@@bobbyjaybeaumontEngineering field doesn't use MacBooks because of Autodesk. And Autodesk won't support AutoCAD or similar on Parallels or BootCamp, so only Windows laptops. If the major doesn't rely on software that's one OS only, go with either one.
I got a ThinkPad P14s Gen 2 for Uni on clearance, tbh it's the best laptop I've ever owned but like the guy said in the vid ThinkBooks are great on a budget as well
I recently upgraded to a Lenovo Yoga for school and it's been a game-changer. The 2-in-1 touchscreen and lightweight design make it perfect for my daily use. 🙌
@@IceBlueLugia You should give it a try! Gaming is getting better and unless you play something with invasive anticheat (which is bad anyway) you should be good. You can dual boot or use a spare hard drive and try it out without risking your windows install.
It's best to stay with an older thinkpad, because they have easily replaceable batteries, affordable, can be upgradable and there are lots of different models for screen size.
For my birthday my parents got me a Lenovo touch screen for college. It's around 400-500 dollars, and we're from no means wealthy, and I know they sacrificed a lot of money for it. I'm extremely grateful for them, and hopefully I can repay their kindness in the future. Thank You mom and dad 😭 ❤️
In my opinion, that's basically the perfect sweet spot for getting the best value on a laptop too! So many people these days don't realize that as long as you take decent care of your laptop, then you will notice almost no functional difference between many $500 and $1000 laptops.
@@82_sxga Butthurt can you read? If you need to save up for a mare computer then you don’t need to say “we’re from no means wealthy”. Wealthy people don’t need to save up for a computer.
I have to throw a recommendation for one of the new Spectres out there, they're great (especially after the new XPS laptops came out with their bad design) Edit: I ended up getting an HP Elite Dragonfly (13.5" i7/1TB/32GB) for 9th grade next year because I wanted Linux compat, the smaller screen + the HDMI is a nice addon
if you're on a budget, try search the second-hand market instead of buying something new. It's much more cheaper even after maxing out the available upgrade path.
Second Hand Things Aren't Worth It They are Complete Waste Of Money always Buy 1st Hand Product They are Just One Time Investment And Easily Last 6-7 years rather Than A Second Hand Product Which May Not even last A Complete year
@@sachinjain5367For people with more budget, yes. You might not understand how essential second hand is for some people since they pretty much cheaper and has better value for money
@@Cybrtronlazractually I think for laptops, if you spend up buying a budget laptop it would be way worse than an old top of the line laptop, look at the ThinkPads for example, lasts a very long time and sometimes you can get a god damn steal, got my t480 for 75$ and upgraded it to 16gb of ram, tho it can take up to 64gb
I mean i gotta admit, they are sufficient for basic schoolwork, which would make them an excellent choice, but its sad to see them basically being E-waste with how shit they are.
@@DeNoobGamer the issue with them is the reason they get them so cheap is bc they are normally getting close to the end of their life span meaning that even by the time they get into students hands they are already borderline ewaste
@@DeNoobGamermostly e-waste because of all the extensions which slows down the computer because those low end celerons only have 2 cores, some without hyperthreading (mine included)... that combined with a ton of school blockers and extensions really slows it down. chromeos is lightweight and generally runs good for the web, but schools make it unusable... I'm planning to buy my own chromebook one day if i get enough money.
A few things to watch out for: RAM: A lot of laptops are selling soldered memory. You can't upgrade it later. Buy what you think you'll need in two-three years. Storage: Stay away from eMMC. Try to find a NVME drive. CPU: Whether you prefer AMD or Intel is fine, but check the generation. AMD is on their 4th gen and Intel is on their 14th gen (Ultra series). See the laptop in person first if you can manage it. You will get a good look at the display. Some laptops have great displays. Others look grainy. You won't know until you go.
i have a jailbroken chromebook with 64 gb of storage space and 4 gb of ram. it's not much but it's had good battery life for the past couple years. storage is manageable, I don't store much on it but it does hold some important files
If youre on a budget, an older used thinkpad is a great choice. You can find some that are only 2-3 years old for less than that ideapad and itll be much MUCH more durable. Those ideapads have a magical feature where the hinges burst off their posts
Gaming a laptop just sucks at being a laptop. Big and Bulky + has bad battery life + poor build quality. You're in college. You don't need top-of-the-line graphics and CPU. Just something sleek and reliable will do. Something like a mac book or smth.
My friend recently got a Microsoft surface, and he returned it after 1 days because even with 16 gb of ram, it couldn’t properly load a browser in google
@@slushie3061 You dont need an overpriced officeshitter of a laptop* (Macbook). I am certain the older laptops, like a i5 8xxxU, with 8 gigs of ram, will do. Otherwise, buy a better nvme/sata ssd, buy sodimm ram, and let someone upgrade it or something. Chromebooks are horrible, only good for just officework, and Macbooks are deadend overpriced.
Lenovo Yoga is an amazing laptop for school. I use it everyday and its the best. $700 CAD, 16GB RAM, 500GB SSD, 2in1 touchscreen that can fold into a tablet, very light weight, and 13 inches. I personally like smaller laptops as they are easier to carry around and are lighter.
Shoutout to the HP EliteBook line, they're great too. Up there with the thinkpads in terms of reliability/repairability (also great). Also don't get an ideapad, they're not great. I got one a few years back and RAM died, and since it's such an unrepairable laptop there was nothing that could be done and had to trash it. Not that that would happen to everyone, but the lack of repairability can be a problem if anything goes wrong in general.
