Nowdays do I need ethernet on laptop ? Mostly I will use it for university and work. I kinda like having ethernet option but IdeaPad doesn't have one.

Also I'm looking at this two laptops, I'm kinda more leaning to buy IdeaPad but its like 150 euros more expensive but doesnt have ethernet and can't be further updated, while on ThinkBook I can add one more SSD.

LENOVO ThinkBook 16 G7 ARPLENOVO ThinkBook 16 G7 ARP, AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, 32GB DDR5 4.800MHz, 1TB NVMe SSD

https://psref.lenovo.com/Detail/ThinkBook_16_G7_ARP?M=21MW000QYA

LENOVO IdeaPad Pro 5 14AHP9LENOVO IdeaPad Pro 5 14AHP9, OLED 2.8K, AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS, 32GB DDR5 6.400MHz, 1TB NVMe SSD

https://psref.lenovo.com/Detail/IdeaPad_Pro_5_14AHP9?M=83D3002CYA

Thank you in advance for advice and help!

Hi I am looking for a pc for myself to use at the university. I am an engineering student and I use laptop to take notes on obsidian or for mathlab/comsol/excel/imagej/qualX. I am not looking for the best high performance pc or for playing heavy games (if I can play Rocket League at low setting also on this pc it's good to me). 650€ it's a limited time offer.

The specs are:

• Windows 11 Home
• Processore Intel® Core™ i7-1355U Deca-core 1,70 GHz
• 39,6 cm (15,6") Full HD (1920 x 1080) 16:9 IPS
• 16 GB, LPDDR5
• 512 GB SSD
• Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
• 65 W
• 1,77 kg

My priority for a pc is: battery life and great performance (but I have a limited budget of max 800€)

My question is: Should I wait for black friday or this pc is yet a good opportunity.

Sorry for my not perfect english

Im thinking of getting a laptop for productivity and also that can play most games at 30fps~ what's some good choices?

Nothing too demanding, as long at it'll last, and it's fast. It'll be used mostly for work, maximum budget of around 350€.

Hello,

I am looking for a new Laptop with a budget up to €1000-€1100. My main use for the laptop is browsing-movies-Powerbi and light coding. I definitely need something with at least 16 gb ram.

The below laptops have caught my eye, but any suggestion is more than welcome!

• Dell Inspiron 3530 Laptop 15.6" WVA (Core i7 1355U/16 GB/1 TB/Iris Xe Graphics/Windows 11 Home) – 979€

• Asus Vivobook X1505VA-OLED-MA249W Laptop 15.6" OLED (Core i9 13900H/16 GB/1 TB/Iris X Graphics/Windows 11 Home) – 949€

• Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 Laptop 15.6" IPS (Ryzen 7 7735HS/16 GB/512 GB/RTX 4050 4 GB/Windows 11 Home) – 949€

Thanks in advance!

Please go through it

im looking to buy a new laptop: soo im an ece engineering student(btech), and am looking to buy a laptop to be able to run all my ece related software at home instead of relying on the college systems. the software we majorly use are

Altera Quartus: A programmable logic device design software for hardware description, visual circuit editing, and vector waveform simulation.

ANSYS: A simulation software used for engineering simulation in various fields, including rocket launches, wearable technology, and more.

SimulationX: A system simulation software for modeling, simulating, and analyzing complex dynamic systems.

Mentor Graphics ModelSim: A digital circuit simulator used for verifying and testing digital designs.

Altium Designer: An integrated electronic product development system software for designing and developing electronic products.

PADS: A printed circuit board (PCB) design software used for designing and verifying PCB layouts.

Xilinx ISE: A software development environment for designing and implementing FPGA-based systems.

matlab

cadence

vivado

multisim

ltspice

im okay with a screen size>15 inch, i might adjust with a 14 inch laptops if its extremely good.i dont mind if the laptop is heavy, but i might ocassionally have to take it to college, but maybe having a decent battery can help me move more freely.i will need a windows laptop, i will need 1tb storage and 16gb ram as of now, which i might have to upgrade to 32gb later on. also its okay if the laptop only has 512gb as of now, since i can upgrade it later.i dont have any brand preferences.

also i want to be able to use my laptop for another 4 years, so it should have the performance in it to be able to run all my required softwares and should also have upgradability to ensure it runs for another 4 years.

