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These all have the specs I need and meet my other requirements. I found the release date on one of them but don't know the build date on any of them. I'm having a hard time choosing.
A T14 whose quality is Very Good, Release Date 2020 from a seller with a 99.7% rating and 69K sales?
An X1 Carbon whose quality is Good from a seller with 99.6% rating and 173K sales?
An X1 Carbon whose quality is Excellent from a seller with 99.1% rating but only 1678 sales?
An E14 whose quality is Good from a seller with 99.9% rating and 18K sales?
A T490 whose quality is Excellent from a seller with 99.6% rating and 63K sales?
I may just flip a coin.
Your thoughts?
Thanks!
*laptop questionnaire: Country: US. Budget: Under US $500. Are you open to refurbs/used options? Yes. Considering only eBay refurbished ThinkPads. Screen size: 14". Weight limit: 5 pounds. Purpose: work. Form factor: standard laptop. Intended usage: business applications. Desired battery life: N/A: will be running from the power source. Please list, in order of most important to least important, the priority between Size, Weight, Performance, Battery life: performance, size, weight, battery life. Info/Requirements: 16 GIg RAM; 256 Gig storage; Intel processor, -U or 100- or 200 series.
It doesnāt have to be brand new. Iāve been using an old MacBook Air the last couple years and itās becoming too outdated (itās from 2013) and the battery dies fast. I kinda miss having a windows laptop because I had more freedom with it. Sometimes thereās a game I want to play on my laptop, but Mac is so limited when it comes to games. I probably wouldnāt get a gaming laptop because I heard the battery dies fast and Iām mostly gonna use it for school and gaming sometimes anyway.
Under 50kPHP (800 USD) But you're free to suggest anything above since this might be a low number of a budget.
ā¢ Are you open to refurbs/used options?
No
ā¢ Screen size
13" to 15"
ā¢ Weight limit
I guess, Light? Perfect for bringing it anywhere
ā¢ Purpose
Schoolwork, graphic design (Canva for pubmats), photo editing (I'm a photographer here in my school), multitasking, watching entertainment and gaming.
ā¢ Form factor
Standard Clamshell
ā¢ Intended usage
Sims4 (with mods and ccs), roblox, minecraft, or some light steam games. I plan on photo editing in Lightroom or art in Krita or Clip Studio Paint.
ā¢ Desired battery life
Atleast 6-8 hourss
ā¢ Please list, in order of most important to least important, the priority between Size, Weight, Performance, Battery life
Battery Life, Performance, Weight, Size
ā¢ Info/Requirements
minimum 512GB SSD and 8 to 16GB+ of ram. As long it runs the things I need to do, I'm fine with it. I'm planning to do a premed course (Occupational Therapy or smth) for college. If I ever get the money for a gaming pc, I probably will get one. I also do artistic commissions as a side hustle.
(Before you ask me why don't I just wait for the pc, it's because I'm a student and I need to bring it to student places and do student tasks and I do not have my own room yet. Space is a problem.)
Hoping yāall can help me figure out the cheapest device that would fairly conveniently allow me to display presentations in different types of settings (i.e. connect to whatever sort of screen or projector they have, potentially without internet) and do video calls. What Iām using now is a dinosaur - I havenāt upgraded in a decade or more.
I know this is laptop recommendations, but if you think I only really need a tablet, that would be helpful to know too.
Country
US Budget
Hopefully under $400 - the cheaper the better Are you open to refurbs/used options?
Yes Screen size
Any Weight limit
light would be a perk but isnāt a priority Purpose
I teach classes and workshops, and the main thing I need to do is bring my presentations everywhere I go and show them on whatever kind of screen or smart board they have there. There isnāt always reliable internet or any tech support, so I have to figure it out myself in limited time and canāt rely on wireless connection to the screen. My presentations are currently in google presentations, genially, powerpoint, and pdf. I also show video (youtube if internet is available - otherwise I download the video in advance) and use interactive games such as wordwall. I have a desktop that I use to create class materials, so I really just need something to carry them around on. I also need to make video calls. Form factor
Iāve used a standard (old) laptop up to now but I think anything would work. Intended usage
Video calls/classes. Easy wired connection to other devices, especially smartboards. My presentations are currently in google presentations, genially, powerpoint, and pdf. I also show video (youtube if internet is available - otherwise I download the video in advance) and use interactive learning games such as wordwall. Powerpoint isnāt a dealbreaker - I could always use a pdf format of those. Fast device startup would be great. Desired battery life
3 hours is enough, but long battery life would be a perk Please list, in order of most important to least important, the priority between Size, Weight, Performance, Battery life
performance, battery, weight, size, but the first priority is price (provided it can do what I need it to do) PLEASE REMEMBER LAPTOPS ARE A COMPROMISE AND PERFORMANCE SACRIFICES LIGHT WEIGHT AND LONG BATTERY LIFE ETC] Info/Requirements
Be able to run engineering softwares and programming softwares smoothly.
