Laptop for University Student

[johno]

Hey,

I'm currently studying structural engineering and I've looked through other threads with laptop recommendations. I need a laptop to that's able to operate AutoCAD with a good mic and camera for calls as we will be studying remotley I also want it for watching Netflix and general use. I see the Asus Rog Zephrus G14 is recommended alot and I was considering this option. However while looking around I came across this ASUS TUF Blue A15 15.6" Gaming Laptop - AMD Ryzen 7, GTX 1660 Ti, 512 GB SSD (link below). It seems to have similar/better specs for a cheaper price. I might be missing something as to why its cheaper also I'm open to other recommendations my budget is around €1100 and I'm based in Ireland. I'd also considering something cheaper if the performance drop off isn't too severe

 

Thanks

Johno

 

https://www.laptopsdirect.ie/asus-rog-zephyrus-ryzen-5-4600hs-8gb-512gb-ssd-geforce-gtx-1650ti-14-inch-w-ga401ii-bm027t/version.asp?refsource=ldieadwords&mkwid=sKWDeiWp3_dc&pcrid=442402932708&product=GA401II-BM027T&pgrid=100770255777&ptaid=pla-915827283344&channel=googlesearch&gclid=CjwKCAjw74b7BRA_EiwAF8yHFN0sXk-wFKgg2rw5_ae7nXjL1iTrobzXcZD6dzMhfUiJWWZcS7orIhoC5FMQAvD_BwE

 

 https://www.currys.ie/ieen/computing/laptops/laptops/asus-tuf-blue-a15-15-6-gaming-laptop-amd-ryzen-7-gtx-1660-ti-512-gb-ssd-10205355-pdt.html?istCompanyId=fbc6ef6d-ab18-45e3-927a-0cb677794424&istFeedId=0959f117-9faa-4499-80bd-c0265bb2950e&istItemId=irmxqrliq&istBid=t&gclid=CjwKCAjw74b7BRA_EiwAF8yHFCol5LUIDYIrajIXTQCqMNetGqOBItPsqyFhVSxXAu4JP3HYJSBZiRoC-d8QAvD_BwE 

[boggy77]

the tuf a15 has a bad cooling solutions, so it overheats and underperforms, that's why the g14 is usually recommended

[Applefreak]

At that price, get a used ThinkPad P-series with a quadro graphics card. You won't be happy with CAD stuff on a gaming laptop (poor performance rendering wire frames for example). The camera and mic on ThinkPad is not that great, better to use your phone for that or a logitech webcam.

[boggy77]

if you don't game, this is a good option:

https://www.laptopsdirect.ie/lenovo-thinkbook-15-core-i7-10650u-16gb-512gb-ssd-15.6-inch-fhd-windows-10-20sm000guk/version.asp

[johno]

6 minutes ago, boggy77 said:

if you don't game, this is a good option:

https://www.laptopsdirect.ie/lenovo-thinkbook-15-core-i7-10650u-16gb-512gb-ssd-15.6-inch-fhd-windows-10-20sm000guk/version.asp

I dont need the laptop for gaming and this has a much more reasonable price. I might look into buying this instead. Thanks for the help