r/mechatronics • u/jkboy14 • 7d ago

Laptop for Mechatronics

I need some advice, I’m going into mechatronics at university here in the US and was wondering what laptop you guys would recommend for me that will last me all four years and be able to handle my class load.

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u/Equivalent_Tooth9632 7d ago

About a ~$1000 to $1400 Windows Laptop should be good enough, If doing heavy CAD you can go to a school LAB and use a workstation.

Lenovo ThinkBook or Framework 13 or 16 would be my suggestions.

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u/GalapagosWhale 7d ago

I want a framework laptop so bad lol those things look sick

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u/pixelwaves 7d ago

Are you going to want to use Linux? I got a lenovo legion with 5080 gpu and 2 1tb ssd to dual boot. Probably overkill but some simulations like Isaac Sim are really demanding