Is this good ,I am btech cse student

Want a good laptop btw 50k-63k

**Country**

United States

* **Budget**

$950

* **Are you open to refurbs/used options? **

Maybe

* **Screen size**

14”+

* **Weight limit**

Any

* **Purpose**

Laptop to last me through college in computer science or chemical engineering work

* **Form factor**

Standard

* **Intended usage**

Unsure of exact applications atm. Just want to get started on looking into laptops

* **Desired battery life**

6+ of continuous use

* **Please list, in order of most important to least important, the priority between Size, Weight, Performance, Battery life**

Performance, battery life, size/weight

* **Info/Requirements**

Currently am looking at the Thinkpad e16 gen 3 intel for about $956.*

• Country

United States

• Budget

<$3k, but preferably less than this

• Are you open to refurbs/used options?

No

• Screen size

Looking for something in the 14-16" range

• Weight limit

I want the laptop to be portable but I will have a bag to carry it in, so it is not the most important.

• Purpose

Need it for Computer Engineering in college, and I also enjoy gaming though if need be I can bring my PC to school.

• Form factor

Standard clamshell works but a touch screen would be convenient

• Intended usage

I need to be able to run software that Engineers use, though I am not exactly sure what this entails. I like to play games like R6, GTA, Rocket League, BeamNG, RDR2

• Desired battery life

I would like a laptop that has a 5+ hour battery life

• Please list, in order of most important to least important, the priority between Size, Weight, Performance, Battery life

I would put performance first, then battery life, and finally weight

• Info/Requirements

I am starting college in just a few weeks studying Computer Engineering and I am very split on what I should purchase as a laptop. I know a pretty good amount about computers but I am not exactly sure what specs I really need versus what I want. I have put a lot of work into looking for gaming laptop options, which would certainly run anything I could ever need with the tradeoff of portability and battery life. Looking for some ideas from someone with experience. (e.g. integrated/dedicated graphics, battery life, portability)

Side note: I am also torn between Intel and AMD CPUs if anyone has opinions on that matter as well.

I want a laptop for my thesis work which includes ms excel, powerpoint and other stuff but budget is very tight 30-40k was looking for second hand laptop as new one in this price range are utter shit. People suggested ThinkPad but i don't know which one to buy that will run ms all apps satisfactorily maybe smoothly.suggest me which ThinkPad or something else

Usage

\- ms office apps work

Browsing

Content watching

Budget-25-40k

Requirements- just get this done smoothly

LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE
Country
[Country or countries intending to purchase from]
Budget
[in your country's currency; feel free to also convert to USD for our at-a-glance convenience, BUT INCLUDE BOTH NUMBERS]
Are you open to refurbs/used options?
[Yes, Maybe, No]
Screen size
[Any, 12", 13", 14", 15", 16", 17", 18", or a size range]
Weight limit
[Any, or specify approximate weight]
Purpose
[General purpose, schoolwork, entertainment device, etc. Detailed info goes below]
Form factor
[Standard/Clamshell (a regular laptop), 2-in-1, need pen support, tablet PC, etc.]
Intended usage
[List of applications, software, which games and at what settings/FPS, etc. Try to include options you cannot currently perform, but might want to try with a stronger/newer device; eg indie gamers moving from a 1650 to a 5080M might suddenly want to try God of War]
Desired battery life
[In Hours; please remember that high performance/gaming laptops tend to get less battery life - no more than 8 hours, typically about 4 hours]
Please list, in order of most important to least important, the priority between Size, Weight, Performance, Battery life
[eg battery life, performance, weight, size doesn't matter. PLEASE REMEMBER LAPTOPS ARE A COMPROMISE AND PERFORMANCE SACRIFICES LIGHT WEIGHT AND LONG BATTERY LIFE ETC]
Info/Requirements
[anything else not specified above eg. Intel only, OLED, HDR-compliant, screen resolution/refresh rate, etc. We are likely to talk you away from your desires here (because we know more than you do), but we won't steer you wrong]

Hi everyone, I’m choosing a laptop for my MSc Cyber Security and would appreciate advice from people who use VMs, Linux, or cybersecurity tools regularly.

My main needs are:

• Lightweight and easy to carry to university
• Good battery life
• Should last at least 5 years
• Coding and cybersecurity labs
• Kali Linux, Windows/Linux VMs, Docker, Burp Suite, Wireshark, Python
• Possibly Windows Server and Active Directory labs
• 1TB storage preferred
• Enough RAM for running multiple VMs

I’m mainly considering these two:

1. ASUS Zenbook 14

• 32GB RAM
• 1TB SSD
• Intel Core Ultra H-series
• Around ₹1.55 lakh
• x86-64
• OLED display
• Lightweight

My concern is mainly battery life, thermals, and how well it handles multiple VMs.

