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    I'm buying a gaming laptop for first time are 256 gigs ssd and 8 gigs dram enough?

    I'm buying a gaming laptop for first time are 256 gigs ssd and 8 gigs dram enough?


    I'm buying a gaming laptop for first time are 256 gigs ssd and 8 gigs dram enough?

    Posted: 02 Dec 2020 09:31 PM PST

    The laptop I'm looking to buy is hp pavilion i5 gtx 1650, the processor is intel core i5 and the graphics card is Geforce GTX 1650. as i said this is my first gaming laptop, are those specifications good enough?

    Total budget (in local currency) and country of purchase. Please do not use USD unless purchasing in the US: around 500 to 700 usd

    Are you open to refurbs/used? no

    How would you prioritize form factor (ultrabook, 2-in-1, etc.), build quality, performance, and battery life? I'd like something with high performance and high memory.

    How important is weight and thinness to you? i don't care much about it

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

    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? high quility with atleast 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)? no

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

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    Power user student looking to replace his gaming PC desktop and MacBook with a single device.

    Posted: 02 Dec 2020 12:03 PM PST

    LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE

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

      1,300 USD in USA

    • Are you open to refurbs/used?

      No, brand new only.

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

      Performance and form factor are very important to me. With build quality third and battery life last.

    • How important is weight and thinness to you?

      Pretty important. I'll be computing with the laptop everyday on a bike. I will be biking to and from school everyday.

    • 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 and data science software like RStudio, Python, ect.

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

      The latest call of duty, Cyberpunk 77 (when it comes out), Elden Ring (if it does come out). 1080p and 60-120fps with high settings is perfect.

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

      A well constructed keyboard. Going to do a lot of typing on this machine. Also plenty of ports as I'll be hooking up a stand alone monitor, mouse, and keyboard when I'm using it at home.

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

      Really not interested in anything that has a gamer ascetic. No Macs, I just flat out prefer Windows for what my school work entails.

    Feel free to join our Discord server at: https://discordapp.com/invite/pes68JM for a faster response!

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    Design Student + Gamer in the market for a gaming laptop

    Posted: 03 Dec 2020 12:41 AM PST

    LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE

    • Total budget (in local currency) and country of purchase.

    15,000 HKD to 20,000 HKD (Hong Kong Dollars) ~ $2000 to $2700 . I'm having a friend buy it from Hong Kong since tech imports are ridiculously expensive where i live ( India ) .

    • Are you open to refurbs/used?

    Nope, this is my first laptop in 10 years , I'm going to college ( design school ) and I'm upgrading from a 10 year old, cheap-ass notebook ,so brand new all the way .

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

    In order of priority -

    • performance
    • build quality
    • battery life ( at least 3 hours )
    • build quality
    • How important is weight and thinness to you?

    not too important. I can heft a thicc boi easily , thin is fine too ( but not at cost of thermals )

    • Do you have a preferred screen size?
    • 17 inch would be great, though i'm also fine with 15 inches.
    • Are you doing any CAD/video editing/photo editing/gaming?
    • I'll be video editing, doing photoshop,after effects, lightroom and also 3d rendering and gaming since I won't be physically at school for a long time .
    • If you're gaming, do you have certain games you want to play? At what settings and FPS do you want?
    • I want to be able to max out AAA single player titles ,maxed out at 1080p with at least 80-100 fps.
    • and get refresh rate level fps on competitive settings ( low settings on cs go ,warzone etc. )
    • Any specific requirements such as good keyboard, reliable build quality, touch-screen, finger-print reader, optical drive or good input devices (keyboard/touchpad)?

    Well I'm not a super nitpicky typist, so keyboards aren't a super big deal . Don't need a touch screen , but i DO want good color accuracy with a high refresh rate (144hz) .

    I just want a powerful machine that'll last me years, will have some future proofing , and have somewhat decent battery life so I'm not the guy with the chonking laptop who runs out of charge mid lecture ( just in case my college doesn't have a ton of outlets ) .

    • Thermals are EXTREMELY important to me, my machine canNOT throttle, like at all. I want good temps because good thermals = longevity.
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    Lightest laptop that supports 64GB of RAM?

