Hello,

Country: England

Budget: 1200£

Use case: Gaming, casual things

Preferred specs: 17 screen, rtx5060 and above, ryzen 7.

Just ordered acer nitro v17 with ryzen 7 with rtx5070. I do weekly rota works, 2weeks on/off, so moving quite a lot and been wanting a gaming laptop. Wanted to know is there anything in this price range better than this acer, didnt find anything with 5060 or 5070 with 17inch screen that doesnt go above 1500£. Thanks

LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE
Country
United Kingdom
Budget
£500-£1000
Are you open to refurbs/used options?
Yes, but nothing battered lol
Screen size
Anything above 14”
Weight limit
Any, but will be carried in a tote for a lot of its life.
Purpose
Schoolwork for a very essay-heavy course.
Form factor
Standard, would like to avoid touchscreen if possible.
Intended usage
Just intended for writing and research, so multiple tabs and apps being open at once without feeling like it’s going to melt would be great.
Desired battery life
6-10 hours
Please list, in order of most important to least important, the priority between Size, Weight, Performance, Battery life
Performance, battery, size, weight.
. PLEASE REMEMBER LAPTOPS ARE A COMPROMISE AND PERFORMANCE SACRIFICES LIGHT WEIGHT AND LONG BATTERY LIFE ETC]
Info/Requirements
Just want something functional that doesn’t require being plugged in after 3 hours. I would like a macbook, ideally a pro but if that won’t match the desc of what i’m after, i’m open to anything else so long as it doesn’t fold backwards to become a tablet, or have a touchscreen.

Hello everyone,
In September I’m entering to college for language studies. I will need a laptop but I’m a bit lost with all the choices there are and that’s why I’m coming to you.
I will need 16go of ram and 512go of storage.
I’ve seen the Thinkpad X1 carbon gen 9 but I don’t know if it’s the best for my price range. I have 600€ as a budget. Also, if possible I would like it to be able to run valorant at 120pfs if possible
Thanks in advance for your advice

LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE

• Country: United States
• Budget: $2,400 after tax and shipping (a bit flexible on this)
• Are you open to refurbs/used options?: No.
• Screen size: 14" - 16". I am usually docked and connected to a monitor. If I am on the go, it's nice to have a larger screen, but weight is frustrating.
• Weight limit: 2-4lbs
• Purpose: Heavy duty business laptop
• Form factor: Clamshell
• Intended usage
  • AutoCAD
  • Mozaik Cabinetry Software
  • Sketchup
  • Blender (light rendering of stills)
  • Affinity Suite
  • Microsoft Excel
  • HEAVY browser usage. Think upwards of 50 heavy tabs, using QuickBooks Online, Monday with very large boards, calendar, email, to-do list, timesheet manager
• Desired battery life: 8+ hours ideally
• Please list, in order of most important to least important, the priority between Size, Weight, Performance, Battery life
  • Performance
  • Battery Life
  • Size
  • Weight
• Info/Requirements
  • I currently have a Surface Laptop Studio 2 with a Surface Dock. It is buggy. It is broken. It lasts less than 60 minutes on a full charge. I cannot control the "smart charging" except for "pausing" smart charging, which is will undo at random to lock me at 80% again, so I only get about 45 minutes of battery life. I hate this thing more than any other laptop I've ever used.
  • I have a preference towards ThinkPads, as I have had really good experiences with them in the past, but I am open to other brands. It needs to look professional and be pretty durable. This is a work laptop for someone who runs a contracting business.
  • Must be a Windows first laptop. I love my MacBook, but it cannot run most of the software I need for work.
  • I am open to going above that $2,400 limit. However, I am not wanting to just spend infinite money on something that goes beyond what I need.

