Laptop for programming

[ateszkamatesz]

I’m going to university and need a laptop for programming and stuff. Can you guys give me some advice? I was thinking about thinkpads, they are said to be the best for this kind of porpuse. 

 

The things that I need:

- A decent cpu

- 8Gb of ram

- Good battery life

- Good keyboard

- If possible a 256Gb ssd or a 128Gb ssd and hdd

- Price not more than 900$

[genexis_x]

Where are you from? Preferred display size?

[ateszkamatesz]

I’m from Hungary and for display size I have no preference. I had a laptop with a 15” screen and that was pretty good for me.

[genexis_x]

Any links of online stores?

[ateszkamatesz]

https://ipon.hu/

This is where I usually buy my stuff, but it only has hungarian language and money. The max price is 300 000 Ft if you search here. 

[TheMircea]

Hello, i have same problem like you, i need a decent laptop for programming and college with a buget around 650-700€ and i found this, i can't recomand  it since i'm looking for a second thoughts from people with more experiece, this would by my first laptop...Here it is...

 

[ateszkamatesz]

13 hours ago, TheMircea said:

Hello, i have same problem like you, i need a decent laptop for programming and college with a buget around 650-700€ and i found this, i can't recomand  it since i'm looking for a second thoughts from people with more experiece, this would by my first laptop...Here it is...

 

It sounds pretty good but I can’t find anything abou the battery and for me the keyboard looks pretty small. But if you do not care about these so much, it could be a pretty good option.

[TheMircea]

Battery wise, may be around 4 h of working, not such a great deal, but enough for one day at college for me. I've made a topic about it here.

[genexis_x]

OK-good keyboard with good sRGB panel:

Lenovo Ideapad 720s 13 (Intel)

Lenovo Yoga 720 13

Acer Spin 5 13

 

OK keyboard with good sRGB panel:

Asus UX410UA

Asus UX310UA

 

Good-excellent keyboard with entry level IPS:

Lenovo Thinkpad E480/E580

 

Good enough keyboard with entry level IPS:

Acer Swift 3 15

Lenovo Ideapad 320s 14/15 (52Wh battery)

HP Probook 430/440/450 G5 (only some model with IPS panel)

Acer Aspire 5 17 (not entry level IPS - good sRGB)

Acer Aspire 5 15 (only some model with IPS panel)

 

All with KBL-R CPU

[ateszkamatesz]

2 minutes ago, ZM Fong said:

OK-good keyboard with good sRGB panel:

Lenovo Ideapad 720s 13 (Intel)

Lenovo Yoga 720 13

Acer Spin 5 13

 

OK keyboard with good sRGB panel:

Asus UX410UA

Asus UX310UA

 

Good-excellent keyboard with entry level IPS:

Lenovo Thinkpad E480/E580

 

Good enough keyboard with entry level IPS:

Acer Swift 3 15

Lenovo Ideapad 320s 14/15 (52Wh battery)

HP Probook 430/440/450 G5 (only some model with IPS panel)

Acer Aspire 5 17 (not entry level IPS - good sRGB)

Acer Aspire 5 15 (only some model with IPS panel)

 

All with KBL-R CPU

Thank you man for your reply! 

For me the Thinkpad E580 looks the best. I’m thinking about one with an 8th gen i5  and a 256Gb ssd. It has pretty good battery too. 

[genexis_x]

5 minutes ago, ateszkamatesz said:

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Just be aware that Thinkpad E series is actually not much different than Lenovo consumer lineup. Also load will reduce battery life

[ateszkamatesz]

49 minutes ago, ZM Fong said:

Just be aware that Thinkpad E series is actually not much different than Lenovo consumer lineup. Also load will reduce battery life

I know that load will reduce batter life but I do not think that programming would be that big of a load. And what do you mean by not much different than consumer lineup? Do you think that an ideapad 720s would be a better choice?

[genexis_x]

1 hour ago, ateszkamatesz said:

Do you think that an ideapad 720s would be a better choice?

Depends on various factors (almost all aspects are different)