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sonu2007

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I am looking for new laptop. Currently using HP G6 2005AX from 2011 still working solid but due to recent heavy OS and applications its lacking back even after upgrading to SSD and 8GB RAM. I was considering Macbook pro M3 but i mostly use Microsoft apps like remote desktop, teams etc.

Mode: Online / Offline (Croma)
Budget: Upto 1L
Uses: Treading View charts, Simultaneously chrome tabs 20-25 (For 20-30min), Teams.
Preferred Brand: Asus, HP, DELL (Any will do as long they have good service in tire2 city)
Preferred:
1. Metal body or similar but other than plastic. (Current HP is plastic and its hinges are broken even after light handling)
2. 4 Cell Battery - Optional (As long as backup is good)
3. No Touch Screen
4. NO GPU - Optional (It will heat a lot...? )

I am not updated with latest best technology for screens / resolutions so please suggest anything which last longer.

Thank You
 
Thinkpad T14 Gen5: [Link]
AMD Ryzen™ PRO 8040U
upto 64GB RAM
14" OLED display
2TB Gen4 SSD
52Whr battery

Asus Expertbook: [Link]
Intel Core 7 150U
16GB RAM
14" OLED display
1TB Gen4 SSD
63Whr battery

HP Elitebook 840 G11: [Link]
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H
16GB RAM
14" IPS display (45% NTSC)
1TB SSD
56 Whr battery

I haven't mentioned prices because you can get much better deal offline but all 3 should be within your required ballpark. The screen on the Elitebook is terrible, besides that it should be a well built unit. Better screens are available at higher segments of this range.

Personally, I've had good experience with Asus and upper tier HP (Zbook & Elitebook). Also was happy with Sony Vaio, this brand still exists but under new management, but the team is the same. They have now pivoted to premium products with great QC but hard to find.

Also GPU won't heat a lot unless you play games. While working on documents or web browsing, the GPU is barely to draw the UI and playing video, if any. Even laptops without a dedicated GPU have integrated graphics which perform the same tasks mentioned above.
 
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If looking for windows laptop specifically, See if you can get a laptop with Ryzen™ AI 9 HX 370. This processor is said to better than similarly priced Intel meteor or even lunar lake. It's integrated gpu performance is best so far for any igpu.

And if you're OK with macOS, then checkout macbook M4 air/pro depending on your usecase.
 
www.amazon.in/ASUS-Vivobook-OLED-Built-M5406WA-PP961WS/dp/B0DBLRN8R6
Was 105k some time back, check locally if it can be had for 105k (+ CC offer extra). RAM is soldered, 24GB is fine but 32GB would have been better.

www.flipkart.com/lenovo-ideapad-pro-5-intel-core-ultra-9-185h-32-gb-1-tb-ssd-windows-11-home-14imh9-thin-light-laptop/p/itm1f4865cbfe7ea?pid=COMGZN7RRHARKTDE
This was 90-95k after card offers some time back. Bit slower CPU & not as efficient as that Ryzen but you get 32GB RAM (soldered).
 
Every AMD AI CPUs in 2025 supports soldered RAM and weirdly their low end 370/365 AI CPU support much higher & faster RAM (256GB) while their so called AI MAX+ 395 only support upto 128GB RAM all soldered versions. The laptop manufacturers utilizing these AI CPUs still offers 16/24/32GB RAM. AMD CPUs offers better spec, but no utilization at all.

Intel's low end 1XX AI CPUs comes with soldered RAM but the official support itself is 32GB RAM max. Check their 2XX Ultra series, its confusing though.

If you want a higher & faster RAM support in laptops, you're force to shell out insane money or stick to desktop.

Wait a bit, more laptops with new chips are launching near the end of Apr 2025.
 
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