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    September 24, 2018

    Ultrabook for Programming

    Ultrabook for Programming

    Posted: 24 Sep 2018 03:05 AM PDT

    Hi, I need a selection of ultrabooks I can use for programming.

    List of things I might be doing with the laptop

    1) Photo/ Video Editing 2) Programming 3) Web Development 4) School 5) Netflix

    no gaming. I have a desktop for that. Preferably something futureproof. Currently I'm looking at Razer Blade Stealth 512gb..

    Budget wise: 2200USD OS: Windows Storage: HDD/SSD min 500gb

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    15" well rounded laptop for coding.

    Posted: 24 Sep 2018 01:48 AM PDT

    Total budget and country of purchase: 1000$ maximum, Israel.

    Do you prefer a 2 in 1 form factor, good battery life or best specifications for the money? Pick or include any that apply. Best specs, I don't care so much for batter life.

    How important is weight and thinness to you? Not so important.

    Which OS do you require? I'll install Linux.

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

    Are you doing any CAD/video editing/photo editing/gaming? List which programs/games you desire to run. Very occasional gaming. If I can run the newest games on the lowest quality I'll be satisfied.

    Any specific requirements such as good keyboard, reliable build quality, touch-screen, finger-print reader, optical drive or good input devices (keyboard/touchpad)? No specific requirements

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

    I need a laptop but I'm not going to travel with it every day so battery and weight are less of an issue for me. Mainly, I would like a reliable, future proof laptop (that will last for many years) and maybe run the occasional game, video processing, or vm with too much of a hassle.

    Thanks!

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    Laptop for coding and occasional gaming (Fortnite)

    Posted: 23 Sep 2018 11:27 PM PDT

    I'm looking for a laptop to do the programming and also I would like to be able to play some Fortnite on the side. I need to carry the laptop with me so it should be fairly portable. I'd prefer 16 gb of ram. Battery life is also quite important for me. Don't like plastic laptops so build quality is also a must. Budget 2000-2500 USD. Please suggest something.

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    Replacing 10 Y.O. Macbook for Wife, 15.6", USA, $500

    Posted: 23 Sep 2018 07:01 PM PDT

    • Total budget and country of purchase: $500 USA

    • Do you prefer a 2 in 1 form factor, good battery life or best specifications for the money? Pick or include any that apply. Good battery life, longevity

    • How important is weight and thinness to you? Give me a literal brick of lithium batteries.

    • Which OS do you require? Windows, Mac, Chrome OS, Linux. Windows

    • Do you have a preferred screen size? If indifferent, put N/A. 15.6 or slightly smaller

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

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

    • Any specific requirements such as good keyboard, reliable build quality, touch-screen, finger-print reader, optical drive or good input devices (keyboard/touchpad)? good speakers, reliable build quality, optical drive preferred, usb ports, hdmi would be nice but could deal with USB-C dongle

    • Leave any finishing thoughts here that you may feel are necessary and beneficial to the discussion. Live in rural Alaska, internet connectivity often spotty or poor so less reliance on cloud is best, battery life is important, longevity of product is a big factor as well; we don't purchase new electronics very often. Thanks!

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    Student laptop to run Adobe Premiere/Photoshop and Office products.

    Posted: 24 Sep 2018 03:02 AM PDT

    • Total budget and country of purchase: £850 and based in the UK

    • Do you prefer a 2 in 1 form factor, good battery life or best specifications for the money? Pick or include any that apply. Good Battery life and just needs the software above to run well.

    • How important is weight and thinness to you? I would prefer a thin laptop if possible.

    • Which OS do you require? Windows, Mac, Chrome OS, Linux. Windows 10

    • 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. Adobe Premiere Adobe Photoshop Office Products

    • 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)? A good battery life is the only desirable option

    Hi Guys, im posting on the behalf of my friend from work, she is trying to find a laptop for her daughter at Uni. She just needs to run these Adobe products. She can go up to 850, however the cheaper the better. Thank you all for your help.

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    [EUROPE-GER] Laptop for university, editing videos, good battery life, thin, ssd, 14 inch, 500-750€

    Posted: 24 Sep 2018 12:47 AM PDT

    Looking to help my brother find a laptop, gonna link him this thread to see your suggestions, thanks a lot.

