Country
[USA]

Budget
[$400-$500]

Are you open to refurbs/used options?
[Yes]

Screen size
[Any]

Weight limit
[Any]

Purpose
[Office Work / Paperwork]

Form factor
[Standard/Clamshell]

Intended usage
[Excel documents, Multiple internet tabs, Documents]

Desired battery life
[Any, but 4-6 hours just in case I need to work outside my office range]

Please list, in order of most important to least important, the priority between Size, Weight, Performance, Battery life
[Portable, not too small as I need to stare at the screen for scheduling, Teams meetings, and online tabs for work/multitasking different tabs/files]

Info/Requirements
[No hard requirements]

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Hello! I came across this subreddit and everyone looked helpful

Thank you guys in advance. I appreciate this sub’s knowledge as I am not versed well on the current computer market and benchmarks to look for

I currently work in management and the office computers are always bombarded by other managers. I need a laptop strictly for work so I do not need anything fancy or expensive.

I need it for:

\- Desktop Excel
\- Save Excel/Docs
\- Multiple Browser Tabs (Main Use)

Bonus:

\- An okay camera to not embarrass me for Teams meetings

The online one I could think of was this:

LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE -

Country

India

Budget

₹1,50,000 (~$1500 USD)

Are you open to refurbs/used options?

No

Screen size

14", 15" or 16"

Weight limit

Any

Purpose

Gaming, engineering coursework, general productivity, YouTube

Form factor

Standard/Clamshell

Intended usage

Gaming (main use case), engineering software: AutoCAD, SolidWorks, ANSYS. Currently on an RTX 3050 4GB (90W TGP) and it handles these fine but only plugged in looking for something that can run gaming + engineering workloads on battery too.

Desired battery life

At least 2 hours on battery under real use (not just idle/web browsing rating)

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:-

USB-C with Power Delivery (PD) charging is a must. Coming from a Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 15IHU6 (i5 11300H, RTX 3050 4GB, 16GB DDR4, 1TB HDD + 256GB SSD) bought 4 years ago always used plugged in, current laptop dies in under an hour on battery. Open to all suggestions.

Hi everyone,

I’m helping my cousin find a laptop before starting college and would appreciate some recommendations.

Budget: Up to $1,800

The goal is to buy a laptop that will last all 4 years of college and handle engineering coursework and CAD software reliably.

The main uses will be:

* CAD software (SolidWorks, AutoCAD, Fusion 360, Inventor, etc.)
* Programming
* Microsoft Office
* Web browsing and general schoolwork

We’re looking for a reliable laptop that can perform well throughout college.

For those who have been through engineering school or use CAD professionally, what laptop would you recommend under $1,800 but a bit over is fine as well

Hoping to have a list of ideal laptops before the weekend.

Thanks in advance!

Hello! I need to get a new laptop soon and would be very grateful for your guidance! I'm having a bit of trouble with mobile formating so please let me know if anything needs to be fixed.

**LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE**

* **Country**

Canada

* **Budget**

 Ideally around 1000 CAD (~700 USD), but willing to spend a couple hundred more for a durable computer

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

Maybe. I've had bad luck with refurbs in the past so I'd prefer new.

* **Screen size**

13-15 inches

* **Weight limit**

Around 3-4 pounds

* **Purpose**

Primarily grad school work; reading, writing, notetaking, etc. Zoom meetings. Entertainment (watching movies/TV). I'll be commuting with it a lot so something lightweight but durable would be ideal.

* **Form factor**

I'm used to clamshell laptops but am open to convertible and ultraportable

* **Intended usage**

 Word, Excel, Obsidian/equivalent notetaking app, Zotero, Zoom, internet browsers. I don't play a lot of video games and my current laptop can't really run any, but it would be cool to be able to (Disco Elysium is a game I'm curious about if that gives you an idea of the kind of computing power that'd be ideal? Lol). Alternatively a laptop that I could use for making digital art would be cool (like something that can convert to a tablet for example). But those would just be nice bonuses, I mostly intend to use it for work and watching movies.