An asus chromebook works nice. Easy to take notes with but you can't game on it, like, not even steam. Otherwise works really well for school activities.
I bought a refurbished 2017 MacBook Air directly from the Apple Store Online back in 2019. I like it because of the backlit logo. I am a working professional and have an iMac and Alienware at home. However, I still use my 2017 MacBook Air to this date when I'm outside of my home doing my school work as I enjoy signing up for online courses to continuously upgrade my skills and knowledge with new or updated information, and I'm still loving it!
My elder brother has the best setups out there, he's got a great pc which he keeps in his room and then he's got a chromebook which are very cheap and he only uses the chromebook for showing presentations typing and watching youtube and things whereas he uses the pc for autocad and adobe illustrator
I use a dell vostro 3550 for school. It has good battery life, 8gb of ram, intel core i7-2640M and an amd radeon hd 6630M gpu. Gets the work done and runs games with no problem!
I think Microsoft surface go might be the best choice a student can have, at least when I brought it it was pretty affordable, has been in good shape for almost 5 years and never needed servicing till now. The detachable keyboard is huge plus as it transforms laptop into a I pad
I will say Also check if ur degree requires laptop with specific specs I'm an engineer so Windows is a must for me, I also require a pretty decent GPU to handle 3D modelling A lil research about what u need will save U some time and a decent wad of cash
@@wav3r.No. No they don't? There are better platforms. Most schools use blender and such. MacBooks are also kinda trash for cad. Ie integrated graphics is trash, so no 3d rendering fast. Oh how about the measly 8gb of ram, that's not enough for basic web browsing let alone cad
@@wav3r.For CS you’re gonna want either Linux or Mac because they’re Unix or Unix-like. Windows is awful for programming except for specific tasks like game development or the Microsoft stack. Any other engineering besides CS you’re gonna want Windows though. I started in aerospace engineering and went with a windows laptop(which it was great for), but eventually switched to CS and ended up just using WSL because windows was so bad for coding. Switched to Mac recently for programming and it’s wonderful for CS. Still have a windows desktop for gaming tho.
My mom bought me a gaming laptop for college when I specifically asked for a business one. It absolutely sucks. it is starting to literally crack its shell after light use and its battery life just runs about an hour even with undervolting. I can't bring it around because its too damn heavy for my weak self and it isn't low profile, as soon as I turn it on the fans will blast.
If you can undervolt then you can reduce turbo multipliers in TPL, increase speed shift EPP, maybe disable hyperthreading, etc. Then disable the discrete GPU and any "always-on" usb charging ports. Change it back when you want to game.
Yeah exactly. I got one by Asus, they make my motherboard and I have their version of my RTX card, so I thought it’d be great. It’s awful though. Bulky as hell, and even with turning off every background process and forcing the fans off, I get less than 2 hours. The only purpose to this shit is it you want a gaming PC but need it to be movable every now and then
If you’re doing architecture or something that involves editing, gaming laptops are a good choice but for everyone else Microsoft surfaces are great - mine boots in less than a second!
I have Surface Pro 8, it's been good for a lot of use cases I've had. Heats up quite easily though and I had a bunch of problems in the beginning. But the latest Win11 has solved all the problems, it also heats less now. I swapped 1TB SSD to replace the original 256GB and saved quite a bit doing that, it's something MB Air nor Pro can do so it's pretty sweet. I would recommend one (or the latest SP9) if you want something really sleek and portable to carry with you. Surface Pen is a huge plus if you do graphics also.
They are good, but I really think that they aren't budget. Some Asus vivobooks are excellent for their price, they have integrated graphics, and as far as I know they are really durable, in the range from 150 to 250 dollars I suppose
I have had a great experience with the 15.7” HP Pavilion. It is large enough that there is upgradable ram, while still small enough to fit into a relatively small bag. In addition, the processor in mine (AMD 5700) is good enough for Adobe apps and moderate intensity gaming, while being able to throttle down significantly as needed to give a pretty long battery life.
i’ve been using a Surface Go for like 5 years now and i can’t believe how functional it is-hasn’t broken a bit. but it’s probably better suited for people with small hands
Actually, you can just turn off the laptop's graphic card in the device management menu and extend the battery life of a gaming laptop by a considerable amount. Just remember to turn it on again when you use it for gaming
List of laptop types for majors Engineer: Ultrabooks Programmer: Ultrabooks Art: 2in1 Medical:thin and light buisness Music: Thin and light Astronomy: Macbook or Ultrabook Bio/Chem/Phys: 2in1 Business: Enterprise computer Finance: 2in1, Macbook, Or ultrabook Let me know if i missed any
NEVER EVER BUY A LAPTOP THATS HARD TO FIX THE THIN AND LIGHT ONES ARE VERY UNREPAIRABLE AND WHEN THEY BREAK THEY ARE DONE NEVER TOUCH THEM JUST GET A LAPTOP THAT IS REPAIRABLE AND FUTUREPROOF LIKE A FRAMEWORK or decent thinkpad
The surface is actually the closest to mac that you can get on windows, from what ive seen. Macs are usually the best for portability, but they only work for a handful of careers.