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    - 500-750€, Germany

    - good battery life

    - thin

    - windows 10

    - 14inch

    - video editing

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    XPS15 Alternatives? 15X? Zephyrus?

    Posted: 24 Sep 2018 12:29 AM PDT

    • Total budget and country of purchase: £1500-£2000, United Kingdom.

    • Do you prefer a 2 in 1 form factor, good battery life or best specifications for the money? Pick or include any that apply. Fan options that run from Silent to Loud-when-needed.

    • How important is weight and thinness to you? Lightweight & thin is better!

    • Which OS do you require? Windows, Mac, Chrome OS, Linux. None, I have my own Windows keys to install.

    • Do you have a preferred screen size? If indifferent, put N/A. 14" - 15.6"

    • Are you doing any CAD/video editing/photo editing/gaming? List which programs/games you desire to run. Mostly gaming, however work in IT and will have SQL Server/SSRS/Visual Studio/PowerBI/Cognos running now and then to debug & test reports.

    • If you're gaming, do you have certain games you want to play? At what settings and FPS do you want? Ideally I'd like to play Cyberpunk on med/high when it comes out (pipe dreams right?) but Dolphin emulation, all latest games on Med/High. I don't play MP games, just whatever single player games take my fancy. Prey is next.

    • Any specific requirements such as good keyboard, reliable build quality, touch-screen, finger-print reader, optical drive or good input devices (keyboard/touchpad)? Build quality is important, don't need a touch screen or finger print reader. My specific requirement is fan noise.

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

    I own a PC with a 970 that I want to leave behind. I current have a Dell 7537 that works for my old games (Rimworld/Into the Breach) and is OK for work. The best thing about this is the Full HD 15.6 panel (good colours too i think) and the fan is basically non-existent. When running any of the games I know it can run, you can't hear the fan.

    I recently tried the Razer Blade 14 and loved it, however the fan seemed to boot up to LOUD when gaming. I was looking in to the Recoil II from PCSpecialist however I've seen a video online and the fans are SUPER loud.

    The latest XPS 15 (i7/1050Ti) looks brilliant too (fan noise) however price wise I can get the Zephyrus M for a slight difference and it's a HUGE upgrade.

    Thoughts from anybody? Really struggling here!!

    Edit:

    • Razer Blade 14 - i7 (prev gen)/1060 for £1250
    • XPS 15 i5/1050 for £1300
    • MSI Stealth GS63 1060 model for £1450
    • XPS 15 i7/1505Ti for £1400 (refurb model) - is this Max-Q
    • Zephyrus M i7/1070/144Hz for £1800
    • 15W i7/1060/144Hz for £2000
    • 15X i7/1070 Max-Q/144Hz £2100
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    <£900 15" Light Gaming Laptop for University - UK

    Posted: 24 Sep 2018 01:13 AM PDT

    • Total budget and country of purchase: £850 maximum, preferably less. UK

    • Do you prefer a 2 in 1 form factor, good battery life or best specifications for the money? Pick or include any that apply. Best value, and good battery life.

    • How important is weight and thinness to you? As long as it is not ridiculously cumbersome

    • Which OS do you require? Windows, Mac, Chrome OS, Linux. Windows

    • Do you have a preferred screen size? If indifferent, put N/A. 15" ideally

    • Are you doing any CAD/video editing/photo editing/gaming? List which programs/games you desire to run. Yes, light gaming - football manager/WoW

    • If you're gaming, do you have certain games you want to play? At what settings and FPS do you want? medium/low 30+fps

    • Any specific requirements such as good keyboard, reliable build quality, touch-screen, finger-print reader, optical drive or good input devices (keyboard/touchpad)? No specific requirements

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

    Hi guys,

    Essentially I'm undertaking a masters course this year, and would really love some advice on getting a new laptop!

    However, I'm going to be travelling frequently to be visiting my SO during a lot of the year, and as a result, I'd like a laptop that can push reasonable/playable fps on light games, such as football manager, and WoW.

    For this reason, I'm thinking a 1050 would be great, but I'm not adverse to upgrading to a 1050ti, or even 1060 if the deal is good!

    Also, because it's predominantly for University work, I don't want a "Gamer laptop" with grills and racing red emblazoned across it. I also would like one with at least 5 hours battery life if I'm not playing games.