Im okay with new or refurbished laptops around 800usd. Please suggest good high perfomance laptops

Thanks a lot in advance

Good people of tumblr! My laptop is falling apart and I think the fan for the CPU failed me… I need rec for a new one!

Here is what I need! Number pad Good enough graphics for drawing with a tablet Good feel for typing 15” screens- can do more or less 1” Price range, under 1000$ cad if possible.

What I cured own is a Acer, intel core i7 (8th gen), 15” screen full HD. Problem: the housing is literally falling apart! The laptop is 6 yo.

HELP ME PLEASE!!! There’s too many option out there and I don’t know what to take!

Intel Core i7-13700HX

1TB SSD

32GB DDR5

RTX 4060 8GB

144 Hz

Got the laptop in January but decided I need something more portable. What is it worth if I want to sell it? There's no damage of any sort.

Specifications;- i7 13th gen 4060 tuf Got her 2-3 days ago. I checked all the things and did all the windows updates from store.

Was planning to do cinebench r23 and timesspy benchmark tests But my armoury crate needs an update, apparently the update just doesn't happen it says connecting to internet only. I'm using mobile hotspot for this btw.

Will I need very good wifi for doing benchmark tests

Do I need to Use turbo mode or performance mode for those tests?

I am looking for something that can efficiently handle 3 main functions (In order of importance)

1. video/audio editing
2. Livestreaming
3. gaming/game capture

-Video/audio editing-

Im no professional, but i've been honing my craft using audacity and vegas 14. My old one did NOT run vegas well at all. Long render times, freezing, the works. Since then i've found Da vinci, i need something that can run this software efficiently with as few of these issues as possible. As well as something that can hold a lot of video clips/photos/plugins. If need be, external storage is acceptable but would need something big enough to at least tide me over until i can get external storage.

I would also like to play around in FL studio for simple music for my content but not a dealbreaker. wouldnt be hooking up any instruments or anything.

I do typically use a moderate amount of effects/keyframing/green screen so it is vital that it can handle rendering and preview playback of videos with these features in a timely and efficient manner.

-Livestreaming-

Pretty self explanatory, i just need something that can handle a livestream and neccesary peripherals(stream deck, audio equipment, etc.) Not sure how realistic an ask this is as i am very much a novice and i assume a desktop is ideal for this purpose. any advice is more than welcome on this one.

-Gaming/game capture-

To preface, i do not need anything crazy. Just something that can run most games (that are also being livestreamed or captured) at settings that look acceptable to myself and my future viewing public. Modest is the word i'm thinking of.

That said, i'm looking for something that can run minecraft with a reasonable render distance and still run smoothly. Not the maximum, but i want to be able to see a good distance in front of me without sacrificing frame rate. The less blue fog i see without jeopardizing the rest of what i've listed, the better. Civ 6 (and 7 soon) is another one that i plan on playing on Pc more than console. It'd be cool if i could run baldurs gate 3 but if that hinders everything else i wont have it. It also HAS to run Spore at higher settings but thats a low benchmark.

( disclaimer: i am not interested in saturating the already vast minecraft lets play market. Minecraft is just my personal benchmark for what i need games to do graphically )

I want to be able to handle mods on most of the games i play if i so choose, but again not a priority.

i do want to be able to hook it up to my switch with a capture card. Thats where most of my game library is. This is more important to me than running the biggest craziest games on the laptop itself.

 -Budget-

i assume i can get something close to what i've described for somewhere between $1500 and $2000. This is around where i want it to be at max, anything lower gets a fast track to my consideration.

 -Conclusions-

So all in all thats what i'm looking for. i tried being as descriptive as possible. I am not a professional yet so a lot of this is a shot in the dark. Feel free to ask me follow up questions if something i touch on is conveyed in a confusing way. I just tried describing my everyday use and am hoping thats enough to go on.

If yall think a desktop is best for my purposes, thats totally valid. Feel free to let me know. Sadly, i am in between living situations at the moment and cant exactly set aside space for one. if i cannot do what i've laid out on any existing laptop, however, then i guess i'll have to wait.

