Aspire 3

Asus laptops are definitely fragile. However, I've physically stepped on my Acer Aspire 5 before, and it's going 5 years strong. Also my newer Acer Aspire 3 with a Ryzen 3 is blazing fast with 8hr+ battery. Don't know why people hate Acer...

i feel you on the loadshedding struggle - same thing killed my old dell's battery. for 50-80k, look at used thinkpads like t480 or t490 - those things have hot-swappable batteries and easily last 6-8 hours on a charge. also check Acer Aspire 3 or Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3 new in that range, both manage

I would advice you see in Shopee, I found an original Acer charger for my aspire and it's working as well as the one provided with the laptop You need the exact specs and connector size to get the right one

I would be wary of no name brand 3rd party chargers as they can have the potential to produce more RF noise than a 1st party or well designed 3rd party chargers and may be rushing to use safetywise (in the long term). Some may be fine to use, but I haven't dived too far into 3rd party chargers outsi