    Thanks for you

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    ~15" for School + Minecraft w/ shaders, <$750 CAD

    Posted: 24 Sep 2018 12:28 AM PDT

    • Total budget and country of purchase: Canada. Originally had $600 as a max, but have had to adjust the budget since what I'm looking for won't fit there.
    • Do you prefer a 2 in 1 form factor, good battery life or best specifications for the money? Pick or include any that apply. Best specs for the money, basically. Battery life is of course a plus, 2-in-1 I don't care for too much.
    • How important is weight and thinness to you? Lower priority than other specs, but lighter is nice.
    • Which OS do you require? Windows, Mac, Chrome OS, Linux. Windows.
    • Do you have a preferred screen size? If indifferent, put N/A. 15" or thereabouts.
    • Are you doing any CAD/video editing/photo editing/gaming? List which programs/games you desire to run. Light gaming, the most intensive will probably be Minecraft with Sildur's Shaders (medium). Besides that, basic programming (Code::Blocks, etc.) and some music composition (Musescore), Audacity, a background-running to-do-list program and of course the Office suite. Other programs as I need them, but off the top of my head these are the ones I'll use regularly or semi-regularly.
    • If you're gaming, do you have certain games you want to play? At what settings and FPS do you want? Minecraft with shaders as above, relatively smooth FPS.
    • Any specific requirements such as good keyboard, reliable build quality, touch-screen, finger-print reader, optical drive or good input devices (keyboard/touchpad)? Decent keyboard and touchpad are a must, touch-screen is nice as is a disk drive.
    • Leave any finishing thoughts here that you may feel are necessary and beneficial to the discussion. I've been taking some looks at the pinned shortlists and other posts you guys have here, and your selections for the $400-499 and $500-599 (USD) sections work for me. (For reference, I'm seeing Aspires, VivoBooks and Swifts, alongside a couple of Inspirons.) The thing is, I'm in Canada and almost invariably,
    1. The prices shift to over 1k when I change the urls from Amazon.com to Amazon.ca (I'm assuming because of specific sales, not just the exchange rate)
    2. Shipping costs are prohibitive
    3. Items don't ship to Canada at all

    So for these reason, plus the promise of warranties and being able to pick something up near-immediately, I've mostly resorted to Best Buy.

    Alright, so here's what we're looking at right now.

    Current lead, Best Buy on sale ($600 CAD): HP 15.6" Touchscreen Laptop -Natural Silver (Intel Core i5-8250U/1TB HDD/8GB RAM/Windows 10. No SSD, but has what we're looking for otherwise.

    Exception to the Amazon markup rule: Asus F510UA-AH51 VivoBook FHD Laptop, Intel Core i5-8250U, 8GB RAM, 1TB HDD, NanoEdge Display, Windows 10 Star Gray

    Acer Swift 14" Laptop - Silver (Intel Core i5-8250U/16GB Optane/1TB HDD/8GB RAM/Windows 10)

    These two are outside of the price range but appealing because of the SSDs:https://www.bestbuy.ca/en-ca/product/asus-vivobook-15-6-laptop-grey-intel-core-i5-8250u-256gb-ssd-8gb-ram-windows-10/12600851.aspx?

    Acer Aspire 5 15.6" Laptop - Black (Intel Core i5-8250U/256GB SSD/8GB RAM/Windows 10)

    ASUS VivoBook F510UA Thin and Lightweight FHD WideView Laptop, 8th Gen Intel Core i5-8250U, 8GB DDR4 RAM, 128GB SSD+1TB HDD, USB Type-C, ASUS NanoEdge Display, Fingerprint Reader, Windows 10 - F510UA-AH55

    Let me know if you'd like any clarifications please!

    EDIT: Got rid of those affiliate links, thanks AutoMod :)

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    Will an SSD upgrade benefit me?

    Posted: 24 Sep 2018 04:13 AM PDT

    I have a laptop running on a Intel Celeron N3450 and as storage it has an eMMC with this performance. It has a slot for SSD upgrade (M.2 SATA 2242), but I'm not sure if a proper SSD would make much of a difference considering the slow CPU.

    My workload consists in developing (Visual Studio, JetBrains IDEs, Firefox for Google and SO) and remoting to desktop pc for the heavy stuff.

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    My place got robbed. Need a new laptop on the cheap for school.

