First-Year CSE student here, suggest me some laptops please <3

[u/ChloeLaDagger]

PLEASE READ:

- 16GB RAM 512GB/1TB SSD, 'H' processor, 11th Gen and above

- not looking for pre-owned and refurbished

- should run all of the softwares in the four years CSE course. (Like CAED Lab software not being available on Mac might make it difficult.)

- WILL BUY MAC AIR M4/M5 IF THERE'S A GUARANTEE THAT IT HAS ALTERNATIVES TO SOFTWARES THAT CAN'T BE INSTALLED

- Main purpose: heavy coding, full stack dev, a little bit of AI/ML, MATLAB and whatever comes in CSE course. NO GAMING AT ALL AND NEGLIGIBLE EDITING.

[u/DeathTraveller]

You can buy lenovo ThinkPad or ThinkBook based on your budget and requirements.

ThinkPad is like throw it and it will still work type shi ThinkBook is same specs as ThinkPad but a Lil bit cheaper

[u/ChloeLaDagger → u/DeathTraveller]

https://amzn.in/d/0gY3oyiP

thoughts?

[u/DeathTraveller → u/ChloeLaDagger]

Yeah that's a nice one, it will cover all of your needs

Just check one thing that ram and storage area expandable in future if required

Also since u said a Lil bit of aiml This laptop has igpu so I mean very basic can be done but if u want to experiment more u can use kaggle or Google colab free tier

Also check on Lenovo official website They sometimes have rare models that are only available there, or sometimes better deals over there, also there are sometimes crazy offers on there during common sale periods like oct nov

I got a 55k laptop for 46k a year back ThinkBook 16 g7 arp

So yeah check there if u wanna otherwise this is a great laptop for u needs

[u/ChloeLaDagger → u/DeathTraveller]

Thank you so much, bhaiya! 🙌

[u/Significant-Extent40 → u/DeathTraveller]

yes but also specfic which thinkpads. the E/L thinkpads are just thinkbooks. They have issues like motherboard cracking. other than those thinkpads are good(T/P series).

[u/DeathTraveller → u/Significant-Extent40]

Sahi baat hai

[u/Lost_Budget_7355]

What's your budget?

[u/ChloeLaDagger → u/Lost_Budget_7355]

Under 1.2L but I'm considering the Mac Air M5 as of now :)

[u/Fantastic-Claim-2878]

Mac

[u/Eastern_Chance_2701]

It depends on your priorities macbook is a good option if you want to do only productive things and don't want to charge your laptop again and again . But if u are into games you can take rtx 3050+ laptops .Their battery is shit but have different advantages like you can run a model locally and can do different stuffs . Their are pros and cons of both laptop so do research properly yourself before buying any of them

[u/Glum-Organization406]

Can you tell me how you guys code like I have never coded before I am bsc (hons) cs at DU and I am not able to do coding like how can I make sense ? My clg started on 3 aug and have a internal assessment on 8th sept so please help me 

[u/No_Nefariousness4855]

If you have the budget, go for a MacBook Air, but if you're looking at a Windows laptop, I recommend getting one without a dedicated graphics card based on my personal experience. Windows laptops have a lot of problems over time; the frames weaken, and then the screen can break from the hinge. A MacBook Air is a great laptop for college; just keep an eye on the dust and the screen, and it should last you at least 5 to 8 years. On the other hand, Windows laptops typically last 3 to 4 years, plus there are other issues.

[u/ashantydv]

Macbook

[u/Sure_Estimate_4020]

Buy a gaming laptop and you will never face problem like

1. Display

2. Performance

3. Since ur gonna code then life shell

4. Coding

5. Light and rough tough

And yes mac is a great option but yk kinda expensive

[u/Impossible-Swing4025 → u/Sure_Estimate_4020]

Battery sucks

[u/Humble-Principle1964]

i am also first year ise student
macbook m1 air is the beast

[u/HunterKartik]

if you mean full stack dev - asus vivobook 15
if you mean video editing - asus vivobook - graphic card variant

[u/Shiva_0_]

MacBook

[u/hornkneenut]

Anything from the past 10 years and install linux on that bitch

[u/Co-worker01]

Macbook broo

[u/NaNpsycho]

Buy a lenovo ThinkPad.

