Suggest A Laptop- India <80,000 INR- Student work + light gaming at reduced settings

Laptop Request -Others

I recently purchased a Dell 15 DC15250. I might be returning it due to concerns with its longevity, so I just wanted to put some feelers out and see what other laptops y'all recommend with a similar price range and specs.

LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE

  • Total budget (in local currency) and country of purchase. Please do not use USD unless purchasing in the US:
  • India, Less than 80,000 INR
  • Are you open to refurbs/used?
  • No
  • How would you prioritize form factor (ultrabook, 2-in-1, etc.), build quality, performance, and battery life?
  • Good build quality, preferably all aluminum. Decent battery life: I won't be taking out of the house too often. Should be reasonably fast (16Gb and Ryzen7/i7 if possible.)
  • How important is weight and thinness to you?
  • I don't want to be carrying around a brick but don't mind something on the heavier side for a laptop.
  • Do you have a preferred screen size? If indifferent, put N/A.
  • 14 or 15 inch
  • Are you doing any CAD/video editing/photo editing/gaming? List which programs/games you desire to run.
  • VS Code, Gimp, Filmora. No CAD.
  • If you're gaming, do you have certain games you want to play? At what settings and FPS do you want?
  • Deep Rock Galactic at ~60 fps (1280x720p) medium to low graphics
  • Don't play them now but it would be nice to be able to try games like Valorant and Destiny 2
  • Any specific requirements such as good keyboard, reliable build quality, touch-screen, finger-print reader, optical drive or good input devices (keyboard/touchpad)?
  • Comfortable keyboard, good build quality, will be using an external mouse, no need for fingerprint reader or touch screen
  • Leave any finishing thoughts here that you may feel are necessary and beneficial to the discussion.
  • Current laptop is a MI notebook 14 8Gb i5

Posted Jan 25, 2026, 4:39 AM UTC

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