    Posted: 23 Sep 2018 02:24 PM PDT

    Total budget and country of purchase: $300. Trying to save money is pretty important for me right now, so Im trying to keep cost down as much as possible.

    Do you prefer a 2 in 1 form factor, good battery life or best specifications for the money? Pick or include any that apply.

    Ideally Id be able to use my laptop all day and have a semi decent screen. I dont really care about performance.

    How important is weight and thinness to you? Could care less so long as it isn't bigger than a PC. Its going to sit in my backpack for longer periods of time so I'd like it to be as light as possible.

    Which OS do you require? Windows, Mac, Chrome OS, Linux. Ideally I like windows, but I am open to chrome os. 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. sometimes gaming but not too often. its really not too important to me If you're gaming, do you have certain games you want to play? At what settings and FPS do you want? easy running games like hallow knight. nothing too extreme Any specific requirements such as good keyboard, reliable build quality, touch-screen, finger-print reader, optical drive or good input devices (keyboard/touchpad)? Reliable build is the biggest thing. Good keyboard would be nice. Leave any finishing thoughts here that you may feel are necessary and beneficial to the discussion. Im a student and my house was robbed so I lost my MacBook pro. I am more concerned with having something with decent reliability than anything else. Honestly I just want to be able to run f.lux so my eyes dont burn out haha. To me, lightness and the computers ability to be shoved into my backpack is key. after that I just watch a lot of netflix and thats pretty much it

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    Uni Laptop Recommendation

    Posted: 24 Sep 2018 03:42 AM PDT

    Total budget and country of purchase: £600 UK

    Do you prefer a 2 in 1 form factor, good battery life or best specifications for the money? Don't mind about 2 in 1, good battery and specifications would be preferable

    How important is weight and thinness to you? I would like it to be thin and lightweight as I will be taking this around campus and will be using it when away from home

    Which OS do you require? Windows, Mac, Chrome OS, Linux. Windows

    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 will be doing programming using Haskell and java and maybe python idk

    If you're gaming, do you have certain games you want to play? At what settings and FPS do you want? I have a desktop for gaming so not a priority

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

    Thanks in advance for the help sorry if there's any formatting issues currently on mobile

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    $600 Music Production Laptop

    Posted: 23 Sep 2018 09:17 PM PDT

    • Total budget and country of purchase: $600; USA
    • Do you prefer a 2 in 1 form factor, good battery life or best specifications for the money? Pick or include any that apply. Best specifications for the money.
    • How important is weight and thinness to you? Not important. Thinness would be a dream, but i do not expect it with this budget.
    • Which OS do you require? Windows, Mac, Chrome OS, Linux. Windows
    • Do you have a preferred screen size? If indifferent, put N/A. 14 in. or larger
    • Are you doing any CAD/video editing/photo editing/gaming? List which programs/games you desire to run. This computer will be meant for audio production and some school work. I will be running Ableton Live, browsing the internet, and doing studio work/recording.
    • If you're gaming, do you have certain games you want to play? At what settings and FPS do you want? None
    • Any specific requirements such as good keyboard, reliable build quality, touch-screen, finger-print reader, optical drive or good input devices (keyboard/touchpad)? Again, this will be for music production mostly, so 8gb of RAM and a strong CPU are a must. I will connect my audio interface to the laptop, so audio quality shouldn't matter because of the interfaces soundcard.
    • Leave any finishing thoughts here that you may feel are necessary and beneficial to the discussion. I have a desktop at my home that I use once I get back from school, but I need something I could use between classes and at studios. I have a student discount if that helps secure any deals. Thank you!
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    Antivirus help

    Posted: 24 Sep 2018 02:32 AM PDT

    Hey guys! So i just bought an asus vivobook following the quickpick guide. I ve read that windows defender is a good standalone antivirus, so i thought to unistall all the bloatware antiviruses that came with the laptop and just leave it working alone. Is it ok in your opinion or should i install some other free antivirus like avast or avg to work coupled with windows defender?

    Thank you

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    Photoshop & Music Production Laptop: $2600

    Posted: 23 Sep 2018 04:31 PM PDT

    Total budget and country of purchase:

    $2600 Max, America

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    How important is weight and thinness to you?

    Aesthetic is quite important to me: i.e. I would never buy a ROG series laptop because it's super tacky.