Not traveling with it, dont need anything lightweight

im not an apple guy, so dont waste the finger energy. Im sure macs are great but i prefer the freedom of a traditional PC, Nintendo has me in enough of a chokehold i dont have room for another arm.

Thanks in advance for taking the time to help.

TL;DR - need something to create semi effects heavy videos, record podcasts, and stream games live. Must run minecraft good with mods. Between $1500 and $2000 Max.

Last night my laptop ran out of battery. I try plugging it in and it doesn't start charging, which makes sense because the wires were exposed by the box. I test the wire on my iPad and it doesn't work either. I asked my roommate to borrow his usbc cable and it works on my iPad but not my laptop.

Before work today I bought another usbc cable and I try it out. Works on my iPad but again not on my laptop. I go into work and plug my laptop into another cable and it successfully charges it. When I got back home I tried my new cable again and like before it works on my iPad but not my lenovo.

I'm confused. If none of the cables worked on my laptop I would obviously assume something was wrong with my laptop's charging port or battery, but if that was the case why did the cable at work charge it? I didn't do anything yesterday that would have damaged my laptop either.

Hi all,

I need advice for a new laptop to run AutoCad LT (so only 2D CAD).

• Budget = 1500$ CAD
• Screen size = 15,6'' to 17''
• Requirements = 1 TB SSD, minimum 16 GB RAM, dedicated GPU since it's in the system requirements of AutoCAD LT.

It will not be my main computer. I have a desktop too. It will be use for remote work few days a week when I'm out of the office. So, no need to be the top high end laptop. I just want something reliable and decently build.

For now, that's the model I consider :

• Lenovo LOQ 2024 (ryzen 7 8845HS + 16 GB RAM + RTX 4050) = 1150$ CAD
• HP Victus 2023 (ryzen 5 8645HS + 32 GB RAM + RTX 4050) = 1170$ CAD
• IdeaPad Pro 5 (Ryzen 5 8645HS + 16 GB RAM + RTX 3050 + Win 11 Pro) = 1290$ CAD
• IdeaPad Pro 5 (Ryzen 7 8845HS + 16 GB RAM + RTX 3050 + Win 11 Pro) = 1390$ CAD

Are they good choices ? Which one is better in term of quality/reliablality ?

Other suggestions worth to consider ?

Thanks !

The news are getting better! Apple said that the MacBook Air with an m2 or m3 chip upgraded with 16gb ( doubled it ! ) of ram should be affordable for 999$. Crazy or what? You get an update support until 2029 to 2031 and have an absolute beast for a secondhand price. What do you guys think? 💭

The model is hp pavilion 15-dk0260tx gtx 1050 4 GB version with 8 gigs of ram and core i5 8th gen processor, before u say it, i know it's weak, but this all i can afford right now and I live in Bangladesh. I'm going to buy the laptop for around 280 USD the day after tomorrow. I searched around a lot about specific games and there is a channel dedicated to testing games on gtx 1050, the name of channel is literally gtx 1050 and I commented about whether i could run god of war on laptop version of gtx 1050 and he said he's using a laptop but the problem is the guy I'm buying the laptop from keeps saying that it won't run god of war or rdr2 or assassins creed origins and that running these games will kill the laptop. The channel i mentioned tested all the games i mentioned and you can see that he's getting constant 40-50 fps on low to medium settings even in much more recent games like sparking zero, slient hill, so I don't know who to trust. Please help I don't want to have high expectations for it be shattered and my very hard earned money wasted.

Hello guys, Can anyone help me, I want to measure my laptop power consumption on battery , type c charger and normal laptop charger. Give any suggestions you have.

It doesn't have the large USB/HDMI ports on the side ...

It seems to be a USB type C ... it's rather small.

What she is wanting to do is connect her old samsung to the laptop to download all her pictures.

Thank you in advance

Hey, Im looking to get a refurbished ExpertBook Flip. Issue is, the name policy by ASUS is freaking mad. They jump in name designations back and forward so its impossible to look threw. Ive tried checking some comprehensive list of just all released products and see through it, but the web, wikipedia, not even ChatGPT is able to create on thats reliable.

