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    Laptop for a cs student

    Posted: 07 Aug 2019 12:29 AM PDT

    I will be starting my bachelor in computer science in The Netherlands this fall and I need a laptop (13 or 14 inch). My budget is 2100€. I will have a 30" monitor at home, so a smaller screen doesn't bother me. I'd like it to have 16GB RAM and 512GB storage. The resolution doesn't matter; I'd much rather have a longer lasting battery. So far I have 3 options, but I am open to more suggestions from you guys:

    1. Dell xps 13 9380 with the 1080p display (1750€)
    2. Thinkpad X1 Carbon with the 1080p display (1650€)
    3. Macbook pro 13 2019 base model with student discount (2100€ + beats headphones that I will sell for ~150€)

    Edit: All of the above have 16GB RAM and 512GB SSD

    Having dual booted windows and linux for 2 years, I'm tired of it and I'd much rather have the Unix-based macos. I don't mind paying the Apple premium for the MacBook, but I'm worried that the keyboard might break, the display might stop working or who knows what else and I'd have to pay a lot for a repair (and not have my laptop for a couple of weeks). So I value reliability more than macos.

    Any thoughts/recommendations/advice? Thanks!

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    I need a powerful gaming laptop, that does not look like a gaming laptop. Suggestions?

    Posted: 06 Aug 2019 11:49 AM PDT

    Alright - After finding out that the new COD has crossplay (which means that the playerbase on PC wont die off right after launch - as has been the case with every fucking Call of Duty game since the big bang), and after drooling over the Cyberpunk 2077 demo from last year, I have come to the conclusion that I need a more powerful PC. And it needs to be a laptop - because travel.

    And I want it to not look like a gaming laptop. I really hate that design. I'm so fucking embarrassed when I show up to my digital exams with my current ROG laptop. It looks like a gaming laptop and I hate it. I've always hated it. It even has the "Republic of Gamers" printed fucking everywhere. Can you imagine having anything more cringeworthy than that? Printed on your damn laptop? Everywhere.

    "RePuBlIc Of GaMeRs! EpIc GaMeR mOmEnTs! GaMeRs RiSe Up!" I fucking hate it. I hate the fucking LED's-everywhere-design that just screams "gamer".

    Anyways, TLDR, all that - My point is, I want a gaming laptop. And I want it to not look like a gaming laptop. I want it to have atleast a 120Hz monitor and a 1070 or a 2070 GPU, a good CPU, and good fan-cooling. I dont really mind low storage space or "mechanical keyboards" or anything like that.

    Do you guys have any suggestions? (please help me)

    Edit: thanks for all the suggestions guys! I'll go to google and copy paste all the models you guys sent, and have a look <3

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    No buyer's remorse!

    Posted: 06 Aug 2019 06:26 PM PDT

    • Total budget and country of purchase

    USA. Preferably under $5-6,000. Money isn't an issue but I want to spend as little 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.

    I stay inside most of my free time. Not going to buy another one for a long time so longest possible lifetime. Can't go with desktop because I'm a quadriplegic and operate with a stylus in my fingers instead of mouse and not needing a separate keyboard is a +!

    • How important is weight and thinness to you?

    N/a

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

    Windows

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

    17.3+

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

    Gaming

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

    Kinda limited what I can play but highest settings/fps. Oculus

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

    Best build quality.

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

    I purchased a MSI GS75 2080 max-q from Best Buy and quickly regretted that. CPU would top out at 100C within minutes of playing anything on highest settings even without overclocking. Didn't do a thorough look on specs and the Geek Squad didn't catch the lack of a Mini DP. Fortunately a mDP -> USB-C worked but I can tell that it barely works and isn't ideal.

    Returned that and let them convince me (stupidly) to downgrade to same model but with a 2070 max-q. SAME ISSUE and now I'm down a shorter lifetime on future games. I have to return this one on the 22nd and I'm hoping that those maladies will be solved with a custom builder and upgraded thermal paste.

    I'm looking at the Alienware 51m for upgrade ability at $4,700-900 including 4 year warranty from HIDevolution.

    However, they recommended the MSI GT76 because a $9,500 one got returned for crackling audio/mobo issues.

    I'm conflicted because even barely configured it runs to $5,700 with a 3 year warranty. They said it has better cooling which is my main concern with a delidded i9 and desktop GPU. The only attraction for me is a 4k screen (FU dell) because I can get 4TB for less than 3TB.

    Should I consider a different builder like XoticPC or Falcon NW? I was also told XPC isn't a licensed with Dell which is a huge red flag if true.

