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Apple

4.7

(43)

"So, I bought my daughter a MacBook Air M3 for Christmas."

"Buy a used m1 macbook off swappa."

"The new Mac Mini is honestly a beast."

"Get a Mac mini."

"Get a Mac Mini with a student discount, I know it’s double the price, but if you’re able to do it it’s worth it."

"Recommend MacBook Air M3 13 inch, 24 GB Ram, 512 GB SSD."

"Get a MacBook Pro if you can swing it."

"Mac mini would be heavenly for you."

"The new Mac mini is an amazing system for the price."

"Bro dont mess around grab a mac with M chip."

Lenovo

4.4

(21)

"Refurbished Lenovo thinkpads with a Ryzen CPU and 16gb ram are around $400."

"I’m a huge proponent of ThinkPads. All their models run well — just make sure the specs are sufficient."

"This one would fit exactly into your budged and is generally highly recommended."

"[Lenovo Legion Pro 5] is a great option."

"I recommend getting the Lenovo Legion Slim Gaming Laptop. This will handle all the games you listed great on medium to high settings."

"Hands down a Thinkpad."

"Lenovo Thinkpad"

"I just picked up a Lenovo Slim 7 pro, 11th gen intel, 16GB / 1TB SSD."

"Very practical, has some nice recreational qualities."

"Thinkpads are pretty popular for Linux users iirc."

AMD

4.1

(16)

"I highly recommend an amd x3d as in late game my 5800x3d is at 100% utilization."

"Get a 7900 XTX instead"

"I would recommend an AMD CPU since Intels quality has tanked in the past year."

"For this price I would build PC on Ryzen 5 5600G."

"Grab one of those X3D CPUs from AMD, they make a difference in CPU-heavy games."

"Amd 7, RTX 3060, 64GB ram will do you well."

"Went with an amd 7700, cheap and fast."

"I'm running a r5 3600 16gb ram at 3200 mhz and a 5700xt at 1440p."

"I have a Ryzen 3900x and 3080ti and it stays solid 120 at 1440."

"You can look for used hardware: AMD r7 3700 X or a R 5 5000 series."

Dell

4.2

(13)

"I’ve got this one for work and it’s been great for ArcPro and Drone2Map."

"I’d go with a Lenovo ThinkPad or Dell XPS."

"I would suggest dell/hp/lenovo for ease of repair if needed."

"Get a used office computer that's less than 10 years old, with an Intel i5 (or i7), an SSD, and at least 8GB RAM."

"I have a Dell XPS and it is pretty good and cheaper than that depending on the specs."

"I recommend to get just a refurbished dell latitude 5490 or 7490."

"Optiplex are great but look for a sff with at least an i5-8500 or i5-9500."

"Would rather see you with specs like this for $200"

"I'd buy my 2+ year old Dell Latitude 7420 again and pop a new battery in it."

"Depending on your budget, and if one of your requirements is to be able to have a laptop that is similar to a macbook, i would recommend dell xps 16."

Nvidia

4.7

(9)

"I would recommend nvidia cards because of the processing power."

"Do get a good computer for your design work, which can be GPU-intensive."

"Desktop PC would be much cheaper than any laptop, and more productive."

"Something with at least 16GB of RAM and an Nvidia graphics card."

"Nvidia card with ray tracing is recommended."

"Definitely get an nVidia CUDA graphics card if you can."

"If ur on a tight budget... used office pc with minimum 6th gen core i5, then throw in a gtx 1650."

"For 300 you can get a brand new nVidia GeForce RTX 4060 from Amazon."

"The cheapest option would be to look into cloud gaming and Nvidia Geforce Now."

Garmin

4.9

(7)

"Garmin Edge Explore 2 — really affordable, has usb-c, great battery life."

"Garmin edge 530 is also really good and in your price range."

"Pick a budget and pick up a garmin in that range."

"I picked up a Garmin Edge 820 for £60 from Facebook Marketplace."

"Garmin Edge Explore 2 is primarily a navigation device."

"ALL THE STATS!!!!!!! garmin 1050."

"Navigation and just simple ride tracking? garmin explore 2."

Asus

4.2

(6)

"I have an Asus creators laptop, love it and great for editing."

"Asus or Lenovo refurbished or used laptop with 16 gb ram should fall within your budget."

"This is a very solid price for a laptop that meets your standards if your are looking for low-mid."

"ASUS ZENBOOK 15 (€1,099) Pros: Intel Core i7-13700H processor."

"Good battery life, display. Very good build quality."

"Asus makes a decent laptop with a Ryzen processor for around $260-320."

Wahoo

5.0

(4)

"Elemnt Bolt V2 is absolutely rock solid."

"The Bolt v2 is a great device, I’d definitely get it."

"Wahoo Bolt! The pros use it in world tour races!"

"I have the Element Bolt V2 and love it."

Acer

3.3

(6)

"I would advise you to check this laptop, Acer Swift X."

"I would recommend Acer Swift X because it comes with everything you need, AMD Ryzen 7 5825U Octa-Core CPU which is one of the best in your budget."

"My laptop -Acer swift x, ran me 750 bucks prime day 3 yrs ago."

"I'd go with the Acer out of the 2 options."

"Stay away from ACER"

"People told me that acer is not a good brand."

#10

HP

4.3

(4)

"Bump the memory to 64GB and run all the things."

"Plopped a spare nvme and ssd that I already had."

"HP....light weight, many usb and hdmi ports..durable."

"Just got my son a basic HP for 280 something and it's fine."

#11

Chromebook

4.7

(3)

"It's almost certain that's what they're using at school."

"Chromebook is a great choice for this."

"I definitely recommend 8 RAM."

#12

Intel

4.3

(3)

"I have an Intel i7 14700KF with 64GB of ram and 1TB NVMe."

"Don't skimp if you plan on using the Android Emulator. You need a good processor and plenty of RAM."

"Better find something newer. For example, I was built this summer computer with 9 generation Intel Core i5, and GeForce GTX 1050 Ti for $125"

#13

Costco

5.0

(2)

"Costco for sure, OR if you want him to be able to work on his own pc later on you could buy his parts separately."

"If you're a member, Costco hands down."

#14

Apple Mac Mini

4.5

(2)

"I use a Mac Mini and MacBook Pro, myself."

"The new Mac Mini is very good, cheap, and tiny."

#15

Microsoft

4.0

(2)

"Basic laptop will do, though I found my friends Microsoft."

"Surfaces or macbooks seem to be the most common in colleges."

#16

Alienware

2.3

(3)

"I have an Alienware M18 and it's running resolve studio beautifully."

"I think that ever since Dell bought Alienware that they are overrated and overpriced."

"Alienware is overpriced and it's debatable if they've been good gaming computers."

#17

PC

2.5

4.0

(1)

"Thinkpad for under 200-300 or ipad pro are good options I think."

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