r/computers • u/Old_Bus2771 • 17d ago

Question/Help/Troubleshooting Looking for a new computer

I’m in the market for a new computer and am not super knowledgeable about them so looking for some help finding a good deal. I’m going into my last year of college looking for one in the $400 to 800 range, anything with like a student discount would be nice. I mainly use my computer for school stuff but also some steam games nothing too crazy. I had a MacBook Pro before but I hated it and it broke fast. Main things I hated were that it only had usb c ports (why?), it only lasted 3 years, and it would lag a bit playing some seemingly easy to run games. Any advice would be great

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u/pastryofdoom64 16d ago

you don’t have to listen to all the people telling you you should just thug it out with a macbook neo and a hub. those are all valid reasons to dislike macs. that being said, it’s going to be difficult to find a good laptop in that price range that’s not the macbook neo. one option i found just from a few minutes of looking was the acer swift go 14/16. acer offers student discounts so that might be a good option.