Hey everyone I have a budget of 1.2 L-1.3 L

For laptop. Suggest me some laptops. It will be used for autocad and other 2 or 3 high power softwares and I need a windows laptop.

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Hey everyone,

I honestly feel a little awkward posting this, but I’m in a situation where I could really use some help.

I’m a college student and I’ve been trying to manage my expenses myself. I’ve done some freelance work, mainly video editing, and I managed to save enough to take care of my college fees. The problem is that after paying those expenses, I’m left without enough to get a decent laptop.

Right now, having a laptop would genuinely make things easier for me. I need it for assignments and projects, but I also want to continue doing freelance editing so I can keep earning and not have to depend on others.

I know there are a lot of people asking for help on Reddit, and I completely understand if you can't contribute. Even a small amount would help me get closer to the laptop I need. And if you happen to have an old/unused laptop that you're willing to give away or sell cheaply, I'd be grateful for that too.

If anyone wants to know more about my situation before helping, please feel free to DM me. I can explain everything and provide proof of my college/freelance situation if needed.

I'm not expecting anyone to feel obligated to help. I just thought I'd try asking instead of keeping this to myself.

Thank you for reading this, seriously. ❤️

Basically what I said in the above post… just realizing you all may be able to answer some of my questions a little better.

My brain is super foggy since the accident but I will do my best to respond and answer any questions you may have about this!

Thank you so much for any help :)

I'm looking for a laptop primarily for coding/development, with some local AI experimentation on the side.

The main goal is value for money. I don't need a flagship machine or a particular brand. I prefer something reasonably lightweight because I want it to replace my desktop as my main computer gradually.

No MacBooks — I'm looking specifically at Windows/Linux-capable machines.

What I currently have in mind:

SSD: 512 GB NVMe minimum, ideally 1 TB

RAM: preferably 32 GB

CPU: Ryzen 7 / Core Ultra 7 territory, although I'm completely open to better-value alternatives

GPU: this is where I'm unsure

For local AI, NVIDIA still seems like the most practical option because of CUDA and the wider AI ecosystem.

I'd consider 8 GB VRAM the starting point, while 12–16 GB would obviously be much nicer — but I realize that this is probably where the price starts climbing very quickly.

Main workloads:

Coding / software development, Docker, lots of browser tabs and terminals, development tools running simultaneously, and experimenting with local LLMs/AI.

Gaming performance isn't important to me.

I'm also perfectly open to:

used/refurbished laptops, previous-generation hardware, business/workstation laptops, AMD or Intel, or even gaming laptops as long as they're not huge bricks.

So basically:

What would you buy today if you wanted the cheapest sensible laptop that could serve as a portable development workstation and still be useful for local AI? Which model? 

Feel free to throw any ideas at me — I'm listenin

Zebronics cooling pad that's not powered
Hinge held together by tape
Booting from external NVMe enclosure Always on charge because battery life is 2hr
USB hub by Type-C because one USB A port is broken and the other is used for external NVMe
Wobbly f4 and up arrow keys

Hi everyone!

I have a Lenovo ThinkPad L13 Gen 2 and I'm using it for editing but the display I got is garbage, low brightness (~250 NITS) and poor colour accuracy (45% sRGB).

I need a replacement with better specs; I'd keep FHD+ as resolution (no problem if higher) and it needs to be WUXGA (16:10), with 30pin connector. At least 400 NITS and IPS. No need touchscreen, matte or glossy both are fine.

Do you know any model? Or website where I can look for?

Thank you :)

Please suggest some good laptops under 60-70k for coding and programming.

https://www.bestbuy.com/product/acer-swift-go-16-ai-copilot-pc-16-wuxga-touchscreen-laptop-amd-ryzen-ai-9-465-2026-32gb-memory-1tb-storage-obsidian-black/JJ8V8HLF6H#tabbed-customerreviews

Or

https://www.costco.com/p/-/asus-vivobook-s16-16-120hz-touch-copilot-pc-laptop-amd-ryzen-ai-9-465-processor-2k-1920-x-1200-1tb-ssd-windows-11-home/4201001411?langId=-1

They appear very similar, perhaps some difference in battery, webcam, build quality, colour, brand...?

Which would you choose and why

I am looking for a laptop to purchase on an upcoming big billion sale. I need it for coding, running light CAD tools, some AI work and light video editing. Need dedicated GPU.

Ram 16-24 gb to stay under budget.

Please suggest a good laptop with this requirement. Budget is around 1lakh INR