My partner and I both have quality full tower computers and our old cheap college laptops from 5+ years ago. Both our laptops are dying and we use them so infrequently that we are just going to get a shared one for running in person DnD games and when we travel. It has been awhile since either of us have even looked at laptops so I have no idea what to look for at this point.

LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE

• Total budget (in local currency) and country of purchase. Please do not use USD unless purchasing in the US:

$600 USD

• Are you open to refurbs/used?

Prefer new

• How would you prioritize form factor (ultrabook, 2-in-1, etc.), build quality, performance, and battery life?

build quality. It will pretty much live in a backpack.

• How important is weight and thinness to you?

Not a huge priority but not anything super heavy

• Do you have a preferred screen size? If indifferent, put N/A.

bigger the better but generally N/A

• Are you doing any CAD/video editing/photo editing/gaming? List which programs/games you desire to run.

Watching Movies, Running DnD games (Roll20/DnD beyond) , and Light Gaming

• If you're gaming, do you have certain games you want to play? At what settings and FPS do you want?

For this mostly just League of Legends and running Roll20 maps

• Any specific requirements such as good keyboard, reliable build quality, touch-screen, finger-print reader, optical drive or good input devices (keyboard/touchpad)?

Touchscreen, Wi-Fi, and built in num pad, HDMI

• Leave any finishing thoughts here that you may feel are necessary and beneficial to the discussion.

This is mostly going to be used for running in person DnD games on an HDMI tv. Occasionally used when traveling to play some basic games like league, and watch movies. I have a full tower computer so this is very much a secondary use laptop so nothing super fancy will be done with it.

LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE

• Total budget (in local currency) and country of purchase. Please do not use USD unless purchasing in the US:

$1000CAD, cheaper is better

• Are you open to refurbs/used?

no, something with a warranty would be great.

• How would you prioritize form factor (ultrabook, 2-in-1, etc.), build quality, performance, and battery life?

1. performance 2) build quality 3) battery life 4) form factor is the least important quality

• How important is weight and thinness to you?

not particularly important

• Do you have a preferred screen size? If indifferent, put N/A.

bigger is nice. over 14" would be great. periodically i will use it to watch something on youtube.

• Are you doing any CAD/video editing/photo editing/gaming? List which programs/games you desire to run.

email, internet browsing, microsoft office, vpn.

• If you're gaming, do you have certain games you want to play? At what settings and FPS do you want?

no gaming

• Any specific requirements such as good keyboard, reliable build quality, touch-screen, finger-print reader, optical drive or good input devices (keyboard/touchpad)?

no touch screen, i find them annoying.

• Leave any finishing thoughts here that you may feel are necessary and beneficial to the discussion.

a small child jumped up and down on my current laptop "samsung np355vc5" and now it freezes for like 20 minutes and then works for about 5 minutes, freezes for 20, etc. it's an older laptop so probably time to get new anyway. it worked perfectly well for my purposes until the small child ruined it. i'm probably a 6/10 in terms of being tech savvy. i like my technology devices to be clean, minimal, simple, fast and work as intended. laptop mostly stays plugged in the den, and is used maybe a few times a week, usually for 20-60 minutes at a time.

• Total budget (in local currency) and country of purchase. Please do not use USD unless purchasing in the US:

No more than $500 out the door want to go cheaper

• Are you open to refurbs/used?

yes

• How would you prioritize form factor (ultrabook, 2-in-1, etc.), build quality, performance, and battery life?

Performance most important, will be docked full time with a monitor. 8gb 256gb min, upgradeable ssd nice to have

• How important is weight and thinness to you?

Not but would prefer lighter

• Do you have a preferred screen size? If indifferent, put N/A.

15' min

• Are you doing any CAD/video editing/photo editing/gaming? List which programs/games you desire to run.

Some VMs, here and there nothing super intensive, no games, no photos.

• If you're gaming, do you have certain games you want to play? At what settings and FPS do you want?

N/a

• Any specific requirements such as good keyboard, reliable build quality, touch-screen, finger-print reader, optical drive or good input devices (keyboard/touchpad)?

Not necessarily

• Leave any finishing thoughts here that you may feel are necessary and beneficial to the discussion.

