Best laptop for college?

>>61859662
Thanks in advance to anyone that can help

Just go on Newegg and run a search starting from your minimum specs. You should also keep an eye out on sites like Slickdeals for flash sales.

Personally, I think 15.6" is nice to look at but just a bit too much for wanting to carry everywhere. 13.3" is a tiny bit too small for proper multitasking but otherwise great. 14"s are a sweet spot but harder to find these days. I say when in doubt, go smaller. Try to get good screen resolution (not just size) but don't make it a hill to die on. Same with storage. Value an SSD with limited space over a big but slower HDD. You can always get externals.

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>>61859662
Get a fucking pen and a pad and spend your money on a real computer. Laptops are pure shit.

comes with linux, but you can install windows
https://alpha.store/product/litebook-laptop/

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>>61859857
or get a convertible tablet with a good pen and write your notes with character recognition and full text search

>>61859860
this is a meme nigga

>>61859894
>Doesn't transcribe his notes to his PC when he gets home for best memorization and recall.

>>61859933
what makes it a meme?
I don't see any cons

Pen and paper masterrace

>>61859662
Thinkpad

>>61860287
this
t440 is cheap

>>61859662
>college

>>61859662
Go to /tpg/ and use the discount, get their newest E series shit and you can easily get an i3 for $400

I know E series isn't known for being the best but it's still miles better than consumer grade

>>61859857
Are you fucking Gen Xer? Of course, he needs a laptop for school. I could list a million reasons, but I'll just give one.

-Group project and everyone meeting up in a coffee shop to research.

"Uh, sorry. Anon told me to just get pen and paper."

>>61859973
this
Holy shit I remember back in high school all the normshits would never take notes in class and then had to study their asses off for a test.
All it took for me was to right down notes and transcribe over to my laptop literally taking 30 minutes a day for all classes and that was it. Golden for ever.
Never did any study or group bullshit.

>>61860635
>Group project and everyone meeting up in a coffee shop to research.
>"Uh, sorry. Anon told me to just get pen and paper."
What is a phone and wifi?

>>61860635
>anon has his pen and paper
>is the only person not distracted by 'researching' on a laptop
>therefore he has the presence of mind to keep his group on task, coordinate a plan, and get the fuck on with his day.

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>>61859662
This is just an excuse to get a laptop because for some reason you need to convince yourself.

Get a the best on you are willing to pay for, you will do fuck all work on it anyway

http://www3.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/thinkpad/thinkpad-e-series/ThinkPad-E475/p/22TP2TEE475


Is this a good website?

>>61860865
I mean laptop

>>61860880
No, E series with fall apart in your hands. Unless you really want a newer laptop, the older refubrished ones are fine(Processor speeds on laptops really haven't improved at all since the 3rd gen Cores, and Thinkpads have a shit ton of battery options)
So go on Ebay and search for x230, x230 tablet, t430, e6430 and try to see which general models you like.
Storage you can do on your own since it's easy

t420 or x220

>>61860687
>research
>on a phone
do you go to community college? or better yet, are still in high school?

>>61861789
what did he mean by this?

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>>61859662
Get a Surface 3 on Ebay. They are like 180 bucks. I got a Surface Book for $750 practically brand new. Linux is neat on it.

Get an X230 with a 9cell battery. Throw in a 256GB mSATA SSD and a 512GB 2.5" SSD and you're set.

Acer E5-575-33BM

https://www.amazon.com/Acer-E5-575-33BM-15-6-Inch-Processor-Generation/dp/B01K1IO3QW

Just get a chromebook

ok im just gonna get a shitty laptop ThinkPad is a meme

>>61860671
>right down
doesn't look like this study method worked anon

>>61863106
Idiot. Get a used x230/x220 and thank me later.

>>61863106

get an x230/x220 with 9cell battery you nigger

>>61859857
Funny guy, next you're gonna tell him to blow money on real textbooks when libgen is -right there-

>>61860322
vs being a wage cuck

>>61859662
Acer Aspire E 15 E5-575-33BM 15.6-Inch Full HD Notebook (Intel Core i3-7100U Processor 7th Generation , 4GB DDR4, 1TB 5400RPM Hard Drive, Intel HD Graphics 620, Windows 10 Home), Obsidian Black https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01K1IO3QW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_HtRJzb1CXPN1R

Spend extra $100 for 16gb RAM and you're fine

>>61863508
>16gb RAM
>for a laptop
kys

>>61863459
I don't understand this, never have, and I'm afraid I might never will, but what exactly is the appeal of an old (emphasis on old) laptop from 3 to 4 years ago? Yeah, I get they're cheap by virtue of their age, but if you just paid a fair bit more you could get a laptop from 2017 with updated specs.

