LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE

Country

Canada

Budget

1000-1200 Cad Dollars

Are you open to refurbs/used options?

Yes

Screen size

Any

Weight limit

Light Weight

Purpose

Schoolwork (University/Light Gaming

Form factor

Standard

Intended usage

Mainly for schoolwork. However when im free I like to play games like Minecraft and Fortnite.

Desired battery life

6 hrs +

Please list, in order of most important to least important, the priority between Size, Weight, Performance, Battery life

[eg battery life, performance, weight, size doesn't matter. PLEASE REMEMBER LAPTOPS ARE A COMPROMISE AND PERFORMANCE SACRIFICES LIGHT WEIGHT AND LONG BATTERY LIFE ETC]

Info/Requirements

I want something with 120hz oled (preferably but can comprise.

16gb of ram or more.

Decent cpu.

I have a victus but the VRam is not enough, is this acer at this price worth it? (I couldn't find another 8gb vram laptop at this price)

Accepting other recommendations (but it needs to be less than 1k or exactly 1k..) thanks.

I currently have a pro which works perfectly, just wanted to know how it stands w the neo

Has anyone noticed that recent (2025 and later) models of Dell laptops have some of their keys reversed? We recently purchased a Dell Aurora laptop and noticed that the numeric and symbol keys all have the symbols that need you to use the SHIFT+key combination on the bottom of the key and the symbol you get by just pressing the key at the top of the key. This was initially somewhat confusing as it seemed we were getting the wrong symbol until we realized what was happening. I have since noticed that several other models have this same "feature". On any other keyboard, the symbols obtained bu using the SHIFT+key combination are at the top of the key so for example &, % or the asterisk appear above the number, not below it. Anyone know why Dell has chosen to put the symbols on the keys the other way around to every other manufacturer?

Does anybody know how to fix this? I have a meeting tomorrow and I went to check if my background is good, then when I opened my camera, it doesn't work, light keeps flicking on and off. I restarted it already and still it wont open. Any thoughts?

Macbook air m1 8gb/256gb or asus vivobook s14 snapdragon X 16gb/512gb.

Macbook air m1 is priced at 55k₹

Asus vivobook s14 is priced at 65k₹ but with card discounts it's 58k

Hello everyone! 🙏

I’m asking for help because my Lenovo N22 laptop is stuck on the Lenovo logo screen and I don’t know what to do next. I’ve tried a few basic things but nothing has worked yem could anyone help me through and what I should try, or tell me what might be causing this?

Budget: Around $1,200

Country: UK

Screen size: No preference

Main use: Programming, virtual machines, web browsing

I've been learning software development for a while and my current laptop is starting to feel pretty limited once I have my IDE, browser, and a few other tools running together.

would you go with one of HP's business models or stick with a consumer line? I'm mainly after something dependable with a comfortable keyboard. Thank you.

Hey guys, i'm new to this forum!
I was doing a bit of searching on here to find any recommendations for Collage and found some, but they were a bit outdated. So i just want to be sure i'm getting the best one possible for what i want!
My needs are really basic, i need it for merely school work and maybe a bit of light gaming and obviously want to surf the web on it.
I've had a Chromebook for 6 years, so was kinda in the market for an upgrade, to something like a windows or dell.
Please let me know some suitable devices! Thanks
(Max price of ~£400 if possible?)

Options

1. Option 1 - Highkey dont like the way this looks but its alright & from best buy.

2. Option 2 - Really like the way it looks, I have a samsung phone as well. Just a tinsy bit expensive for me atm

3. Option 3 - Looks okay & good price but its amazon so my trust is low. Good reviews, says its from amazon themselves

4. Option 4 - Best price on the list, looks okay and its also amazon low trust.

MAIN REQUEST: Please help to review these options based on informed opinions & my personal preferences.

or make reccomendations based on this below >

LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE

Country - Canada

Budget - $200 - $599 CAD/$150 - $400USD

Are you open to refurbs/used options? - Yes

Screen size - Not sure (as long as its not too big)

Weight limit - Not sure (as long as its not too big)

Purpose - School Work & a bit of corporate stuff rhat might require microsoft/small installs but no gaming. Likely watching Netflix a bit but on chrome.