In an online Software engineering program. My M1 imac and macbook aren't playing well with a lot of the programs. Need a decent enough Windows option for school, will probably sell it in a year. Not picky on build quality or brand and features, prefer workhorse over aesthetic. Would prefer a good refurb at $500

MacBook M2 pro 10-core CPU, 16-core GPU 16GB Ram
Macbook M3 Pro 11-core CPU, 14-core GPU 18 GB Ram

Hi, I'm planning to purchase a new macbook and I'm confused between these two Macbooks.
These two are very similar to each other but M3 is more battery efficient.
How does M3 pro fare against M2 pro for Android app development?

Daily usage:
2 Instances of Android Studio.
1-2 Emulators
Figma
A lot of chrome tabs. Even multiple Chrome instances.
Online music streaming while developing as it's fun.

Note: I'm not opting for 24/32Gb Ram as some may suggest it.

Hi everyone! Would really appreciate some recommendations for a laptop as I'm driving myself absolutely crazy with all the googling. I'm not the most knowledgeable on this stuff so any help would be very much appreciated!

Total budget (In local currency) and country of purchase: UK - was originally looking to spend no more than £500 but that's gone up to about £750. Ideally want to spend on the lower end if possible but I'm open to around 750 if need be.

Are you open to refurbs/used? No

How would you prioritize form factor, build quality, performance, and battery life? Performance and battery life are top priorities (ideally minimum 7 hours battery). Build quality is important but not my top priority. I'm not sure what form factor is.

Do you have a preferred screen size? If indifferent, put N/A. Minimum 14", 15 preferable.

Are you doing any CAD/video editing/photo editing/gaming? List which programs/games you desire to run. Basic web browsing, Microsoft Office, video calls, and some light gaming. No video / photo / CAD editing software needed.

If you're gaming, do you have certain games you want to play? At what settings and FPS do you want? Nothing too complex, games like Celeste, Tomb Raider, Firewatch, Among Us (I'd like to be able to run Among Us proximity chat, which my current laptop can't).

Any specific requirements such as good keyboard, touch-screen, finger-print reader, optical drive or good input devices (keyboard/touchpad)? A webcam is a must but doesn't need to be stellar, just needs to function. A nice keyboard is also preferable as I spend a lot of time writing for work and pleasure.

Leave any finishing thoughts here that you may feel are necessary and beneficial to the discussion. I have a Lenovo V110-15ISK (8GB), bought in September 2017. It's basically reached its limit and it'll be too expensive to fix to make it worthwhile. I've been looking at models with minimum 16GB as I'm fed up of how slow my current one is. I'm not too bothered about design but if it can be slim and light, that would be helpful.

Been looking at:

• Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3
• ASUS Vivobook 15
• Lenovo IdeaPad 3i (battery life seems low?)

Any help appreciated! Need one asap :(

Hello everybody! I want to upgrade my laptop by buying a new one, looking for a good one for me I found these:

Asus Zenbook 14 OLED - Q409ZA (1040 Sus)
HP Envy x360 - 13-bf0022TU (970 Sus)
Samsung Galaxy Book2- NP750XED-KC1CL (785 Sus)

These are the models and prices available in my country Bolivia (1Sus is 7Bs), but I am very indecisive about these. Specifically, I want a portable and light laptop to carry everywhere, but powerful laptop for managing a lot of data-bases and office while surfing in internet, and also gaming (not hardcore, just indie gaming with middle requirements).

Considering this, and according to the prices which is better? Please help

LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE

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• Total budget (in local currency) and country of purchase. Please do not use USD unless purchasing in the US:

Bolivia, 8000 Bs (1100Usd)

• Are you open to refurbs/used?

No

• How would you prioritize form factor (ultrabook, 2-in-1, etc.), build quality, performance, and battery life?

Portable>Performance>Decent-good battery life>build quality

• How important is weight and thinness to you?

I want it to be portable, so it is a 8/10 of importance

• Do you have a preferred screen size? If indifferent, put N/A.

14" or less

• Are you doing any CAD/video editing/photo editing/gaming? List which programs/games you desire to run.

For gaming I like playing some indie games, and also fornite, Dota2 and overwatch with middle low settings. Also I want it for data science and big data management.

• If you're gaming, do you have certain games you want to play? At what settings and FPS do you want?

middle low settings 30-60 FPS

Any specific requirements such as good keyboard, reliable build quality, touch-screen, finger-print reader, optical drive or good input devices (keyboard/touchpad)?
Desirable a touch screen, but not mandatory. Also I don't want to use an usb hub or similar.

