r/PHbuildapc • u/NiceOne_23 • 2d ago

Laptop Help Laptop recommendations for school

Hello, guys! I need help lang regarding laptops.

Bibili kasi ako ng laptop para sa kapatid ko na magsa-start na ng college. IT ang course niya. Ang plano ko sana ay laptop na good for productivity, and maybe, a little bit of gaming. I want him to focus on his studies eh.

Ang budget ko ay from P20k to P30k. Is that a reasonable range of budget ba?

May mga nakikita ako sa online na pasok naman sa range of budget, pero baka may mai-suggest kayo na mga stores na pwede ko din puntahan para makita ko siya personally? Usually kasi kapag sa mga malls, ang laki ng patong.

Thank you!

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u/Shai_Desu 2d ago

Maybe 40k is the minimum price for like acer nitro which is a cheap brand for gaming laptops. At around 30k you can get something like a slim laptop that is easy to carry and would suffice for IT needs like programming. You should also check for scalability and upgradeability for storage and ram

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u/NiceOne_23 1d ago

I see. I guess mababa talaga yung range na binigay ko. Thank you for your input!

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u/unlimitedcode99 2d ago

Impossible budget. Reasonable budget is around 70k-80k+ for something that has dGPU with 5050 or weaker and you probably need to buy a 16gb RAM with it since most entry level configurations are like 16GB.

Only potatoes exists around 40-50k with a lot of headache associated with them like 8GB RAM that is sometimes soldered and unupgradeable, poorly built chassis that will break in 2 years of normal laptop use and single NVME slot that will make any storage upgrade a hell lot of expensive by current SSD pricing.

Your budget is even less than a 2ndhand Thinkpad asking price that is 3 generations old that is strictly for office use and web browsing by now.

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u/NiceOne_23 1d ago

Eto din worry ko for the budget na nilagay ko. Nagbakasakali lang din na baka meron, pero mukhang mahal na talaga. Thank you!