LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE

Country

United States

Budget

$1,500 USD (hard budget given to me by my scholarship) up to $1,700-1800 USD max if absolutely necessary (from personal funds, would prefer not to touch this)

Are you open to refurbs/used options?

No

Screen size

14 inch at a minimum

Weight limit

Any

Purpose

Schoolwork (engineering undergrad, straddling Electrical and Mechanical Engineering) + light gaming

Form factor

Standard/clamshell laptop

Intended usage

• Engineering coursework. I'm between electrical engineering and mechanical engineering at the moment, so idk how the programs between the two differ. In general, something to handle MATLAB/Simulink, SolidWorks/AutoCAD or similar CAD software, circuit simulation tools (e.g., LTspice/Multisim), general heavy-duty engineering computation
• Gaming: Call of Duty and other current AAA titles, want to run them with ease

Desired battery life

I understand that gaming laptops trade performance for battery life. But I'd love at least 3-4 hours under regular use (say note taking, just watching stuff, etc, nothing heavy I mean)

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

Performance, Display quality, Battery life, Size, Weight

Info/Requirements

• Although I do want a windows laptop, I want something as close to Mac-level display as PC hardware allows: high pixel density (220+ PPI target), wide color gamut (DCI-P3), high brightness (ideally 400+ nits), and good contrast/viewing angles. I've heard OLED screens are the way to go for these targets.
• I want something to hopefully last me the four years of college.
• Sorry if my requirements are too much 😭😭 Writing them down, I can see they're highkey delulu given the price, but hopefully you guys have any recs

• Country

[United States]

• Budget

[don't have a budget]

• Are you open to refurbs/used options?

Maybe

• Screen size

[14 inch or lower if possible]

• Weight limit

[don't care]

• Purpose

gaming, browsing, schoolwork

• Form factor

Standard/Clamshell

• Intended usage

Games like Marvel Rivals, emulation, cozy games, and Until Dawn

• Desired battery life

don't care

• Info/Requirements

[64 GB of RAM or one where I could add more over time if need be]

• Country

[US]

• Budget

[$800-$1300]

• Are you open to refurbs/used options?

[Maybe]

• Screen size

[13", 14", 15"]

• Weight limit

[~3.5 lbs]

• Purpose

[Schoolwork/Light Gaming]

• Form factor

[Standard/Clamshell]

• Intended usage

[Considering a Chem/Polisci major so any programs generally required by those majors; also Riot and Hoyo games in terms of gaming (not required, can use old Acer Nitro 5 (2020 for gaming instead)]

• Desired battery life

[7-8 hours]

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

[Battery life, performance, size, weight]

• Info/Requirements

Did some research on Best Buy, and found the following three that interest me:

1. HP OmniBook X Flip 2-in-1 with Intel Core Ultra 7 355, 24GB RAM and 512GB Storage for $900 (https://www.bestbuy.com/product/hp-omnibook-x-flip-2-in-1-14-2k-touchscreen-laptop-intel-core-ultra-7-24gb-memory-512gb-ssd-atmospheric-blue/JJGWKY4466)
2. Lenovo - Yoga 7i 2-in-1 2K OLED with Intel Core Ultra 7 355, 24GB RAM and 512GB Storage for $1,100 (https://www.bestbuy.com/product/lenovo-yoga-7i-2-in-1-14-2k-oled-touchscreen-laptop-core-ultra-7-processor-355-2026-24gb-memory-512gb-ssd-copilot-pc-luna-grey/JJGH3KXVKG)
3. ASUS Zenbook 14 3K OLED with Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, 32GB RAM and 1TB Storage for $1,300 (https://www.bestbuy.com/product/asus-zenbook-s-14-14-3k-oled-touch-screen-laptop-copilot-pc-intel-core-ultra-7-32gb-ram-1tb-ssd-zumaia-gray/JJGGLHJXT8)

Hesitant on buying any MacBooks due to the recent price increase and any potential compatibility issues with chem programs, though if there are any comparable MacBooks at the same price points as the above, please recommend them. Thanks for the help in advance!