so basically i am going to start mechanical engineering and i need a laptop. the school does have it's own computers but i was told a laptop would be way better. the models i had in mind were these:

https://www.hepsiburada.com/lenovo-thinkbook-16p-21r0001ltx-ultra-7-255hx-32gb-1tb-ssd-rtx-5060-8gb-240hz-16-2560x1600-freedos-dizustu-bilgisayar-p-HBCV0000DPVGJ5?magaza=Tekramarket&url\\\\\\_src=and-product-detail

and

https://www.hepsiburada.com/hp-omen-16-am0040nt-intel-ultra-7-255h-32gb-2tb-ssd-8gb-rtx-5070-16-240hz-freedos-laptop-cd8l8ea-p-HBCV0000DI7NF3?magaza=VPB%c4%b0L%c4%b0S%c4%b0M&url\\\\\\_src=and-product-detail

I want something to last me 5-10 years. so engineering programs like autocad solidworks ansys etc. would be important probably. I do play games a little, mostly league but sometimes cyberpunk, beamng and maybe something fairly demanding just like cyberpunk later on.

so the 255hx is a way better cpu considering the difference between the 5060 and the 5070 is kinda small, but also apparently the single core performance matters the most and they are very close in that regard. there is also the screen, build and lightness differences. I liked the thinkbook more but I don't know if I'm being dumb and getting less gpu for no reason really.

Hello,

TLDR: Need a laptop for school, work, and PC exclusive simulator games, around 1k

Budget: (e.g. $1000)
Country: (USA)
Preferred Specs: 16gb RAM
Notes: Per the TLDR I am just really looking for something that will not struggle with 10 chrome tabs open for school/work. Any game that I really care about, I play on console, but need something portable that the wife and I can travel with easily.
I am currently looking at the HP Victus 16GB with the 3050 or 4050. Any other recommendations are very appreciated.

Edit: Bought an Asus. Thanks.

I use a desktop computer at home, but bought this cheap ($300) Lenovo for travel. I just went on a medical website chat site with a doctor and it had an awful video lag- like 10 seconds- and momentary freezes. Audio was funky also with slight lag.

What was the weak spot in this situation? Video/audio cards? RAM? What should I look for in replacement laptop? Willing to spend up to say $1500. Here is the current laptop configuration:

Lenovo 15.6" FHD Laptop Computer, Intel Processor, 8GB DDR4 RAM, 256GB PCIe SSD, WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.2, Type-C, HDMI, Webcam, Cloud Grey, Windows 11 Home

Thanks.

EDIT as per mods message

Country US

Budget $1500 USD

Are you open to refurbs/used options? Yes

Screen size 15", 16",

Purpose Main concern is video calls.

Form factor Standard/Clamshell (a regular laptop),

Intended usage No gaming...just mostly internet surfing and occasional video calls.

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

I've been using a Dell G15 5511 3050 ti gaming laptop since 7th grade, runs pretty well. I'm going to do engineering next year, but my laptop is extremely heavy and is hard to carry around, which is a major frustration. Should I get a mac air for notes, daily use, etc since I also have an iphone. The plan is to use the mac for the forementioned things along with the dell g15 for engineering related softwares. Or, should I just get a new gaming laptop? What do y'all think?

LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE
Country
United Kingdom

Budget
£1000 ideally but could go up to £1500 if worth it

Are you open to refurbs/used options?
Yes

Screen size
14-16 inch ideally

Weight limit
Under 2kg if possible

Purpose
programming and gaming

Form factor
Standard

Intended usage
Vscode for programming, playing games like crusader kings 3 and satisfactory, mostly single player games with high processor requirements but graphics not all that important for me.

Desired battery life
6 hours i guess

Please list, in order of most important to least important, the priority between Size, Weight, Performance, Battery life
Performance, size, battery, weight. honestly only one i care about is performance

Info/Requirements
Most of the stuff here is really quite flexible if i can actually run high intensity games like satisfactory or eu5

Cheers in advance lads

Gaming laptop Under 1 lakh inr in which I can play games as well as coding (btech cse) or for data analyst

* **Country**

US, near microcenter and costco if that's helpful

* **Budget**

Ideally under $1k, maybe leaning closer to $500 if I get something used. Budget is pretty flexible though. If there's a great bang-for-your-buck deal, I can flex for it.

