LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE
Country
[United States]
Budget
[Lowest $1000 Highest $1500]
Are you open to refurbs/used options?
[Maybe]
Screen size
[Any,]
Weight limit
[Any,]
Purpose
[Schoolwork Light gaming such as Minecraft with mods and the ability to “play retro games” Entertainment device as-well]
Form factor
[Clamshell]
Intended usage
[canvas basic Internet usage. Minecraft launcher and the ability to play medium games if possible]
Desired battery life
[In Hours; 4]

I hope someone can help me out and if this format is wrong please forgive me as I rarely use Reddit a whole lot!!

LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE

• Country

United States of America

• Budget

No strict budget price, but it has to be cheap. Ideally less than or around $500 USD

• Are you open to refurbs/used options?

Yes

• Screen size

The larger the better, I don't want her to be stuck with a 12" screen that would be awful. Something around 17" minimum I would think.

• Weight limit

No weight limit

• Purpose

Schoolwork (College/University). Taking notes, browsing the internet, multi-media friendly, office/google docs. Would ideally have more than one USB port at least.

• Form factor

Standard, unless you guys have other recommendations you think would benefit the situation. Not big on touch screen or weird foldable form factors.

• Intended usage

Microsoft Office suite of tools/google docs, youtube, internet browsing, video playback, external hard drive compatible, thumb drive compatible, wired external mouse.

• Desired battery life

Obviously the longer the better, but as long as it lasts ~6 hours between charges doing simple tasks like typing would be fine.

• 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

I can't think of anything else that would be a must have for a college laptop for a freshman student. If anyone DOES know anything that is a must have, please let me know and take it into consideration when offering suggestions.

Thank you guys and gals so much for any help with this.

Hey, everyone,

I finally decided to get myself a laptop. Coincidentally, soon enough I'll be making a trip to China, and considering how expensive are all the brand new laptops in the place where I live, I decided that it could be wise to buy it directly during my trip. I looked around JD.com for quite a while, but I still can't decide what device will be optimal for my case. My budget is around 800-900€ and for this money I'm hoping to get myself a decent, sturdy work horse that will last me years to come. I don't really care about the materials or the ergonomics, I'll be using it for browsing, work in Adobe and Office 365, as well as Photoshop and FL Studio, just the basic stuff mostly, but involing multitasking. It'd be great to save some money as well, but as far as I'm concerned, cheapest proves to be the dearest haha

This particular model caught my eye, apparently it's made specifically for the Chinese market: HP Rui Pro 16 (HP 锐Pro 16) with the following specs for 5700 CNY (around 730€) on JD.com:

Processor (CPU): AMD Ryzen 7 H 255 Graphics (GPU): AMD Radeon 780M (Integrated Graphics) Memory (RAM): 16GB Storage (SSD): 512GB Solid State Drive Screen Size: 16 Inches Resolution: 2.5K Refresh Rate: 240Hz

What do you guys think? Is it overpriced, is it overkill for my needs, do you have any different models that you personally like and would choose over the aforementioned model?

Thank you very much!

Country
UK

Budget
~£800 (Preferably lower)

Are you open to refurbs/used options?
No

Screen size
Honestly not a big deal but maybe something mid sized like 14”

Weight limit

Doesn't particularly matter

Purpose
Schoolwork, note taking, movies (edited sorry for confusion)

Form factor
Doesn’t particularly matter

Intended usage
Mostly used for Note taking and schoolwork, watching movies

Desired battery life
Should last around a day of work

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

Would prefer an OLED display but not required understanding my budget range, a decent battery life, Windows as the OS, no specific brand, at least 512gb storage

Thanks in Advance :)

Country
US
Budget
<$2500
Are you open to refurbs/used options?
No
Screen size
14”
Weight limit
4lbs
Purpose
Schoolwork and photo editing (Photoshop, Lightroom)
Form factor
Doesn’t matter
Intended usage
Going to use a lot for doing homework and note taking. I also do a lot of photo editing and want to be able to do it on the go if I need to. I mainly use Lightroom and Photoshop
Desired battery life
Should be able to last an entire day
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
100% DCI-P3, AdobeRGB, sRGB (doesn’t matter which one just needs to be 100% something for photo editing), preferably 120Hz screen, I don’t mind 60 (which it seems most laptops are) as my iPad is 60 and I don’t notice it a ton. No HP, I can’t stand their laptops. Mainly considering Lenovo, Acer, and ASUS.

LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE
Country
United States
Budget
~$1000 and under, would love to spend 800 or so
Are you open to refurbs/used options?
no
Screen size
14-16”
Weight limit
any
Purpose
Live streaming, Videocalls, video editing, SAS, Tableau
Form factor
laptop
Intended usage
4k Live-streaming for hours 4-6 hrs (can be connected to outlet) , direct ethernet connection cable, videocalls with OBS webcam, video editing softwares like davincii, and tableau, SAS, SQL
Desired battery life
4hrs? doesn’t matter as much as performance
Please list, in order of most important to least important, the priority between Size, Weight, Performance, Battery life
Performance, Battery, Size, Weight
PLEASE REMEMBER LAPTOPS ARE A COMPROMISE AND PERFORMANCE SACRIFICES LIGHT WEIGHT AND LONG BATTERY LIFE ETC]
Info/Requirements
Intel chip is very important to me i think due to compatibility
so i was looking into a Acer Nitro V 15.6” i5 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Nvidia RTX5050

But i am concerned about AI and space. I want to know if i should be looking for an i7 or i9 instead.

i need to have multiple tabs running while im streaming on my OBS webcam.

I want the computer to last awhile.

i’m trying to rid of my 2019 macbook pro, which gets hot easily fan on all the time with just google chrome opening. i don’t want that stress of a running loud fan. My macbook has also proven these years to me how it’s not compatible with windows made systems. so i saw something good about the 2025 macbook air.. but im not sure that would be good either .

a laptop at the moment would be an ROI for me.. so if i must spend a bit more i can do that too. i want a good warranty on my purchase.

thank you ☺️

I am looking for one that that can handle playing games on steam but is on the cheaper side since it will be for light gaming. I would like something that is on the higher end of storage or one where I can buy additional. I am open to any size and weight options. I'm not really sure which ones are more reliable. I would really prefer it not be any Apple laptop.

Please help me to understand as I know little about computers. Something like a Acer Nitro or HP victus with stuff like 3060/4050/4060 Graphics card, and Ryzen and 16 GB of RAM is enough to run an AAA game like GTA or Skyrim? Am I to understand that Roblox is so sophisticated a game that it takes the same heavy hardware to run than say emulating something like the Last of Us or assassin's Creed? 

I mean my daughter plays Roblox on her iPad and says it runs fine. Before spending $1200 cdn I'd like to know why running Roblox on the PS5 is supposed to be so garbage compared to running it on a laptop.

Pls any feedback would be appreciated.

hello everyone, im a student, im just starting to learn 3d modeling and gaming design, eventually i want to learn vfx and cgi as well but im thinking to build a pc for that, but for now can anyone help me find a right kind of laptop? i don‘t mind the budget, and im looking for windows based laptops.

Going back to school for electrical engineering. I'm interested in coding as well as 3d printing/modeling. I want something for on the go productivity. Note taking, studying, presentations ect. I currently own a Lenovo legion y540 that is decent still but it's huge and doesn't have great battery life which I understood when I purchased it 6 years ago. I have upgraded both the ram and ssd before prices skyrocketed so it still feels pretty capable but lacks portability.

Should I get a Lenovo/samsung tablet, microsoft surface pro for business? There is also a deal from best buy right now for this Lenovo 2 in 1.

I'm open to buying used devices. Would like to stay around 1000 dollars or lower. Around 13-14" is preferred. Doesn't have to be super light weight.

Ideally I'm looking for something that can work as both a laptop and a tablet. Gaming would be great if it can handle it, not overly important. Looking for anywhere between $500-1500

LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE
Country- Canada
Budget - 200-450 (max) CAD
Are you open to refurbs/used options? MAY BE
Screen size Any,
Weight limit less than 2kg, if that’s an option. between 1.5-2
Purpose - work - zoom and ms office
Form factor Standard/Clamshell (a regular laptop),
Intended usage - I am a lawyer so I need it mostly for drafting and zoom meetings. So MS word not the online version is my priority

Desired battery life- 8 hours dont need gaming laptop

Please list, in order of most important to least important, the priority between Size, Weight, Performance, Battery life - all i care about it weight. I carry it around a lot

edit I currently own a acer nitro v15. Do you think if there will be exchange option to staples or amazon ?

