Well i started my B tech course this year, I am looking for a laptop for my use case. I am using linux as a main os for 3 years.

The laptop which i currently use is a Dell Inspiron N5110. Its a pretty old machine so i am currently looking for an upgrade.

Things which I do :

  1. Read documents
  2. Watch videos and listen to music
  3. Light coding
  4. Tinker with almost everything
  5. Try new software if i can.

I REALLY need a a laptop with good cooling and battery life like 5 hours is fine.

  • joyofpeanuts
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    111 months ago

    People may not like the idea, but you can get pretty decent laptops from AliExpress for like 250$, which was like 50% of the price of a similar laptop from any local sales channel at the time. I did buy one for my son when he entered university and it still runs well: 5-6 hours battery life, 8 MB RAM, some older generation core i7 inside, full HD screen. The touchpad and keyboard are not great, but after 3 years they still work. The specs today would be better, I guess.

    • DotdevOP
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      11 months ago

      8 mb ? And I do type a lot I mean a lot.

      • joyofpeanuts
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        11 months ago

        8GB of course, and a 256 GB SSD if my memory serves me well -_-’

        • DotdevOP
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          111 months ago

          The keyboard is something I abuse on all my things including my phone so …