• Country

US

• Budget

<$1300 (eligible for a student discount if applicable)

• Are you open to refurbs/used options?

No

• Screen size

14-16"

• Weight limit

Preferably somewhat portable (sometimes study outside or from the couch)

• Purpose

General, light video editing, light gaming

• Form factor

Standard

• Intended usage

- Steam indie gaming (mostly), but hoping to be able to play titles like Hogwarts Legacy (fine with lower/medium settings for these).
- Occasionally DaVinci Resolve (video editing), mostly at 1080p.

• Desired battery life

Not sure, enough to last a couple hours if e.g. studying at a cafe

• Please list, in order of most important to least important, the priority between Size, Weight, Performance, Battery life

Performance>Size>Weight>Battery life

• Info/Requirements

Another important consideration for me is visuals/build: I dislike the look of heavy gaming laptops and would prefer something more sleek and (for lack of a better description) pretty to look at. If I wasn't hoping to game, I would've definitely gone for a Macbook Air and called it a day 🥲

In particular, I am now looking at a Lenovo IdeaPad Pro (Ryzen 7, RTX 5050, RAM 16gb) going for around $1100, and it seems to tick all my boxes. My only concern is the soldered 16 gigs of RAM, not sure if this will be a limitation in my use case, especially a couple of years down the line, since it's not upgradable. A 32-gig version is out there, but it's way out of my budget; although, I guess with the current state of RAM prices any laptop with 32Gb is out of my budget...

Any thoughts or suggestions are highly appreciated! 😊

First time buying laptop needed suggestions which to buy ,needs (study,watching Netflix, gaming like valo' fortnite etc,battery) and my budget is under 75k

I thought buying vivobook 16x ultra core i5

Hi guys, I have a pc, but im going to need to use a laptop for school and abroad where I wont be able to bring my pc. Any suggestions?

**LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE**

* **Country**

USA

* **Budget**

1,000-4,000 usd

* **Are you open to refurbs/used options? **

No

* **Screen size**

14, 15, 16 (i prefer smaller like 14 or 15, but ive seen most good laptops tend to come bigger)

* **Weight limit**

no specific preference, but if possible on the lighter side

* **Purpose**

Schoolwork, Gaming, Heavy Rendering, modeling, 2d art

* **Form factor**

no preference

* **Intended usage**

Maya, Blender, 3dsMax are most important that they run efficiently

* **Desired battery life**

Around 4-5 at the least

* **Please list, in order of most important to least important, the priority between Size, Weight, Performance, Battery life**

1. Performance

2. Aesthetics , (i really dont want a clunky huge lego looking laptop, more points if it can come in a nice color like white, or blue/green/etc. and not black)

3. battery life

4. size

* **Info/Requirements**

-Ryzen only, no intel

-Preferably OLED with good colors.

-Something that wont get extremely hot or sound extremely loud, all laptops tend to get hot and a little noisy in my experience but I dont want to disturb classes or burn my legs or hands.

Hey !

My sister's budget is about $500, and she asked me to find her a laptop that runs these with a room of 2 more years for newer things without hiccups, is that even feasible?

ZBrush – Cinema 4D – Substance Painter – Marvelous Designer – Marmoset – Arnold - live 2d cubism - ibis paint x

So I am in between to buy one of those

1- Hp 640 G8
CPU : Intel core i5 , 1145G7
GPU : Intel Iris XE graphics
RAM : 16 GB DDR4
Storage : 512 GB M.2
Price : €369

2- Lenovo ThinkPad L14 gen2
CPU : same as hp
GPU : same
RAM : 16 GB DDR4 also same
Storage : 256 GB M .2
Price €319

Both are refurbished and in good condition

I will use it for university and a bit of light gaming
First I was going to buy the HP because I it looks nicer but I have read a lot of comment that it won’t live that long and won’t get past 3 years so I’m not sure now

okay paba yung rtx 4060 or 5060 for architectural rendering? asustuf kase is i7 with rtx 5060. or should i find smth na may 4070/5070

I am an incoming freshman to UCR majoring in biology. I am trying to figure out which laptop would be best for me to buy. I heard that there may be programs I will have to download that aren’t compatible with Mac but I am used to Apple and love their designs. I wanted to get an Air but people are recommending Windows instead. Should I get a Mac Air and rent a computer from UCR for those programs or just get a Windows laptop? If so which exact Windows laptop would be the best?

