Laptop Recommendations for Home Use - Budget < $1k

LBazak on 30/01/2023 - 21:11
Last edited 31/01/2023 - 10:09 by 1 other user

Hi!

Looking to replace my 5 year old Mac with a laptop under $1k.

I saw Lenovo are offering 10% off for new members and shopback are offering a further 15%.

Alternatively, I found but haven't had much experience with refurbs.

Any recommendations as to which laptop to get? It's mainly for movies, browsing the web, and life admin. Storage, portability and longevity are key.

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  • ilove on 30/01/2023 - 21:31
    +1

    I personally like Huawei matebooks. there also Xaimo range as well

  • Transient on 30/01/2023 - 21:37

    If you go onto Lenovo chat, they are usually able to offer more discount. Worked for me twice before but YMMV.

    • Bazak on 30/01/2023 - 21:45

      Any recommendations in terms of model?

      • Transient on 30/01/2023 - 23:40
        +1

        Depends on your top priority. If to watch movies, something with a dedicated GPU is usually good but then they become heavy (usually around 2.5kg) so it is a tradeoff with portability. Have a read of this for a few ideas of the types of specs to look for: https://www.vssmonitoring.com/best-laptop-for-watching-movie…

        The Nitro mentioned below has good specs but only has 512Gb storage space so if you have a lot of movies you would need to carry around an external SSD or add an extra drive. I bought Legion 5s so would be outside your budget unless you can find an older model on sale.

        It would also be good if you could view the display in store to make sure you are happy with the colour reproduction, etc. IPS is generally better for watching movies, photo editing, etc for increased viewing angle and colour accuracy.

        The Lenovo website usually has the latest CPUs and GPUs. Generally older models in retail stores but for that reason also cheaper.

  • AustriaBargain on 30/01/2023 - 21:40

    Spring for the M1 MacBook Air if you liked MacOS.

    • Bazak on 30/01/2023 - 21:45

      Wait until spring?

      • AustriaBargain on 30/01/2023 - 22:00

        Spring the bit of extra money above 1k.

  • Richardc on 30/01/2023 - 22:07

    So you don't want MacOS anymore?

  • scrimshaw on 30/01/2023 - 22:11
    +1

    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/753947

    Intel NUC M15?

  • Italkdigital on 30/01/2023 - 22:13

    Acer Nitro 5 Black 15.6inch Core i5 RTX 3050 Gaming Laptop $999 brand new 👍😁🤣

    https://www.scorptec.com.au/product/laptops-&-notebooks/gami…

    Gaming Laptop with a GTX 3050, certainty one fast laptop

  • MeesusEff on 31/01/2023 - 03:08
    +1

    I went from macbook air to a lenovo duet 5 and I like it. Although I personally would have gotten the Duet 3 if it was out during that time. Battery life is so good and I can just charge it with my phone cable as well.

  • mpower on 01/02/2023 - 13:36

    i saw these being advertised for $899 last week : https://www.mwave.com.au/product/fujitsu-lifebook-u7311-133-…

    its back upto full RRP but im pretty sure they will honour the sale price if you contact them

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