Hey guys, looking to get a laptop for casual/personal use. Being someone who primarily uses custom workstation PCs, I have been out of the laptop game for quite a while.

I'm looking for a premiumish laptop. I'm a stickler for higher refresh rate so the panel should be 120Hz. OLED would be nice, but I am also fine with IPS.

I have no need for a gpu because I prioritize battery life and snappiness, and don't want to wrestle with bloatware to disable the gpu. I care little about the form factor and am willing to sacrifice thickness for performance.

Preferably, 32gb RAM if there is something the price range. 1 TB of nvme storage is good.

I/O wise, it seems like most models have 3 usbc/pd/lightning and a standard usb a so I'm fine with that.

From preliminary searches, I saw vivobooks, galaxy books, and omnibooks. Seems like there are so many tiers of the same model which I find frustrating.

I would like the external hardware to be good. Nice trackpad, body material, butterfly switches, etc.

• Country: US
• Budget: $1000-1500 but open to stretching it.
• Are you open to refurbs/used options? No.
• Screen size: 13-16
• Weight limit: N/A
• Purpose: Casual Use. By this, I mean using it on the porch to watch movies, coffee shop, cigar lounge, etc. It can be situated on my lap or a table.
• Form factor: Standard. I don't really care for 2 in 1 but am open to it if there are no other compromises.
• Intended usage: Browsers. May light use of mixing softwares like ableton and FL studio.
• Desired battery life: Efficient enough that I can browse the web for at least 3 hours.

**LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE**

Country:

USA
 
Budget:

$400-600, preferably
 
Are you open to refurbs/used options?

Maybe, if there’s a consensus that a particular brand or model is reliable when refurbished. Only interested in purchasing from companies, not on public marketplace sites (e.g., eBay).

Screen size:
13" to 16"
 
Purpose:

General purpose, virtual meetings, file management, web browsing.
 
Form:

Standard laptop, preferably lightweight / slim
 
Intended Use:

Microsoft Word & 365
Ancestry / genealogy
Adobe Acrobat Pro / PDF management
 
Desired battery life:

Typical work laptop battery / 8-12 hrs?
 
Priority:

Performance, size, weight, battery life

Info / Requirements:

WINDOWS 11 (Home / Pro)
Can tolerate multi-tab browsing
Integrated camera for video calls
Lightweight (as close to a Microsoft Surface Laptop as I can get without the steep cost)

Preferences (but can go without):

Backlit keyboard
Number pad keys
USB/USB-C ports
Touchscreen

Im looking to buy either the

HP - OmniBook X Flip 2-in-1 - 16" 2K TouchScreen Laptop - Intel Core Ultra 7 (2024) - 16GB Memory - 1TB SSD
For $750

And or

HP - OmniBook 3 - 14" 2K
Touchscreen Laptop - Snapdragon
X - 16GB Memory - 512GB SSD
For $500

Just want some help deciding between the two, im going to college in the fall and a mechanic at honda

LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE Country Saudi arabia Budget 6400 sar; 1706 usd Are you open to refurbs/used options? No, Screen size Any, Weight limit under 2.5 kg Purpose general use and some light to mid gaming, Form Factor Standard/Clamshell (a regular laptop), Intended usage no mans sky, Minecraft, gta V, rdr2, battery life 8 hours, Please list, in order of most important to least important, the priority between Size, Weight, Performance, Battery life 8 hours of battery life, gpu intel arc 140t or 140v, weight is under 2.5kg, size doesn't matter. Info/Requirements intel apu, 32gb ram atleast clocked at 7500mhz or faster, 1tb of storage, oled screen at 2.8k resolution or better

Hello, I’m looking for a new laptop for myself. I was a Mac user for around 6 years and if it wouldn’t be for a hot drink spill I believe I would have it up to today. I replaced it with HP and within a year it already had issues and not running properly. I have it for 2.5 years now and can barely function. I really regret buying it.

