Laptop for school?

[iantzr]

Hi all, I am looking for a decent laptop around 1-1.5k range for school. Now that black friday is coming any place I can look for? Looking at productivity, battery life etc. No need for gaming.

 

[rabbit1]

Hi all, I am looking for a decent laptop around 1-1.5k range for school. Now that black friday is coming any place I can look for? Looking at productivity, battery life etc. No need for gaming.

Acer Swift 3, Lenovo S540, Asus Z403FA

 

[iantzr]

Acer Swift 3, Lenovo S540, Asus Z403FA

Thanks for reply, what do you think about chromebook?

 

[yusoffb01]

Thanks for reply, what do you think about chromebook?

fun for tinkering. not doing any work

 

[iantzr]

Ok thanks. Looks like I shall wait for black friday deal. I like to get a good one at carousell but doubt the battery is still good.

 

[Cryophoenix]

As someone who has been through the process of bringing laptop to uni over 4 years. I'd say that it's very tempting to get the laptop with the best specs. However these tend to be gaming ones which are really heavy. Personally if there's no need for gaming, you can just get an ultrabook like Swift 5, Zenbook, XPS13, HP Envy.

 

[happi3friend]

As someone who has been through the process of bringing laptop to uni over 4 years. I'd say that it's very tempting to get the laptop with the best specs. However these tend to be gaming ones which are really heavy. Personally if there's no need for gaming, you can just get an ultrabook like Swift 5, Zenbook, XPS13, HP Envy.

R they good for watching video? Chrome will lag?

 

[obichacha]

Try to look from Lenovo Yoga S730 , now refresh with Intel 10th Gen less than 1.2k can get already.
The device weight just 1.1kg only, comes with 2 thunderbolt 3.

https://www.lenovo.com/sg/en/laptops/yoga/yoga-s-series/Yoga-S730/p/88YGS701077

Hi all, I am looking for a decent laptop around 1-1.5k range for school. Now that black friday is coming any place I can look for? Looking at productivity, battery life etc. No need for gaming.

 

[happi3friend]

As someone who has been through the process of bringing laptop to uni over 4 years. I'd say that it's very tempting to get the laptop with the best specs. However these tend to be gaming ones which are really heavy. Personally if there's no need for gaming, you can just get an ultrabook like Swift 5, Zenbook, XPS13, HP Envy.

can check which ultrabook is cheapest?

 

[Cryophoenix]

can check which ultrabook is cheapest?

Go challenger to have a look for best deals. They usually have 8th gen i7 models on discount since 10th gen is coming next year.

 

[Ark Law]

As someone who has been through the process of bringing laptop to uni over 4 years. I'd say that it's very tempting to get the laptop with the best specs. However these tend to be gaming ones which are really heavy. Personally if there's no need for gaming, you can just get an ultrabook like Swift 5, Zenbook, XPS13, HP Envy.

If value reliability and warranty, get a Latitude instead of the XPS from Dell. Dell outlet selling Latitude 7490 at $1379 compared to $2k+ list price.

i5 8350U
16GB RAM
256GB NVME SSD
1080p matte touchscreen
3 yrs ProSupport

No need to buy dongles, will always work with school projectors thanks to native HDMI port.

 

[iantzr]

If value reliability and warranty, get a Latitude instead of the XPS from Dell. Dell outlet selling Latitude 7490 at $1379 compared to $2k+ list price.

i5 8350U
16GB RAM
256GB NVME SSD
1080p matte touchscreen
3 yrs ProSupport

No need to buy dongles, will always work with school projectors thanks to native HDMI port.

Sounds good, how is the battery life?

 

[Ark Law]

Sounds good, how is the battery life?

The Latitude 7480/7490 comes with either the 42WHr or 60WHr battery. Obviously the bigger the capacity, the longer the life and heavier the laptop. For the 7480/7490 model, 42WHr battery = 1.35kg while 60WHr = 1.5kg.

I have the latter in my 7480. Mileage really depends on your workload. If mostly Word/Excel/PDF stuff, 7 to 8 hours or more. If mostly heavy web browsing (i.e. 40++ tabs open), 3 to 6 hours.

Generally, a conservative estimate for battery life regardless of brand is to use the WHr capacity and assume a minimum 10WHr is used to last 1 hour.

Also account for eventual battery wear over the years. For flagship business laptops like Dell Latitude 5000/7000 series and Lenovo Thinkpad T/X series, original replacement batteries are easy to find. I replaced mine after 2.5 years for $80-ish.

 

[jas1701]

If referring to poly/uni, best to get from sch itself as it comes with 3yrs on-site warranty that cover labour and parts.

 

[ckkoh1]

Dell XPS has very good battery life if you are considering

 

[Morugana]

i recommend hp envy / spectre series

1.2kg
10 hours
battery life
reliable hardware

 

[happi3friend]

i recommend hp envy / spectre series

1.2kg
10 hours
battery life
reliable hardware

seems like average price of ultrabook is 1.5k++?

quite x imo

 

[Morugana]

what u pay is what you get

just work within your budget of 1.5k

remember you need the laptop for 3-4 years of your university work.

reliability is key unless you dont mind the trouble of changing laptop

 

[iantzr]

i recommend hp envy / spectre series

1.2kg
10 hours
battery life
reliable hardware

Thanks! I am looking into it now, black Friday sales now anyway. Deciding between envy/spectre

 

[qwertyuiopasdf]

Should i buy macbook pro and run bootcamp for windows or parallels?