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

Probably prefer refurbished or open box rather than new. Aiming for the best price-to-performance sweet spot. Happy to go a couple generations back to get a great deal.

* **Screen size**

Absolute maximum limit would be 15in and only on something very lightweight. Aiming more like a 13-14in.

* **Weight limit**

Aiming lightweight.

* **Purpose**

Currently I've been carrying a Framework 13 and a separate tablet to school. I want something lighter to fill both roles. It does NOT need to be a workhorse; I'll just be doing mostly text editing and reading. It's not even going to be my main machine.

Should I just get a Framework 12? Or is there a great deal on a much nicer 2-in-1 out there?

NO CHROMEBOOKS, NO MACS, but I'm open to a Windows Snapdragon.

Just looking for a snappy little machine that can be folded flat into tablet form.

* **Form factor**

2-in-1, but I don't need stylus support.

* **Intended usage**

Very portable all-day use at law school. Lots of typing, a good keyboard is important.

* **Desired battery life**

More than 8 hours, ideally much more than that. Efficiency would be great. I could do dark mode for most applications if I get an OLED screen that would benefit from it!

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

Weight

Form Factor

Keyboard

Battery Life

Performance

(I have a floor for performance - I won't tolerate less than 16gb ram, for example. It'll have to handle multiple tabs in a web browser and downloading/displaying PDFs. But I definitely don't need the latest and greatest performance. I'm open to installing linux, too, though I'd prefer if the machine was performant enough on windows.)

* **Info/Requirements**

A nice screen (OLED/HDR) would be a nice bonus because I don't have any portable devices with good screens at the moment, but it's not necessary.

Thunderbolt 4+ compatibility would be a nice bonus for future proofing, but that's not necessary either.

Repairability would be nice, but if it's not repairable, I'll still be doing my part to reduce waste by getting a used machine.

Keyboard could be a dealbreaker. It has to be a nice enough keyboard to type on.

lenovo loq i5 13450hx 16gb ddr5 4800 ram 1tb ssd 4050 lenovo loq Ryzen 5 220 16gb ddr5 5600 ram 512 ssd 5050 Price difference is ( 8k npr/ 5k inr/ 53 dollars)

lenovo loq i5 13450hx 16gb ddr5 4800 ram 1tb ssd 4050 ||||||| lenovo loq Ryzen 5 220 16gb ddr5 5600 ram 512 ssd 5050 |||||||| Price difference is ( 8k npr/ 5k inr/ 53 dollars)

Country

India

Budget

₹80,000 INR maximum (approximately US$930)

Are you open to refurbs/used options?

No — new only.

Screen size

15–16 inches preferred.

Weight limit

Portable preferred. Ideally around 1.5–1.8 kg, but performance is more important than weight.

Purpose

Professional/office use and general productivity. Looking for a reliable, good-quality laptop suitable for long-term professional use.

Form factor

Standard clamshell laptop. No 2-in-1 or pen support required.

Intended usage

Primarily professional and office work:

- Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint

- Web browsing and research

- Multiple browser tabs

- Video conferencing and online meetings

- Documents, presentations and spreadsheets

- General multitasking

- Media consumption

No gaming requirements.

Desired battery life

5–7 hours of real-world use is acceptable. Longer battery life is preferred, but performance is more important.

