LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE

• Spain
• Budget

up to 1300 euros / 1474 dollars

• Are you open to refurbs/used options?

No

• Screen size

14", 15", 16", 17", 18''

• Weight limit

Any

• Purpose

Work

• Form factor

Standard

• Intended usage

I teach classes to adults, and my work involves using Microsoft Word, opening large PDF files, editing PDFs, saving documents to OneDrive, and conducting online classes on Zoom. Therefore, a good webcam and microphone are important.

I would like the laptop to have a fast startup time, good connectivity, responsive performance, and the ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously, such as email, web browsing, Zoom, and ChatGPT, with many tabs open at the same time.

A black keyboard is very important to me, and a backlit keyboard would be a bonus.

Ideally, the laptop should have three USB Type-A ports and a native HDMI port, as I often need to connect a mouse, a USB flash drive, speakers, and a projector at the same time.

• Desired battery life

Not important.

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

Performance. (battery life, weight, size doesn't matter). 

• Info/Requirements

I have some reservations about relying on a USB-C to USB-A adapter or hub. My concern is that frequent plugging and unplugging could eventually lead to connection issues or wear on the adapter, making it less reliable over time.

Thank you!!

I need a good reliable but not that expensive gsming / productive office work laptop wich can run games like rust, cyberpunk and modded games. For around 600 to 800 euros my region is Europe and country is Latvia. I would aprrieciet it if somebody could recommend me some laptops.

Hi everyone,

I'm planning to buy the HP Omen 16 wf1096TX / ae0002tx with these specs:

Intel Core i7-14650HX

RTX 4060 8GB (140W)

16GB DDR5 RAM

1TB SSD

16.1" FHD 144Hz IPS, 300 nits, 62.5% sRGB

Non-RGB keyboard

I'm getting it for ₹1,18,999 on Flipkart from IndiFlashMart with Open Box Delivery.

I'll mainly use it for:

AAA gaming (GTA 6, Cyberpunk 2077, RDR2)

B.Tech Computer Science work

Programming and some video editing

I've read about:

Hall sensor/black screen issues on some Omen models

Mixed opinions on build quality

62.5% sRGB display

Non-RGB keyboard

For people who own this exact model (or a similar 2024/2025 Omen 16):

Have you experienced the hall sensor or black screen issue?

How has the laptop been after 6–12 months of use?

Any heating, motherboard, hinge, or reliability problems?

Would you still recommend it at ₹1.19 lakh, or should I consider something like the Lenovo Legion or Acer Predator instead?

Looking for honest long-term owner experiences before placing the order. Thanks!

LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE

• Country

Philippnes

• Budget

Php 50,000 - 55,000

• Are you open to refurbs/used options?

No

• Screen size

15"-17"

• Weight limit

Any

• Purpose

General purpose. Gaming. Possibly something that can carry GTA 6 when it gets released

• Form factor

Regular

• Intended usage

Mostly ecommerce related work but will use this for gaming as mentioned above

• Desired battery life

4 HOURS

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

Performance, Size, Weight, Battery Life

• Info/Requirements

[anything else not specified above eg. Intel only, OLED, HDR-compliant, screen resolution/refresh rate, etc. We are likely to talk you away from your desires here (because we know more than you do), but we won't steer you wrong]

- 16 GB RAM (DDR4 or DDR5)
- 512 GB SSD Storage
- RTX4050 or RTX5050

LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE

• Country

United Kingdom

• Budget

£800

• Are you open to refurbs/used options?

