best budget laptop for school

[Shyam Ganapathy]

So I'm going into high school soon, (ik I'm young) and I need a laptop.I want something thin with good battery life, and I dont need to game. what are some good budget options?

[Zmax]

Hi try this

 

 

[Online_Cesspool]

What do you consider to be "budget?"

[Shyam Ganapathy]

22 minutes ago, Zmax said:

Hi try this

 

 

yeah but I dont really like any of them besides the surface pro and go

[Shyam Ganapathy]

16 minutes ago, Online_Cesspool said:

What do you consider to be "budget?"

like 500-700 

[Online_Cesspool]

I would reccomend either the surface laptop (if you can strech your budget to $800, or a dell inspiron.

[genexis_x]

2 hours ago, Shyam Ganapathy said:

like 500-700 

Where are you from? Preferred max weight, display size and minimum battery life?

[Shyam Ganapathy]

10 hours ago, GeneXiS_X said:

Where are you from? Preferred max weight, display size and minimum battery life?

From northern va, no max weight just relatively light, 12 to 15 inches, and at least 5 to 6 hours on light load (chrome and Microsoft office)

[genexis_x]

2 minutes ago, Shyam Ganapathy said:

no max weight just relatively light, 12 to 15 inches, and at least 5 to 6 hours on light load (chrome and Microsoft office)

Acer Swift 3 14 (SF314-54 or SF314-52)

 

Lenovo Thinkpad E485

Lenovo Ideapad 530s 15

Lenovo Flex 14

Lenovo Ideapad 330s 15 - Intel KBL-R or AMD Ryzen

 

HP Envy x360 13 - good sRGB IPS panel, CPU performance+battery life issues

HP Envy x360 15 - Intel KBL-R or AMD Ryzen

HP Pavilion x360 14/15 (2018)

HP Pavilion 15 (2018)

 

All with KBL-R or Ryzen 5/7 CPU, 8GB RAM and SSD/Optane

[Shyam Ganapathy]

10 hours ago, GeneXiS_X said:

Acer Swift 3 14 (SF314-54 or SF314-52)

 

Lenovo Thinkpad E485

Lenovo Ideapad 530s 15

Lenovo Flex 14

Lenovo Ideapad 330s 15 - Intel KBL-R or AMD Ryzen

 

HP Envy x360 13 - good sRGB IPS panel, CPU performance+battery life issues

HP Envy x360 15 - Intel KBL-R or AMD Ryzen

HP Pavilion x360 14/15 (2018)

HP Pavilion 15 (2018)

 

All with KBL-R or Ryzen 5/7 CPU, 8GB RAM and SSD/Optane

I like the envy x360 13 inch slot, but what's the battery life issues?

[genexis_x]

1 hour ago, Shyam Ganapathy said:

I like the envy x360 13 inch slot, but what's the battery life issues?

Short battery life. Ryzen mobile problem since it's still immature

[Shyam Ganapathy]

13 hours ago, GeneXiS_X said:

Short battery life. Ryzen mobile problem since it's still immature

oh really? how long are we talking about?

also what if I went with the Ryzen 3?

[genexis_x]

15 hours ago, Shyam Ganapathy said:

oh really? how long are we talking about?

also what if I went with the Ryzen 3?

Don't have an exact figure but should be at least 25% less compared to Intel KBL-R

 

Ryzen 3 is alright but the CPU performance is low (Intel 2c4t ULV level) and the iGPU isn't that impressive either