>>61863586
Yeah I dont understand either

>>61859857
This isn't the early 2000s when you graduated. Times have changed old man

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>>61863586
because the older specs are still stronger, for example that 3780QM crushes the i3 7100u in every way.
its like . a 40 year old power lifter fighting a 15 year old computer builder(edited)
sure one's newer
and one is old
but still stronger

>>61863586
Because for $180 AU I was able to get a tough as nails enterprise-grade laptop with a great keyboard, decent screen and excellent build quality, along with hardware comparable to a mid range laptop today.
Why the hell would I spend more for power I won't use anyway in a worse overall package?

>>61859857
>t. manchild who never leaves mommy's basement

Get any business notebook off of ebay.

>>61860687
>Wut iz a phen and wiphi
Dude....stfu pls...
some people use more than the internet browser you kiddo

>>61860318
It's also underpowered and shit without a pad swap
Get a T430 instead

whatever you do, don't get a t440
I'm not sure if its in your price range but a friend who is studying computer science got a really thin asus laptop
it's perfect imo, the keyboard feels nice, you never hear the fans and it weighs pretty much nothing
my thinkpad doesn't weight much too but it for sure is a really big difference you notice if you carry that thing every day with you

my thinkpad may have better specs but thats doesn't even matter if its only for coding, browsing and office

>>61863586
It's not about the specs only. For most usages, a second gen i5 will suffice.
The thing is , the build quality, durability and reliability of an Enterprise grade laptop are impossible for a consumer shitty laptop to match.
Thinkpads have excellent keyboards, are extremely rugged and reliable, easy to repair, easy to find spare parts. They're just a bulletproof, solid machine.
A brand new Enterprise grade laptop, made to last a long time and take a beating, will cost you WAY more than your average consumer grade shit that falls apart on its own.

>>61867772
I don't even mind if the shit falls apart on its own, so long as everything is modular and cheap to replace. If I need to spend 30 bucks to replace the motherboard once ever couple of years, that isn't all that bad.

>>61860635

>Going to a coffee shop for work
How is that art degree working for you?

Refurbished surface pro 4

>>61859662
Here, let me give you a variety of options:
Thinkpad X201s
Thinkpad X201
Thinkpad X200s
Thinkpad X200
Thinkpad T420

>>61863586
They just don't build new laptops the way they built old Thinkpads. I'm pretty sure my X201s from 2010 will outlive many new laptop generations to come. Especially when I can just fix it myself because it was actually made to be serviceable unlike modern disposable trash.

And about the specs: I don't need any more performance for programming, making documents (so kinda programming anyway) or browsing stuff. Older tech is indeed less power-efficient so I have to carry a heavier battery for that.

http://store.hp.com/us/en/ConfigureView?catalogId=10051&langId=-1&storeId=10151&urlLangId=&catEntryId=1733652&quantity=1

Select 1920x1080 screen, 4 cell battery, $480 + tax for a new laptop with 7th generation i3 CPU, 8 GB RAM and 128GB SSD (which is more than enough for school).

laptops are pure shit. their only strong point is mobility. Why sacrifice even that by buying something old and inefficient?

>>61859662
Thinkpad x200 or x220
Every other response is objectively wrong

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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA3TX5CW0204

>>61859662
Get an X200, anon. Comfy as hell.

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>>61859662
MacBook Pro

https://www.thurrott.com/mobile/microsoft-surface/132728/consumer-reports-microsoft-surface-dead-last-reliability

But as Consumer Reports notes, the reliability of Apple’s laptop and tablet products are consistently the most highly rated by its readers. So whether you believe that MacBooks and iPads are innovative, they are indeed the most reliable products of their kind.

>>61870826
That's interesting, but I'm much more comfortable with the article's conclusion "ms surface dead last", than with yours. Lenovo's line includes shitware like the Ideapad, chromebooks, and et cetera. Dell, Asus, and the other brands have similar low-end models available. Apple laptops start at $1299 so of course they're going to be sturdier.

>>61862578
Former pro 3 and 4 owner here

I'd get a pro model of the surface, and at least 8 gigs of ram. 4 just didn't feel like it was enough to operate on normal programs like chrome.

