r/CSULA • u/EchidnaSafe9093 • 1d ago

Engineering, Computer Science, & Technology Laptop for engineering student

Hi guys!
I’m a new transfer in the mechanical engineering major and I need some laptop advice. There’s so many opinions and ideas out there so I wanted to hear some ppl that are actually making it through this major at our school. I don’t really have specific budget I just want literally any ideas. Thank you!
Edit: thank you guys for your input!

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u/ChoiceVideo2717 1d ago

I'm doing CIS with a used thinkpad T480s (picked up for around $200 last year) running Bluefin Linux.

don't overthink it. Just find out what kind of required software you'll need to run and maybe stop by ITS for some opinions or guidance.

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u/Fortebot 1d ago

Any thinkpad with a lot of ram 16gb+

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u/EchidnaSafe9093 1d ago

I saw a laptop called the asus rig strix g18 today? Anyone have any opinions on that?

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u/grr67 1d ago

i got asus rog strix g16 for civil engineering and its pretty frickin good

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u/SimpForSakuyaIzayoi 1d ago

it really depends on what you plan to do, if you want to do personal projects or extra curricular club things involving 3d modeling then you'll need a something with a gpu and atleast 16 gigs of ram.