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jasonwaiheke

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#302208 7-Nov-2022 14:17
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I am looking at laptop options for my senior year college students.  They both do digital studies and have an interest in coding and robotics.  This will also be an upgrade to their current Chromebooks which have served them well in their junior years.  Unfortunately they can't do all they need on the Chromebook come their digital studies so it has to be done at school or by taking turns on the family PC.  Also looking at something that will last with the interest of futureproofing what we get, this way so long as they look after them (which I am sure they will) they will last for another few years yet.

 

 

 

The two possibilities are (16GB RAM);

 

HP 15.6" Laptop - AMD Ryzen3 16GB-RAM 256GB-SSD (15S-EQ2183AU) | Harvey Norman New Zealand

 

and

 

Buy the HP 15-dy2061ms 15.6" FHD Intel i5-1135G7 16GB 500GB SSD Win11Home 1yr... ( ) online - PBTech.co.nz

 

 

 

The three possibilities are (8GB RAM);

 

HP 15.6" AMD Athlon 3150u 8GB RAM 256GB SSD Laptop - Noel Leeming

 

HP 15.6" Laptop - Intel Core i5 8GB-RAM 256GB-SSD (15S-FQ4062TU) | Harvey Norman New Zealand (This was on special for $1,099.00 at the time I looked at it, which has now ended)

 

HP 15.6" FHD Intel Core i5-1235U 8GB RAM 1TB SSD Intel Iris Xe Laptop - Noel Leeming

 

Although I am open to options.

 

 

 

Thoughts on any of these would be appreciated.


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  #2993047 7-Nov-2022 14:45
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HP Probook are reliable workhorses. The fan's a bit loud but I'm sensitive to that sort of sound.




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  #2993050 7-Nov-2022 14:53
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Consider also a MacBook Air which are reliable, have really good battery life and are light and fast.

 

I actually have a base model M1 MacBook Pro as my only laptop (8gb of ram) and it is an impressive workhorse.





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  #2993054 7-Nov-2022 15:13
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HP's Probook pricing just went up this week, getting into Mac territory now :(

 

 





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  #2993059 7-Nov-2022 15:32
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Budget?

 

Personally I feel 15.6" is too big and heavy for "portable" devices - fine for a desktop replacement that occassionally moves but from context they will be lugging these around all day every day? I have an HP Zbook Firefly 14" which has a 14" monitor in approx 13.3" form factor. Or so the marketing says (it does fit in a 13.3" notebook bag, albeit snugly). Have been super happy with it. 

 

I also value business/3 year/NBD warranties more than I used to. I know that it _should_ be covered by the CGA, but years and years (and years!) of arguing with retailers about it make it a very pleasant treat when fixed/replaced with no questions asked (haven't actually had an issue with this notebook though).


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  #3003848 30-Nov-2022 21:54
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https://www.justlaptops.co.nz/index.php?route=product/product&path=60&product_id=17648&filter=62&sort=p.price&order=ASC&limit=100

 

 

 

It's around the same price-range, comes with a 3D card inside it, albeit a few gens behind (it will be superior to simply having onboard graphics only) and it's a lightweight build. Just Laptops are excellent with their customer service as well


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