Hello everybody! I want to upgrade my laptop by buying a new one, looking for a good one for me I found these:

Asus Zenbook 14 OLED - Q409ZA (1040 Sus)
HP Envy x360 - 13-bf0022TU (970 Sus)
Samsung Galaxy Book2- NP750XED-KC1CL (785 Sus)

These are the models and prices available in my country Bolivia (1Sus is 7Bs), but I am very indecisive about these. Specifically, I want a portable and light laptop to carry everywhere, but powerful laptop for managing a lot of data-bases and office while surfing in internet, and also gaming (not hardcore, just indie gaming with middle requirements).

Considering this, and according to the prices which is better? Please help

LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE

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• Total budget (in local currency) and country of purchase. Please do not use USD unless purchasing in the US:

Bolivia, 8000 Bs (1100Usd)

• Are you open to refurbs/used?

No

• How would you prioritize form factor (ultrabook, 2-in-1, etc.), build quality, performance, and battery life?

Portable>Performance>Decent-good battery life>build quality

• How important is weight and thinness to you?

I want it to be portable, so it is a 8/10 of importance

• Do you have a preferred screen size? If indifferent, put N/A.

14" or less

• Are you doing any CAD/video editing/photo editing/gaming? List which programs/games you desire to run.

For gaming I like playing some indie games, and also fornite, Dota2 and overwatch with middle low settings. Also I want it for data science and big data management.

• If you're gaming, do you have certain games you want to play? At what settings and FPS do you want?

middle low settings 30-60 FPS

Any specific requirements such as good keyboard, reliable build quality, touch-screen, finger-print reader, optical drive or good input devices (keyboard/touchpad)?
Desirable a touch screen, but not mandatory. Also I don't want to use an usb hub or similar.

Looking for a Christmas gift for my mom. She mostly just uses chrome or YouTube for watching stuff. Sometimes she needs to edit pdfs or word documents.

I’ve been out of the tech game for a while, but remember when AMD started surpassing Intel in 2018-2019? Not sure if that’s still the case.

Requirements:

• Total budget (in local currency) and country of purchase. Please do not use USD unless purchasing in the US:

800$ CAD

• Are you open to refurbs/used?

Only manufacturer refurbs, but I’d rather avoid and go new.

• How would you prioritize form factor (ultrabook, 2-in-1, etc.), build quality, performance, and battery life?

Would highly prefer a metal laptop, followed by performance. Don’t care about anything else. My mom currently has a touchscreen laptop, so if it’s touchscreen great, if not who cares. She only uses it at home so battery life isn’t a concern.

• How important is weight and thinness to you?

I don’t care

• Do you have a preferred screen size? If indifferent, put N/A.

12-14 inches ideally. Up to 15” if needed.

• Are you doing any CAD/video editing/photo editing/gaming? List which programs/games you desire to run.

Nope. Just chrome, YouTube, PDF and word.

• If you're gaming, do you have certain games you want to play? At what settings and FPS do you want?

N/A

• Any specific requirements such as good keyboard, reliable build quality, touch-screen, finger-print reader, optical drive or good input devices (keyboard/touchpad)?

Once again, build quality (metal) is preferred.

• **Leave any finishing thoughts here that you may feel are necessary and beneficial to the discussion

Remarks: I have employee discount at the following websites: Dell, HP, CDW, and I can shop at Costco.

Show me what you got!

Hi, I am a student passionate about business and technology, I would like to know about a brand/laptop model for work, scholarly and personal activities including coding, office 365 and some light gaming (Arkham games, GTA V nothing fancy 1080,30FPS simply time spent as save for a console). I know about specs but do not know anything about market offers and perhaps the quality or x model of some brands. I currently own a great surface but won't buy an upgrade as it is overpriced.

Desired specs :

• I5 or I7 (please comment), not a U series as I want some performance whenever I might need some demanding apps such as Machine learning libraries
• 16GB ddr + (4 or 5) please advise I think 5 for future-proof
• Storage fast SSD (500gb+)
• Battery good quality and lasting similar to a MacBook but a tad less as Windows consumes more power as well as my workload
• Build quality is very important not for durability against drops or anything but rather because I am not easily able to purchase laptops frequently.
• Display good quality as I stream lots of content, not OLED due to financial limitations but something as an IPS, no touch needed.

Any comments or advice please do so I am open to this purchase starting Q2-Q3 2024.

Budget max 1.000€ +- 100

I'm buying a used laptop and I'm torn between the two. They have more or less the same specs except that the dell model has core i7 10750H and the msi has i5 10500H with double the SSD storage (512).

The G3 is about 15% more expensive and will require me to buy extra storage, so is it worth it? Or should I get the msi?