    Thanks for reading!

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    University student laptop with gaming and video editing capability

    Posted: 06 Aug 2019 10:02 PM PDT

    Currently considering aero 15 lineup and razer blade. Any other suggestion (Prefab below 3k AUD)

    • Total budget and country of purchase:2k-3k AUD* Do you prefer a 2 in 1 form factor, good battery life or best specifications for the money? Pick or include any that apply. long battery and performance* How important is weight and thinness to you? -light and thin is nice but not necessary* Which OS do you require? Windows, Mac, Chrome OS, Linux. windows * Are you doing any CAD/video editing/photo editing/gaming? List which programs/games you desire to run. adobe premiere pro 2019, dota 2, lol, AAA titles*
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    New Daily Laptop

    Posted: 07 Aug 2019 03:25 AM PDT

    Total budget and country of purchase: Around £1000

    Do you prefer a 2 in 1 form factor, good battery life or best specifications for the money? Good battery, good display and decent specs i5 8th gen minimum

    How important is weight and thinness to you? Important but not overly, needs good aesthetics and design but not end of the world

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

    Do you have a preferred screen size? If indifferent, put N/A. Probably would prefer 15" but don't mind 13"

    Are you doing any CAD/video editing/photo editing/gaming? List which programs/games you desire to run. Moderate use of Lightroom and PS, no gaming other than Fortnite but have PS4 for that

    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)?

    SSD definite, good build quality and SD card slot would be ideal. My old laptop (Asus K55a) has lasted me 6/7 years and hoping my new laptop will do the same.

    Was considering 13" MBP with 256GB SSD as I'd be able to get it for around 1100 after student discount and selling the studio 3's from the back to school offer. Although knowingly its overpriced and not great value for money and the issues with keyboard and repairing could be costly, but design and display seems great. Wouldn't mind buying a refurbished previous gen but prices are pretty similar after discount anyways?

    Also looking at the Razer Blade Stealth but not keen on the design and hear customer service from Razer wont be the best? although good specs and discounted price atm on their website

    See a lot of reviews for Lenovos Thinkpad X1 carbon and Xps but already have XPS as my work laptop and would prefer somethin else

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    [DEAL] SSD Budget Laptop (250-300)

    Posted: 06 Aug 2019 11:35 PM PDT

    This laptop is a steal in my opinion. With the extra ram slot, twenty dollars can land you 8GB of ram, which should be plenty for work that requires more ram usage than simply browsing and streaming. The 128 GB SSD ensures a fast bootup and enough space for the average college student. Hell, i'm typing up this post through this laptop right now. 2 USB 3.0's, a USB-C, an HDMI, an SD Card Reader, and even an ethernet port!

    Heres the link - https://slickdeals.net/f/13280443-hp-14-dk0024wm-laptop-pale-gold-14-768p-ryzen-3-3200u-vega-3-4gb-ddr4-128gb-ssd-win10h-269-f-s

    Let me know what you think!

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    What medium price gaming laptop should I buy? Suggest one!

    Posted: 07 Aug 2019 03:11 AM PDT

    Hi everybody, I'm a university student that also likes to play games on PC. Because of organizational problems I cannot afford to build a desktop pc, which I know would be my best option. Currently I'm writing with my lenovo y50-70 (i7 4710HQ, nvidia gtx 860m, 8Gb ram).

    I'm looking for a laptop that has a i7 cpu, either 1660 ti or 2060 gpu and a 15,6" 144hz monitor.

    The two laptops configuration that I am currently looking at are the Lenovo legion y540 and the custom pcspecialist recoil III rtx.

    ​

    lenovo legion y540 pcspecialist recoil III rtx
    cpu Intel Core i7-9750H Intel Core i7-8750H
    gpu nvidia gtx 1660ti 6Gb nvidia rtx 2060 6Gb
    ram 16Gb (8 + 8) 16Gb (8 + 8)
    main memory none (see below 1) none (see below 1)
    secondary memory SSD 256 GB PCIe-NVMe SSD PCIe-NVMe INTEL 760p 256Gb
    monitor FHD 15,6" (1920x1080) IPS, 300 nit, 144 Hz FHD IPS 15,6" (1920x1080) 144Hz
    dos free dos (+189,10 euro) free dos (+106,50 euro)
    price € 1.339,76 € 1.336,00

    ​

    1) I altredy have a 500Gb samsung evo ssd laying around so I'm planning to put that in my new laptop as main memory.

