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doingStufffff

Is this laptop ok for someone who is not a power user (no demanding AAA games, AI etc)

I want to get a relative a laptop since their old one is pretty slow. He'll be using it for business software mostly: excel, word, etc and for running basic python scripts. Other than that I'll imagine it's use will be mostly as a media/web browsing machine. Do you think this will be ok for the next 4-5 years?

Specs:

LENOVO IDEAPAD GAMING 3

AMD Ryzen 5 5600H (3.3/4.2GHz, 16MB, 6C/12T)

NVIDIA GTX 1650 4GB GDDR6

16GB DDR4 3200MHz

512GB NVMe

15.6" FHD 1920x1080 IPS Anti-Glare 60Hz

Wi-Fi 6 802.11 ac/b/g/n + ax; Bluetooth 5.0; 1G LAN

Posted Apr 25, 2023, 9:07 AM UTC

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ArthurLeywinn:Windows10: Windows 10•

Looks like a solid notebook.

It will run webbrowsing/office and python without a problem.

You could even game with it. Not on ultra and no aaa Titels but it could run games.

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doingStufffffOP•

Not sure how much gaming he'll do but I guess it would be nice to have it as an option.

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ArthurLeywinn:Windows10: Windows 10•

I mean you never know. And it's always good to have a separate graphics card.

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Valoneria•

I'd suggest something different than a gaming machine, if he's not going to be using it for gaming anyway.

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doingStufffffOP•

Well gaming is just a marketing thing. I want it to have some power under the hood so that it can last for a good amount of time.

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Old_Prior_7795•

If you want something that's actually good and will actually last for years.

Something like a refurbished Dell XPS with a 3050 is probably the best all around and most reliable windows device you'll find.

At around $1,500 usd, it isn't cheap, even used.

But it is a device that with limited physical abuse, will actually just last forever.

The issue with 'gaming' laptops is that they're pretty cheaply made. Plastics, poor PCB design. They'll fail to no fault of the user after a few years more so than a well designed device would.

Something like a MacBook or Dell XPS can easily last 6+ years with some exceptions.

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Valoneria•

It's more than just marketing though. You're paying for a graphics card that isn't needed, and the build quality is rarely the best on the Lenovo Ideapad gaming laptops.

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