Durable Laptop to Replace my Lenovo G470 - Budget P30k MAX

**12vdc** · February 7th, 2019 10:29 PM

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Usually free yan ska mouse kung bibili ka laptop

Ang tinatangal na nila yung VGA, Com port, USB to type-C. Yan pa naman impt.

**jut703** · February 9th, 2019 09:23 PM

Suggest you get a laptop with these specs as minimum:

Core i5-8250U (this is quad-core vs the dual-core i5-7xxx series, more future-proof)
8GB RAM (16GB recommended, again for future-proofing)
256 GB SSD (512GB recommended so you can fit a lot of files without needing an external hard drive).

A laptop with these specs will set you back over 40k but it's worth it. Big jump in responsiveness vs the sub-30k laptops which usually only have 4GB RAM, an Intel Pentium CPU (much slower than i5), and non-SSD storage.

I would suggest either the HP Envy 13 or the Dell XPS 13. If budget allows, also consider a Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Carbon - it's frequently touted as the best business laptop available in the market today.

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**jut703** · February 9th, 2019 10:07 PM

Mahal pala ng laptops pag dito bumili. Those laptops I quoted are at the 55-60k price range here, pero nasa 800-900 USD lang.

I also checked the Lenovo store here, they're selling the X1 Carbon for 170k [emoji23] Eh 2,100 USD lang talaga yun. The Lenovo that's priced the same as the HP Envy 13 is the Ideapad 320S which costs 56k.

All the 30k laptops I see are either big and bulky with semi-entry level specs, or netbooks which are portable but with ultra-slow specs.

This is a Lenovo Ideapad 330 - i3-7020U processor, 4GB RAM, 1TB HDD, 1366x768:

This looks like a better buy - the Asus X407U - 28k, i3 CPU, 4GB RAM, 1366x768, 128GB SSD + 1TB.

But if I were to get one at under 30k I will most likely get this - Acer Swift 3 - i3-7100U, 4GB, 1TB HDD, 1920x1080 screen - 28.5k. It's also the slimmest of the bunch:

Upgrade the RAM nalang to 8GB (6k) and 256GB SSD (5k). So you'll end up at almost 40k also but it's worth it.

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**_Cathy_** · May 31st, 2019 04:13 AM

^ What do you think of these? For YouTube, Email and Netflix lang naman

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**_Qwerty_** · May 31st, 2019 09:05 AM

check mo sa bestbuy.. minsan may mga sale sila yung wala nang box pero brand new pa din..

**_Qwerty_** · May 31st, 2019 09:13 AM

here's one.. for $299..

**JohnM** · May 31st, 2019 09:47 AM

Originally Posted by jut703

But if I were to get one at under 30k I will most likely get this - Acer Swift 3 - i3-7100U, 4GB, 1TB HDD, 1920x1080 screen - 28.5k. It's also the slimmest of the bunch:

My dad recently got an Acer Swift 1 with an N5000 processor, 4gb RAM, and 128gb SSD at around that same price. I told him to prioritize the SSD over other specs. RAM can be easily upgraded later. He only uses it for documents and browsing anyway. Masaya naman sya so far.

I got spoiled on SSDs because the laptop issued by my previous employer was equipped with one. When I resigned and had to buy a personal laptop it only had a 1TB HDD and load times were not acceptable. I DIY installed an M2 500gb SSD on it and moved Windows over. When I got another laptop from my new employer I also DIY installed another M2 500gb SSD on it. Windows now loads on both laptops in less than 30 secs (i5 8250, 16GB RAM).

**ninjababez** · May 31st, 2019 11:55 AM

Originally Posted by JohnM

My dad recently got an Acer Swift 1 with an N5000 processor, 4gb RAM, and 128gb SSD at around that same price. I told him to prioritize the SSD over other specs. RAM can be easily upgraded later. He only uses it for documents and browsing anyway. Masaya naman sya so far.

I got spoiled on SSDs because the laptop issued by my previous employer was equipped with one. When I resigned and had to buy a personal laptop it only had a 1TB HDD and load times were not acceptable. I DIY installed an M2 500gb SSD on it and moved Windows over. When I got another laptop from my new employer I also DIY installed another M2 500gb SSD on it. Windows now loads on both laptops in less than 30 secs (i5 8250, 16GB RAM).

iirc pekto did the same dun sa older laptops ng kids (or para sa kids nya)

**JohnM** · May 31st, 2019 12:05 PM

Originally Posted by ninjababez

iirc pekto did the same dun sa older laptops ng kids (or para sa kids nya)

Laking difference eh. Yung Asus i8250 took more than a minute to start Win10 on its stock 1TB HDD. 860 EVO ang ginamit ko since it's our personal unit. The work unit got the 970 EVO.

OS and programs lang nilalagay ko sa SSD. Working files stay on the HDD.

**Jun aka Pekto** · May 31st, 2019 01:39 PM

Originally Posted by ninjababez

iirc pekto did the same dun sa older laptops ng kids (or para sa kids nya)

Yup. My old 2013 ASUS RoG G46VW (i5-3230m, 8gb RAM) got an SSD upgrade plus a new OEM battery. Boot up times are quick and battery life is once again over 7 hours. The old battery only had enough juice for 2 hours and decreasing.

Both of my kids have laptops (ASUS i7-6500U and Lenovo N3150) that already have SSD storage. No real need to upgrade them.