>>61859662
>Research

Gonna need more than that.

>>61859662
urafaggot

>>61870788
but you can't run all that software colleges rape you with.

So what are the general specs one should be looking for in a laptop for college?

>>61859662
If you don't need Word word, you can get any thinkpad and install linux. Trust me, you'll enjoy it more. My employer forced me to use word, but I'm running Linux under his nose for years now.

Do slickdeals rebates actually work, and if so, is this a good deal?

https://slickdeals.net/f/10452340-dell-inspiron-13-2-in-1-laptop-i7-7500u-8gb-ddr4-1tb-hdd-win-10-450-after-200-slickdeals-rebate-free-s-h?src=SiteSearchV2Algo1

>>61866920
for college research on a fucking cafe it's more than enough. If you truly needed more than that you would go t your campus library.

>>61859662
Xiaomi Air 12, install a Linux distro.
You won't look like an autist with a fat Thinkpad.

>>61860635
Why the fuck wouldn't you go to the library? Jesus God damn Christ

>>61863586
>why would someone ever buy an old car, or gun, or toy, or boat, or speakers, or headphones, or pen, or shoes, or etc
Just think faggot. Newer doesn't mean better. And for the same price something older and used is usually going to be a better deal than something new for the same price.

>>61859662
grab a used T440s. Its comfy desu, but
> MS Word
Just respect yourself and use LaTex

>>61873286
Jesus Christ do not use latex unless you have to. It's essentially deprecated in the science community. Nobody will require it of any undergraduate class. Even your masters you 99% won't need it.

>>61863586
This. A hundred times this. I mean, unless you're extremely poor why would one buy that? And especially if you're interested in tech and literally browsing a tech board. I don't get that logic.

I bought an x250 for uni

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>>61870826
Apple only has expensive high end laptops, all other manufacturers except Microsoft also make cheap shitbooks.

Intel Compute Stick + any monitor w/HDMI

/g/ is NOT your consumer review site.

>>61873397
Dell, Panasonic, Fujitsu and Lenovo make some pretty good machines.

>>61873426
Yeh, but my post implied that shitbooks drive the average breakage up.

>>61859662
>Best laptop for college

>Poor fags:
https://www.amazon.com/Lenovo-Premium-Performance-15-6-Inch-Graphics/dp/B01LGBD0Y4/
>Rich fags:
https://www.amazon.com/Lenovo-Y700-14-Notebook-80NU002AUS/dp/B01N0Q9PU1/

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>>61873475
>AMD FX-7500

>>61873207
But you sure do look like a poor people who can't afford proper laptop

>>61860635
The only majors that require a laptop are ones where you really shouldn't major in them in the first place. STEM majors don't require a laptop because all the labs have computers there with the specified programs needed (which use tons of resources that would fry a laptop) and you can't use a laptop period in math classes because it's pointless. The only classes that you need a laptop are ones like fag feminist studies or basketball americans history of peanutbutter studies.

Is there any point to getting a 1050/1060 if all the CPUs average 2.5-3ghz?

>>61873475
>rich fags
>$800 consumer gaming shit
really??

how about
>rich fags:
http://www.provantage.com/panasonic-cf-54fx147km~7PSOB9JN.htm

>>61873794
You shouldn't care what highschool kids think, specially if you're in college.

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would this do?

There's always a lot of really good deals at DellRefurbished, and by that I mean 50% off sales that happen every other month. You've just gotta sign up for their email alerts. Maybe you can score one of those sexy Macbook-looking 15" Precision M3800's.

Also check out Dell Auction, they often have some really cool laptops up for bidding, including on Mac's like this 2014 Macbook Pro. It won't stay at 400 bucks but it's worth the shot.
https://www.dellauction.com/iSynApp/auctionDisplay.action?auctionId=1964902

>>61860635
>group project in a coffee shop
What shit major did you take that had a class that you could do a group project in a Starbucks?

>>61873924
Bump

>>61873360
Being interested in tech doesn't limit you to the newest shit, especially when the useful life of upmarket, enterprise is much longer than consumer grade. Maybe you don't want to spend 1k on a new laptop and have other interests or a desktop that you'd rather spend that money on.

And a $300 consumer grade, costco bought laptop is not what you'd ever want to depend on.

>>61863357
delet

Anyone know what I could get for an all-purpose laptop for college? Budget of maybe $800 max, but if I'm spending that much, it had better last me a while. No Apple products or tablet shit.