@Lily.finderi7 6th gen isn't good enough for today standard (even though i have them) they will most likely not able to keep up with various software Window 11 for example
I have a Asus Zenbook which I’m a pretty big fan of. It has a large screen so I can easily do half windows and still work easily. It’s also got 360 hinges that may be slightly fragile, but also they’re magnetic at the back so if you’ve got the computer in tablet mode, it won’t pop open. Plus it’s windows, which unis usually prefer much more (my uni uses outlook emails… that’s already the first indicator)
I’ll probably get a pre-owned laptop like the Windows 10 or stick with an 11 or something since brand new ones anywhere will cause me to rely on the “great” and new features and use it too much when it doesn’t really matter.
I'm in high school in Canada and something you should know is that all the projectors run off apple TV, so it's better to have an apple device so you can easily deliver presentations. Also macbooks come with keynote and pages, which are far better than PowerPoint/word and Google docs
Coming into this video as a computer engineer, you’re gonna need more than even the base 8gb of memory in a MacBook or windows machine (especially) for most STEM majors. Dedicated graphics not really a necessity though, imo, unless you’re training ML models locally or want to game.
I've been using my steam deck as my main laptop for work, school, and gaming. Works super well But I have a beefier pc at home that I remote into for other stuff. If you have a LCD model, which you can nab for ~$300-$400, you can just dual boot with an external drive and WindowsToGo, not the same case with the OLED models(yet). But as long as you don't care about size, then I highly recommend it as a budget school/work and gaming PC. Get a bluetooth keyboard and mouse and you're set.
My school exclusively uses Microsoft Surface Pros and Surface Laptops. DO NOT use the pros. After a couple months you will barely be able to run the bare minimum applications without insane lag
@@rokas69 M1 Air already has pretty strong build quality, and I'd not get anything older in windows just because their performance is affected more negatively by newer software in my experience.
Don't just go for 8gbs of ram and 256 gb of storage , get atleast an i7/i5 , ryzen 7/5 and try to get a dedicated gpu. You can upgrade ram and storage down the line pretty easily on most laptops and get a external hdd if not.
No cause the i7/i5 etc. doesn’t matter it’s the generation look for a cpu with ix-12xxx or ix-13xxx. Also you don’t need a dedicated GPU unless you’re doing GPU heavy tasks. I personally don’t like Ryzen for CPUs as Intel is better for productivity
ngl, if you have to carry the laptop around a lot (or somethin that will last more than a year in general) go for buisness level laptops. they usually don't have the best specs, but are built much better. i have a hp elitebook g6 and it works great. after nearly 4 years of carrying it around to school it took some beating but still works fine
The laptop I bought for school recently is the Lenovo Yoga Pro (8th gen). Highly recommended Specs: - Ryzen 7 7735HS - RTX 3050 - 16GB RAM - 14.5” screen - 512GB SSD (can be upgraded) - 71 Wh Battery No it’s not a bulky gaming laptop
People who come up with original comments unlike this guy 👇 😂 (this is obvious sarcasm I don't care about likes I just think it'd funny how unoriginal this comment is)
Either Framework laptop is a good bet. The 16" also has a GPU upgrade option should you need it later (and good battery life with the stock integrated GPU). Can't go wrong with either.
I honestly recommend the HP 15u G5. It might be a bit old but its perfect for college and the screen is 16 inches. It has 16 GB of DDR4 RAM and with nearly 500 GB of storage. If your into gaming, I wouldn't really recommend it for gaming though
meant to say “RAM and storage” not “RAM and memory” 🤦♂️
Whoops!
Atleast you corrected yourself
lol 😂
Storage and memory are close enough
5th
“I wanted 13 inches at minimum”
**sighs** **checks comments**
Literally me 💀💀💀 (I replied to this comment because I sighed and checked the comments)
Exactly what i did
U guys lucky this ain’t insta reels 💀
@@fancy_potati did the same thing 😂😂😂
Literally
I bet those first laptops have great personalities
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13 inches minimum? What if the laptop has a great personality
Im sure it does
😭☠️
Im ded😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
And they always say that it’s too small😒
number one rule: Don't EVER buy a Chromebook
Did you mean: Don’t ever BUY a CHROMEBOOK
@@sobidi7444 yeah whoops
Replying from a Chromebook...
Why , Chrome books are the best selling laptops now
@@Lovetostudy_ only because (most) schools use them
"I wanted 13 inches at minimum" 💀
inflation is crazy 💀💀
Would it even fit
Don’t take it out of context
I knew for a matter of fact that this would be the top comment and lo and behold!
Nah u r really have a dirty mind
bro said 13 was too small for him 💀
mfs when its 13 inches: eh, too small. I need a bigger screen for stuff.
mfs when its 14 inches: *_I'LL TAKE YOUR ENTIRE STOCK!!!_*
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The average Twitter girl
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"Use your laptop on your bed and your cpu will soon be dead"
- The greatest technician that ever lived
Not if you get something to prop it up so the fans can get air.
Or just use a MacBook
@@bobbyjaybeaumontEngineering field doesn't use MacBooks because of Autodesk. And Autodesk won't support AutoCAD or similar on Parallels or BootCamp, so only Windows laptops. If the major doesn't rely on software that's one OS only, go with either one.
@@buba4267There still be some dust and lint from the regular use. So, dust it out regularly.
@@bobbyjaybeaumont Macbook Airs dont even have a cooling system. And Macbook Pro's cooling isnt the best.
