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Posted by ThermalThrottle99 · Oct 3, 2026 10:51 AM

Switching from a 2.5kg gaming laptop to something lighter for travel - recommendations?

My current gaming laptop is great at my desk but a pain to carry around campus all day. Thinking about picking up something thin and light as a second device for classes and leaving the gaming laptop

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Posted by notebookninja · Sep 16, 2026 3:42 PM

Budget laptop for college - around $700, mostly browser + office work

Heading to college in a few months and need something reliable that won't struggle with 20 browser tabs + Word/Excel. Don't need gaming performance. Is 8GB RAM still okay in 2026 or should I stretch t

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