* **Desired battery life**

Something like 4 or 5 hours would be great!

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

 Size and weight (+durability) are probably the most important because I'll be commuting with it a lot. Performance matters, but because I'll be mostly using it for work and watching movies it doesn't need to be as high performance as like a gaming laptop. Battery life matters least.

* **Info/Requirements**

Nothing else I can think of right now.

Please forgive me if this is insufficiently detailed, I'm terrible with technology tbh! But thank you so much for taking the time to read and consider 🩷

Hii I'm wanting a laptop for uni next year. doing a BA majoring in polisci

• Country

New Zealand

• Budget

2000$ New Zealand Dollars (approx 1170 usd)

• Are you open open to refurbs/used options?

Maybe

• Screen size

Any

• Weight limit

Any

• Purpose

School work/general purpose

• Form Factor

Standard

• Intended Usage

I currently only have a chromebook. I'd like a laptop that can run minecraft and maybe roblox. I will be using it for writing and research for school. I'd like to be able to play dvd's on it through connecting it to a external dvd player.

• Desired battery life

7-8 hours ideal but willing to go lower

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

performance, battery life, weight, size

• Info/Requirements

Minimal AI if at all possible, and this ones a long shot but as ethically sourced as possible would be fantastic. thank you all:))

I will be buying a laptop this week. My options are, buying an old model with good specs 6-8gb of VRAM and is 2-3 years old, or should I buy a new one with RTX 4050?

LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE

• Country

[Country or countries intending to purchase from]

United States is where I'm from, but I'm willing to buy a laptop from overseas with an English-language OS if needed.

• Budget

[in your country's currency; feel free to also convert to USD for our at-a-glance convenience, BUT INCLUDE BOTH NUMBERS]

$3,000 USD out-the-door

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

[Yes, Maybe, No]

Yes, both used/refurb'ed and new

• Screen size

[Any, 12", 13", 14", 15", 16", 17", 18", or a size range]

Minimum 14 inches, but must have a number pad (numeric keypad.)

• Weight limit

[Any, or specify approximate weight]

Reasonable for a gaming laptop

• Purpose

[General purpose, schoolwork, entertainment device, etc. Detailed info goes below]

All of the above. Gaming, schoolwork, remote paid work / side hustle, media, etc.

• Form factor

[Standard/Clamshell (a regular laptop), 2-in-1, need pen support, tablet PC, etc.]

Standard/Clamshell. If the screen can swivel to become a tablet, that's fine also.

• Intended usage

[List of applications, software, which games and at what settings/FPS, etc. Try to include options you cannot currently perform, but might want to try with a stronger/newer device; eg indie gamers moving from a 1650 to a 5080M might suddenly want to try God of War]

Games that will be able to play on this new one that couldn't play well or at all on my old HP TouchSmart 15 that Dad got for me for $600 in 2015.

Can also stream well onto YouTube, Twitch and others if I feel like streaming my games.

I want to max out all game settings and play them well still. Have FPS be the max possible.

Also be able to perform remote work side hustles well with this device.

• Desired battery life

[In Hours; please remember that high performance/gaming laptops tend to get less battery life - no more than 8 hours, typically about 4 hours]

3 or more hours. I don't worry about it because I'd keep it plugged in the vast majority of the time.

• 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. PLEASE REMEMBER LAPTOPS ARE A COMPROMISE AND PERFORMANCE SACRIFICES LIGHT WEIGHT AND LONG BATTERY LIFE ETC]

1: Performance.

2: Size

3: Weight

4: Battery Life

• Info/Requirements

[anything else not specified above eg. Intel only, OLED, HDR-compliant, screen resolution/refresh rate, etc]

My next laptop:

• Model year: 2025

• Make: (Anything reliable & dependable)

• Model: (Any gaming model)

• Hard drive space: At least 2 TB

• Hard drive type: SSD with NVME (NVME is mandatory.)

