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Thanks in advance for reading this. 

 

I ain't big in the laptop playing area(last one I had was a Samsung Series 7 Gamer). And I'm to lazy to search for a starting point. 

I need a robust laptop recommendation. Light weight, portable(business travel), sturdy and won't split itself into 2. No need for it to be high spec(Work laptop, no video editing, or rendering required). 

There's no budget specified right now but if you need one $1500 and below. Throw some at me so that I can check it out :) 

i5 2400 | ASUS RTX 4090 TUF OC | Seasonic 1200W Prime Gold | WD Green 120gb | WD Blue 1tb | some ram | a random case

 

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ThinkPad T450S or T460S - best battery life on the market as well as the highest durability available

Archangel (Desktop) CPU: i5 4590 GPU:Asus R9 280  3GB RAM:HyperX Beast 2x4GBPSU:SeaSonic S12G 750W Mobo:GA-H97m-HD3 Case:CM Silencio 650 Storage:1 TB WD Red
Celestial (Laptop 1) CPU:i7 4720HQ GPU:GTX 860M 4GB RAM:2x4GB SK Hynix DDR3Storage: 250GB 850 EVO Model:Lenovo Y50-70
Seraph (Laptop 2) CPU:i7 6700HQ GPU:GTX 970M 3GB RAM:2x8GB DDR4Storage: 256GB Samsung 951 + 1TB Toshiba HDD Model:Asus GL502VT
Windows 10 is now MSX! - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/440190-can-we-start-calling-windows-10/page-6

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Look at the Dell XPS 15. They have i3 and i5 variants that should fit within your budget.

Main Rig: CPU i7-4790k / MOBO Asus Z97-Pro (Wifi-AC) / RAM 16GB HyperX Fury 1866 MHz / CPU COOLER Dark Rock 3 / GPU Asus GTX 1070 Strix  / CASE Evolv ATX Tempered Glass / SSD Crucial MX200 250GB / HDD  WD Black 1TB + WD Blue 3TB / PSU EVGA 750G2 / DISPLAYS 2x Dell U2414h / KEYBOARD Corsair K70 RGB Cherry MX Brown / MOUSE Logitech G602 

Laptop: Dell XPS 15 / i7-6700HQ, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, GTX 960m, 1080P Display

 

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Just now, FirstArmada said:

Razer Blade Stealth?

He wants a solid work laptop, not a furnace

Archangel (Desktop) CPU: i5 4590 GPU:Asus R9 280  3GB RAM:HyperX Beast 2x4GBPSU:SeaSonic S12G 750W Mobo:GA-H97m-HD3 Case:CM Silencio 650 Storage:1 TB WD Red
Celestial (Laptop 1) CPU:i7 4720HQ GPU:GTX 860M 4GB RAM:2x4GB SK Hynix DDR3Storage: 250GB 850 EVO Model:Lenovo Y50-70
Seraph (Laptop 2) CPU:i7 6700HQ GPU:GTX 970M 3GB RAM:2x8GB DDR4Storage: 256GB Samsung 951 + 1TB Toshiba HDD Model:Asus GL502VT
Windows 10 is now MSX! - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/440190-can-we-start-calling-windows-10/page-6

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Just now, don_svetlio said:

He wants a solid work laptop, not a furnace

Wasn't aware of any overheating issues, only contains a i7-6500U i expected them to provide adequate cooling o.O

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13" rMBP?

Desktop - Corsair 300r i7 4770k H100i MSI 780ti 16GB Vengeance Pro 2400mhz Crucial MX100 512gb Samsung Evo 250gb 2 TB WD Green, AOC Q2770PQU 1440p 27" monitor Laptop Clevo W110er - 11.6" 768p, i5 3230m, 650m GT 2gb, OCZ vertex 4 256gb,  4gb ram, Server: Fractal Define Mini, MSI Z78-G43, Intel G3220, 8GB Corsair Vengeance, 4x 3tb WD Reds in Raid 10, Phone Oppo Reno 10x 256gb , Camera Sony A7iii

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Just now, FirstArmada said:

Wasn't aware of any overheating issues, only contains a i7-6500U i expected them to provide adequate cooling o.O

Loud and hot - ThinkPads are barely audible even under max load

Archangel (Desktop) CPU: i5 4590 GPU:Asus R9 280  3GB RAM:HyperX Beast 2x4GBPSU:SeaSonic S12G 750W Mobo:GA-H97m-HD3 Case:CM Silencio 650 Storage:1 TB WD Red
Celestial (Laptop 1) CPU:i7 4720HQ GPU:GTX 860M 4GB RAM:2x4GB SK Hynix DDR3Storage: 250GB 850 EVO Model:Lenovo Y50-70
Seraph (Laptop 2) CPU:i7 6700HQ GPU:GTX 970M 3GB RAM:2x8GB DDR4Storage: 256GB Samsung 951 + 1TB Toshiba HDD Model:Asus GL502VT
Windows 10 is now MSX! - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/440190-can-we-start-calling-windows-10/page-6

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11 minutes ago, Pohernori said:

 

Light weight, portable, sturdy, and not necessarily high-spec? Seems like you're looking for a macbook.

