Laptop for a student

[Nagispace]

So next year I'll be a student in engineering the school ask a laptop and some specified hardware and software.

The laptop need an i5 and 8go of RAM with windows 10. A kensington cable (I don't what this is).

My mom went to a local store and said it was at least 1200€ for those specs.

She said I need to look for one that is not the minimum and not the maximum, so my question is what laptop do you guys recommend me as a mid-range price with in mind that 1200€ is the minimum ?

 

Edited March 21, 2018 by Nagispace
Accidently posted the message before I finished it :/

[just tilt]

Budget?
What will you use it for?
Location?

[Nagispace]

2 minutes ago, just tilt said:

Budget?
What will you use it for?
Location?

Just edited my post

 

[tikker]

Kensington refers to the lock you often see on laptops and such so that you can chain them to a table or wall, for example. For that price, take a look at the Dell XPS lineup maybe. I have the 2016 XPS 13 and I like it a lot. It's more of an ultrabook-ish though, so if  you're going to throw heavy workloads at it maybe Thinkpads or the likes are more the direction you need to think of.

Also, knowing what the "specified software" is allows us to give better advice as well.

[genexis_x]

Mind providing some links of online stores in your country?

[Nagispace]

11 hours ago, ZM Fong said:

Mind providing some links of online stores in your country?

amazon, ldlc.com, topachat.com, materiel.net

I bought the components of my current desktop PC on ldlc, bought a shield k1 on TopAchat, have an Amazon Prime.

I know that I can find laptop arround 900€ for the specs, I just want a laptop that will work perfectly fine for at least 5 years. The 1200€ minimum is what my mother think is the minimum and I want to take advantage of that to get more like a "high-end" laptop than a middle one.

The problem is that I don't know what laptop is the best for that range of price and also not every laptop listed is from 2016-2018 and I want a pretty recent one that may be better for the same price.

[genexis_x]

27 minutes ago, Nagispace said:

at least 5 years

You can definitely find a decent laptop with decent specs under €900, however if you want something that can last long, I'll suggest business laptops.

 

Lenovo Thinkpad (customizable): T480 with optional 24+72Wh battery (I recommend this), X380 Yoga, X280, L380 Yoga, L380/480/580

 

Dell Latitude (customizable): 5290, 5490, 5590

 

Also, do you have any special requirements like max weight, display size, dGPU etc?

[Nagispace]

7 minutes ago, ZM Fong said:

You can definitely find a decent laptop with decent specs under €900, however if you want something that can last long, I'll suggest business laptops.

 

Lenovo Thinkpad (customizable): T480 with optional 24+72Wh battery (I recommend this), X380 Yoga, X280, L380 Yoga, L380/480/580

 

Dell Latitude (customizable): 5290, 5490, 5590

 

Also, do you have any special requirements like max weight, display size, dGPU etc?

At least a 15" display and gtx 1060

The laptop will need to compile some 

codeand games

[genexis_x]

1 hour ago, Nagispace said:

At least a 15" display and gtx 1060

The laptop will need to compile some 

codeand games

Oh okay. Is portability important? I'll send you recommendations again later.

 

I can't guarantee that a gaming laptop can last long. You may also consider mobile workstation like Lenovo Thinkpad P, Dell Precision 5000/7000 and HP Zbook since they usually have the best longevity, however they can be expensive.

Edit: Links for mobile workstations:
https://www3.lenovo.com/fr/fr/laptops/thinkpad/p-series/ThinkPad-P71/p/20HKCTO1WWFRFR0/customize? - P3000 (about 1060MQ)/P4000/P5000
http://www.dell.com/fr-fr/work/shop/cty/pdp/spd/precision-17-7720-laptop/xctop7720emea#config-group-3818890 - P3000 (about 1060MQ)/P4000/P5000

Edited March 22, 2018 by ZM Fong

[genexis_x]

(From best to worst)

Barebonefactory Clevo P751TM2-G, P775TM1-G - desktop CPU, 1060/1070/1080(P775), needs repaste and maybe delid

MSI GT62VR - 1060/1070

MSI GT73EVR - 1060

Lenovo Y720 - 1060

Acer Predator 15,17 - 1060/1070, needs repaste, thermals is hit or miss

Acer Aspire V Nitro, Aspire 7 - 1060, needs repaste

Asus GL702ZC - desktop Ryzen 7 1700, RX 580, there are many weaknesses (read review), needs repaste and maybe delid

 

Portable:

Gigabyte Aero 15 - 1060, long battery life

MSI GE63VR, GE73VR - 1060/1070

MSI GS73VR, GS63VR - 1060/1070MQ

Barebonefactory Clevo P950HR - 1060/1070MQ

Lenovo Y520 - 1060MQ

 

Alternatively you can also buy Thinkpad+eGPU. Read reviews first from Notebookcheck, Ultrabookreview or Laptopmedia before buying to know the pros and cons of a specific model.

[Nagispace]

Thank you, I'll look them later