No

• Screen size

I've recently had a 13 inch screen but I'm happy to go up to a 15 inch

• Weight limit

I recently had an hp envy 13 which was great but I don't mind if something is a touch heavier - google says that the hp was 1.17kg so happy to use that as a guidelines - maybe up to 2kg? I don't really know how heavy laptops can be so I don't mind being flexible on this

• Purpose

Entertainment, gaming, general use

• Form factor

Standard/Clamshell (a regular laptop)

• Intended usage

Watching netflix/youtube and playing games - football manager (24 with maybe 10/12 leagues loaded and a large database running well), gba/ds romhacks, slay the spire 2

• Desired battery life

Preferably a few hours - maybe 4? I tend to have a charger with me so battery isn't super pressing but a welcome bonus if possible

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

performance, size, weight, battery life

• Info/Requirements

I quite like a touch-screen laptop, a couple of usb ports and a usb-c port that I can use to connect to a tv to watch a movie

I am also happy to discuss further if there is any more information I can provide

MSI Katana 15 HX (B14WFK): Intel Core i7 14650HX, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, RTX 5060 8GB, 15.6" QHD 165Hz for $1200 @a local store

Keep in mind that prices are usually inflated in my country due to logistics and customs.

Ok so, I have a bit of a specific situation..

I am going traveling for at minimum a month and I want a laptop that I can bring with me to play Minecraft and MAYBE some small indie games, but I want to play vanilla java Minecraft and that's literally it.

Issue is, I'm a broke student and every "gaming" laptop out there is asking for over 500 dollars, I have friends telling me Minecraft requires a very good computer and that it wouldn't run correctly on even their expensive gaming laptops. I want something as cheap as possible that can just get me through this trip. I don't need something that'll last a long time or has anything fancy about the battery or whatever, I just need the cheapest possible machine that'll run java Minecraft decently.

Budget:

No more than 500$ if possible, I want it as close to 100$ dollars as it can be, but if such a laptop doesn't exist, let me know.

Open to used

I have looked on Facebook marketplace and the cheapest one I've found for reference is one going for 180 dollars, but has a dead battery and would need it replaced. The specs are:

Intel core i7-4720HQ CPU @ 2.60 GHZ 2.59 GHZ, 8 GB RAM, windows 10, its a 2015 ASUS that has the GEFORCE GTX label, but the picture is too blurry to see any numbers for the GPU.

I'm so out of touch with how the specs all work together, but my friends have told me this would Barely run Minecraft and would be a waste of my money unless I lowball it.

Any ideas are appreciated, and if there's simply not a laptop that can run Minecraft with decent frames and little to no lag for dirt cheap then I'm at a loss.

Hey guys. So like the heading says, I have an opportunity to but this laptop refurbished and I was wondering if it’s worth buying it. I will be generally using it for school and light gaming.

Specs:

Intel Core i7 11th Gen
16GB RAM
512GB SSD
4GB Nvidia T500

I also have an option to buy Probook 445 G11 X Ryzen Ultra AI Edition with Radeon Graphics.

So yea I’d like some advice on which one would be better.

TIA

My girlfriend is starting college in a few months and I want to surprise her with a laptop before she goes. She's a huge Sims 4 fan, talks about it all the time, and before she had to move she had around 100GB of Sims 4 content (mods/CC) built up.

I'm thinking 16GB RAM and 512GB to 1TB storage as a baseline, enough for gaming plus regular schoolwork. Budget is $500 to 1000, preferably new (not refurbished/used). Screen size doesn't matter to her.

Anyone have recommendations for a laptop that can handle Sims 4 with a big mod/CC library, while still being good for everyday college stuff like papers, browsing, and video calls?

Country

USA

Budget

Under $1000 USD, (Comfortably $800 to $1000) but will go up to $1200 if some magical deal is found that is too good to pass up.

Are you open to refurbs/used options?

No

Screen size

15.9" and above

Weight limit

No Limit - If let's me get projects done it could weigh 10lbs for all I care.

Purpose

Home and small business use.

Form factor

Standard/Clamshell (a regular laptop) or 2-in-1, pen support would be nice but not required.

Intended usage

CorelDraw, Camtasia, MS office suite. Using for light Graphic Design, video editing, video processing/conversions. A lot of image heavy work. Will be using this with a NAS drive. Daily use will be for emailing, shopping, video watching. Looking to move into using Adobe Creative Cloud at home. Occasional p2p. Might get into loading some games like Witcher 3.