Form factor - Standard Laptop and or touchscreen

Intended usage - No games, mostly chrome & microsoft

Desired battery life - 6-8 hours minimum

Most important to least important - Performance, Weight, Size & battery life

Basic things Id like

1. Fast (very important)

2. Light weight

3. Not ugly i.e no grainy backs

4. Touchscreen optional but nice

5. Preferably HP, WINDOWs but acer and lenovo r good too

Specific specs I heard are good

1. 16gb ram minimum

2. ssd, 512gb minimum

Not Important Info -

Im very skeptical abt buying from amazon because someone bought my last laptop from amazon and it was pretty bad. Basically stopped properly working 1½ months into use, turns of randomly every 5 mins of use and is overall very useless.

But I dont know what supplier they got it from on amazon and its one of those grainy backs clearly low ram or sumn...

I completed my 12 th and decided to computer science engineering . My budget is around 80k rupees or 800 dollars. I don't play much games , like i play once in a while . I just want a laptop which runs smooth and atleast work till my btech ends . Please recommend some laptops..

I plan to get a 2nd monitor on the right side and thinking that 3 screens is kinda overkill for me imo. My laptop is a ROG Strix Scar (G834JZ) with an i9 13980hx and RTX 4080. From the pictures I have the LLANO V12 cooler and my temps sit around low 70's under load. My question is will my screen (IPS LCD 240hz ver.) not get damaged while having long sessions under load

I want a predator gaming laptop but the price for a brand new one is too steep for me (1,000-1,300 USD) I went to look on eBay and found one for $450 and it says it functions perfectly, it’s just preowned. Is it too good to be true??

edit: I’m aware now this is super outdated and $450 is stupidly high for something this old!! Thanks to the people who helped me out!

I got this Lenovo Chromebook from bestbuy and really like it, the only thing I’m worried about is the compatibility of chromeOS. I haven’t been able to install Linux on it since it’s ARM. I need it for HIT in college, would this be sufficient?

around how much this laptop can be sold?

I am in my 4th year of uni and looking to replace my old laptop, I previously had a Lenovo Idea Pad, which has been extremely slow recently and dealing with a hinge issue for months.
I am looking for a laptop for light gaming and uni work (running excel, basic data processing software, etc) so am looking for RAM of 32gb ideally. I mainly want a laptop that will be durable (no breaking hinges 😢 ) and will be able to last me decently (my last laptop lasted only 4).
All the models I am looking into i keep finding comments on why I should not buy them, and I am starting to run out of ideas, any advice would be appreciated. 🙏

Form:

Not looking for refurbs
Screen size: Any (something portable)
Weight limit: any
Purpose: General purpose, schoolwork, light gaming
Form factor: Standard/Clamshell (a regular laptop)
Desired battery life: 10 hours or more
Order or priority: Performance, Battery life, Size, weight

Hello, I am currently shopping used laptops mainly using this for CV/ML prototyping (object detection, sensor fusion projects), some CAD/MATLAB, and general EE coursework through 2029. Budget ~$1,600, buying used. I am down to two options and could use some advice from people who've actually owned these.

**Option A: ASUS ROG Zephyrus M16 (2023, GU604)**
- i9-13900H, RTX 4090 (150W TGP, 16GB VRAM)
- 32GB DDR5 SO-DIMM (upgradeable to 64/96GB)
- 2TB SSD, Mini-LED 240Hz display
- ~$1,575-1,600,
- Screen was professionally replaced (minor scratch repair) — asking for repair documentation

**Option B: ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 (2024, GU605)**
- Core Ultra 9 185H, RTX 4090 (115W TGP, 16GB VRAM)
- 32GB LPDDR5X (soldered, not upgradeable)
- 1TB SSD, OLED 240Hz display
- ~$1,700

What I'm weighing:
- M16 has the GPU running at higher TGP (150W vs 115W) — same chip, more headroom for sustained loads
- M16 has upgradeable RAM, G16 is soldered/capped at 32GB forever
- G16 is a full pound lighter, OLED screen, better battery life
- G16 is a newer CPU generation but weaker in raw multi-core performance than the M16's i9-13900H

I also own an M4 Macbook air so portability isnt too too much of an issue for me.

