Laptop for poly recommendations

[bladetrnity]

Hi guys need laptop for poly business course.
Course recommendations only 16gb ram and 512 sdd.
Need 15 inch screen
Budget around 1k.
Also where to purchase.
Pls advise.

 

[bladetrnity]

How about lenovo ideapad slim 3 ryzen 7 ?

 

[sibeiTrolled]

How about lenovo ideapad slim 3 ryzen 7 ?

This?
- https://shopee.sg/-Touch-Screen-Len...l_id":301878986963,"model_selection_logic":3}

Can also consider this ASUS one with a "newer" cpu
- https://shopee.sg/2026-ASUS-Vivoboo...l_id":310406278785,"model_selection_logic":3}

 

[bladetrnity]

This?
- https://shopee.sg/-Touch-Screen-Len...l_id":301878986963,"model_selection_logic":3}

Can also consider this ASUS one with a "newer" cpu
- https://shopee.sg/2026-ASUS-Vivoboo...l_id":310406278785,"model_selection_logic":3}

Yes correct that's the one, is the new asus r5 faster than the lenovo r7?

 

[sibeiTrolled]

is the new asus r5 faster than the lenovo r7

Technically, both are ryzen 5 series. Performance wise, i am not sure but one thing is for sure

7520U is a 15w tdp chip whereas the 150 (refresh or rebranded 7535HS) is a ~35w chip
Higher wattage tend to be more power hungry but higher chance of being more powerful(?)

Ultimately it is dependent on what you need to do on it. If it's just a simple presentation, excel.. both works.
Not entirely sure what is required for poly business course anyways.

Found the spec listing for the laptops
- https://psref.lenovo.com/Product/IdeaPad/IdeaPad_Slim_3_15AMN8
- https://www.asus.com/sg/laptops/for-home/vivobook/vivobook-15-m1502/techspec/

Personal choice,
Charging
- i would go for the newer asus laptop that has USB C charging as the slim 3 still uses the old barrel jack
- While the psref specs say that the only Type C port on that lenovo supports USB PD, not sure if it can do that

EDIT -
The same 15" lenovo on courts with the same specs (unsure if it's touch screen) has the 3 Years premium care
- https://www.courts.com.sg/lenovo-id...6gb-ram-radeon-610m-512gb-ssd-win-11-ip214401

Now knowing that there is a 3 years premium care version on courts (not sure if can check with them first?), i would get the lenovo one

 

[Thomas69]

But I really like Asus my vivobook last very long a few years already still working fine

 

[sibeiTrolled]

But I really like Asus my vivobook last very long a few years already still working fine

Same, my vivbook been going strong for 3-4 years.

Dropped W11 in favour of linux mint, and just breezing through content consumption and and some minor work stuff

 

[xiaofan]

This?
- https://shopee.sg/-Touch-Screen-Lenovo-IdeaPad-Slim-3-AMD-R5-7520U-16GB-512GB-15.6inch-FHD-IPS-Windows-11-i.1134538162.26988695712?extraParams={"display_model_id":301878986963,"model_selection_logic":3}

Can also consider this ASUS one with a "newer" cpu
- https://shopee.sg/2026-ASUS-Vivobook-15-M1502NAQ-BQ124W-15.6-Laptop-(AMD-Ryzen-5-150-Processor-AMD-Radeon-Graphics-16GB-512GB)-i.63337709.53154325541?extraParams={"display_model_id":310406278785,"model_selection_logic":3}

The second one, Asus Vivobook M1502NAQ-BQ124W, is out of stock now. At S$748.20, that would be a decent buy for low cost AMD CPU based 15.6 inch Laptop, with low end Ryzen 5 150 CPU, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD.

The first one is still available at S$708.