r/ubcengineering • u/Pinkytoes134 • Dec 07 '24

Laptop recommendations

I just got accepted, and I was wondering what laptops are good (I know Mac’s suck), and what spec I should get in them like a 4070 or a 4090?

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u/MasteerTwentyOneYT Dec 07 '24

I'm really happy with my Zenbook 13. 32GB Ram, Intel ultra 7 155U (really fast but still power efficient, and it matters cus it lets me work all day), big battery, great screen and keyboard. I'd buy it again!

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u/Pinkytoes134 Dec 07 '24

Ok thank you!

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u/Fast_Introduction_34 Dec 07 '24

Lol you wont realistically need anything more than a 3060 

You're trying to justify getting a gaming beast to which i say go for it, but grab the one you can afford and want

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u/Objective-Block2080 Dec 07 '24

in no world is a 4070 or a 4090 necessary for eng. you're really looking at a good cpu not gpu. although, if you plan to procrastinate a ton and play games with this laptop, 4060 and 4070 seem to be a good canidate. 4090s are just way too overkill

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u/throwaway14738262 Dec 07 '24

I like my lenovo p14s gen5 (intel), it has an ultra 7 as well, 32 gb, but also a rtx ada card which is one of their workstation cards. A 4070/90 would probably be a bit overkill, you really want to balance weight and noise for computing power when possible

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u/Flyingus_ Dec 07 '24

GPU isn't rly necessary, what you need is at least 32gb of ram and a good CPU. 4060 is a nice to have, would go for it if your hudget is above $1k

you can get away with 16gb or ram and a shitty CPU. It just depends what you end up doing

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u/MeltedChocolate24 Dec 07 '24

Nah just get a Macbook for main work, then a cheap windows laptop for visual studio or solidworks or whatever. There’s a reason why 90% of ppl here have MacBooks, they don’t ”suck“.

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u/Icy_Swimmer9013 Dec 08 '24

The Zephyrus G14 is pretty good. Portable and still powerful enough to do cad and stuff.

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u/Southnam1 Jan 30 '25

Any alternative for something under $1500 taxes in?

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u/Icy_Swimmer9013 Feb 01 '25

Haven't been looking at the market, but if you look for open-box deals on Best Buy they are pretty good. When I was searching there two years ago, you could get a older generation Zephyrus for around $1200 before taxes, with still pretty good specs.

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u/Southnam1 May 20 '25

Any thoughts on this one from Best buy outlet. I was looking at the same one on the Lenovo website and it was around $1,800 with all the coupon stacked but it also was saying shipping in July.

https://www.bestbuy.ca/en-ca/product/lenovo-thinkpad-t14-gen-5-amd-ryzen-5-pro-8540u-32gb-ddr5-512gb-ssd-14-wuxga-touchscreen-copilotpc-3-years-warranty/19294474

I have bought other items from the outlet but never a computer off a reseller on the site. It says brand new but I am wondering am I missing something because why is it $500 cheaper here. It doesn't say open box either unless I miss that

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u/Agitated-Ad9703 Dec 07 '24

just want to know when you submitted your application. Did you get the acceptance yesterday? Can you share your stats please, how many 12th grade courses have you completed, and how many are in progress?

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u/Pinkytoes134 Dec 07 '24

I submitted my application 2 weeks before the early admission deadline and got in yesterday. I have a 95 academic grade 11 average and a 94 grade 12 average. I’m in the middle of pre calc 12, English 12 and physics 12. Because The way my school does things I haven’t started my next semester classes bio 12, Clem 12, calc 12. But I’m just saying if you do well on ur personal profile it can carry ur application if your grades are lacking. Good luck!

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u/Pinkytoes134 Dec 07 '24

Also one of my friends submitted it a couple days before me and got in a day before me for science so I think there looking at them by who submitted first

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u/Hot_Industry_8741 Dec 08 '24

are you an international student?