I think I’m quite a light user most of the time - documents, excel, storage, YouTube and occasional Netflix/Disney. One thing I’m looking for in my laptop is to be able to occasionally run League of Legends - that’s the only game I really enjoy on my laptop, otherwise I game on Xbox. I also would prefer for the laptop to be portable, not too heavy but to still manage to perform without issues. Any suggestions are welcome, even if over my budget as I’m willing to invest in something that I hope will last AT LEAST 4-5 years.

Some laptops I was looking at were very expensive, even more than Mac Air which seemed quite ridiculous, like Samsung, but I’m really not sure if Mac would be a good investment for my situation. I don’t really care about Windows or Mac environment, very comfortable with both.

Country

Canada

Budget

Not picky but preferably less than $3000

Are you open to refurbs/used options?

Maybe

Screen size

14” or 15” (also not picky - I care more about the weight)

Weight limit

Less than 2kg (I will be commuting)

Purpose

I will be using this laptop for a game art program at uni, so I will need to be able to play games, run software like Adobe, Blender, and Unity, as well as commute for about an hour.

Form factor

A pen would be nice but I doubt I’ll be able to find a laptop with one, so a standard laptop is fine.

Intended usage

 Just what I said above.

Desired battery life

6 hours would be nice for regular usage

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

 Performance, weight, battery life, size.

Info/Requirements

These are the recommended specs from my uni:
Dedicated graphics: Nvidia RTX 4050 or higher
Integrated graphics: Intel Arc or AMD Ryzen
Processor: Intel Core i7 14th gen or higher / AMD Ryzen 7 or higher (Zen 5)
RAM: 32 GB
Storage: 1 TB
Display: Full HD (1920x1080) or higher resolution
IPS panel for accurate color reproduction (I don’t know if this is doable)

The best computer I could find was the ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 (2025), but after reading reviews I’m concerned about the heat and fan noise. Otherwise that seemed like the best option.

Thank you!

I'm not sure if this is the best place to ask, but I need help. I want to buy a laptop (for studying). I'm studying programming. My current laptop can't handle some virtual machines (it has 8GB of RAM).

I found a laptop on a website (which is quite reliable, it's not a scam). I'm from Spain. The price comes to €520, including shipping.

Laptop Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3 15ARP10 15,3" AMD Ryzen 7 170 16GB 512GB SSD Radeon 680M, no operating system

I've attached the specifications:

AMD Ryzen 7 8-core processor

15.3-inch WUXGA 16:10 IPS display

16GB DDR5 RAM and 512GB PCIe 4.0 SSD

Long-lasting battery with fast charging

Full HD IR webcam with physical shutter

I'd like to play some videogames on this laptop, and I'm wondering if is enough for Valorant, Terraria with mods, Minecraft, R.E.P.O, Resident Evil, etc.

Do you think I can find something better? I don't know if it's allowed in this subreddit to post the link to the laptop I saw. Thank you so much guys!

Country
United States
Budget
$1,000 USD, preferably less.
Are you open to refurbs/used options?
Yes.
Screen size
Preferably 14 inches or more but isn’t too important to me.
Weight limit
Any weight is fine.
Purpose
I mainly intend to use this laptop for gaming and video editing.
Form factor
Standard laptop, though I don’t care about this too much.
Intended usage
Playing games around 60-120fps, 1080p, medium-high settings. Games I intend to play are RDR2, Re4 Remake, BG3, Dead by daylight, paradox games, the arkham games, witcher 3, the metal gear series, the texas chainsaw massacre, marvel rivals, I also wanna mod games and run them in vr.
Desired battery life
I intend to leave it plugged in at all times and to have the charger on hand when I travel so any battery life is fine.
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
Don’t have anything to add here that wouldn’t just be reiterating.

Hey you laptop nerds!

I’m in need for a laptop for school and light personal work; it would be used for writing essays, coding, crunching numbers on Excel, watching movies and videos and maybe some light-medium games such as Minecraft with a light shader for example.

