Laptop school/Light gaming

[Achilles]

Hey guys,

Im going to uni next year and im looking for a laptop up to 13 inch.

Usage: webbrowsing, word, powerpoints, youtube/netflix ect... but also for light gaming like Minecraft at lowest settings possible but still 60 + fps

Budget: max $1000 USD

Im really looking for laptops / 2 in 1's not smaller then 11 inch and not bigger then 13.1inch, preferably 128gb SSD and atleast 4gb ram. Ive been looking for a while now and can't seem to find the ideal laptop, any suggestions? Thanks in advance

[Blatcher2]

Whats your major? Any other games besides Minecraft?

[Achilles]

1 minute ago, Blatcher2 said:

Whats your major? Any other games besides Minecraft?

Philosophy, so I wont be needing anything other then webbrowing and MS office.

No, im not planning on playing minecraft daily either, I own a server so I only need to be able to log in once in a while and be able to play at 60 + fps

Thanks for replying so fast btw

[Blatcher2]

Pick up an XPS 13. They have the trifecta of Performance - Battery Life - Portability

 

The older 9360 models with the 8th gen CPU's are great value right now. Should be able to play Minecraft just fine.

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Dell-XPS-13-9360-Intel-8th-Gen-i7-8550u-8GB-256GB-SSD-Intel-HD-13-3-QHD-Touch/263520568471?hash=item3d5b0cc497:g:MLQAAOSw57xaePI~

[Blatcher2]

2 minutes ago, Blatcher2 said:

Pick up an XPS 13. They have the trifecta of Performance - Battery Life - Portability

 

The older 9360 models with the 8th gen CPU's are great value right now. Should be able to play Minecraft just fine.

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Dell-XPS-13-9360-Intel-8th-Gen-i7-8550u-8GB-256GB-SSD-Intel-HD-13-3-QHD-Touch/263520568471?hash=item3d5b0cc497:g:MLQAAOSw57xaePI~

The Spectre 13t X360 is great alternative with slightly less battery life but it is a 2 in 1.

 

You can pick up great deals on both between $850 and $1000 on ebay.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/HP-Spectre-x360-13-AE091MS-13-3-Touch-Laptop-i7-8550U-1-8GHz-8GB-256GB-SSD-W10/263541452190?hash=item3d5c4b6d9e:g:nEkAAOSwC-JaozdG#viTabs_0

[Achilles]

3 minutes ago, Blatcher2 said:

The Spectre 13t X360 is great alternative with slightly less battery life but it is a 2 in 1.

 

You can pick up great deals on both between $850 and $1000 on ebay.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/HP-Spectre-x360-13-AE091MS-13-3-Touch-Laptop-i7-8550U-1-8GHz-8GB-256GB-SSD-W10/263541452190?hash=item3d5c4b6d9e:g:nEkAAOSwC-JaozdG#viTabs_0

Thank you! Ill be looking at these, I forgot to mention that battery life is a very important factor aswell. Thanks for keeping that in mind

[Blatcher2]

1 minute ago, Achilles said:

Thank you! Ill be looking at these, I forgot to mention that battery life is a very important factor aswell. Thanks for keeping that in mind

Sure thing. As a college freshman I generally see a lot of peers with either macbook pro 13, XPS 13, or Spectre 13. A couple a others are sprinkled in there like Microsoft surface and gaming laptops but those are the top 3. My advice is wait for a good deal but don't wait too long. By June for example I doubt Dell will be selling any 9360s directly.

[pcguy0000]

You should consider the Dell Inspiron 15 7000 7757.

[pcguy0000]

Just now, pcguy0000 said:

You should consider the Dell Inspiron 15 7000 7757.

They frequently go on sales for about 800$ give or take. (its cheaper than the xps series)

[Achilles]

1 minute ago, pcguy0000 said:

You should consider the Dell Inspiron 15 7000 7757.

Thats 15 inch right? thats a little too big for me, I need it to be very portable and easy to carry around

[pcguy0000]

Its 15.6

Another laptop you may want to consider is:

[pcguy0000]

Oops, forgot to add link ill add it in a min

[pcguy0000]

Id recommend just buying a dell latitude then, because you can get quite good deals. A friend of mine bought a dell latitude with an ssd included (amazing speeds) for about $400.

[ShadowChaser]

If you're willing to go used, I've had good memories with HP ZBooks with dedicated FirePro GPUs.

If you can find one, Xiao Mi Notebook Air 13" has an 8th gen Intel i5/i7 and MX150

If you're willing to spend the money, a Razer Blade non-Stealth is really good, especially since you can charge it with a USB PD power bank.

[genexis_x]

Could you provide some links of online stores in your country?

[Achilles]

15 hours ago, ZM Fong said:

Could you provide some links of online stores in your country?

bol.com

https://www.vandenborre.be/

https://www.coolblue.be/nl

[dionkoffie]

3 minutes ago, Achilles said:

bol.com

https://www.vandenborre.be/

https://www.coolblue.be/nl

If you really need a laptop for office and light minecraft work, get a used laptop.

I have a Dell Latitude on Marktplaats for a lil over 100 euros with an I5 and 6gb ram. 

[Achilles]

I have been thinking about the Acer spin 5 ( https://www.vandenborre.be/laptop-tablet-pc-of-2-in-1-hybride/acer-spin-5-sp513-51-5471 ) or the Lenovo ideapad 710s Plus ( https://www.bol.com/nl/p/lenovo-ideapad-710s-plus-13ikb-80w30058mh-laptop-13-3-inch/9200000076077593/#product_specifications ). The Lenovo has a better gpu tho, but I am not sure which one has the best battery time, how can I get to know this? Also is the 100 euro's difference worth it?

[genexis_x]

20 hours ago, Achilles said:

Budget: max $1000 USD

Im really looking for laptops / 2 in 1's not smaller then 11 inch and not bigger then 13.1inch

This is really hard. Could you accept 13.3 inch laptops with small footprint?

[Achilles]

1 minute ago, ZM Fong said:

This is really hard. Could you accept 13.3 inch laptops with small footprint?

Yes, just nothing over 13.5 inch

[genexis_x]

4 minutes ago, Achilles said:

not sure which one has the best battery time

710S Plus has mediocre battery life. Spin 5 13.3 is better.

[Achilles]

Do you think it would last a full day in school?

My laptop I have now is an Asus T101HA with 2gb ram and 32gb flash BUT it has great battery life,32gb is barely anything, can't even install a windows upgrade lol.

[genexis_x]

Lenovo Thinkpad L380, L380 Yoga

Acer Spin 5 13.3 (SP513-52N)
Lenovo Ideapad 720S 13, Yoga 720 13

HP Envy 13, Probook 430 G5

[genexis_x]

8 minutes ago, Achilles said:

Do you think it would last a full day in school?

710S Plus has really mediocre battery, moreover the CPU is outdated. Cannot recommend.

[Achilles]

7 minutes ago, ZM Fong said:

710S Plus has really mediocre battery, moreover the CPU is outdated. Cannot recommend.

I think I will be going with the acer spin 5, thank you for suggesting!