XPS 15 9530

Its expensive but even the prebuilt 385h with 32gb of ram andd 1tb ssd is competitive with like the dell xps 14 which is 100 dollars more (and has an oled over ips) sadly i bought a macbook pro 16 m5 pro to replace my 7840u framework 13 so im skipping this

My daily use laptop is a Dell XPS 15 7590. Bought it in 2021 and barely used it for years until I got a job that required a laptop. Popped some fresh 16gb (32 total) sticks of ram, a 1tb ssd with a fresh custom windows 11 install. Besides the screen, it’s just as good as any modern laptop under $150

Check out the College of Engineering laptop recommendations, they typically give the best advice for new students looking at computers I’m CCE, but for me a Dell XPS has been goated for both school and personal uses

E bakit kinoconsider mo pa mac in the first place kung issue pala pera? May dell xps naman or mga ultraportables dyan na windows, mas mura din ng konti

Don’t buy surface it’s a waste of money, if you need windows get a thinkpad. Dell xps is also pretty good

There are a lot of late-cycle laptop buys, and honestly that is the same tradeoff, because every saved dollar can become a hidden maintenance cost. For your setup, the Dell XPS 15 9530 Refurbished is practical if battery health, display, and warranty window are documented, since it keeps a dGPU lane

Model matters most. You can’t generalize gaming laptops because they aren’t consistent. Some gaming laptops suck and the ones that suck seem to control the narrative. Everyone thinks are big, hot, clunky, loud, and have shit battery life. In reality as long as you look beyond just specs, watch revie

Dell XPS super powerful machine, but really expesive.

Maybe a bit out of your price range but the new dell xps looks quite appealing and seems to fit the specs you are looking for. Im giving it serious thought whether to get one to run linux on or just replace my macbook for the new m5. Much prefer linux to mac os though.

Disclaimer: I’m in grad school studying architecture, not at RISD (idk why this sub is always recommended to me). But for any creative major where frequent software usage is going to be required (including illustrator, photoshop, etc) I would recommend against MacBooks and choose windows as most sof