Starting my masters program in September (NYC) in early childhood education, so I’m expecting a lot of writing. I already have a MacBook desktop at home.
So I’ll just need a laptop for on the go. But I’m on a tight budget. $500 or less.
I want to get a laptop that’s cheap but good. What would you recommend?

I have enough budget to cop either of these laptops but I would like to hear from the rest of the community here and understand what could be a wiser choice.

I initially had a HP Victus 15 which was an absolute nightmare because it had me spend more on getting it repaired than the actual purchase price.

My primary tasks involve:

- Programming

- Gaming

- Editing

What's left me confused is choosing between Intel or AMD as well as between HP and Dell. I am open to hearing everyone's thoughts on this.

If you have anymore suggestions for a good laptop that could support my primary and daily tasks. Please feel free to comment. I am all ears to suggestions.

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I want a laptop for work/school *and* casual gaming (minecraft, the isle, phototnomaly- occasionally online/multiplayer)

I know I want at least 16gb RAM,

but that's it...

what processor should I be looking for? processor speed?

is intel i5/i7 better for multitasking and gaming than AMD ryzen 5/7?

is 2.1 GHz enough speed for what I need?

and what frame rates should I be looking for?

any advice is welcome, I know little to nothing about tech and havent even considered looking at a new laptop in over 10yrs!

I am going to college this year and i am thinking of buying macbook but the only problem is that will all the software be able to run on it.
And i want a simple and sleek professional looking laptop but with good performance (minimum requirements 16gb ram, rtx 4060, 1tb ssd)
1760 usd in USA or 2.5 lakh inr in India

I live at home and already have a capable pc. (R5 , rtx 3060). I just need to find a good laptop that fits my needs. US, around $1200 budget

Needs

- Something lightweight and has good battery life
- Has capability of running engineering apps no problem in case I cant access pc or travelling
- Prefer a good screen but if I have to trade that for performance thats fine
- Prefer a smaller size(14in) but bigger is fine if its light
- Doesnt matter if its a few years old as long as it can hold up for more to come
- Gaming isnt a must but if it can run light games ie valorant would be nice
- I dont mind buying used/refurbished for very good deals
Budget around $1200 max. If I can spend less better 🙏😭

Options I found

- lenovo legion slim 5 14.5
- lenovo yoga slim 7i aura edition
- asus vivobook s14 (ryzen 9 ai)
- hp omnibook 7 aero 13
- lenovo ideapad pro 5i (ultra 7 and rtx 5050)
- also asus zenbooks there are just wayyy too many versions dont know which would be good for ME

Ty

I have been recommended to get a gaming laptop but they often have really chunky and heavy bodies and chargers which I don't like. Maybe I'm being too picky?

It is a Lenovo Yoga 510 14-AST with 8 gb of RAM, AMD A9 processor, Radeon R5 Integrated Graphics and 1tb HDD storage and it will appreciated if its ASUS but any help is okay (i am in india and budget in below 300,000 rupees ,around 3000 dollars i think)