The Right 15" Laptop for The Job - Budget $1500

klaw81 on 05/08/2021 - 08:29
Last edited 05/08/2021 - 10:18 by 1 other user

I'm trying to help a friend source the perfect laptop for his needs.

Must have:

• 15" or 16" screen at FHD or higher, visible outdoors
• Decent keyboard with number pad
• Battery life >8 hours of light workload
• 2kg or lighter

A brand with decent warranty service would be nice. Currently looking at Lenovo E15 or similar, but would prefer something a bit more modern and with a better screen.

Budget $1500 max.

Any advice?

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  Caped Baldy on 05/08/2021 - 08:56

  +1

  You can greatly expand your options if you get an external number pad.

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    klaw81 on 05/08/2021 - 10:11

    I am totally aware of that; however it's not negotiable.

    There are quite a number of 15" machines that do have numpads still - I am looking for the best option among them.

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      Caped Baldy on 05/08/2021 - 10:13

      Fair enough, it does come with the compromise of smaller buttons.

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  MS Paint on 05/08/2021 - 09:17

  -3

  Laptop for The Job

  Hand?

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  AndyC1 on 05/08/2021 - 09:24

  +1

  You may want to get an external number pad as the vast majority of laptops do not have a separate number pad.

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    FireRunner on 05/08/2021 - 09:54

    In the 15" range? I think a fair amount still do

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  teacherer on 05/08/2021 - 10:06

  +1

  I don't see many 15.6" or higher laptops without numpads

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  Oldbugga on 05/08/2021 - 10:38

  Just bought from TTG $1098 on special HP full numeric keypad, Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-10510U CPU @ 1.80GHz 2.30 GHz Installed RAM 16.0 GB (15.8 GB usable) 512 SSD ,Product ID 00325-96686-86197-AAOEM System type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor USB C, backlit keys, silver only. Great value for money, very fast.

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    brendanm on 05/08/2021 - 10:44

    HP Pavilion? No chance op will be using that outside.

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      mjwills on 05/08/2021 - 12:06

      At $1,500, not many options that will meet the OP's requirements. Some tradeoff will need to be made.

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        brendanm on 05/08/2021 - 12:13

        I agree, it's impossible to meet at $1500, though I assume if the working outside thing is listed, it's going to happen, so a decent screen will have to be a priority over everything else, otherwise the entire thing will be simply unusable.

        Xps15 would probably be the go, would have to wait for some sort of sale to get it at the right price though.

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  mjwills on 05/08/2021 - 12:06

  +2

  Currently looking at Lenovo E15 or similar, but would prefer something a bit more modern

  I'll take reliable over "modern" any day of the week.