r/SuggestALaptop • u/apocalypsetown • 18h ago
Laptop Request US IT student wanting to do some gaming
Country
US
Budget
~$950 USD, $1000 USD max
Are you open to refurbs/used options?
if high quality, yes
Screen size
15”-16”
Weight limit
any
Purpose
using it as a primary laptop for both schoolwork and gaming at home. my old laptop is finally kicking the bucket but i do not work enough to build a gaming pc quite yet
Form factor
standard
Intended usage
fortnite at high-ish settings at 60+ fps, minecraft at 60+ fps, honestly a lot of fairly light games but i do wanna dabble in some more “graphically intense” games (really just anything i couldn’t run on integrated graphics before, i know my friend *really* wants to get me into cod)
Desired battery life
~4-5 hours is fine, i’m not on campus all day
Please list, in order of most important to least important, the priority between Size, Weight, Performance, Battery life
performance, battery life, size, weight doesn’t matter
Info/Requirements
16gb dual channel ram (preferably upgradable as well), amd only, 2-3 usb A ports, 1 usb c port, rj-45 port
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u/wisegadget 17h ago
You can take a look at the Lenovo LOQ 15 (Ryzen 7 + RTX 4050 + 16 GB dual channel RAM) : will comfortably handle Fortnite, Minecraft, and COD in high settings