in search of a college laptop

[MrConcrete04]

hello everyone,

I have a good gaming desktop at home but I need something with good battery life and decent performance and build quality for traveling.

I need the laptop to have good enough specs for light gaming like cs go and Minecraft but I really don't need a discrete GPU.

Something like a Ryzen 7 2700U would be great.

Weight is irrelevant and size 13-15 inches is fine.

German Amazon plz

budget around 900eur

[JimDawson]

I'd take a look at the HP Envy x360 13 with Ryzen APU, I have one myself and it's pretty good make sure you do all the bios updates however and your good.

[DoctorNick]

This? https://www.amazon.de/Acer-AN515-52-7231-Full-HD-Notebook-i7-8750H/dp/B07DVHKFY8/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=8750h&qid=1562146675&refinements=p_n_pattern_browse-bin%3A392675011&rnid=392665011&s=computers&sr=1-4

Has better graphics than ryzen alternatives and cheaper. i7 8750h and gtx 1060

[Chris V]

wait for icelake and 3000 mobile to really roll out to most of consumer products, if possible

 

can only recommend T series lenovo. theyll be really solid for travelling, since they dont break easily. id recommend waiting for the new processors tho, and see if theyre cooler. Unless you dont mind a repaste and slight undervolt (if going with intel, dunno bout amd). T series is more solid of a build than X1, although X1 is lighter and comes with 4x TB3. (thats true for t480s at least, i dont know exactly of the newest models). my brother is super happy with his x1 carbon, my dad - I think - is using an x1 yoga, which he is also rly satisfied with. since you're gonna be travelling: T480 even supports hot swapping batteries and all sorts of cool old school stuff like that.

 

thats my opinion in short. been through vaio, macbook, hp laptops etc. -> personally lenovo only. solid build, best keyboard. if u want 1440p on the expensive side tho. although that gives ya other cool features too, like probably a slimmer laptop model, quick charge etc.

 

you have any questions, dont hesitate

[IBM_THINKPAD_R51]

https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/legion-laptops/legion-y-series/Lenovo-Legion-Y545/p/88GMY501281

 

Its the Lenovo Legion Y545 15inch it checks all your boxes and you can customize your specs

 

the only problem is that its 899 euros

[5x5]

Get a ThinkPad E480 or E490.

[MrConcrete04]

50 minutes ago, IBM_THINKPAD_R51 said:

https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/legion-laptops/legion-y-series/Lenovo-Legion-Y545/p/88GMY501281

 

Its the Lenovo Legion Y545 15inch it checks all your boxes and you can customize your specs

 

the only problem is that its 899 euros

thanks for the suggestion but hows the batterylife on it?

[IBM_THINKPAD_R51]

10 hours ago, MrConcrete04 said:

thanks for the suggestion but hows the batterylife on it?

if your not pushing it too hard, around 6hours

if you are pushing it hard then around 4 hours

 

assuming u go for the base battery, the upgraded battery will last more

[W-L]

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[MrConcrete04]

hey guys,

I am a student in search of a laptop for the following years in college. I need the laptop to carry around all day meaning it has to be light and small (approx 13inch) and a metal chassis is welcome.

I need enough power to do basic tasks such as web browsing, Word, Excel, a bit of solid works and Minecraft (high details) every now or then.

Dedicated graphics are not a must but I/O should be decent with at least one Type-C port and 2 Type-A ports.

I have a budget of around 750eur (Germany)

Till now I have been considering the HP ENVY 13'' X360 w/ R5 2500U. Is it any good? Can the thermal throttling be resolved by repasting and undervolting?

Thanks

 

[Finlay Chips]

I Would suggest this laptop https://www.newegg.com/burgundy-microsoft-surface-laptop-jkq-00036-mainstream/p/N82E16834735753

[MrConcrete04]

7 hours ago, Quantum_Matrix said:

I Would suggest this laptop https://www.newegg.com/burgundy-microsoft-surface-laptop-jkq-00036-mainstream/p/N82E16834735753

the surface laptop is great but the dual-core CPU just won't cut it, it's 2019 and it's over budget.

[Finlay Chips]

10 hours ago, MrConcrete04 said:

the surface laptop is great but the dual-core CPU just won't cut it, it's 2019 and it's over budget.

I believed it was a quad-core and i thought your budget was in euros 

[Finlay Chips]

I would also suggest this one potentially https://www.newegg.com/icicle-silver-asus-zenbook-14-ux433fa-xh54-mainstream/p/N82E16834235132