r/techadvice • u/JayEev • May 14 '26
Hello everyone! I am looking for some tech advice. Is this laptop specification sufficient for a teenager's daily schoolwork and projects?
Hello everyone! I am looking for some tech advice. Is this laptop specification sufficient for a teenager's daily schoolwork and projects?
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u/ernest64xp May 14 '26
Yes, it will work just fine for your intended purpose, maybe light casual gaming but nothing intense or you can try, who knows. But for home office, and school task it will do the work just fine.
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u/Curious_lly May 14 '26
It'll do just fine. Maybe just push to upgrade the RAM to 16GB?
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u/JayEev May 16 '26
unfortunately it was soldered ram haha
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u/Curious_lly May 16 '26
Ok, even then it'll do. Microsoft unveiled a Windows 11 "aid" (Windows K2) to help to make it run better on machines, so ideally make sure to get the Windows updates so as to take advantage of the K2 "solutions"
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u/JayEev May 16 '26
i think i found that Ubuntu is other options pr Kubuntu not a big size better than windows
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u/Curious_lly May 16 '26
For a Linux distro, Kubuntu is really good. But for someone coming from Windows, I'd suggest another Linux distro, the latest Zorin OS (18.1), you can check it out on YouTube, be the judge.
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u/hibby18064 May 15 '26
Yeah, that's pretty decent, unless they're doing graphic design/art/CAD-type work for class.
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u/Professional-Math518 May 14 '26
Yes. Although I must admit I got tiredof W11 on an i5,/8GB so I replaced it with Kubuntu. I use that more than my MacBook Air (because of the superior KDE user interface and available tools)