Thoughts on these colored laptop options?

Laptop Request US

I’ve found some options, which I’ll link below the form (feel free to skip to the end). Let me know if anyone has advice on which might be best!

Total budget (in local currency) and country of purchase. Please do not use USD unless purchasing in the US:

  • Ideally around 1200 USD Are you open to refurbs/used?
  • Refurbs are fine How would you prioritize form factor (ultrabook, 2-in-1, etc.), build quality, performance, and battery life?
  • Battery life is important to me. A battery life of 10 hours or so would be great. How important is weight and thinness to you?
  • Thinness is relatively important, but weight is not important. I want a good looking device, so thinness and shape matter to me. Do you have a preferred screen size? If indifferent, put N.A.
  • 14” please!! Are you doing any CAD/video editing/photo editing/gaming? List which programs/games you desire to run.
  • I have been gaming on a relatively poor laptop for a while, so I will be gaming on this laptop but I don’t care about it going well (no minecraft shaders for me). If you're gaming, do you have certain games you want to play? At what settings and FPS do you want?
  • Not important :> Any specific requirements such as good keyboard, reliable build quality, touch-screen, finger-print reader, optical drive or good input devices (keyboard/touchpad)?
  • Color!!! This has been the number one limiting factor in my search. I have had a bright pink laptop for years (rip msi laptop which is so dead now) and I’d be so sad to go to a plain black device. Leave any finishing thoughts here that you may feel are necessary and beneficial to the discussion.
  • I would like an Intel i7/core 7/ultra 7 or AMD Ryzen 7, since I have an i7 currently. 32 GB RAM would be great, but I’m willing to settle for 16, especially if I can upgrade the RAM later. No other specs are super important for me.

I’ll list the options I’ve found, but I’m open to recs too! Let me know if has opinions on my options. :)

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/acer-swift-14-ai-14-wuxga-touch-laptop-copilot-pc-intel-core-ultra-7-32gb-memory-1tb-ssd-steam-blue/6605371.p?skuId=6605371 Currently my top choice - the color is somewhat neutral and not that exciting but it’s as close to perfect as I have been able to get. The specs are what I want and the price is great. https://www.bestbuy.com/site/lenovo-yoga-slim-9i-copilot-pc-14-4k-120hz-oled-touchscreen-laptop-intel-core-ultra-7-processor-32gb-memory-1tb-ssd-tidal-teal/6617151.p?skuId=6617151 I want this one so badly - the color is amazing!! Lenovo is a great brand, and this guy has the specs I want. However, it’s pricier than the other one. It seems like the price is worthwhile because of the touchscreen, nice display, etc, but I don’t care about these things a ton, making the extra money possibly not well spent. https://www.bestbuy.com/site/microsoft-gs-cert-refurb-surface-laptop-5-13-5-touch-screen-intel-evo-platform-core-i7-16gb-memory-512gb-ssd-sage/6561388.p?skuId=6561388 This is refurbished, not new, which worries me slightly because I want it to last a long time. Only 16 GB of RAM is not ideal for me. The color is super cute but probably not worth the trouble. https://www.target.com/p/acer-aspire-vero-15-6-laptop-intel-core-i7-1355u-1-70ghz-16gb-512gb-ssd-w11h-manufacturer-refurbished/-/A-93221705#lnk=sametab Another refurbished one, still 16 GB RAM but this one is also much bigger at 15.6”. I’d rather not get this one, but I’m holding out hope that Acer has some other laptop in this same color that I just haven’t yet been able to find.

That’s all!! Thanks everyone!! Let me know what you think. :)

Posted Aug 7, 2025, 12:45 AM UTC

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