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lorenzo3117
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Hello,

Next year I'll be going to college to study programming and you have to get your own laptop, which is fairly normal. So I was looking for one around €600 (can be a bit more/less) with an i5/ryzen 5, atleast 8gb ram and a SSD. I'll mainly use it for everyday stuff (Google, YouTube, Word, PowerPoint) and programming, not gaming, editing, etc. After a couple days of searching I found this one (and I know the site in French, sorry for that):

 

https://www.cdiscount.com/informatique/ordinateurs-pc-portables/ordinateur-ultrabook-lenovo-ideapad-530s-14-f/f-10709-81h1001tfr.html#read

 

I mainly prefer this one over the other one's I've seen because of the sale. My only worry is the battery, I've read it lastst about 6.5hours while watching Netflix on medium brightness. This laptop should be good for me, but if you guys know a better option, I'd gladly hear it.

 

What do you guys think?

Thanks a lot.

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https://www.amazon.com/Acer-Aspire-i5-8250U-GeForce-E5-576G-5762/dp/B075FLBJV7/

 

I know its in USD, but you can try to find this model in Europe.

i5, 8GB RAM, SSD, and has an MX150 for slightly faster graphics performance (not really gaming grade tho). Product page says 15 hours battery life, idk how true that is.

 

According to Google currency conversion, $600 USD is 527 euros. So this laptop should fit nicely inside your budget

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You can get student discounts/education editions with some models and there are online shops specializing in these. You generally need a mail address from your university/school for that.

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34 minutes ago, lorenzo3117 said:

around €600

Preferred max weight in kg/lbs and min battery life in hours? Any preference on display size and display quality? Any links of online stores?

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3 minutes ago, GeneXiS_X said:

Preferred max weight in kg/lbs and min battery life in hours? Any preference on display size and display quality? Any links of online stores?

I don't have a max weight and 6 hours of battery life would probably be good enough. A 1080p, 14inch+ is good. I live in Belgium so amazon.fr, amazon.de, bol.com, cdiscount.fr are good stores. Thanks for your time. 

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22 minutes ago, Timotheus2 said:

You can get student discounts/education editions with some models and there are online shops specializing in these. You generally need a mail address from your university/school for that.

I did look at the stores my future school is associated with and the prices are pretty much the same as online and they only have pretty "old" laptops (no usb-c and stuff). But thanks for the reply!

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Sorry for the late reply, I thought I had replied you

 

Lenovo Ideapad 330s 15 81F500P7MB / 81F500N5GE +SSD / 81F500N8GE +SSD

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