Gigabyte AERO X16 RTX 5060
CPU: AMD Ryzen AI 7 350
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop GPU 8GB GDDR7
RAM: 16GB DDR5
Storage: 1TB M.2 NVMe SSD
Display: 16” WQXGA (2560×1600), 165Hz
Aspect Ratio: 16:10
Battery: 76Wh
Weight: around 1.9 kg
Thin and lightweight design
AI PC with NPU

vs

Lenovo Legion 5 15IRX10 (83LY00PCED)
CPU: Intel Core i7-13650HX
14 Cores / 20 Threads
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop GPU 8GB GDDR7
RAM: 16GB DDR5-4800
Storage: 1TB M.2 NVMe SSD
Display: 15.1” WQXGA OLED
Resolution: 2560×1600
Brightness: 1000 nits peak / 500 nits typical
Refresh Rate: 165Hz
Color: 100% DCI-P3
OLED Glossy display

Lenovo - Yoga 7i 2-in-1 14 2K OLED Touchscreen Laptop - Core Ultra 5 Processor 322 2026- 16GB Memory - 512GB
SSD - Copilot+ PC - Luna Grey

vs

ASUS - Zenbook S 14 14" 3K OLED Touch Screen Laptop - Copilot+ PC - Intel Core Ultra 7 - 32GB RAM - 1TB SSD -
Zumaia Gray

Are there any other laptops that are better in the same price range

(Context below)

**Country**

United States

**Budget**

~$1,000 USD

**Are you open to refurbs/used options?**

Only refurbs that are made like new

**Screen size**

Any

**Weight limit**

Any

**Purpose**

Schoolwork

**Form factor**

Standard

**Intended usage**

Run CAD softwares

**Desired battery life**

Whatever will last me through classes each day

**Info/Requirements**

So I’m heading into college Fall of 2027 and am going into mechanical engineering. The program utilizes CAD softwares, and I’ll need a laptop that can easily run them.

I plan to get myself a MacBook regardless for other classes and for personal use, but I’m told that they struggle to run CAD softwares, and that I would need to get a Windows laptop. So I’ll likely be getting a Windows laptop as well.

So my question is: what is the best *budget\* Windows laptop? Something that has the specs required to run CAD. Or if there is no specific best type, then what specs of RAM, storage, processing chip, etc. should I be looking for?

And for budget, I’m hoping something around or under the $1k mark. (Though I have no idea if I will be gifted any money for college accessories after graduation, as I found out that seems to be a common thing to do after doing some reading around.)

Which one would I choose?

1) Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3 (82XM00G1IN) – Ryzen 5 7530U, 8GB/512GB, IPS Display~62k

2) Lenovo V15 (83CRA01SIN) – Ryzen 7 7730U, 16GB/512GB, 250-nit Display~64k

Usage: Coding,AI/ML, classes (so decent battery) and long-term use (5–7 years) as I will look for phd too..

Any owner reviews would be appreciated.

Or any other upto 60k ??

Hi, Im looking for a new laptop since the current one I'm using is basically lobotomized. I'm looking for (preferably) a DELL or something akin to one with at least 32GB of ram and a good bit of storage to play games and do college work on (so I'd need Microsoft Word). I would like to run things like blender/beginners 3d software for college so Im pretty sure I need something with good graphics. I'm not trying to run super big AAA games, but I'd it can run Minecraft and other smaller steam games that'd be good too.

My budget is around 1,000 USD. I was originally looking at a DELL Latitude 7440 14" (2023) Intel 13th Gen, which seemed good at first but heard it had performance issues when running things.

Sorry if this is a lot to ask for help on, I'm just sort of lost in my search so any information or recommendations would be helpful, thank you!

Hey, all.

Hunting for an inexpensive laptop for my teen. They already have a decent desktop computer, but need something that can travel with them. They primarily play Roblox, watch video, do schoolwork.

LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE

• Country

Canada

• Budget

$700 CAD

• Are you open to refurbs/used options?

Yes

• Screen size

Any

• Weight limit

N/A

• Purpose

Schoolwork, light gaming

• Form factor

Standards

• Intended usage

Roblox, primarily. Google Apps. Streaming video.