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    Which OS do you require? Windows, Mac, Chrome OS, Linux.

    Windows & preferably able to run Windows 7 or 8 (I am strongly opposed to windows 10)

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    Do you have a preferred screen size? If indifferent, put N/A. Between 14 to 16

    *Screen quality & display is paramount: I would highly prefer an accurate sRGB and RGB (100% if possible and if not, over 90%).

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

    Heavy Photoshop & Music Production.

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

    Ideally for the price point it would have reliable build quality & function. However, reliable and laptop seem to be a misnomer (even at high pp)

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

    I've been overclocking my mind all day between:

    Aero Gigabyte 15x: Beautiful aesthetic and proper specs on paper but tons of negative reports concerning driver issues & QC. Basically it feels like I'll have to tweak it out of box and even then, there are no assurances that it will function properly (gamble).

    I should also mention that Gigabyte specifically stated to me that the Aero 15x does not officially support windows 8/8,1 (this was really unfortunate).

    However, gentechpc apparently has the option to install Windows 7... not sure how tried-and-true this is.

    Sager-np8375: Decent aesthetic and great specs but I'm really not familiar with the Sager/Clevo brand (their support, warranty, QC etc...). Furthermore, I've not seen too much information about them (good or bad).

    There was a thread on reddit where someone stated that their son's np8375 was overheating consistently (up to 100C) which is the max apparently and still continued to go above 95C after they purchased a laptop cooling pad/fan. However, this individual also stated that If you disable Intel SpeedStep then temps are not a problem. So, I'm not sure how much of an issue or concern that really is.

    XMG PRO 17: Foreign brand that I know little to nothing about except that I enjoy the aesthetic of this particular model. Obviously, I wouldn't purchase on this premise alone but the spec's seem well-rounded too.

    With that said, it seems impossible to have shipped to the US.

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    what do you guys think?

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    Looking for a "pseudo-gaming" laptop. USA $1000 MAX.

    Posted: 23 Sep 2018 07:19 PM PDT

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    • Total budget and country of purchase: $1000, located in the USA.

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    • Do you prefer a 2 in 1 form factor, good battery life or best specifications for the money? Pick or include any that apply. I prefer to not have the 2-in-1 stuff. Decent battery life would be great. It will be plugged in for the majority of the time I am using but just in case. The best bang for my buck is what I'm looking for.

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    • How important is weight and thinness to you? As long as it isn't an anvil that I'm carrying around I don't mind either. If I had to choose, though, I would prefer it to be on the thinner side.

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    • Which OS do you require? Windows

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    • Do you have a preferred screen size? If indifferent, put N/A. 14"+

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    • Are you doing any CAD/video editing/photo editing/gaming? List which programs/games you desire to run. I will be doing web development stuff, as well as somewhat light gaming. I browse multiple tabs as well.

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    • If you're gaming, do you have certain games you want to play? At what settings and FPS do you want? I play Maplestory primarily. Sometimes CS:GO and Skyrim. I really like having Skyrim on high with 60 FPS.

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    • Any specific requirements such as good keyboard, reliable build quality, touch-screen, finger-print reader, optical drive or good input devices (keyboard/touchpad)? Reliable build quality, a good keyboard/touchpad are musts. I would also like to have an ethernet port but that is not a deal breaker for me. The cooling system is also very important,

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    • Leave any finishing thoughts here that you may feel are necessary and beneficial to the discussion. Basically a strong performing laptop that can handle at most Skyrim on high. I don't really like the "gamer" look either. I was really interested in the Nitro 5 but when I saw it at Best Buy I was immediately turned away from it. The ASUS S14 and UX330 have also been catching my eye.

    Thank you to any help that I receive, I will be replying to all as quickly as I can!

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    Looking for a durable laptop for college!

    Posted: 23 Sep 2018 07:25 PM PDT

    Total budget and country of purchase:

    Canada – would like to keep it under $700 CAD max, but cheaper would be very nice.

    Do you prefer a 2 in 1 form factor, good battery life or best specifications for the money? Pick or include any that apply.

    I really have no need of 2-in-1. I'd like a balance between:

    · Good Battery Life

    · Good enough performance to seamlessly run 1080p video / do office work / keep a hundred tabs open on chrome / do coding work

    · Durability is a MUST and probably the most important.