    2) I don't really know what to do with the os. On microsoft site costs 145 euro, while pcspecialist charges 106 euro and lenovo 189 euro to have it pre installed (wtf?). I'll figure something out later...

    ​

    links:

    lenovo: https://www.lenovo.com/it/it/laptops/legion-laptops/legion-y-series/Lenovo-Legion-Y540-15/p/88GMY501214

    pcspecialist: https://www.pcspecialist.it/notebook/recoil-III-rtx-15/

    ​

    Note: lenovo's laptop can be upgraded for +170 euro to the rtx 2060 bringing the total cost to € 1.510,56 and the pcspecialist can be configured with the 9th gen cpu (i7 9750H) for +86 euro bringing the total cost at € 1.442.

    This way the cofiguration is basically identical, nevertheless my ideal price would be around 1300€.

    ​

    Which of these two do you think I should go for?

    If you have to suggest a different/similarly spec laptop, please do it but note that I live in italy and I would like to have the italian keyboard layout plus the possibility to get the italian invoice from my puchase.

    Thank you in advance for your help.

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    Looking for a nice, slim laptop for College that has a good battery life and not an awful display

    Posted: 06 Aug 2019 11:15 PM PDT

    Total budget and country of purchase: $1k, U.S. I can go over if the computer is really good.

    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 don't care about 2-in-1, I would prefer good battery life with best specifications.

    How important is weight and thinness to you? I want a thin computer— like Surface Laptop or MacBook thin. Cute and sleek, you know?

    Which OS do you require? Windows, Mac, Chrome OS, Linux. I'll take anything that isn't Chrome OS lol. I've been looking at Macs but even with a student discount they're absolutely expensive. (Plus I've had my eyes on the 13 in. MacBook Pro— I LOVE the touch panel. And it does look very good, but I just don't know, I feel like I can get something better for this price range) I like windows too though!

    Do you have a preferred screen size? Not particularly. Minimum 13 inches.

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

    If you're gaming, do you have certain games you want to play? At what settings and FPS do you want? 60 FPS on league on low or medium settings, so really any laptop with a good processor.

    Any specific requirements such as good keyboard, reliable build quality, touch-screen, finger-print reader, optical drive or good input devices (keyboard/touchpad)? I want a keyboard that feels nice (like Mac or Surface), I want the computer to look cute when I pull it out or am using it, and most importantly, a battery life that works well for college days. I would hopefully want a computer that doesn't fall apart easily (which is why I'm not going for a surface), and I want a display that works well outside. (So I'm pretty sure IPS laptops wouldn't cut it). It's a lot but, if you find a laptop that can meet those requirements, I will really love you.

    Also, if you're looking at laptops and they have a student discount price, then tell me the student discount price.

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    Is this MSI GL63 8SEK good? More questions inside.

    Posted: 07 Aug 2019 02:28 AM PDT

    • Total budget and country of purchase: 1200$ 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. Specs. How is the battery of this laptop?

    • How important is weight and thinness to you? Not that important.

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

    • Do you have a preferred screen size? If indifferent, put N/A. 17.3 is preferred, 15.6 is fine

    • Are you doing any CAD/video editing/photo editing/gaming? List which programs/games you desire to run. Heavy Triple AAA Games like Cyberpunk, BL3, Odyssey

    • If you're gaming, do you have certain games you want to play? At what settings and FPS do you want? Hopefully Ultra with at least 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)? How is its battery? Its build quality? Its Thermals? Does it thermal throttle? Does it have Thunderbolt 3?

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

      • Suggest or not? More information than asked would be appreciated. Thank you.

    Edit: I forgot the link. Sorry.

    https://www.newegg.com/black-msi-gl-series-gl63-8sek-684-gaming-entertainment/p/N82E16834155187?item=N82E16834155187

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    [$600 - $700] [Ireland] For programming, general browsing

    Posted: 06 Aug 2019 05:22 PM PDT

    • **Total budget and country of purchase:

    ** My total budget is $600 - $700

    • **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 like a mix maybe aiming towards specs a bit

    • **How important is weight and thinness to you?

    ** not that important but a nice slick light laptop is nice

    • **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.

    ** maybe light gaming mostly programming and general browsing

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

    ** Very light gaming so I don't mind

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

    ** touchscreen would be preferred but not necessary

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    Looking for a 4k laptop sometime around labor day

    Posted: 06 Aug 2019 10:13 PM PDT

    Hey guys! I am looking for a laptop with a 4k display. Here's what I am looking for :

    Budget - $1500 usd

    Display - 4k. OLED desired.

