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I already added this one. Thanks. Looking for another suggestion also.This one is a Ryzen 5. from 2022. Basically I look for the highest CPU that your budget will allow. Then I go to PassMark CPU site to see when the CPU was released.
Screen is mehThis one is a Ryzen 5. from 2022. Basically I look for the highest CPU that your budget will allow. Then I go to PassMark CPU site to see when the CPU was released. Then you remember that PassMark benchmark score and google for a really good laptop and see what cpu it has and what score it gets. A really good laptop will last 8+ years. Now look at the score for the one within budget and guess how many years that would last.
Npu is already included in every modern phone even cheap ones it's just that it's not common enough in PCs btw the npu is just one accelerator there will be other accelerators to boost different instructions and since after a long hold of PC tech barely improving untill Ryzen and now with a next gen computing boom (ai) it would be pretty terrible to try to future proof untill there is a big decline againWell i think since you can't really guess what computing we will be doing in 8 years, you have to base it on today. The AI thing is the really troublesome guess and I don't know if there will still be AI chat sites as we have today where all the processing is done by a server. Or will it will be expected that all future 'basic' models can do AI.
For future proofing, it is better to get a desktop where parts can be swapped out. If you are going to be sitting at the same desk every day while using a computer then desktops really are the better choice - you can swap out cpu, swap out gpu, add ram, add storage.
Actually calling it future proofing is not accurate, you are just trying to maxmize the value of your dollar spent. Maybe with the troublesome AI lurking, it is better to spend less at this time until a clearer view is in sight. A npu may or may not become standard equiptment when people balk at the electricity bill they have to pay.
I didn't know npu's are now in phones, shows you how dated I am. But please explain your sentence, I don't quite get it.it would be pretty terrible to try to future proof untill there is a big decline again
You know about Moore law right ?I didn't know npu's are now in phones, shows you how dated I am. But please explain your sentence, I don't quite get it.
Basically because he needs does basic usage where even a few years older machine will suffice then performance isn't the most important factor for his current usage and current computing demands but since he uses at for movies where there is a huge difference between a cheap display of most laptops and an old that's just slightly over his budget I think it's probably a good compromise to spend a little more and get the cheapest OLED laptop he can find and India has a lot of good cheap headphones that unfortunately aren't available in my country (personally I recommend getting some popular brand used headphones)@anirbandutta01 what is the CPU model # of your current laptop ? And what is the amount of RAM and size of SSD/Nvme ?
Read the above discussion first. Upon thinking about it, I have to revise my recommendation. It is unclear at this time whether or not an NPU will beocme standard equiptment for 'basic' laptops of the near future. So it is better to spend less for this laptop that you are getting and save the money for the next laptop when the dust settles. Or if your need is not urgent, then don't spend at all.
Tell me what you have now and I will go look again.
Oleds are nowadays pretty cheap to produce so it's a shame many laptops use cheap displaysAt this price point you have to make sacrifices in more than one places. Do you only want a slightly better processor like 5625U or 1220P or do you want a better build quality or an OLED display.
You are not going to get a better display at this price point than one posted by @Vitali Ortzi , it is pretty well balanced imo.
This one has metal body (if you care about that), with a better processor (Zen 2 vs Zen 3) but display is pretty bad.
PS older Ryzen chips like 5600u, 5500u, 5625u etc. don't have AV1 hardware decoding support (YouTube uses AV1 for majority of videos that I watch), so have that in mind as it will affect the battery life if you like watching YT videos a lot.
Sometimes they can be moved a little sometimes they can't but if it's possible it will definitely be highly worth it as he will have a better looking display then some very very expansive gaming laptops and expansive business machinesBudgets usually cannot be moved, espcially if set by a parent. Well, you can try pleadiing and nagging. But credit is expensive.
Thanks for your support. Computer specs@anirbandutta01 what is the CPU model # of your current laptop ? And what is the amount of RAM and size of SSD/Nvme ?
Read the above discussion first. Upon thinking about it, I have to revise my recommendation. It is unclear at this time whether or not an NPU will beocme standard equiptment for 'basic' laptops of the near future. So it is better to spend less for this laptop that you are getting and save the money for the next laptop when the dust settles. Or if your need is not urgent, then don't spend at all.
Tell me what you have now and I will go look again.
Chromium browsers brave ,edge ,chrome etc should be superior to Gecko (Firefox) and almost the same between different chromium browsers on resource usage as they have the same base engineThanks for your support. Computer specs
8 GB DDR3 RAM, 500GB HDD, 128GB SSD (installed Windows 10 Pro X64 22H3 on SSD) Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-2100 CPU @ 3.10GHz 3.09 GHz .
Also which browser can save laptop's battery life ?
Slightly slow. Also I need Windows 11 for my office work.Chromium browsers brave ,edge ,chrome etc should be superior to Gecko (Firefox) and almost the same between different chromium browsers on resource usage as they have the same base engine
Btw does your current PC feel slow ?