Anyone got an idea what webservice offers lists of laptops and their release dates/tech specs?

This list is not correct. It is missing at least a newer release B3(B3402) with Intel Series 1 120U or 150U. And I dont know what else might be missing or is confused data. ChatGPT really drove me mad with repeating the same mistakes over and over. Anyways, its a starting point.

My Lenovo Yoga 6 is making me worried, I need to get an external drive to clear out my storage because I can't use half of my programs anymore (no room on the scratch disk for Photoshop etc) but things like the right Shift key no longer working, the trackpad sometimes becoming unresponsive and needing to reboot it to use it again, etc, has me wondering if I should just get a new laptop. If I can just get an external drive and that fix most of my problems with my programs I'd rather go for the lower expense, but I'm wondering about capacity as well.

This is the spec sheet for my current laptop: https://news.lenovo.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Lenovo-Yoga-6_13in-7_AMD_Datasheet.pdf

I've used 3DS Max and Fusion360 very lightly on this laptop with no problem, but I haven't gotten into renderers or anything super big or poly-heavy. I got the game Stray and actually can't play it because it shudders to a near stop when too many mobs show up and I've accidentally killed a friend's horse on Minecraft from a similar problem.

Whenever I look at specs I get immediately overwhelmed. I've tried to learn about CPU and graphics cards and the like for years but I think it's like how some people just can't do math. The words just slide off of my brain.

If I could just get some advice on if I should get a "gaming" laptop for the 3D modeling programs and the video games, advice on storage (I'm at 231GB of 237GB used in my Lenovo, which is why I'm looking into external drives. I'm running into similar difficulty with learning about external drives as well, the WD easystore I got from BestBuy posed issues right away and what research I've done since just keeps saying "all external drives are expensive and bad, good luck" which doesnt help my "I don't understand any of this shit" feelings.)

https://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/refurbished-lenovo-thinkpad-t480s-core-i5-8th-gen-16gb-256gb-14-inch-window-t1-t480si516gb256gbw10p/version.asp

Hello, Apologies first for such a blank question - obviously I don't know much about laptops..

I recently destroyed my old laptop with water damage and I am in need of on asap. I've been using work laptop for my personal use as well but this clearly isn't sustainable.

I will be using it for pretty basic everyday purposes - browsing, reading webtoons, watching movies (either via streaming or downloaded), and basic document and life admin. There MIGHT be some gaming here and there but nothing high end.

After some googling i5 8th gen with 16gb ram seem like a good choice (please correct me if i'm wrong - i think 8gb should be fine but when the price difference is only around £20 in the site im looking at, my thought was why not.) for their price and I've been recommended Lenovo when it comes to value for your buck.

Do you think the above is a good choice? if not is there anything in the website that is a better option in your opinion?

Thank you in advance.

I'm deciding to make a laptop purchase and I can't figure out which the better decision is.

ASUS TUF Gaming F17 Laptop Intel Core i7-12700H 14-Core (24MB Smart Cache)

• Up to 4.7GHZ Boost Clock
• 14 Cores, 20 Threads
• 17.3" Full HD(1920x1080) 144HZ IPS Level Display
• MUX Switch
• NVIDIA Optimus
• NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB GDDR6 Graphics
• 16GB(2×8GB) DDR4-320OMHZ Memory
• 90wh battery

OR

Lenovo LOQ 15IAX9 12th Gen Intel Core i5-12450HX up to 4.40GHz Processor, 20MB Cache, 8x Cores, 12x Threads / 8GB DDR5 RAM / 512GB Ultra-Fast NVMe SSD / 15.6" FHD 1920x1080 Anti-glare 144Hz IPS-Level Display / NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB GDDR6 Dedicated Graphics, 60wh battery

My thoughts are gravitating towards the ASUS laptop, but is there anything I may be missing?

I've heard that HX series CPUs are better for heat maintenance than H series ones, but I think it won't be a problem, and I'm even getting an i7-12700(H) over an i5-12450(HX)?

Though wouldn't it be better to use ddr5 ram than ddr4?

The things I'm most concerned about are; the raw power for playing games, any overheating that might throttle the GPU, the battery life when doing non-gaming tasks, and capability for graphic design, cheap-basic game dev, and 3d design.