>>61876616
>$800 max
>No Apple products
no shit

>>61859662
If your price range is 530, I would recommend this:

https://www.amazon.com/HP-840-TouchScreen-Professional-Refurbished/dp/B06Y3H72QB/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1502597576&sr=8-4&keywords=elitebook

I7, 8GB of RAM, 240GB SSD. Plus Elitebooks have shit like shields to protect the keyboard from spilled liquids and the like. It's also one of the rare models that comes with a number pad.

>>61863106
>getting a shitty laptop

if you have 530 bucks get a samsung laptop and go full fuckin luxury dont get shit get good stuff.

MACBOOK
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>>61859860
>comes with linux
What distro? Can it be changed?

>>61877359
Something coming with Linux shouldn't really be a highlight, considering you can literally install whatever you want for free in under 30 minutes with a USB drive.

>>61862699
>15 inches
nope.jpg

>>6185972
Are rare the 14" laptop on the US?
Where i live the most common are 14" and 15.6"

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>>61859662
get a macbook its maximum comfy tier and you will LITERALLY never need another computer again. With a lightning fast operating system and browser, anyone saying otherwise is probably just a nazi troll

>>61877479
Why don't you stay in the thread that you started? Is it not giving you enough (You)'s?

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>>61877479
At least use a different pic, man.

>>61877479
6/10 bait and remember to KYS

>>61859662
Lenovo outlet has a 40% discount. If you ask your mommy for $70 you can get an X260 with 8gb of ram, 256gb SSD and an i5, which will be way more than enough for college.

>>61862674
Shitty resolution

>>61862578
I had pro 2 and 3. They are glued together, during two years two surfaces died on me and I lost some of the files I was working on due to not being able just to open them and pop the ssd into a another machine. If anything, dont buy the 4gb versions, or the i3s for the fuck's sake if buying used

>>61873962
No. Please dont. Shitty resolution for 15"

61877479
Not gonna even lower my self down to your level by giving a (you)

Fucking faggot

is the litebook a meme?

>>61878511
It's just a bunch of laptops bulk-ordered from China that has Elementary OS installed. I don't know that it's a meme, per say, but there's nothing inherently special about them in comparison to just buying a laptop that you want refurbished and installing whatever Linux distro you want onto it via USB.

If you're looking for something special, you'd be looking for something like puri.sm

>>61859662
Any shit, no netbooks, chromebooks, macs or android. Just old, good windows.

>>61861789
I have an E420 that still works really well, though I'm looking to replace it with an X1C or T470.
I haven't treated it the best either, throwing it around in my backpack, never had a case for it, everything still works.
The E430-460 were pretty bad, but the E470 looks OK, and the ThinkPad 13 also looks decent for the price.

>>61873312
Wtf are you even saying? Everybody uses LaTeX in the graduate community. Most publications are still in LaTeX.

>>61866993
It's not underpowered, not even the ULV version.

You can swap the trackpad in 5 minutes.

t430 on the other hand will give you eye cancer and you can't even swap the monitor without an elaborate hack.

>>61859857
I write most of my uni notes at university between breaks. I also need to use word and excel in those breaks.

A tablet is not good enough for anything besides powerpoint slides and e-books. You're better off getting a laptop that can also act in a tablet like manner for these situations.

I got a 400 dollar tablet recently and while it performs ok, it's generally useless for all other shit.

>>61880711
I've literally never ran into anyone using it, everyone switched to using word or even Google docs now

>>61859662
Razer blade 2017

>>61873227
Too loud, millennials are narcissists and think that quiet rules are like borders. Just a social construct so it's ok to violate them at the expense of people who take them seriously.

Talking in the quiet floors of an academic library should be a finable offense desu, maybe then the cunts would learn.

>>61883280
>library too loud
>coffee shop quiet enough to do a research

MURRICA!

>>61860671
>studying
>memorization
you won't make it nigger

>>61859662
I tried to get by with a desktop for a bit. It was a fucking nightmare. My dorm was half an hour from anything and I had to keep going back and forth. Eventually I gave in and bought a laptop, which was a good decision.

If you're comfortable dual-booting Linux and want to save money, get anything reasonably thin with a ~13in. screen. The best in this category changes monthly. Otherwise see if you can get a refurbished MacBook Air.

>>61859662
ThinkPad X230

Get a docking station for your dorm for a fhd monitor and peripherals

How is the Surface range for university students? Not much on the wiki about it.

