retired_hurt Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 I am a programmer and looking for a laptop under 1 lakh. I was thinking of going for i7 9th or 10th gen processor and 16 GB of RAM. Although I can see many gaming laptops that fit my requirement I am not particularly interested in them due to their heavy weight and low battery lives. Can you guys recommend any laptop from your personal experience? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trichromatic Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 Are you a working professional or in college? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retired_hurt Posted June 21, 2020 Author Share Posted June 21, 2020 5 hours ago, Trichromatic said: Are you a working professional or in college? Working professional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zen Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 Not a programming person but see below if it helps: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vilander Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 Get a workstation with i7 32 gig ram and ssd ( nvme slot). Instead of gimmicks of a gaming laptop money is better spent on workstations that usually have more drive slots and memory slots. Dell precision, hp z book etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vilander Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 If you dont want heavy weight go for dell xps they combine performance and size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forever Indian Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 (edited) Got a Lenovo i7 8th Gen 530s laptop recently, it is quite fast and would recommend it. I also got it at 30% discount in official Lenovo online site in their Clearance, so great bargain. But seems like you want an even faster one. With regards to brand I would recommend Lenovo over say HP or Dell. Each have their own pros and cons but Lenovo performance seems better longer term than other brands. Edited June 22, 2020 by Forever Indian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikola Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 I was looking to get one for same purpose but delayed it for now. Mi Notebook i5/i7 Apple MacBook Air Lenovo Legion Y540 No particular order actually. I will highly recommend you to get variant with ssd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffee_rules Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 facking lenovo is chinese Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retired_hurt Posted June 23, 2020 Author Share Posted June 23, 2020 17 hours ago, zen said: Not a programming person but see below if it helps: I have watched Just Josh's recommendation on programming laptops. He is a good reviewer and knowledgeable but all his recommendations are way over my budget. I was hoping to get something under 1 lakh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retired_hurt Posted June 23, 2020 Author Share Posted June 23, 2020 9 hours ago, Nikola said: I was looking to get one for same purpose but delayed it for now. Mi Notebook i5/i7 Apple MacBook Air Lenovo Legion Y540 No particular order actually. I will highly recommend you to get variant with ssd. I like Lenovo legion y540 but it has a nose cam which was very off-putting. They have launched a new variant of it as well where the webcam is on top of the screen unlike y540 but it's reviews aren't that good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retired_hurt Posted June 23, 2020 Author Share Posted June 23, 2020 (edited) 17 hours ago, Forever Indian said: Got a Lenovo i7 8th Gen 530s laptop recently, it is quite fast and would recommend it. I also got it at 30% discount in official Lenovo online site in their Clearance, so great bargain. But seems like you want an even faster one. With regards to brand I would recommend Lenovo over say HP or Dell. Each have their own pros and cons but Lenovo performance seems better longer term than other brands. I was thinking of buying dell Inspiron 7591 but it's thermals are an issue. Lenovo has launched ideapad 5 with Ryzen 4500 and 4700, and their benchmark scores are more impressive than Intel i7 series and provide more value for money as well. Unfortunately they haven't launched in India yet. Edited June 23, 2020 by retired_hurt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retired_hurt Posted June 23, 2020 Author Share Posted June 23, 2020 16 hours ago, Vilander said: If you dont want heavy weight go for dell xps they combine performance and size. Dell XPS is way over my budget. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forever Indian Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 1 hour ago, retired_hurt said: I was thinking of buying dell Inspiron 5791 but it's thermals are an issue. Lenovo has launched ideapad 5 with Ryzen 4500 and 4700, and their benchmark scores are more impressive than Intel i7 series and provide more value for money as well. Unfortunately they haven't launched in India yet. You can try any other Lenovo i7 available in India then. Lenovo seem to have good fans and thermal management. I had two HPs previously and they always had over-heating issue. HP screens are better than Lenovo (more brighter) but the Over heating and it's affect on performance put me off going for HP again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zen Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 2 hours ago, retired_hurt said: I have watched Just Josh's recommendation on programming laptops. He is a good reviewer and knowledgeable but all his recommendations are way over my budget. I was hoping to get something under 1 You could wait for deals if possible or explore products from brands such as Acer, Asus, MSI, .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vilander Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 5 hours ago, retired_hurt said: Dell XPS is way over my budget. Go for refurbished dell precision. I have one. It is i7 32g ram 3 g vram and nvme ssd. I got a more base system and upgraded ram and upgraded with nvme slot. Works very reliably. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vilander Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 Key is to make sure processor ram ssd are not throttling performance p diga 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diga Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 Along with all the things, suggest you to keep the weight of the laptop in mind if you keep moving around. ps: personally I dislike the metal chasis, feels cold sometimes.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vilander Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 11 hours ago, diga said: Along with all the things, suggest you to keep the weight of the laptop in mind if you keep moving around. ps: personally I dislike the metal chasis, feels cold sometimes.. Workstations are very heavy because of the heat dissipation pipes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vilander Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 On 6/23/2020 at 9:01 AM, Forever Indian said: You can try any other Lenovo i7 available in India then. Lenovo seem to have good fans and thermal management. I had two HPs previously and they always had over-heating issue. HP screens are better than Lenovo (more brighter) but the Over heating and it's affect on performance put me off going for HP again. I remember once i had a amd hp. It was high performance at that time for low cost but had heat problems all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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