What’s the laptop right now with the best “Quality × Performance / Price” ratio? I want to make sure every dollar I spend is worth it.

  • My budget is around $2,000 ± $500.
  • I’m fine upgrading the hardware myself
  • don’t need Windows preinstalled if that saves me money
  • at least 32GB of RAM.
  • Size: any
  • Screen: any

Basically, I’m looking for a high-performance, high-quality gaming laptop that worth its money.

Thank you for your suggestions!

  • foggy@lemmy.world
    4·
    1 day ago

    Now is the time to scope out used Lenovo thinkbooks if you’re good installing Linux on it.

    Businesses everywhere tossing them out now that win10 support is dead.

    To better answer your question, well need to know what you’re using it for in general. Gaming? Coding stuff? Just a social media and TV browsing box? Creating or editing content?

    • Holeheadou92984@lemmy.worldOP
      2·
      1 day ago

      Now is the time to scope out used Lenovo thinkbooks if you’re good installing Linux on it.

      Thanks for the tip! But in my case I really need a brand new laptop, (because it’s not for me)

      To better answer your question, well need to know what you’re using it for in general. Gaming? Coding stuff? Just a social media and TV browsing box? Creating or editing content?

      Gaming, Coding, AI… I would need the laptop to perform well under all those circumstances. so basically high end gaming laptop. Could you give me some recommendations?

      • foggy@lemmy.world
        2·
        23 hours ago

        If you need AI, you need a minimum of 4gb VRAM in your GPU. But really… 8gb…

        Get a Lenovo Thinkpad new with 8gb VRAM and 32gb ram. With a 4k display and 2TB nvme SSD, I am guessing will ballpark around $2k depending on CPU.

        • Holeheadou92984@lemmy.worldOP
          2·
          13 hours ago

          I’m willing to go above 2000, 4k display is not really important to me and I care most about Quality × Performance / Price, is lenovo the best with its competitors regarding high Quality × Performance / Price?

          • foggy@lemmy.world
            1·
            12 hours ago

            In many Linux users opinion, yes. The Lenovo Thinkpad is goated. I’d share that opinion. Very happy with mine and it’s 6 years old. If it’s still in price range, see if you can find one with an AMD Ryzen 9 CPU, recent gens.