Laptop for electrical engineer student

[Adonis4000]

I am helping a friend out to choose a laptop around the 600 euro price range.
When comparing systems at that price range i cannot help but notice that amd based systems are cheaper than their intel counter parts.

 

However I am personally not very familiar with amd. Is AMD a good brand for this purpose?

 

Also, do you have any laptop recommendations perhaps?

[GoldenLag]

HP Envy X360 13 with the 2500u is a good pickup

 

Edit: nvm, i didnt find any in germany, they are usually on offer at a very nice discount

[genexis_x]

2 hours ago, Adonis4000 said:

I am helping a friend out to choose a laptop around the 600 euro price range

Any links of online stores? Any preference on weight, battery life and display size?

[Adonis4000]

1 hour ago, GeneXiS_X said:

Any links of online stores? Any preference on weight, battery life and display size?

He wants a display that is about 15-17 inches.

He main concern however is whether or not an amd based system is suitable. What we want to know is how they compare to their intel counterparts and if they are good enough for the job. And what Radeon graphics card is needed for his work?

 

These are some links from stores in my country if you would want to look into it:

http://www.stephanis.com.cy/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=1

https://bionic.com.cy/desktops-laptops

[genexis_x]

7 minutes ago, Adonis4000 said:

whether or not an amd based system is suitable

Answer this first: Any preference on battery life?

8 minutes ago, Adonis4000 said:

What we want to know is how they compare to their intel counterparts and if they are good enough for the job.

Why not Intel+Nvidia?

[Adonis4000]

1 hour ago, GeneXiS_X said:

Any preference on battery life?

I mean.. the more the better.. We haven't really discussed battery life and I just assumed it's more or less the same for all laptops.

1 hour ago, GeneXiS_X said:

Why not Intel+Nvidia?

They seem to be a bit more expensive. That is the only reason. That's why I asked to learn more about amd systems and if they are any good.

[JamesC22]

I'm an EE student and I asked the same question. It depends on what you want your laptop to do.  Initially if you're looking for high performance it might be pretty difficult for you to find an Intel computer around that price.  I have never owned an AMD computer before; however, I haven't heard anything too bad about it.  They are about the same if you are wanting a cheaper laptop. I personally am looking for a well-built laptop so I am looking at either an MSI or potentially an ASUS (leaning more towards MSI).  But, overall I definitely trust Dell for a basic laptop.  You could potentially try HP, but I never had any good luck with them and they are pretty flimsy (personal opinion). Hope this helps!

[Adonis4000]

2 minutes ago, JamesC22 said:

I'm an EE student and I asked the same question. It depends on what you want your laptop to do.  Initially if you're looking for high performance it might be pretty difficult for you to find an Intel computer around that price.  I have never owned an AMD computer before; however, I haven't heard anything too bad about it.  They are about the same if you are wanting a cheaper laptop. I personally am looking for a well-built laptop so I am looking at either an MSI or potentially an ASUS (leaning more towards MSI).  But, overall I definitely trust Dell for a basic laptop.  You could potentially try HP, but I never had any good luck with them and they are pretty flimsy (personal opinion). Hope this helps!

Thanks! This did help!

Also, I had heard some bad rumors about Asus laptops that they break more often than they should, and after buying one myself I have to say it appears to be true..
Mines SSD broke and the motherboard got fried in the first year of purchase (two separate incidents), so it might be best if you do some more search on Asus laptops in case you want to buy one.

[JamesC22]

Oh really? Okay well that definitely helps me! Thanks!

 

[genexis_x]

14 hours ago, Adonis4000 said:

I just assumed it's more or less the same for all laptops.

Not the same. That's why you have to tell me min hours of battery life you prefer

[Adonis4000]

9 hours ago, GeneXiS_X said:

Not the same. That's why you have to tell me min hours of battery life you prefer

ok, how about lets say 5 hours? The battery life is really not the main concern here, that is why I didn't tell you a value before.
Thanks for your time though

[genexis_x]

HP Pavilion 15-cw0019nv +RAM / cw0010nv

Lenovo Ideapad 330S-15ARR - 30Wh battery only