“8GB of ram and 256GB of memory”
Me and bros who build PCs: *Dies inside*
Same
Why tho i managed to use a 4gb ram 1.6ghz cpu laptop for 5 years
@@luin452Mostly because he said memory instead of storage. Also, nowadays it is recommended to have 16 GB of ram and atleast 512 GB of storage.
@@Cheezepuffs_ I see. The reason i got confused was that in my native language we also use "memory" for storage. Thanks for the info
@@Cheezepuffs_Not necessary with an M3 chip.
19 minutes into 2024 and bros already talking about best laptops for school 😂😂
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I mean, CUNY students are starting their Spring semester January 25th so he might help some people going to one of those 😅
@@Spideyfan55CUNY ? 😭
@@Spideyfan55CUNY????
@@FiredAndIced City University of New York
The ThinkPad sitting in the corner:
the borders of the screen are too big but yeah its an alright laptop
hey it has an entire cult following !
you get potentially learn how to replace its parts to make it better somehow
I got a ThinkPad P14s Gen 2 for Uni on clearance, tbh it's the best laptop I've ever owned but like the guy said in the vid ThinkBooks are great on a budget as well
@@r4in_o202 that isnt that big of a deal
Consider refurbished laptops for a budget-friendly option. My Lenovo Yoga has been a great investment for school use.
only 2 likes and no replies??
BRO GO AWAY
No mom, this man is just joshing you, i need a 4090 desktop with 64ram 12tb storage for schoolwork
don’t forget the i5 13900k
@@travisjones1438why not i9 14900K?
@@travisjones1438that cpu dose not exist
@@TheFront3164 don't forget the s
@@travisjones1438 There is no i5 13900k 😂 The highest i5 is now a i5 14600k
What a great video to be released the day after I get my laptop 🗿
For all you guys who are wondering, I got a “yogabook” 💀
(」ﾟﾛﾟ)｣ᴺᴼᴼᴼ~
Hopefully it was a good one.
Danggg bro thats deep tbh
Literally my exact situation right now lmlo
ONG SAME BRO
I recently upgraded to a Lenovo Yoga for school and it's been a game-changer. The 2-in-1 touchscreen and lightweight design make it perfect for my daily use. 🙌
"I wanted 13 inches at minimum"
"I'm sure that Laptop may have a good personality"
No one wants a 4" laptop cmon 😢
Try asus rog flow x13 it is 13 inch laptop with rtx 4070, 16 GB upgradable upto 32GB ram also 1TB ssd. Killer laptop
"13 inches at minimum" gohar nooooo 😭😭
Bro I pack only 2 inches😢
@@donoliegise9840damn bro thats a lot. Try 2 centimeters
@@donoliegise9840i got 2 mm🗿
@@donoliegise9840damn im not yet in high school and Im 20 cm idk how many inches
That's what she said..
Dude, $300 for a laptop with a Celeron chip is outrageous
As long as people don’t know what they’re buying it will keep being used
Easier to get a refurb enterprise laptop, a 6th or 7th gen i5 will probably fare better than a newer Celeron
I got an Intel Pentium Silver with 1.1GhZ for $700 AUD 😅
For 669$ i got i7 13th gen@@sussywifi139
Yeah, absolute insanity.... your better off with a itx desktop and a glued on screen
“Oh no laptops are expensive what will I get?”
Think pad for 50 dollars off ebay with linux mint: 🗿
I doubt students would want to use Linux no matter how good they are.
Mint is just windows without the built in spyware
Nobody wants to use mint bro
@@IceBlueLugia I have it installed it's okay
@@IceBlueLugia You should give it a try! Gaming is getting better and unless you play something with invasive anticheat (which is bad anyway) you should be good. You can dual boot or use a spare hard drive and try it out without risking your windows install.
It's best to stay with an older thinkpad, because they have easily replaceable batteries, affordable, can be upgradable and there are lots of different models for screen size.
Yes
Not the "13 inches at minimum"💀
Same pfp?
For my birthday my parents got me a Lenovo touch screen for college. It's around 400-500 dollars, and we're from no means wealthy, and I know they sacrificed a lot of money for it. I'm extremely grateful for them, and hopefully I can repay their kindness in the future. Thank You mom and dad 😭 ❤️
You don’t need to say “we’re from no means wealthy” when you already said 400-500 dollars.
In my opinion, that's basically the perfect sweet spot for getting the best value on a laptop too! So many people these days don't realize that as long as you take decent care of your laptop, then you will notice almost no functional difference between many $500 and $1000 laptops.
@@Basic-wm8ufmaybe they saved up? use ur brain
@@82_sxga Butthurt can you read? If you need to save up for a mare computer then you don’t need to say “we’re from no means wealthy”. Wealthy people don’t need to save up for a computer.
@@Basic-wm8uf u dont have to be wealthy to save up, u can have a decent income
I have to throw a recommendation for one of the new Spectres out there, they're great (especially after the new XPS laptops came out with their bad design)
Edit: I ended up getting an HP Elite Dragonfly (13.5" i7/1TB/32GB) for 9th grade next year because I wanted Linux compat, the smaller screen + the HDMI is a nice addon
Litetally bougjt my laptop yesterday😊. EHY IS THID ON MY FYP RN
"I wanted 13 inches at minimum"
Bro knew what he was doing 💀💀💀
What if (sniffs) what if the laptop has a good personality?
