My mum is entering her second year in her architechture degree and needs something to replace an insufficient Macbook. I know this is lacking with its processor and graphics card, but I'm wondering wether the cores may make up for this.

If this is insufficient would be very happy to have a suggestion.

• Country United Kingom
• Budget £550 $733
• Are you open to refurbs/used options? yes
• Screen size Any
• Weight limit 2kg
• Purpose

Architechture schoolwork

• Form factor

Standard

• Intended usage

Revit, AutoCad, ArchiCad

• Desired battery life

5 hours

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

Performance, weight, battery life, size

Country

USA. Must be purchased from Best Buy (got a gift card).

Budget

$1550

Are you open to refurbs/used options?

Maybe. Best Buy open-box, yes. Refurbished only with a solid warranty.

Screen size

13" to 16"

Weight limit

About 2 kg (4.4 lb)

Purpose

Photo editing, including astrophotography.

Form factor

Standard/Clamshell. A 2-in-1 is fine.

Intended usage

Lightroom Classic and Photoshop with very large files (61 MP RAW, about 120 MB each), Lightroom AI Denoise, and astro stacking. I work directly off an external SSD. I sometimes travel for astro shoots and edit in the field.

Desired battery life

8+ hours of light use and editing.

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

Performance, battery life, weight, size.

Info/Requirements

Windows only, not open to Macs. 32 GB RAM minimum; upgradeable RAM is a nice-to-have. Screen quality is my top priority because I edit only on the laptop screen, with no external monitor, so I want wide colour and accurate colour. An SD card reader would be a bonus. Need it by early November.

I'm deciding between:

- Gigabyte AERO X16: Ryzen AI 7 350, RTX 5060, 32 GB upgradeable, 16" IPS (sRGB only)

- ASUS ProArt PX13: Ryzen AI Max+ 388, 32 GB fixed, 13.3" OLED (wide colour)

Which would you pick and why? If you have a better suggestion within budget at Best Buy, please share it.

Country

Germany

Budget

900€ - 1200€

Are you open to refurbs/used options?

Yes

Screen size

Any (not too small tho)

Weight limit

Any

Purpose

Gaming when away from home (on vacation & when I'm visiting my boyfriend), watching movies

Form factor

A regular laptop

Intended usage

Infinity Nikki on low or medium settings, League of Legends (without lag!), watching movies

Desired battery life

About 4-6 hours (It's okay for me to charge it the whole time while gaming)

Most important

The most important thing for me is the performance and that I can keep it for many years to come

Info/Requirements

The display should be at least somewhat colourful, since my old laptop displays stuff very dull and greyish. My old laptop was also really loud, it sounded like an airplane starting (I would prefer that not to happen)

I'm very much okay with refurbished options as long as they work well! Can be cheaper than 900€ if it's fitting the requirements

i dont really mind buying second hand either

I'm looking for laptop recommendations, and would appreciate any suggestions!

Country: Germany / EU

Budget: up to €1,000 but I can stretch it a bit if the difference is worth it.

Used/refurbished: Yes, absolutely fine.

Screen size: 15–17 inches, preferably 16".

Weight limit: None.

Purpose: University studies, programming, and watching movies.

Form factor: Standard clamshell laptop.

Intended usage: Programming, university coursework, multitasking, and media consumption. I don't need a dedicated GPU.

Desired battery life: Not important.

Priorities: Performance > Size > Weight > Battery life.

Additional requirements:

Display: OLED is a priority.

CPU: Intel Core i7, 10th gen or newer, or an equivalent AMD processor.

GPU: Integrated graphics are perfectly fine.

RAM, and storage: Non necessary, I have 32gb sticks, and ssd nvme to transfer from my broken laptop if needed.

Condition: New, used, or refurbished.

I'm mainly looking for the best value for money. I'm happy to consider older models if they offer good performance, and a great display.

Which laptops would you recommend, and are there any particular models I should look for on the used market?

Hey everyone,
I’m trying to find a solid laptop for my fiancé that she can actually keep for years (hence the “WoW forever” part). Main use is World of Warcraft – she wants a consistent 60+ FPS in raids without dropping, preferably on higher settings if possible. She’s not chasing ultra high-end competitive FPS, just smooth and reliable.
She also does a good amount of digital drawing and some 3D printing/design work, so something that’s comfortable for that would be great (good color accuracy, decent pen support if it’s a 2-in-1, enough power for the usual modeling/slicing software, etc.).
Preferences:
• OLED screen if possible
• Something that feels future-proof enough that she won’t need to upgrade again in 2–3 years
• Decent battery life would be a bonus but not a deal-breaker
Budget is flexible depending on how good the package is – just looking for recommendations that hit the performance + creative use case well.
Any specific models or builds you’d suggest? Thanks in advance!