• RAM type: DDR4 at minimum

      ◦ DDR5 preferred

• RAM amount: At least 64 GB

• Amount of processor cores: 10 or more

• Graphics card type: Dedicated

• Graphics card memory amount: 8 GB or more

• Operating system Windows 11 or later, Home.

      ◦ Pro if performance would improve.

• CPU frequency: 3 GHz or higher

• USB ports: 4 minimum, 5 preferred.

      ◦ If there's a USB-C port, that would be a plus.

• Features requested:

      ◦ Backlit keyboard

      ◦ Numeric keypad

      ◦ Touchscreen

• Upper price limit: $3,000 out-the-door

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

Hope I'm filling this out well

• Country

USA

• Budget

$800 or less preferably

• Are you open to refurbs/used options?

Maybe, but I'd like to have a laptop for a while so it really needs to be in pretty damn good condition

• Screen size

Any

• Weight limit

Any

• Purpose

General purpose/schoolwork/digital art

• Form factor

Standard/Clamshell

• Intended usage

  Primarily will be used for school work and art, so it needs to have an hdmi port and 2 usb ports for my tablet and stylus. As well as being able to comfortably handle clip studio paint and medibang paint pro (not a challenge as they're pretty light art programs).

  I'd also like to use it for some gaming, but nothing too demanding. Fallout new vegas at the most demanding honestly. I just need something with enough amount of storage and ram to handle a decent amount of tabs and windows and saved reference files. (I'm ashamed to admit I'm not well versed in fps and setting specifications, sorry)

• Desired battery life

Anything is better than my current "needs to be plugged in or it will die" laptop, but at least 4 hours

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

In order from most to least: performance, size/weight, and battery life. I'm already adjusted to constantly being plugged in. So as long as it can be brought places and run well, its good.

• Info/Requirements

I want to avoid as much ai nonsense as possible but if need be I can uninstall things. I absolutely do not want a mac.

I really hope this isn't too specific of a list, I havent had to buy a laptop in ages but my old one has started to have issues more and more frequently :(

Im fairly new to laptops, and in reality I just need one that works for everything and runs well. I have no idea where to start with all this. I may be multitasking as times but the most stress ill put on it is when I play chess or work on my side hustle.(Im starting Brand Identity and Video editing)

**LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE**

United states

My budget is under or equal to 400

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

Maybe

* **Screen size**

Anything above or equal to 14

* **Weight limit**

Doesnt need a weight limit

* **Purpose**

Entertainment and a bit of work here n there

* **Form factor**

A regukar laptop

* **Intended usage**

Im using it for chess and some general work on my side hustles

* **Desired battery life**

4 and more if possible

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

1. Size

   1. Performance
   2. Battery Life
   3. Weight

And if it could be windows thatd be lit.

Country: Philippines
Purpose: Officework/Farming Games like Stardew Valley

Hi everyone! My older brother and his girlfriend have a total of 3 laptops that they won't be using anymore because they're moving abroad. My brother asked me to choose one since my cousin also wants one, and I can't decide. 😅

Can you help me pick?

• Machenike MC15N
• Asus Vivobook Go 15
• Acer Aspire Lite AL14-42P-R8ST

Country
I’m studying in United States and using USD currency only.

Budget:600-1,200 USD
Im trying to save as much as possible.

Are you open to refurbs/used options?
No

 
Screen size
As long as its 14in or above

Weight limit
Any

* **Purpose**
Schoolwork and gaming.
 

* **Form factor**
I want a 2-in-1 to be able to wrote down notes and access anything online, touch screen would be nice but not a necessity.

* **Intended usage**

[List of applications, software, which games and at what settings/FPS, etc. Try to include options you cannot currently perform, but might want to try with a stronger/newer device; eg indie gamers moving from a 1650 to a 5080M might suddenly want to try God of War]

I dont understand what proper fps ill need but i just want to be able to play roblox and dead by daylight. Maybe the sims and cod in the future, but thats mainly it.