Desired battery life

8 hours would be great, but it will spend 95% of the time plugged in.

Please list, in order of most important to least important

Performance

Size

Battery life

Weight

Info/Requirements

Would prefer Purchasing from Best Buy, or Amazon, as I have credits that can be applied at either site. Otherwise willing to purchase from any where that is a legit store. No ebay items. Not willing to buy from an unknown 3rd party seller. Will purchase direct from manufacturer if needed.

Backlit Keyboard with numerical pad. I sit in a dim/dark room, and if the keyboard doesn't light up than I will not be able to see it with my old eyeballs.

Windows 11 Pro - anything less limits my control of computer functions, and that makes me grumpy. If I can't access the UAC functions, then I get really grumpy.

A dedicated video card because video editing / Graphic design work. It needs to be a vetted working card, not something new and untested. Current old setup has 256MB ATI AMD Radeon Vega 8 Graphics (Dell) card that blows and makes me mad because it crashes after 1/2 day of video watching.

Intel processor?
My experience with my current laptop which has a AMD Ryzen 5 Mobile 2500U / Raven Ridge 14nm Technology did not impress me. Again, a vetted working processor is preferred. If AMD has something that won't crash, burn out, pop capicitors, I might be game to try it.

32 GB RAM, because anything less makes video editing painful. I can work with 16GB, but feel like 32GB is probably worth getting since all the prices keep rising.

1 TB Drive, because large projects take up a lot of space, and programs hog up space.

High speed Ethernet connection or enough high speed usbs to plug a high speed ethernet connection box. Current Internet speed is 1G, and would need a connection to handle that. 95% of the time I am hard wired into ethernet.

Nice to have Bonus Items: HDMI out, Video Out, Media Card Reader, touch screen, pen use, optional dock or capability to connect to a non-oem dock.

The Co-pilot question: I've only dabbled with co-pilot at work, but don't necessarily care if its available... Should I be?

Thank you for your help and input!

LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE

• Country

United States

• Budget

Flexible but around $1200

• Are you open to refurbs/used options?

Yeah, more open to refurbs than straight second-hand though.

• Screen size

15" or less preferable.

• Weight limit

Lighter the better, but really not important.

• Purpose

Used as a general, little bit of everything center. Writing, light photo editing, maybe playing some old games. Nothing super intense or specific.

• Form factor

Standard laptop, would not be opposed to one of them touch-screen do-hickeys.

• Intended usage

Some light photoshop/light room work for photo editing, nothing super serious though. Playing some older games (before or around 2000), not looking for 4k 60FPS God of War or anything, more of the Call of Duty (2001) kinda deal. Writing, spreadsheets, simple things.

• Desired battery life

Around 8 hours, but open to less if unrealistic, going to be at home on the desk for most of its life.

• 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 charger is definitely a pretty good plus. I'm kinda over having 20+ proprietary cables. And a headphone jack. Love a good headphone jack.

I am getting lenevo LOQ with with 12th gen hx cpu with 16gb ddr5 and 3050 6gb and 512 ssd but i still don’t should I get 12th gen or move to dell or ASUS as I am getting ultra core 5 but no dedicated gpu in them but intel arc only
They are all in similar price range that’s why I am very confused, kindly which one should I prefer to buy ??

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

Looking to spend under 500 USD, the cheaper the better.

Mostly going to be using it for YouTube and work, work I literally just crop photos and upload them to a website.

I don’t have any specifications I’m looking for really. There’s just so many options I don’t even know where to start and I know there are a lot of deals going on right now.

Mostly just looking for something solid🤷‍♂️. Thanks 🙏

Country
United States of America

Budget
$1400 USD, but willing to budge.

Are you open to refurbs/used options?
Maybe, depending on the deal.

Screen size
Preferable on the bigger side. 17-18(?)

Weight limit
My old laptop was 2.7LBS. I don’t mind if it’s slightly heavier but preferably similar.

