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Need input on what laptop specs I need
August 30, 2023 at
07:58 AM
This is cross posted in find me a deal. Hello! My 17 year old daughter just started college and needs a new laptop. I literally have no idea what specs to look at, so I am hoping someone can give me some idea of what to search for.
She currently has an LG gram i7-8565u, 16gb ram, 512gb SSD and it is laggy so she needs something faster. She currently has Sims 4 on it and 1,090 mods that she wants to keep but needs something faster for school.
She will be doing some Zoom course and some in person so she needs to be able to work online and take notes.
Budget is hopefully no more than $1200, but flexible if it will do everything she wants and will last a few years
Size 14 inch is ideal
Do not care about brands just something reliable
Prefers USB-C charge, but not sure that is a deal breaker
Battery life 2 to 4 hours
Windows platfor
TIA for any advice from a non-tech savy mom!
She currently has an LG gram i7-8565u, 16gb ram, 512gb SSD and it is laggy so she needs something faster. She currently has Sims 4 on it and 1,090 mods that she wants to keep but needs something faster for school.
She will be doing some Zoom course and some in person so she needs to be able to work online and take notes.
Budget is hopefully no more than $1200, but flexible if it will do everything she wants and will last a few years
Size 14 inch is ideal
Do not care about brands just something reliable
Prefers USB-C charge, but not sure that is a deal breaker
Battery life 2 to 4 hours
Windows platfor
TIA for any advice from a non-tech savy mom!
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Latitude 14" 3000 (3440)
Tech Specs
Intel Core 13th Generation i7-1355U Processor (10 Core, Up to 5.00GHz, 12MB Cache, 15W)
Windows 11 Pro
1TB PCIe M.2 NVMe Class 35 Solid State Drive
16GB (1X16GB) Up to 3200MHz DDR4 SoDIMM Non-ECC
14 inch FHD (1920 x 1080) Wide View Angle Anti-Glare IPS 60Hz 300-nits 72% NTSC Touch Display
Intel Graphics
Soft Charcoal
Dell Outlet Latitude 14 - 3440 Laptop
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Latitude 14" 3000 (3440)
$2,280.00$857.00
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Scratch & Dent
FHD IR Camera with Shutter, Temporal Noise Reduction and Microphone
3-Cell, 54 WHr Lithium Ion Battery
Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211 + Bluetooth
US English Backlit Keyboard
Palmrest with Fingerprint Reader, without SIM Slot
65 Watt Type-C AC Adapter
Bottom Door
Energy Star 6.1
EPEAT 2018 Registered (Gold)
LCD Back Cover (Touch Screen), WLAN Capable
No WWAN Card
Power Cord 125V
SSD Bracket
Original Price$2,280.00
Total Savings$1,423.00
Standard ShippingFREE
Outlet Price$857.00
Spend the money for NBD onsite repair and if she has an issue a Dell Technician will come out to replace the broken part. for durability you cannot beat a business class computer. Magnesium frames vs plastic better overall. Not usually the lighest but light means a compromise.
https://outlet.us.dell.
Latitude 14" 3000 (3440)
Tech Specs
Intel Core 13th Generation i7-1355U Processor (10 Core, Up to 5.00GHz, 12MB Cache, 15W)
Windows 11 Pro
1TB PCIe M.2 NVMe Class 35 Solid State Drive
16GB (1X16GB) Up to 3200MHz DDR4 SoDIMM Non-ECC
14 inch FHD (1920 x 1080) Wide View Angle Anti-Glare IPS 60Hz 300-nits 72% NTSC Touch Display
Intel Graphics
Soft Charcoal
Dell Outlet Latitude 14 - 3440 Laptop
Latitude 14" 3000 (3440)
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Latitude 14" 3000 (3440)
Latitude 14" 3000 (3440)
$2,280.00$857.00
1 in stock
Scratch & Dent
FHD IR Camera with Shutter, Temporal Noise Reduction and Microphone
3-Cell, 54 WHr Lithium Ion Battery
Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211 + Bluetooth
US English Backlit Keyboard
Palmrest with Fingerprint Reader, without SIM Slot
65 Watt Type-C AC Adapter
Bottom Door
Energy Star 6.1
EPEAT 2018 Registered (Gold)
LCD Back Cover (Touch Screen), WLAN Capable
No WWAN Card
Power Cord 125V
SSD Bracket
Original Price$2,280.00
Total Savings$1,423.00
Standard ShippingFREE
Outlet Price$857.00
Spend the money for NBD onsite repair and if she has an issue a Dell Technician will come out to replace the broken part. for durability you cannot beat a business class computer. Magnesium frames vs plastic better overall. Not usually the lighest but light means a compromise.
https://outlet.us.dell.
She currently has an LG gram i7-8565u, 16gb ram, 512gb SSD and it is laggy so she needs something faster. She currently has Sims 4 on it and 1,090 mods that she wants to keep but needs something faster for school.
She will be doing some Zoom course and some in person so she needs to be able to work online and take notes.
Budget is hopefully no more than $1200, but flexible if it will do everything she wants and will last a few years
Size 14 inch is ideal
Do not care about brands just something reliable
Prefers USB-C charge, but not sure that is a deal breaker
Battery life 2 to 4 hours
Windows platfor
TIA for any advice from a non-tech savy mom!
In my experience, freshman year of college sees more broken / stolen laptops than later years.
If you do replace it, a refurbished Dell Latitude or various Lenovo models are good choices.
While not nearly as robust as a Latitude, the Dell Inspiron 16 models have a higher built quality than the Inspiron 15. I mention it mainly because it's on sale.