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Liron_
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im gonna start uni soon and am searching a laptop. however there are a lot of options out there so need some help of recommendation.
I have the main specs out:
I7 11th-13th gen.

16gb RAM.

min of 512gb ssd.

14" screen minimum.

Im studing software engineering.
prefered with Ethernet (RG54).
 iwant something not too pricey. somewhere in the range of 900-950usd maximum. i can go to 1000 but thats a bit too much.

thanks for any who answers :).

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should it be on the lighter side or can it be a bit more chunky. Do you need good batterie life or just something portable? And one last question: do you want a dGPU? (for maybe some gaming on the side, or maybe even some other Programms take advantage of a GPU (i dont know im just a chemical engineer))

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35 minutes ago, _Omega_ said:

should it be on the lighter side or can it be a bit more chunky. Do you need good batterie life or just something portable? And one last question: do you want a dGPU? (for maybe some gaming on the side, or maybe even some other Programms take advantage of a GPU (i dont know im just a chemical engineer))

i dont need a dGPU i have a pc. i dont mind the weight of it and i would like a good battery

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1. https://www.amazon.com/Dell-Inspiron-Laptop-3520-i7-1255U/dp/B0BRNTMCKY/ref=sr_1_15?crid=3QTGEEO4FI1FQ&keywords=i7+laptop&qid=1694744338&sprefix=i7+laptop%2Caps%2C361&sr=8-15
2. https://www.amazon.com/ASUS-VivoBook-i7-1260P-Fingerprint-F1502ZA-DS72/dp/B0B124ZM6Y/ref=sr_1_18?crid=3QTGEEO4FI1FQ&keywords=i7%2Blaptop&qid=1694744338&sprefix=i7%2Blaptop%2Caps%2C361&sr=8-18&th=1

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HP has some laptop models that can last 15-20 hours.  Look around for laptop reviews that are looking for long battery runtime.

: JRE #1914 Siddarth Kara

How bad is e-waste?  Listen to that Joe Rogan episode.

 

"Now you get what you want, but do you want more?
- Bob Marley, Rastaman Vibration album 1976

 

Windows 11 will just force business to "recycle" "obscolete" hardware.  Microsoft definitely isn't bothered by this at all, and seems to want hardware produced just a few years ago to be considered obsolete.  They have also not shown any interest nor has any other company in a similar financial position, to help increase tech recycling whatsoever.  Windows 12 might be cloud-based and be a monthly or yearly fee.

 

Software suggestions


Just get f.lux [Link removed due to forum rules] so your screen isn't bright white at night, a golden orange in place of stark 6500K bluish white.

released in 2008 and still being improved.

 

Dark Reader addon for webpages.  Pick any color you want for both background and text (background and foreground page elements).  Enable the preview mode on desktop for Firefox and Chrome addon, by clicking the dark reader addon settings, Choose dev tools amd click preview mode.

 

NoScript or EFF's privacy badger addons can block many scripts and websites that would load and track you, possibly halving page load time!

 

F-droid is a place to install open-source software for android, Antennapod, RethinkDNS, Fennec which is Firefox with about:config, lots of performance and other changes available, mozilla KB has a huge database of what most of the settings do.  Most software in the repository only requires Android 5 and 6!

 

I recommend firewall apps (blocks apps) and dns filters (redirect all dns requests on android, to your choice of dns, even if overridden).  RethinkDNS is my pick and I set it to use pi-hole, installed inside Ubuntu/Debian, which is inside Virtualbox, until I go to a website, nothing at all connects to any other server.  I also use NextDNS.io to do the same when away from home wi-fi or even cellular!  I can even tether from cellular to any device sharing via wi-fi, and block anything with dns set to NextDNS, regardless if the device allows changing dns.  This style of network filtration is being overridden by software updates on some devices, forcing a backup dns provuder, such as google dns, when built in dns requests are not connecting.  Without a complete firewall setup, dns redirection itself is no longer always effective.

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