Trying to help a buddy pick out a laptop and we are debating between the MacBook Pro (m5 chip) versus the Lenovo yoga 9i.

For anyone who has either of these, what are your opinions on them? He does a lot of AI work, does some gaming, and light video editing. Is 32 gb of ram necessary? And is MacBook Pro quality that much better?

Share your thoughts

Country

Canada

Budget

~$3000 CAD / ~$2128.72 USD with some flexibility

Are you open to refurbs/used options?

No

Screen size

15+

Weight limit

Any

Purpose

Gaming

Form factor

Clamshell

Intended usage

Final Fantasy XIV is the main game I play on the road right now, at medium settings 60fps, but I'm probably going to try to get some other games in there intermittently, right now it's Star Wars Galactic Racer, Warframe and Monster Hunter Wilds.

Desired battery life

4 hours is fine for flights, will be plugged in most of the time.

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

Current laptop is a Lenovo Legion 5 15" from 2021, with "8-core Ryzen 7 4800H processor, GTX 1660 Ti graphics, 16 GB RAM, a 512 GB SSD, and a 1080p 15.6" 144Hz IPS display".

Better resolution than 1080p would be very nice, and would prefer AMD over Intel, but not terribly picky on anything else.

My current Lenovo has been the most solid gaming laptop I've ever owned (had a few Acers and Dells over the years) so I wouldn't mind sticking with the brand but it's not a dealbreaker.

Huge plus would be something I can pick up west of Toronto or close enough, with a preference towards Canada Computers since I live 5 minutes from one of those, but as long as I can get it before the end of October for the start of the next run I'll be happy.

Thanks in advance, y'all!

For context I’m a chemist who’s going back for a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering and haven’t bought a laptop in 9 years.

Country
USA
Budget
Up to $2K US dollars.
Are you open to refurbs/used options?
Yes as long as it will last
Screen size
Any
Weight limit
Any
Purpose
Intensive schoolwork, modeling programs, math programs
Form
Any form will work if you can suggest which would be best that would be great
Intended usage
Haven’t gotten specifics yet but computing programs like matlab and R, solid works or other modeling programs, and the standard office stuff.
Desired battery life
4-8 hours
Please list, in order of most important to least important, the priority between Size, Weight, Performance, Battery life
Performance and battery life are the most important. Size and weight is least important.

Hey everyone, I'm looking to buy a brand-new laptop in Canada (budget around $1,500 to $2,000 CAD before tax) mainly for agentic AI development (running Claude Code, Antigravity, OpenClaw, Docker containers, and WSL2) plus some occasional gaming. Having reliable international warranty support is also a big plus for me.

Here are the 5 options I'm looking at right now:

- Lenovo LOQ 15.6" ($1,500 CAD at Best Buy) - i7-13650HX, RTX 5050, 16GB DDR5, 512GB SSD, 1080p 144Hz

- Acer Nitro V 15 15.6" ($1,600 CAD at Staples) - i9-13900H, RTX 5060, 16GB RAM (DDR4), 1TB SSD, 1080p 144Hz

- MSI Katana 15HX 15.6" ($1,800 CAD at Staples) - i7-14650HX, RTX 5060, 16GB DDR5, 1TB SSD, QHD 1440p 165Hz

- Lenovo Legion 5i Gen 10 15.1" ($1,965 CAD at Lenovo) - Core Ultra 7 255HX, RTX 5060, 16GB DDR5, 512GB SSD, 1600p OLED

- ASUS ROG Strix G16 16" ($2,000 CAD at Best Buy) - Core Ultra 7 255HX, RTX 5060, 16GB DDR5, 512GB SSD, 1200p 165Hz, 90Wh battery

For my workflow, is it worth spending ~$2,000 on the ROG Strix G16 or Legion 5i, or does the $1,800 MSI Katana 15HX (with the 1TB SSD and 1440p screen), $1,600 Acer Nitro V 15, or $1,500 Lenovo LOQ make more sense? Also, how do ASUS, Lenovo, MSI, and Acer compare when it comes to international warranty coverage?

Would love to hear from anyone who owns these. Thanks!

Looking for a laptop new or refurbished for $400 or less. I dont care about memory, specs, or battery life tbh I just need a screen little bigger than a Chromebook. My phone is killing my eyes when I have to look at and stare at a recipe for a while and constantly zooming to look at stuff takes forever. But as Im using it for so little I dont want to pay an arm and a leg

My wife is needing a new laptop and I want to surprise her. She doesn't need anything crazy high end. She uses it for photo editing mostly. The one she currently has is old and awful.

What I am looking for is some solid recommendations for a good laptop that she can edit photos and play cozy games Ie: stardew, Minecraft, paralives etc. Id greatly appreciate any recommendations!

LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE

* Country

USA

* Budget

Maximum $1600 if necessary but ideally around $1300.

* Are you open to refurbs/used options?