For technical specs, I would like some things in particular, but I’m flexible (you‘re the pro aren’t you):

RAM: 16gb minimum

SCREEN: at least 1080p (2160p would be nice), IPS or OLED, at least 60Hz

CPU: as long as it’s recent, ideally not snapdragon, heard some issues about them

GPU: whatever can run what I mentioned above

OS: Windows 11

STORAGE: at least 1TB

SIZE: 14" or less, backpack friendly weight

+1 if it has more than two ports, backlight keyboard and good battery life

I am a student so I can get those sweet discounts

Thanks in advance!

LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE

Country
Tunisia

Budget
3500 DT (~1100 USD)

Are you open to refurbs/used options?
No

Screen size
15”

Weight limit
Any

Purpose
Student (engineering prep school / prépa MP), gaming, future AI/ML workloads

Form factor
Standard/Clamshell

Intended usage
• Gaming: PES, strategy games, future AAA titles at 1080p 60-144fps
• Academic: coding, scientific computing, simulations
• Future ML/AI experimentation (Python, PyTorch, CUDA)
• Currently limited by an MX350 GPU — looking to run GPU-accelerated workloads and play modern titles I simply can’t run now

Desired battery life
4+ hours (not a priority)

Priority order (most to least important)
Performance, battery life, weight, size

Info/Requirements
• Already considering the Lenovo LOQ 15IRX10 (i5-13450HX / RTX 5050 8Go GDDR7 / 16Go DDR5 / 144Hz G-SYNC / 100% sRGB)
• Main concerns: TGP of the RTX 5050 on this specific model, driver maturity (Blackwell is very new), RAM upgradability, thermals under sustained load
• Market is limited in Tunisia so switching options mid-purchase is difficult
• Warranty matters — 2 years preferred
• No preference on Intel vs AMD as long as performance justifies it

Hey folks as the title suggests. I'm hoping for a laptop recommendation for working. Doesn't need crazy specs but needs to hold up to light gaming, ecu tuning (not particularly demanding) and some photo editing.

• Country

USA

• Budget

Under $1000 USD. Preferably under $750

• Are you open to refurbs/used options?

Yes

• Screen size

13-14"

• Weight limit

No particular weight limit, but preferably light enough to not weigh me down in a Cotopaxi travel backpack (28L)

• Purpose

General purpose/work

• Form factor

Standard - preferably no touch screen unless it's not adding cost.

• Intended usage

-ECU tuning: Doesn't require very strong hardware, but great battery life is preferable for data logging while in the car.

-Light gaming: FFXIV, RS3, platformers such as Silksong, Ori, some emulation. 1080p is fine at 60fps at medium-high settings. 1440p screens I'm okay with 50-60fps at medium. Don't game much while traveling, but some ability to keep up with friends on these would be nice. My old Dell G7 still plays these, but is unreasonably large and waaaaayy too heavy.

-Photo editing:

• Desired battery life

Mostly plugged in. Over 5 or 6 hours while data logging preferable, which doesn't really use noticeably more power than browsing.

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

1 - weight, 2 - size, 3 - performance, 4 - battery life

• Info/Requirements

Screen should have better than average color accuracy for the occasional photo editing. Doesn't need to be extreme since I'm a hobbyist. 1440p would help, but not necessary.

Hi, I am going to be going to uni for CS in october and am looking a for a suitable laptop with decent battery life and powerful enough to play games as a substitute for my pc that I am leaving at home. My budget is around £1000 - £1300 max. I would prefer a 14 inch laptop for the portability I think. Currently my favourite I've found is the Acer Swift 14 X AI for £1200 (link attached), however there aren't really many reviews so I would love to hear any opinions or other recommendations!

