I'm in the market for a new laptop. Preferably under $2000 and have good specs. 16 GB ram minimum and 500 GB SSD minimum. What recommendations does Lemmy have? If more details are needed please specify what and I'll answer

EDIT: thank you everyone for the answers 🙂 I do not need anymore suggestions

  • space@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    8 months ago

    What are you going to use it for? You have to give us more details, a vague question will lead to generic answers that will probably not be the best choice for you.

  • brandon@lemmy.zip
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    8 months ago

    $2000 should get you something pretty nice. Do you have anything specific in mind that you're planning to do with it? Important stuff to keep in mind up front, in no particular order: do you play games? How big should the screen be? How long do you want to use it on battery? Any operating system preferences?

    • Solaryth@discuss.tchncs.de
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      8 months ago

      Hi thanks for the questions. I plan to just generally use for browsing the web, watching YouTube and of course Lemmy lol. I'd also like to use it for school work and coding. I was hoping to play some games on it yes. The screen should be around 13" as I'll be carrying it out a lot and need it to be portable. Above that its too big for me. I'd like a pretty good battery life around 7+ hour, enough to last an average day of use. No preferences on operating systems but I've only ever used windows and a tiny bit of Linux.

      • Briongloid@aussie.zone
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        8 months ago

        If your gaming is eSports, your battery life would benefit from an AMD iGPU rather than an NVIDIA GPU.

        7840U for the CPU which is integrated graphics.

  • Coenzymee@lemmy.ml
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    8 months ago

    It definitely doesn't have all the deals, but I've had luck using www.lappylist.com to compare some options. Good luck!

  • hellweaver666@discuss.tchncs.de
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    8 months ago

    I’m a Mac guy so my goto answer would always be something from Apple. If I was looking for non-apple hardware though I would look at Framework laptops because lack of upgradability is my biggest peeve about Apple gear.

    • krash@lemmy.ml
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      8 months ago

      I'm eyeing the M1/M2 macs with asahi, but I'm going to let it mature more for a bit before I take the plunge.

  • DBVegas [any, comrade/them]
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    8 months ago

    Look into certified refurbished laptops on eBay, you could maybe snag a good deal on what you're already honing in on.

  • Krulsprietje@lemm.ee
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    8 months ago

    You could not go wrong with a older MacBook. This way you will get great support with updates and a well build device that can last a long time. :)

    For example, this is a pretty good one!

    https://www.apple.com/nl/shop/product/FK1E3N/A/refurbished-16-inch-macbook-pro-apple-m1-pro-chip-met-10%E2%80%91core-cpu-en-16%E2%80%91core-gpu-zilver

      • Krulsprietje@lemm.ee
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        8 months ago

        Yes I do! I got mine in 2014 and still use it every day! Last year I changed the battery and repasted the cpu and it still got plenty of life in it. Let people think whatever they want but if you want solid build quality and good support, you can’t beat a Mac. :)

      • thestereobus@lemmy.ml
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        8 months ago

        Check woot.com. I just purchased a 14” M1 Pro 32GB/512GB for $1499 brand new. They are fantastic computers.

        Found it https://computers.woot.com/offers/new-apple-14-macbook-pro-with-8-core-m1-pro-2021z

  • 10_0@lemmy.ml
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    8 months ago

    If your a Apple ecosystem user then a macbook, a framework If your a windows user, or a system76 Laptop for linux. Macbooks are good for the ecosystem, if you can afford the 500gb version than good for you.
    Frameworks are good if you want to upgrade to a 1tb or a better laptop CPU GPU screen ect in the future if you can follow upgrade instructions.
    System76 laptops are affordable and come with Linux rather than windows without half the function keys not working. (And has better integration as it runs pop-os system76s Linux distro)
    With a 2k budget you basicly can buy anything and maybe be specific based on OS preference, brand preference, and what your gonna use the laptop for. (E.g my laptop is >200£ is only used for web browsing and word processing therefore its a Linux machine with low end specs from lenovo)

  • gothicdecadence@lemm.ee
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    8 months ago

    The Asus ROG Flow X13 is super portable and decent for gaming! I have the 2021 3050ti version but I'd recommend getting one with more than 4gb VRAM if you can swing it 😅 it really depends on what you want out of a laptop as to what people will suggest

  • LoveSausage@lemmygrad.ml
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    8 months ago

    Not much to go on , but my next will be apple. All previous hp elite and thinkpads. This since you now can run Linux properly on them.