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I love my 12 inch macbook, and would highly recommend it to anyone who travels a lot. Single USB-C can be a deal breaker if you plug things into your laptop a lot, but I'm not in that camp (in fact I just airdrop things via my phone 99% of the time). Battery life is good, it's snappy, and the screen is gorgeous. I can go into more detail upon request.

 

Edit: buy refurb if you're interested. I picked up the highest spec macbook from Macworld for sub $1250 (the starting price of the base model), and it came minty-fresh.  If I remember correctly, there wasn't even tax!

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PC:

Monolith(Laptop): CPU: i7 5700HQ GPU: GTX 980M 8GB RAM: 2x8GB 1600MHz Storage: 2x128GB Samsung 850 EVO(Raid 0) + 1TB HGST 7200RPM Model: Gigabyte P35XV4 Mouse: Razer Orochi Headset: Turtle Beach Stealth 450

 

IoT:

Router: Netgear D7000 Nighthawk

NAS: Synology DS218j, 2x 4TB Seagate Ironwolf

Media Accelerator: Nvidia Shield via Plex

Phone: Sony Xperia X Compact

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35 minutes ago, FirstArmada said:

Razer Blade Stealth?

 

Weirdly enough. I did think of that, but the blade is pretty expensive. And I don't think I'll be needing the dGPU inside. 

38 minutes ago, ShadowCaptain said:

13" rMBP?

 

LOL, it'll probably be stolen. Apple is a no no since its unreasonably in my country. But thanks for the suggestion ;)

 

 

i5 2400 | ASUS RTX 4090 TUF OC | Seasonic 1200W Prime Gold | WD Green 120gb | WD Blue 1tb | some ram | a random case

 

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2 minutes ago, Pohernori said:

 

Weirdly enough. I did think of that, but the blade is pretty expensive. And I don't think I'll be needing the dGPU inside. 

 

LOL, it'll probably be stolen. Apple is a no no since its unreasonably in my country. But thanks for the suggestion ;)

 

 

Ah you said $1500 so I just naturally think USA :P haha. shame they are great machines

 

I guess it really depends what you want, there are tons of great machines around

Desktop - Corsair 300r i7 4770k H100i MSI 780ti 16GB Vengeance Pro 2400mhz Crucial MX100 512gb Samsung Evo 250gb 2 TB WD Green, AOC Q2770PQU 1440p 27" monitor Laptop Clevo W110er - 11.6" 768p, i5 3230m, 650m GT 2gb, OCZ vertex 4 256gb,  4gb ram, Server: Fractal Define Mini, MSI Z78-G43, Intel G3220, 8GB Corsair Vengeance, 4x 3tb WD Reds in Raid 10, Phone Oppo Reno 10x 256gb , Camera Sony A7iii

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6 minutes ago, Pohernori said:

 

Weirdly enough. I did think of that, but the blade is pretty expensive. And I don't think I'll be needing the dGPU inside. 

 

LOL, it'll probably be stolen. Apple is a no no since its unreasonably in my country. But thanks for the suggestion ;)

 

 

T H I N K P A D B O Y Z

Archangel (Desktop) CPU: i5 4590 GPU:Asus R9 280  3GB RAM:HyperX Beast 2x4GBPSU:SeaSonic S12G 750W Mobo:GA-H97m-HD3 Case:CM Silencio 650 Storage:1 TB WD Red
Celestial (Laptop 1) CPU:i7 4720HQ GPU:GTX 860M 4GB RAM:2x4GB SK Hynix DDR3Storage: 250GB 850 EVO Model:Lenovo Y50-70
Seraph (Laptop 2) CPU:i7 6700HQ GPU:GTX 970M 3GB RAM:2x8GB DDR4Storage: 256GB Samsung 951 + 1TB Toshiba HDD Model:Asus GL502VT
Windows 10 is now MSX! - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/440190-can-we-start-calling-windows-10/page-6

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T460s: can put a NVMe ssd in it, 20% more performance with the same cpu because the TDP is 25 and not 15.

carbon x1: as thin as a thinkpad can get with a i5 or i7

x260: you can upgrade the battery so you have 15+ hours of battery life.

Before you buy amp and dac.  My thoughts on the M50x  Ultimate Ears Reference monitor review I might have a thing for audio...

My main Headphones and IEMs:  K612 pro, HD 25 and Ultimate Ears Reference Monitor, HD 580 with HD 600 grills

DAC and AMP: RME ADI 2 DAC

Speakers: Genelec 8040, System Audio SA205

Receiver: Denon AVR-1612

Desktop: R7 1700, GTX 1080  RX 580 8GB and other stuff

Laptop: ThinkPad P50: i7 6820HQ, M2000M. ThinkPad T420s: i7 2640M, NVS 4200M

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37 minutes ago, Pohernori said:

 

Weirdly enough. I did think of that, but the blade is pretty expensive. And I don't think I'll be needing the dGPU inside. 

 

LOL, it'll probably be stolen. Apple is a no no since its unreasonably in my country. But thanks for the suggestion ;)

 

 

The stealth doesn't have a dGPU only an i7 but apparently it has overheating issues so i would not recommend, for something similar in size check out the X1 Carbon i believe it is slimmer

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