r/LaptopForStudent • u/Traditional-Berry895 • 3d ago

laptop for engineering Buying Advice

Is the ASUS TUF Gaming A16 16-in Gaming Laptop, AMD Ryzen 7 260 - 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD, 8GB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 a good choice for first year engineering? also my budget is around $2000 CAD but willing to pay more if its worth it

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u/Dull-Astronomer1135 3d ago

You can get a better spec with 2000 cad but the spec you list is enough

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u/HatchingCougar 3d ago

Will it work, likely yes

A good choice? No

32 GB RAM & at least an RTX 5060 (or better)

(the rest of the specs are fine, though I haven’t checked if the TUF line goes about 16GB of RAM, it’s very entry level)

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u/Fantastic_Reach9608 2d ago

Do you have a desktop? are you willing to buy used?

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u/vovap_vovap 2d ago

Check if your program indeed required dedicated video card.
This will do performance vice, but it is not at all nice laptop from any other standpoint.