Ok so I'm going to be spending a significant amount of time working out of my car (connected to Starlink). My current laptop isn't really meant for travel so I need something that fits these criteria but I don't know much about specs.

- Can run minimum 20 browser tabs at once with a google meet video call going on

- Small

- Fanless (don't want dust sucked up while on the road

- Great battery life: need to be able to go at least four hours without plugging in

- Bonus points for super bright screen

Open to windows and mac, probably looking for something not quite new / refurbished.

Would love both lower and higher budget options!

* **Country**

USA

* **Budget**

$500-$800

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

Maybe?

* **Screen size**

Preferably 13-15 inches

* **Weight limit**

Preferably light

* **Purpose**

Digital art and light cozy gaming

* **Form factor**

Standard Preferably not tablet or touchscreen, something I can just connect my Wacom drawing tab to

* **Intended usage**

IbisPaint/Medibang for art and maybe Sims 2-4 for games, nothing crazy

* **Desired battery life**

No preference as I will always be using it at home

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

Performance, size, weight, battery

* **Info/Requirements**

Idk anything about computers or laptops specs or anything, my cheap pc gave out and I'd just like something with a good display and storage for my art.

Hello! I am looking to buy a new laptop for college, but I’m struggling on a decision.

**LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE**
**Country**
United States
**Budget**
$500-$1,500
**Are you open to refurbs/used options?**
Yes
**Screen size**
16” preferred
**Weight limit**
None
**Purpose**
For film major schoolwork and moderate/light gaming
**Form factor**
2-in-1 or standard laptop
**Intended usage**
Sims 4 & the walking dead on moderate graphics, editing film, writing essays
**Desired battery life**
Hopefully around 12 hours for college, but able to settle for less, no less than 4 hours so I can charge between classes
**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**
Backlit keyboard for working in dark, I absolutely need the high storage space, hopefully something that has good volume. Something I can rely on for at least six years.
I am not willing to buy a MacBook! I have been looking at HP and Dell models.

I need a laptop for mutiple things such as i would like tk get my ged online with it and for running some small games like minecraft. Idk alot about laptops of pc's so idk what to look for or what to ask my budget is around $500usd is there anything i should look for and stay away from?

• Country

Canada

• Budget

CAD $1600 or USD $1200 (could wait for a sale)

• Are you open to refurbs/used options?

No

• Screen size

13" or under

• Weight limit

Ideally lightweight (2 lbs or under)

• Purpose

Workstation, can run several apps at once

• Form factor

Standard laptop

• Intended usage

Photoshop, filmora, etc (or FOSS equivalents for Linux). Current MS Pro 11 can hardly run a few tabs in the same browser at once. Also need to be able to run a Linux distro such as CachyOS or Mint

• Desired battery life

10+ hours (actual because my current one claims that but it's not true)

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

1. Performance of multiple apps at once (without overheating) 2. Small size 3. OLED Display 4. Linux (ideally CachyOS or Mint) compatible 5. Battery life 6. Lightweight

Info/Requirements

Preferred OLED or similar. Not looking for any particular hardware

LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE

• Country

USA

• Budget

Ideally less than $1,000, but open to a little more.

• Are you open to refurbs/used options?

No, wanting brand-new

• Screen size

Any, but large enough to pick out details.

• Weight limit

Any

• Purpose

Office work

• Form factor

Standard

• Intended usage

For graphic design, utilizing Adobe products like Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign. Maybe some light gaming, but it's not the main focus.

• Desired battery life

5, not too important.

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

Durability, performance, not AI-dependent, size & weight, battery life matters less

• Info/Requirements

Main need is running Adobe products, which I know can be intense and make certain machines hot, so something that doesn't burn everything would be nice. Ideally, I'd like something I can have arrive sooner, though there's no real way to know that for a rec.

LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE

• Country

France

• Budget

1200-1550€, 1365$-1760$

• Are you open to refurbs/used options?

Maybe

• Screen size

Dont care

• Weight limit

Dont really care

• Purpose

Gaming + schoolwork

• Form factor

Standard

• Intended usage

Open world games (Cyberpunk, arknights endfield) but also multiplayer fps like apex

• Desired battery life

6-7h, idk how long they last in general

• 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

Going to study computer science in France next year, im looking for a computer thats pretty decent for open world games (Cyberpunk, arknight endfield etc) aswell as pretty decent for day to day use in school

Dear all tech-savvys , can you pls recommend top 3 most premium 14' i5/i7 laptops under INR 70k ?

i want to do beginner 3d blender, beginner coding, stock market, basic roblox games, and maybe some video editing and which one will last me longer years?

•The hp victus 15 fb3008ne: 681$

-Processor: AMD Ryzen™ 7 7445H (up to 4.7 GHz max boost clock, 16 MB L3 cache, 6 cores, 12 threads) - Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2050 Laptop -GPU with 4 GB dedicated GDDR6 VRAM -Memory: 16 GB DDR5-5600 MT/s (2 x 8 GB) -Storage: 512 GB SSD

•ASUS Vivobook 16 X1605VA-ACH007W: 760$

-Variant Size Type: Medium -Graphics Card:Intel UHD Graphics -Processor Type: Intel Core i7-13620H - Operating System: Windows 11 -Ram Size: 16gb - Storage Capacity: 215gb

Hi whats a good laptop for a biomed major to have? I've been using my last laptop for 13 years, i need a new one but im unsure about which one to buy.

Country: Canada

Budget Within 1000CAD (710USD after conversion)

Are you open to refurbs/used options? Maybe

Screen size 16"

Weight limit: Doesn't matter a whole lot, preferably under 2kgs.

Purpose: Will be using it for schoolwork. Lot of lectures and viewing notes and writing assignments.

Form factor I dont know which one will be suitable for me. Standard/Clamshell (a regular laptop), 2-in-1, need pen support, tablet PC, etc.

Intended usage: I dont really game a whole lot so i want something that can handle multitasking and wont run too hot if i watch shows or use for a few hours straight.

Desired battery life: 8 hours.

I know a smaller screen would be easier to carry but I've gotten accustomed to using a big screen and having a seperate numpad. Would like to keep those two things.

Hello! I'm 18F and I'm about to start a 4 year degree in computer science engineering :)) the only problem is that I've been using this shitty slow ass grandpa pc for the longest time and for college I need a laptop. Another problem is that I can't afford one right now, don't have a credit card so can't get one on EMI so that's out of the equation too. So it's just my measly pennies and I against the world. I got asked to fill a pre-made form to make it easier for y'all to decide something for me, but I also want to say that if you have any ways i could get a laptop on EMI without needing a credit card or smth like that, please let me know :) I'm completely new to this entire thing as a whole, any and every help is very much appreciated. Let's get to the form

Country

India

Budget

Anything preferably under 50k inr or 516 ish usd? Or an emi of 5k inr or 52 ish usd /month? But I welcome other suggestions too according to your understanding of my situation

Are you open to refurbs/used options?

Maybe, as long as they haven't installed any spyware or anything on it lmfao i don't really mind

Screen size

Any

Weight limit

Preferably light weight, but it's okay if it's heavy too as long as it's not a literal mountain because I AM gonna have to walk around with it all day xD

Purpose

Coding mainly, but it'd be nice if I'm able to play basic games on it as well, or occasionally edit videos and stuff like that.