    Posted: 03 Dec 2020 04:02 AM PST

    I travel a lot so want something light weight (ideally around 1kg), but I need a lot of memory for working with large data sets in memory. My only other requirement are a 12-16" matte screen and can't be Apple (I will be installing Linux). The budget is flexible, but under $2,000 would be good.

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    Keep by X1 Carbon gen 3 i7 or upgrade to M1 MacBook Air / Pro?

    Posted: 03 Dec 2020 03:27 AM PST

    Hi everyone, I'll be moving to Japan for work where I'll be doing a job that requires me to move around every now and again. I currently own a decent desktop and a thinkpad X1 Carbon Gen 3 i7. With my job I'll be based in Tokyo, then be working at other places for up to two weeks at a time, so I was thinking of leaving my desktop (i7-9700 RTX2060 16GB RAM) at my apartment, then just take my laptop for my business trips.

    With the advent of the M1 macs, it is quite tempting to get one, however, I'm not entirely sure if it's slashing out in what is effectively a secondary computer.

    On the one hand, I'll still be mostly stationed at home, with just short business trips, and I reckon I'll be quite busy during such things anyway so it seems redundant getting a nice laptop. It also means I can wait for the X1 carbon to die and get a 2nd or 3rd gen M1 in the future.

    On the other hand it would be nice to not fee "gimped" with a laptop with meh performance and screen.

    TLDR: I have a desktop but would like a laptop for travelling. Do I keep my X1 Carbon or get an M1 MacBook Air / Pro?

    Many thanks in advance

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    Suggestions on portable laptop upgrade

    Posted: 02 Dec 2020 06:31 PM PST

    Looking to update my laptop. Just finished university and want to upgrade(downgrade?) my laptop to a more portable laptop. I'm coming from Asus ROG g771jw but it had no battery and gave me a sore back everyday so I'm looking for something I can carry around without needing to have plugged in all the time.

    Doing some research, I ended up liking Asus vivobook, zenbook, lenovo ideapad,flexbook and thinkpad but open to others. Not Acer as many of my friends have had hinge issues with them.

    • Total budget (in local currency) and country of purchase. Please do not use USD unless purchasing in the US:
      aiming for 1100 but can go 1500 CAD
    • Are you open to refurbs/used?
      No
    • How would you prioritize form factor (ultrabook, 2-in-1, etc.), build quality, performance, and battery life?
      Not too picky, 2-in-1 would be nice but traditional is fine. In order of priority: battery, performance, build quality. I do prefer light color over black.
    • How important is weight and thinness to you?
      Somewhat light but coming from a 7 pound laptop, anything lighter works. As long as it doesn't scream gaming laptop its thin enough
    • Do you have a preferred screen size? If indifferent, put N/A.
      anything between 14" - 15.6"
    • Are you doing any CAD/video editing/photo editing/gaming? List which programs/games you desire to run.
      CAD (Fusion/Solid works), Virtual machines and some light gaming. I leave a lot of chrome tabs open so RAM 8gb-12gb
    • If you're gaming, do you have certain games you want to play? At what settings and FPS do you want?
      Only light games/ Not a concern
    • Any specific requirements such as good keyboard, reliable build quality, touch-screen, finger-print reader, optical drive or good input devices (keyboard/touchpad)?
      Must have:
      - 1080p
      - >4hrs battery
      - thunderbolt
      Preferred:
      - >1 storage slot
      - replaceable RAM
      - IPS
    • Leave any finishing thoughts here that you may feel are necessary and beneficial to the discussion.
      I would like to go ryzen but since the options aren't great yet, im open to intel or any recommendations that may fall into my price range in the next 6 months. Thank for the help!
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    First Year College Student Looking For Suggestions.(Help Is Highly Appreciated)

    Posted: 03 Dec 2020 03:06 AM PST

    LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE

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

    £500-£600UK

    Are you open to refurbs/used?

    New only not open to refurb or used.

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

    Good battery life.

    How important is weight and thinness to you?

