Writing this from my Lenovo Yoga slim 7 that I'm considering returning, it's just not as compact feeling as I was hoping it would be.

The M5 Macbook Air is a really ideal choice I think, but I've never used mac OS and am pretty happy with windows in general. Are there truly no actual compact competitors to Mac in this space? The closest would be Dell with the XPS 13, but they seem to have done away with their snapdragon offering and I'd like to go ARM/Fanless here.

A surface would be a great solution, but the keyboards and kickstand setup is garbage and doesn't work well for my common uses (lots of lap based work, planes, conferences, etc). I'm aware there's an aftermarket provider of Ipad pro keyboard style keyboards for the surface line but those are ~2.5lbs making a total package close to 5lbs lol.

I don't need a processing powerhouse - I'm in finance so most of my work is web based (CRMs, etc). I use Excel a fair amount, but am not a power user, and I do some photo editing of hobby photography but I'd imagine any modern processor can handle this.

Build quality is more important to me than anything, hence looking for more premium options. I can't stand a plasticy feeling computer, and I travel often so bags get bumped/knocked a lot.

Any suggestions? Price range is flexible, 1,200-2k give or take, if there's something nice outside of that don't hesitate to throw it out there.

Hi I am studying computer engineering, I am in third grade and I need to switch my laptop(its not working any more) for something else.

I was thinking of macbooks since a lot of my classmates use it. I was thinking either ThinkPad T14 or macbook pro and to be honest macbook suit my needs better because there is almost no fan voice amazing battery life and Charger isnt bulky.Exactly what I want.

But here is the problem. I never used any apple devices before and I dont plan to get one especcially iphones maybe ipad but not until I graduate. I have a android phone(HONOR) android tablet(Samsung) and windows desktop gaming pc.

Everyone around me is anti apple and they all say that since I dont use any apple devices it will shatter my work place. Getting into apple ecosystem atleast right now is impossible for me.

İf not macbook I would go with ThinkPad. I KNOW its the exact opposite of macs and goes against everything I want from a laptop but since no Windows laptop would give me an experience like macbook might aswell go with thinkapd since they have a lot of feautures I love.

Also even if I get a macbook I would still get a ThinkPad in addition to my macbook or get a macbook if I had a ThinkPad İN THE FUTURE When I have chance

Also I am not buying laptop for gaming. I have desktop pc for that as I mentioned before.

İs macbook good for me or should I get a Windows.

Like what's going on with new laptops, gpu, vram, ram, ports and charging, cooling etc

My budget is 1000-1700 USD. I want a great deal and battery life is very important to me and coolness to since i want it to be realiable and long lasting. I dont care about GPU since you could probably spend money on an actual pc with better gpu that a laptop could ever compare to, 32 gb ram, 1 tb storage and big battery with not much weight sounds like a dream. But if like the perfect laptop was there that has everything good af, i would spend 1600-1700. I’m in philadelphia right now but dont mind traveling if its close enough. I just want a really good deal that id be forever thankful to somebody for. Thank you so much, have a good day everyone.

Well as we all know about the RAM prices, I don't wanna spend unnecessarily on DDR5 RAM, so please helppp me guyyss,

I don't know i thought DDR4 was good enough but then I watched a few vids and asked AI about it, it was pretty insistent on DDR5. Could y'all please help me out with it, I'm gonna go for 16GB RAM for context.

Thank youu

Edit: I am a Computer Science Major with a specialization in Data Science who wanna buy a new Laptop

here are da specs:

15 year old sony vaio laptop

2 GB ram

2GB memory

320 GB HDD

windows 7 home basic 64 bit

Intel core i3 processor 2.3 GHz

and well you prob guessed no GPU or anything

the right arrow key is cooked

the laptop lives on life support

So I today I noticed the battery was draining very fast in about an hour or so and made a battery report in cmd.
I rarely use the battery only when travelling or when i have to finish something quick before bed.
The rest of the time its always plugged in at 100%
And here you can see the battery life is at 56% only...
About my laptop its a Dell precision 7540 with a nividia quadro T1000 and a i7 9850H so it uses a lot of power.
When do you guys consider me changing it for a new one or should I leave it like this.

Bhai kya normal hai ya koi dikkat hai maine flipkart se Asus expertbook p3 order Kiya tha baki sab sahi hai lekin ye mujhe thoda odd lag raha hai maine 21 ko order Kiya tha to may be 28 tak replacement period hai to kya mujhe replacement ke liye da ldena chahiye

* **Country**

India

* **Budget**

70-75k inr / 735-800 usd

* **Are you open to refurbs/used options? **

No

* **Screen size**

Any

* **Weight limit**

Light weight

* **Purpose**

Programming daily work

* **Form factor**

Standard/Clamshell (a regular laptop)

* **Desired battery life**

8-12 hrs

* **Please list, in order of most important to least important, the priority between Size, Weight, Performance, Battery life**

battery life, weight, size doesn't matter.

That started from nowhere! I never poured anything, never dropped it and sometimes this sound disappears. A few days ago I cleaned the fans, there was a lot of dust, but the sound didn’t go away. It doesn’t matter what I am doing, playing or just watching YouTube, it can start sounding like this again. What I can I do to check what’s wrong? I am afraid it may sound like HDD breaking or something, I’m not good at computers too.

