Mechanical Engineering Laptop Rec
LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE
Total budget (USD):
$1000-$1100
Are you open to refurbs/used?
No
How would you prioritize form factor (ultrabook, 2-in-1, etc.), build quality, performance, and battery life?
32GB RAM, solid CPU, good battery life (7-8 hrs?), does not need touchscreen/flip
How important is weight and thinness to you?
not that important
Do you have a preferred screen size? If indifferent, put N/A.
prefer bigger screen
Are you doing any CAD/video editing/photo editing/gaming? List which programs/games you desire to run.
lots of CAD, Solidworks, etc.
If you're gaming, do you have certain games you want to play? At what settings and FPS do you want?
N/A
Any specific requirements such as good keyboard, reliable build quality, touch-screen, finger-print reader, optical drive or good input devices (keyboard/touchpad)?
IDK, not rly.
Leave any finishing thoughts here that you may feel are necessary and beneficial to the discussion.
Thinking of buying Acer Nitro V16 for mechanical engineering as an incoming freshmen**.**
Acer - Nitro V16 16'' Gaming Laptop,AMD Ryzen 5 240,32GB RAM,1TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050,Win 11 - Black
Mainly chose it because of “bang for buck” but also heard some concerns about battery and size/heaviness.
Any thoughts/other recommendations? FYI this laptop would be probably $1160 as of bestbuy right now.
Thank you in advance