What if he didn’t
you just got sucked into the dirty minded kids bruh
@@plane_that_hit_second_towernah you and that laptop doesn't have a chance 💀
Nah you're just dirty minded
“I wanted thirteen inches” 💀💀💀
FIRST THOUGHT IN MY MIND LMFAO
pulled out the handy measuring tape 😎
At minimum... And still got Microsoft 😢😢
That's what she said.
Wdym
The Asus Expertbook B1 is perfect for gaming/school/work
Me putting all this in a playlist so I’m ready for the future 😎
if you're on a budget, try search the second-hand market instead of buying something new. It's much more cheaper even after maxing out the available upgrade path.
Second Hand Things Aren't Worth It They are Complete Waste Of Money always Buy 1st Hand Product They are Just One Time Investment And Easily Last 6-7 years rather Than A Second Hand Product Which May Not even last A Complete year
@@sachinjain5367For people with more budget, yes.
You might not understand how essential second hand is for some people since they pretty much cheaper and has better value for money
@@sachinjain5367?
@sachinjain5367 depends on what it is. For laptops I agree but for other things like gpus or consoles it doesn't hurt.
@@Cybrtronlazractually I think for laptops, if you spend up buying a budget laptop it would be way worse than an old top of the line laptop, look at the ThinkPads for example, lasts a very long time and sometimes you can get a god damn steal, got my t480 for 75$ and upgraded it to 16gb of ram, tho it can take up to 64gb
Gaming laptops have poor battery life?
Me and my 4060 dumping the whole battery in less than an hour
Use integrated graphics bro holy shit 😭 my 4060 gets 8 hours of battery
My 1060 gets under 50 minutes of usage@@your_-_mom
@@your_-_momIntergrated graphics?
@@user-oi2ts7ve8gfor real I got a 4060 I dump that thing in an hour too
when its at high power playing games it took 20 minutes to 40 percent then my card lagged@@your_-_mom
I had the Microsoft surface. It was alright but a bit uncomfortable.
Won't stop me from buying a gaming laptop for college
Dog shit chromebooks :exist
Most county school boards: how u doin
I mean i gotta admit, they are sufficient for basic schoolwork, which would make them an excellent choice, but its sad to see them basically being E-waste with how shit they are.
Rerto@@DeNoobGamer
@@DeNoobGamer the issue with them is the reason they get them so cheap is bc they are normally getting close to the end of their life span meaning that even by the time they get into students hands they are already borderline ewaste
@@DeNoobGamermostly e-waste because of all the extensions which slows down the computer because those low end celerons only have 2 cores, some without hyperthreading (mine included)... that combined with a ton of school blockers and extensions really slows it down. chromeos is lightweight and generally runs good for the web, but schools make it unusable... I'm planning to buy my own chromebook one day if i get enough money.
@@light_speedz Honestly just get a cheap laptop and install chromeos or linux at that point.
A few things to watch out for:
RAM: A lot of laptops are selling soldered memory. You can't upgrade it later. Buy what you think you'll need in two-three years.
Storage: Stay away from eMMC. Try to find a NVME drive.
CPU: Whether you prefer AMD or Intel is fine, but check the generation. AMD is on their 4th gen and Intel is on their 14th gen (Ultra series).
See the laptop in person first if you can manage it. You will get a good look at the display. Some laptops have great displays. Others look grainy. You won't know until you go.
Is 48gb good for longevity? I hear 32 go is becoming like 16 and I want it to last 5+ years if possible
@@user-vg8tv1hp9c32 is perfectly fine. Many people’s gaming rigs have 16. I only ever fill up 32GB if I’m doing a ton of browsing
@@user-vg8tv1hp9cPls elaborate if its a storage or ram
Got an Elitebook 640 G9 w 16GB RAM, 512GB and i5 12th Gen for like $400. Pretty solid everything besides the dim display
@@ButterThatEpic sorry I meant ram
I would recommend an iPad for note taking and you can always attach a keyboard for essays
16 gigs ram and at least 1 nvme ssd slot is gucci, ideally 2 or more nvme ssd slots, and linux-compatible (i use linux not windows or mac)
A used Thinkpad P50 upgraded to 16GB / 1TB with excellent Linux support should be around $300. 4 RAM & 3 storage slots too.
For school??
Welp too late i bought a thick ass gaming laptop for powerpoint💀
Same
Well at least u can game on it now
Gaming laptops can run any softwares you need for uni school etc with no problem, so that's a w
@@szaman4180till you run out of battery mid lecture
@@szaman4180but fan heats up and is very heavy
Get your damn minds out of the gutter PLEASE 🙏 🙏 🙏
PREACH!
i have a jailbroken chromebook with 64 gb of storage space and 4 gb of ram. it's not much but it's had good battery life for the past couple years. storage is manageable, I don't store much on it but it does hold some important files
Thank you! i have been thinking about needing a laptop, but figured i'd get the cheapest i could find because i didn't know what else would be best!
"i wanted 13inch at minimum" proceeds to show 15inch💀
just like meeeeeeeee
Buddy 13 inch at minimum means he wants 13 inches or more.
@@channingboy6456 ik
its a joke @@channingboy6456
@@ThomasRowe-ms3kw wasn’t taking to you
Tip: try to avoid eMMC storage if your budget allows
THANK YOU
Took awhile to find someone who pointed that out lol
for the price for new eMMC system you could easily get very good used system that can beat the hell out of the eMMC system for even cheaper price.
