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New Laptop $600

rseuler
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Hi - Looking for a new laptop for about $600 USD. Mainly used for internet, MS Office, teaching college courses online, some video conferencing with clients through my EMR portal, decent webcam/mic for Web-ex meetings with colleagues.

Currently using a 13" Lenovo U310 Touchpad, but it's finally falling apart after 7 years. Would like to go up to a 14". Prefer 4# or less as I am taking it back and forth between office/home daily, carting around in my bag to conferences/meetings, so opening/closing frequently. I store most of my documents in the cloud. Needs a good wireless card (something that has been an ongoing problem with my current Lenovo, have had to replace a USB wireless adapter annually and even then it still struggles). I don't use the touchscreen functionality much currently. At least 2 USB ports for my wireless mouse and something else like my hard wired printer. Would love a number keypad as I am often calculating client needs and student grades, etc. Good battery life - at least 6-8 hours for days at conferences/meetings. I love the concept of the 2-in-1 but not sure it would be the best option for me. I am not tech savvy so I won't be doing things like adding RAM, changing out components, etc.

 

Suggestions? Thanks in advance.

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Are you buying in US? If you want numpad, 15 inch is a must

Desktop specs:

Spoiler

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE ARGB Gigabyte B550M DS3H mATX

Asrock Challenger Pro OC Radeon RX 6700 XT Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (8Gx2) 3600MHz CL18 Kingston NV2 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD

Montech Century 850W Gold Tecware Nexus Air (Black) ATX Mid Tower

Laptop: Lenovo Ideapad 5 Pro 16ACH6

Phone: Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro 8+128

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18 hours ago, genexis_x said:

Are you buying in US? If you want numpad, 15 inch is a must

yes, US. I thought I had seen some 14" with number pads. I guess that is negotiable, although desired.

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Anyone have any further recommendations? Number pad is negotiable. In the US.

Thanks!

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about $600 USD US

light usage

decent webcam/mic for Web-ex meetings with colleagues

up to a 14"

good wireless card

At least 2 USB ports for my wireless mouse and something else like my hard wired printer

6-8 hours

won't be doing things like adding RAM

If you're fine with external numpads:

Lenovo Thinkpad E495

Lenovo Yoga C640 81UE001EUS / customize

HP Envy x360 13-AR0062NR

Lenovo Flex 14 81SQ000AUS

Desktop specs:

Spoiler

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE ARGB Gigabyte B550M DS3H mATX

Asrock Challenger Pro OC Radeon RX 6700 XT Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (8Gx2) 3600MHz CL18 Kingston NV2 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD

Montech Century 850W Gold Tecware Nexus Air (Black) ATX Mid Tower

Laptop: Lenovo Ideapad 5 Pro 16ACH6

Phone: Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro 8+128

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