    Not important

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

    Don't know if this goes here but i would prefer a Full HD 1920×1080p display

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

    I want to use it for basic programming and school work.

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

    I would prefer if the laptop had 8 gb of ram,an SSD and an intel processor i5 or i7 or an amd equivalent.

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    Laptop for Gamer and Software Engineer to last for a few years

    Posted: 02 Dec 2020 07:55 PM PST

    LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE

    • Total budget (in local currency) and country of purchase. Please do not use USD unless purchasing in the US:
      Budget is $1,000-$1,200 USD MAX
    • Are you open to refurbs/used?
      No.
    • How would you prioritize form factor (ultrabook, 2-in-1, etc.), build quality, performance, and battery life?
      Performance first, battery life second, build quality third, form factor last
    • How important is weight and thinness to you?
      Relatively important, I'll be using it for everyday use and for school so I'll be carrying it around too.
    • Do you have a preferred screen size? If indifferent, put N/A.
      15.6", if there is a good 17.3" laptop I might go for it but 15.6" is the ideal screen size
    • Are you doing any CAD/video editing/photo editing/gaming? List which programs/games you desire to run.
      I'm a software engineer so I'll need to be able to code and multi task with various programs open as well, Python, NetBeans, Office, etc. Also will be used to game heavily and digital art/graphic design (Photoshop, Clip Studio Paint) during spare time. Possibly dabble in video editing if allowed
    • If you're gaming, do you have certain games you want to play? At what settings and FPS do you want?
      I would like to play most AAA titles (Cyberpunk, GTA V, NFS Heat, Overwatch, Skyrim, DiRT, RDR2, Dark Souls, Fallout, Rocket League, R6 Siege and more) on medium to high settings at 60FPS or more depending on the screen's refresh rate for hours at a time.
    • 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 with backlight, I will be using for coding so I want to be able to type for hours at a time without my fingers or wrists hurting, I don't mind RGB, but it will mostly be used neutral colors. Good build quality, I want it to last for 4-5 years if possible so something relatively robust but not too heavy as I'll be carrying it around a lot. No touch screen or finger reader, not needed as well as the optical drive. Touchpad I won't mind much as I'll be using a mouse most of the time. HDMI port required as it will be connected to an external monitor as well.
    • Leave any finishing thoughts here that you may feel are necessary and beneficial to the discussion.
      I'll buy it in the US and bring it over to Mexico, as this is where I am currently studying. I've been looking at the Dell G5 15 Gaming Laptop for $1,200 and looks like a good deal. I've been using a Dell for the past 4 years and would like an upgrade that will last me another 4 years at least. Would like for it to not look too gamer esque, few accents are ok but nothing that screams "I'm a gamer" Good thermals as well as I will be playing on it a lot. Thanks in advance.
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    Microsoft surface laptop go or surface laptop 3

    Posted: 03 Dec 2020 01:51 AM PST

    Hey guys, so im looking for a work (mortgage broker) laptop and have my eyes on surface laptop 3 or surface laptop go but can't decide. Which one would be the better option.

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    USA HS Senior Looking to Use Tech grant for college-cs and engineering-$500-800

    Posted: 02 Dec 2020 08:40 PM PST

    LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE

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

    The grant is for 600,but I can go under and spent the rest on accessories, or go over up to 800, maybe even 900 with my own money. USA and USD

    Are you open to refurbs/used?

    Nope, tried it once and it sucked

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

    Form factor, probably 14 inches or less and not a thick laptop Build quality- needs to not be crap, better is nice Performance-very important, gpu needs to be good enough for a engineering and cs student, not to game on

    How important is weight and thinness to you?

    Its nice to be thin and light, and I'd pay a little more, but not a huge amount

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

    14 or less, maybe 15

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

    CAD, Coding, I used selenium for an internship this summer and it killed my laptop, so at least 16gb of ram and a good cpu

    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)?

    Decent keyboard, 16gb of ram, 256gb ssd, but 512 would be nicer

    Thanks for the help!!