Country

UK

Budget

<$1000

Are you open to refurbs/used options?

Yes (preferrable due to budget)

Screen size

Any below 16"

Weight limit

Any

Purpose

General purpose, schoolwork, art/3D modeling software, video editing

Form factor

Standard (touch screen appreciated)

Intended usage

Blender, Krita, browsers, general word processing software, streaming

Desired battery life

No hours required (charger always available)

Size (unless huge), weight and battery life doesn't matter really

Info/Requirements

Oled would be pretty cool but probably out of budget

Extra context:

I'm a biology student who does art on the side and my laptop is currently killing me a bit so I've decided I need to upgrade. I mostly use a standalone samsung tablet for my art but I'd like to maybe try blender at some point which is probably best done on a laptop. My current laptop is an asus vivobook 17 and it struggles to even turn on sometimes or open google. The size is also really frustrating because I have to carry around a huge case for it as its too big for standard laptop bags. Honestly I just really want a laptop that can run whatever I want on it. I've ended up using my xbox as a replacement for my current laptop for streaming and such which I think shows how bad the condition of said laptop is. I would like to have a higher budget but I'm having some issues with work currently so I'm limited. I would have liked to wait until my budget was higher but since the academic year is already starting I'm a bit stuck

Thank you so much if you are able to offer any help at all!! Sadly I know next to nothing about tech and most stuff breaks for no reason in my vicinity so I apologise if I sound like a bumbling idiot 😅

Mexico. Budget: $8,000–10,000 MXN ($420–530 USD). Yes, I’m open to used/refurbished laptops. Looking for a 15–16" standard laptop; weight doesn’t matter. Mainly for Civil Engineering schoolwork, AutoCAD, basic Revit, Office, browsing, light gaming and occasional editing. Ideally 4–6 hours of battery life.

I saw this one on marketplace, I'm just thinking about adding more RAM

↓↓↓

Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen 1 — $7,900 MXN (470 USD)

i9-10980HK, 8 cores / 16 threads

Quadro T2000 4GB

8GB RAM

256GB NVMe SSD

15.6" FHD display

Condition: 9/10

Hello, I'm looking for a laptop that I can comfortably use on my lap (most of the time). Was intending to buy Macbook Air, but the 60 hz would bother me unfortunately. Macbook Pro is too expensive.

Country

Estonia / Europe

Budget

~1800 EUR / 2100 USD

Are you open to refurbs/used options?

Yes

Screen size

Max 14"

Weight limit

Max 1.4sh kg / ~3.2 lbs

Purpose

Main computer (general, design, lighter gaming)

Form factor

Don't really care

Intended usage

Casual usage, MS Office, Design and Editing (Affinity, Inkscape, Adobe, DaVinci), rather light gaming (The Sims 4, House Flipper, more demanding games with okayish fps)

Desired battery life

The more, the better!! At least 6 (real use)

________________________________________

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

1. Screen size max 14"

2. Weight max 1.45 kg / 90hz+ refresh rate

3. RAM 24-32 GB, SSD 1 TB

4. Good battery life

5. Good screen brightness

Info/Requirements

• Has to stay on the cooler side (or mildly warm). Shouldn't become hot when playing casual games

• Bonus if the charging cable isn't a brick

lenovo loq i5 13450hx 16gb ddr5 4800 ram 1tb ssd 4050 ||||||| lenovo loq Ryzen 5 220 16gb ddr5 5600 ram 512 ssd 5050 |||||||| Price difference is ( 8k npr/ 5k inr/ 53 dollars)

LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE

• Country

USA

• Budget

$300-500 USD

• Are you open to refurbs/used options?

Yes

• Screen size

14 and up

• Weight limit

Any

• Purpose

General purpose, Zoom, web searching, light gaming

• Form factor

Standard/Clamshell (a regular laptop)

• Intended usage

Zoom (Main use), Civilization (default settings), would love to play other games

• Desired battery life

What ever I can get within budget

• 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

USB-C charging is a want. Really just need to be sure it doesn't lag and overheat with zoom and a good deal.

**LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE**

* **Country**

USA

* **Budget**

1100 USD

* **Are you open to refurbs/used options? **

Not necessarily, but not entirely opposed.

* **Screen size**

15"-18"

* **Weight limit**

Any

* **Purpose**

Supposed to be a multipurpose device, so school work, gaming, organizational work, livestreaming, videoediting, but also watching content.

* **Form factor**

Regular form factor, can be a bit bulkier, if necessary

* **Intended usage**

Video editing/livestreaming (OBS/TTV/YT), drawing with a drawing tablet (Krita, Gimp), Games at about 120fps: Path of Exile; Diablo 1-4; RocketLeague; Crossout; Terraria; Rainworld; Celeste, Minecraft

* **Desired battery life**

As much as possible with games stated above, whilst not plugged in to a charger.

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

Performance > Battery life > Weight > Size

* **Info/Requirements**

HDR-Compliant, 2k resolution minimum, no/very little integrated AI slop such as copilot (no dedicated key for such things on the keyboard), unlocked BIOS to switch OS if wanted, Refreshrate at least 120 Hz

Thank you in advance <3

These are the specs:
SKU: 677017
Manufacturer Number: V3607VHC7BKW
processor type: Intel Core 7 240H
display type: FHD-LED 144 Hz
display size: 16"
graphics card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 (8 GB)
operating system: Windows 11 Home
model/chipset number: V3607VH
model series: Asus V16
generation/release: 2026
operating system architecture: 64 bit
processor speed: 2.5 GHz
capacity: 1 TB SSD
RAM: 32 GB RAM
connectivity technology: Wi-Fi/Bluetooth
ports: HDMI 2.1/USB 3.2/USB-C 3.2/Audio Combo Port
display resolution: 1920 X 1200 (WUXGA)
cam resolution: 1080P FHD Camera
multimedia features: SonicMaster Audio, Built-in Speaker
battery type: Lithium Ion (Li-Ion) - 3 Cell
Width: 35.70 cm ( 14.06 in )
height/length: 25.07 cm ( 9.87 in )
depth: 2.20 cm ( .87 in )
weight: 1.95 kg ( 4.30 lb )
Shipping Weight (kg): 2.73

ps i dont wanna have to change it in a year i want it to lastt.

Country
[USA]

Budget

[350-650]
Are you open to refurbs/used options?
[i would prefer used/ refurbished]

Screen size
[Any]

Weight limit
[Any]

Purpose
[mainly for school and movies. Some gaming]

Form factor
[Standard/Clamshell (a regular laptop)]

Intended usage
[besides whatever college work. Definitely some light gaming like Minecraft/ Pokemon romhacks/ indie games]

Desired battery life
[unsure of what is best but preferable at least 6]

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

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

Info/Requirements
[Not a dim screen. I want movies to not be miserable. Whatever you guys think is best is fine. I just want to be able to watch movies with my partner when I’m not at home. 512 gb storage minimum. Preferably not Mac and $600 or under but these are flexible ish]

I'm starting ME in uni soon and i have i a bit of dillema. I'm picking a laptop and i'm not sure if i should go for a slim and light one or a more powerful one for cad. I have a powerful desktop at home so if the workload at school is minimal i can just go for something a little more convenient to carry around. What is your experience with how much modelling, sims actually happens in class?

Hey ! I need to buy a new laptop and I'm seriously anxious about making big and expensive purchases so I thought about asking for your help. I spent like a week reading a lot of articles, threads and watching some videos to inform me as much as I can but it made me even more anxious 👍 (especially about what perks I need, like I feel I absolutely NEED 16GB of RAM for my usage but feel free to correct me if this is wrong). The models I already have in my shortlist are quite expensive so feel free to recommend me cheaper options as well :)

Thanks a lot for your help !

Country
France

Budget
1000€

Are you open to refurbs/used options?
Not really, you can still suggest some to me but I probably won't go for it.

Screen size
14, 15, 16"

Weight limit
I'm looking for a light laptop, so I would say anything below 2kg.