Hello!

I want to buy a laptop. There is the x16 with a 3050ti, 64gb ram, ryzen6800HS and 2000gb. It goes for ~2400USD(asus pen included)

My question is: is it enough to use cad software(mainly solidedge) and do some light gaming?

Any other suggestions?

Hey! I am right now I'm in university and pursuing Btech in Artificial Intelligence and Data Science. I want to buy a new laptop. I have no idea about anything related to laptops and I have searching for a long time about all the stuff. Thought this r/ will help.

LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE

Total budget (in local currency) and country of purchase. Please do not use USD unless purchasing in the US:

₹50000 - ₹55000

Are you open to refurbs/used?

No

How would you prioritize form factor (ultrabook, 2-in-1, etc.), build quality, performance, and battery life?

Performace > battery life > build quality

How important is weight and thinness to you?

I might take it to university with me. So not much heavy

Do you have a preferred screen size? If indifferent, put N/A.

N/A

Are you doing any CAD/video editing/photo editing/gaming? List which programs/games you desire to run.

Gaming : Spiderman, Valorant , Story games Coding : python, Java, c++

If you're gaming, do you have certain games you want to play? At what settings and FPS do you want?

Spiderman, Valorant, Story games too. Decent fps I will say

Any specific requirements such as good keyboard, reliable build quality, touch-screen, finger-print reader, optical drive or good input devices (keyboard/touchpad)?

Good input device

-Leave any finishing thoughts here that you may feel are necessary and beneficial to the discussion.

So yeah I want to buy laptop and because I'm in Ai I have to do things related to coding and all too, but my priority is also gaming. I have to play recent good game Spiderman,gta,valorant and all. I don't have really big budget so I'm not expecting really high end gaming performace but I just want to enjoy it as much I can.

My budget is around ₹50000 ( $600 ) more or less max ₹55000 ( $660 )

Please help if you can ❤️

LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE

• Total budget (in local currency) and country of purchase. Please do not use USD unless purchasing in the US:

1000 USD, United States / 3700 AED UAE (This is not a hard rule)

• Are you open to refurbs/used?

No

• How would you prioritize form factor (ultrabook, 2-in-1, etc.), build quality, performance, and battery life?

battery life, performance, build quality/weight, form factor

• How important is weight and thinness to you?

8/10

• Do you have a preferred screen size? If indifferent, put N/A.

15 or higher

• Are you doing any CAD/video editing/photo editing/gaming? List which programs/games you desire to run.

Programming (VS), virtual machine, docker/podman, Video editing (optional), game development (optional)

• If you're gaming, do you have certain games you want to play? At what settings and FPS do you want?

Optional (I am ok with discrete GPU as long it can supports 4K and high resolution)

• Any specific requirements such as good keyboard, reliable build quality, touch-screen, finger-print reader, optical drive or good input devices (keyboard/touchpad)?

Any keyboard since I will use external USB keyboard. Have decent count of USB inputs.

• Leave any finishing thoughts here that you may feel are necessary and beneficial to the discussion.

UHD or higher resolution, at least 32GB (or supports replacement if no existing 32GB offering), 15 or higher screen size, discrete or any GPU (does supports higher resolution and power efficient), No OS/bundled installed is ok and preferred.

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Hello, I currently have a Microsoft Surface Pro X for work and I'm honestly quite happy with the functionality (minus the ARM chip which limits what software I can use). I was thinking of an upgrade and wanted your recommendations -

1. Surface Pro 9 12th Gen Intel - The main reason I am upgrading is that it's become slow to load things and sometimes hangs. In office I connect it to a 34" widescreen to work with and things are even slower on that. Can I fix this with an i7 with 16gb ram? Ideally I'd like an i5 with 16gb ram because the battery will last longer and I don't need high performance (I might be mistaken on this so please correct me if I'm wrong). Thoughts? The benefit of this is that I like the laptop (slim, keyboard form is functional, kickstand is great for control, premium build which unfortunately is important for client meetings) and all my accessories will transfer.
2. XPS 13 2-in-1 - I'm not a big fan of the massive camera on the back as well as the requirement to buy all new accessories(keyboard+pen) for it. Plus, the stand isn't as versatile for angle as the surface. I am considering if the Surface is a really bad option.
3. Any other laptops that I can look at? Ideally I want a similar form of tablet/laptop rather than a full laptop which flips over but I have only been able to locate the above two so far. Any other recommendations are welcome! Thanks

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Also filling out the form if it helps -

• Total budget (in local currency) and country of purchase. Please do not use USD unless purchasing in the US:

Open to any budget

• Are you open to refurbs/used?

