I have to get a laptop for my younger sis who is a comp sci student. Budget is <35k and I will be making the purchase during upcoming Big Billion Day sale in late September (..or should I wait till Diwali Sale). Use case is typical of a Tier-2 college CS student though she won't be gaming on it.
Processor -
I am squarely aiming at laptops with Core i3 10th Gen or Ryzen 5 3500u. Which one should I prefer among the two?
Processor - Ci3 10110u (+10%) > R5 3500u
Graphics - Vega 8 (+60%) >> UHD630
Will she ever need the better graphics of R5 as a CS student? Also, are Ryzen 5 laptops reliable/durable enough? Asking since initially there were some reports of driver compatibility issues. Have they been completely sorted out?
Brand -
I have had a bad experience with a 2008 HP Pavilion dv2000 laptop which is unusable since 2015 due to graphics card issue. I am currently using a 2010 Dell Inspiron N5110 which is still going strong. But I can only buy a Vostro model in my budget and not any Inspiron model. I bought an Asus Vivobook Ci5 8th gen in March last year, which is good performance wise. But it was at the service centre for past 1 month because its mobo had failed and the laptop was neither booting nor charging. Also it is flimsily built with poor plastic quality and the hinge has already started to show its age. I think Asus' durability game isn't really strong. Though their service support was good and they replaced the mobo even when the laptop was 3 months out of warranty (Though I did complain to Consumer Helpline and excuse of lockdown due to Covid helped too).
4-5 hours of Battery life.
IPS Panel must. More Color accurate the better.
Good Service support must.
Good Build Quality must.
Laptop should last atleast 5 years.
Lighter the better.
I am okay with a 4GB RAM or no SSD config as long as its cheaper. I can add an SSD or RAM later as per my convenience.
PS - I know R5 4xxx series blows everything out of the water.. but they are too expensive at the moment. Cheapest R5 4xxx laptop is selling for 60k and that too is from Acer which has pretty bad service support reviews. I can stretch my budget till 45k for 4xxx laptops but nothing more. I can also wait (till her college reopens) if any cheaper R5 4xxx laptops are expected to be launched later this year.
Processor -
I am squarely aiming at laptops with Core i3 10th Gen or Ryzen 5 3500u. Which one should I prefer among the two?
Processor - Ci3 10110u (+10%) > R5 3500u
Graphics - Vega 8 (+60%) >> UHD630
Will she ever need the better graphics of R5 as a CS student? Also, are Ryzen 5 laptops reliable/durable enough? Asking since initially there were some reports of driver compatibility issues. Have they been completely sorted out?
Brand -
I have had a bad experience with a 2008 HP Pavilion dv2000 laptop which is unusable since 2015 due to graphics card issue. I am currently using a 2010 Dell Inspiron N5110 which is still going strong. But I can only buy a Vostro model in my budget and not any Inspiron model. I bought an Asus Vivobook Ci5 8th gen in March last year, which is good performance wise. But it was at the service centre for past 1 month because its mobo had failed and the laptop was neither booting nor charging. Also it is flimsily built with poor plastic quality and the hinge has already started to show its age. I think Asus' durability game isn't really strong. Though their service support was good and they replaced the mobo even when the laptop was 3 months out of warranty (Though I did complain to Consumer Helpline and excuse of lockdown due to Covid helped too).
4-5 hours of Battery life.
IPS Panel must. More Color accurate the better.
Good Service support must.
Good Build Quality must.
Laptop should last atleast 5 years.
Lighter the better.
I am okay with a 4GB RAM or no SSD config as long as its cheaper. I can add an SSD or RAM later as per my convenience.
PS - I know R5 4xxx series blows everything out of the water.. but they are too expensive at the moment. Cheapest R5 4xxx laptop is selling for 60k and that too is from Acer which has pretty bad service support reviews. I can stretch my budget till 45k for 4xxx laptops but nothing more. I can also wait (till her college reopens) if any cheaper R5 4xxx laptops are expected to be launched later this year.
