new laptop for daughter at uni

[johnno]

Hi, looking for a windows laptop for my daughter studying graphic design. There are so many options to choose. Looking for recommendations please. Thinking £750 yo £1000.

 

[C1]

Buying a laptop is a complicated decision as there are lots of factors which are considerations in the compromise (eg, size, cost, performance -CPU/Graphics/Battery Life, looks, features - card reader/webcam/finger print sensor/availble ports/storage, reliability, vendor support, sound- speaker quality,/loudness, trackpad quality, etc.).

Lots of experience here.

Top two important factors are keyboard and display. (And sometimes - depends - trackpad quality.)

For you, your gonna want a good display. It's gonna probably be IPS of some kind plus have high contrast ratio and Adobe color compliance.

If your gonna do complex/specialty graphics you may want a good amount of ram (eg, 16GB min) and some kind of a decent graphics card.

The rest is what compromise you are able to stomach.

Good luck

 

[fralexandr]

Some options off amazon

I7 12700H, rtx 4070, 15.6" 1080p 100% srgb

Amazon.co.uk

Ryzen 8845hs, rtx 4060, 16" 100% srgb 1920x1200 display

Amazon.co.uk

Dell
I7 13650HX, rtx 4060, 15.6" 1080p 100% srgb

G15 Gaming Laptop | Dell UK

Play your favorite games on a Dell 15 inch gaming laptop with the latest Intel alongside a powerful NVIDIA GPU. View on Dell.com.

www.dell.com

 

[johnno]

Thank you for your replies. Would an OLED screen be a good choice?

 

[fralexandr]

Sure an oled would be good, but make sure to set the theme on windows and browsers to dark mode to improve battery life.

 

[DeathReborn]

laptopsdirect.co.uk has a Graphic Design category for Laptops.

Here's 2 options in the price range ( oh and... Yes, OLED is a good choice)

GIGABYTE G5 KF5 Intel Core i5 16GB 512GB RTX 4060 144Hz FHD 15.6 Inch Windows 11 Gaming Laptop - Laptops Direct

Buy GIGABYTE G5 KF5 Intel Core i5 16GB 512GB RTX 4060 144Hz FHD 15.6 Inch Windows 11 Gaming Laptop from LaptopsDirect

www.laptopsdirect.co.uk

Medion ERAZER NB Deputy P60i Intel Core i7 16GB 1TB RTX 4060 144Hz 15.6 Inch Windows 11 Home Gaming Laptop - Laptops Direct

Buy Medion ERAZER NB Deputy P60i Intel Core i7 16GB 1TB RTX 4060 144Hz 15.6 Inch Windows 11 Home Gaming Laptop from LaptopsDirect

www.laptopsdirect.co.uk

& an OLED choice

ASUS ZenBook 14 AMD Ryzen 7 16GB RAM 1TB SSD 14 Inch Windows 11 Home Laptop - Laptops Direct

Buy ASUS ZenBook 14 AMD Ryzen 7 16GB RAM 1TB SSD 14 Inch Windows 11 Home Laptop from LaptopsDirect

www.laptopsdirect.co.uk

 

[johnno]

Thanks, appreciate your time and advice. Thinking the Asus Zenbook. I have until the end of January to decide for her 21st. She would prefer 14" over 15.6.

 

[johnno]

this looks the same on amazon but £699

https://www.amazon.co.uk/ASUS-UM3406HA-Touchscreen-Keyboard-Software/dp/B0D62T6HRS/ref=sr_1_4?crid=1235WDTB68I5Y&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.yQEB2QTOqyA-qnqZq7Pey9NX1QdWSa-lPOLph9yaxxexNJgAkQvnrAWon0mkeUHX8RID1jk9Y5J9xCUs2vfXhu8uAmw10WUvEaD7pbPFYyBx8ZG1aDw5u_yNtoXfJb_YM7uI4vBPDj_2Wew4kRbtdRBMzk-5wacXIHP6Cy8CljZ3W77htWZNpQW5B9W6-m22EAhGe-pRHxEGe2n_VHCsHEiFoawd-H3OSWKasORmQOY.Ny8B4Sv43oQ06Dw1QSOqBwheR87hUVk6SSQJGdCIr6M&dib_tag=se&keywords=ASUS%2BZenBook%2B14&nsdOptOutParam=true&qid=1732545678&s=music&sprefix=asus%2Bzenbook%2B14%2B%2Cpopular%2C130&sr=1-4&ufe=app_do%3Aamzn1.fos.23648568-4ba5-49f2-9aa6-31ae75f1e9cd&th=1