No

• How would you prioritize form factor (ultrabook, 2-in-1, etc.), build quality, performance, and battery life?

2 in 1 form factor, battery life, build quality, performance (battery and build almost of same importance)

• How important is weight and thinness to you?

Very, I travel and go into meetings with just the laptop sometimes

• Do you have a preferred screen size? If indifferent, put N/A.

13"

• Are you doing any CAD/video editing/photo editing/gaming? List which programs/games you desire to run.

Only Firefox, Microsoft Suite, Asana, Notion, Spotify, Discord

• If you're gaming, do you have certain games you want to play? At what settings and FPS do you want?

NA

• Any specific requirements such as good keyboard, reliable build quality, touch-screen, finger-print reader, optical drive or good input devices (keyboard/touchpad)?

It's for work so should be light, solid build quality and good battery

• Leave any finishing thoughts here that you may feel are necessary and beneficial to the discussion.

NA

Thanks a lot!

Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 vs HP Victus Gaming 15?

LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE

• Total budget (in local currency) and country of purchase. Please do not use USD unless purchasing in the US:

€1000

• Are you open to refurbs/used?

No

• How would you prioritize form factor (ultrabook, 2-in-1, etc.), build quality, performance, and battery life?

Needs to be Gaming

• How important is weight and thinness to you?

Not too hefty, a bit is ok.

• Do you have a preferred screen size? If indifferent, put N/A.

15.6 inch

• Are you doing any CAD/video editing/photo editing/gaming? List which programs/games you desire to run.

Gaming. Mainly Dead by Daylight, Sims 4 and if possible Hogwarts Legacy.

• If you're gaming, do you have certain games you want to play? At what settings and FPS do you want?

60-100 ideally in high.

• Any specific requirements such as good keyboard, reliable build quality, touch-screen, finger-print reader, optical drive or good input devices (keyboard/touchpad)?

Not necessarily.

• Leave any finishing thoughts here that you may feel are necessary and beneficial to the discussion.

Hi all,

I've been looking at a new gaming laptop and within my budget I've seen these two so far: Lenovo https://www.paradigit.nl/lenovo-ideapad-gaming-3-82k201upmh/80061802/reviews

Ideapad gaming 3, ryzen 7 + rtx 3050. €999

Or the HP https://www.paradigit.nl/HP-Victus-Gaming-15-fa1520nd/80064147/product?channel_code=40&product_code=90942738&utm_medium=pricecompare&utm_source=tweakerslaptops

Victus Gaming 15, i5 processor + rtx 4050, €799.

The HP is like €200, euros cheaper for a rtx 4050, but a slower processor. My question I think is more, does the i5 fare well with the rtx4050? And is HP good quality? Or is the Lenovo generally better?

I am a creator seeking to establish a suite of professional tools to marry my communications profession with marketing and production work that includes:

• Podcast/vodcast recording and publishing
• Brand development
• Photo editing

The MacBook app I bought in 2009 lasted me 10+ years and helped me to develop two blog brands, where I featured both photography and video content.

I’d like to run video, photo and audio editing software.

What’s the best product out there now?

Please suggest specs that would be appropriate for fast, high-quality performance and large memory storage.

Max budget is US$3,000 Ideal is US$1,800

Thank you!

LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE

• Total budget (in local currency) and country of purchase. Please do not use USD unless purchasing in the US:

800 USD, United States

• Are you open to refurbs/used?

No refurbs/used, yes openbox.

• How would you prioritize form factor (ultrabook, 2-in-1, etc.), build quality, performance, and battery life?

Priority order: weight, battery life, performance, build quality, form factor

• How important is weight and thinness to you?

8/10

• Do you have a preferred screen size? If indifferent, put N/A.

15-16

• Are you doing any CAD/video editing/photo editing/gaming? List which programs/games you desire to run.

Mostly business programs: quickbooks, PDF editors, word processors, large excel workbooks.

• If you're gaming, do you have certain games you want to play? At what settings and FPS do you want?

No gaming

• Any specific requirements such as good keyboard, reliable build quality, touch-screen, finger-print reader, optical drive or good input devices (keyboard/touchpad)?

good keyboard, fingerprint reader preferable.

• Leave any finishing thoughts here that you may feel are necessary and beneficial to the discussion.