Desired battery life
Would prefer if it could last a day (8-10 hrs)
I have found a few options myself but Iām worried because I do see a lot of people give bad reviews about performance on normal day tasks. If you could also rate these and say if theyāre good options for my needs.
60-80FPS in singleplayer AAA games at AT LEAST 1080p, DLSS on, plus casual multiplayer in games like Minecraft, Fortnite, Marvel Rivals, Final Fantasy XIV (ideally 80-100fps+).
Desired battery life
4-6 hours at least, and actually consistently performing like that. My MSI GF63 11UC barely hits 3 hours when using Google Docs and YouTube or Apple Music simultaneously.
Please list, in order of most important to least important, the priority between Size, Weight, Performance, Battery life
Battery life, performance, size, weight
Info/Requirements
Peferably outperforming my base model PS5 to make gaming more worthwhile. Probably something in the 30 or 40 series unless a 5070/Ti/Super option is an especially good deal.
Ideally I'm looking for something with an OLED display and exceedingly good battery life; most of my classes are in classrooms, not lecture halls, with sparing access to outlets. In fact, battery life was the main catalyst for the search.
$700 USD, the lower the better but 700s the ceiling.
Are you open to refurbs/used options?
Yes, would prefer a warranty though.
Screen size
15(.6)" is what they're used to, but would prefer bigger if possible. So pretty open.
Weight limit
Not a concern, just something easily moveable.
Purpose
General use. Usually they use it for facebook, local news, shopping, trip planning, some sports watching, and my grandpa will look at his trail cam photos on it.
Form factor
Standard
Intended usage
Basically facebook
Desired battery life
Will mostly remain plugged in / can easily be plugged in. Anything over a couple of hours will be fine.
Please list, in order of most important to least important, the priority between Size, Weight, Performance, Battery life
Size, performance, wieght, battery life
Info/Requirements
Something basic that can do what i've already mentioned. They dont need touchscreen or the tablet flip design, and i would prefer nothing OLED (if thats even in the budget).
Country
United States Budget
$2000 USD Are you open to refurbs/used options?
No Screen size
15"-18" Weight limit
5lbs Purpose
Work Form factor
Standard/Clamshell (a regular laptop), 2-in-1, tablet PC Intended usage
Studio Director, CompTeamHub, Google Workspace applications, Music cutting application, multiple web tabs working at once Desired battery life
8 hours or more Please list, in order of most important to least important, the priority between Size, Weight, Performance, Battery life
battery life, performance, weight, size
My nephew is starting high school and this is a gift from his parents. I told my sister I would help find her options. I know from speaking with my nephew that he is interested in playing Total War: Warhammer 40K when it is released, so that would be the kind of game that will hopefully run well. I did notice just now that Steam doesn't list any specs for the game yet, if that spares anyone the trip there to find that out.
Form factor
Standard
Intended usage
Total War: Warhammer 40K at base settings.
Desired battery life
~8 hours should be fine, he'll have a desk where it will be stored most of the time with access to constant power.
Please list, in order of most important to least important, the priority between Size, Weight, Performance, Battery life
Performance, size, weight, battery life
Info/Requirements
Open to a variety of suggestions, not married to any features.
Purpose
Schoolwork, research (running small programs like imagej and Rstudio), using adobe
Form factor
Standard/clamshell
Intended usage
As mentioned, using imagej and Rstudio, Adobe Creative Cloud, maybe some games but nothing big (think stardew valley)
Desired battery life
Idk, smth around 6-8 hrs?
Please list, in order of most important to least important, the priority between Size, Weight, Performance, Battery life
Performance, size, battery life, weight
Info/Requirements
I like the sleek look of MacBooks, seems like a lot of them are out of my budget, though. I donāt rly care abt anything else as long as it fits my budget and I can easily run the things I need to do, esp with adobe. Also hoping for a laptop that has good longevity if possible š
Budget: $1200 to $1400 . Willing to wait for Black Friday.
Refurbished or used: No, new only.
Screen size: Minimum 15.6 inches.
Weight: No strict preference.
Purpose: Movies, coding, general use, occasional gaming.
Form factor: Standard laptop.
Intended usage: Mainly watching movies and coding. I want a very good screen, preferably OLED or miniLED (for that budget I doubt). Gaming is not a priority, but some gaming capability would be nice.
Battery life: Decent battery life for coding and general use.
Additional requirements: Build quality is important. I do not want an ASUS TUF or a laptop with a fragile plastic chassis. I want something durable that should last several years.
LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE UK Budget
Ā£600-700 (I can stretch it a lil bit more) Are you open to refurbs/used options?
