Budget 71-90K Laptop needed for work and travel

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jojorabbit

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So I'm looking for a new laptop as powercuts have made it unbearable to work on pc instead, and i figured i would need a portable device as well eventually.
Its only intended for casual usage, media consumption and work ( coding and browsing ) .
max budget is 80k, maybe can strech it slightly if worth it but would rather stay below it .

Must have:
  • > 16gb ram
  • screen size >= 14inch
  • no chinese brand
  • good linux compatibility
  • Long battery backup
  • good build quality
Would Prefer:
  • no dgpu
  • refresh rate about 90
  • fingerprint reader
  • portability
  • upgradability
So far Ive have shortlisted these laptops
- Thinkpad E 14
- Vivobook s15
- M1 air 2020 base model
 
I would lean towards the vivobook, as it has 2 more performance cores and OLED display, but battery life and heat might be issues.

Apple Silicon is yet to be fully compatible with Linux, but I feel thinkpad might be the preference in terms of compatibility / serviceability.
 
Get 2022 ZenBook 14 OLED. Incredible battery life, sturdy build,reliable, absolutely thin and light. But remember that you cannot upgrade memory on this one. You are stuck at 16GB.

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jojorabbit said:
Im thinking of getting the 13th gen for around 75k. As 13th gen is supposedly more efficient. Is 12th gen still worthy enough to take it over current gen and save some money ?
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If it’s for normal work that does not include gaming or video editing etc, 12th vs 13th gen won’t make much difference. Intel Evo certified laptops come with really really good battery life.
 
thanks, guess I will go for 13th gen, just for better resellability. And yes, only issue is the ram being soldered here, failure of any such component just kills the device if not under warranty
desiibond said:
Get 2022 ZenBook 14 OLED. Incredible battery life, sturdy build,reliable, absolutely thin and light. But remember that you cannot upgrade memory on this one. You are stuck at 16GB.

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also this is the P model, right ? one with a less powerful processor and touchpad numpad ?
what made you go for this instead of regular oled model
 
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