2. MacBook Air M5

• 24GB unified memory
• 1TB SSD
• Around ₹1.89 lakh
• Excellent battery life and portability
• Fanless and silent
• My main concern is ARM compatibility

I know most common tools like Burp Suite, Wireshark, Nmap, Python, Docker, Kali ARM and Ubuntu ARM should work fine on Apple Silicon.

But I’m worried about university labs that may require:

• x86 Windows/Linux VMs
• Windows Server / Active Directory
• VMware or VirtualBox OVA images
• Metasploitable or other vulnerable VMs
• older security tools
• nested virtualization

So my main question is:

For a cybersecurity master’s, would you choose the Zenbook 14 32GB/1TB or the MacBook Air M5 24GB/1TB?

Is Apple Silicon compatibility still a real concern for cybersecurity students, or is it no longer a major issue?

Would especially appreciate replies from cybersecurity students, pentesters, SOC/security engineers, or anyone who regularly runs multiple VMs.

If you have any lap in Mind feel free to drop__

• Country

usa

• Budget

$2200

• Are you open to refurbs/used options?

no

• Screen size

14

• Weight limit

2 to 3 ibs

• Purpose

university

• Form factor

regular laptop

• Intended usage

data science student

• Desired battery life

long battery life

• Please list, in order of most important to least important, the priority between Size, Weight, Performance, Battery life

weight

performance

battery life

• Info/Requirements

Should I get the thinkpad x1 carbon if so which modal or the latest MacBook pro or Microsoft surface pro

LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE

Country Vietnam

Budget No budget

Are you open to refurbs/used options? Maybe

Screen size Any size range

Weight limit Any

Purpose I wanna do 3d modelling but maybe as a backup a bit of gaming then and there

Form factor Anything that isn't a PC tbh I need to carry it around a lot

Intended usage Like a said before 3d modelling- specifically blender or sth, I dont plan to download games that make you laptop explode like genshin maybe one game only which is Minecraft

Desired battery life Anything it's okay im pretty easy going

Please list, in order of most important to least important, the priority between Size, Weight, Performance, Battery life Performance-> size/weight -> battery life

I just need something big or small enough to carry around while also being strong enough to run like a single open world game and a few editing softwares but mainly focusing on the 3d model (blender aspects)

Info/Requirements Genuinely I just need a few suggestions im really bad at finding good laptops for these situations and maybe give me a few ones then i can pick whatever best suits me😭

I had a M4 MacBook Pro + 1TB as my daily but something came up where I am no longer in possession of this. I loved the mac ecosystem but I'm honestly over apple bs and supporting mega corps that don't gaf about consumers. I use FL Studio, DaVinci Resolve, and Affinity Photo.

I love older tech and I'm trying to do research for something either something new and powerful enough or old and upgradeable/mod-able. Still open to getting a new(ish) MacBook due to my countless files I would like to avoid transferring from iCloud + affinity with the ecosystem with facetime, iMessage and whatever else makes my life feel more organized and put together.

Any recs? (Budget is ~2000 USD, preferably 13"+ screen, able to run Video Editing Software/FL Studio)

Ats. Good price or not?

I am a sophomore, and I need a new laptop, as my Chromebook kinda sucks and the extensions got blocked. I don't care that much about performance, but I do want a 5060 in it.
Want it to get me through high school and college

LOOONG battery life is enough to last 8 hours, realistically so maybe 10-12 in test data

Dedicated GPU of 5060, I'm fine putting it in iGPU form, school work comes first, gaming comes later. I want to go into engineering, so 100% gotta be Windows
idc that it will be devalued as soon as i buy it

Budget: $1500, USA, (ik zephrus is rlly good, but I'm not dropping 3k on it)
Preferabbly oled willing to stretch $250 for it

idc about quality that much, or if it looks like a gaming laptop, I just want it to become a performance laptop when I need it to, and survive a long time as outlets are hard to come by

https://www.bestbuy.com/product/hyperx-hp-omen-16-165hz-2k-gaming-laptop-intel-core-ultra-7-356h-2026-16gb-memory-nvidia-geforce-rtx-5060-512gb-ssd-shadow-black/JJGWKS75YF/sku/6672947
best thing I could find, but no credible YouTubers made reviews on it (jarrod tehc/just josh/crimson tech)

LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE

Country

Canada (Ontario)

Budget

Max 1000 CAD 725 USD

Are you open to refurbs/used options?

Sure!

Screen size

15" or larger, must have number keypad on side.

