Budget 71-90K Need a laptop for college.

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So I am going to college and need a laptop for programming. I already have a small form factor PC which I am planning to take with me. I plan on using the laptop as a display for it whenever I am in my hostel using cable connection or parsec. I don't need it to be performant in gaming so was wondering if there were any laptops which are good for work purposes and are a bit cheaper due to less powerful GPUs on them.

Prefer a slim and flexible body/removable display.
 
Budget ? What S/W and OS do you want to run ?
The convertibles / foldables / models with detachable screens would be relatively costly unless you are looking at a Chromebook or a tablet.
 
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ibose said:
Budget ? What S/W and OS do you want to run ?
The convertibles / foldables / models with detachable screens would be relatively costly unless you are looking at a Chromebook or a tablet.
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upto 90k, and foldables and detachable screens are just preferences.

I will run IDEs on it mostly so I don't need anything too fancy. Just something which won't stutter when I use it. I will use linux on it, does the distro matter? 16 GB of ram is preferable or the ability to upgrade ram.
 
either you can go for a macbook air (m1/m2) or you can go for dgpu less / intel iris XE laptops.
so your options would be
  • macbook air m1/m2
  • Asus vivobook Oled ( 16gb , 120hz model )
  • ideapad slim 3
 
If you have a budget of 90k I highly recommend a Mac Air m1 or m2
M2 should be around 1L with student discount and HDFC bank offers.

I graduated last year and used a 2015 mac air and it was great for everything I needed, im sure the latest ones will do even better.

On the downside it won’t support your need of detachable screen or gaming, but Macs are great computers for a dev
 
jojorabbit said:
either you can go for a macbook air (m1/m2) or you can go for dgpu less / intel iris XE laptops.
so your options would be
  • macbook air m1/m2
  • Asus vivobook Oled ( 16gb , 120hz model )
  • ideapad slim 3
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ooh the vivobook looks nice, the battery life on the macbook is tempting as well.
BullettuPaandi said:
Take a look at Lenovo Yoga 6 like this Gen 8 or this HP x360. There are multiple variants in both Yoga and x360 series. Feel like this is what you're looking for.
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alright. These look nice, looks like i gotta either get a high refresh rate screen or a flexible one. Can't get both
 
BullettuPaandi said:
Didn't consider display earlier. If that's a concern forget the x360, as it cheaps out on display. If you are sure you really need a flexible laptop, you can find Zenbook Flip with 90Hz OLED or Flow X13 with120Hz IPS. If not,


this is the best option yet.
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Zenbook flip seems to be the best option considering my needs. Thanks for the suggestions!
 
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