Hi all, I'm looking for a 2 in1 laptop for high school.
All the uses for school, plus the usual YouTube, Netflix, some light gaming, etc. Most important thing is it has to last all day. Around the $1000 mark but willing to pay more for something good.
Thoughts?
Thanks.
Yes they will. Hell i use mine for work…great for demos, etc.
Fair enough - just make sure you get a good padded case for the laptop, you know how delicate those screens are!
I'm looking for a 2in1 laptop for high school
All the uses for school, plus the usual YouTube, Netflix, some light gaming, etc.
Get seperate machines for gaming and high school. Don't combine them, just a recipe for disaster and could be "gaming" at school.
and could be "gaming" at school.
Trust me, that will happen regardless š
They'll be going back to the days of Boxhead, Johnny Upgrade and Snail Bob 2 on their browsers when they get bored
Yep…gaming is not fortnite, COD, etc. Just browser stuff mainly.
The school locks down a lot of the other stuff via network anyway so only when they're home.
The school locks down a lot of the other stuff via network anyway so only when they're home.
There is always a way around that. It took me 4 hours to find a way around a new DNS solution they put in at school. Was still able to get Facebook etc.
I might also have had a few detections of "hacking" the school network and circumventing IT blocks.
This was about 14 years ago. Always a way around things.
@geekcohen: I bypassed all the filtering at my highschool too back in the early 2000s but Victorian schools use a new system called ZScaler now, it's very hard to bypass. All VPNs are blocked at the protocol layer, you can't use any external DNS servers etc.
What about the good days of Miniclip!? Or running Halo off a USB and then using the network to play in class.
The same computer does both anyway as long as you stay away from the cheap and nasty budget buys.
Any Intel Core i5 or Core i7 with 16GB RAM will be perfect!
Any Intel Core i5 or Core i7 with 16GB RAM will be perfect!
Whether it's an i3, i5 or i7 doesn't matter so much as the gen.
An i3 1315U will outperform an i7 8650U whilst also being much more efficient.
it will last all day if they plug it in
Some schools don't allow that, classrooms don't always have ports available and even if they do, some are too far away. Not always a viable option. Not to mention who knows how many other kids trying to do the same
Might not be enough space in the backpack for a brick anyway
my kids dont go to school yet.
but geez they dont allow charging? how annoying.
a little powerbank might help those Inui ones are pretty punchy
Would argue it's more down to the teacher's discretion, but yeah some schools are against it, probably citing them as tripping hazards with cables dangling everywhere
Powerbanks are definitely a good option as a backup in case you really do need it (and your laptop will actually charge through one)
Yep, no charging allowed at school. All the suggested school laptops last 8 hours. Macbook Air, etc.
There have been a few other threads like this posted semi recently and I've dropped this message in them. There is a strong view these days that all schools just want students to have Macbook Air's. As you've already mentioned, the school does not allow any charging there and mandate a device with a battery that will easily last the whole school day. I went through this trying to help my best mate look for a suitably priced alternative that met the requirements and we couldn't find anything that did so he was forced into buying 2 Macbook Air's for his kids.
all schools just want students to have Macbook Air's.
rubbish
Mate, it's not rubbish, really. The way they have set their requirements for devices is that there is a heavy push towards making parents buy Macbook Air's for their kids only.
Mate, it's not rubbish, really
None of my kids schools have ever stated they must be Macbooks.
So therefore the statement "all schools just want students to have Macbook Air's."
is rubbish…
Only about 10% of the kids in the class run macs.
@jv: What I mean by saying that is that they strongly push you towards Macbook Air's. In the circumstances I've had to help friends with this, the requirements set down by the educational institutions are in such a way that anything other than the Air's won't meet them, especially in terms of the battery lasting all day side of things.
@Devastator0: None of our schools have any battery requirements and if they need to, the kids can plug into a powerpoint.
Would you recommend the M2 or M3 chip and 13 or 15inch?
Either the M2 or M3 chip would be fine to be completely honest and I'd tend to go with the 13 inch just for lightness/ease of portability etc. That's what my mate did for his 2 daughters.
thanks, was thinking of the 13 inch.
still undecided about M2 or M3. M3 doesn't appear to be much better
lucky u mines require macbook pro 16 inch m3 pro
14-Core CPU
30-Core GPU
36GB Unified Memory
1TB SSD Storage
wtf, you're kidding?
2in1 Laptop for High School
Refurb
Most important thing is it has to last all day.
Carry a power bank rated for the laptop…
i just purchased the school and made my own rules
seem simplier
I did but 2in1 is the key here. Didn't see much of that type…
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 2-in-1 AMD $1,109 delivered
780M iGPU is "fast enough" for light gaming. More than enough performance for a high schooler, although IdeaPad isn't really ThinkPad build-quality.
Thanks @scotty this is the kinda thing I'm after. I do stress about the build quality being for kids. Need to wrap it in some sort of shock absorbing bubble wrap!
Would this Yoga 7i 2-in-1 (16", Gen 9) be even better build?
Can the 8845HS really give a full day battery life? Thought it was a pretty powerful CPU
Apparently…
Battery life
IPS models:
MobileMarkĀ® 25@250nits: up to 9.5 hours
Local video (1080p) playback@150nits: up to 16 hours
OLED models:
MobileMarkĀ® 25@250nits: up to 11 hours
Local video (1080p) playback@150nits: up to 16 hours
On their spec page:
MobileMarkĀ® 25@250nits: up to 9.5 hours
Local video (1080p) playback@150nits: up to 16 hours
YMMV. R7 8845HS definitely feels over-powered for a BYOD school laptop, but I wonder whether switching to a low battery usage power profile is going to help.
In terms of build quality, IdeaPad 5 is known for its hinge issue, which 2-in-1 design might make it worse. If build quality is needed (i.e. its user does not have an idea of "handle with care") then maybe ThinkPad L13 Yoga. One of my daughters has been using her ThinkPad Yoga for school and it's still going strong after almost 5 years.
Following this thread for the same decision. There's a new series of snapdragon x processors which is touted to last the day
However most laptops i checled are around the macbook around price range
I just received my order for this thanks to recommendation from a similar thread on OzBargain:
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/186373807814
2 in 1, enterprise grade (just old), and super light weight. So far so good, and not as painful if my child kills it as it's not $1500.
I only paid $237.00 thanks to a better discount coupon code. This happens quite often, so just wait for a better discounted code if you are not in a big hurry.
The savings went into a $20 anti-virus subscription (the school wants PAID anti-virus).
"B grade … under 80% original battery. "
But so light and other specs good. Factor in $100 for battery replacement, and maybe a RAM upgrade. Still cheap!
Unfortunately RAM is soldered onboard.
Damn! Was afraid of that but trusted Crucial. https://uk.crucial.com/compatible-upgrade-for/dynabook/porteā¦
Will your kid actually be using the touch screen? Would argue 99% of the time it's never required in a classroom setting, unless your kid is doing some design or textiles work then possibly