51-70k Slim and light Laptop needed for a singer for zoom calls/ basic sound recording

[vebk]

• What's your Budget? Around 70K
• What will be your primary usage for the notebook be? Zoom calls, basic sound recording (planning on buying a USB mic), browsing
• What size and weight considerations do you have? Preferably 13 -14" and weight < 1.5kg (the lighter the better)
• Any brand that you prefer, or any brand that you detest? Prefer to avoid Acer, Lenovo
• Any other considerations? Need a good battery life ( > 5-6 hours) and a good webcam

Need this for a singer who teaches over Zoom calls, and does some basic audio recording. The Asus Zenbook 14 (link) would have been great but it does not have a headphone jack (!) so that's a dealbreaker. Surface Laptop 3 would have been a great choice if one could get it from the US (~60K there). Here it's too prohibitive (~1L+).

Appreciate any recommendations. The models we are considering so far are:

• Asus Vivobook s14 (link)
• HP Pavilion 2021 (link)

 

[superczar]

check the LG Gram

 

[vaibhavyagnik]

Amazon.in

Checks all your boxes for 52K approximately. Reviews say that it has 8-9 hours of battery life and Ryzen 5 5500u should have enough grunt for audio editing as well

 

[Amien]

If the person is serious about sound recording and would perhaps at some point like to work on audio production in general then it's best to drop the size/weight requirements. Performance-focused laptops often tend to have lower DPC latencies which are important from a production standpoint. If not, you don't need to spend anywhere close to your budget for a few zoom calls and the odd recording. For the outlined criteria, take a look at the options linked here:- https://nextpc.co/2020/09/14/360/

That should cover everything currently worth buying.