Question Laptop Recommendations for an Computer Engineering Student?

[CannedBeans5475]

Hi,

For context, my beloved Dell 5559 just broke it served me for a decently long period of time but I had to put it down, it was crashing almost every time and I tried all that I can to fix it. So the solution right now is finding a new laptop, I'm in college and I'm in my first year I am studying Computer Engineering and I need something stable. My main priority right now is being able to run AutoCAD, Arduino, and any other design software that can probably be demanding (maybe an i7+), my second priority is it needs to be something that I can carry almost anywhere, the size could maybe be a medium to slightly large. My last priority is being able to run games because sometimes I get stressed my main way of coping is playing whatever I want to let out some steam. I already tried watching a couple of videos on how to choose but I couldn't settle on one that I want. I would genuinely appreciate some help and feedback on this, I just started my first semester and things aren't too hard right now but I fear that if I put off buying a new laptop I might have a hard time keeping up with some of the lessons and the projects.

 

[Eximo]

Generally, you start with a budget. Too many choices out there in every price range.

I would say for your use case you want something with a dedicated GPU, so that rules out a lot to start.

i7, Ryzen 7
32GB of DDR5 4800 or better
RTX 4060 or better
minimum 512GB SSD, preferably 1TB.
15.6" or 16" with (Full HD) or 1920x1200 144hz screen.

Now that will probably be somewhere in the $1100+ range.

Another thing to do would be look for systems that only come with 16GB of memory, but room to expand. Same with the SSD.

 

[CannedBeans5475]

Generally, you start with a budget. Too many choices out there in every price range.

I would say for your use case you want something with a dedicated GPU, so that rules out a lot to start.

i7, Ryzen 7
32GB of DDR5 4800 or better
RTX 4060 or better
minimum 512GB SSD, preferably 1TB.
15.6" or 16" with (Full HD) or 1920x1200 144hz screen.

Now that will probably be somewhere in the $1100+ range.

Another thing to do would be look for systems that only come with 16GB of memory, but room to expand. Same with the SSD.

Hey, Thanks for the reply!

I completely forgot to put down my budget my bad, but the most I could probably afford is around $800-850 I could maybe stretch that a little bit if I really have to but at most I probably want something around that price range. But thanks for the suggestion, I'll try to find a sound compromise between all of the specs you just mentioned and my budget.

 

[Eximo]

Here are a few suggestions, not exactly what I would go for, but the budget is just on the threshold.

https://www.newegg.com/p/2WC-000C-0GXH3

https://www.newegg.com/acer-anv15-5...rce-rtx-4050-1tb-pcie-black/p/N82E16834360319

Decent price for a Ryzen 9:

https://www.newegg.com/msi-thin-a15...rce-rtx-4060-1tb-pcie-black/p/N82E16834156648

Maybe:

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/asus-t...=198&skuId=6560989&u1=058qSaqrWLLuxz1W2l4evvG