Student notebook recommendations

I would go for something like this. Even Takealot has the HPs. Would probably just buy another 8gb Crucial Ram module for it (can use Crucial compatibility checker to see which.

HP EliteBook 840 G8 14.0 Core i5-1135G7 8GB RAM 256GB SSD R11999​


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Here is the general series specs. Price is pretty decent actually, normally they are 20-30k


Battery life between 6-9 hours depending on use. Mostly lean towards 9 hours.
 
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backstreetboy said:
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Works fine.
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What do you need to store thats 500gb of storage? Unless youre backing up to it, its pretty dumb.

Microsoft Offers the below.
  • 1. OneDrive Basic: It provides 5GB of storage for free.
  • 2. OneDrive 100GB: This plan offers 100GB of storage for .99 per month.

  • 3. Microsoft 365 Personal: It includes 1TB of OneDrive storage along with access to Microsoft Office apps and additional features, priced at $69.99 per year or $6.99 per month.
You can use a Spindle drive too with platters. Dont use an NVME as a backup drive. When they stop working....you loose everything thats why they arent used for backups.
 
LandyMan said:
Not really gaming ... it has a numpad that makes it a bit bigger. but bigger screen by default mean bigger chassis, other wise you have a lobsided folding thing :)

I asked him to take a picture of how it is not fitting on the desk ... yet to receive it ... so I called BS :)
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True but also a 15" Gaming machine is gonna be a lot bigger than a normal 15" notebook which is going to be significantly bigger than a 15" ultrabook.

As an example look at Dell G3/G5 vs Dell Latitude vs Dell XPS. All 15", all different sizes. I use this example because I had access to all 3 machines and used to travel with them.

A few years back I remember Dell was marketing the XPS as "a 15" screen in a 14" body" because it had no numpad and the bezels were so thin... it was actually as small as a 14" with big bezels.
 
You can also size down for the class laptop and, assuming something like Onedrive is in use, use the 15" at home for number crunching. I obviously have no idea what kind of processing power might be needed for normal in-class work

Btw, my son used a Dell XPS15 9560 while attending classes at Tuks :)
 
Luke7777 said:
You can also size down for the class laptop and, assuming something like Onedrive is in use, use the 15" at home for number crunching. I obviously have no idea what kind of processing power might be needed for normal in-class work

Btw, my son used a Dell XPS15 9560 while attending classes at Tuks :)
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Wow, lucky kid. A premium gaming machine for campus.

Oh, that being said, I have my XPS15 9560 for sale. Literally lying in my cupboard since I upgraded to the 9520 early last year.
 
Corelli said:
As for SSD. Make sure it has an NVME drive and not a normal SSD. SSD are SLOW.
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That BS, there's a gazillion benchmarks out wrt real world desktop use and the difference is negligible for most users. There are however specific use cases where you will benefit from using an nvme drive.
 
Dylan_G said:
Wow, lucky kid. A premium gaming machine for campus.

Oh, that being said, I have my XPS15 9560 for sale. Literally lying in my cupboard since I upgraded to the 9520 early last year.
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He was studying Computer Science. Only laptop used for all his studies, projects and the 1st couple of work years following that :) Until his employer decided to provide him with a 2nd hand Mac . Still in use for his side projects. Money well spend :)
 
Luke7777 said:
You can also size down for the class laptop and, assuming something like Onedrive is in use, use the 15" at home for number crunching. I obviously have no idea what kind of processing power might be needed for normal in-class work

Btw, my son used a Dell XPS15 9560 while attending classes at Tuks :)
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Definitely not within my budget :)
 
If you need something basic, this would be more than adequate, 3 Year on Site warranty as well. Will gladly assist with a student grade price :)

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