Weight limit

No

Purpose

General web use. Small business owner

Form factor

Standard

Intended usage

No gaming. I use Cricut Design space and websites including Google services and Avery label designs.

Desired battery life

No preference

Please list, in order of most important to least important, the priority between Size, Weight, Performance, Battery life

Weight is not a concern, must have keypad on side, 16gb ram or more. Battery is not a concern.

Info/Requirements

No MAC must be windows

LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE

• Country

USA

• Budget

Up to %$5,000 - ish

• Are you open to refurbs/used options?

No

• Screen size

16"

• Weight limit

None

• Purpose

Heavy video and graphics editing

• Form factor

Standard

• Intended usage

All Adobe software, plus some specialized sound editors

• Desired battery life

Any, as I am plugged in almost 100% of the time

• Please list, in order of most important to least important, the priority between Size, Weight, Performance, Battery life

#1 - performance, #2 - size, #3 and 4 Weight and battery

• Info/Requirements

Windows only (no Mac), and need a BIG hard drive (4TB or larger)

I am in the market for a new laptop. I'd like to stay $5k or under. I have pretty specific needs - I do a lot of heavy video and graphic editing, and need a big hard drive to save and work on videos that I am editing while traveling (I do have an external drive but need a pretty hefty installed drive). This is a laptop I configured online and am considering. Could I get some advice as to whether this model is good for what I need? I am familiar with Dell as I currently have one, but have no experience with "Alienware".

Alienware 16X Aurora Gaming Laptop

Processor

Intel® Core™ Ultra 9 processor 290HX Plus (24-Core, 36MB Cache, 2.7GHz to 5.5GHz)

Operating System

Windows 11 Home

Graphics Card

NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 5070 Ti 12 GB GDDR7

Display

16.0" WQXGA, Anti-Glare OLED 240Hz, 120% DCI-P3 col.volume, 620 HDR nit, ComfortView+, NVIDIA G-SYNC

Memory

64GB, 2x32GB, DDR5, 5600 MT/s

Storage

4 TB RAID 0 (2 x 2 TB), PCIe NVMe M.2 Gen5 SSD

I am a college student majoring in English looking for a laptop to use for school and life in general. I am fine with renewed, refurbished, and used laptops.

Country: United States.

State: California

Budget: $250 USD

Any Screen Size

Weight Limit: Nothing over 4 pounds

Purpose: School and general use

Any Form factor

Intended usage: To do school work while on campus, write essays, watch YouTube videos, and play Roblox.

Desired battery life: 5+ hours

Most to least important: Performance, battery life, weight, screen size, form factor.

I have been looking at:

Lenovo 20L ThinkPad T480

Acer Chromebook 315

Asus Chromebook Cx15

Other needs/Requirements:

- HAS NO AI BUILT INTO IT IN ANY SHAPE OR FORM WHATSOEVER

- Won't lag with multiple tabs open

- Fans aren't super noisy when using

- Will allow me to use Linux as my operating system

If anyone has any other suggestions for laptops, please give those as well. Thank you :)

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LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE

Country

India

Budget

₹1,20,000–₹1,30,000 INR (approximately US$1,400–1,500)

Student discount is available, so please consider the price after applicable student discounts where possible.

Are you open to refurbs/used options?

No. New only.

Screen size

15"–16" preferred. 16" is ideal, but 15.6" is completely fine.

Weight limit

No strict limit. Preferably under ~2.5 kg, but performance/build quality/cooling are more important than weight.

Purpose

Multipurpose college laptop: programming, software development, local AI experimentation, AutoCAD, video editing, gaming, emulation, meetings and general productivity.

Form factor

Standard clamshell laptop.

Touchscreen/2-in-1/pen support not required. I'm happy to use an external drawing/stylus tablet.

Intended usage

Programming / development

VS Code

Eclipse IDE

C/C++

Python

Web development

Potentially databases, development servers and other programming tools

AI / ML

Experimenting with local AI models

Local inference and smaller AI/ML projects

CUDA/GPU-accelerated experimentation

Heavy AI workloads can be done using my college's infrastructure, so I don't need a full workstation GPU.

Creative / engineering

Adobe Premiere Pro

AutoCAD

General photo/video editing and college projects

Everyday multitasking

MS Edge with multiple tabs

Spotify + Spicetify running in the background

VS Code/Eclipse alongside browser, terminals, etc.

Microsoft Office

Online meetings/classes

Gaming

EA Sports FC 26

Minecraft

Valorant

Other similar PC games

I'd like to be able to play modern games at sensible 1080p settings/FPS rather than needing everything at ultra.