    How important is weight and thinness to you?

    Fairly important, but I'd rather have performance and durability rather than weight and thinness. As long as it's not a brick I'm more than satisfied.

    Which OS do you require? Windows, Mac, Chrome OS, Linux.

    Windows would be great.

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

    Between 12-16 inches. Again, a balance between portability and performance.

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

    To be honest I'd rather have a laptop that can't run games very well; I'll be doing some coding but if I can game on it it'll prove to be a distraction.

    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/touhpad)?

    Having USB ports / headphone jack / video port to connect to projector would be nice. Otherwise durability is a must.

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

    Just looking for a durable laptop; all the performance I need is to be able to do schoolwork without hindrance for the next couple years at least. I have a bad habit of keeping a ton of tabs open on chrome so at least 8 gigs of RAM may be nice.

    Durability would be amazing. I'm pretty clumsy and I'd expect to drop the laptop several times over its lifespan.

    If you can find all of these for less than $700, please, YES. Cheaper the better. Trying to keep as much of my savings for actual tuition / living expenses!

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    Gaming Laptop, ~$1000, form filled out

    Posted: 23 Sep 2018 07:45 AM PDT

    • Total budget and country of purchase: $1000, may consider going a bit over if it'll make that much of a difference. Purchasing in the USA

    • Do you prefer a 2 in 1 form factor, good battery life or best specifications for the money? Pick or include any that apply. Battery life doesn't matter much to me, nearly always had my old laptop plugged in. Really looking for best specs/reliability. Want to be able to run games with no issues and the upper end of graphics.

    • How important is weight and thinness to you? Could care less so long as it isn't bigger than a PC. Weight doesn't matter.

    • Which OS do you require? Windows, Mac, Chrome OS, Linux. Don't want mac, no pref for the others.

    • Do you have a preferred screen size? If indifferent, put N/A. Not sure, haven't really seen how much of a difference it makes.

    • Are you doing any CAD/video editing/photo editing/gaming? List which programs/games you desire to run. No editing, just gaming, youtube, streaming, downloading, nothing else really

    • If you're gaming, do you have certain games you want to play? At what settings and FPS do you want? Dare I say GTA 4 at 30-60 FPS, decent-best graphics, modded with LSPDFR and such? That would be pretty fun. I like some games such as Outlast, would like to play COD and MW/MW2. Enjoy first person shooters. Maybe even WOT with good graphics and 60 fps or so.

    • Any specific requirements such as good keyboard, reliable build quality, touch-screen, finger-print reader, optical drive or good input devices (keyboard/touchpad)? Reliable build is the biggest thing. Don't care for touchscreen. Good keyboard would be nice.

    • Leave any finishing thoughts here that you may feel are necessary and beneficial to the discussion. I'd like for this laptop to be kinda rigid/sturdy. I want this one to last as long as my old laptop or more (5 years). Going into the mil and have no idea where I will be, so I want this laptop to be solid enough for travelling. Planning to buy a Pelican case for the laptop to keep it as safe as possible.

    thanks a bunch for the help guys, I had no idea where to start. kind of a noob when it comes to pc specs, and there are so many to choose from

    ordering something today as my old laptop is broken and I need a new one within the next few days

    Update, ordered this after reading many reviews, posts, and watching many videos, thank you all

    Acer Predator Helios 300 Gaming Laptop, 15.6" Full HD IPS Display w/ 144Hz Refresh Rate, Intel 6-Core i7-8750H, GeForce GTX 1060 6GB Overclockable Graphics, 16GB DDR4, 256GB NVMe SSD, PH315-51-78NP https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07CTHLX8C/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_IteQBbGSMZ22G

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    Laptop for computational/simulation use

    Posted: 23 Sep 2018 07:07 PM PDT

    Total budget and country of purchase: $800-1400, Purchasing in the USA

    Do you prefer a 2 in 1 form factor, good battery life or best specifications for the money? Pick or include any that apply. Best specs for the $. Want 16 GB ram min.

    How important is weight and thinness to you? Not important

    Which OS do you require? No preference.

    Do you have a preferred screen size? Have a 13" right now, have used 15" before. Both are fine.

