51-70k 50-70k Laptop Buying Suggestions for computer engineering and learning various AI and ML courses .

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Need a laptop between Rs55k to 70k after all coupon and bank offer with rtx graphics card...dont want to go above 70k at any cost..

which to go for Intel or ryzen with rtx card ?

laptop purpose - Need for my younger brother(cousin) going to engineering college for studying and also for various AI courses and ML related courses.
expectations - good display, good battery backup if possible, expandable ram and ssd if possible.


Also, which series is better out of these ?
1. Hp victus series
2. Asus tuff a /f series
3. Lenovo LOQ series

* Any better brand and series apart from above three ?
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I'll recommend a cheapo general purpose laptop and put the rest of your budget into cloud credits (google colab, Jarvislabs, etc.). You're not going to be able to run decent ML locally on a laptop, even if you spend twice your budget.
 
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1- https://dl.flipkart.com/s/DtN_vSuuuN
Lenovo LOQ i5 12th gen, rtx 4050 - 68k, With Flipkart credit card it's available at 64k

2- https://amzn.in/d/9CPHFgK
Lenovo LOQ i5 12th gen with rtx 3050 6GB - 56490 with HDFC cc EMI(no cost).

3-https://dl.flipkart.com/s/DtmDnPuuuN
This is the updated LOQ i7 12th gen with rtx 4050 - 60k with Flipkart cc. Do note this is a lower TGP model with many (bad) changes. Checkout this video completely before you purchase this one.
 
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OMEGA44-XT said:
Wait for Prime day sale, target RTX 4050 laptop for 70k.
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rtx 3050 vs rtx 3060 vs rtx 4050 vs rtx 4060 ?

can u arrange them in better to bad ?
OMEGA44-XT said:
Just google it

Its a sub-reddit
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oh ok
Aman1829 said:
which to go for Intel or ryzen with rtx card ?
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rockstah said:
1- https://dl.flipkart.com/s/DtN_vSuuuN
Lenovo LOQ i5 12th gen, rtx 4050 - 68k, With Flipkart credit card it's available at 64k

2- https://amzn.in/d/9CPHFgK
Lenovo LOQ i5 12th gen with rtx 3050 6GB - 56490 with HDFC cc EMI(no cost).

3-https://dl.flipkart.com/s/DtmDnPuuuN
This is the updated LOQ i7 12th gen with rtx 4050 - 60k with Flipkart cc. Do note this is a lower TGP model with many (bad) changes. Checkout this video completely before you purchase this one.
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does all these three laptop have expandable ram slots and extra ssd slot ?
 
I did Mt.Tech from tier-1 college. There were AI/ML courses as well. Trust me, if you can get him a mac, please do. He is not going to run models on his laptop, but he is going to code them up on his laptop. If you can, please get him a mac.
 
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I did Mt.Tech from tier-1 college. There were AI/ML courses as well. Trust me, if you can get him a mac, please do. He is not going to run models on his laptop, but he is going to code them up on his laptop. If you can, please get him a mac.
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which mac would u recommend macbook air or necesaary to go with macbook pro ?
OMEGA44-XT said:
3050 > 4050 ~ 3060 > 4060 - For gaming performance

At the same TDP, it is complicated because of varying TDP but the above order is good.
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3000 series are better than 4000 series seriously ? or only for gaming they are better ?
 
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which mac would u recommend macbook air or necesaary to go with macbook pro ?

3000 series are better than 4000 series seriously ? or only for gaming they are better ?
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Get any macbook air with the notch display. Doesn't need to be the latest, even older ones are great. Try to get one with 16GB ram. Pro has a better display, better speakers, and has fans for cooling. It's also heavier. You don't need the Pro.
 
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guys now I am confused as new macbook air was available at Rs 78k after all off and still is i guess.. 16gb 256gb model i suppose... should i inc the budget to 78k and get that?

will it really be better than all these rtx laptops ?
m1tr said:
Get any macbook air with the notch display. Doesn't need to be the latest, even older ones are great. Try to get one with 16GB ram. Pro has a better display, better speakers, and has fans for cooling. It's also heavier. You don't need the Pro.
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Aman1829 said:
guys now I am confused as new macbook air was available at Rs 78k after all off and still is i guess.. 16gb 256gb model i suppose... should i inc the budget to 78k and get that?

will it really be better than all these rtx laptops ?
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Hey man, there's been a ton of great info shared in this thread but it can be a bit overwhelming.

Any laptop can run anything. Whether it will run well is a different question. A good laptop will remain an useful tool for years. I can confidently say at around 80K there's no better all-round laptop than the macbook air. A gaming laptop will be better at gaming and nothing else compared to the macbook air.

For heavy AI workloads like LLMs, even gaming laptops will struggle. VRAM is the bottleneck and nvidia sees no reason to give more VRAM at lower prices because they will cannibalise sales of their high end GPUs. That's why I recommended cloud credits because they're pay-as-you-go and it separates your AI requirements from your laptop. You can access your cloud VM from your phone/tablet in a pinch as well.

Make the decision which suits your budget. Macbook air is great at 80K but you can also get a nice Vostro or Thinkpad at 40-50K. Consider your budget as the hard limit and let your buying decision be influenced by that. Good luck!
 
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I would generally recommend a desktop for any kind of ai and ml stuff, since they have more cuda cores, ai tops, and better cooling solutions compared to the laptop mobile gpus.

Btw someone here on TE is selling a 4060 laptop for 70k-https://techenclave.com/threads/lenovo-rtx-4060-gaming-laptop.228545/
Might wanna check that out
 
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