Laptop for school

[adamabraham]

Hi there! High school is coming in exactly 7 days here. I need a laptop for school work. What I'm going to do is ms office stuff and some coding. I usually watch a lot of YouTube videos, and I dont like stuttering. And occasional video editing, but I don't mind long render time. What I need is good battery life.

 

My budget is $700. I can't stretch it, Asus ux305 is around $800 in the us, but here in Indonesia it's like $1400 ?

 

So, I think this is what I want to get.

Core i3

8 GB RAM

128( or 256) GB SSD (or hybrid drive)

1080p, 13" ( higher than FHD Isn't necessary, battery life is priority)

8+ hours of battery life.

 

If you can find one it'll be awesome ? 

But thanks in advance!

[Carlos1010]

3 minutes ago, adamabraham said:

Hi there! High school is coming in exactly 7 days here. I need a laptop for school work. What I'm going to do is ms office stuff and some coding. I usually watch a lot of YouTube videos, and I dont like stuttering. And occasional video editing, but I don't mind long render time. What I need is good battery life.

 

My budget is $700. I can't stretch it, Asus ux305 is around $800 in the us, but here in Indonesia it's like $1400 ?

 

So, I think this is what I want to get.

Core i3

8 GB RAM

128( or 256) GB SSD (or hybrid drive)

1080p, 13" ( higher than FHD Isn't necessary, battery life is priority)

8+ hours of battery life.

 

If you can find one it'll be awesome ? 

But thanks in advance!

Ill search but first you need a better CPU and second what kind of money do they have there in your country? How much your money is 1 CAD?

[adamabraham]

12 minutes ago, Carlos1010 said:

Ill search but first you need a better CPU and second what kind of money do they have there in your country? How much your money is 1 CAD?

1 CAD = ~10,000 IDR

700 USD = ~9,200,000 IDR

Do you think it's necessary? Coz I rarely edit videos..

[adamabraham]

24 minutes ago, Wedsea040 said:

Not sure what this is to your Indonesian currency, but this Dell Inspiron 15 5000 2 in 1 looks good for the price.

 

Intel® Core™ i5-6200U

8 GB DDR4 RAM

256 GB SSD

1920 x 1080

 

799€

 

http://www.dell.com/de/p/inspiron-15-5568-2-in-1-laptop/pd?oc=cn55601&model_id=inspiron-15-5568-2-in-1-laptop

Well that thing is almost $900 ?

[Carlos1010]

This is THE BEST laptop that you can get for $700. https://www.amazon.com/15-6-inch-Flagship-7200rpm-GeForce-Bluetooth/dp/B01FL80YRO/ref=pd_sim_sbs_147_1?ie=UTF8&dpID=41kswQEF1lL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR160%2C160_&psc=1&refRID=D93D1Q8PCFZBT6RS2B1W

 

You don't get a SSD but you get a fast Hard drive and a VERY GOOD GPU and CPU.

Please tell me if it helped!

 

[adamabraham]

7 minutes ago, Carlos1010 said:

This is THE BEST laptop that you can get for $700. https://www.amazon.com/15-6-inch-Flagship-7200rpm-GeForce-Bluetooth/dp/B01FL80YRO/ref=pd_sim_sbs_147_1?ie=UTF8&dpID=41kswQEF1lL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR160%2C160_&psc=1&refRID=D93D1Q8PCFZBT6RS2B1W

 

You don't get a SSD but you get a fast Hard drive and a VERY GOOD GPU and CPU.

Please tell me if it helped!

 

Well I don't mind sacrificing the SSD, but I think I won't get good battery life on it. Plus, I can't find the model number for it. And I can't buy things from Amazon, shipping will cost around $55 ?

[Carlos1010]

Buy it from Newegg or NCIX then. It has intel i7 with hyperthreading and 2gb of VRAM. Also it has free shipping and good reviews!

[Carlos1010]

It is true you won't get that much battery life, on average 5 hours not that bad. 

[Carlos1010]

You won't get a better laptop than this. If you want to get like 8 hours of battery life you have to sacrifice one of these two things: Performance or Price. 

[exercutor5]

It is actually rather difficult for us to find the perfect laptop for you as the prices you stated in USD don't really match up to what your actual budget in your local currency is due to currency exchange and what not. Buying online straight from the US is possible but warranty claims are going to be a pain in the ass. Your best bet is now to head to your local store and take a look at what they offer.

[Hulkbert]

2 hours ago, adamabraham said:

Hi there! High school is coming in exactly 7 days here. I need a laptop for school work. What I'm going to do is ms office stuff and some coding. I usually watch a lot of YouTube videos, and I dont like stuttering. And occasional video editing, but I don't mind long render time. What I need is good battery life.

 

My budget is $700. I can't stretch it, Asus ux305 is around $800 in the us, but here in Indonesia it's like $1400 ?

 

So, I think this is what I want to get.

Core i3

8 GB RAM

128( or 256) GB SSD (or hybrid drive)

1080p, 13" ( higher than FHD Isn't necessary, battery life is priority)

8+ hours of battery life.

 

If you can find one it'll be awesome ? 

But thanks in advance!

This isn't the best laptop, but it isn't so bad and the battery life is amazing. https://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msusa/en_US/pdp/ASUS-VivoBook-E403-Signature-Edition-Laptop/productID.608755200  idk if you can get it in Indonesia.