Looking for good laptop?

not sure if this is the right section hopefully the mods will move it if it's not

anyway I'm looking for a laptop that I can buy or upgrade to be reasonably powerful for $620.

so far I've found

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sony-Vaio-15-5-S-Series-SVS151190X-White-1080p-GeForce-640m-i5-3210m-6-gbs-DDR3-/181556121789?pt=Laptops_Nov05&hash=item2a459690bd

^I'd buy this one now if I could but sadly I don't get paid till the 24th.

 

any one seen any thing equal to or better then it?

 

 

http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-NP700Z5A-S0AUS-15-6-Inch-Laptop-Silver/dp/B006R103MQ/ref=sr_1_6?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1413271721&sr=1-6&keywords=samsung+laptops

Whats it for? General use? Gaming?

you could say gaming but I'm more interested in encoding video. so it needs to have a 2nd gen i7qm atleast.

Hunt for a good 2nd hand Thinkpad from Lenovo or maybe a Clevo. Ex-lease thinkpads should be pretty cheap and have decent specs.

I was lookin at this as my VAIO developed a brain tumor. Basically the best deal is a Toshiba with a gtx670m for $650 on eBay. comes with 16gbs of ram and 1080p screen or for an extra $200 you can get the same laptop with a3D screen. I don't have a link on me as currently it but look for Toshiba i7 16gb ram and you will find it.