Looking for a laptop with good enough performance for business tasks, with some headroom, while not sacrificing weight or battery.

Current laptop trying to replace: https://www.dell.com/support/home/en-us/product-support/servicetag/0-cHpISnFkQU1LQnY5VU9KK3BSRFFkUT090/overview

These are the other laptops in the family, if possible, it should be an improvement over these aswell:
Acer Aspire A717 - https://www.amazon.com/Acer-Aspire-A717-72G-700J-i7-8750H-Windows/dp/B07GQ16BCN

Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 - https://www.amazon.com/SAMSUNG-Galaxy-Laptop-AMOLED-Renewed/dp/B0BTMV4KCS

Appreciate any recommendations, thank you.

What kind of iPad do most students use? I want to buy one to do homework and schoolwork on, but I am not sure what one is best (or what one most students have). Any recommendations? I am in lots of science classes so creating diagrams and labeling things is a frequent thing I do :) and lots of notetaking

Total budget (in local currency) and country of purchase. Please do not use USD unless purchasing in the US:

Less than about $1200, I guess. In USA

Are you open to refurbs/used?

No

How would you prioritize form factor (ultrabook, 2-in-1, etc.), build quality, performance, and battery life?

Form factor ok Build quality good Performance important Battery life good

How important is weight and thinness to you?

I mean, it shouldn't be an inch thick and weigh a ton, but it doesn't need to be the thinnest, lightest laptop in the world either, I probably won't even take it anywhere.

Do you have a preferred screen size? If indifferent, put N/A.

Not sure, maybe 13-15 inches (?),my eyesight is getting worse, so the bigger the better

Are you doing any CAD/video editing/photo editing/gaming? List which programs/games you desire to run.

Gaming, but not even anything crazy. I want to use Steam, specifically the games Zero Ranger, and Shmup Creator. I also want to use some light video game development software, specifically the aforementioned Shmup Creator (on Steam), but also Pico-8 and NesMaker.

If you're gaming, do you have certain games you want to play? At what settings and FPS do you want?

I'm actually not into the really graphics intensive 3d games or MMO's games that are so popular... I just want to play simple, more retro type games like Zero Ranger, Kero Blaster, Shmup Creator, maybe Pizza Tower on Steam. (Possibly some emulators for retro games?) These games don't seem very demanding and I'm not a big snob about frame rates (for lack of a better word)

Also, maybe some sort of music software where I can play synth plug ins (?) Or sequence midi (?)

Any specific requirements such as good keyboard, reliable build quality, touch-screen, finger-print reader, optical drive or good input devices (keyboard/touchpad)?

Not really... just basics...I just want to be able to use flash drives, sd cards, my Switch Pro Controller on Steam. An HDMI output would be nice to watch YouTube on my tv. Of course it should be of good quality and not break easily... but it doesn't need to be the best out there. A headphone Jack would be nice. Bluetooth would be nice (is that standard these says?)

Leave any finishing thoughts here that you may feel are necessary and beneficial to the discussion.

I'm not very knowledgeable about computers so I want something perhaps a little more basic or simple. I don't think my needs are too great. I was thinking about the macbook air m2 until I realized I wouldn't be able to play the games I wanted to without having to buy parallels or something. And mac's cant run NesMaker. That's why the specs I stated are comparable to that laptop. My current laptop only runs windows 8 which is no longer supported by Chrome so it's kind of a brick atm. Just need a decent quality laptop to watch youtube videos, play a few simple steam games, and run a few programs like Pico-8, and Nes Maker. Any suggestions are much appreciated, thank you!

LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE

• Total budget (in local currency) and country of purchase. Please do not use USD unless purchasing in the US: $250-$300 (in the us)

• Are you open to refurbs/used? yes

• How would you prioritize form factor (ultrabook, 2-in-1, etc.), build quality, performance, and battery life?Battery life, Performance, Build Quality, form factor

• How important is weight and thinness to you? Thinness is important but if I have to get a thicker laptop I’m not opposed to it.

• Do you have a preferred screen size? If indifferent, put N/A. N/A • Are you doing any CAD/video editing/photo editing/ gaming? List which programs/games you desire to run. I am wanting to use this laptop for gaming, barely any web browsing since I own a MacBook as well for school.

• If you're gaming, do you have certain games you want to play? At what settings and FPS do you want? I am wanting to play sims4/sims 3. Maybe sims 2 but only these games mostly.

