Budget aptop with integrated graphic recommendation

Fartmachinegun · August 8, 2022

hey there please help. I need to buy a laptop for work (remote, mostly done via chrome, tons of tabs though) and probably light gaming. Im mostly looking for one with decent integrated graphics, or one with a low end dedicated graphic (probably mx series), because of budget. Actually I have some laptops (both brand new and secondhand) I have my eyes on, but idk if the value/performance is actually good, so please gime me your opinion. Also Im in Indonesia, so if you give suggestion on a specific type of a laptop, we might not have it here or the price might not really be in my budget on indonesian stores.

here's the the laptop that I think is cheap for the spec:

1. Lenovo Slim 5i i5 1135G7 Iris Xe 16gb(max)/512gb ssd - 7,3m IDR (490 USD) new
2. MSI Modern 14 - i5 10210u mx250 2gb 16gb(max)/128gb ssd - for 6,7m IDR (450 USD) secondhand
3. Lenovo Slim 3i i5 1135G7 Iris Xe 12gb(max)/512gb ssd touch - 7,4m IDR (~500 USD) new
4. Dell Inspiron 15 3511 1135G7 Iris Xe 8gb(upgradeable)/256gb ssd 15,6" touch - 8,2m IDR (~550 USD) new
5. Asus Vivobook Flip Ryzen 5 5500u 8gb/256gb ssd touch - 7,4m IDR (500 USD) secondhand
6. Lenovo V14 G2 i3 1115G4 MX350 2gb 12gb(max)/256 ssd - 7,6m IDR (510 USD) new
7. Asus Expertbook i3 1005G1 MX330 2gb 8gb(upgradeable)/256 ssd - 6,4m IDR (439 USD) new
8. Acer Swift 5 i5 1135G7 Iris Xe 8gb(max soldered)/256gb ssd touch - 5,9m IDR (~400 USD) secondhand, hairline crack on the corner.

I was actually gunning for the acer swift (because it was around 900 USD new, looks good, probably built good and I dont have problem even if the touch broke since I dont use one) until I found out that the ram was not upgradeable. I actually want a device that can last me at least the next three years so Im not sure if 8gb would suffice. Can someone enlighten me on which to choose or if I need to go look for more AMD stuff. I didn't particularly look for AMD because here, most still sell a brand new ryzen 3000 series laptops instead of the newer ones.