Which laptop should I get?
Hi!
I’m starting uni in September and was wondering what laptops people use for making notes? I was thinking of maybe playing small, less demanding games on the laptop, however these games wouldn’t affect the processing of the laptop too much (think games like Stardew Valley)
I don’t necessarily have a budget, but as affordable as possible would be great! I have no clue about laptops or anything, and just want something that I can use in lectures and to help me not get bored!
I’m starting uni in September and was wondering what laptops people use for making notes? I was thinking of maybe playing small, less demanding games on the laptop, however these games wouldn’t affect the processing of the laptop too much (think games like Stardew Valley)
I don’t necessarily have a budget, but as affordable as possible would be great! I have no clue about laptops or anything, and just want something that I can use in lectures and to help me not get bored!
Original post by 22Cullen11
Hi!
I’m starting uni in September and was wondering what laptops people use for making notes? I was thinking of maybe playing small, less demanding games on the laptop, however these games wouldn’t affect the processing of the laptop too much (think games like Stardew Valley)
I don’t necessarily have a budget, but as affordable as possible would be great! I have no clue about laptops or anything, and just want something that I can use in lectures and to help me not get bored!
I’m starting uni in September and was wondering what laptops people use for making notes? I was thinking of maybe playing small, less demanding games on the laptop, however these games wouldn’t affect the processing of the laptop too much (think games like Stardew Valley)
I don’t necessarily have a budget, but as affordable as possible would be great! I have no clue about laptops or anything, and just want something that I can use in lectures and to help me not get bored!
H&P might work. In person I'm not fan of Apple products.
Really depends on budget. You can spend just about any amount of money on laptops. Depends if you have any course-specific requirements e.g. specific software that you will need to run.
As a tech enthusiast, I would always recommend not cheaping out, especially if you want to play any games. The last thing you want is an underwhelming laptop with short battery life, a small screen and that freezes or crashes.
Basically, the more money you spend now the less money you'll hopefully have to spend in the future. If you invest now, then you won't find yourself buying a new device in 2 years.
As a tech enthusiast, I would always recommend not cheaping out, especially if you want to play any games. The last thing you want is an underwhelming laptop with short battery life, a small screen and that freezes or crashes.
Basically, the more money you spend now the less money you'll hopefully have to spend in the future. If you invest now, then you won't find yourself buying a new device in 2 years.
Okay, thankyou!
Just out of curiosity, what laptop have you got? I’ve been looking at HP pavilions but have seen so many mixed reviews, or a Dell Inspiron
Just out of curiosity, what laptop have you got? I’ve been looking at HP pavilions but have seen so many mixed reviews, or a Dell Inspiron
Original post by OJlongley
Really depends on budget. You can spend just about any amount of money on laptops. Depends if you have any course-specific requirements e.g. specific software that you will need to run.
As a tech enthusiast, I would always recommend not cheaping out, especially if you want to play any games. The last thing you want is an underwhelming laptop with short battery life, a small screen and that freezes or crashes.
Basically, the more money you spend now the less money you'll hopefully have to spend in the future. If you invest now, then you won't find yourself buying a new device in 2 years.
As a tech enthusiast, I would always recommend not cheaping out, especially if you want to play any games. The last thing you want is an underwhelming laptop with short battery life, a small screen and that freezes or crashes.
Basically, the more money you spend now the less money you'll hopefully have to spend in the future. If you invest now, then you won't find yourself buying a new device in 2 years.
Games like Stardew Valley, Transport Tycoon, Roller Coaster Tycoon don't stretch premium business laptops made in the last 7 years.
Games like Cyberpunk 2077 are a totally different kettle of fish.
If you're going to uni in September 2024 and don't particularly need a laptop now, you should wait till August 2024 to buy a laptop. Because the sweet spot in laptops is a rolling target and every year you get better and better deals.
If you were to buy a used Dell 7490 or 7400 or 7410 laptop today you can expect another 10 years faithful service out of it. With it remaining lightning fast for your needs. So long as you steer clear of the Cyberpunks.
Any laptop that you buy, even new ones, will need a new battery every 3 to 5 years. An advantage of buying a business laptop made by HP, Dell or Lenovo is that they sell millions of these, which helps keep battery prices down (to £20 to £40) and helps keep the batteries available for many years to come.
If you will be carrying the laptop round on foot or public transport a lot, a 13.3" laptop might be best for you, especially if you're slight of frame. EG Dell Latitude 7390, 7300, 7310.
If the laptop will be transported in the boot of your car with a minimum of carrying, get a 15.6" mobile workstation type laptop. EG Dell latitude 5590, 5591, 5500, 5501.
£130 to £180 is all you need to pay for a fully working premium business laptop from the examples I mentioned above (with 1920 resolution screen and 8th or 10th gen Intel CPU).
If you were to spend more than £200 on a laptop, you'd be spending money for zero tangible benefit to yourself.
As a tip, if you're bored at uni, go and talk to some fellow students. Socialise with them. Practise your social skills. Go on mini adventures. Don't sit on your laptop playing games.
Another tip. Whatever laptop you get, install Debian and KDE Plasma as soon as you get it. Windows 10 and 11 are buggy, unstable, annoyingly bloated, with annoying defaults, an annoying interface, insecure.
Feel free to post links on this thread for any particular deals you fancy buying and I'll tell you whether it's a good deal or not.
Games like Cyberpunk 2077 are a totally different kettle of fish.
If you're going to uni in September 2024 and don't particularly need a laptop now, you should wait till August 2024 to buy a laptop. Because the sweet spot in laptops is a rolling target and every year you get better and better deals.
If you were to buy a used Dell 7490 or 7400 or 7410 laptop today you can expect another 10 years faithful service out of it. With it remaining lightning fast for your needs. So long as you steer clear of the Cyberpunks.
Any laptop that you buy, even new ones, will need a new battery every 3 to 5 years. An advantage of buying a business laptop made by HP, Dell or Lenovo is that they sell millions of these, which helps keep battery prices down (to £20 to £40) and helps keep the batteries available for many years to come.
If you will be carrying the laptop round on foot or public transport a lot, a 13.3" laptop might be best for you, especially if you're slight of frame. EG Dell Latitude 7390, 7300, 7310.
If the laptop will be transported in the boot of your car with a minimum of carrying, get a 15.6" mobile workstation type laptop. EG Dell latitude 5590, 5591, 5500, 5501.
£130 to £180 is all you need to pay for a fully working premium business laptop from the examples I mentioned above (with 1920 resolution screen and 8th or 10th gen Intel CPU).
If you were to spend more than £200 on a laptop, you'd be spending money for zero tangible benefit to yourself.
As a tip, if you're bored at uni, go and talk to some fellow students. Socialise with them. Practise your social skills. Go on mini adventures. Don't sit on your laptop playing games.
Another tip. Whatever laptop you get, install Debian and KDE Plasma as soon as you get it. Windows 10 and 11 are buggy, unstable, annoyingly bloated, with annoying defaults, an annoying interface, insecure.
Feel free to post links on this thread for any particular deals you fancy buying and I'll tell you whether it's a good deal or not.
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