😂😂😂😂
Budget always allows, as a brand new eMMC celeron system costs the same as a used older i5 system with a 2.5 sata ssd
If youre on a budget, an older used thinkpad is a great choice. You can find some that are only 2-3 years old for less than that ideapad and itll be much MUCH more durable. Those ideapads have a magical feature where the hinges burst off their posts
Honestly, I just went with a Chromebook from Costco and it's gotten me through my post grad
for the price of the surface,if you use the gaming laptop on battery saving mode,it will become the surface with slightly better battery
Gaming a laptop just sucks at being a laptop. Big and Bulky + has bad battery life + poor build quality. You're in college. You don't need top-of-the-line graphics and CPU. Just something sleek and reliable will do. Something like a mac book or smth.
@@slushie3061poor build quality? No..
@@szaman4180 affordable ones yes
My friend recently got a Microsoft surface, and he returned it after 1 days because even with 16 gb of ram, it couldn’t properly load a browser in google
@@slushie3061 You dont need an overpriced officeshitter of a laptop* (Macbook). I am certain the older laptops, like a i5 8xxxU, with 8 gigs of ram, will do. Otherwise, buy a better nvme/sata ssd, buy sodimm ram, and let someone upgrade it or something. Chromebooks are horrible, only good for just officework, and Macbooks are deadend overpriced.
Lenovo Yoga is an amazing laptop for school. I use it everyday and its the best.
$700 CAD, 16GB RAM, 500GB SSD, 2in1 touchscreen that can fold into a tablet, very light weight, and 13 inches.
I personally like smaller laptops as they are easier to carry around and are lighter.
lenovo yoga's are notorious for their fragility, hinge issues, excessive fan noise and broken power buttons
@@soobinchoi816 the last Yoga I had lasted 8 years without any issues. Only minor hardware issues now but still usable.
Omg I have the same laptop and I commented about it. I love that thing it has never let me down after 2 years
@@soobinchoi816I’ve had mine for two years and haven’t had any of those issues.
@@soobinchoi816I do agree... My fan Is loud AF during updates 😂
Size dosent matter quality does
Shoutout to the HP EliteBook line, they're great too. Up there with the thinkpads in terms of reliability/repairability (also great).
Also don't get an ideapad, they're not great. I got one a few years back and RAM died, and since it's such an unrepairable laptop there was nothing that could be done and had to trash it. Not that that would happen to everyone, but the lack of repairability can be a problem if anything goes wrong in general.
"I wanted 13 inches minimum"
But, but what if the laptop had a great personality?😭
I got an ASUS Vivobook 15 Pro OLED for school. 8GB ram and 512GB SSD. It's affordable and well performing.
Pretty good
if the ram is expandable then its good
@@minsekfau3218 it's not, even though the seller said it was
@hw_driver5988 well, u got scammed bruh
@@hw_driver5988 According to a quick Google search, that laptop has one SODIMM slot. You'd have to replace the 8gb stick with a 16 or 32gb stick.
An asus chromebook works nice. Easy to take notes with but you can't game on it, like, not even steam. Otherwise works really well for school activities.
Great Job
If you go for a gaming laptop you sacrifice portability for raw power. You can get the performance in macbooks but they are likely double the price.
definitely gonna get one of these laptops!!
I bought a refurbished 2017 MacBook Air directly from the Apple Store Online back in 2019. I like it because of the backlit logo. I am a working professional and have an iMac and Alienware at home. However, I still use my 2017 MacBook Air to this date when I'm outside of my home doing my school work as I enjoy signing up for online courses to continuously upgrade my skills and knowledge with new or updated information, and I'm still loving it!
My elder brother has the best setups out there, he's got a great pc which he keeps in his room and then he's got a chromebook which are very cheap and he only uses the chromebook for showing presentations typing and watching youtube and things whereas he uses the pc for autocad and adobe illustrator
Razer blades are hella slim and have a pretty good battery life even if they are gaming laptops but uh DAMN that pricing
I use a dell vostro 3550 for school. It has good battery life, 8gb of ram, intel core i7-2640M and an amd radeon hd 6630M gpu. Gets the work done and runs games with no problem!
The first one like like Andy's studio
I think Microsoft surface go might be the best choice a student can have, at least when I brought it it was pretty affordable, has been in good shape for almost 5 years and never needed servicing till now. The detachable keyboard is huge plus as it transforms laptop into a I pad
Thanks dude, also this is the earliest I’ve been to his video 😊
Same
I will say
Also check if ur degree requires laptop with specific specs
I'm an engineer so Windows is a must for me, I also require a pretty decent GPU to handle 3D modelling
A lil research about what u need will save U some time and a decent wad of cash
Engineers also use Mac OS?
@@dannyhuang3470 yeah I agree too that pc is better than laptop. btw is Mac OS enough for cs students?
@@wav3r. it really depends on what you're doing and using program-wise
@@wav3r.No. No they don't? There are better platforms. Most schools use blender and such. MacBooks are also kinda trash for cad. Ie integrated graphics is trash, so no 3d rendering fast. Oh how about the measly 8gb of ram, that's not enough for basic web browsing let alone cad
@@wav3r.For CS you’re gonna want either Linux or Mac because they’re Unix or Unix-like. Windows is awful for programming except for specific tasks like game development or the Microsoft stack.