Hey everyone.

I recently bought a brand new Dell laptop, and I do love it. But there's one thing I'd like to ask.

It seems like the back cover screws were manipulated with (pics attached). The package was factory sealed though 🤔

Do you think I'm being a little bit paranoid? Maybe Dell just lowered their QA standards.

Thanks

Bought it 4 months ago for ~$800. Didnt like it much but its literally brand new. My parents gonna whoop my ass if they know. Should i take it to fix it professionally? I have an old laptop that i can use but it needs to be plugged in to use. Or is there any place where i can trade in for some cash?

Looking to buy a gaming laptop in good condition.

Budget: ₹50,000 maximum

GPU: RTX 4050 preferred / RTX 5050 if available

Location: Noida / Vaishali / Ghaziabad / Anand Vihar / East Delhi

Preferred specs:

- RTX 4050 6GB or RTX 5050 8GB

- 16GB RAM preferred

- 512GB SSD or higher

- Good gaming CPU

- 144Hz+ display preferred

- Original charger

- Bill/box and remaining warranty preferred

I'm mainly looking for a good used laptop at a genuinely good price, so I'm open to older models if the condition and performance are good.

If you're selling one, please mention:

- Exact model

- CPU + GPU

- RAM + SSD

- Purchase date

- Warranty remaining

- Condition

- Battery health

- Location

- Expected price

F2F deal preferred. I can travel within Noida / Ghaziabad / Vaishali / Anand Vihar / nearby Delhi NCR for the right deal.

Please DM me with your laptop details and asking price.

Please don't offer RTX 2050/3050 unless the price is significantly lower. I'm specifically looking for RTX 4050/5050.

I used an Asus Vivobook before, now switched to Lenovo. What was your best laptop ever?

as mentioned in post title. though the display is thankfully not causing any obstruction, there is still a blackish blotch on the top corner of the screen along with two lines at the top. i can use it as i was before.

should i get it checked and fixed? if so, how much will it cost if repaired by a local shop and not the HP store itself? or should i get it repaired only by the HP store? OR is it okay to ignore it since it's just a display thing and won't turn worse over time? please let me know. thankyou !! :D

ps. it's out of the warranty period. about three weeks ago, i got its battery changed since it got realllly bloated. there seems to be some bad omen around my laptop sigh :/

My mum wants a new laptop, no rush, but she knows very little about what makes a good laptop. I want to get her something decent but she doesnt need anything fancy. She will not want any linux based machine and would probably want to stick to windows since she uses microsoft apps and she understands it best. Any recommendations people have? Would need at least 512gb storage

I've been looking for one and most seem to be around 240-300 with charger and 256gb ssd. Is this a good price? I've seen people get em for less than 200, but I can't seem to have any such luck.

Refurbished leptop 6 months motherboard warranty

Hi everyone. I need a laptop for office work and gaming games like rdr2 rdr1 gta5 etc. And i need it for office work also. I am 21M still a student but got a job.

Help me find a good laptop i will be very greatful. My budget is 80 to 85k INR

Hi everyone, recently I booted up my Acer Aspire 5. However, it doesn’t have a common OS. It runs “Googlebook OS”, which i installed from a project called gbos-x86. Anyways, for some reason this strange blue mark with scattered pixels keeps getting worse, even though I haven’t done anything to the computer. This issue is not from the OS, but rather strangely from the laptop itself. Can someone please assist me?

CPU: AMD Ryzen 3
GPU: Radeon Graphics
OS: Googlebook OS (NOT A GOOGLEBOOK, JUST HAS THE OS)
Problem: Display
Screen type: 1080p, not OLED(?)

I’m looking to buy a laptop for around £850–£900, potentially stretching a little further. I’m deciding between a Windows laptop with an NVIDIA GPU and a MacBook Air.
My main uses will be:
AI/ML engineering and experimenting with open-source models
Python and general software development
Learning about AI infrastructure, GPU computing and potentially training or fine-tuning smaller models
Linux development, Docker and working with remote servers
I currently have an Ubuntu desktop with an RTX 2060 Super (8GB VRAM), but I’m planning to sell it, so the laptop may become my main development machine. I don’t mind using cloud GPUs for particularly demanding workloads, but I’d prefer to do most of my everyday development and smaller experiments locally.
I’m not interested in gaming on this laptop, as I’ll have a separate gaming PC later.
My questions:
How important is NVIDIA CUDA for someone learning AI/ML engineering and infrastructure?
Would losing access to a local NVIDIA GPU significantly limit the projects I could realistically work on?
Would you recommend an RTX 5050 laptop with 8GB VRAM, or a MacBook Air with 16GB or more of unified memory?
At this budget, would you prioritise GPU performance, system RAM, battery life or build quality?
If you were buying a laptop for these purposes today, what would you choose and why?
I’d appreciate advice from people who actually develop and experiment with AI models on their machines, particularly anyone who has used both NVIDIA laptops and Apple Silicon Macs.
Thanks!