Best Laptop for School?

[mrconmasterx7]

Hi, so i'm a homeschool student. So i use a computer for most of my work and studying. But i don't have a decent laptop for easy access/portability that would make it so much easier. This is something i would need...

 

- Fast and Portable (not extremely light, just something i can fit in a backpack and such. And i would prefer an SSD over HDD, even if its like 256gbs)

- Will last a few years to continue my schooling, even for college

- Performance is decent

 

I DO NOT plan on gaming on it, and if i do, it'll be very light. I would mostly use graphics (GPU Power) for like software and all that use that.

 

I would say my budget is under $700. But hoping to be around the $500-$600 range IF POSSIBLE. And would have to be ordered online like amazon so include names or links please!

 

If anyone could please help me out, that would be amazing! Thank you!

[Sa1tama]

Wow. I have an exact same problem.

[yaya1]

How much power do you need? Would an atom be enough?

[yaya1]

If it would, I'd go for something like an ASUS VivoBook. While it's relatively expensive and doesn't have too much storage, you could just plug in a 256 gig sd card and you'd be good to go. Also, it should be fairly quiet and the battery should last long enough for one day. 

[mrconmasterx7]

1 hour ago, _SAITAMA_ said:

Wow. I have an exact same problem.

haha

[mrconmasterx7]

2 hours ago, anthonyjc2010 said:

If you're home schooled... what's the use of a backpack? Why do you need something portable? Why do [insert home school-related questions here]

 

In regards to your query, I generally recommend last-gen Thinkpads (or modern budget ones) to people on a budget... and that's pretty standard in this community. I'll update this post in the morning with a recommendation, I'm a bit too tired right now.

 

On a side note, I'm very curious about the dynamics of home schooling and would love to get more details about it.

Well i'm homeschooled ONLINE haha. It's online based, by the county and approved with "real" licensed teachers. It's not like the typical homeschool parent stuff. But for the portability, it would just be easier for me to travel and go out (or even do it from bed) and still do work and study abit 

[genexis_x]

10 hours ago, Jonas_2909 said:

battery should last long enough for one day. 

What. Most Vivobooks have mediocre battery life.

 

OP, get any laptop with KB-R CPU like Acer Swift 3. Good build quality, fairly portable, has a SSD, decent CPU performance (8250U is on par with 7300HQ). Look into Asus UX330UA too if you want a better display.

[johnjohns111]

I think that you should look into HP Pavilion 17.3″ it has a good display, and for battery ASUS ZenBook UX330UA

[yaya1]

17 hours ago, ZM Fong said:

What. Most Vivobooks have mediocre battery life.

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Sorry, I didn't mean to say something wrong. That's just how it appeared to be to me...