Laptop Suggestions

[Zephyr1985]

Hello, all.
I'm new in this forum and in need of suggestions in buying a laptop.
I'm Indonesian that lives in Jakarta and currently looking for a laptop for work.
My budget is 1000 USD (max), and here are my laptop criteria:
1. Can run SDL Trados Studio 2011/2014/2017

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System Requirements

SDL Trados Studio 2019 supports Microsoft Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10.

As a minimum requirement, we recommend an Intel or compatible CPU-based computer with 4 GB RAM and a screen resolution of 1024x768.

For optimum performance, we recommend a 64-bit operating system, 16 GB RAM, an SSD drive and a recent Intel or compatible CPU.

 

It's a bit vague, but I guess this software run on Lenovo Ideapad 120S with Intel N3350, 4GB, and 128 GB SSD?

2. Weight less than 2.2 kg (~4.8lbs)

3. 1366x768 or 1920x1080 display resolution (preferablly the latter)

4. ASUS, HP, Dell, Acer brand

Other option is to buy a refurbished Thinkpad X series?

Thank you.
 

[K i a r a]

What is your price range?

Where are you from?

 

If i may ask, Why only Asus, HP, Dell or Acer?

Used is also an option, But if you have a decent budget no point to go used.

[Streetguru]

30 minutes ago, Zephyr1985 said:

 

Just buy a used laptop with an i7 and like a 960M maybe

[Zephyr1985]

12 minutes ago, K i a r a said:

What is your price range?

Where are you from?

 

If i may ask, Why only Asus, HP, Dell or Acer?

Used is also an option, But if you have a decent budget no point to go used.

LOL. I'm from Jakarta, Indonesia.
My price range is around 350 to 1200 CAD.
Those 4 brand have the most product available in the Indonesia market.
Getting used product to save money, and invest more in PC?

Edited August 2, 2018 by Zephyr1985
Additional info

[genexis_x]

Could you list out all 8250U/8550U laptops that are within your budget? You might want a used business laptop

[GamerGirl17]

You have a budget of $1000 USD and you want to go for something with "1024x768" resolution, are you sure mate?

Look for something that's 1080p minimum as that's the standard and you aren;t really going anywhere with anything below that. Not to forget you can get some decent 4k laptops in that price range these days...

[Tarun10]

3 hours ago, GamerGirl17 said:

You have a budget of $1000 USD and you want to go for something with "1024x768" resolution, are you sure mate?

Look for something that's 1080p minimum as that's the standard and you aren;t really going anywhere with anything below that. Not to forget you can get some decent 4k laptops in that price range these days...

Trust me it is very tough to find anything 4K cheap in India and similarly in Indonesia I guess. Import taxes and price hikes over US prices are crazy. he is better off finding a used laptop with decent specs. 1080p will be easy to get.

[Zephyr1985]

4 hours ago, GamerGirl17 said:

You have a budget of $1000 USD and you want to go for something with "1024x768" resolution, are you sure mate?

Look for something that's 1080p minimum as that's the standard and you aren;t really going anywhere with anything below that. Not to forget you can get some decent 4k laptops in that price range these days...

LOL. I just want to get the experience when using a 350 CAD laptop or how long the used laptop will hold out.\

 

8 hours ago, ZM Fong said:

Could you list out all 8250U/8550U laptops that are within your budget? You might want a used business laptop

Asus Vivobook S410UN-EB067T/EB068T (probably this is the best, but stock unknown)
Acer Aspire E5-476G (durability is a bit concern)
Dell Inspiron 14 7472

Dell Inspiron 14 3467
Dell Inspiron 13 5370
Dell Inspiron 13 5379 2in1
 

1 hour ago, Tarun10 said:

Trust me it is very tough to find anything 4K cheap in India and similarly in Indonesia I guess. Import taxes and price hikes over US prices are crazy. he is better off finding a used laptop with decent specs. 1080p will be easy to get.

Finding a used laptop is also kind of hard in Indonesia. Second and third gen Intel mobile processors can be sell around 150-250 USD.

 

Small form PC, Dell Optiplex (PC only) with i5-3470 and 4 GB DDR3 RAM (sorry if there's mistakes) is being sold near 200 USD. Dunno if it's expensive or not.

[genexis_x]

Looks like the best option is Dell 7472, though it has mediocre battery life

[Zephyr1985]

7 hours ago, ZM Fong said:

Looks like the best option is Dell 7472, though it has mediocre battery life

Ah, about Dell 7472. The config in Indonesia is a bit different.
Here's the spec that I know of in Indonesia:
Intel Core i5 8250U, RAM 8GB, SSD 256GB, 14" FHD IPS, nVidia GeForce MX150 2GB, DVDRW, Win 10 Home
(cost around 828 USD, or 779 USD on Dell's website)

[Tarun10]

15 hours ago, Zephyr1985 said:

Ah, about Dell 7472. The config in Indonesia is a bit different.
Here's the spec that I know of in Indonesia:
Intel Core i5 8250U, RAM 8GB, SSD 256GB, 14" FHD IPS, nVidia GeForce MX150 2GB, DVDRW, Win 10 Home
(cost around 828 USD, or 779 USD on Dell's website)

That looks good some basic  setting changes should improve battery life.

[Zephyr1985]

Probably will settle with Pavilion 14 bf193TX, I guess.
A bit curious about this model memory configuration, though. Does it have dual memory slot?
In terms of connectivity ports, this model does have a complete set of it.

Plus, I am wondering whether you can add a language in Windows 10 Single Language or not.
I want to be able to type in Japanese characters along with English (Singapore) language.
Sorry for being a bit of off topic.

Thank you so much for the input so far.

[genexis_x]

2 hours ago, Zephyr1985 said:

Probably will settle with Pavilion 14 bf193TX

Why though. Mediocre build quality and battery life, worse display, worse input devices 

[Zephyr1985]

On 8/4/2018 at 12:15 PM, ZM Fong said:

Why though. Mediocre build quality and battery life, worse display, worse input devices 

Worse from Dell 7472?
Have you tested it?
Because it has LAN port, i5-8250U,  weighs 1.53 kg with 128 GB SSD and 1 TB HDD, 8 GB RAM?
(Hoping that it is still in stock)

Or, should I opt for i7-8750H?

[genexis_x]

13 minutes ago, Zephyr1985 said:

Worse from Dell 7472?
Have you tested it?

Yes worse than 7472. I never had the chance to test since I'm not a seller, these are based on my knowledge

 

Don't just look at specs when buying laptop

[Zephyr1985]

What knowledge do you have to say that HP is worse than Dell?
Is there a known defect in HP laptop cooling system design that makes it inferior to Dell laptop cooling system?

[genexis_x]

27 minutes ago, Zephyr1985 said:

What knowledge do you have to say that HP is worse than Dell?

I'm not comparing brands. Compare models

On 04/08/2018 at 12:15 PM, ZM Fong said:

Mediocre build quality and battery life, worse display, worse input devices 

 

27 minutes ago, Zephyr1985 said:

Is there a known defect in HP laptop cooling system design that makes it inferior to Dell laptop cooling system?

Depends on model. HP has good cooling laptops, Dell has mediocre cooling laptops. And vice versa

[Zephyr1985]

Oh, okay.
Dell 7472 has better spec than HP bf193TX

27 minutes ago, ZM Fong said:

Don't just look at specs when buying laptop

What else that should I consider of, then?

[genexis_x]

17 minutes ago, Zephyr1985 said:

What else that should I consider of, then?

Build quality, display quality, input devices, battery life, cooling etc