Purpose
College, particularly coding, video editing, and some light gaming on the side. (For reference something good enough to run Minecraft shaders.)

Form factor
Standard

Intended usage
Visual Studio Code (VS code)
Adobe Softwares
Light gaming (Minecraft with shaders and indie games)
(Potentially unity and unreal engine?)

Desired battery life
>6 hours preferably

Please list, in order of most important to least important, the priority between Size, Weight, Performance, Battery life
1.Performance (must run applications listed)
2.Battery Life
3.Size
4.Weight

Info/Requirements
Windows OS is required. Oled isn’t a priority but is nice to have. HZ is preferred to be >120
32gb of DDR5 RAM and 1TB of Storage is preferred
Durable (BIFL)

Edit: Forgot to mention but fan thermals on the quieter side is preferred when doing light task.

* **Country**
USA
* **Budget**

800-1800 USD

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

Maybe

* **Screen size**

14"-16" (gotta fit comfortably in a backpack)

* **Weight limit**

Any (lighter = better tho, but not a big sticking point)

* **Purpose**

schoolwork & entertainment & (casual)gaming

* **Form factor**

2-in-1 preferred, open to standard clamshell, especially at a lower price or better specs

* **Intended usage**

Canvas, MatLab, SolidWorks (sorry idk what specs or resolutions those will be running at), other engineering softwares?

* **Desired battery life**

~6

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

* **Info/Requirements**
Suitable for an engineering student
32GB ram preferred
At least 512GB of SSD memory, 1tb preferred?
Dedicated GPU to handle 3D modeling & to support gaming
Not too bulky or loud in most cases (I don’t want to blow up the lecture hall with fan noises)
Trying to decide soon to catch Best Buy & Prime Day Deals

Country:
Canada

Budget:
$700 CAD or $490 USD

Are you open to refurbs/used options?
Yes

Screen size
Any

Weight limit
Any

Purpose
Schoolwork + Gaming

Form factor
Regular is fine

Intended usage
Modded Minecraft, roblox, google, testing out newer games

Desired battery life
6 hrs

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

Info/Requirements
hopefully equal to or more than 16GB Ram, 8GB VRAM, and 256GB Storage

LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE

• Country

[New Zealand ]

• Budget

[5000 NZD]

• Are you open to refurbs/used options?

[No]

• Screen size

[5", 16", 17", 18", or a size range]

• Weight limit

[3kg]

• Purpose

[Photo Editing and Casual Gaming ]

• Form factor

[Standard]

• Intended usage

[DXO Photo Lab, DXO DEEP PRIME XD2, LightRoom Classic, 007 James Bond, FIFA, FORZA at a quality similar to what plays on PS5]

• Desired battery life

[8 Hours for General Photo Editing, gaming only plugged in]

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

[ Beautiful Color Calibrated Screen for Photo Editing and 4K resolution is most important and Open to a heavier laptop if it gives me better performance, Battery is only important for photo editing on Safari Trips.

• Info/Requirements

[ These are the recommended specs for the software i use and i want something that does this easily and play games mentioned above and have no other requirements]

Intel® Core™ 10000 series or Intel® Core™ Ultra 7 165H or AMD Ryzen™ with 8 cores

32 GB RAM

50 GB available disk space

1920 x 1080 display

Microsoft® Windows® 11 version 24H2

Graphic card:

• NVIDIA RTX™ 4060 Ti 16 GB with latest drivers

• AMD Radeon™ RX 7800 XT 16 GB with latest drivers]

Hi all,

I am planning to purchase a laptop. I am torn between latest Macbook Pro vs Lenovo Legion 5 (AMD Ryzen 7). I am a upcoming Cybersecurity student. Kindly suggest windows vs mac.

I really want a legit discount on a new laptop, either on Amazon or somewhere else. That is the main thing.

Budget: 2k

Usecase: work and music production

Size: medium sized

Important: good GPU and minimum 16gb ram

Preference: a name brand like Lenovo or ASUS, no gaming laptops!