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    Current Engineering Student Looking for Laptop for Under $1500 USD

    Posted: 02 Dec 2020 07:35 PM PST

    LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE

    • Total budget (in local currency) and country of purchase. Please do not use USD unless purchasing in the US:
      $1500 USD
    • Are you open to refurbs/used?
      No
    • How would you prioritize form factor (ultrabook, 2-in-1, etc.), build quality, performance, and battery life?
      Build Quality (The last Laptop was a Lenovo y720 and it has a crack in the hinge), Battery Life, Performance
    • How important is weight and thinness to you?
      Not very imporant
    • 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.
      MATLAB, CAD, and programming
    • If you're gaming, do you have certain games you want to play? At what settings and FPS do you want?
      Yes I do game. It doesn't have be to be the most powerful machine since I have a gaming desktop at home.I want to play Rocket League, GTA V, CSGO, and more.
    • Any specific requirements such as good keyboard, reliable build quality, touch-screen, finger-print reader, optical drive or good input devices (keyboard/touchpad)?
      Backlit Keyboard (potentially with 9 keypad), SSD+HDD, 8/16 GB of RAM and reliable build quality,
    • Leave any finishing thoughts here that you may feel are necessary and beneficial to the discussion.
      Bonus Points if it is all metal.
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    Tongfang laptop or Lenovo Legion 5 (ryzen 5)

    Posted: 02 Dec 2020 10:51 PM PST

    Hi guys. I'm quit torn on which one to get. My budget is about Php50k +- 5k. That's about 1000 USD to give you an idea. I'm a front end engineer trainee, and will become a junior dev this coming March. Even though I will be getting a work laptop (macbook pro) this coming march (company policy, I need to be a regular employee first). I will still need a personal one to use right now, and of course in the future.

    There's a brand here called "Ipason" that resells a Tongfang model through them. The model is the same with the Eluktronics MAG-15/XMG Fusion 15/Vapor 15. The Ipason brand sells it for roughly 1000 USD with the ff specs:

    -i7 9750h

    -GTX 1660ti

    -144hz 300 nit color accurate screen

    The thing is, I am skeptic. It's a chinese model, and it's really not known. So my brother suggested that I get the Lenovo Legion 5 instead with a similar price point and the ff spces:

    -ryzen 5 4600h

    -GTX 1650

    -120hz 250 nit not so color accurate screen

    On paper, the Tongfang laptop beats the Legion 5 by a huge margin. I just need assurance that even though it's a brand that I have never heard of, it's still a Tongfang laptop. Because other resellers like Eluktronics sell it for about 1500 USD. That's a huge price difference. So should I trust the Tongfang model? Other people have bought it already, but they can't give out long term reviews yet coz they have only bought it about 2 months ago. But they say the laptop has been great for them so far. I also have a friend who personally bought the tongfang laptop. Any advice? Especially from devs and casual not-so-hardcore gamers out there.

    LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE

    • Total budget (in local currency) and country of purchase. Please do not use USD unless purchasing in the US:
      Php 50000-55000 (~1000USD)

    • Are you open to refurbs/used?
      No

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

    • How important is weight and thinness to you?
      Weight, a bit. Thinness not much.

    • Do you have a preferred screen size? If indifferent, put N/A.
      I prefer 15.6 inch models.

    • Are you doing any CAD/video editing/photo editing/gaming? List which programs/games you desire to run.
      -Mostly Front end tools, sometimes photo editing software like Adobe PS/AI/XD

    • If you're gaming, do you have certain games you want to play? At what settings and FPS do you want?
      - not really

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

    • Leave any finishing thoughts here that you may feel are necessary and beneficial to the discussion.
      -None.

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    looking for Suggestions for High Performance Gaming Laptop

    Posted: 02 Dec 2020 04:53 PM PST

    LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE

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

    $5,000 US

    Are you open to refurbs/used?

    No

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

    Performance, then build quality.

    How important is weight and thinness to you?

    Not at all

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

    15 to 17'

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

    Primarily gaming

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

    looking to play games like Baldur's Gate III, Europa Universalis 4, Crusader Kings III, etc...

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

    -looking for high quality and reliability as a priority in this purchase.