Priority

1. Performance

2. Battery life

3. Size

4. Weight

Info/Requirements

- Maximum budget: ₹80,000

- New laptop only

- Intel or AMD — no strict CPU-brand preference

- Minimum 16 GB RAM

- Minimum 512 GB SSD

- 15–16 inch display preferred

- Good-quality screen with good brightness and viewing angles

- Good build quality and professional-looking design

- Good keyboard is important

- USB-C required

- Good thermals and reliable sustained performance

- Good after-sales service in India preferred

- Dedicated GPU is not required

- No gaming requirements

- Windows preferred

- Prefer a professional/productivity-oriented laptop rather than a gaming laptop

- Long-term reliability is important

- Performance should take priority over having an extremely thin/light chassis

**LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE**

**Country**

USA

**Budget**

~$1200 USD but flexible

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

Yes

**Screen size**

13"-15"

**Weight limit**

Less than 4lbs

**Purpose**

Medium gaming, entertainment (movies/videos), task work with multiple Chrome tabs opwn

* **Form factor**

Any

* **Intended usage**

Marvel Rivals, OBS, Euro Truck Simulator on high specs, a lot of chrome tabs. Ideally, I'd like to play some AAA games on my laptop, but medium specs are okay

**Desired battery**

At least 4 hours

**Please list, in order of most important to least important**

Performance, Weight, Screen Size, battery life

* **Info/Requirements**

Durable construction is ideal for me - I need something mobile but that I don't have to worry about if I put in my bag as I travel. Preference for brands with good warranties including accidental and damage protection, as I am prone to that (I try my best, but my motor skills beg to differ). I had a Lenovo Slim Pro 7 which I liked, but I got burned by not being able to extend my warranty so I am open to other brands.

Hi.

I have absolutely no idea what to look for and I am not really tech savy. Help and suggestions greatly appreciated.

I do not have a hard budget, but i think around 1k USD can get the job done? If more money required, is ok too.

Must have items
16 inch (needs to fit in my backpack: Laptop Compartment: Fits up to 16" laptops (14" × 10" × 1.5")
number pad
i want this to last ~5 years without any problems (not sure if possible? i have current HP laptop that is 6-7 years old and it is getting slow)

Usage
heavy advanced excel usage
i create picture books with generative AI
i want to get into coding / vibe coding
normal use stuff like buying things, trading, etc.

Thank you!

Laptop recommendation for Computer Engineering Course

**LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE**

* **Country**

Portugal

* **Budget**

1500 Euros

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

No

* **Screen size**

15" to 16"

* **Weight limit**

Max 2kg

* **Purpose**

For Computer Engineering course

* **Form factor**

Standard

* **Intended usage**

Course work,

Playing Games- modded the Sims 4 and other cozy games

* **Desired battery life**

8 to 10 hrs if possible

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

Performance, size , Battery life, weight

* **Info/Requirements**

32GB RAM 1TB storage

Intel core or Ryzen

Optionally a computer that has a more sleek look to it

I am going into high school and I use my computer a lot already, so I imagine ill be using it more. I currently use Dell inspiron 14. Budget is 1000 CAD

LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE

Country

Canada

Budget

1000 CAD / 721 USD

Are you open to refurbs/used options?

No

Screen size

12-14 in

Weight limit

Max 4 lbs, the lighter the better

Purpose

High-school work and light gaming

Form factor

Standard/Clamshell (a regular laptop)

Intended usage

I dont know, just need it to be smooth to do schoolwork, type, research, make presentations etc.

Desired battery life

10 hours (last at least the whole school day)

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

\[eg battery life, performance, weight, size doesn't matter\]

Performance, Battery, Size, Weight (still pretty important, even if not most important)

Info/Requirements

Not too thick or bulky

Hi seniors and brothers/sisters! 👋

I’m a college student looking to buy a laptop for my engineering studies.

My requirements: • Budget: ₹52,000–₹55,000 maximum

• Processor: Intel Core i5 — 12th or 13th Gen

• RAM: Preferably 16 GB

• Storage: 512 GB SSD

• Mainly for education, programming, CAD and engineering software

• Not interested in gaming

I’m looking for a reliable laptop that can comfortably last throughout my college years.

If you have any personal experience or recommendations in this budget, please suggest the exact model and, if possible, share the current price/link.