No

* Screen size

15" or 16"

* Weight limit

No weight limit

* Purpose

Entertainment, browser use, gaming

* Form factor

Standard/Clamshell

* Intended usage

Adobe Photoshop and Premiere

Red Dead Redemption 2

GTA V

Hell Divers II

Ideally would run upcoming games on Medium settings at least.

* Desired battery life

No preference

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

Only performance matters.

* Info/Requirements

Preferably 32GB RAM or at least 16GB with available slots.

Ideally 1TB SSD but willing to have 512GB with available slots.

Country
USA

Budget
$1000 - $1200

Are you open to refurbs/used options?
No

Screen size
15" or 16"

Weight limit
Any

Purpose
Business/editing

Form factor
Standard/Clamshell (a regular laptop)

Intended usage
Adobe suite, Software and programs for bookkeeping, video editing.
I will mostly be using this to fine tune photos and edit videos for my website and business social media page. It will also be where I update my website and keep track of business records.

Desired battery life
Between 4 and 8

Please list, in order of most important to least important, the priority between Size, Weight, Performance, Battery life
Size (larger screen), performance (color accuracy and speed), battery life, weight

Info/Requirements
Not interested in paying more for integrated AI. Want to avoid if possible. I’d prefer 32gb ram or more.
Not brand loyal, but I have less experience with macs.

There is some wiggle room in price if needed.

Country

USA

Budget

At least 900$ plus

Are you open to refurbs/used options?

Maybe

Screen size

Any

Weight limit

Any

Purpose

First Purpose is for smooth use of editing software to edit YouTube videos. My current laptop lags and stutters when working on long forms of videos with edits add and music and recording obs.

Bonus- good to run games on steam like zzz or elden ring

Form factor

Standard

Intended usage

Smooth performance for editing on davinchi, running obs, and steam games.

Desired battery life

Any

LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE

Country

Bulgaria. Any country in Europe would be fine i suppose

Budget

Not sure here. As low as possible for the specs I want. I guess 150+ euro

Are you open to refurbs/used options?

Maybe

Screen size

13 to 15 inch

Weight limit

Any

Purpose

Schoolwork and Internet browsing, very light gaming

Form factor

Standard clamp shell

Intended usage

Studying, playing some league and watching movies.

Desired battery life

5 hours would be nice.

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

I don't want too much of a bulky device but I will not be carrying it around so something average not too slim. For me the screen quality and the webcam would be of importance. Not expecting an oled at all haha but something average.

Info/Requirements

So i never had a laptop and i am not sure if what I want fits in my budget bracket. I want a nice picture, and nice chip for performance. Ram won't be an issue so like 8 to 12gb i guess and i want it to last me a long time. I can definetly take care of it and clean up dusty fans.

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Country

Usa

Budget

~$500

Are you open to refurbs/used options?

Yes

Screen size

Any

Weight limit

Any

Purpose

General purpose, schoolwork

Form factor

Any

Intended usage

School work mainly

Info/Requirements

Looking for a solid but cheap laptop for school. My current is a 12 year old Lenovo ThinkPad that still works, but is lagging. I found 2 that are cheap, but appear solid (open box.) One is an HP Omnibook 3 with a Core 5 225U, 16GB RAM, and is 16". The other is a Asus Zenbook with a Snapdragon X plus x1p 42 100, 16GB RAM, and 14". They are within $50 of each other. Help me decide

LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE

• Country

USA

• Budget

$1500 - $1800 USD

• Are you open to refurbs/used options?

Maybe? I'd prefer new, unless something refurbished is amazing (?) I'm new to that world.

• Screen size

16", 17", 18"

• Weight limit

Any

• Purpose

General purpose, entertainment device, gaming

• Form factor

Standard/Clamshell

• Intended usage

The only MOBA I've played recently has been Smite - looking for 144 FPS +, and The Sims which I believe is also 144 FPS. I'd like to be able to multi-task from having a Youtube video, work, and maybe Discord or Steam open. My current laptop is barely able to allow me to Alt+Tab from one place to the other without freezing.

• Desired battery life

Anything from 6 - X hours. I don't a monster that will burn through its battery in 2 hours, but have no issue having a solidly built machine that calmly can do a days work with some entertainment thrown in

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

Performance > everything else. I'd prefer to not carry around a 50lb behemoth though

• Info/Requirements

I would enjoy a nice screen quality with proper colors and resolution/refresh rate. I would prefer a number pad as well, but if that keeps me behind a 'quality barrier' for a better overall laptop-experience, I can be OK without one.
I do use another monitor that I plug into the HDMI of my laptop, so I would like that ability as well to connect to another monitor and/or perhaps even a 3rd (if there is a better per say 'docking' mode where I just use connected screens and the laptop is the 'hub' I'm fine with it, but my current one absolutely cannot power that and it struggles).
Is it a silly thing to also want a laptop to come with the Microsoft Office suite? My current doesn't have it, and it's a big pain.
I really am just looking for a nicely built machine that does 'daily driver' work well. I am sick and tired of freezing, chugging along and not being able to multi-task.

