Recommend a laptop for work

[yolofino]

Suggest a laptop for work - it mostly involves heavy web browsing. Nothing more, no coding, no gaming, no video editing work.

- Must have 16GB DDR5 RAM (unsoldered preferred), expandable upto 32GB minimum
- AMD Zen4 or Intel Arrow Lake or Lunar Lake architecture in processors. Question: For heavy browsing, do I need H series processors or U series is fine? How about Intel Ultra 225V type of processors?
- 512GB SSD minimum
- Prefer lightweight laptops
- 14 inch preferred, don't mind 15.6 inch either
- Good battery capacity, the higher the better
- Type-C charging must. I see some laptops have old-school charging port but they also have a type-C through which charging is possible. So that is fine too.
- Prefer small touchpad
- IPS screens only, no OLED
- No touchscreens

Budget is as minimum as possible, of course 🙂 but if I can get it under Rs. 60,000 during the sale it would be awesome.

Edit: No Apple Macbooks as only Windows/Linux suits my purpose.

 

[nkshrma]

Macbook period unless you need an app which only works on windows.
Long battery life and a good processor. The new base configuration now comes with 16GB of RAM.
I used Windows for about four years, but in 2020 I switched to a Mac with the M1 Pro chip. Since then, I haven’t looked back at Windows. Over the years, I’ve also used the MacBook Air with M2 and M4 chips. Even after two years of use, both still feel like new. Unfortunately, I lost my M1 Pro, but the M2 and M4 Airs continue to perform flawlessly.

With a Mac, there’s no hanging, no BSOD just a smooth, seamless experience. They even handle light coding with ease.

 

[BK7]

You can go with either a MacBook or Vivobook. I’ve been using the MacBook Air M1 since 2021 and it’s been excellent with no issues. minus is premium apps, like MS Office.

 

[yolofino]

@BK7 @nkshrma Thanks for your suggestions. I need some applications which are on Windows only or my use case is suited for Windows/Linux only. So I would avoid Macbook for now.

 

[AlgoTrader]

@BK7 @nkshrma Thanks for your suggestions. I need some applications which are on Windows only or my use case is suited for Windows/Linux only. So I would avoid Macbook for now.

i am in same boat and still looking

 

[SSquad]

Heavy browsing means multiple tabs for work purpose or casual browsing?

Resource usage depends on this, core i5 H series should be sufficient and ultra series other than U without proper thermal management is not recommended.

 

[HumorSimpson]

@yolofino You already have clear requirements, so post 3 - 4 laptop choices here. We can debate on those.

 

[yolofino]

Heavy browsing means multiple tabs for work purpose or casual browsing?

Resource usage depends on this, core i5 H series should be sufficient and ultra series other than U without proper thermal management is not recommended.

Multiple tabs for work purpose.

 

[yolofino]

@yolofino You already have clear requirements, so post 3 - 4 laptop choices here. We can debate on those.

Sure, I will post a list of laptops sometime today.

 

[HumorSimpson]

Sure, I will post a list of laptops sometime today.

Three U series and three H series should do the job. Keep a check on the display gamut, it must be sRGB 100% for good color reproduction.