• Desired battery life

Not critical - anything decent

• Please list, in order of most important to least important, the priority between Size, Weight, Performance, Battery life

Peformance, Battery life, Size, Weight

• Info/Requirements

16GB RAM and dedicated GPU preferred

Hi! I know very little about laptop specs so any advice is appreciated. I need a laptop that will allow me to do my assignments and coursework but also run certain games like stardew valley or terraria (so essentially games with less detailed graphics or 2D graphics). I’m unsure if I need 16 gb of ram or only 8 gb, but 16 gb laptops are often a lot faster so a laptop that runs smoothly is something I’d quite like. I’d also like a laptop that can last me the 4 years I’ll be at uni so i understand I might need to invest in a slightly more expensive laptop. Thank you!

LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE
Country
Uk
Budget
Depends - see extra info, but would likely be around £400-£600
Are you open to refurbs/used options?
No
Screen size
No preference
Weight limit
No preference (but a lighter laptop would be good as I’d have to carry it around)
Purpose
University assignments like essays and PowerPoints, research, gaming on 2D games though if there is an affordable laptop that can also run games with even 3D graphics that would be appreciated, entertainment like Netflix and YouTube, general purpose
Form factor
Standard
Intended usage
Microsoft word, PowerPoint, outlook, etc, steam
Desired battery life
12-24 hours
Please list, in order of most important to least important, the priority between Size, Weight, Performance, Battery life
Performance, battery, weight, battery
Info/Requirements
I’d prefer a slimmer laptop but this isn’t necessary, also for those who know about this, I am eligible for a laptop from DSA (which is why I can only buy a new one) so for now I am just wanting recommendations as the retail price won’t be what I pay. I have also never owned a laptop before

Laptop Heyyy ! Anyone has an old laptop they no longer use, need one for school. Can’t afford one at the moment .

LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE

Country

In the US

Budget

$1000 USD, willing to see if some just over will drop with back to school prices

Are you open to refurbs/used options?

Maybe, only from trusted sellers

Screen size

Any

Weight limit

Any

Purpose

CAD and schoolwork

Form factor

Standard

Intended usage

My primary use is CAD software, including Fusion 360, Autodesk Inventor, and 3D-printing slicers like Bambu Studio and PrusaSlicer. I’ll also use it for typical schoolwork (Office, web browsing, programming, etc.).
I plan to study Mechanical Engineering in college, so I’d like something that will remain capable for engineering coursework over the next 4–5 years. Right now it’s mainly for personal engineering and CAD projects.

Desired battery life

Whatever is available, preferably >4 non cad, but understand the compromise

Please list, in order of most important to least important, the priority between Size, Weight, Performance, Battery life

Performance, Build quality / reliability, Battery life, Display, Weight / size

Info/Requirements

Your the expert, it is a hope that it will last through most of college so looking at 4 ish years at the very least.

Hello all,

I am seeking assistance to find a laptop for grad school (program is in digital forensics). I do not need the laptop for gaming, just primarily for schoolwork and casual internet browsing.

**LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE**

* **Country**
USA

[Country or countries intending to purchase from]

* **Budget**
Under $2,000 USD

[in your **country's currency**; feel free to *also* convert to USD for our at-a-glance convenience, **BUT INCLUDE BOTH NUMBERS**]

* **Are you open to refurbs/used options? **

Open to refurbished items.
 

[Yes, Maybe, No]

* **Screen size**

Any size
 

[Any, 12", 13", 14", 15", 16", 17", 18", or a size range]

* **Weight limit**

Under 3 lbs would be preferred
 

[Any, or specify approximate weight]

* **Purpose**

[General purpose, schoolwork, entertainment device, etc. Detailed info goes below]
Main purpose is for schoolwork and casual internet browsing.

* **Form factor**

[Standard/Clamshell (a regular laptop), 2-in-1, need pen support, tablet PC, etc.]
Regular laptop

* **Intended usage**

Educational and casual internet browsing
 

[List of applications, software, which games and at what settings/FPS, etc. Try to include options you cannot currently perform, but might want to try with a stronger/newer device; eg indie gamers moving from a 1650 to a 5080M might suddenly want to try God of War]
Just VM software for digital forensics program, being able to switch between operating systems. Basically Microsoft products for school.