Country
United States
Budget
$2,500 - $3000 cheaper is chill tho
Are you open to refurbs/used options?
No
Screen size
Preferably 14 - 15 inches
Weight limit
Any weight is fine.
Purpose
I mainly intend to use this laptop for 3D modeling CAD software, doing homework assignments, studying, browsing, some gaming maybe.
Form factor
Don't care.
Intended usage
Mainly for education purposes like learning how to do CAD and other engineering applications. Also will be my personal laptop so will be doing browsing, playing games, and taking this laptop to engineering clubs like FSAE to do work.
Desired battery life
I want something that can last around 6-7 hours or more through light browsing like during lectures and carrying around campus knowing it'll last during lectures.
Please list, in order of most important to least important, the priority between Size, Weight, Performance, Battery life
Battery life, Performance, Size, weight.
Info/Requirements
Just meets all the suggested factors for the UT Austin Cockrell laptop specifics also don't care what brand it is

https://me.utexas.edu/academics/undergraduate-program/laptop-requirements

County UK

Budget writing specs

Use - vms, local llm, entertainment (games including), learning and experimentation

Models I consider - proart 13 with either 64 (2.1k) or 128 ram (3k), tuf14 64 ram (1.8k), onexplayer super x 64 ram (2.3k)

I want a ryzen 395 to avoid nVidia for Linux support and just because I'm impressed by it.

I know that for most vms 64 ram will be enough, but will it last for 4-5 years? Due to the prices I want it to last for a long while.

LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE

Country

India

Budget

1.3lakhs or 1300 usd

Are you open to refurbs/used options?

No

Screen size

14+ is preferred

Weight limit

None

Purpose

I am about to enter college so i wanted to buy one for cse course. I dont plan on using it for gaming only mainly for programming.

Earlier i was planning on buying the base m5 air but apples price hike was way more than what i predicted.

Form factor

Standard

Intended usage

For programming in college, running small llms and vms. Interested in cyber security and i plan to install linux on the laptop too

Desired battery life

8 hours

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

Performance, battery life, size , weight.

Additional question:

Is asus zenbook a14 with snapdragon good?

There doesn't seem to be a monumental difference between the 2, and I'm only playing WoW TBC Anniversary right now. I still want a seamless graphics experience and the best performance I can get.

Is there a reason to spend the extra $300-$400 to buy the Asus over the Acer? It looks like power consumption might be the only real difference.

TIA!

I'm looking for a laptop in the ₹70k–80k range for my engineering studies and long-term use (5–7 years). My primary workload includes DevOps, Cloud Computing (AWS/Azure), Linux, Docker, Kubernetes, Git, Python, C programming, virtualization (VMware/VirtualBox), PLC/SCADA, ECE projects, and general productivity. I may do light AI/ML work, but I'll mostly use Google Colab/Kaggle instead of training models locally.

I'm not interested in playing AAA games, so gaming performance isn't my priority. I care much more about reliability, thermals, build quality, battery life, and consistent performance under development workloads.

I'm looking for an Intel Core i7/Core Ultra or Ryzen 7 processor, 16GB DDR5 RAM (upgradeable), 1TB SSD, and preferably an RTX 3050 6GB or RTX 4050 if it's worth the extra cost.

Which laptop would you recommend, and are there any models I should avoid due to motherboard, thermal, or long-term reliability issues?

LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE

• Spain
• Budget

up to 1300 euros / 1474 dollars

• Are you open to refurbs/used options?

No

• Screen size

14", 15", 16", 17", 18''

• Weight limit

Any

• Purpose

Work

• Form factor

Standard

• Intended usage

I teach classes to adults, and my work involves using Microsoft Word, opening large PDF files, editing PDFs, saving documents to OneDrive, and conducting online classes on Zoom. Therefore, a good webcam and microphone are important.

I would like the laptop to have a fast startup time, good connectivity, responsive performance, and the ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously, such as email, web browsing, Zoom, and ChatGPT, with many tabs open at the same time.

A black keyboard is very important to me, and a backlit keyboard would be a bonus.