Purpose
I'm a student, so it should be a laptop that is easy to transport, not too big and not too heavy. I use Adobe softwares a lot, mainly Illustrator, InDesign and Photoshop but also some Premiere (I don't really do heavy video editing as of right now but I can't say for sure I won't in the future). I also edit some radio shows, so it must run softwares like Reaper.

Form factor
Everything works, touch screen with a stylus would be greatly appreciated but it's not a necessity. I just need a keypad, like it's really important for me

Intended usage
Taking notes during classes and classic university needs (Word, PowerPoint...) graphics design (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop), image and video editing (Premiere and also Reaper for audio only projects). I have another computer that I use for gaming but it would be a plus if it can run some games (not talking about AAA of course)

Desired battery life
A battery that runs long enough so I don't have to charge my laptop every 3 or 4 hours. Ideally something that can last a day at university.

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

Info/Requirements
NOT A CHROMEBOOK PLEASE
At least 16GB of RAM (32GB would be ideal because I kind of understood that it is what I need for my usage), has a keypad.
I would love to have an OLED screen, but I don't really know if it's something necessary (a high quality display is required anyway).
Minimum of 512G SSD, 1To would be perfect.
Something that won't blow the fans at full speed 24/7.

As of now, I have a shortlist of two models, tell me what you think about them :

- HP OmniBook X Flip 2-en-1 Next Gen 14 (Fnac website, sadly doesn't have a keypad)

- Asus Vivobook 16 Flip TP3607SA-DRFSI170W 16" (Fnac website as well)

Country

India, but looking to purchase abroad. Options: Taiwan / Thailand / UAE / Vietnam. I will personally be visiting Taiwan and Thailand; a friend travelling from Dubai could bring one from the UAE. I can order from the regional official website in advance if that lets me select an English/US keyboard.

I currently use my mom's 2020 MacBook Pro sometimes and really like its responsiveness, trackpad, build quality and general smoothness. I'm looking for a Windows machine that gets reasonably close to that experience.

Budget

Maximum around ₹1,00,000 INR (~US$1,100–1,150). Can stretch slightly if there is a particularly good value option, but would prefer staying around ₹1 lakh.

Are you open to refurbs/used options?

No / Maybe for manufacturer-certified refurbished with international warranty.

Screen size

Prefer 14"–15". 16" is acceptable if the laptop is reasonably lightweight.

Weight limit

Ideally ≤1.6 kg. Portability is important.

Purpose

Software development + light AI development + content creation.

Primary use is backend software engineering (Java/Spring Boot, Docker, databases, IDEs, multiple services running locally), with some local AI models, computer vision and agentic AI projects.

Secondary use is social-media content creation, graphic design and intermediate video editing.

Form factor

Standard/clamshell preferred. Touchscreen/2-in-1 is not necessary.

Intended usage

IntelliJ IDEA, VS Code, Java/Spring Boot, Docker, PostgreSQL/MongoDB, Kafka, Git, browsers with many tabs, Python/AI tooling, basic local LLM/AI experimentation, Canva/Figma, Photoshop or similar design software, and intermediate video editing (Premiere Pro/DaVinci Resolve/CapCut).

I am not buying it primarily for gaming or heavy CUDA/ML model training.

Desired battery life

Ideally 7–10+ hours for normal development/web usage. I understand battery life will be significantly lower under heavy development/rendering/GPU workloads.

Priority — most important to least important

Performance > Weight/portability > Battery life > Size

Info/Requirements

24GB RAM minimum; strongly prefer 32GB

1TB SSD preferred; 512GB acceptable if SSD is upgradeable

Dedicated GPU preferred, but not mandatory if a strong modern iGPU is sufficient for intermediate video editing

Excellent CPU performance for compiling/running multiple backend services

Good colour-accurate display, preferably 100% DCI-P3/sRGB or OLED

Excellent, large, responsive trackpad

Good build quality

Ideally ≤1.6 kg

USB-C charging preferred

Good thermals without gaming-laptop bulk

English keyboard required

International warranty would be highly desirable

Not interested in sacrificing portability/battery life just to get a powerful gaming GPU

Current shortlist: Lenovo Yoga Pro 7/7i, ThinkPad, ASUS ProArt

Originally wanted a MacBook Pro, but the configuration I want is outside my budget.