Laptop Recomendations?

[Umbranoctuna]

Need to buy a Laptop for college, and im unsure what to get.

My thought process is that getting a model with a Ryzen 5 will last me longer, and Vega integrated Graphics are way better than intel ones.

 

I will mostly use it to take notes or browse.

 

But id like to be able to play some light games like League of Legends on it from time to time.

I dont know if i can trust intel integrated graphics with that.

 

And i dont know how having a deticated GPU will affect battery life if only using light applications like office or a browser.

 

Can anyone recommend something from about 400-700€ 

 

For now i would buy hp 255 G7 NOTEBOOK (6UK06ES) wich should be able to run League and has a decent battery.

 

I feel like i could be missing out on some good deals not looking at any intel modes but i dont know what to look for.

[5x5]

Don't buy that HP. It's utter crap in most departments.

 

Look at a business class device. Something from the Lenovo ThinkPad, Dell Latitude or HP EliteBook range.

 

If those models are too expensive, look at Dell Vostro or HP ProBook. 

 

Basically, a business class device will be quiet, cool, very durable and reliable, water/dust/sand resistant, will be able to survive drops or impacts AND also business laptops have phenomenal battery life.

[Umbranoctuna]

4 minutes ago, 5x5 said:

Don't buy that HP. It's utter crap in most departments.

 

Look at a business class device. Something from the Lenovo ThinkPad, Dell Latitude or HP EliteBook range.

 

If those models are too expensive, look at Dell Vostro or HP ProBook. 

 

Basically, a business class device will be quiet, cool, very durable and reliable, water/dust/sand resistant, will be able to survive drops or impacts AND also business laptops have phenomenal battery life.

Why would that laptop be bad?

has a ryzen 5 2500U with Vega 8

41 watthour battery

 

8 gb ram, wich is enough

 

256gb ssd is enough and upgradeable

[5x5]

2 minutes ago, Umbranoctuna said:

Why would that laptop be bad?

has a ryzen 5 2500U with Vega 8

41 watthour battery

 

8 gb ram, wich is enough

 

256gb ssd is enough and upgradeable

Extremely cheap caps, fetts and PCB components. Very likely to die. Poor quality chassis and insufficient cooling. A pretty bad display and cheap charger. Need more or reasons? For 300 euros it's fine. For 500-700, never.

[Umbranoctuna]

4 minutes ago, 5x5 said:

Extremely cheap caps, fetts and PCB components. Very likely to die. Poor quality chassis and insufficient cooling. A pretty bad display and cheap charger. Need more or reasons? For 300 euros it's fine. For 500-700, never.

alright im going to look at the things you reccomended.

 

one more question, what about dedicated GPU and battery life ?

[5x5]

Just now, Umbranoctuna said:

alright im going to look at the things you reccomended.

 

one more question, what about dedicated GPU and battery life ?

It's usually not something that pacts battery life. Unless you want to game on battery.

[Super Spartan]

1 hour ago, 5x5 said:

Don't buy that HP. It's utter crap in most departments.

 

Look at a business class device. Something from the Lenovo ThinkPad, Dell Latitude or HP EliteBook range.

 

If those models are too expensive, look at Dell Vostro or HP ProBook. 

 

Basically, a business class device will be quiet, cool, very durable and reliable, water/dust/sand resistant, will be able to survive drops or impacts AND also business laptops have phenomenal battery life.

Sorry for the off topic post but speaking of Vostro, my wife has a Dell Vostro 5470 since like 5 years and it still runs perfect! Those are solid machines and are priced very well IMO.

[5x5]

15 minutes ago, Ultra Male said:

Sorry for the off topic post but speaking of Vostro, my wife has a Dell Vostro 5470 since like 5 years and it still runs perfect! Those are solid machines and are priced very well IMO.

Vostro/ProBook are the entry levels business lines. Not as great as Latitudes and EliteBooks but still very capable.

[Umbranoctuna]

2 minutes ago, 5x5 said:

Vostro/ProBook are the entry levels business lines. Not as great as Latitudes and EliteBooks but still very capable.

so i browed a little and so far im very disapointed, only bad deals it seems. but i think i found the ones that are somewhat decent, but i still dont know

 

https://www.dell.com/de-de/work/shop/dell-notebooks/inspiron-15-5000/spd/inspiron-15-5584-laptop/bn55410

 

this one has realy good specs, and is for that so much cheaper than the other models, that there musst be a huge tradeof im not seing

 

 

 

and these 2 seem to be almost identical besides the name and battery, so why is the price diff so huge.

 

https://www.dell.com/de-de/work/shop/dell-notebooks/latitude-3400/spd/latitude-14-3400-laptop/s016l340014deat

 

https://www.dell.com/de-de/work/shop/dell-notebooks/latitude-5500/spd/latitude-15-5500-laptop/s005l550015deat

 

 

im completely lost

[5x5]

3 minutes ago, Umbranoctuna said:

so i browed a little and so far im very disapointed, only bad deals it seems. but i think i found the ones that are somewhat decent, but i still dont know

 

https://www.dell.com/de-de/work/shop/dell-notebooks/inspiron-15-5000/spd/inspiron-15-5584-laptop/bn55410

 

this one has realy good specs, and is for that so much cheaper than the other models, that there musst be a huge tradeof im not seing

 

 

 

and these 2 seem to be almost identical besides the name and battery, so why is the price diff so huge.

 

https://www.dell.com/de-de/work/shop/dell-notebooks/latitude-3400/spd/latitude-14-3400-laptop/s016l340014deat

 

https://www.dell.com/de-de/work/shop/dell-notebooks/latitude-5500/spd/latitude-15-5500-laptop/s005l550015deat

 

 

im completely lost

The Inspiron is a pretty poor device fur that kind of money - cheap TN display, useless MX130 (it's a 940MX rebrand and pretty much performs worse than Vega iGPUs in most cases - avoid that card). Not to mention the Inspiron's lackluster build quality and cooling.

 

The Latitudes are good options - the 3400 is entry-level 14" whereas the 5500 is mid-range 15.6" - I'd say if 14" is fine with you, get the 3400. If you want a bigger display, the 5400 is great. If it were me, I'd get the 5500 bigger chassis means more cooling and higher power targets so more performance.

[5x5]

Here are two reviews - 5500 - https://www.notebookcheck.net/Dell-Latitude-5500-Review-A-business-laptop-with-many-options.434050.0.html

3400 - https://laptopmedia.com/review/dell-latitude-14-3400-review-a-budget-business-solution/

[5x5]

In short - silent operation with reasonable temps on the i5 models - ample performance for light gaming due to the higher power envelope on business laptops - 12 hours of battery life and excellent input devices and build quality