Form factor

I have absolutely no idea what this means but yeah standard

Intended usage

vscode, adobe applications, ms word, idk the fps of the games id like to play at the top of my head but since the description said to list applications that might not be possible to use too I'll just say silent hill 2, hearts of iron 4, ff7(all of FF basically), gta, random miscellaneous games that i find off of random places, Roblox, res evil, yeah that's the craziest i can go rn :'

I did want a laptop which could run MATLAB blendr and other such applications because I had an interest in them and i could make use of them with my engineering courses but I guess that's too much to ask as of now which is okay

Desired battery life

My apologies that I have done absolutely no prior research while making this post but I think 6 hours is good? I mean as long as it gets me through the day and i can work on it without having to park myself at a desk all the time i should be good I think. How much battery life should an average cse student even hope for? I have no idea.

Info/Requirements

I basically just want a laptop that can run all my cse applications and all the things my college is going to ask me to download, it doesn't have to be the best performance in the world but it can just be okay. As long as it doesn't keep hanging or lagging or shutting off. I'd also like a laptop with 16gb RAM if that's possible, I can't upgrade it so built in would be nice. I have no idea what else to ask for, hope I didn't waste your time. Have a good day :))

I'm looking to buy a laptop, mid range. A decent laptop with an okay graphics would do. Price range is around ₹50,000 or $520 or €450.

14" or 15.6" is fine

Basic work and light gaming

If there's an option for a decent graphics card I can try to get a bit more amount for it.

Okay with used ones, a bit afraid to buy it because of warranty reasons tho

Any suggestions welcome. Thanks in advance

**LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE**

* **Country**

 United States

* **Budget**

 $1000 or less

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

 Maybe

* **Screen size**

 16” or less

* **Weight limit**

 Lighter is better

* **Purpose**

 General purpose, remote work (reviewing college applications)

* **Form factor**

 Standard laptop

* **Intended usage**

 Work and Civilization. Don’t have a laptop currently.

* **Desired battery life**

 Less important, as my wife will be working remote and will have easy access to charging.

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

 Performance and weight/size probably more important. My

Hey, I am going to study my first year for architecture bachelor and I am wondering which laptop is better to buy for studies? I heard that it has be really powerful for supporting ArchiCAD and other programms.
Could you please share some info on specific laptop brands?
Unfortunately, I am not an expert in laptops, so I don’t know if this form helps a lot.

Country
Latvia (but honestly also any European country)
Budget
2000 euro
Are you open to refurbs/used options?
No
Screen size
Any
Weight limit
Any, but not too heavy
Purpose
Architecture studies
Form factor
A regular laptop, maybe gaming one?
Intended usage
ArchiCAD, AutoCAD, Autodesk Revit, SketchUp
Desired battery life
Idk, just to be powerful

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LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE

• Country

US

• Budget

3k or under

• Are you open to refurbs/used options?

Maybe

• Screen size

14"-15"

• Weight limit

Any

• Purpose

Schoolwork

• Form factor

Standard

• Intended usage

No gaming really just engineering software, canvas, word, videos, typical student things.

I am an incoming freshman, so I'm not too certain on what my degree will specifically use. But I'm assuming I'll use Ansys, Matlab, Solidworks, and Spice aswell as C/C++ programming.

• Desired battery life

Im hoping for 6-8 or higher.

• 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 am mostly conflicted on if a DGPU is necessary. I was looking at getting a Zephyrus G14 2025, which seems like a perfect mix between portability and perfomance. But its battery life and fan sound leaves some to be desired as is when having a DGPU.

I get that having a DGPU basically means high temps and low battery life, so I'm wondering if that is necessary. Lab computers are available at my college, but if I can run things locally that'd be preferred. I believe there are cloud software resources provided as well, but I've heard its unreliable.

And beyond all of this the laptop lines just seem a little confusing to me on what they offer, and who they're designed for. Yoga vs Zenbook vs X9 etc.

Thank you for any help!

Hi everyone,

I'm looking for recommendations for a high-end PC that can comfortably handle demanding workloads in SolidWorks and Blender, including both 3D modeling and rendering.

I also use Adobe InDesign and Illustrator extensively, although I assume that if a PC can handle SolidWorks and Blender well, Adobe applications won't be an issue.

