Need good laptops recommendations

[Lediou]

Hey guys, so I'm on my last year in college and I'm looking for a really good computer for med-school that can handle anything or almost anything. Budget- $1,500

[The Sloth]

msi gt vr 

[Droidbot]

What do you mean by 'handle anything'?

Do you require a discrete GPU?

Do you require a quad core processor?

What screen size do you require?

Does it need to be light?

[Shiv78]

Dell XPS 15

[geek on fleek]

Razer Blade is great, if you get one with a decent gpu, maybe a 1050 or 1060 its definitely a decent system.

[The Sloth]

1 minute ago, geek on fleek said:

Razer Blade is great, if you get one with a decent gpu, maybe a 1050 or 1060 its definitely a decent system.

not in his price range 

[Lediou]

13 to 15 inches will be the spot for me.

Preferable light since it will be carried. 

Good battery life.

 

[Droidbot]

1 minute ago, geek on fleek said:

Razer Blade is great, if you get one with a decent gpu, maybe a 1050 or 1060 its definitely a decent system.

Except besides for:

- highdef screen is a waste of time and drains the battery faster than anything

- GPU and CPU thermal throttle

- Razer Support sucks balls

 

[Lediou]

I saw linus review on the raze blade but that beast is expensive. 

 

[The Sloth]

1 minute ago, Lediou said:

I saw linus review on the raze blade but that beast is expensive. 

 

 

 

3 minutes ago, Droidbot said:

Except besides for:

- highdef screen is a waste of time and drains the battery faster than anything

- GPU and CPU thermal throttle

- Razer Support sucks balls

 

 

 

[Droidbot]

1 minute ago, Lediou said:

13 to 15 inches will be the spot for me.

Preferable light since it will be carried. 

Good battery life.

 

XPS 13 (U series processors, no GPU, SSD)

XPS 15 (Quadcores, 1050/ti in some regions, SSD)

 

Alternatively get a Dell Latitude E6440 or a Lenovo X240/50/60, both really great machines. Latitude can be upgraded to a full quadcore and have its turbo bins unlocked, giving the processor up to 68W to work with and to turbo with, making it quicker than a lot of newer quadcores.

 

[Lediou]

Just now, Droidbot said:

XPS 13 (U series processors, no GPU, SSD)

XPS 15 (Quadcores, 1050/ti in some regions, SSD)

 

Alternatively get a Dell Latitude E6440 or a Lenovo X240/50/60, both really great machines. Latitude can be upgraded to a full quadcore and have its turbo bins unlocked, giving the processor up to 68W to work with and to turbo with, making it quicker than a lot of newer quadcores.

 

thank you for the recommendation. BTW, prefer website to bye the laptop for overseas shipping? 

[The Sloth]

1 minute ago, Droidbot said:

XPS 13 (U series processors, no GPU, SSD)

XPS 15 (Quadcores, 1050/ti in some regions, SSD)

 

Alternatively get a Dell Latitude E6440 or a Lenovo X240/50/60, both really great machines. Latitude can be upgraded to a full quadcore and have its turbo bins unlocked, giving the processor up to 68W to work with and to turbo with, making it quicker than a lot of newer quadcores.

 

 

he doesn't need that much power, for gaming a light machine such as a xps 15 with good battery life or a gaming machine with a 1060 such as msi gt vr would get the job done better. the xps 13 cant play games well. 

[Droidbot]

1 minute ago, Lediou said:

thank you for the recommendation. BTW, prefer website to bye the laptop for overseas shipping? 

If it's really expensive in your locale, get it through Amazon US or the nearest Amazon.

[Droidbot]

2 minutes ago, nerdslayer1 said:

he doesn't need that much power, for gaming a light machine such as a xps 15 with good battery life or a gaming machine with a 1060 such as msi gt vr would get the job done better. the xps 13 cant play games well. 

He didn't state he was gaming, he said it's for medschool. XPS13 is perfect for going between classes and having a small, quiet machine with a long battery life.

[The Sloth]

1 minute ago, Droidbot said:

He didn't state he was gaming, he said it's for medschool. XPS13 is perfect for going between classes and having a small, quiet machine with a long battery life.

 

he said it can handle everything, my sister is in med school a xps 13 is decent at best i would get a xps 15, it would give much more flexibility. fyi a 1080p screen mixed with a 56 watt-hour battery gives some good numbers. 

[Pendragon]

Should probably consider the X260 and X270 as well. You don't need anything powerful for med school. Anything computational based is either proprietary or already provided at school. 

[Droidbot]

2 minutes ago, Pendragon said:

Should probably consider the X260 and X270 as well. You don't need anything powerful for med school. Anything computational based is either proprietary or already provided at school. 

And if there's a Lenovo sales team in your locale, OP, talk to them and try to haggle them down. It works!

[Lediou]

Just now, Pendragon said:

Should probably consider the X260 and X270 as well. You don't need anything powerful for med school. Anything computational based is either proprietary or already provided at school. 

That was my go to first, but my friend is currently using it in her first year and she is having problem running an anatomy 3D modeling software. She said it lags and the software crashes consecutively. 

[Lediou]

Just now, Droidbot said:

And if there's a Lenovo sales team in your locale, OP, talk to them and try to haggle them down. It works!

I have none hahaha, there is a best bye in my hometown though, but they have very little options, the need to ship it from another state. 

[Droidbot]

1 minute ago, Lediou said:

I have none hahaha, there is a best bye in my hometown though, but they have very little options, the need to ship it from another state. 

Ah, makes sense. But you can call them, and just get them to ship it to you. I'd honestly say considering you're doing 3D stuff not to go for a X series laptop. Maybe a T460P, it's a really nice 14" machine. You can get a 6700HQ, 940MX, and a 1080p IPS screen for around $1000+

[Pendragon]

14 minutes ago, Lediou said:

anatomy 3D modeling software

Wait, you're asked to run this on your own laptop? Don't they have dedicated labs for this stuff. 

[Droidbot]

1 minute ago, Pendragon said:

Wait, you're asked to run this on your own laptop? Don't they have dedicated labs for this stuff. 

"Sorry, couldn't fit a used Quadro in the school budget"

[Lediou]

Just now, Pendragon said:

Wait, you're asked to run this on your own laptop? Don't they have dedicated labs for this stuff. 

they do run it on a VR room, but the software is used separated by the student, its provided free for individual study if supported. 

[Lediou]

Lenovo ThinkPad T460s

The laptop starts around $1,000 for a Core i5 with 4 gigs of RAM, 128 gig SSD and 1080p non-touch display. Our 1080p touch model with 8 gigs of RAM and a 256 gig SSD sells for $1,300. It maxes out at 20 gigs of RAM, and there are higher capacity SSD options and PCIe NVMe SSD options. It has a backlit keyboard, optional WiGig, optional 4G LTE, Ethernet and an ample selection of ports.

 

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon

The laptop is available with 8 or 16 gigs of RAM and your choice of SATA-3 or PCIe NVMe M.2 SSDs. It has a backlit keyboard, TrackPoint and an ample array of ports including USB 3.0, HDMI, mini DisplayPort, Ethernet via included dongle adapter, an SD card slot, option WiGig, optional 4G LTE with a SIM card slot and a OneLink+ expansion port. Pricing starts around $1,200 for the Core i5 with full HD Display, 8 gigs of RAM and a 256 gig SSD.

 

 

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