Laptop Suggestions

[alizaidi2000]

Hello, LTT Forums.

 

My friend is looking for a laptop, he actually has a pretty stern wishlist

 

He wants a:

- A 6th or 7th gen i7 cpu

- A USB 3.1 type-c Port, with thunderbolt and pcie support

- He wants it to be convertable

-  He wants an ssd, but capacity is not a huge deal, although more than 128GB is required

-At least 8GB RAM 

- His budget is around $1300

 

Any suggestions? because i cant think of any nor can i find any

[Guest]

Convertible? So does keyboard detachable or just rotatable?

[more_fps]

check out the yoga 910 series

 

[alizaidi2000]

1 hour ago, deXxterlab97 said:

Convertible? So does keyboard detachable or just rotatable?

Sorry, I should have mentioned that. he wants Rotatable

[Pendragon]

HP Spectre x360 13

[alizaidi2000]

1 hour ago, TechNutz said:

check out the yoga 910 series

 

Does it have USB Type-c with thunderbolt/pcie support?

[Guest]

2 minutes ago, alizaidi2000 said:

Sorry, I should have mentioned that. he wants Rotatable

https://www.amazon.com/LGI-Newest-2017-Spectre-x360/dp/B01N8Y47GU/ref=sr_1_2?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1481229865&sr=1-2&keywords=thunderbolt

 

Thunderbolt: ✓

USB type C: ✓

Rotatable k/b: ✓

i7 7500: ✓

8 GB RAM, 256GB SSD

No HDD though

[more_fps]

4 minutes ago, alizaidi2000 said:

Does it have USB Type-c with thunderbolt/pcie support?

 

 

edit: ignore the yoga 910 it doesn't support thunderbolt 3, which is a shame. 

[alizaidi2000]

1 hour ago, TechNutz said:

yeah has 2 usb type-c that supports thunderbolt 3

Well, I shall suggest him your suggestion as it is only $25 more for more ram and ssd capacity

1 hour ago, deXxterlab97 said:

https://www.amazon.com/LGI-Newest-2017-Spectre-x360/dp/B01N8Y47GU/ref=sr_1_2?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1481229865&sr=1-2&keywords=thunderbolt

 

Thunderbolt: ✓

USB type C: ✓

Rotatable k/b: ✓

i7 7500: ✓

8 GB RAM, 256GB SSD

No HDD though

Yours is pretty close too, it's just that the other one seems better for only an extra $25

[Guest]

Just now, alizaidi2000 said:

Well, shall suggest him your suggestion as it is only $25 more for more ram and ssd capacity

Yours is pretty close too, it's just that the other one seems better for only an extra $25

yoga has no thundebolt

[alizaidi2000]

1 hour ago, deXxterlab97 said:

yoga has no thundebolt

Well, then i guess i will keep this open, but right now number one is the you suggested

 

[alizaidi2000]

So any other suggestion? because the lenovo yoga 910 looked really promising, for what it offered

[alizaidi2000]

I seem to have found one, http://www.dell.com/ca/p/inspiron-13-7378-2-in-1-laptop/pd?oc=ni137378_btsb_h5107e&model_id=inspiron-13-7378-2-in-1-laptop can anyone verify whether or not this has USB Type-C port that has thunderbolt/pcie?

[Pendragon]

1 minute ago, alizaidi2000 said:

snip

nope.

[alizaidi2000]

1 hour ago, Pendragon said:

nope.

Awww, that sucks.

 

Seriously, no suggestions? 

[Pendragon]

4 minutes ago, alizaidi2000 said:

Seriously, no suggestions? 

I was the first one to suggest a viable solution. Read above. @deXxterlab97 recommended the same thing. It's the only viable solution on the market at that price point. There is no other suggestion.

 

These two sites combined have every tb3 laptop listed:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12G1VTFWkTL5tb8nxUAtnDHwTLyya9I3Vw-OXXrIN4e4/edit

http://www.ultrabookreview.com/10579-laptops-thunderbolt-3/

[Guest]

5 minutes ago, alizaidi2000 said:

Awww, that sucks.

 

Seriously, no suggestions? 

start saving up

[alizaidi2000]

1 hour ago, deXxterlab97 said:

start saving up

lol i shall tell him that

1 hour ago, Pendragon said:

I was the first one to suggest a viable solution. Read above. @deXxterlab97 recommended the same thing. It's the only viable solution on the market at that price point. There is no other suggestion.

 

These two sites combined have every tb3 laptop listed:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12G1VTFWkTL5tb8nxUAtnDHwTLyya9I3Vw-OXXrIN4e4/edit

http://www.ultrabookreview.com/10579-laptops-thunderbolt-3/

Yeah i know that, what i meant is that the other guy got me really hyped up about the Lenovo  yoga 910, then disappointed me. What i mean is that would there be any sort of equivalent to the yoga that has a usb type-c with thunderbolt/pcie? i suppose not, well I might be able to persuade him to increase his budget to around $1500. Can anyone recommend a laptop at that price point?

[Guest]

Just now, alizaidi2000 said:

lol i shall tell him that

Yeah i know that, what i meant that the other guy got me really hyped up about the Lenovo  yoga 910, then disappointed me. What i mean is that would there be any sort of equivalent to the yoga that has a usb type-c with thunderbolt/pcie? i suppose not, well I might be able to persuade him to increase his budget to around $1500. Can anyone recommend a laptop at that price point?

haven't found any. HP is seems to be the only solution atm

[alizaidi2000]

1 hour ago, deXxterlab97 said:

haven't found any. HP is seems to be the only solution atm

Not even at $1500?

[Guest]

1 minute ago, alizaidi2000 said:

Not even at $1500?

Yes. found one but has no Type C

If an adapter doesn't bother you. Has Thunderbolt, i7 but the 6500u which is dual core iirc but 4K and has dedicated gpu

https://www.amazon.com/Q534UX-Touch-Screen-Skylake-i7-6500U-Thunderbolt/dp/B01KI4LAYW/ref=sr_1_5?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1481252956&sr=1-5&keywords=thunderbolt

[alizaidi2000]

This is at $1900, i wont be able to convince him that far (he is indian, like me, so definitely no convincing him to spend $1900)

[Pendragon]

10 hours ago, alizaidi2000 said:

This is at $1900, i wont be able to convince him that far (he is indian, like me, so definitely no convincing him to spend $1900)

The only real issue is the 2 in 1. Not many of those come with tb3. 

[alizaidi2000]

1 hour ago, Pendragon said:

The only real issue is the 2 in 1. Not many of those come with tb3. 

Then I will suggest him the Lenovo yoga 910 or the Dell Inspiron 13 7378 I mentioned before.  if anybody has any other suggestions please keep me posted

[Inkz]

Does he care about games or running intensive programs? That could affect if he needs a dGPU or not. Also if he is just browsing a dual core will actually serve him better, more battery life.