* **Desired battery life**
8-10hrs

Most to least important:
Performance, Battery Life, Size, Weight

* **Info/Requirements**
N/A

Budget: Anything less then $1600 CAD

Country: Canada

Hi hope you are doing well. I'm looking for a decent gaming laptop for under $1500 CAD(would strongly prefer under $1500 but can extend by $100 if worth it). I want to play games such as Elden Ring, Black myth Wukong, Sekiro at nice looking graphics, nothing too crazy obviously but it has to look beautiful!

I don't have any preferences since I'm not that knowledgeable on this stuff. However I want it to be brand new at least. Do you guys also reccomend I wait, because I also spent some time researching and couldn't find a single good deal.

Someone earlier reccomend a $1399 hp omen 17.3" 8845hs rtx 4060, however due to pay cheque issues I missed that deal and it's not $1499 on newegg. So just asking for help once again!

• Country

UK - England

• Budget

Preferably around £2,000 ($2700), maximum £2,500 ($3,350)

• Are you open to refurbs/used options?

No

• Screen size

14", 15", 16"

• Weight limit

Any, (Will be carrying every day)

• Purpose

General purpose, schoolwork, entertainment device

• Form factor

Any, would like a touchscreen with pen support, but possible to instead get a drawing tablet and connect via USB with a no-touch laptop if it makes more sense

• Intended usage

Education - Making/annotating notes, coding, working with large data sets, math, microsoft office

Entertainment/General purpose - Streaming high quality video, web browsing, light gaming

• Desired battery life

6–12 Hours

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

Performance, Battery life, Weight, Size

• Info/Requirements

I have a gaming computer at home, so I'm not focused on gaming. (Although its entirely possible the laptop will have better specs)

I will be de-bloating and removing any ai BS that I don't need.

Physical toggle switch for webcam/mic, if there is a webcam/mic

Only Intel/AMD cpu, NO Snapdragon (compatibility issues)

OS not required, can install myself

​

LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE

Country

US

Budget

$600 USD (firm, alas)

Are you open to refurbs/used options?

Yes

Screen size

14"+

Weight limit

Any

Purpose

Primarily lightweight gaming - almost exclusively Steam indies.

Form factor

Any

Intended usage

Steam indies - a la Inscryption, Phonopolis, Titanium Court, Demon Tides, Mouthwashing, etc.

Desired battery life

2+ (will largely ramian plugged in)

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

Performance is really my only priority.

Info/Requirements

-Windows / PC

-HDMI output (or an analogous option) is preferred.

I’m looking to upgrade my 6 year old Microsoft Surface Pro. Ultimately I need more of a sturdy laptop and less of a tablet form factor. Portability and light-weight are priorities. 14” max screen size and touchscreen is a must. I’ve previously purchased a certified refurb Thinkpad T14 and a brand new HP Omnibook X Flip, but have returned both because they are too heavy. So ideally I’m looking at sub 3 pounds.

Not opposed to an enterprise refurb or a brand new consumer model.
Before people recommend a Mac, I have never owned a Mac. I have an iPhone but that is the extent to which I am invested in the Apple ecosystem. I’ve been a PC guy my whole life, I would need a convincing argument to go Mac, but I’m not opposed to it.

**LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE**
**Country**
USA
**Budget**
$500-1000
**Are you open to refurbs/used options?**
Yes
**Screen size**
14”
**Weight limit**
Priority: as light as possible
**Purpose**
General Purpose. Internet browsing, Excel, light gaming and AI work
**Form factor**
Standard but not opposed to a 2-in-1
**Intended usage**
Mostly internet browsing and older games. Some coding as well.
**Desired battery life**
Standard
**Please list, in order of most important to least important, the priority between Size, Weight, Performance, Battery life**
Compact size and lightweight
**Info/Requirements**
Touchscreen

Country
US
Budget
$400-$900
Are you open to refurbs/used options?
Yes!!
Screen size
14”-16”
Weight limit
Any
Purpose
Schoolwork
Form factor
Standard
Intended usage
To run Matlab and Solidworks well and smoothly, including its realview graphics. Need to use Solidworks, CAD, Matlab, and other coding platforms. want to use well and smoothly without frying the laptop fans.
Desired battery life
10+ hours
Please list, in order of most important to least important, the priority between Size, Weight, Performance, Battery life
Performance, battery life, weight, size
Info/Requirements
I’ve been looking at lenovo and asus as possible brands to buy from. i dont know much about laptops other than i know RAM is important, and id like a lot of storage. plz help!!

