Hi,
I am currently looking for a new laptop and am looking at spending $1.5k-$2k AUD, and would greatly appreciate some advice on the current picks I am looking at, or alternate suggestions for better/ more suitable laptops
Recently my laptop (HP ENVY 14 2021, i5-1135G7, GTX 1650ti) stopped working, I still have six months of university left where I am studying statistics/data analysis, and would like for the laptop to be able to handle light gaming and coding, I have a pc at home which I can do higher requirement work/games on, but would still like for the laptop to be able to handle most things I could want to do when away from home, within reason.
For specs I think I will need at least 16gb ram and 512gb storage, am mostly looking at 14inch displays, would appreciate a decent battery life, and a good keyboard and port selection, although the latter is not a deal breaker
APPLE
Either m4/m5 macbook air, with at least 16gb ram and 512gb storage. Unfortunately the price rose quite a bit in the last month, but the best deals I can find currently are
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M5 512gb, 16gb, - $1.95k for 8 core gpu, - $2.05k for 10 core gpu
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Refurbished M4 1tb, 16gb - $2k
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Refurbished M3 512gb, 16gb,- around $1.6k
WINDOWS (non snapdragon due to compatibility concerns)
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Yoga Slim 7i Aura (Gen 10), - $1.5k
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1tb, 16gb, 256v, 1920x1080 wuxga oled screen
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Lenovo Yoga S7 14" WUXGA OLED Copilot+ AI PC Laptop (Intel Core Ultra 7 - 256V)[1TB] - JB Hi-Fi
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Zenbook 14, - $2k
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1tb, 16gb, 255h, 1920x1080 wuxga oled
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There is also this deal on amazon for a 512gb version with 2.8k screen, however I do not trust it as it is not consistent in the page on what the specs for the screen and processor are,
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Vivobook s14 - $1.8k
- 512gb, 16gb, 255h, 1920x1080 wuxga oled
Any advice or recommendations would be greatly appreciated