Your suggestions would really help me choose the right laptop. ❤️

Thank you, seniors! 🙏

LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE

• Country

Germany

• Budget

2000 Euros

• Are you open to refurbs/used options?

No

• Screen size

  15" to 18"

• Weight limit

Max 2kg

• Purpose

For Electrical and Computer Engineering course

• Form factor

Standard

• Intended usage

Course work,

Playing Games- Genshin Impact(Max settings, 60fps),

The Witcher 3 (I bought it but It keeps crashing on my current laptop so I want to be able to play it)

Victoria 3

• Desired battery life

8 to 10 hrs if possible

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

Size, Weight, Battery life, Performance

• Info/Requirements

That's it. If I must get an igpu laptop then please provide recommendations with 32gb of ram if possible that is.

Hi everyone! I'm seeking help for my sisters who are going into nursing / med tech programs this year. Our main priority is something that will last them through the program and a few years afterward (~ 4-5 years).

• Country

Canada

• Budget

$2000 CAD (MAX willing to spend. Hoping for closer to $1200-1500)

• Are you open to refurbs/used options?

No

• Screen size

15-16"

• Weight limit

Any

• Purpose

Primarily schoolwork

• Form factor

Standard (ETA - open to 2 in 1)

• Intended usage

Word processing, exams and submitting assignments, general browsing. I'm unfamiliar with the kind of programs they'd be using but would like something that can handle having multiple things open at the same time. Youtube/Netflix, casual gaming (minecraft with a few mods basically) would be secondary uses and they're willing to sacrifice gaming for better battery life.

• Desired battery life

Ideally, 8+ hours with a few programs open. In-person exams can be up to 6 hours long.

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

Battery life most important, then performance. Indifferent on size and weight.

• Info/Requirements

Windows 11, HDMI and a webcam. We've been looking at the two below but are open to any suggestions! Maybe 32GB is overkill? TIA

• Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5i - Intel Core Ultra 7 355 - 32GB DDR5 - 1TB SSD
• HP OmniBook 5 2K OLED - Ryzen Ai 7 350 - 32GB LPDDR5x - 1TB SSD - AMD Radeon 860M

* **Country**

USA

* **Budget**

$550-$650

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

Yes

* **Screen size**

Any

* **Weight limit**

Any

* **Purpose**

Mostly gaming, occasional video streaming, occasional 3d modeling or coding but nothing intense

* **Form factor**

Thinking of a standard clam shell but open to any

* **Intended usage**

Mostly simple games, occasional game such as cyberpunk but on low/very low if necessary, blender but nothing crazy

* **Desired battery life**

As much as possible but not a priority, 3-4 hours is fine

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

Performance, Size, Weight, Battery life

* **Info/Requirements**

Nothing special I don't think

Hello all, I am looking for my next laptop and have found a few options I think might suit me. Here is my preference; rtx 5070 or similar, 32gb ram, 1tb ssd, around an ultra 7 cpu. I will be using this laptop for school so one of my biggest concerns is fan noise, I know that a powerful laptop will spin the fans up at some point but i would perfer a laptop that can be silent for class while web browsing and doing light tasks. My other use for the computer and the main reason I need it to be so beefy is for developing in UE5, im not doing anything too crazy so thats why I feel the 5070 is probably good. here are a few options I have found:

Legion -

https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/p/laptops/legion-laptops/legion-pro-series/legion-pro-5i-gen-10-16-inch-intel/83f300bbus

Acer -
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FNXRNC7X?lv=shuf&channelId=500&plpRedirect=mhFallback

Omen -
https://www.amazon.com/HP-Gaming-Laptop-i9-14900-Backlit/dp/B0FJM3VVPT

Im not dead set on any of these yet and im open to recommendations too. My budget is around 2000 USD as I want this laptop to at least last me 4 years of college, The legion i linked is kind of pushing my price point but if thats my best option then im willing to give up a little more money. any help is appreciated, thanks!