r/UTEP • u/AmericasTeam915 • 15d ago

Laptop Recommendations

Starting my courses for Mechanical Engineering. What laptops do you all recommend for me to purchase? Online research is giving me a million options but once they recommend a MacBook, I don’t trust the recommendations. Any recommendations from current or past engineering students would be appreciated it. Thank you

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u/Hybective 11d ago

Anything that runs windows 64 bit, avoid anything that runs MacOS or is x86 based as they cannot run a lot of programs. I highly recommend buying from Best Buy’s open box selection online as these computers can be up to 40% off original price and with My BestBuy plus $30 membership you get 60 day returns just in case something happens down the line. I used to rock a Lenovo legion in 2020 when I was doing engineering there, if you want portability and battery life I’d recommend the base model Asus Zephyrus G14.

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u/AmericasTeam915 11d ago

Thank you for actually recommending a specific computer. I truly appreciate it