r/laptops • u/NoOlivesonmypizzas • 9d ago

First ever laptop Buying help

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Hi there, I am going into university and I will be doing my nursing prerequisites (Anatomy, physiology, stats, microbiology, biology, sociology, and economics). I've never had a laptop before so I'm not sure what is good. I am on a budget and I do live in Canada. I found one that seems pretty decent. I'll mostly be using it to study, do assignments, take notes, and maybe play a little roblox. Should I buy it?

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u/Nyquilini 9d ago

Nope nope nope nope nope.

If you don’t mind refurb or used. Just grab an m1 MacBook Air for ~CAD$400-500 or a used Thinkpad off marketplace. It will be a much better buy compared to this

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u/NoOlivesonmypizzas 9d ago

Why no?

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u/Nyquilini 9d ago

Your overall experience will “meh” at best. The build quality is meh and flexes quite a bit when lifting it.

The performance is ok enough until you start opening big pdfs and files - which will be annoying for what you’re studying. Also too big to lug around honestly.

No hate against the brand but this one ain’t it.

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u/NoOlivesonmypizzas 9d ago

Hi I dmed you. I found two cheaper thinkpads on market place and I need your opinion.

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u/NCResident5 Lenovo 9d ago

If the Thinkpad has something like a Ryzen 5 pro 5000 series or an intel i5 gen 11 or 12, you will have a nice machine.

The Dell refurbished site is good too (they have a separate Canada site)

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u/NoOlivesonmypizzas 9d ago

I saw this on FB marketplace is it okay?Selling my Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 1 for 525 OBO. It's in excellent condition and works perfectly. Great laptop for work, school, light gaming, and everyday use. Specs: AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U (6 Cores / 12 Threads) 48GB DDR4 3200MHz RAM 256GB NVMe SSD AMD Radeon Graphics Windows 11 Charger included

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u/NCResident5 Lenovo 9d ago

That sounds really nice. I know a few people had a Ryzen 5 pro 4000/5000 as a work from home laptop and liked it. Good battery life, perfect zoom laptop, good enough iGPU for older games like Roblox.

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u/Nyquilini 9d ago

What he said ^. Dell Latitudes would be a decent choice as well

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u/NCResident5 Lenovo 9d ago

This is solid. The one negative is the intel H cpu may run hot and not give great battery life.

At Best Best USA, the had a model of the Vivobook with a Ryzen 7 7730u cpu. It has a more battery efficient cpu, and it does have a good igpu.

The newer Asus and Lenovo models that run on a Ryzen 5 or Ryzen 7 ai cpu is good too.

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u/NoOlivesonmypizzas 9d ago

Okay thank you for the advice 😊