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

    So this is a replacement to a 2012 MacBook Pro 16' that I've been nursing along for ages now. I'm considering just getting a new MacBook Pro 16' with all the highest options, but I'd like to get a higher end PC gaming laptop so I can play some PC games I've missed out on the Mac. I do some work and managing the household documents on this computer as well, but nothing very resource intensive.

    My key criteria is a gaming rig that I can use when I'm hanging out in bed with my wife in the evening that won't get too hot and has high end performance. Battery and looks frankly aren't a concern since I'm not lugging this one around. Reliability and durability are priorities. Cost really isn't a concern for me so I can go fairly high end here.

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    Looking for a second laptop for light gaming

    Posted: 02 Dec 2020 06:58 PM PST

    Hi all,

    I used to use a Samsung Ativbook 5 for my main computer. It was a great laptop until the screen became pink. I dropped it off at a shop and um.. they are gone. the person who said he can fix it is active on Facebook but doesn't return any of my calls and is ghosting me.

    So I got a new laptop: a Macbook pro. And I hate it. I can't play any game, and I can't even plug in a USB without purchasing a part!

    I'm looking for a possible second laptop that I can play games on. I'm a light gamer and here is the list of games I play:

    -Call of Duty

    -Sims 4

    -Roblox

    I'm not looking for an extremely good laptop, I'm a broke college student who just wants a little entertainment in her life. I saw a good deal on eBay for a 2017 Windowbook and I'm watching it but I don't know if it is actually good..

    Can someone recommend me a laptop that I can use as a second light gaming laptop? Cheaper the better, I'm mostly looking at ebay..

    Thank you!

    The Form

    LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE

    • Total budget (in local currency) and country of purchase. Please do not use USD unless purchasing in the US:
      0-300
    • Are you open to refurbs/used?
      YES
    • How would you prioritize form factor (ultrabook, 2-in-1, etc.), build quality, performance, and battery life?
      Don't know much of what these are but, good quality, good battery life, and good performance?
    • How important is weight and thinness to you?
      Kind of
    • 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.
      gaming (listed above)
    • If you're gaming, do you have certain games you want to play? At what settings and FPS do you want?
      listed above and settings? Idk
    • Any specific requirements such as good keyboard, reliable build quality, touch-screen, finger-print reader, optical drive or good input devices (keyboard/touchpad)?
      no
    • Leave any finishing thoughts here that you may feel are necessary and beneficial to the discussion.
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    Kali Netbook for Wifi Hacking

    Posted: 02 Dec 2020 09:37 PM PST

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

    - 400 USD

    Are you open to refurbs/used?

    - yes

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

    - needs to be tiny 13" or smaller

    How important is weight and thinness to you?

    - not important

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

    - 13" or less

    List which programs/games you desire to run.

    - Kali Linux

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

    - wifi card needs to be linux injection capable

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

    - Just looking for a small machine with a keyboard and screen that can be used to gather wifi handshakes, cracking them would happen on another machine

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    Looking for a Laptop for School and College

    Posted: 02 Dec 2020 05:42 PM PST

    Hey everyone!

    I'm a current high school student looking to purchase a new laptop within this month to replace my current laptop. I want something that can last the remaining semester for online school and for another four years when I go to college next year. If it matters, I'm planning on majoring in Computer Science, or something very related, like Data Science or Software Engineering, so there may be certain specs that I have to get for certain programs. Was thinking about either the G14 or the new M1 Macbooks, but I am open to other suggestions.