    Processor - Ci7 or i9 9th gen

    Uses - Netflix, coding, network security. Gaming not so much.

    GPU - Gtx 1660 or above desired, intel uhd is fine

    2 in 1 - should be there in absence of gtx

    Ram - 32gb desired. 16 minimum.

    Battery and power life are no issues. If the laptop lasts 2.5 hours while surfing the internet it's fine.

    Feel free to point out if I'm missing anything.

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    I’m looking for the cheapest possible laptop that can run Minecraft and VB

    Posted: 07 Aug 2019 01:57 AM PDT

    I'll be using it for computing at school and also to play Minecraft because I can play other games on PS4. Please could you guys help me out

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    CS degree 1000€ Spain

    Posted: 07 Aug 2019 01:54 AM PDT

    Hello guys, last academic year my laptop died, and I need to buy another one for finishing my degree in Computer Science. The idea is to use it for my last year and use it for side projects, work, etc, when I finish my studies.

    • Total budget and country of purchase:

    Spain, 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.

    Best specs for the money and with priority importance battery life.

    • How important is weight and thinness to you?

    Not a big deal.

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

    Most probably scenario is that I install Linux, the other posibility is to install Windows and use VM.

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

    14

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

    Maybe some light gaiming, LoL or Hearthstone or some indies. Already got a desktop for gaming, so this will be spontaneous.

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

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

    Overall build quality and a decent keyboard.

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

    Looking for some options I found the MSI PS42 here in Spain at 999€ with an i7, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD and a MX250. I found different opinions in this laptop, but I think it is a very good option. Any suggestions?

    Edit: Misspelling

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    Returning to University for Masters - Laptop Suggestions

    Posted: 06 Aug 2019 07:33 PM PDT

    Hi All,I am just finished my Under Grad in Marketing and I am now moving on to a Masters in Digital Marketing in September and looking for suggestions of a new laptop. (To add I will also progress into a role in digital marketing so the laptop will more than likely be used for that also). My current daily is 2012 13" Macbook Pro (Base) with upgraded 8gb of Ram and 512gb SSD which I added a year ago. I have used this laptop daily since new it has stood its purpose and still performs quite well but I think I will let it off too early retirement. I also have a beefy desktop to go with this i7 4770K, 1TB SSD, 16GB Ram and GTX980. I am from Ireland however I am currently living and working in California for the Summer and moving back in September but I am looking to pick up a new laptop while I am over here as the Dollar/Euro rate is quite good at the moment.Two laptops I am currently looking at a are 1) 2019 13" Macbook Pro (July Launch) - Spec: 1.4GHz i5/ 16 GB Ram / 512GB SSD2) 2019 Razer Blade 15 (Base)I have answered the below questions from the pinned post to give more background information on my needs.

    • Total budget and country of purchase: - $1500-$2000 Dollars and 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. Decent battery life, good display (minimum 1080p), fast and future-proofed specs
    • How important is weight and thinness to you? Slightly important but not a deal-breaker
    • Which OS do you require? Windows, Mac, Chrome OS, Linux. Windows or Mac (Use both daily)
    • Do you have a preferred screen size? If indifferent, put N/A. 13-15"
    • Are you doing any CAD/video editing/photo editing/gaming? List which programs/games you desire to run. Yes I use Photoshop a lot however for my usage currently my 2012 Macbook is handling my demands I also use Sony Vegas and Premiere every now and then for light use. I do some light gaming on my Macbook not to regularly games such as Cities Skyline, Planet Coaster etc nothing to demanding. Also to note some other software/applications I will use a lot on my new laptop are the following;
    • MS Office
    • SPSS
    • Atom
    • Rstudio
    • Gephi
    • Mamp
    • Photoshop
    • Google Chrome (I am known as the tab man so must be able to have plenty of tabs/programmes running
    • Any specific requirements such as good keyboard, reliable build quality, touch-screen, finger-print reader, optical drive or good input devices (keyboard/touchpad)?
    • Fast
    • Good build quality
    • Future-proofed performance
    • Long-Lasting
    • Nice Screen - Currently running 1280x800 :(
    • Minimum of 500gb Storage

    Thanks in advance for your suggestions!- C

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    [India] Looking for a laptop to smoothly run Adobe apps on.

    Posted: 07 Aug 2019 01:07 AM PDT

    Currently set on this HP Pavilion 15-bc513tx laptop, which is Amazon India exclusive. https://www.amazon.in/dp/B07S8VNK4T/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_Y8NsDbSZ75V0A

    My budget is around 60k INR. Please suggest laptops around that price range with reasonably good specs and Intel 9th gen cores.

