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.

  • Little1Lost@feddit.de
    4·
    1 year ago

    i dont really know about laptops but maybe get a used or refurbished one?
    at least two people around me buyed refurbished ones and had no problem

    • DotdevOP
      1·
      1 year ago

      The battery backup is cut short in most refurbished.

      • lckdscl [they/them]@whiskers.bim.boatsEnglish
        8·
        1 year ago

        Consider refurbished or second hand, please don’t buy a brand new laptop as there is so much waste in the world already. If you buy from big brands, you might be able to buy replacement batteries. If not, install Linux and use TLP. You could also ask the seller to measure the battery life. I was patient and managed to score a used ThinkPad and the battery health was 98% when I bought it.

        • DotdevOP
          2·
          1 year ago

          The thing is I don’t know what kind of ThinkPad would be good for me.

          • ZikejiEnglish
            1·
            1 year ago

            I managed to score a Thinkpad E14 Gen 1 for a couple hundred (the successor to the T4XX series). I’m not sure what the market is like in your country, but I bookmarked a few auction sites and checked them daily for a few weeks before I snagged mine. Definitely I viable strategy in some areas.