What computers to buy for Chess? [Solved]

[keos]

What's the most you would be comfortable spending?

No more than $500 at full cost.

[j2mcgreg]

I have this particular laptop and if you can find one at this price, it's a great deal:
https://www.staples.ca/products/3029123 ... ws-11-home

Otherwise

Try to find this one (or similar):
https://www.staples.ca/products/3002235 ... ws-11-home

[MXRobo]

Not sure of OP's location, and not attempting a sales job, but:
https://slickdeals.net/newsearch.php?pa ... eexpired=1

[Eadwine Rose]

Remember when you go ahead and buy online: always get it from somewhere you don't have to jump through hoops to get warranty sorted, if needed.

[Buck Fankers]

With 500$ you don't have much buying power for laptops, not much wiggle room.

But isn't Intel UHD another weak Intel integrated cad not suitable for advanced chess computations?

https://www.staples.ca/products/3002235 ... ws-11-home

Here is comparison for Intel UHD 10'th generation, card is placed at the bottom (comparing with other laptop graphic cards - stand alone desktop cards are stronger)

https://laptoping.com/gpus/product/intel-uhd-u/

If I would be in OP shoes. I would with 500$ budget decided to put about half of the money into stand alone graphic card, and the other half I would use, to build the rest of desktop computer. Since I don't know how much other parts cost now a days, it may be 200$ for graphic card and 300$ for the rest.

I would go to the forum, dedicated to graphic cards and start reading and asking questions for best suitable stand alone card in around 200$ price range. Where in this price range I would get best bang for a buck. Once I find out which card would best suit my needs, I would order it and get the rest of parts to make me ~500$ desktop, and I bet it would yield best possible results for the money.

If OP can't do this himself, some technical friend could do. Or some computer shop.

But since OP would like some link to laptop with 500$, upper links are probably best one can do... Hope OP will not be disappointed with chess computation results

[j2mcgreg]

@Buck Fankers wrote:

If I would be in OP shoes. I would with 500$ budget decided to put about half of the money into stand alone graphic card, and the other half I would use, to build the rest of desktop computer. Since I don't know how much other parts cost now a days, it may be 200$ for graphic card and 300$ for the rest.

Unfortunately, you are way off the mark here. Using the least expensive parts available, building the desktop equivalent of that Asus laptop (or as close as I could get) would cost $750.00 and adding a monitor and keyboard would push the overall price to $890.00. The days of it being cheaper to build your own as opposed to buying off the shelf are long, long gone.
I agree with you though that if he could push his budget by another $100.00 he'd have a better selection of laptops to choose from. I also think that he has abandoned the idea of purchasing a chess specific machine and is now looking to just upgrade from the machines he currently has.

[Buck Fankers]

Unfortunately, you are way off the mark here. Using the least expensive parts available, building the desktop equivalent of that Asus laptop (or as close as I could get) would cost $750.00 and adding a monitor and keyboard would push the overall price to $890.00

Dangit, it is so bad? I though your previous response was meant for already assembled systems, that's why I mentioned self building. Ugh!

I see, I'm living in the past. That's because Linux allows you to run it very nice on any old clunker that comes under your hands. All my computers are old!

OK, sorry all for misleading, I didn't know things are so much different now. What happened with cheap China parts?!? World is really going downhill! I better treat gently my old clunkers, they are more valuable than I though.

[keos]

I can't find those prices around here on Amazon-USA that you indicate, I know j2mcgreg doesn't like this one but I'm still mortified by the temptation:

https://www.amazon.com/Lenovo-IdeaPad-C ... =8-2-fkmr0

[j2mcgreg]

I can't find those prices around here on Amazon-USA that you indicate, I know j2mcgreg doesn't like this one but I'm still mortified by the temptation:

https://www.amazon.com/Lenovo-IdeaPad-C ... =8-2-fkmr0

You asked for my opinion and I gave it, but , you are the one who is making the purchase and the decision has to be yours.

[keos]

My deceptions or my decisions?