Which laptop should I choose?

[WaveRipple]

Hi,
I have the following options for laptops:

	Pro 16 i7 OLED DDR4	Pro 16 i9 IPS DDR5	16X i9 IPS DDR4
Processor	Intel®Core™ i7-12650H Processor 2.3 GHz (24M Cache, up to 4.7 GHz, 10 cores	Intel® Core™ i9-13900H Processor 2.6 GHz (24MB Cache, up to 5.4 GHz, 14 cores, 20 Threads)	Intel® Core™ i9-13900H Processor 2.6 GHz (24MB Cache, up to 5.4 GHz, 14 cores, 20 Threads)
Graphics	NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX™ 3050 Laptop GPU 4GB GDDR6 Intel® Iris Xe Graphics *Intel Iris Xᵉ Graphics is only available in models with Intel® Core™ i5/i7/i9 processors and dual-channel memory.	NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4050 Laptop GPU 6GB GDDR6 Intel® Iris Xe Graphics *Intel Iris Xᵉ Graphics is only available in models with Intel® Core™ i5/i7/i9 processors and dual-channel memory.	NVIDIA® Geforce RTX™ 3050 4GB Laptop GPU 4GB GDDR6 Intel® UHD Graphics
Display	16.0-inch, 3.2K (3200 x 2000) OLED 16:10 aspect ratio, 0.2ms response time, 120Hz refresh rate, 400nits, 600nits HDR peak brightness, 100% DCI-P3 color gamut, 1,000,000:1, VESA CERTIFIED Display HDR True Black 600, 1.07 billion colors, PANTONE Validated, Glossy display, 70% less harmful blue light, TÜV Rheinland-certified, SGS Eye Care Display, Non-touch screen, (Screen-to-body ratio)85%	16.0-inch, WUXGA (1920 x 1200) 16:10 aspect ratio, IPS-level Panel, LED Backlit, 120Hz refresh rate, 300nits, 100% Adobe color gamut, PANTONE Validated, Anti-glare display, TÜV Rheinland-certified, Non-touch screen, (Screen-to-body ratio)87%	16.0-inch, WUXGA (1920 x 1200) 16:10 aspect ratio, IPS-level Panel, LED Backlit, 120Hz refresh rate, 300nits, 100% sRGB color gamut, Anti-glare display, TÜV Rheinland-certified, Non-touch screen, (Screen-to-body ratio)86%
Memory	16GB DDR4 on board Total system memory upgradeable to:32GB *Dual-channel memory support requires at least one SO-DIMM module.	8GB DDR5 on board 8GB DDR5 SO-DIMM Total system memory upgradeable to:24GB *Dual-channel memory support requires at least one SO-DIMM module.	8GB DDR4 on board 8GB DDR4 SO-DIMM Total system memory upgradeable to:16GB *Dual-channel memory support requires at least one SO-DIMM module.
Battery	90WHrs, 3S2P, 6-cell Li-ion	90WHrs, 3S2P, 6-cell Li-ion	50 to 63WHrs, 3S1P, 3-cell Li-ion

Based on this set of technical specifications, which laptop would you all recommend? Feel free to share different views.

I want a laptop that will help me run my tasks faster (tired of computer screens that often freezes or lags), but it is quite difficult for me to gauge which laptop is more lasting in terms of shelf-life and battery life.

I also have other questions:
1) Which laptop will deplete the battery more quickly if I am watching videos/playing computer games?
2) Which laptop will deplete the battery more quickly if I am surfing the net?
3) Any settings I can adjust in the laptop to make the battery life last longer?

Thanks!

 

[caterham7]

neither of the 3. overkill for your usage scenario

i3 or ryzen 3 should be good enough, save the money for other things

 

[anthonygreenisreal]

MacBook Air M2

 

[iduncheckmail]

Buy a ThinkPad ,

 

[WaveRipple]

MacBook Air M2

Macbook is good, unfortunately Microsoft applications work differentry on a Mac. Also, some apps are only available on Windows

 

[WaveRipple]

neither of the 3. overkill for your usage scenario

i3 or ryzen 3 should be good enough, save the money for other things

Lol i3 cannot lah. My desktop with i5 and 16 GB RAM already lagging liao.

I want to get a laptop that can last me at least 5 years and has better specs than what I currently have.

 

[caterham7]

Lol i3 cannot lah. My desktop with i5 and 16 GB RAM already lagging liao.

I want to get a laptop that can last me at least 5 years and has better specs than what I currently have.

FYI, your current i5 desktop may be laggy due to other reasons, e.g. not using ssd, software issues, etc.

no worries, u can take a look at other users and their recommendations also

re: your concerns about battery life, bought a macbook air m1 recently, still getting used to it, but it does have legendary battery life compared to windows laptops

 

[WaveRipple]

FYI, your current i5 desktop may be laggy due to other reasons, e.g. not using ssd, software issues, etc.

no worries, u can take a look at other users and their recommendations also

re: your concerns about battery life, bought a macbook air m1 recently, still getting used to it, but it does have legendary battery life compared to windows laptops

Yeah, macbooks have a good battery life. I have an Intel one where it is still working.

I always use Bootcamp to switch it to Windows OS to run Windows-only applications though.
Not sure if those Virtual Machines programmes like Parallels really work. That's why I didn't consider getting an M2 Macbook, later buy already but end up cannot run Windows applications properly

 

[andyhtc]

Lol i3 cannot lah. My desktop with i5 and 16 GB RAM already lagging liao.

I want to get a laptop that can last me at least 5 years and has better specs than what I currently have.

I'm occasionally using a laptop i5 8th generation and 16 GB. It is quite fast when I'm doing CAD work. Yours might be due to software hogging the memory.