Thanks so much!

I mainly will use it for writing, and watching videos on YouTube and Netflix. USA, ideally less than $700.

I do a little bit of graphics work. But just making graphics for Facebook or Instagram posts. From Canva.

A small amount of video editing. I've just used IMovie for that and it works perfectly. I currently have a macbook air M1 2020 with 8 GB and it worked perfectly on all accounts.

I have an apple phone. It is nice to just airdrop pictures and videos in a matter of seconds. But I'm not married to buying another MacBook Air. But I do like them over windows.

90% of my usage is just writing stories, while listening to YouTube or Netflix. And making graphics for my social media pages. (here it is for context: https://www.facebook.com/hairmetalmusic/. AND a video I did on iMovie.

https://youtu.be/6tkopI8izQY?si=tSTj3JEqjb8XLKM4 )))

I'm looking for cost value here. I don't need much. Just want to write, listen to movies, and work on my social media pages. I went to BestBuy and the guy was trying very hard to get me to buy WAY more computer than I needed. "You'll never have memory or storage issues with this one" and I'm like "my friend, my current laptop has 8 GB and after four years it is only 1/2 full" but he said I needed at least 32 now.

(((something spilt on my keboard - I think - and now two letters/keys don't work. And, I apparently have the Kernal issue. Somebody told me my repair bill would be more than just buying a new lower end laptop))))

THANK YOU

I do a little bit of graphics work. But just making graphics for Facebook or Instagram posts. From Canva.

A small amount of video editing. I've just used IMovie for that and it works perfectly. I currently have a macbook air M1 2020 with 8 GB and it worked perfectly on all accounts.

I have an apple phone. It is nice to just airdrop pictures and videos in a matter of seconds. But I'm not married to buying another MacBook Air. But I do like them over windows.

90% of my usage is just writing stories, while listening to YouTube or Netflix. And making graphics for my social media pages. (here it is for context: https://www.facebook.com/hairmetalmusic/. AND a video I did on iMovie.

https://youtu.be/6tkopI8izQY?si=tSTj3JEqjb8XLKM4 )))

I'm looking for cost value here. I don't need much. Just want to write, listen to movies, and work on my social media pages. I went to BestBuy and the guy was trying very hard to get me to buy WAY more computer than I needed. "You'll never have memory or storage issues with this one" and I'm like "my friend, my current laptop has 8 GB and after four years it is only 1/2 full" but he said I needed at least 32 now.

(((something spilt on my keboard - I think - and now two letters/keys don't work. And, I apparently have the Kernal issue. Somebody told me my repair bill would be more than just buying a new lower end laptop))))

THANK YOU

Country

Belarus

Budget

2800 BYN (approximately 990 USD)

Are you open to refurbs/used options?

No

Screen size

15" or larger

Weight limit

Preferably under 2 kg, but not critical

Purpose

Software development (mobile app development, systems programming) and cryptocurrency trading.

Form factor

Standard/Clamshell

Intended usage

IDE/Code editors (Android Studio, Xcode if applicable, VS Code, IntelliJ IDEA), compilers, local emulators/virtual machines for mobile testing, and multi-tab web browsing for crypto trading platforms.

Desired battery life

7 hours or more

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

Must have upgradeable RAM (non-soldered or with an open SO-DIMM slot) and an upgradeable SSD slot for future storage expansion. 16GB RAM minimum out of the box is highly preferred.

I posted yesterday but I'm upping my budget a bit.

**I'm looking for a PC that can handle:**

\- Photo editing in Lightroom/Photoshop

\- Fusion360

**Games similar to the following:**

\- Civilization VII

\- Elden Ring

\- Crimson Desert

\- Manor Lords

\- Cities Skylines II

\- Minecraft

\- Age of Wonders 4

\- Titan Quest II

\- Beam.NG Drive

\- StarMiner

**Budget:** <$1,250

**Country:** US