* **Desired battery life**

[In Hours; please remember that high performance/gaming laptops tend to get less battery life - no more than 8 hours, typically about 4 hours]
About 10 hours, I assume

* **Please list, in order of most important to least important, the priority between Size, Weight, Performance, Battery life**
Performance, weight, size, battery life

[eg battery life, performance, weight, size doesn't matter. **PLEASE REMEMBER LAPTOPS ARE A COMPROMISE AND PERFORMANCE SACRIFICES LIGHT WEIGHT AND LONG BATTERY LIFE ETC**]
battery, performance, and size does not matter. Weight, not something crazy heavy.

* **Info/Requirements**

“For laptop, bare minimum is a computer with 16GB of memory, at least an i7 processor, and a 500 GB hard drive/SSD. Better would be 32 GB RAM and 1 TB SSD. Also recommend Virtualization support (Intel VT-× / AMD-V required) and OS flexibility: Windows
+ Linux (dual-boot or VM) as well as an external drive (or cloud storage) of a few TB where you can park class data. “ - from a faculty member

* **Country**

United States

* **Budget**

400$-699$. 400 is the minimum, 699 is the maximum. Anything in between is fine.

* **Are you open to refurbs/used options? **

Yes, as long as they're reputable sources.

* **Screen size**

Any

* **Weight limit**

Any

* **Purpose**

General purpose, schoolwork with a bunch of documents, light gaming, bootable distros, Linux config, and multitasking.

* **Form factor**

Standard

* **Intended usage**

I'll be using it for documents, school, and light gaming (Minecraft, roblox, and indie games). I'll be running Arch Linux on it so I don't want to deal with NIVIDA drivers. Might run gentoo on it as well. Overall though, I just need one that can handle multiple tabs open, gaming, document making, and watching videos in 1080p.

* **Desired battery life**

At least 6-8 hours.

Country
Philippines

Budget
Max: ₱70,000 ($1,200)

Are you open to refurbs/used options?
No

Screen size
Preference 15” - 17”

Weight limit
Doesn’t really matter but could go for 1.8kg to 3kg

Purpose
Casual Gaming, Work

Form factor
Traditional

Intended usage
I mostly use Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects and DaVinci Resolve. For games I am mostly into Triple A games but most of the time just PUBG and Valorant. In my recent RE: Requiem playthrough, I was at 40fps in 1080p Low-Medium settings so I am looking for much better performance and can handle graphics

Desired battery life
Doesn’t really matter to me, maybe my maximum is 6 hours

Please list, in order of most important to least important, the priority between Size, Weight, Performance, Battery life:

Performance
Battery life
Weight
Size

​

Country

Preferably from a store in Austria as it is faster and just more convenient in my opinion, but i would also consider ordering online if it doesnt take longer then one week.

Budget

400-700€ (456,29-798,50 USD)

Are you open to refurbs/used options?

Rather no, as i ordered my tablet from a refurbed website sometime ago and had some bad experinece with it.

Screen size

Not so important, it just shouldnt be to big. I think around 14" seems like a good option for me.

Weight limit

Approximately 1-2 kg. Does not need to be ultralight, but should be comfortable to carry around.

Purpose

Mainly for studying and working.

Form factor

Not sure what to write here, it should be a regular laptop with a touchpad. Does not need to be touchscreen or with pen support. The only thing that is important to me is that it runs with windows.

Intended usage

I do not intend to play any games on my new laptop, it is purely for "academic" purposes, meaning excel, word and some other softwares i need like Chemdraw, Bruker, OriginLab, etc. (for this purpose it should also handle rather big datasets in excel and graphical tools, i dont know how much "performance" is needed for that). Maybe watch a movie sometime but that should be possible with any device. I currently have a gaming laptop from asus which can perform everything i need, my issue with that is that its just to big and heavy to carry around and that the battery is pretty much dead.

Desired battery life

Probably something around 7-9 hours, there is almost always an option to charge it somewhere, but still i want it to last as long as a "normal" working day.