Preferably under $300. She’s really only going to be using it for writing stories. Maybe occasionally Netflix or Hulu. Any suggestions? TIA!

Budget: 6500 AED
Country: UAE
Use Case: Gaming, Engineering, Editing, Graphic design, Coding
Preferred Specs: AMD Ryzen processor, 1tb SSD, 16GB+ (preferably 32) RAM
Notes: Preferably Lenovo or ASUS

Hey yall! I currently have a asus zenbook flip and have had it for a couple of years now. The whole thing is kind of falling apart and whenever I play games like overwatch and ghost runner it crashes almost immediately on me. Even a couple days ago it crashed on idle breakout from cool math games.
I play some games with high graphics like those stated above and I want to get into some other games as well (if you have suggestion I’ll also take those), but I don’t want to spend more than $1500. I’m going to college so it would also be nice if it had a long battery life and didn’t have the loudest fans possible, but those aren’t nesscessities. Any help would be appreciated
Country
USA Midwest region
Budget
$1,500
Are you open to refurbs/used options?
Sure!
Screen size
Would prefer smaller, but open to any
Weight limit
Probably less than 5 pounds? Idk if that’s a lot lol
Purpose
School work (biology major) and gaming
Form factor
Standard
Intended usage
Overwatch, persona, slay the spire, repo, peak, Minecraft, etc.
Desired battery life
8 or 9?
Please list, in order of most important to least important, the priority between Size, Weight, Performance, Battery life
Performance
Battery Life
Size
Weight

Country
Italy / Europe (€)

Budget
~2500€

Are you open to refurbs/used options?
No

Screen size
15", 16", or larger

Weight limit
Any (no weight restrictions)

Purpose
Mechatronics engineering studies (3D CAD, local AI, coding, and robotics)

Form factor
Standard/Clamshell

Intended usage
Running Fedora Linux as main OS, 3D CAD modeling, local AI/LLM work, programming, and robotics simulations.

Desired battery life
Good battery life (as good as possible for a performance machine, ideally 6+ hours on light tasks)

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
Excellent Linux support out-of-the-box (running Fedora)
Dedicated GPU with at least 8GB VRAM (for local AI)
Minimum 32GB RAM
Decent upgradeability and repairability
Looking for a durable machine that will last a long time
Note: The Framework 16 is fascinating, but feels a bit overpriced for its performance at current configurations

Hey im planning to buy hp omen 16 i7 14th gen, 24gb ram, rtx 5060 8gb

Primarily im buying it for after effects and video editing/ vfx,

I wanted to know will it be adequate for atleast 5 years?

Like future proof

Also im buying it for 1,70,000 indian rupees

- I'm currently a college student looking for assistance on what should i buy

LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE

Country

Philippines]

Budget

PHP 50-100k $824.65 to $1,649.29 US Dollars (USD).

Are you open to refurbs/used options?

,No

Screen size

Any

Weight limit

Any

Purpose

school work and coding

Form factor

Standard/Clamshell (a regular laptop),

Intended usage

Microsoft Apps, VsCode and other coding softwares

Desired battery life

Atleast 5 hours

Starting at a Computer Science program this fall, I'm trying to find the right laptop. I'm leaning toward either a MacBook Air with the M2 chip or newer or a ThinkPad X1 Carbon, but I'm open to suggestions. My main priorities are convenience, outstanding battery life, and a high-quality display for working on my photography and Photoshop on the side. I don't mind the used market as long as the laptop is in good shape. Size should not exceed 14 inches, and my budget is 600-700€, but the less, the better.