University laptop

[Firestone]

Hi all,

Please recommend a laptop for programming in university.

8GB Ram
14 inch or larger screen
i5 processor 4th Generation
Weight < 1.7kg
Battery life > 6 hours
256GB SSD

Thank you all.

Lenovo Thinkpad X1 carbon
8gb ram
14"
i5 to i7 4th gen
weight ~1.28kg
battery up to 8.6 hrs
up to 512gb ssd


Toshiba Protege Z30-A100
8gb ram
13"
i7 4th gen
weight ~ 1.2kg
battery up to 10 hrs
up to 256gb ssd


Sony Vaio Fit 13a
8gb ram
i7 4th gen
13"
weight ~ 1.3kg
battery up to 7.5 hrs
up to 256gb ssd


Fujitsu lifebook S904
up to 12gb ram
i5 to i7 4th gen
13"
weight ~ 1.1kg
up to 512gb ssd
battery up to 19.5hrs



note:
all the GPU sucks... so light gaming only
all these are high end, with mobility, performance and battery in mind..
so price will be premium

 

[roundabout]

Thanks for the advise regarding Office/Docs.

Still undecided on what to buy though.

 

[DevilCurseYou]

Now, when i buy laptop, i look for these
1920*1080 screen. A higher resolution screen means you can show more on your laptop. more codes, more words on the same screen compared to the typical 1366*768.
Solid State Hybrid Drive(SSHD). They offer more space than a pure SSD, but faster load than HDD. It is a combination of SSD and HDD.
Also, you may want to get your laptop from US like amazon or Dell US.
Lenovo Flex 2 15.6 (59418262) for work would be good for work, with touchscreen thrown in. cost about SGD900. wait for amazon to stock it again.
Dell Latitude 3540 for gaming cost about SGD1100 with a decent graphic card, no touchscreen though

 

[DDD2123]

which model is best

which model of laptop is best for university usage?

 

[roundabout]

Got one more noob question to ask..
For NTU, if get a laptop from outside, can I get a copy of MS Office from the school, or have to purchase?

If get laptop from the school, is most of the software needed for schoolwork pre-installed?

 

[iridiot]

Preferred operating system: Windows® 7/ Windows® 8 64-bit with latest service pack.
CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Processor 2.5GHz or better AMD Phenom 2 X4 Quad-core 2.5GHz or better
RAM: 8 GB
HDD: 320 GB, 7200 RPM recommended SSD (Solid-state drive)
ATI/AMD Radeon HD 4850 or better NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 or better, 512MB minimum video RAM, Shader 3.0 or better fully compatible graphics card, latest drivers for the video card
Wireless: 802.11n

Can anyone recommend the cheapest laptop for these specs ?

Comex coming liao must hoot but hoot carefully

 

[flee0308]

School use no need powerful laptops, just get something that is above the requirements the school set. Most important is SSD (or the ability to replace HDD), battery life, screen (1080p is all you need), keyboard and mouse.

 

[Rarrer]

Preferred operating system: Windows® 7/ Windows® 8 64-bit with latest service pack.
CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Processor 2.5GHz or better AMD Phenom 2 X4 Quad-core 2.5GHz or better
RAM: 8 GB
HDD: 320 GB, 7200 RPM recommended SSD (Solid-state drive)
ATI/AMD Radeon HD 4850 or better NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 or better, 512MB minimum video RAM, Shader 3.0 or better fully compatible graphics card, latest drivers for the video card
Wireless: 802.11n

Can anyone recommend the cheapest laptop for these specs ?

Comex coming liao must hoot but hoot carefully

You should take a look at the Asus X-Series. It should be able to cover your specs

 

[meanmeng]

anyway both macbook and surface pro have educational pricing for students

MacBook Pro - 15" & 13" MacBook Pro Retina - Apple Store for Education (Singapore)
Surface Pro 3

most school should have education pricing for laptop too.

but for most ultrabook, I rather get something second hand or parallel import. Price in sg is kinda steep somehow ultrabook are marketed for premium market here.