Today i bought my 1st ever gaming laptop which is DELL G15 5520 rtx 3050 and i made ssd 1tb (i know its not good enough but this is best for my budget) So i charged to full and was playing game on battery and it suddenly went from 26% to 4% Is this normal or am i fucked?

Also there is no battery charge limiter on my laptop so what should i do to make my battery have good health

Im very curious, I have this USB drive with 64 gigs on it but i was just wondering can i use like gparted or cfdisk to delete it and get unallocated space, if it did have unallocated space i can use that on my main hard drive right? just wondering thats all

ASUS Vivobook S 16 OLED M5606WAI-MX093W (NZ$2089)

• AMD Ryzen™ AI 9 365 Processor 2.0GHz (34MB Cache, up to 5.0GHz, 10 cores, 20 Threads); AMD Ryzen™ AI 73 TOPs, XDNA up to 50TOPs
• AMD Radeon™ 880M Graphics
• 16.0-inch, 3.2K (3200 x 2000) OLED
• 32GB LPDDR5X
• 512GB M.2 NVMe™ PCIe® 4.0 SSD
• Wi-Fi 6E(802.11ax) (Dual band) 2*2 + Bluetooth® 5.3 Wireless Card
• 1x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-C support display / PD charging, 1x USB 4.0 Gen 3 Type-C support display / PD charging, 2x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A, Micro SD card reader
• 1x HDMI 2.1 TMDS, 1x 3.5mm Combo Audio Jack
• 75WHrs Battery, TYPE-C, 90W AC Adapter

MSI Prestige 16 AI Evo B1MG-050NZ (NZ$2399)

• Intel® Core™ Ultra 7 155H processor with Intel® AI Boost (NPU)
• Intel® Arc™ Graphics
• 16" QHD+ (2560x1600), IPS-Level
• 32GB
• 1TB SSD 2x M.2 SSD slot (NVMe PCIe Gen4)
• Gb LAN, 802.11 be Wi-Fi 7 + Bluetooth v5.4
• 2x Type-C (USB / DP / Thunderbolt™ 4) with PD charging, 1x Type-A USB3.2 Gen2, 1x SD (XC/HC) Card Reader
• 1x HDMI™ 2.1 (8K @ 60Hz / 4K @ 120Hz), 1x Mic-in/Headphone-out Combo Jack
• 99.9Whr Battery, 100W PD adapter

Hey, guys. I bought an MSI Modern-14 laptop about 4 months ago. But just this month, I decided to play some light games on it, specifically TFT/League of Legends. While I'm playing, the WiFi keeps disconnecting, not just from the specific network, but the integrated WiFi adapter itself seems to stop working. Sometimes it reconnects quickly, while other times it takes longer, around 2 minutes.

I’ve tried a few fixes I found on YouTube, like adding a power management option in the Device Manager using regedit and setting the WiFi adapter to not turn off to save power. However, these adjustments seem to have made things worse, as I now experience disconnections even when just browsing the internet. This issue occurs randomly, regardless of whether the laptop is connected to the charger, has a full battery, or is running low.

Has anyone managed to fix this? I've read that downgrading to Windows 10 might help, but I'd like to avoid that as a last resort. Do you have any other suggestions?

Not sure if this is the right place to post but I want to know if I can fix this. Earlier I pushed my laptop screen back to open it more and I must've used too much pressure because the screen just turned gray with a bunch of lines. It can still turn on and off, but when it's on it's just a bunch of different color lines, mainly gray. Is the screen ruined? Can I fix it? Any information would be appreciated, thanks. Reposting this without the picture because otherwise it's automatically taken down

So I've been having this wifi problem where it automatically disconnects and the wifi is not longer visible....so what I do is uninstall it and it installs itself again automatically.... but today I did it and it's not installing automatically so rn I have no wifi in my laptop

hii! im a student from germany and I really need a new laptop. problem: I have no idea about laptops and I cant choose at all.

only need these requieries:

• not extremely heavy (need to take it to university)
• can handle my sims 4 + mods
• can storage a lot of pictures and documents
• budget is up to like 600-700 euros

please help, ive been looking for so long and nobody is able to really help 🥲