Laptop for engineering student

[arifzainurin]

Hello guys, I need some help over here. I'm looking for a decent laptop around $1500 for college. All I need is a good battery life and being able to handle AutoCAD and other 3D software. Size wise, I'm fine with 13". I'm current eyeing the latest Razer Blade Stealth, HP Envy 13 and XPS 13. I think you can see my pattern here which is lightweight and portable but problem is they don't have dedicated graphics. Any suggestions?

[The Sloth]

i can answer this xps 15 is a really good long term solution. xps 13 would also do the same, if you want to save money get the xps 13, razerblade stealth had poor support.

[SeanAngelo]

11 minutes ago, arifzainurin said:

Hello guys, I need some help over here. I'm looking for a decent laptop around $1500 for college. All I need is a good battery life and being able to handle AutoCAD and other 3D software. Size wise, I'm fine with 13". I'm current eyeing the latest Razer Blade Stealth, HP Envy 13 and XPS 13. I think you can see my pattern here which is lightweight and portable but problem is they don't have dedicated graphics. Any suggestions?

XPS. for sure.

[Dackzy]

You want a quad core CPU and you want a laptop that has a good cooling system and since you want a laptop that is build well, because you are a student. (which removes all Razer and Gigabyte stoves)

 

A XPS 15 or a T460p seems like two good bets, the T460p is better build, but the XPS 15 has a better GPU

[WkdPaul]

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Disagreement is one thing, personal attacks are something else, let me be clear, you should only reply to this thread if you have a suggestion that would help the OP.

[arifzainurin]

How bad is Razer's quality? One more question, is it worth it if I pair the laptop with external GPU in the future?

[Dackzy]

4 hours ago, arifzainurin said:

How bad is Razer's quality? One more question, is it worth it if I pair the laptop with external GPU in the future?

very very bad, it is a shit show. I think it is on NBR where the razer sub forum basically has this long thread that just goes like this "oh what is happening here? Okay what the actual fuck is going on with this laptop, welp it is faulty and thermal throttles like no tomorrow" even on razers own forum people post a lot about problems.

 

eGPU solutions are pretty much shit, you loose 20'ish% performance and that is just with TB3, if your CPU isn't very powerful then look forward to even less performance.

[mrchow19910319]

7 hours ago, arifzainurin said:

One more question, is it worth it if I pair the laptop with external GPU in the future?

No. That is just those company trying to repack stuff and sell you for profit...... Not worth it at all. 

[jasonwj322a]

On 12/25/2016 at 10:01 AM, nerdslayer1 said:

i can answer this xps 15 is a really good long term solution. xps 13 would also do the same, if you want to save money get the xps 13, razerblade stealth had poor support.

How long you think the XPS 15 will last? 5 years? 

[The Sloth]

1 hour ago, jasonwj322a said:

How long you think the XPS 15 will last? 5 years? 

every laptop will last 5 year if you take care of it. 

[jasonwj322a]

57 minutes ago, nerdslayer1 said:

every laptop will last 5 year if you take care of it. 

I understand that part. But would the hardware be good enough? Im thinking yes especially since hardware aren't inproving a lot recently.

[The Sloth]

1 hour ago, jasonwj322a said:

I understand that part. But would the hardware be good enough? Im thinking yes especially since hardware aren't inproving a lot recently.

 

yes a 6700hq and a 960m should get you through university 

[arifzainurin]

My initial plan is to upgrade the laptop with eGPU but since the doesn't work I need a suggestion for a good portable laptop with 1060 with good battery. Do you guys think XPS 15 will be updated with 10-series GPU?

[Pendragon]

2 hours ago, arifzainurin said:

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Its updated with the 1050. There are new budget laptops with 1050ti

[arifzainurin]

7 hours ago, Pendragon said:

Its updated with the 1050. There are new budget laptops with 1050ti

Any suggestions?

[Pendragon]

1 hour ago, arifzainurin said:

suggestions

Waiting on reviews and stats from nbc or nbr

[arifzainurin]

Since Dell have updated Inspiron 15 7000 gaming and the most spec'ed out configuration is under 1500, should I buy it?

[Dackzy]

3 hours ago, arifzainurin said:

Since Dell have updated Inspiron 15 7000 gaming and the most spec'ed out configuration is under 1500, should I buy it?

well you could get a clevo laptop with a 1060 for that price. It would be 1080p and not have a 512gb NVMe SSD, but the GPU would go from 1050ti to 1060

[straight_stewie]

On 12/25/2016 at 11:52 AM, arifzainurin said:

Hello guys, I need some help over here. I'm looking for a decent laptop around $1500 for college. All I need is a good battery life and being able to handle AutoCAD and other 3D software. Size wise, I'm fine with 13". I'm current eyeing the latest Razer Blade Stealth, HP Envy 13 and XPS 13. I think you can see my pattern here which is lightweight and portable but problem is they don't have dedicated graphics. Any suggestions?

I can't tell you what a good one would be, but I can tell you one that you should stay away from: ASUS ROG Series Laptops. That's what I decided to use (I had a way more limited budget than you do) and while the specs are more than capable of doing what I need them to do, the battery life is atrocious. It might last an hour and a half doing CAD work.