Recommendation for laptop

[J_J]

Hello tech lovers!

 

I was hoping I could get some advice for a new laptop for me as a computer science student. I want something that won’t slow down or crash when I have many apps open. Unfortunately my budget is  tight. ($700-1000)

I want a laptop with the following capacities and I hope y’all could give me some suggestions:

- i7 processor, 16gb ram OR 8gb ram(expandable to up to 16gb)

- at least full HD display

- overall good battery life and cooling system

- preferably 15” laptop

 

I’ll highly appreciate your suggestions. Anything not more than  $800 would be ideal, but I’m open to all your suggestions.

Thank you! @Linus Apple Techtip Help bro!

[Slottr]

I'd look into maybe a vivobook or an older XPS 13 model like the 9360

[genexis_x]

25 minutes ago, J_J said:

good battery life

Min how many hours?

25 minutes ago, J_J said:

at least full HD display

Need high sRGB?

26 minutes ago, J_J said:

Unfortunately my budget is  tight. ($700-1000)

It's definitely not tight

 

Where are you from? Need dGPU?

[J_J]

2 hours ago, Slottr said:

I'd look into maybe a vivobook or an older XPS 13 model like the 9360

Thanks man. The zenbook looks attractive to me. Would you recommend it?

[ComputerEnjoyer762]

1 hour ago, J_J said:

Thanks man. The zenbook looks attractive to me. Would you recommend it?

I've heard really good things about the Zenbook, but I'm currently running a cheapo version of Asus' lineup, a vivobook. I think you probably can't go wrong with either lines, as long as you're keeping in mind the specs you need.

 

You should be getting a decent 1080p display and decent battery life out of any of them I reckon.

 

You may consider looking at something like an Acer Swift 3 w/ i5 8250u (Intel REALLY ramped up their mobile CPU's 8th gen) and Nvidia MX150. I think that thing will give pretty much anyone all the horsepower they'd need from a laptop. Past that, you start looking into higher-power bulky laptops, or just looking at desktops at that point. Only thing is, I'm not sure if the Swift 3 has an option for 16GB RAM, and I believe they're soldered on, so you'd need to make sure you get what you need from the start.

 

Hope that helped!  

[genexis_x]

3 minutes ago, bmichaels556 said:

I've heard really good things about the Zenbook, but I'm currently running a cheapo version of Asus' lineup, a vivobook. I think you probably can't go wrong with either lines, as long as you're keeping in mind the specs you need.

Both lineup have issues, not to mention that Asus laptop QC+QA is poor

3 minutes ago, bmichaels556 said:

I'm not sure if the Swift 3 has an option for 16GB RAM, and I believe they're soldered on

Some models don't have non-upgradeable RAM

1 hour ago, J_J said:

Would you recommend it?

Please answer my questions:

3 hours ago, GeneXiS_X said:

Min how many hours?

Need high sRGB?

Where are you from? Need dGPU?

[J_J]

6 hours ago, GeneXiS_X said:

Both lineup have issues, not to mention that Asus laptop QC+QA is poor

Some models don't have non-upgradeable RAM

Please answer my questions:

I just need something with a decent battery life. I care less about sRGB and dGPU.

[genexis_x]

24 minutes ago, J_J said:

decent battery life

min how many hours?

[J_J]

19 minutes ago, GeneXiS_X said:

min how many hours?

5-6 hrs

[genexis_x]

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computer science

($700-1000) Anything not more than $800 would be ideal

- i7 processor, 16gb ram OR 8gb ram(expandable to up to 16gb)

- at least full HD display

- overall good battery life and cooling system

- preferably 15” laptop

I care less about sRGB and dGPU

5-6 hrs

Are you from US? Also, prefer regular laptop or gaming/performance laptop?

[J_J]

6 hours ago, GeneXiS_X said:

Are you from US? Also, prefer regular laptop or gaming/performance laptop?

Yes. Regular laptop. 

[genexis_x]

FYI i5/R5 ULV and i7/R7 ULV don't have much performance difference (CPU raw power)

 

Under $800, 15 inch

Lenovo Thinkpad E595 with FHD IPS - unknown battery life (probably 5-7 hrs), higher CPU performance compared to E590 due to higher power limit, need to add RAM and SSD by yourself

Lenovo Yoga 730 15 81JS0088US (iGPU model) - conservative thermals due to convertible form factor, high sRGB display, 1 free RAM slot

Lenovo Flex 15 81SR000RUS - conservative thermals

 

HP Probook 450 G6 customize - UWVA (IPS), 65w adapter, need to upgrade RAM and SSD by your own

HP Probook 455R G6 customize (3500U) - UWVA (IPS) with optional 400 nits high sRGB option, 65w adapter, need to upgrade RAM and SSD by your own, unknown battery life

HP Envy x360 15t customize

HP Envy x360 15z customize

 

Acer Swift 3 SF315-52-51NV +RAM+SSD

Acer Aspire 5 A515-54-51DJ