Æsoteric Positron
I AM GROOT (and so are you)
Questionnaire for laptop/notebook purchase:
1) Budget?
1L INR, give or take
2) Size & weight?
Primary task: Coding
Secondary task: WebBrowsing, college work
Others: Misc(multimedia/docs/2d, old games/photoediting/notetaking)
4) Any typical configuration in your mind you're eying for ?
The way I see it there are 5 types of laptops in this price range:
1. Office Laptop: (since XPS isn't in my price range) Ideapad. I have no idea if they would be smooth when multitasking, browsing, compiling etc.
2. Gaming Laptop: I had this one before. While it had good performance, its battery life and mobility were laughable. Couldn't be left unplugged. HP Omens and Pavilions are around this price range. Performance to value for these seem to be the best.
3. Macbooks: Not a option, since no Windows/Linux. Seem to be the best in terms of what a laptop should be.
4. Thinkpads: They are sturdy, but have average performance. I have specifically seen E14 around my price range. Have good linux support and battery life from anecdotes. Leaning towards this option.
5. G14: Seem to be office+gaming laptop, with best of both worlds. Cheaper versions of latest models doesn't seem to be available though.
6) Anything else you would like to say?
1) Budget?
1L INR, give or take
2) Size & weight?
- Thin and Light; 12" - 14" screen
- Mainstream; 15" - 16" screen
(Both will work)
Primary task: Coding
Secondary task: WebBrowsing, college work
Others: Misc(multimedia/docs/2d, old games/photoediting/notetaking)
4) Any typical configuration in your mind you're eying for ?
The way I see it there are 5 types of laptops in this price range:
1. Office Laptop: (since XPS isn't in my price range) Ideapad. I have no idea if they would be smooth when multitasking, browsing, compiling etc.
2. Gaming Laptop: I had this one before. While it had good performance, its battery life and mobility were laughable. Couldn't be left unplugged. HP Omens and Pavilions are around this price range. Performance to value for these seem to be the best.
3. Macbooks: Not a option, since no Windows/Linux. Seem to be the best in terms of what a laptop should be.
4. Thinkpads: They are sturdy, but have average performance. I have specifically seen E14 around my price range. Have good linux support and battery life from anecdotes. Leaning towards this option.
5. G14: Seem to be office+gaming laptop, with best of both worlds. Cheaper versions of latest models doesn't seem to be available though.
6) Anything else you would like to say?
- Screen resolution: 1080p
- Battery back up: extended (5-7hrs)
- Purchase place: Preferably Amazon, but can go for flipkart too. Not any other obscure websites
- Should have fairly good support for linux. It would be on Linux for 70% of the time.
- Should have 16GB of RAM and a SSD, if not available it should have necessary slots to add them
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