Zenbook 14

I wouldn't make 120hz an absolute necessity in this class. Honestly unless gaming it's nice but overrated. Ideally yes go for snapdragon or intel ultra series 2, both are very power efficient. I'm my region there is an Asus metal Zenbook 14 with ultra 5, 16gb, 1tb SSD for $599, just need to find dea

The ideapad is on the weaker end, performance wise. You can try something like the Asus zenbook 14 with a core ultra 9 and 32 GB ram, that's more on line with the macbook prices and performance. And it's also slim and light.

You'll probably get a different answer from every person on this, but I would recommend a windows system like Lenovo over apple. If you really want the nice connectivity between devices, then you might be forced to apple at this point. It really comes down to what you want it for. For connectivity f

So, a lightweight laptop with good battery life and good build quality. Here are a few options I’d look at: MacBook Air 13 or 15: probably the easiest recommendation if you’re happy with macOS. Great battery life, very portable, silent, and ideal for travel/productivity. The 15” is nicer for Sheets,

This is tough. You're in design so you want performance across the board. But you're a college student so you need some battery efficiency. Getting a dedicated gpu will drain your battery and might be noisy for classrooms. I didn't search long and hard but here's a good example of what you should co

According to me having kids in college their first priority was weight and then storage and ram. Honestly I feel any apple product just for regular usage is not worth the price. I'd go for the Asus zenbook 14. It will be in your budget. My kids got apple air coz they are graphic designers and gamers

Take a look at this one https://www.bestbuy.com/product/asus-zenbook-14-14-2k-oled-touchscreen-laptop-amd-ryzen-ai-9-465-2026-16gb-memory-512gb-storage-copilot-pc-jasper-gray/JJGHGSC4GZ/sku/6671016/reviews You are limited by budget here, and this one fits. Pluses: It’s new with a warranty from an es

I seriously concidered this laptop: https://www.currys.co.uk/products/asus-zenbook-14-oled-14-laptop-intel-core-ultra-9-1-tb-ssd-ponder-blue-10284251.html The only downside is that 285H is a little bit worse in battery life AFAIU (8 hours instead of 10-12), but performance + build + price wise I thi

Same specs for 1.37L ASUS Zenbook 14 (2026),Smartchoice,Intel Core Ultra 9 285H,32GB RAM,1TB SSD,OLED,Touchscreen,14"

For the money something like this would provide a decent experience https://www.scan.co.uk/products/14-asus-ux3405-zenbook-14-oled-1920x1200-ultra-7-255h-16gb-lpddr5x-ram-1tb-ssd-intel-arc-graphics-tb