Hi,
Looking for a laptop for University with the following conditions:
Good battery life
Minimum 500gb HDD storage (spare slot for SSD would be great!)
Decent specs
Light and easy to carry (I will be travelling a lot)
My budget is around the $700 mark.
Any help is appreciated, thanks!
P.S No Macbooks please! :)
15" laptop is too big for a student.
Not necessarily, although many do prefer smaller.
Swap out any hdd with a ssd. I'd never use a laptop with a hdd as the primary/OS drive. Too slow.
More importantly - what is the laptop being used for - I. E. What course?
Bachelor of Information Technology
I recommend checking out the Dell Outlet.
My recommended specs are:
- Intel Core i5
- 8GB RAM
- FHD (1920x1080), especially if you're going 15" or larger
- SSD (with HDD as secondary drive if possible)
This is great for general use but more may need to considered if you have additional requirements. For example,
Touch or non-touch?
Size?
Will you be gaming on it?
Is it just general use (browsing, Word, etc) or will you need to run resource heavy applications (CAD, photo/video editors, simulators, etc)?
+1 for the Dell Outlet. Great prices, products and service.
I won't be gaming at all as I already have a gaming PC.
Never used any touchscreen laptop in the past — don't really mind to be honest.
Prefer less than 15" size.
I'll just be using it for browsing/word/coding etc
Sweet spot would about 13 inch but at that size you are entering a premium segment.
Dell Outlet is excellent but everything is out of stock when just checked.
The best I can find is HP Probook 430 G4 13.3" at around $850.
Here is one from eBay.
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/HP-Probook-430-G4-13-3-HD-Intel-…
If you don't mind second hand I would search for a second hand Lenovo T470/T460 or X270/X260 on eBay.
I don't mind any, as long as it's working and will last at least 3 years.
https://www.dell.com/en-au/shop/dell-laptops/new-inspiron-15…