    Are you doing any CAD/video editing/photo editing/gaming? List which programs/games you desire to run. No CAD/gaming. Programs mainly Mathematica, Python, Matlab, SCALE. Manipulation of 50-100GB datasets, etc

    If you're gaming, do you have certain games you want to play? 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)? Reliable build is big for me. Would like it to last a bit.

    Leave any finishing thoughts here that you may feel are necessary and beneficial to the discussion. I'm currently looking at a refurbished XPS 13 2-in-1 that I found for sub 900$, but its got a dual core 7th Gen i7-7Y75 Processor, not sure how much of an impact it would have on heavy computational use. I do have access to a cluster though, so the laptop doesn't have to handle everything on its own.

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    Thanks!

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    $800-900ish usd with Thunderbolt 3

    Posted: 23 Sep 2018 06:16 PM PDT

    • Total budget and country of purchase: Hopefully Under 800 since I'll still have to buy a gpu enclosure. Up to 900. USD

    • *Do you prefer a 2 in 1 form factor, good battery life or best specifications for the money? Pick or include any that apply. * Specs I guess. Need a thunderbolt 3 port.

    • How important is weight and thinness to you? Pretty important. Don't want a brick.

    • Which OS do you require? Windows, Mac, Chrome OS, Linux. Windows

    • 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, mostly off an external gpu.

    • If you're gaming, do you have certain games you want to play? At what settings and FPS do you want? Want the laptop to run CSGO and Rocket League on it's own (so an mx150 or Vega integrated), but other than that everything on an external gpu.

    • Any specific requirements such as good keyboard, reliable build quality, touch-screen, finger-print reader, optical drive or good input devices (keyboard/touchpad)? Build quality is good. Finger Print reader is a bonus. Other than that, a SSD HDD combo would be good for high storage but decent load times into windows.

    • Leave any finishing thoughts here that you may feel are necessary and beneficial to the discussion. I have a desktop PC which I am upgrading the gpu in. Therefore, I will soon have a spare rx570 which I can put into a gpu enclosure (the reason for thunderbolt 3 being needed).

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    Lightweight laptop for development ~ $600

    Posted: 23 Sep 2018 02:04 PM PDT

    Total budget and country of purchase: $600

    Do you prefer a 2 in 1 form factor, good battery life or best specifications for the money? While battery life is very important to me, I need certain specifications that outweigh battery life.

    How important is weight and thinness to you? Weight is very important, I would prefer not to exceed 4.5lbs, I'm fine with smaller screen sizes.

    Which OS do you require? Preferably not Mac, but I can do any.

    Do you have a preferred screen size? Preferably I'd like 13, but I can compromise

    Are you doing any CAD/video editing/photo editing/gaming? List which programs/games you desire to run. I plan on using Unity2D to build games, as well as build Mobile Apps through something like Android Studio. The only game I would play would likely be Hearthstone. I will likely stay away from Photoshop or any Video/Photo editing on the machine.

    If you're gaming, do you have certain games you want to play? At what settings and FPS do you want? Really only Hearthstone and other programs that are less intensive than that.

    Any specific requirements such as good keyboard, reliable build quality, touch-screen, finger-print reader, optical drive or good input devices (keyboard/touchpad)? The build is very important, I will try to be extra careful but I can be clumsy, so I'd like it to be well build.

    Leave any finishing thoughts here that you may feel are necessary and beneficial to the discussion. I'd really like an SSD, even if its only 128GB or so and I hear that 8GB RAM is important for Unity. I plan on mainly using this laptop for development work (Unity or Mobile Apps) and Hearthstone. So far I really like the ASUS VivoBook F510UA, but I want an SSD, and would prefer not to pay an extra $120 for it. I also found a refurbished ASUS UX301LA that seems good, but I am a little weary of getting a refurbished computer.

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    Regular looking gaming laptop under 1k

    Posted: 23 Sep 2018 01:20 PM PDT

    I need a decent regular looking gaming laptop with at least an 8th gen i5, and a dedicated GPU (preferably a 1050ti or better). Other factors that are important include good battery life and a higher refresh rate display. Budget is 1k.