• Any specific requirements such as good keyboard, reliable build quality, touch-screen, finger-print reader, optical drive or good input devices (keyboard/ touchpad)? n/a • Leave any finishing thoughts here that you may fer V necessary and beneficial to the discussion.

LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE

• Total budget (in local currency) and country of purchase. Please do not use USD unless purchasing in the US:

$1500 Aud, would prefer less, but can stretch 1-2 more if it's a very good deal.

• Are you open to refurbs/used?

Only if it's a decent deal.

• How would you prioritize form factor (ultrabook, 2-in-1, etc.), build quality, performance, and battery life?

Battery life and performance over form factor. Ideally would like at least 9 hours of constant use.

• How important is weight and thinness to you?

Fairly - I will likely be travelling with it, so keeping on the lighter end of the spectrum would be preferred.

• Do you have a preferred screen size? If indifferent, put N/A.

Probably minimum of 14in but not fussed otherwise .

• Are you doing any CAD/video editing/photo editing/gaming? List which programs/games you desire to run.

No, only a bit of basic canva/photoshop use but nothing professional.

• If you're gaming, do you have certain games you want to play? At what settings and FPS do you want?

N/A

• Any specific requirements such as good keyboard, reliable build quality, touch-screen, finger-print reader, optical drive or good input devices (keyboard/touchpad)?

Needs a good keyboard - I do a LOT of typing, I need something responsive and easy to use where the keys don't feel like they're cramped together. Touch would be handy but not a necessity. At least 2 usb-c ports - especially if one is also for power. Headphone jack. At least 16gb ram, preferably one that can be upgraded - I hate this term, but I want something as future proofed as possible in my budget. I need something that won't falter when I, literally, have 50 tabs open in more than one browser.

• Leave any finishing thoughts here that you may feel are necessary and beneficial to the discussion.

I'm really just overwhelming myself trying to find something. My old Lenovo yoga 310 was great but physically small, and has started to lag a bit. I would prefer to buy in store, so JB or centrecom would be ideal, but I've also seem some decent deals on the Lenovo and Asus sites.

Thanks.

Currently, I have a M2 MacBook Air, but it will not be compatible with Electrical Engineering Software. It’s recommended I get a Windows laptop. What should I get that is reliable with good battery life and good performance for the money? I do not need a 2 in 1 as I have an iPad, and I do not need a gaming laptop since I have a gaming PC.

I am looking for a laptop for school and would like suggestions. I need it to have these features: Touchscreen 1080p webcam Good battery life (10+ hours) i5 or i7 (current laptop is i3-4012y @ 1.5ghz) USB A ports 8-16gb ram 13-14in screen 360° hinge Windows 10 (I don't care if the laptop is old)

Total budget: CAD1200, willing to move up for value

Refurb: Sure

Form factor/build: I'm rather indifferent as long as it does not hinder my ability to use the thing. Performance has to be decent, mainly for CPU intensive workloads. Battery life is important too. So Perf > Battery life >= Portability >> Gimmicks

Portability: Don't want an absolute anchor. Weight is more important than being thin but I guess they go together.

Screen size: 13-14"

Programs: I want to be able to run music production software like Ableton Live comfortably on it. Also I can imagine doing light programming so a decent CPU is a goal. I have a desktop for heavier loads but want to be able to do not super resource intensive tasks on my laptop.

Specific: As many IO ports I can get but worst case I can carry a dongle around.

I'm looking for a high value purchase since my 2019 (!) Macbook Air can not run anything moderately taxing (and apparently connecting to an external monitor is as such) without grinding to a halt. I expect decent performance but a GPU is not necessary since I won't be gaming on it. Bonus points if it's portable. I don't especially need a killer screen. Thanks!

Heya there 👋

After searching and thinking about buying a steam deck since one year minimum ,then the rog ally or Legion go ,I feel that I don't need to spend more than 400/500€ for what I want ..

I know I won't often use the laptop beside playing rocket league /metalstorm /Naruto storm 4/shatterline

Basically I'd like a ryzen laptop with :

-good igpu -16 gb of ram upgradable to 32gb -512go ssd -120 or 144hz screen -USB c charging -A battery that is easy to change (not necessarily removable battery

Of course I'm highly open to refurbished if it's well done for 300/500€ maximum ,that can run rocket league at 120 fps and optionally 60 fps for Naruto storm 4 /shatterline

I can get asus tuf f15 with rtx 3050 for 600€ but I prefer to spend around 300/400 maximum for a refurbished one if it's possible of course .