    Your help is appreciated !

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    Looking for a light laptop for college and light to moderate gaming

    Posted: 06 Aug 2019 08:52 PM PDT

    **Total buget and country of purchase:**

    Less than $1100 ideally, 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.**

    Ideally good battery life (>5 hours), with good specs for the money.

    ​

    * **How important is weight and thinness to you?**

    Decently important. I would like to find a laptop that's less than 5 lb or so.

    ​

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

    Windows (but I would like to be able to dual boot linux)

    ​

    * **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 plan to program and very light video editing as well as some gaming.

    ​

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

    Binding of Isaac / Terraria / Final Fantasy X/X-2 / VNs. All around 1080p 60fps ideally but I can deal with >40 fps in games like FFX. Settings would ideally be above medium but I can deal with low if need be

    edit: also league of legends, but i'm fine with playing that on low specs

    * **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, finger-print reader.

    ​

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

    I looked at the lenovo back to school sale and I saw the ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5 which fits what I want outside of gaming, so if there was anything similar to that it would be nice (maybe another Thinkpad would be cool but I'm not sure what exactly is perfect.)

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    [USA] [1000-1250] Looking for a multipurpose light laptop.

    Posted: 07 Aug 2019 12:27 AM PDT

    • Total budget and country of purchase:

    1000-1250, United States

    • 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 as well as light and thin with a decent battery life.

    • How important is weight and thinness to you? Very important.

    Ideally light and thin.

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

    Windows

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

    13-15 inch

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

    I dont have any specific programs I'll be running. Ideally I'd like it to be able to play some games like Overwatch as well as basic video editing

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

    Ideally 60fps on decent settings but that's not really a major need. Blizzard games would be the main games I'd play.

    • 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 requirement

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

    I'm mostly looking for something to use while I travel that can do a little bit of everything and is light and thin. Going for best for the price range. Being able to run games isnt a must but would be nice. Touchscreen with a stylus would be nice but isnt a must.

    Thank you for the help.

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    I'm a student in need of a decent laptop for college.

    Posted: 06 Aug 2019 11:40 PM PDT

    • Total budget and country of purchase: I'll be buying the laptop in Australia and have a budget of around AU $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. I want good battery life and good specs for the money.

    • How important is weight and thinness to you? As long as it's not too heavy or thick I'm good.

    • Which OS do you require? Windows, Mac, Chrome OS, Linux. I require a laptop that runs on Windows 10.

    • Do you have a preferred screen size? If indifferent, put N/A. 15-15.6 inches.

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

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

    • 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 and a decent keyboard, anything over and above those is a bonus.

    • Leave any finishing thoughts here that you may feel are necessary and beneficial to the discussion. I need a laptop with good build quality and enough battery to last a full day preferably. Also, a 1080p display with atleast 8GB of RAM and an SSD. It should run on Intel Core i5 or higher or an equivalent core. Thanks.

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    [$500-$700] [The Netherlands] laptop for uni, computer science

    Posted: 06 Aug 2019 07:20 AM PDT

    • Total budget and country of purchase: Somewhere between $500 and $700. I live in The Netherlands, but things are a little higher priced here than in the US.

    • 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 is important (atleast 6+ hours with simple programs). Don't care about 2 in 1.

    • How important is weight and thinness to you? No preference, but I will travel with it each day.

    • Which OS do you require? Windows, Mac, Chrome OS, Linux. I will run the laptop in dual boot with Ubuntu as it is required for my study.

    • Do you have a preferred screen size? If indifferent, put N/A. I prefer 14 inch, no less. 15.6 inch would be fine too but not higher.

    • Are you doing any CAD/video editing/photo editing/gaming? List which programs/games you desire to run. I will mainly be using text editors, IDEs and some other simple programs. No graphical power necessary.

    • 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)? Nice build quality would be nice, I don't have any other specific requirements.

    • Leave any finishing thoughts here that you may feel are necessary and beneficial to the discussion. I'd prefer a new laptop, but I could go refurbished if there's a nice deal out there.
      Maybe there are some other CS students who can give me some advice on what I really need, since I won't use this laptop for much else than uni work.

