovo laptops, but this time it’s a more gaming-oriented version. Legion Y520 has one of the latest 7th gen Intel Core i7-7700HQ eight thread quad-core CPU at 2.8GHz (up to 3.8Ghz speed) alongside a NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050Ti GPU with 4GB of GDDR5 VRAM. It also has 8GB (upgradable to 16GB) of DDR4 RAM, a 256GB PCIe SSD and a 2TB of HDD. Legion has a 15.6″ Full HD IPS Anti-Glare LED Backlight display. Its dimensions are 14.96″, 10.43″, 1.09″, and it weighs 5.3lbs.

It comes with Windows 10 Pro 64-bit OS and its battery can last up to 4 hours. With a price of $740 this gaming laptop is quite the steal and even though it’s configured to support the latest games, you can still use it for business purposes as well.

HP EliteBook x360 1030 G2

This light-as-a-feather notebook is quite handy to have in the business world. Although not specifically designed for demanding games, this device will allow you to run some more basic games. EliteBook comes with a 7th gen Intel Core i5-7200U four thread dual-core CPU running at 2.5GHz (up to 3.1GHz) with an integrated Intel HD Graphics 620 GPU. It has 8GB of DDR4 RAM and a 128GB SSD.

It’s packed with 13.3″ diagonal Full HD UWVA ultra slim with Corning Gorilla Glass touchscreen display. Its dimensions are 12.48″, 8.6″, 0.59″ and it only weighs 2.8lbs. It has a Windows 10 pro-64-bit OS and costs nearly $1,300. This little feller may not be suited for high-end gaming, but it will surely help you complete your business task successfully and efficiently.

Choosing the right laptop for both business and pleasure is always a difficult decision. However, if you sit down and think about what you really need, you can easily find a laptop that will suit those needs and suit your budget as well.

This is Guest Blog by David Webb a Sydney-based business consultant and online marketing analyst. With six years of experience and a degree in online business strategies, he is driven to help people to better understand this new digital age. In his free time, David enjoys writing, traveling and an occasional night out with his friends.

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