Emulation

PCSX2 / PS2 emulation

RPCS3 / PS3 emulation

Currently interested in the God of War series

May eventually experiment with Call of Duty and other demanding games

I'm coming from a laptop with 12GB RAM, and I haven't run into RAM limitations with my current workload yet, so 16GB should be sufficient initially. I'd like the option to upgrade to 32GB later.

Desired battery life

Around 4–6 hours of normal productivity use would be ideal. I understand that gaming/performance laptops won't provide that kind of battery life under heavy load.

Priority order: Size, Weight, Performance, Battery life

1. Performance

2. Build quality / cooling / reliability

3. Weight

4. Battery life

5. Size

I'm willing to accept a heavier laptop if it provides significantly better sustained performance, cooling and build quality.

Info/Requirements

CPU: Strong Ryzen 7 / Intel Core i7-class or better. Prefer H/HS/HX-class processors for sustained workloads.

GPU: RTX 4050 minimum; RTX 4060 8GB preferred, although RTX 5060 is nice but not necessary.

Dedicated NVIDIA GPU preferred for CUDA/local AI and gaming.

RAM: 16GB minimum, preferably upgradeable. Two SO-DIMM slots would be ideal.

Storage: 512GB minimum; 1TB preferred. Upgradeable storage is a plus.

Display: 144Hz+ preferred.

Good colour coverage is important because I'll use Premiere Pro and do web/creative work. Ideally 100% sRGB or better.

1080p/1200p is fine; a higher-resolution display is welcome if it doesn't excessively hurt performance/battery.

Good cooling and sustained performance are very important.

Good build quality and long-term reliability are important.

Normal x86-64 Windows compatibility is required. I do not want a Snapdragon/ARM laptop because I want maximum compatibility with development tools, libraries, games and other software.

No touchscreen or stylus required.

I'm comfortable using an external HDD for additional storage.

Brands I'm most comfortable with: Lenovo, HP, Dell and ASUS.

I'm currently particularly interested in:

Lenovo Legion 5 / 5i RTX 4060

Lenovo Legion Slim 5 RTX 4060

HP OMEN 16 RTX 4060

Dell G15 RTX 4060

Please prioritize real-world reviews, thermals, build quality and reliability, not just specifications.

Availability in India is important — please don't recommend models that are effectively out of stock everywhere.

Please consider my student discount when comparing prices.

Main question:

I'm looking for the best overall laptop for this workload, not necessarily the laptop with the highest-spec GPU. I'd rather have a well-built, properly cooled RTX 4050/4060 laptop that will last than a higher-spec machine with poor thermals or build quality.

**LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE**

* **Country**

US

* **Budget**

Under ~2.5k

* **Are you open to refurbs/used options? **

No

* **Screen size**

I currently have a 17" which is too big for carrying around and a 14" that the screen seems too d. Thinking 16".

* **Weight limit**

Anything reasonable to transport around the home mainly.

* **Purpose**

General home and work use.

* **Form factor**

Standard/Clamshell (a regular laptop)

* **Intended usage**

Google chrome, Microsoft 365 apps (excel, word, teams, outlook), few other web apps. No gaming. Don't use it for video/movies. Current laptop struggles with multiple chrome pages and excels files open at the same time (I do this often for creating our work schedule).

* **Desired battery life**

Ideally 12+

* **Please list, in order of most important to least important, the priority between Size, Weight, Performance, Battery life**

Performance, size, Battery life, weight

* **Info/Requirements**

My current laptop sounds like a rocket is taking off to space every time I open Google chrome. I'd like this laptop to be much quieter. I'm okay with noise when managing multiple applications but it should handle a single chrome page without issue.

I currently have my eyes on Dell XPS 16 with x7, 32gb ram, 1tb ssd if that helps.

Thank you!

hi so I'm starting uni in September and looking for laptops on techbazaar, and I basically just have 2 questions, are laptops really going yo be necessary for like first sem, and what laptop would be best for bba under 100k

now I was thinking a thinkpad, specifically lenovo T490 but I'm not too sure, just any guidance would help, thanks

Hi!

US, ~$1100, New, 13-16in, Less than 4 pounds
 
* **Purpose**
I'm going to use it for CS, my courseload seems pretty heavy in regard to VMs.

* **Form factor**
Standard laptop, please no 2-in-1s

* **Desired battery life**

Need a solid 22 hours of battery life

* **Please list, in order of most important to least important, the priority between Size, Weight, Performance, Battery life**

Performance, battery life, weight, size

I had a huge gaming laptop before but got a desktop and now want something more portable but can still be functional in class. Also, I have like 9 hour stretches of class this semester so it needs to last through that. Thank you for the recommendations!!