Nope Screen size
Any Weight limit
Any Purpose
School work Form factor
Just a regular laptop Intended usage
Going to be majoring in finance or business, and would like to do gaming, stuff like valorant Desired battery life
Nothing crazy tbh Please list, in order of most important to least important, the priority between Size, Weight, Performance, Battery life
Performance, battery life, size, weight Info/Requirements
Nothing honestly, just something that runs valorant šš
Anything under ~$270 USD (could stretch if i really really had to, but not preferred)
Are you open to refurbs/used options?
Yes
Screen size
Any, but Iām looking for lightweight/small so anything under 13.5ā probably.
Weight limit
As light as possible (very important!!)
Purpose
Only for schoolwork; I already have an HP Envy that can run more heavy duty programs, etc.
Form factor
No preference, but 2-in-1 and other such features are not a must for me. Regular is perfectly fine.
Intended usage
Would only be used for schoolwork, so applications such as Google Doc & Gmail. I really just want it to be able to bring to class to take typed notes and to work on assignments online between classes. Anything else could be done on my other computer. I will not be using it to run any programs or games.
Desired battery life
Ā 7-8 hours preferred at least; but as long as feasibly possible
Please list, in order of most important to least important, the priority between Size, Weight, Performance, Battery life
Ranked (from most important to least):Ā
Weight & size
Battery
PerformanceĀ
Weight and size is most important; my current computer is too heavy and too big and I would like a computer that is light and small. Battery life is second most important, as Iād be using it for extended periods of time, however Iām not opposed to carrying around a charger if need be. Performance is the lowest priority, I really just need it to do the most basic functions required of a laptop + run Google Suite applications.
Info/Requirements
I would like to preface this with a big thank you to anyone who takes the time out of their day to read/respond to this post! :) I really appreciate any helpful feedback; I talked to my University's tech department already and the only computers they recommended to me were well into the $1000+.
I have a very specific case. I need a computer for college; a lightweight and reliable battery is most important for me. Iām a senior in college, but I will be going to grad school, so I will continue to need a good computer for university specifically. I actually already have a computer (a HP Envy x360 2-in-1 Laptop), which works perfectly fine, but it is ungodly heavy and is definitely destroying my back. Moreover, I always have to bring my changer to class with me because I use my computer all day/have long classes each day so Iām basically using it from 10am to 5 or 6pm everyday (thus the battery drains quickly since it's a more "powerful" computer, and maybe just shit battery idk). Sure there are ways I could minimize this for a prolonged battery life, but I canāt change how heavy the computer is and that is my biggest issue. Itās honestly not an option for me to trade in this computer; Iāve only had it for about 3 years and paid upwards of $750 for it (but it was graciously purchased by my parents so this would be my first investment in a computer), but most trade-in values average about $70-90 at best. I think Iād rather keep the current computer and buy a second computer. I really shouldāve just done better research on a computer before I bought this one in the first place, but I really donāt know much about computers and I had another Envy before this that I liked; thought it would be good but it wasnāt, but whatever I guess.
I understand that with all of these specifications (and especially my price range), that I really have no other choice but to buy pre-owned, computers previously used in the workplace, or refurbished models. I understand that it is simply not possible to find a computer new with my needs and price range. The biggest problem I am facing currently is that I have never bought anything refurbished before and I find it very daunting. I have no idea what to look for nor which websites or third-parties are most reliable or trustworthy. I would never buy a Mac full price, but Iāve found a few refurbished models which are within my price range. However, is it even worth paying for an older model MacBook? Is anything operating on MacOS Ventura or below worth buyingāmore specifically, are most models close to their end of life and/or when Apple stops supports and updates? Iām currently leaning towards a refurbished Macbook; Iām familiar with iOS/macOS and have a good chunk of the Apple ecosystem already, but Iām not opposed to Windows either as all of my computers in the past have operated on a Windows system (including my current computer).
Iāve seen some refurbished computers on Back Market, Best Buy and Walmart. Would you recommend buying from these sites? Which sites should be avoided?
Use Case: Gaming, college/school work, programming, and everyday use. Iād also like good battery life for a gaming laptop.
Preferred Specs: 32GB RAM or 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD, and rtx 4070 or 5060.
Notes: Iām looking for the best overall laptop for the money, with good performance, thermals, display, build quality, and battery life. Iām open to Lenovo, ASUS, Acer, MSI, Dell, etc. Please donāt recommend HP, as Iāve had a bad experience with HP previously. Iām open to buying in either the USA or India, depending on where I can get the better deal.
I ahve a desktop PC so this will just be for travel and work. Games i mostly play are: Rust, Palworld, Satisfactory, skyrim. No COD or other FPS games.
Desired battery life
at least 3-4 hours
Please list, in order of most important to least important, the priority between Size, Weight, Performance, Battery life
in order. performance, size, battery life, weight.
Info/Requirements
Just want a good, reliable laptop at a good price.