    • total budget (in local currency) and country of purchase. Please do not use USD unless purchasing in the US:
    • I recently got a grant of $400 to spend within a month, but I may be able to spend an additional $550 because my school gives money for passing AP exams, but I'm not exactly sure when I get this money. My parents may help pitch in as well. Max budget is probably ~$1500.
    • Are you open to refurbs/used?
      No! They seem too sketchy tbh.
    • How would you prioritize form factor (ultrabook, 2-in-1, etc.), build quality, performance, and battery life?
      The lighter, the better since I'm going to carry this thing everywhere. I would prefer a longer battery life and for the ability to run future applications needed for classes, like an IDE. I don't want anything super thick and heavy.
    • How important is weight and thinness to you?
      It's going to be pretty important. I don't mind if it's not the absolute thinnest, but if it's some gargantuan brick that will break my back, then I would not want something like that.
    • Do you have a preferred screen size? If indifferent, put N/A.
      Doesn't really matter as long as it's a decent screen and won't have major issues.
    • Are you doing any CAD/video editing/photo editing/gaming? List which programs/games you desire to run.
      I don't really plan to video edit or anything like that, but it may come into play for future school projects. I do have games, but I don't really play much at all anymore. To be honest, I may play some very light games occasionally, assuming I even have time for it.
    • If you're gaming, do you have certain games you want to play? At what settings and FPS do you want?
      Gaming isn't that important. Probably will most likely play games like Factorio, Minecraft, Stardew Valley, or Terraria once in a while. But I want to focus more on school, so this isn't that important at all, especially since I rarely play games now.
    • Any specific requirements such as good keyboard, reliable build quality, touch-screen, finger-print reader, optical drive or good input devices (keyboard/touchpad)?
      Yeah, I'd like a nice keyboard that wouldn't jam all the time like the Macbook 2017 keyboard with a single speck of dust. As long it isn't as bad as that keyboard, then I'll be fine with it. I would prefer that it is comfortable to type on, but I do have a mechanical keyboard that I can use (USB B). Touch screen isn't that important. Finger print reader would be a plus, but not important. I would also like nice build quality, and I do not want something with a gamer aesthetic or something super cringe.
    • Leave any finishing thoughts here that you may feel are necessary and beneficial to the discussion.
      I would like the longevity of the laptop to be decent. Coming from the 2017 Macbook, I've had constant lag, extreme screen ghosting, black bars covering my screen, a broken microphone, faded/broken keys, and just a bunch of issues that came with it. I'm not sure if I'll get the same experience with the new M1 Macbooks. But the most important thing is the ability to run future programs needed for Computer Science and that it would fail miserably like my old Macbook.
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    Looking for a school / light gaming laptop with durable quality and easily upgradeable components. Frankly, Civ 6 is the only game I play.

    Posted: 02 Dec 2020 01:29 PM PST

    Total budget (in local currency) and country of purchase. Please do not use USD unless purchasing in the US: 1200 USD, United States

    Are you open to refurbs/used? Yes, especially with a warranty

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

    How important is weight and thinness to you? Not

    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. Photoshop, excel, Civ 6

    If you're gaming, do you have certain games you want to play? At what settings and FPS do you want? Civ 6 with large maps

    Any specific requirements such as good keyboard, reliable build quality, touch-screen, finger-print reader, optical drive or good input devices (keyboard/touchpad)? Durable, reliable build quality and ease of upgradability/ component replacement are my main concerns.

    Leave any finishing thoughts here that you may feel are necessary and beneficial to the discussion. The computer will be mostly used for college classes playing Civ 6. I would like to have the capability to upgrade the machine should other requirements arise - I do have a desktop build I can use for more intensive work.

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    I need a laptop for video editing, art, and light gaming.

    Posted: 02 Dec 2020 08:53 PM PST

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

    Under USD 1000, but if it's convincing, I can manage to go a little higher.

    Are you open to refurbs/used?

    No.

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

    Performance, build quality, battery life.

    How important is weight and thinness to you?

    Doesn't matter.

    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.

    Paint Tool SAI, Adobe After Effects CC 2020, Photoshop CC 2020, FL Studio 2020.

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

    CSGO, League Of Legends, (preferably 60 fps,) RPG maker games, and visual novels.

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

    A backlit keyboard would be nice, but it's not a requirement.

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

    I want it to last at least four years, and I've been considering the laptop ASUS Zephyrus G14, but I don't know if it's the right match, or maybe there's something better around my budget, thanks.

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    Dell Inspiron 14 5000 14" 2-in-1 ???