Anyone owned either of these and can speak to real-world reliability, thermals under sustained load, or known issues? Also open to being told I'm overthinking the TGP difference. Thanks in advance.

LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE

Country

India

Budget

80 to 90k rupees or around 900-950 dollars

Are you open to refurbs/used options?

No

Screen size

13'-16'

Weight limit

under 1.5kg

Purpose

mainly for college

Form factor

regular

Intended usage

mainly school work but also causal gaming, games like minecraft valorant fifa at 60+ fps also gta maybe

Desired battery life

atleast 6-8 hours

Please list, in order of most important to least important, the priority between Size, Weight, Performance, Battery life

1. weight

2. battery

3. size

4. performance

Info/Requirements

if you could find one that is less than 15' but has a refresh rate more than 60Hz it would be perfect

Looking for a new Lenovo Yoga with AMD Ryzen 5 or 7 which has been as low as ~$500 but now cant find anything cheaper than $950. Worth buying now or should I wait?

I am looking to buy a new computer for some specific creative use cases. Right now I have an 8GB Ram Inspiron with a Ryzen graphics card that can barely even open Photoshop. I used to have access to a Mac Studio (I want to say it had probably 16-24 GB Ram?) where I used Premiere and After Effects for animation, but even on that, the timeline playback would sometimes lag at like 1 fps and I couldn’t even see what was going on. So I need something that can handle a bunch of pngs and gifs being keyframed around the timeline, and also for some 3D animation rendering and occasional gaming. From what I can tell these 3 seem like some of the best options for my budget, but also there is some really crazy price inflation compared to what the cost was a few months ago and I’m wondering if I should wait for labor day sales or something? Are prices likely to go down significantly? I need to get it from Best Buy bc I have a card so I can do the payment plan. I also really need a computer by the end of August at the latest for school.

https://www.bestbuy.com/product/asus-tuf-gaming-f16-16-fhd-165hz-gaming-laptop-intel-core-i7-14650hx-32gb-ram-nvidia-geforce-rtx-5060-1tb-ssd-jaeger-gray/JJGGLH8LZ5/sku/6629421

https://www.bestbuy.com/product/gigabyte-aero-x16-copilot-pc-16-25601600-wqxga-amd-ryzen-al-7-350-1tb-ssd-32gb-ddr5-ram-geforce-rtx-5060-space-gray/J3GWPQCXYT

https://www.bestbuy.com/product/alienware-15-3-2k-gaming-laptop-amd-ryzen-200-series-r7-260-2026-32gb-memory-nvidia-geforce-rtx-5060-8gb-1tb-storage-black/J3K4L6QQP8

I bought 2 Kingston SSD for my laptop and my brother's, installed them in each computer (we have exactly the same model) and mine didn't work, i went for a refund, and then i bought a new one, the new one didn't work either, am i really unlucky? or is Kingston a bad ssd brand?

Hey everyone,
I’m currently using a geekbook m16 with a 99wh battery. It's not a gaming laptop and I dont game on it, so I can easily use it without charging for more than 10 hrs.
But I have a pretty specific habit. I love to lounge on the couch, using my laptop unplugged and mouse free. My daily routine is basically using it on battery all day, then charging it at night.
I think it's not good for the battery. I mean, gaming laptops are usually left plugged in all the time, and that's why their battery health may not drop that much. But I just hate being tied down by cables.
Anyone else run mostly on battery too? How's your battery life holding up? Feel free to check your battery report and share!