University laptop recommendations (CompSci)

[Smiffy_]

Hey,

My current Surface Pro is too large for the university lecture desks (due to the tablet stand) and therefore I am planning on selling it to my father and purchasing a laptop.

I have a decent gaming rig in my room and don't want to spend a fortune on a laptop but I need one for my course. I was thinking of getting an older Thinkpad and possibly installing an SSD.

I don't really want to spend over £500 altogether, any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

Cheers,

Ryan

[TheBean]

if you have a gaming rig already... just go with anything with a strong cpu as the gpu wont matter much. If you want a new one, I was eyeing the acer e15 with i5-8250u and mx150 gpu. idk how much it will cost where you are, but in the US, it is $600 + tax

[Firewrath9]

this looks pretty good.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/HP-15-da0038na-15-6-Inch-Laptop/dp/B07DBML76X/ref=sr_1_6?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1540423321&sr=1-6&refinements=p_36%3A9708208031&th=1

8gb ram, 128gb SSD + 1TB HDD, Quad core

no dedicated GPU tho.

[genexis_x]

7 hours ago, Smiffy_ said:

I don't really want to spend over £500 altogether

Go used, your budget is really tight for something that's new and decent. The suggestions above aren't really good:

E15 - OKish overall: poor battery life, outdated design with low QC, TN panel, limited cooling

HP 15 da - mediocre overall build quality