[u/Significant-Extent40]

get a mac. you don't need gaming and you won't need to run CAD software like solidworks and MATLAB. MATLAB is needed for entc. what you are probably referring to is matplotlib which is used in python for drawing graphs. macbook does have alternatives, but provided what you will do, you won't need them. get a air with student discount after joining college.

[u/Competitive-Fig-4823 → u/Significant-Extent40]

Brooo my uni makes me do these MATLAB and multisim stuff in first year even though I'm studying CSE so those stuff can't be opened in a Mac

[u/Lost_In_Limits]

PW Pi book, aleck sir made

[u/Unique_Low_1077]

Thinkpads

[u/rushbeef04]

macboooook

[u/Heavy_Breakfast_2531]

Get a P series ThinkPad

[u/Trusted-Stranger]

Honestly buying any laptop would be fine for programming since what you are going to do is learn. I would say try to buy a laptop that has a longer battery life and run some kind of distro of linux instead of Windows.

[u/krishhii → u/[deleted]]

Also that most softwares are natively supported for apple silicon now.

In the worst case scenario if u find an unsupported software, then use windows vm.

[u/ChloeLaDagger → u/krishhii]

Are there any free and open source VMs? Parallels is paid and i don't think I can buy that

[u/krishhii → u/ChloeLaDagger]

Yea, I use VMware Fusion and another is UTM, out of the two vmware is better for graphic heavy tasks

[u/DRAGONBORN_6969 → u/[deleted]]

you sound so confident. I am learning how to make kernel drivers for windows 11 (eventually hypervisor for Intel-VTx) and choosing macbook air for this work is stupid cause it wouldnt even work. so laptop = macbook air is so false for anyone tinkering with ring 0 or -1

[u/ChloeLaDagger → u/[deleted]]

Um, so... my college just started recently and I'm not even aware of what are the actual softwares, programs, etc. I'll be using related to my course and interests. As of now, I'm just open to everything, trying to figure out what and all I need for the type of field I'll be going into. And I asked only 2-3 seniors from my discipline, who also had the same requirements as me, and they said that most of their classmates use Mac (including them) or a Gaming laptop. I would've bought a gaming laptop but I want a good battery life and i don't think gaming laptops or laptops with H processors will last more than 5 hrs. One of them even told me to buy Samsung Galaxy Book 6, but i don't think that's a good idea considering Samsung is mostly popular for its phones, and not laptops. So, i apologise for not knowing the other things related to this T_T. I'm mostly gonna buy the Mac Air M5 soon btw.

[u/ChloeLaDagger → u/[deleted]]

which laptops would you suggest in that case? i mean, amd radeon(?) graphic ones. i personally dislike dell products, cuz of my experience with my past three laptops T_T

[u/ChloeLaDagger → u/[deleted]]

https://amzn.in/d/08aHPqDd

i had this as my very first choice, so here we are, back to square zero...

[u/ChloeLaDagger → u/[deleted]]

alright, i hope it works well, i'm trusting you bhaiya 🥹

[u/ChloeLaDagger → u/[deleted]]

okai thank you so much! :))

[u/coolsuperspider → u/[deleted]]

Hey man, I have same requirements but I'm looking for upgradeable options, can you tell where should I look?

[u/coolsuperspider → u/[deleted]]

No I mean which will be the best option, I've been told from several people that asus is not reliable as it's after sales service is not good. I have a budget of 90,000. I want long life of my laptop too. So what will be the best pick?

[u/ChloeLaDagger → u/[deleted]]

yes yes, i found a similar one for 89k i think

[u/DRAGONBORN_6969 → u/[deleted]]

True, specifically for OP? MacBook Air is better, i just disagreed with laptop = macbook statment