Please list, in order of most important to least important, the priority between Size, Weight, Performance, Battery life

starting from most important to least important: runs with WINDOWS!, performance (for my purpose probably not to much to ask), size, battery life, weight

Info/Requirements

As already mentioned, it should run with Windows :) (i am just used to it and i heard from other people they have problems with downloading certain programs i need on IOS. Linux i just never used and i dont want to get used to something new if that makes sense), it should have at least two USB-A ports in case i want to use my mouse etc., an USB-C port might also be useful for my phone but thats not a necessity, maybe also a display port so i can plug it into my monitor (but i guess i could also get an adapter for that?), OLED is not important for me, same with screen resolution/refresh rate as i am not going to play any games.

Thanks already in advance for taking your time to read all that. I am happy if someone has any suggestions and of course i will answere any additional questions the best i can.

PS: english is not my first language so i am sorry in advance for any typos or bad writing in general 😅

Light laptop for writing (<$1300)

* **Country**

Sweden

* **Budget**

$500/450 euro/5000 SEK

* **Are you open to refurbs/used options?**

Yes

* **Screen size**

Any

* **Weight limit**

As light as possible

* **Purpose**

Game writing. I'm in game dev but only use light software such as inkle, github. If it can run godot that's great but not essential.

* **Form factor**

Any

* **Intended usage**

\- Inkle, github, godit, light indie games (pixel art)

* **Desired battery life**

Longer

* **Please list, in order of most important to least important, the priority between Size, Weight, Performance, Battery life**

Weight>Battery life>performance>size

Planning to buy a laptop for coding and daily usage, My budget is under 1lakh. But I found this Lenovo yoga slim 7 Ultra 9 185H at 1.1lakh. Is this a good buy ? If not pls suggest me some laptops. Thanks in advance.

Take a look at this Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 WUXGA OLED with 1Yr ADP Intel Core Ultra 9 185H - (32 GB/1 TB SSD/Windows 11 Home) Yoga Slim 7 14IMH9 Thin and Light Laptop on Flipkart

https://dl.flipkart.com/s/lEXyv!uuuN

hi all! i have been researching laptops for almost a year now and i am going crazy trying to find something consistently well rated that ticks my list of preferences. PLEASE HELP. thanks so much!

LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE

• Country

new zealand

• Budget

AT MOST 2,000NZD, which is just over 1k USD

• Are you open to refurbs/used options?

maybe!

• Screen size

preferably nothing bigger than 15”

• Weight limit

ideally not more than 1.5kg

• Purpose

general purpose

• Form factor

standard / regular laptop

• Intended usage

general use. i am solo travelling in a few months and need a laptop to facilitate organising on the go travel arrangements and working remotely. pre-travel the laptop will largely be dedicated to digitising and storing my physical music collection. must be able to run a DAW. i’d like to be able to play some nostalgic early 2000s video games too :)

• Desired battery life

not that fussed, but up to 6 hours would be good

• Please list, in order of most important to least important, the priority between Size, Weight, Performance, Battery life

weight, performance, size, battery life.

• Info/Requirements

i’m not fussy on brands, but i am particular! an hdmi port and usb ports would be preferred. i would prefer metal over plastic bc of sturdiness but i understand that i am wanting a light device and may have to compromise. i would prefer something new, but am happy with refurbished (I WILL NOT BUY NEW APPLE PRODUCTS). i have had my current laptop for nine years (HP spectre x360 (rip lol)) and bought it second hand, so i want something that will give it a run for its money lol.

THANKS SO MUCH!

ASUS Vivobook 15, Smartchoice,Intel Core i3 13th Gen 1315U, 12GB RAM, 512GB SSD, FHD 15.6", Win 11, Office 2024, Quiet Blue, 1.7Kg, X1504VA-BQ332WS, Intel UHD iGPU, M365 Basic (1Year)*, 42Whrs Laptop

So my plan is to use my xbox to play most games and use a capture card to stream whatever I'm playing on my xbox to twitch using my laptop will this laptop be good enough to handle that and light modded minecraft??

Hey everyone! I’m looking for recommendations for a solid, everyday laptop under ₹40,000. My main use will be multitasking, coding/classes, documentation, and media streaming.

​What configurations should I prioritize in this budget (like 8GB vs 16GB RAM, or Intel 13th Gen vs Ryzen), and which specific models offer the best value right now? Drop your suggestions and personal experiences below! Thanks!