Any other engineering besides CS you’re gonna want Windows though.
I started in aerospace engineering and went with a windows laptop(which it was great for), but eventually switched to CS and ended up just using WSL because windows was so bad for coding. Switched to Mac recently for programming and it’s wonderful for CS. Still have a windows desktop for gaming tho.
My mom bought me a gaming laptop for college when I specifically asked for a business one. It absolutely sucks. it is starting to literally crack its shell after light use and its battery life just runs about an hour even with undervolting. I can't bring it around because its too damn heavy for my weak self and it isn't low profile, as soon as I turn it on the fans will blast.
If you can undervolt then you can reduce turbo multipliers in TPL, increase speed shift EPP, maybe disable hyperthreading, etc. Then disable the discrete GPU and any "always-on" usb charging ports. Change it back when you want to game.
May I ask which laptop? It sounds criminally outdated to be anything made within the past 4 years
Yeah exactly. I got one by Asus, they make my motherboard and I have their version of my RTX card, so I thought it’d be great. It’s awful though. Bulky as hell, and even with turning off every background process and forcing the fans off, I get less than 2 hours. The only purpose to this shit is it you want a gaming PC but need it to be movable every now and then
I didnt even know you have discord server lol but youre videos were helpful
If you’re doing architecture or something that involves editing, gaming laptops are a good choice but for everyone else Microsoft surfaces are great - mine boots in less than a second!
The first one you chose, is the one I'm using. I recommend it.
Edit: The Microsoft Surface
Which Surface did you buy? I'm looking for a good Microsoft laptop for school.
I have Surface Pro 8, it's been good for a lot of use cases I've had. Heats up quite easily though and I had a bunch of problems in the beginning. But the latest Win11 has solved all the problems, it also heats less now. I swapped 1TB SSD to replace the original 256GB and saved quite a bit doing that, it's something MB Air nor Pro can do so it's pretty sweet.
I would recommend one (or the latest SP9) if you want something really sleek and portable to carry with you. Surface Pen is a huge plus if you do graphics also.
@@PhazonBlaxorI also have the surface pro 8
Actually a good tip : Just Buy the HP Victus
Is the hp omen good?
They are good, but I really think that they aren't budget. Some Asus vivobooks are excellent for their price, they have integrated graphics, and as far as I know they are really durable, in the range from 150 to 250 dollars I suppose
I have had a great experience with the 15.7” HP Pavilion. It is large enough that there is upgradable ram, while still small enough to fit into a relatively small bag. In addition, the processor in mine (AMD 5700) is good enough for Adobe apps and moderate intensity gaming, while being able to throttle down significantly as needed to give a pretty long battery life.
First red flag: It's an HP
Why? Whats so bad about HP?
@@mikethedino2840
Their tech is not made well, and they try to scam you every chance they get
@@mikethedino2840everything
They are known to have bad hinges
@@mikethedino2840shit driver support
Him: The gaming laptops have bad battery life
My one ran for 2 days with 80% charged💀
Name?
@@academiamocha Lenovo Legion Pro 5 Gen 8 15
i’ve been using a Surface Go for like 5 years now and i can’t believe how functional it is-hasn’t broken a bit. but it’s probably better suited for people with small hands
Actually, you can just turn off the laptop's graphic card in the device management menu and extend the battery life of a gaming laptop by a considerable amount. Just remember to turn it on again when you use it for gaming
List of laptop types for majors
Engineer: Ultrabooks
Programmer: Ultrabooks
Art: 2in1
Medical:thin and light buisness
Music: Thin and light
Astronomy: Macbook or Ultrabook
Bio/Chem/Phys: 2in1
Business: Enterprise computer
Finance: 2in1, Macbook, Or ultrabook
Let me know if i missed any
whats 2in1
@@withervoid49662n1 laptops are mostly laptops that are able to flip in 360° turning themselfs into a tablet
Law?
NEVER EVER BUY A LAPTOP THATS HARD TO FIX THE THIN AND LIGHT ONES ARE VERY UNREPAIRABLE AND WHEN THEY BREAK THEY ARE DONE NEVER TOUCH THEM JUST GET A LAPTOP THAT IS REPAIRABLE AND FUTUREPROOF LIKE A FRAMEWORK or decent thinkpad
@@withervoid4966 foldable laptops with touch screens like lenovo yoga
The last one, Lenovo ideapad gaming 3 is a gaming laptop, obviously, and I have it. Lol
No mate it is a ideapad it has iris xe graphics not discrete
@@LegendGaming-kt5pu That's what I said.
@@MrIssa2021 u said its a gaming 3 ideapad has 2 lineups one is basic and one is gaming, the gaming has a nvidia graohics card
So the one he showed is not gaming
@@LegendGaming-kt5pu Oh. I have Nvidia one.
Thinkpads have served me well 🙏🏼
The surface is actually the closest to mac that you can get on windows, from what ive seen. Macs are usually the best for portability, but they only work for a handful of careers.
Short and simple
You want 512gb ssd or higher
16gbs of ram
And an Intel Core i5 or higher that's 12 generation or higher
The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano would suit him best.
or a ryzen 5 5000 series or higher
@Lily.finderi7 6th gen isn't good enough for today standard (even though i have them) they will most likely not able to keep up with various software
Window 11 for example
@Lily.finder I didn't knew that were a thing until now
So that's cool ig
Gohar is the type of guy to buy laptops from offline stores in 2024
What's wrong with that?