My current specs :
OS Name Microsoft Windows 11 Home
System Manufacturer HP
System Model HP Laptop 17z-cp000
System Type x64-based PC
System SKU 2Q7V8AV
Processor AMD Athlon Gold 3150U with Radeon Graphics, 2400 Mhz, 2 Core(s), 4 Logical Processor(s)
BaseBoard Manufacturer HP
BaseBoard Product 8844
BaseBoard Version 73.20
Platform Role Mobile
Secure Boot State On
PCR7 Configuration Elevation Required to View
Installed Physical Memory (RAM) 16.0 GB
Total Physical Memory 13.9 GB
Total Virtual Memory 30.9 GB
Available Virtual Memory 12.2 GB
Page File Space 17.0 GB

• Country

USA

• Budget

Preferably under $1500

• Are you open to refurbs/used options?

No

• Screen size

14" - 16"

• Weight limit

Light (under 3lbs)

• Purpose

General and work

• Form factor

Standard or 2 in 1

• Intended usage

Looking to do work in Zbrush and Clip studio Paint, possibly Substance and adobe programs, with some light game dev in Godot. Light gaming but not the primary use.

• Desired battery life

looking for 8+hrs when doing general purpose things with the understanding that will reduce when using above software

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

Performance, Battery, Weight, Size

• Info/Requirements

I want a really pretty, nice screen that will display colors correctly for art purposes. I'm not looking for the "best" laptop for Zbrush or 3D modeling, etc. I'm looking for a sweet spot that is good for that purpose but also lasts for more than 2 hours unplugged. If what I'm looking for is truly above my budget I'm willing to spend a bit more.

• Country:  Romania
• Budget: 5500 ron / 1,157.20 USD MAX
• Are you open to refurbs/used options: More or less, Romania is a sketchy country when it comes to the second hand market
• Screen size: Don t care
• Weight limit: Not too heavy
• Purpose: Programming and student related tasks ( i game on a switch and pc)
• Form factor: regular
• Intended usage: portable, long battery life and performance
• Desired battery life: as many as I can get tbh
• Please list, in order of most important to least important, the priority between Size, Weight, Performance, Battery life Performance, Battery life
• Info/Requirements: Worth mentioning that i need one because i depend on a computer for my work, i do have a High performance PC and also an iPad but i need a portable computer so that i can take with me to uni or cafes and ESPECIALLY to take home at my parents place and all. I can t code on an iPad sadly. I was thinking about either a macbook neo or second hand macbook but i m open to any suggestions. 

Hello! I'm currently a university student and recently got a long dst check warning. This came after a list of issues as i've had it, so I figure it's on its way out and I should be looking to replace it soon. I would have liked to wait a bit closer to graduation which is still over a year away, but considering it's already gotten me this far since high school, no complaints from me.

LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE
Country
US
Budget
With a program I'm in at my university, I get up to $1,000 in reimbursement. to make the most out of it I am having that at the minimum. Ideally I'd find something to match that with (so ~$2,000) but I am willing to go a little higher.
refurbs/used options?
Unless I'm getting an insane deal, I would rather have new.
Screen size
Current is 15.6" I believe(?). Keeping within 14-16 would be great
Weight limit
I doubt any laptop will tear my shoulders off if I were to have it in a bag or tote, so any is fine.
Purpose
Easy answer would be a jack of all trades. I'm in school for a while but would like this to work well into my job, though the type of work I will be doing will not be much more intensive than now. I like to use my laptop for gaming in my free time so it'd be nice for the worse-performing ones to play well.
Form factor
Standard is fine, any more is just bonus
Intended usage
hopefully a $2000+ laptop is not struggling when writing documents and holding lesson plans (I am in education if I haven't said yet). On my current laptop it is a battle to play games like Fortnite as an example, even on lowest settings. Being able to play more would be awesome.
Desired battery life
My laptop can hardly go through 2 hours of consistent work without a charger, I'd really appreciate one that could go a day of class.

TLDR: Performance > Battery > Size/Weight, ~$2,000 ideally, useful mostly towards school but running games would be nice.

LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE answers

Country UK->England

Budget £1100(about $1465) absolute max budget

Are you open to refurbs/used options? NO

Screen size Anything that isn't too small specially that it always affects the battery

Weight limit Nothing tooo heavy

Purpose General purpose, schoolwork, entertainment Detailed info below.

Form factor

Whatever suits the wanted specs I really don't mind any

Intended usage Indie/moded games& art and design (more details below)

Desired battery life As long as possible with this budget and specs.

in order of most important to least important: Performance->battery life->weight>size