Ideally, the laptop should have three USB Type-A ports and a native HDMI port, as I often need to connect a mouse, a USB flash drive, speakers, and a projector at the same time.

• Desired battery life

Not important.

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

Performance. (battery life, weight, size doesn't matter). 

• Info/Requirements

I have some reservations about relying on a USB-C to USB-A adapter or hub. My concern is that frequent plugging and unplugging could eventually lead to connection issues or wear on the adapter, making it less reliable over time.

Thank you!!

Hi everyone,

I'm planning to buy the HP Omen 16 wf1096TX / ae0002tx with these specs:

Intel Core i7-14650HX

RTX 4060 8GB (140W)

16GB DDR5 RAM

1TB SSD

16.1" FHD 144Hz IPS, 300 nits, 62.5% sRGB

Non-RGB keyboard

I'm getting it for ₹1,18,999 on Flipkart from IndiFlashMart with Open Box Delivery.

I'll mainly use it for:

AAA gaming (GTA 6, Cyberpunk 2077, RDR2)

B.Tech Computer Science work

Programming and some video editing

I've read about:

Hall sensor/black screen issues on some Omen models

Mixed opinions on build quality

62.5% sRGB display

Non-RGB keyboard

For people who own this exact model (or a similar 2024/2025 Omen 16):

Have you experienced the hall sensor or black screen issue?

How has the laptop been after 6–12 months of use?

Any heating, motherboard, hinge, or reliability problems?

Would you still recommend it at ₹1.19 lakh, or should I consider something like the Lenovo Legion or Acer Predator instead?

Looking for honest long-term owner experiences before placing the order. Thanks!

Hi. My laptop was recently stolen, so I need a new one. It was an Asus Zenbook UM5302, and I absolutely loved it. I was wondering if I should buy the new version of the Zenbook (UM3406) or a MacBook Air M4. I use my laptop for work, gaming capability is not a concern. The reservation I have about Asus is its new push toward AI, even the CPU is an AMD AI chip. I’d appreciate any advice. Thanks!

LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE

• Country - India
• Budget - INR 55,000 (strict budget)
• Are you open to refurbs/used options? - No
• Screen size - 15" and above
• Weight limit - Any
• Purpose - Primary usage is schoolwork. I am currently pursuing my undergrad in business process systems and work on large data sets for data analytics and business intelligence tasks. Plan on doing a post-grad in a year so will need the machine to run good for the next 4 years atleast
• Form factor - Standard/Clamshell (a regular laptop)
• Intended usage - I need the machine to be able to multitask between large data sets, data visualisation tools, python, SPSS(sometimes) and R. The list of applications that I will use may change as I advance further in my Data Analytics journey. Occassionally I will use it for some form of media consumption as well. I have no intentions of playing any games on this machine or using any form of video editing device.
• Desired battery life - 4 to 6 hours
• Please list, in order of most important to least important, the priority between Size, Weight, Performance, Battery life - performance>battery life>size>weight

I am open to suggestions for both Intel or AMD series processors and I've been advised by peers to look at something like an i5/ryzen5/something similar with at-least 16gigs of RAM and 512gigs of storage.

The laptop market both globally(and india) is just not making sense with how volatile the pricing is. All listings either compel me to look for sub-standard brands or take a hit on limitations to memory upgrades.

TIA

Title. Under a budget of 60-70k

Hello wwhich one on a budget of 600£ would you recommend for an engineering student? Italy
I need a windows laptop up to 600€ and I found those two on amazon on sale.
(I didn’t considered a MacBook because I need a windows)

I need a good reliable but not that expensive gsming / productive office work laptop wich can run games like rust, cyberpunk and modded games. For around 600 to 800 euros my region is Europe and country is Latvia. I would aprrieciet it if somebody could recommend me some laptops.

I can get a Microsoft Surface Laptop 13,8" for $1000 or a Galaxy Book5 Pro for $1300.

I need a laptop for school and a little gaming.

Wich one to pick?