I have a Asus Zenbook which I’m a pretty big fan of. It has a large screen so I can easily do half windows and still work easily. It’s also got 360 hinges that may be slightly fragile, but also they’re magnetic at the back so if you’ve got the computer in tablet mode, it won’t pop open. Plus it’s windows, which unis usually prefer much more (my uni uses outlook emails… that’s already the first indicator)
I’ll probably get a pre-owned laptop like the Windows 10 or stick with an 11 or something since brand new ones anywhere will cause me to rely on the “great” and new features and use it too much when it doesn’t really matter.
Fresh out of the oven! (this was posted 28 seconds from writing this)
Edit: I’m not trying to be the “FIRST” guy.
Bro edited before anybody said anything 💀
@@irelg8I just dont want people to say "oH sTuPiD FiRsT gUy"
I love gaming laptops in school
They make u the coolest kid there
I'm in high school in Canada and something you should know is that all the projectors run off apple TV, so it's better to have an apple device so you can easily deliver presentations. Also macbooks come with keynote and pages, which are far better than PowerPoint/word and Google docs
Coming into this video as a computer engineer, you’re gonna need more than even the base 8gb of memory in a MacBook or windows machine (especially) for most STEM majors. Dedicated graphics not really a necessity though, imo, unless you’re training ML models locally or want to game.
Spoiled kids would get the macbooks, whilst regular people like me just got a phone to do everything.
“Look at me. I’m not like the other kids!”
So basically ur saying people who uses laptops are spoiled? Lmao
Dont get a chromebook
Unless you’re only using it to watch porn.
I've been using my steam deck as my main laptop for work, school, and gaming.
Works super well
But I have a beefier pc at home that I remote into for other stuff. If you have a LCD model, which you can nab for ~$300-$400, you can just dual boot with an external drive and WindowsToGo, not the same case with the OLED models(yet).
But as long as you don't care about size, then I highly recommend it as a budget school/work and gaming PC. Get a bluetooth keyboard and mouse and you're set.
If you’re doing many sorts of engineering, a gpu can be super useful (Cuda/cad/AI/FEA are examples)
My school exclusively uses Microsoft Surface Pros and Surface Laptops. DO NOT use the pros. After a couple months you will barely be able to run the bare minimum applications without insane lag
Maybe cause your school installed a ton of crap?
Don't you ever insult gaming laptops ever again.
they don't understand us man
My school allready did this for me and suggested we kneeded a certain laptop, by the way, I live in the Netherlands.
I got my school laptop from amazon refurbished and its so worth it. I got a lenovo flex 7i with a 12th gen intel evo chip for less than 500 dollars
M1 Air still stands as by far the best overall for students, even after 3 years of its launch.
ITS BEEN HOW MANY YEARS? 😵💫
What m1 air 3 year old tf?
Best and cheapest laptop is a older Thinkpad. Like you could drop it from 5 storie building and it whould only get one scuff!
@@rokas69 M1 Air already has pretty strong build quality, and I'd not get anything older in windows just because their performance is affected more negatively by newer software in my experience.
Eh ill argue some apps need windows
Don't just go for 8gbs of ram and 256 gb of storage , get atleast an i7/i5 , ryzen 7/5 and try to get a dedicated gpu. You can upgrade ram and storage down the line pretty easily on most laptops and get a external hdd if not.
I'll get an i5 12400f and 16gb ram with 1tb space ssd
No need for external GPU if you have ryzen. Just look for 12/13th gen for Intel and ryzen 7040 for amd
What the guy above me said
No cause the i7/i5 etc. doesn’t matter it’s the generation look for a cpu with ix-12xxx or ix-13xxx. Also you don’t need a dedicated GPU unless you’re doing GPU heavy tasks. I personally don’t like Ryzen for CPUs as Intel is better for productivity
You don't need that for college. If you're doing heavy workload, maybe. But an i3 works just fine.
ngl, if you have to carry the laptop around a lot (or somethin that will last more than a year in general) go for buisness level laptops. they usually don't have the best specs, but are built much better. i have a hp elitebook g6 and it works great. after nearly 4 years of carrying it around to school it took some beating but still works fine
The 14 inch omen transcend is a really good laptop for school
The laptop I bought for school recently is the Lenovo Yoga Pro (8th gen). Highly recommended
Specs:
- Ryzen 7 7735HS
- RTX 3050
- 16GB RAM
- 14.5” screen
- 512GB SSD (can be upgraded)
- 71 Wh Battery
No it’s not a bulky gaming laptop
I heard they have good battery life,,,,, how many hours could it get if it's just used for browsing?
Ok, is not a "bulky" gaming but thats a little overkill for a just school laptop
How much is it in USD
People who eat nuclear bombs
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WHAT
People who come up with original comments unlike this guy
👇 😂 (this is obvious sarcasm I don't care about likes I just think it'd funny how unoriginal this comment is)
@@cwrzy941this comment is crushed up as hell
Either Framework laptop is a good bet. The 16" also has a GPU upgrade option should you need it later (and good battery life with the stock integrated GPU). Can't go wrong with either.
I honestly recommend the HP 15u G5. It might be a bit old but its perfect for college and the screen is 16 inches. It has 16 GB of DDR4 RAM and with nearly 500 GB of storage. If your into gaming, I wouldn't really recommend it for gaming though