>>61859662
T520/420, anything newer w/IPS if you can find it.
Why?
Balanced specs out of the box, can be upgraded to SSD/more RAM/3G modem if you need them.

>>61882564
Lmao, what do you study? Archeology?
Btw, latex on overleaf is easy af to use, and far more practical than word

>>61873924
Yes.

>>61876616
Dell has some nice ones with 1080p ips screens in that price range, don't remember the name.
Btw, wait for Raven Ridge (Zen)

>>61877479
>Macbook
>Trap

I'm not surprised, you must be a masochist to use a mac.

>word
use LaTeX you mongoloid

>>61887022

>use a typesetter as a word processor

?

>>61886817
Computer engineer with a master's. Didn't even have to use it for my thesis.

>>61859857
can confirm, went through my bachelors degree and now almost finished with my masters. Never owned a laptop in my life. A good notebook and a pen is all what you need in the classroom. For writing papers and research my trusty desktop is more than enough.

>>61859662
Refurbished Thinkpad T420. I am glad I fell for this meme. I had obtained one for under $90 on Ebay.

>>61873397
You are disgusting for posting a picture of a fourteen year old girl.

>>61859857
This. Live in the university labs. It's the best way to force yourself to both be social and get shit done instead of slacking off. I never owned a laptop in undergrad and it was a good thing.

Pen and paper for the classroom, lab computer for everything else. If the university is so shit that it can't provide enough lab space for it's students then you need a new university.

t. Cal Tech grad, class of 2013

>>61877479
Go back to gaytube

>>61887352
> this level of faggotry

>>61887352
>has all her clothes on
>looks like she's at least 18
What exactly is the issue you faggot? I'm not even a pedo and I'd still fuck Cash Me Owside girl.

thinkpad x60

>>61859662
If you have an old laptop and you're just using it for notes, I'd recommend your Linux distro of choice and buy/ upgrade your dorm PC. The only exceptions are some CS or maybe art students.

>>61859894
>scribble notes on surface book
>go back home to Linux workstation
>transcribe in LaTeX
>perfect pdfs (((every time)))
>never share

The most comfy

>>61862578
Linux sucks massive cock on surface book last I checked, the sleep function is wonky, wifi always drops, and forget about undocking it

Thinkpad 13 y/n

>>61887642
>I'm not a pedo
>I'd still fuck Cash Me Owside girl
Pedo spotted

>>61887660
No. This is a very stupid idea. Core 2 Duo and a max of 4GB of RAM is almost as bad as chromebooks.

>>61859860
>https://alpha.store/product/litebook-laptop/
Wow, nice price for that machine. If i needed a laptop now i would consider it.

>>61888037
>CS students
What kind of stuff do these people do? At my work, I've had to handle the RMA requests by these students, for zenbook laptops, and almost all of them get pissy when I give them a loaner laptop with a fairly recent full voltage laptop grade i3. Most of them tend to demand that I fetch one with a quad core i7 for them.

Most of them give the impression that they have no idea of what they're doing, but they're still going to get better jobs than me, and get paid more. While I'm stuck in a store trying to present their fucked up stuff in such a way that the workshop will take it under warranty.

>>61859662
x220

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Just got the 7300 version of this & a 250gb SSD swap for the optical drive, did I do good for 800$?
(already have a PC)
https://www.notebookcheck.com/Test-HP-Pavilion-17-i7-7700HQ-GTX-1050-Laptop.200756.0.html

>>61859662
buy something with 32/64 gb of emmc storage, 128GB 2.0 usb flash memory for 150$

>>61870669

best option under $500, nice job

>>61890750

but wait, don't those have the shitty touchpad?

>>61862699
Best laptop sub $400, period.
Those features for the price are unbeatable, my sister just picked one up for highschool.

I want to replace my 2009 MBP, but I'll wait for the Ryzen + Vega APUS to roll out

>>61859662
/tpg/ is this way ------> >>61875488

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>>61863459
>9cell

You are like a little babby.
Watch this.

>>61859662
Refitted Thinkpad. I'm using a T420 that I paid $190 aud for, for that exact purpose. Better than anything I could've gotten new in any reasonable price range in build quality and performance.

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>>61859662

>>61859662
literally anything will do. my only piece of true advice is that If you're going to bring it around places, you MUST get something small and light. I tried lugging around my t420 back in school and hated it.

>>61860635
>When the previous gen gets called out as being old