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ZBook Studio G11
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3 positive0 neutral1 negative
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Is a ThinkPad T1g/P1 overkill for mechanical engineering?
What are the specs included with that price? I am also doing mechanical engineering and have that laptop currently. It’s definitely overkill but it has been great so far, except for the price I paid for lol… The only laptop I would consider getting is probably the framework but the screen bezels are
...Over-Interaction6299 in r/LaptopForStudent
June 18, 2026 at 3:17 PM
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ThinkPad X9 vs P1 Gen 8 vs T1g vs ZBook Studio G11 vs MacBook Pro M5 for Mathematics Research (MSc → PhD)
The MacBook is going to be the most portable and usable outside. The Studio G11 is an older machine so if it’s the same price as something like the T1g prefer the thinkpad. The X9 will have the best battery out of all the windows models but this is because it uses Intel 200V CPUs : these have fine s
...Brilliant_War9548 in r/laptops
June 19, 2026 at 4:31 PM
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32GB vs 64GB RAM for a work/gaming laptop I want to keep for 5+ years?
Easy, go for HP ZBook Studio G11 would make sense. I am using it and it is great. 64/96GB is good, they are not expensive at all, just upgrade it yourself. 64GB is $145, and 96GB costs about $200. Studio actually supports up to 128GB with newly released Micron SODIMM. But you do not need that much.
...ZookeepergameOk8767 in r/laptops
May 12, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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Apple has won the efficient productivity laptop race and I refuse to believe it
Apple M4 Macs are still the leading performer, just look at a M4 Pro on battery! it's beating a lot of windows (amd / intel latest) while plugged in.. I don't think x86 has figured it out, it'll take another few years to get the power/performance up to apple standards. I personally use a hp zbook st
...slashtom in r/laptops
September 21, 2025 at 1:51 AM
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