    Posted: 02 Dec 2020 08:46 PM PST

    i found this laptop today and i was wondering if it's any good. i'd like to run oculus link on it and it seems like some the specs are the bare minimum. here are the oculus link requirements.

    because i'm still a minor, my dad is buying me the laptop. he's not concerned with the vr, he just wants to get me a better laptop with more storage since i'm making money from redbubble, selling stickers.

    this laptop seemed good, but a little too good to be true for $674. was only wondering if it was worth it or not. thank you

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    Which is better/powerful and will last me through college a base line XPS 13(2019) or Top of the line Inspiron 15 7000 with gtx 1650. Check links please and I need asap

    Posted: 02 Dec 2020 04:55 PM PST

    XPS (2019)- https://deals.dell.com/en-us/productdetail/6hon

    Inspiron- https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/cty/pdp/spd/inspiron-15-7501-laptop/nn7501eiivh

    I would like to do some light gaming and ima need it for college as a computer science major what should i buy also i bought the inspiron already but i can cancel it

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    $500-$800 laptop for cs/engineering student

    Posted: 02 Dec 2020 08:10 PM PST

    LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE

    Total budget (in local currency) and country of purchase. Please do not use USD unless purchasing in the US: 500 usd to 800 usd, the cheaper the better

    Are you open to refurbs/used? No

    How would you prioritize form factor (ultrabook, 2-in-1, etc.), build quality, performance, and battery life? Performance first, 2 in 1 would be nice, don't want something too plasticky, big battery would be good too

    How important is weight and thinness to you? Don't want something huge and chonky, other than that don't really care if specs are good

    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. School work, visual studio, photoshop, CAD, all sorts of IDEs, maybe some light gaming like valorant, csgo, apex legends etc.

    If you're gaming, do you have certain games you want to play? At what settings and FPS do you want? Apex legends, valorant, csgo, siege, maybe games like farcry 3, 4. Nothing too demanding.

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

    Maybe some metal feels would be nice, will type a lot, don't care too much about trackpad, finger print sensor would be a plus

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

    For specs I'd prefer something with 8gb or more ram (upgradable) and ryzen cpu (4500u or better, would prefer 16 core if it's close to budget), something with 256gb nvme or more (maybe two nvme slots so I can add some later), battery that won't fail during classes, gpu might be nice but don't want it to be chonky gamer laptop, can extend budget if there are really good options that are close to budget.

    Thanks for reading :)

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    Is Intel i3 enough for office/college use? Is SSD non-negotiable? No gaming whatsoever

    Posted: 02 Dec 2020 08:02 PM PST

    Hi, guys!

    I'm thinking about buying a Lenovo Ideapad S145. The best deal out there has an Intel i3 (8th generation), 4GB RAM and 256 SSD (please let me know if other specs might be relevant).

    I intend to use it for homework and research (which means I usually open 15 tabs at a time), being mostly focused on MS Office.

    I don't play any games at all on Pc, but I like to watch movies and TV shows, usually with 720p or 1080p.

    The price of this first one is equivalent to USD 545.60.

    The alternative is the same Ideapad, but with an AMD Ryzen 5 3500-U, 8GB RAM and the same 256 SSD.

    The price of this second one is equivalent to USD 618.87 USD.

    There are both within my budget (thankfully), but I don't want to pay for capacity I'm not going to use. What do you guys think? Is the SSD as important as I've been told? Should I get the first one and expand the RAM?

    Thanks in advance!

    I'm thinking about expanding the

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    Found an Acer Swift 3 with 16gb ram and 500gb storage

    Posted: 02 Dec 2020 07:47 PM PST

    I've been digging through this sub for the past 2 weeks as I decide on a laptop, and I came to the conclusion that a reasonably priced acer swift 3 would be good for me.

    I want a professional business laptop, portable, reasonably priced (under $1,000 cad) and can game light to casual (minecraft, rocket league, civ 5). Anyways, based on everyone's suggestions I was leaning towards an acer swift 3. It seemed like everybody's biggest hangup on it was only 8gb ram and not expandable.

    I was randomly checking Walmart today and they had the acer swift 3 with 16gb ram for $250 off of normal price ($950 down from $1,200). I sprung for it immediately and it's now on its way to me.

