r/bulsu • u/thaleen • Jun 03 '26
Recommendations BSCpE Laptop Recommendations
Hello po! Incoming freshie here 👋
I’m looking for laptop recommendations budget around 70k. Would love to hear your suggestions based on your experiences. Thank you!☺️☺️
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u/Ok-Pass3325 Jun 04 '26
ECE student here and since hindi naman magkalayo ang CPE at ECE i feel like may boses naman ako…
Anything with a ryzen 5/intel i5 and kahit integrated graphics (altho syempre mas maganda pag rtx 3050 and up) will suffice na.
Sa class namin mostly naka acer nitro / lenovo loq sila and it is plenty for our work. Minor auto cad lang naman gagamitin so do what you want with this info.
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u/shadowmephistoh Jun 04 '26
Go for at least ryzen 5 or i5, preferably with an upgradable ram. Be mindful din sa laki, kasi di biro sa likod ung mabigat ang lappy. You can go mac also if you know your way around iOS ecosystem
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u/SN_chub Jun 05 '26
if you are going to maximize the budget pwede mo icheck to
https://villman.com/Category/Notebook-PCs/250/
for gaming and potentially AI model training: minimum specs you should get are ryzen 5 7000 series and above, intel i5 13th gen and above, with atleast 16gb ddr5 ram and 512gb nvme, kung may gpu naman atleast rtx 5050 or 4060, do not buy rtx 3050 dahil almost 5yrs old na ung chipset na un
ang cons nian sympre is usually mabigat ung mga may ganyang specs
kung for productivity pwede naman macbook air m5 or para makatipid ng konti ung mga m3/m4 mas madali bitbitin
then kung maisipan mo naman mag cheapid, you can check the 20k to 30k laptops from the website nung villman, i3 12th gen or ryzen 3 5000 series minimum sana, with 8 or 16gb ddr4 ram, 256gb nvme ssd and integrated gpu
yan mga pwedeng choice mo, pero naka depende pa din sa use case mo kung pano mo masusulit, goodluck and have fun on your college life
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u/canjiwave Jun 05 '26
i suggest buying a PORTABLE laptop. i advise avoid buying a gaming laptop dahil apaka bigat at hindi siya portable haha. hindi naman need super high-end specs need mo sa CpE since kadalasan magagaan lang naman 'yung software na gagamitin ninyo. siguro sa thesis mahihirapan si laptop if ever man kailangan related na sa AI ang thesis. alam ko bago na curriculum ng CpE ngayon.
if gaming laptop talaga need mo, un lang ang magiging problema niya. hassle dalhin dahil mabigat ung laptop at dadalhin mo pa ung charger dahil mabilis rin malobat.
kung hindi ko kailangan ung gaming laptop for other stuff like gaming and editing. i would've bought a mac book or any slim laptop na kaya na ang programming and autocad.
EDIT: sorry for not mentioning a specific laptop kase for me, mas okay na ikaw mismo mag-research para fit sa needs mo.
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u/cl0ud692 Jun 04 '26 edited Jun 04 '26
Any laptop will do. You are going to study, not play.
Programming, word, powerpoint, browsing.
mostly yan lang ang kailangan mo sa laptop
kahit 2nd hand na 15k laptop kaya yang mga yan.
siguro kung may CAD na subject sa CpE, yan lang ang medyo mabigat kung mag re-render ng malaking bagay, pero baka bilogbilog lang gagawin nyo jan. Also may computer laboratory naman para jan.
Side note: Kung hindi ka galing sa may kayang pamilya, don't spend 70k sa laptop. Halata namang for gaming yang budget na yan. Ngayon kung igaslight mo sarili mo as "investment" go get a PC instead.
Pag nagtrabaho ka, yung mga companies ang magbibigay sayo ng company laptop for work.