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    Cheapish gaming laptop

    Posted: 06 Aug 2019 10:58 PM PDT

    Hey i was wondering what laptop would be the best for games like minecraft, WOW and possible some other titles that are not too intensive i was hoping around the $500 mark if possible cheaper would be better but $500 is a max im looking for a laptop for my gf and shes worried about spending money on it thanks for any help and input :)

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    Hey I'm looking for a basic laptop for under $400

    Posted: 06 Aug 2019 10:26 PM PDT

    It doesn't need to a lot, it will mostly be used for light gaming and printing things.

    It does need to have an SSD, but doesn't need any more than 500gb

    I appreciate your helps guys, thanks

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    Am I making the right choice?

    Posted: 06 Aug 2019 10:01 PM PDT

    Hi there,

    I am about to purchase a laptop for starting university (nursing) and I really have my heart set on the new 2019 MacBook Pro (base model).

    My budget is $1800 so while this seems like a lot I am Canadian so I have less to work with then a lot of you probably are used to in USD.

    I'm really only going to be using the computer for note taking, music/movies/browsing so I don't need anything too powerful. I had a MacBook Pro previously and I loved it which is why I'm so settled on a Mac. Previous to this I didn't have great experiences with PC.

    So,I guess I am just looking for reassurance that I'm not making a big mistake by going with the MBP.

    There is actually a promo on right now so I also get studio beats free with it, this kinda helps justify the price a bit haha.

    Thanks in advance for any advice you have to offer :)

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    Alienware

    Posted: 06 Aug 2019 03:54 PM PDT

    So I'm looking into buying the m17, specifically this setup:

    https://www.bestbuy.com/site/alienware-17-3-gaming-laptop-intel-core-i7-16gb-memory-nvidia-geforce-rtx-2070-512gb-ssd-1tb-8gb-hybrid-hard-drive-epic-silver/6320424.p?skuId=6320424

    Possibly expanding the memory to 32gb if that's possible. My question isn't about it's capacity to do what I want to do with it. I have no doubt on that. My question is in pricing. Specifically, I know I can get practically the same setup in a different brand for several hundred dollars cheaper, so I wanted to know if they are built better than other computers with the same specs or would I be paying the extra money just for the name.

    I know that's kind of vague, but I just wanted to hear some thoughts from people that know better than I do on how reliable and how well built they are and if I would just be wasting four or five hundred dollars on a name like some Jordan's or an Apple product. The money isn't a problem, but neither am I into spending too much extra just for a name brand.

    Edit : I should add that I love the way this computer looks and am willing to pay a hundred or two extra for aesthetics, just not if it's ridiculously over-priced.

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    Freshman majoring in Comp Sci needs a laptop e i e i o

    Posted: 06 Aug 2019 06:03 PM PDT

    Hey all!!

    I am a CS major freshman, starting college by the end of this month and I want to get a new laptop that will survive for the next 4+ years. I am not gonna be doing any gaming with it, nor huge video processing and/or editing... I just want it to be quick, have a nice screen and last through the day (main activities being browsing, programming, youtube, writing notes/essays/assignments, reading books idk)... I'm boring ikr

    • Total budget and country of purchase: I don't really have a fixed budget... Just looking for a good laptop with a reasonable price that fits my needs *shrugs*
    • 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 do NOT want a 2 in 1 or touchscreen! Good battery life and best specifications would be my main concerns
    • How important is weight and thinness to you? No preference, but I will travel with it each day. Overall 6/10
    • Which OS do you require? Windows, Mac, Chrome OS, Linux. I've always used Windows but would change if that is for the better.
    • 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. Nope. Just text editors/programming.
    • If you're gaming, do you have certain games you want to play? At what settings and FPS do you want? N/A. I'll probably be console gaming...
    • Any specific requirements such as good keyboard, reliable build quality, touch-screen, finger-print reader, optical drive or good input devices (keyboard/touchpad)? Nice build quality would be nice, no touchscreen. A good keyboard would be nice as that is what I am mostly going to use it for... a bigger touchpad would be more than welcome (i think ??)
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    [$600-1100] [USA] For academic work and personal media use

    Posted: 06 Aug 2019 09:41 PM PDT

    • Total budget and country of purchase: 1.1K at absolute max, but I would prefer much cheaper; 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

    • How important is weight and thinness to you? N/A

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

    • 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. Gaming on the side, but not the chief priority anymore with work concerns

    • 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)? Good keyboard, reliable (I need something that won't catastrophically fail mid-dissertation.

    • Leave any finishing thoughts here that you may feel are necessary and beneficial to the discussion. I need something that prioritizes being able to type for long periods of time, is reliable, its gratis if it can game, and I would like a nice screen for netflix and such.

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