    Weird thing is I can't find anybody talking about this laptop with 16gb of ram, and there are few to no reviews on this laptop.

    Does anybody have any experience with this model of laptop? Does it seem odd to anyone else? Follow up question: what can I expect from this computer for gaming. Website says this model has the AMD Ryzen. Good? Bad? I'm not too familiar with this stuff as I'm upgrading after 10 years from a 2010 MacBook pro.

    Thanks!

    Here is the link to the laptop btw:

    https://www.walmart.ca/en/ip/acer-swift-3-laptop-14-amd-ryzen-7-4700u-sf314-42-r1fv-silver/6000202292354

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    HELP! Buyers remorse? Bought an HP Spectre, should I have gone for the HP Envy or maybe a differnet laptop alltogether?

    Posted: 02 Dec 2020 07:35 PM PST

    I ordered an HP Spectre for just under $1300 on Black Friday (about $500 off original price) but I've been looking around and some website/video reviews I've seen are saying that the Envy can outperform the Spectre (I'm open to other suggestions as well)? I don't really care about the 2 in 1 capabilities of the Spectre, that was mostly just icing on the cake, the main criteria I need to meet are performance, build quality, staying at or under about $1300, and being portable (doesn't have to be the thinnest or lightest in the world but I don't want a huge heavy gaming laptop, also a 15 inch screen is preferable over a 13). Everything I know about computers I learned literally just hours before buying and any and all help/suggestions on if this is a good buy or not would be greatly appreciated!!!

    I ordered my Spectre with a 15" display, 10th generation i7-10750H processor (I wanted a 6 core instead of a 4 core because I heard more cores are better, right?), NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti with Max-Q design (4gb), 16 gigs of ram and 512 gigs of memory. I'm a student and need it for schoolwork but I'm also getting into video/photo editing, I don't do any gaming so that's not important to me. When I asked around at Best Buy the sales associate told me that the Spectre was the best laptop they had for video editing and the Spectre would be much better for video editing because the Envy doesn't have a discrete graphics card. I'm experiencing a bit of buyer's remorse because from what I've been reading online after buying is that I can get an Envy at a better price that can perform as well or even better than the Spectre I ordered.

    What I really want to know is: 1. Is this a good setup for video/photo editing? 2. For $1300 should I return it and get an Envy or another laptop with similar/better specs instead? I literally know nothing about computers so the more the merrier when it comes to any and all info you guys can help me out with. Thanks!!!

    Extra Credit: I've heard really mixed reviews about the Spectre and Envy screens, I got the 340 nit 4k IPS WLED, should i have spent $50 more for the 400 nit, or maybe $110 more for the AMOLED (kinda scared of going through screen burn in, and the battery life is supposed to be worse?)

    LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE

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

    About $1300 US

    • Are you open to refurbs/used?

    No, I want something new

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

    Performance and battery life comes first but I definitely want something that'll be an investment that I can use for the next 5+ years, I want something portable but don't care about 2 in 1 or touchscreen, if it has it, great. If not, that's fine too

    • How important is weight and thinness to you?

    Fairly important, I need to be able to take it with me to school, work, travel etc. But it's not the end of the world if it's not the thinnest or lightest option out there.

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

    15 inches preferred, but I would consider a 13 inch

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

    Video/photo editing, honestly just getting in the game so I'm not sure what I will use but I want something that can run whatever I throw at it and I won't grow out of in a year or two, I don't do any gaming.

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

    No Gaming

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

    Reliable build quality is a must, I want to invest in something that I'll stick with for a while, a quality screen for video editing, a micro SD card would definitely be a plus, I need a discrete graphics card with a fast processor, and 16gb of ram, idk about anything else I might need for video editing but any suggestions or help at all on that front would be awesome! I'm not too picky about anything else

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

    TLDR: Bought a Spectre for $1300 with 15" display, i7-10750H processor, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti with Max-Q design (4gb), 16 gigs of ram and 512 gigs of memory for school/video editing. Should I return it and get an Envy or some other laptop?

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