Need a laptop for PHD. Is this a good buy for 1100$?

[sick delta]

its a nice business laptop but you should be able to find the t14s or omnibook ultra for a similar price

with zen4 and zen5 respectively

the zenbook s16 with the ai 9 also goes on sale sometimes

if youre willing to go refurbished, and need lots of ram: https://www.ebay.com/itm/276917057140 is a very good pick

[nova peak]

why is laptop ram so ass

can u tune ram in a laptop or is it too locked down?

[sick delta]

zen3+ max speed is 4800

arrow lake and zen5 afaik support cso-dimm which goes up to 6400

ofc if its soldered itll be like 7467 or something higher than 5600

[nova peak]

oh it isnt zen 4?

[sick delta]

no

7x35 is zen3+

[hushed pilot]

https://www.amazon.com/Lenovo-ThinkPad-Business-i5-1335U-Fingerprint/dp/B0CHGN25K6/ref=sr_1_2_sspa?crid=3S6AILW9HKVHP&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.MDyQSb7ZZQNerEuVAswyYY9ltwNBbH2nHSw1-TlakQ-t0F0uAIbpAwWWWDb6G2K97gAzKmI5O1PsNGqvpUHe2jqQUzTWO9muBrNNIUbKRFk5XSZXUB6KW1SCZAnrOjFumMciTaadmMBwiBNqlxYSQm2IlMQNwan_itJBi58Y23l_o2WqRDNzu_nT_bbtvnlyqHCAddBopL85cU94TvQFppe6PjDt24kIHawYv_PRZnw.puxoW_Fl1pIlcuWWEGjfUhsh2hEwSKS1QADvTaeacEw&dib_tag=se&keywords=laptop%2Bwork&qid=1741963078&sprefix=laptop%2Bwork%2Caps%2C634&sr=8-2-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY&th=1

[sick delta]

meh

[hushed pilot]

40 gb ram

[sick delta]

this has 64 and is much faster

[hushed pilot]

oh ok

https://www.amazon.com/HP-Touchscreen-Business-Laptop-Accessories/dp/B0DQVJGWF6/ref=sr_1_4?crid=MAQ2I05Q6P47&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Y5F2WldEGBvOU0PUYQ4IHcaGVdUxKH2--LImvMzbeO0hEhEANsAWMDJNSgMempmCdTu8CnVVc9fsToCzXZ4jT9OAMhEF5cHRD3k0J19Q_e_jm014fse1tjMmbaUlGRUjxV1BwBlVlZOV_lKrGA8UqRftskTwkDzDacilqufqcUADH6ljpuwkFhseHU9tAsrvSFiKO8V_1FTYor_hounPF57UKbIbTPmhav5wW5dBXAE.2LMMOHFMDJNksQjxd34ko-gWO4wtsCE35bD-vcNw6so&dib_tag=se&keywords=laptop&qid=1741963314&refinements=p_36%3A-110000%2Cp_n_feature_thirty-three_browse-bin%3A23720421011&refresh=1&rnid=23720416011&sprefix=lapto%2Caps%2C687&sr=8-4

[nova peak]

15W tdp sounds too low

[sick delta]

u series chip

makes sense