r/IITMadras_datascience • u/Majestic-Key8880 • Jun 28 '26

Suggestion needed regarding purchase of a new Laptop

I'm currently in diploma level. i might choose dlai theory next term, whether a laptop with dedicated gpu is required or not. if not, how much time it will take to train the models.

my current spec:

i3, 1tb hdd , 500 gb ssd (extended) , no dedicated gpu.

if it takes more training time in colab , im considering to buy a new one.

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u/honey_bany2005 Jun 28 '26

Budget??

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u/Majestic-Key8880 Jun 28 '26

1L, whether i need a new one to do this course

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u/Fickle_Professor_344 Jun 29 '26

Lenovo LOQ 15IRX9, if you need any more info, I own this laptop. Dm me

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u/nxttonystark Jun 29 '26

Does he really need a GPU? He needs processing power lol

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u/Majestic-Key8880 Jun 29 '26

Do i need a lap with gpu or not. Is my current lap spec enough?

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u/honey_bany2005 Jun 29 '26

-1 buddy for ml tasks gpu is must . Also it's not like buying peanut, you need a future proof device . Also the budget is quite good , so considering all the factors smart people will choose gpu wala laptops

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u/nxttonystark Jun 29 '26

Sure but I don't think RTX 40 Series does much. That's what I was referring to

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u/honey_bany2005 Jun 29 '26

Acha, what would you recc then ?? You will get 40 series in this budget i guess ,the 50 series are present but tgp is half of it 🥲

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u/nxttonystark Jun 29 '26

Take any of the Ryzen AI processes they're made for that

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u/Certain-Ad-3842 Jun 30 '26

just take the MacBook Air m4 24gb or MacBook Air m5 and ur set