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Hi all,

Looking to buy a personal laptop with the following requirements:

Budget: SGD 1,000 - 1,500 (Cheaper the better obviously, without foregoing much quality)
Uses: Work (Alot of Excel, Tableau, PowerPoint), Casual gaming (DotA 2 maybe), Photography (Light usage of Lightroom)
Touchscreen: No touchscreen, and no 2-in-1 feature
Weight: <1.8 KG
OS: Windows
Screen size: 13 - 15"
Memory: 8GB or 16GB
Storage: 256 or 512 SSD (No need for HDD)
GPU: Sufficient for low-res gaming
Brand: Preferably Lenovo or Dell

Feel free to ask more questions.
 
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gamero said:
Hi all,

Looking to buy a personal laptop with the following requirements:

Budget: SGD 1,000 - 1,500 (Cheaper the better obviously, without foregoing much quality)
Uses: Work (Alot of Excel, Tableau, PowerPoint), Casual gaming (DotA 2 maybe), Photography (Light usage of Lightroom)
Touchscreen: No touchscreen, and no 2-in-1 feature
Weight: <1.8 KG
OS: Windows
Screen size: 13 - 15"
Memory: 8GB or 16GB
Storage: 256 or 512 SSD (No need for HDD)
GPU: Sufficient for low-res gaming
Brand: Preferably Lenovo or Dell

Feel free to ask more questions.
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Check Lenovo Thinkpad E485. Cheap and seems to suit your needs. AMD's APU should run Dota 2, though don't expect very high graphic quality.
 
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Looking similar laptop as well. Saw HP Envy 13(i7 8550u with 512GB SSD) @ 1499. Is HP okay in terms of service and build quality?
 
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firezero10 said:
Looking similar laptop as well. Saw HP Envy 13(i7 8550u with 512GB SSD) @ 1499. Is HP okay in terms of service and build quality?
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I never had a good experience with HP, hence I'm looking more towards Dell or Lenovo.
 
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gamero said:
I never had a good experience with HP, hence I'm looking more towards Dell or Lenovo.
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Likewise I have avoided HP like a plague after 2 really bad experience with their laptops. Dell I've not tried, but I see a lot of faulty laptops few years back in my office. Faulty, i.e bad battery (stuck at 50% charged), and boot up issues.

There are no perfect hardware anyway. I would recommend just go for the best value and based on your usage pattern. No point paying more for higher end specs when you don't need it. ;)
 
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gamero said:
Any recommendations on this versus Dell 5480?
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Errr.. Dell 5480 is a 2017 model, E485 is 2018.
AMD CPU wise for the E585 is on par with Intel but
Vega IGP will trash Intel HD easily.

E485 seems the better pick but of cuz some may not
be comfortable using AMD.
 
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gamero said:
I never had a good experience with HP, hence I'm looking more towards Dell or Lenovo.
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watzup_ken said:
Likewise I have avoided HP like a plague after 2 really bad experience with their laptops. Dell I've not tried, but I see a lot of faulty laptops few years back in my office. Faulty, i.e bad battery (stuck at 50% charged), and boot up issues.

There are no perfect hardware anyway. I would recommend just go for the best value and based on your usage pattern. No point paying more for higher end specs when you don't need it. ;)
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Didn't know HP so bad..... Guess I will go with Thinkpads then since I have student discount.
 
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firezero10 said:
Didn't know HP so bad..... Guess I will go with Thinkpads then since I have student discount.
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You should also get better warranty conver buying from the school program .

Some keys in my NUM pad failed after a year. My battery, now 3 year old, can't work.
 
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techidiot said:
Errr.. Dell 5480 is a 2017 model, E485 is 2018.
AMD CPU wise for the E585 is on par with Intel but
Vega IGP will trash Intel HD easily.

E485 seems the better pick but of cuz some may not
be comfortable using AMD.
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Why aren't people comfortable with AMD?
 
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gamero said:
Do you feel the XPS series is worth exploring or is it an overpriced series?
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Far too expensive and too many QC issues. BTW AMD Ryzen laptops have significant driver issues, so I would not recommend them.
 
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wtfh4x said:
Far too expensive and too many QC issues. BTW AMD Ryzen laptops have significant driver issues, so I would not recommend them.
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Could you say more about what these significant driver issues might be?
 
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