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    Looking for decent gaming laptop >$1000

    Posted: 23 Sep 2018 11:21 AM PDT

    I found what looks like a sweet deal but I'm not sure if there are better alternatives. Here's the link: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIAEYJ7D05880

    • Total budget and country of purchase: >$1000
    • Do you prefer a 2 in 1 form factor, good battery life or best specifications for the money? Pick or include any that apply. Battery life doesn't matter, I don't want a 2 in 1.
    • How important is weight and thinness to you? Weight and thickness don't matter.
    • Which OS do you require? Windows, Mac, Chrome OS, Linux. Windows.
    • Do you have a preferred screen size? If indifferent, put N/A. 15.6".
    • Are you doing any CAD/video editing/photo editing/gaming? List which programs/games you desire to run. Moderate gaming and programs like MatLab and Mathematica.
    • If you're gaming, do you have certain games you want to play? At what settings and FPS do you want? Games like Battlefield on high settings would be nice.
    • Any specific requirements such as good keyboard, reliable build quality, touch-screen, finger-print reader, optical drive or good input devices (keyboard/touchpad)? Reliability is the most important, don't want touch screen as I never used my last one.
    • Leave any finishing thoughts here that you may feel are necessary and beneficial to the discussion. Anything that is comparable to the linked laptop but at a better price would be considered, I just want to get the most bang for my buck. Any input is appreciated! I'm pretty new to this kind of stuff.
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    <$1500, ~13", USA -- A very portable laptop that can be used for programming and CAD while traveling.

    Posted: 23 Sep 2018 01:35 PM PDT

    • Total budget and country of purchase: ~$1500 --- USA

    • Do you prefer a 2 in 1 form factor, good battery life or best specifications for the money? Pick or include any that apply. !. Portability, 2. Battery Life, 3. Specs, 4. 2-in-1

    • How important is weight and thinness to you? Very important. Lighter and thinner the better.

    • Which OS do you require? Windows, Mac, Chrome OS, Linux. Primarily windows, although I'd be great to partition and dual boot Ubuntu.

    • Do you have a preferred screen size? If indifferent, put N/A. ~13" is what I imagine is best. Bigger could be better if it doesn't impact price, weight, or build quality.

    • Are you doing any CAD/video editing/photo editing/gaming? List which programs/games you desire to run. I'd be running SolidWorks (CAD) but only with a few small parts and drawings open at a time. I'd also be writing code to do data analysis.

    • If you're gaming, do you have certain games you want to play? At what settings and FPS do you want? Gaming option is nice, but not needed. I'd likely install steam for small games.

    • Any specific requirements such as good keyboard, reliable build quality, touch-screen, finger-print reader, optical drive or good input devices (keyboard/touchpad)? Good build quality as it might be handled roughly at times, and will always be in and out of a suitcase/backpack. I'd need at least 500GB of storage, preferably SSD. Battery life is important, ideally >>5hrs.

    • Leave any finishing thoughts here that you may feel are necessary and beneficial to the discussion. I'd be using this a lot on buses/trains/planes while traveling in various countries. I don't need this to have any aesthetic features, because I'll likely cover it in stickers to make it look cheap and less appealing to a thief. I was looking at the Surface Book 2, as it meets most specifications, but the price is steep. I also haven't read too much into reviews to see if it's worth it and if people like it. Beyond work, I'd be using this for basic media entertainment, very light photo editing, browser based website maintenance, and travel research.

    Edit: What if it's ability to be used as a tablet was more important to me? For example: on a bus ride where table space is severely limited. What would be the revised recommendations?

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    Light but good

    Posted: 23 Sep 2018 03:41 PM PDT

    • Total budget and country of purchase: -USA-$1000-$1500

    • Do you prefer a 2 in 1 form factor, good battery life or best specifications for the money? Pick or include any that apply. -good battery life 5+ hours and a clamshell laptop

    • How important is weight and thinness to you? -from a scale of 1-10, I'd say a 8.5

    • Which OS do you require? Windows, Mac, Chrome OS, Linux. -Windows.

    • 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. -Photoshop/Lightroom for photo editing and Corel video studio for editing. Nothing crazy. Just cutting scenes, adding text, and basic functions

    • 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)? -light up keyboard

    • Leave any finishing thoughts here that you may feel are necessary and beneficial to the discussion. -was looking at gaming laptops but I won't be doing much gaming and I need it more for traveling. I have a Surface Pro2 and love it but battery took a crap so I'm looking for something that will let me be on the go.

    Looking at the Razer Blade Stealth 13.3 for $1499 but I'm open for anything that is good. Was looking at HP and similar priced.

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