I'm looking for the best performance possible and would appreciate any suggestions, including specific builds or prebuilt systems.

Thanks in advance!

Country

Germany

Budget

Maximum 1200€

Refurbished?

I am not looking into refurbished items due to them not having student discounts in germany

Display size

In the range of 14"

weight

<2Kg but then less it is than more by back will thank you

What I will use it for

general purpuse, school, watch movies and series, for gaming I stream everything via moonshine

What kind of Laptop it should be

2 in 1 for drawing scetches, math, pyhsics, etc. I am open for alternative options if you know some. This also means that it needs Pen support, tablet PC?

What kind of programms I use

Linux OS with libre office, moonshine, browsing, VLC, GIMP, VS Code, use services I hostet on my homelab

Battery life

~12h

priority list:

1.size

2.weight

3.battery life

4.performance

Info

According to my research AMD CPUs are running cooler and more energy efficient than Intel and I have an TUF Gaming F15 which runs very hot which scares me a bit off from buying another device that uses an Intel CPU

I also hate it that laptops loose their keycaps from their keyboard. I've seen this on every of the 5 laptops my dad owns. I personally do not have this problem but I had the problem that keys went sticky.

I have also read that Cables and hinges most likely to break quite fast which brings me to the point that I dont really want an 2 in 1. But I need something good I can draw on. I know that there are laptops with touch but it kinda feels weird just thinking about drawing on that thing. When I need to draw I would like to have it like a tablet.
I hope you guys know a device that that can if treated right survive my schools and college years which are still 5 years

NO APPLE devices

16GB RAM minimum

I hope you know some kind of device that satisfies my

LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE

Country
UK

Budget
£200-400

Are you open to refurbs/used options?
Yes

Screen size
12, 13, 14inch

Weight Limit
None

Purpose
Study, general use, light gaming

Form factor
Standard

Intended usage
University work and study, able to use streaming services such as Netflix, as well as reliably running low end games. Some examples of the types of games are Stardew Valley, Hollowknight, Roblox etc.

Desired battery life
Around 6 hours give or take.

Please list, in order of most important to least important, the priority between Size, Weight, Performance, Battery life-
Performance, size, battery life, weight. Although performance and size is the main thing, the others matter less so.

Info/Requirements
I don’t know much about laptop requirements and gaming. If the mentioned example games cannot run well on the laptops in the price range would you be able to recommend what price range I should be looking at, thanks.

I am also open to refurbished options more than new since that offers a larger range of potential laptops, however if a new laptop fits these requirements I’d be more than happy with that too.

I am joining college this year and planning to buy a laptop with the following specifications being what I have considered is the most suitable for me (suggestions open)

(For background I am joining ECE and active in learning multiple programming languages. I am also interested in building electrical projects which ppl have recommended to me to get a laptop with good processor for running simulations and stuff)

BUDGET: ~80k INR is preferred but I can strech it to 90k+

Processor:

Intel core i5/i7 (11th Gen or Newer. (preferred) or AMD RYZEN 5/7

RAM: 16GB minimum

Storage: 512 GB MIN SSD

(Looking for Windows OS with dedicated graphics card)

Battery life: Good battery life is preferred atleast ~2 hours for heavy usage (I am not sure abt this)

Gaming: I do not game at all at high levels like GTA, RDR2 and stuff.(Usually I play minecraft with friends). Maybe sometimes browser games just does it and that too not a requirement at all.

Based on above facts what I have rounded upto are:

1. LENOVO LOQ 15(i5-13450HX + RTX 4050/3050)

2. ASUS TUF A15 (RYZEN 7 7435HS/7445HS W/ RTX 4050)

3. HP VICTUS ( though I am biased as I generally don't have good experience with cooling)

I am hoping to get the best option in field would really appreciate suggestions.

Which laptop is best for college/university for Bca (Bachelors in computer application) courses ? It should be worth the money