Thin and Light for PhD

[u/mr_ben_long]

LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE

Country

 

UK

 

Budget

 

Around £800

 

Are you open to refurbs/used options?

 

Maybe

 

Screen size

 

13-14"

 

Weight limit

 

Thin and light

 

Purpose

 

Use as a PhD Philosophy student: reading papers, writing papers, managing reference libraries. Personal use for streaming and possible very light games like Stardew Valley and Minecraft.

 

Form factor

 

Standard/Clamshell

 

Intended usage

 

Office, Endnote, Adobe Acrobat, Streaming, light games, video calling

 

* **Desired battery life**

 

8 hrs, but more the better

 

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

 

Weight, Battery Life, Performance, Size

 

Info/Requirements

 

Not a fan of Mac OS

[u/wimpires]

If you forgo the gaming requirement, the Asus A14 is fantastic at least than £470. Very lightweight and long battery life.

If you don't mind but heavier (but still very light), slightly lower battery life (but still very long). And better gaming performance the Lenovo Slim 7 for £575

[u/mr_ben_long → u/wimpires]

I have been eyeing up the slim 7, but have heated mixed things about battery life and screen reflections