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What laptop to buy? (discuss.tchncs.de)

submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by solaryth@discuss.tchncs.de to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I'm in the market for a new laptop. Preferably under $2000 and have good specs. 16 GB ram minimum and 500 GB SSD minimum. What recommendations does Lemmy have? If more details are needed please specify what and I'll answer

EDIT: thank you everyone for the answers 🙂 I do not need anymore suggestions

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[–] Moonguide@lemmy.ml 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Have such a hard time upvoting this, solely because OP posted their budget and they could get something much better. Apple is nice, but you'll be paying out the wazoo to be limited to their ecosystem. Nice, intuitive ecosystem, wont lie. Really pays to be in it, but getting out is hell.

Honestly I'd rather do the extra leg work of finding good enough replacements for basic mac functionality than getting an apple product. I'm hella biased though.

[–] solaryth@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Oh I see. Do you have any recommendations of your own then?

[–] Moonguide@lemmy.ml 1 points 11 months ago

Others have recommended good recs, inc linux options. Personally, I'm not nearly tech enough for that. I got a Lenovo Legion in my first college year and it lasted right until a month after I turned in my thesis. Using multiple Adobe programs at the same time, and gaming in the afternoon when I had time (Rimworld, Hunt: Showdown, Rocket League, and a bunch of other games). Spent about 1300 in 2016 I think. Battery was garbage tier though. Less than half an hour, so if that's an issue, look at tons of reviews.