Looking for a Laptop for my college Graphic design course
LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE Country Canada Budget CAD : 1500 - 3500 USD : 1070.65 - 2498.20 Are you open to refurbs/used options? No Screen size 14" + Weight limit Any Purpose School Form factor Standard Intended usage Photoshop, Blender, Microsoft office, Desired…
LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE Country Canada Budget CAD : 1500 - 3500 USD : 1070.65 - 2498.20 Are you open to refurbs/used options? No Screen size 14" + Weight limit Any Purpose School Form factor Standard Intended usage Photoshop, Blender, Microsoft office, Desired battery life 8+ hours (Enough to get me through the day. the more, the better) Please list, in order of most important to least important, the priority between Size, Weight, Performance, Battery life Performance, Battery life, Size, Weight Info/Requirements Minimum Requirements: (given by the college) Processor - Intel Core i7 (13th Gen) or AMD Ryzen 7 7700X GPU - NVIDIA RTX 4070 or higher / AMD RX 7900 XT RAM - 32GB DDR5 Storage - 512GB SSD Display - 1440p/4K OLED would be nice, but not mandatory. Although the college only requires 512GB for windows laptops, they recommend 1TB for Macbooks. Speaking of, id much rather buy a Windows laptop. As i'm already used to using windows, and i have a Samsung phone, it would be much easier to continue with something i already know
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I believe this matches everything: https://www.bestbuy.ca/en-ca/product/rog-zephyrus-g16-2025-16-240hz-gaming-laptop-intel-core-ultra-7-255h-32gb-1tb-ssd-rtx-5070-windows-11-home-eclipse-gray/19369610 Macbook equivalent of desktop 4070 would be M5 Max, well over 3500CAD.
If you would be okay with a shorter battery life, and Since you are going to need powerful cpu and gpu, then I would recommend this Lenovo Legion Pro because of the following: Specs: Screen: 16" WQXGA 240Hz CPU: Intel Ultra 7 255HX GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ram: 32GB RAM Storage: 1TB SSD. Why I am recommending it: Great heat management which is the main concern to have with most intensive tasks. Premium build quality : Aluminum chassis provides a solid, premium feel and added durability. Up to 5 hours of battery life. Powerful GPU and CPU for Photoshop, Blender. Has lots of ram . High quality screen . Please note I'm using affiliate links which means I'll receive a small percent of the purchase if you use this link at no extra cost to you
For cpu and gpu intensive tasks at this price range I would advise you to check this laptop laptop name Lenovo Legion Pro 5 CPU Intel Ultra 7 255HX GPU RTX 5070 Screen " 165Hz 16WUXGA Gaming Laptop Ram 16 GB SSD 1 TB HDD 0 Weight 2 KG. Battery life 7 Hrs. Pros Sharp, bright display. Pros Exceptional performance. Pros Great screen . Please note I'm using affiliate links which means I'll receive a small percent of the purchase if you use this link at no extra cost to you