I'm from France so I don't think I can buy on best buy :(

Thanks in advance for the help

The Ole man dropped a grand on an HP laptop couple years back that had the most laughably low specs I've ever seen for something at that price range, because it was full aluminum and a large screen, and.. because someone at best buy told him to.

For someone who doesn't game but looks at a lot of videos and has a lot of tabs opened and windows he needs something with decent ram and cpu. Are there any laptops you'd recommend that are a powerhouse that won't screw him over for basic tasks?

thanks in advance.

it's not about money for him if he has to drop another grand it's whatever, but he's looking for something that will last

Edit: I pulled the trigger on an Acer Aspire 3 with the Ryzen 5 7320u. If anyone has anything good or bad or anything else to add I'd definitely consider canceling the order or returning it.

I'm primarily on my mid-high end desktop and have a steamdeck for gaming, but I'd like a budget portable thing to use when traveling for things like video calls or programming. Unsure if I should go for a mid-high end chromebook or a budget laptop, or even a basic chromebook if you think it's worth the price difference and use-case

• Total budget (in local currency) and country of purchase. Please do not use USD unless purchasing in the US:

USA, $150-500ish USD, cheaper is better of course, but it could be stretched a little higher for a good reason.

• Are you open to refurbs/used?

Totally open to refurbs and used for reputable brands.

• How would you prioritize form factor (ultrabook, 2-in-1, etc.), build quality, performance, and battery life?

Battery life and build quality are probably top for me, but my old chromebook a few years ago was so sluggish I don't want to deal with anything super low-performance again.

• How important is weight and thinness to you?

Not very important at all if it covers my needs.

• Do you have a preferred screen size? If indifferent, put N/A.

Bigger is better, but not a dealbreaker, so n/a

• Are you doing any CAD/video editing/photo editing/gaming? List which programs/games you desire to run.

If possible it might be cool to be able to play WoW or minecraft or other low-requirement things like that, but I have a steam deck and gaming pc for any real gaming I'll be doing.

• If you're gaming, do you have certain games you want to play? At what settings and FPS do you want?

Lowest quality is totally playable, but ability to play games isn't top priority

• Any specific requirements such as good keyboard, reliable build quality, touch-screen, finger-print reader, optical drive or good input devices (keyboard/touchpad)?

I can get external numpads so full size keyboard would be nice but isn't important.

• Leave any finishing thoughts here that you may feel are necessary and beneficial to the discussion.

I've even considered going for a super cheap chromebook for simple video calls, but I'm worried about how long that would be functional before becoming sluggish and how much more utility I might get out of something else.

Thanks for your time!

My old Laptop is a Acer Aspire 3 but its kinda breaking apart. My main gripe with it was the absence of a USB-C port and no support for more than 1 additional connected screen. Here are my desired specs:

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Screen: 15,6 zoll

Diskspace: min 256 GB SSD but larger would be better

RAM: at least 16 GB

OS: Doesn't matter but I want to set up Ubuntu on it

Budget: around 500 EUR (open to higher)

Connectors: At least one USB-C

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Happy for any suggestions thank you :)

LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE

• Total budget (in local currency) and country of purchase. Please do not use USD unless purchasing in the US:

$500 (in the us)

• Are you open to refurbs/used?

yes

• How would you prioritize form factor (ultrabook, 2-in-1, etc.), build quality, performance, and battery life?

Performance, Build Quality, battery life, form factor

• How important is weight and thinness to you?

no

• Do you have a preferred screen size? If indifferent, put N/A.

15.6 or higher

• Are you doing any CAD/video editing/photo editing/gaming? List which programs/games you desire to run.

I'll be using it for Visual Studio or other IDE's. Light gaming (Wow or wow classic really in the future)

• If you're gaming, do you have certain games you want to play? At what settings and FPS do you want?

Wow eventually, and just want it to be able to do pvp or dungeons.

• Any specific requirements such as good keyboard, reliable build quality, touch-screen, finger-print reader, optical drive or good input devices (keyboard/touchpad)?

n/a

• Leave any finishing thoughts here that you may feel are necessary and beneficial to the discussion.

Requirements:

• 14"
• 2.2lb/1kg
• Above 60wh battery
• IPS/MiniLED 1080p/1440p
• Ryzen 7840u

Price/cost is flexible.

Basically I'm looking for something like the LG Gram 14 (the IPS screen model) but uses AMD 7840u instead of intel.

I've been searching around but found nothing that ticks all the boxes. Does this kind of laptop not exist?