PC Hardware, Desktops, Laptops and building a Gaming Rig

[cannonfodder]

Alderlake reviews are good, Intel bringing back competition and AMD has been forced to cut down 5800X+ prices. Good overall for retail consumers and enthusiasts.

 

[not so dravidian]

ya'll my brother will be going to UK for higher studies.

he's going to buy an thinkpad t480 with i7 6th gen and t460s with i5 6th gen.
the prices r 30k and 33k respectively??

there is also an i3 11th gen thinkpad e14 which is performance is equal to i7 6th, but costs over 38k.
i personlly prefer 11th gen processor, but still wud like to know your suggestions

thx

 

[Nationalist Manasvi Papa]

ya'll my brother will be going to UK for higher studies.

he's going to buy an thinkpad t480 with i7 6th gen and t460s with i5 6th gen.
the prices r 30k and 33k respectively??

there is also an i3 11th gen thinkpad e14 which is performance is equal to i7 6th, but costs over 38k.
i personlly prefer 11th gen processor, but still wud like to know your suggestions

thx

Buy a laptop with atleast 11th gen i5. Never buy i3

 

[Nationalist Manasvi Papa]

Also 11th gen runs win 11 too

 

[not so dravidian]

Buy a laptop with atleast 11th gen i5. Never buy i3

Also 11th gen runs win 11 too

yep, but i3 11 th has equivalent performance of i7 6th gen + win 11. so in doubt

 

[SKC]

ya'll my brother will be going to UK for higher studies.

he's going to buy an thinkpad t480 with i7 6th gen and t460s with i5 6th gen.
the prices r 30k and 33k respectively??

there is also an i3 11th gen thinkpad e14 which is performance is equal to i7 6th, but costs over 38k.
i personlly prefer 11th gen processor, but still wud like to know your suggestions

thx

AMD options are also overall good. Thinkpad has good quality so it wont be a bad buy.

 

[SKC]

Buy a laptop with atleast 11th gen i5. Never buy i3

i3 works best with SSD and 8-12GB RAM. Not an option for gaming but light movies and study work should be fine

 

[THESIS THORON]

i3 works best with SSD and 8-12GB RAM. Not an option for gaming but light movies and study work should be fine

I will say go with ryzen and a good ram,ssd

 

[not so dravidian]

AMD options are also overall good. Thinkpad has good quality so it wont be a bad buy.

yeah AMD 5000 series r better in battery wise, but im buying from a retailer who has somehow hit the jackpot by importing brand new e15, he usulay buys from lots

 

[not so dravidian]

i3 works best with SSD and 8-12GB RAM. Not an option for gaming but light movies and study work should be fine

normally he wud use around 20 tabs in chrome

 

[SKC]

I will say go with ryzen and a good ram,ssd

Ryzen is overall more balanced platform. GPU and APU capabilities are balanced. It would work even without dedicated GPU.

 

[SKC]

normally he wud use around 20 tabs in chrome

that should be fine with 8+4 GB RAM and 300-500 GB HDD and 11th Gen i3.

 

[THESIS THORON]

yeah AMD 5000 series r better in battery wise, but im buying from a retailer who has somehow hit the jackpot by importing brand new e15, he usulay buys from lots

see if you want battery life then do not have a laptop with a power hungry graphic card.

it will ruin your day.

best will be go with 1660 series that is enough for most of the things.

 

[not so dravidian]

see if you want battery life then do not have a laptop with a power hungry graphic card.

it will ruin your day.

best will be go with 1660 series that is enough for most of the things.

no gpu only for web surfing and studies

 

[THESIS THORON]

btw which laptop you are looking ??

 

[johnj]

yep, but i3 11 th has equivalent performance of i7 6th gen + win 11. so in doubt

Always buy newest and stable ones. 6th gen very old, and both 6th and 7th gen outdated and not comparable with today's i gen cpus.With the launch of Ryzen, intel bring new standards in i series. i7=i5 etc. Better compare with 8gen at least. for 35k inr, i3 11gen is good.

 

[johnj]

no gpu only for web surfing and studies

money matters.
''web surfing and studies'' - if it involves 4k or video editing, then consider a lap with gpu with i5, else i3. Amd also a great choice. AMD having a stable future with ryzen and intel, a bit complicated - hybrid/gpu etc.
I choose- 1. m2 nve ssd latest, 2. ram[16gb] ddr4. 3. type c, type a latest. dp , then cpu, gpu. and no. of core/thread matters, plus tdp. Right now i choose amd, but if am going to uk- them intel not a issue.

 

[johnj]

ya'll my brother will be going to UK for higher studies.

he's going to buy an thinkpad t480 with i7 6th gen and t460s with i5 6th gen.
the prices r 30k and 33k respectively??

there is also an i3 11th gen thinkpad e14 which is performance is equal to i7 6th, but costs over 38k.
i personlly prefer 11th gen processor, but still wud like to know your suggestions

thx

Always choose latest gen, and also consider service availability of particular band/model[in uk/ind].
Also consider AMD, right now, ryzen more stable. Ssd - m2 nvme, and not sata ssd. ram 2x8gb. [l love dp, hdmi, type c, better cam and latest type a]

 

[Dark Sorrow]

no gpu only for web surfing and studies

What kind of studies you are looking into?
You should wait for some time, laptops with Ryzen 6000 series will release soon.

 

[THESIS THORON]

What kind of studies you are looking into?
You should wait for some time Ryzen 6000 series will release soon.

and then wait for laptop due to chip shortage