Best Laptop for Students: ULTIMATE GUIDE

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00:00 Introduction
00:46 Importance of Portability
02:10 Importance of Longevity
03:17 Importance of Support
03:38 Importance of Battery Life
04:26 Should I get a Chromebook or Tablet for School?
04:56 Use Your Student Discounts
05:59 Best Laptop for Most Students
07:25 Best 2-in-1 Laptop for Students
08:05 Best Laptop for Students who Game
09:04 Best Laptop for Video Editors
10:05 Best Laptop for Software Development
10:55 Best Budget Student Laptop
11:25 Popular Laptops We Don't Recommend
12:28 SHARE THIS VIDEO
11:07 Conclusion

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[JustJoshTech]

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[kingexcll]

Students are almost always are on a budget, and these...these are not budget friendly

[Wii]

“Mom, this guy is lying! I cant get school work done without an RTX 4090!”

[oteruoogbo]

Literally needed a refresh and updated video. This is a Godsend

[rolanddenzel-authorcoach]

I'm not even a student, but so much of what you go over is important to me as an author. Battery life, fan noise, portability, value, and the ability to last me a few good years are the biggies for me.

Thanks for the great breakdown, it helped me a lot!

[torpedospurs]

Size + lightweight does work well for students IMO. Screen size is more than just how many lines of code, but also how much you see when using side-by-side windows, and how big videos look. I switched from a Surface Laptop (very good for its time) to a LG Gram and the upgrade in screen real estate while reducing weight was astounding. Ever since, I haven't bothered to look at a 14-incher.

[MDS-]

Do you think students are millionaires or what?!

[Jay_Pride]

Picked up the Zenbook 14X and ultimately ended up returning it.. Despite Josh's review, I found it getting very hot overall more often than not and the fan was louder/running with a higher pitched whine. On top of that, if you like to read a lot, the OLED screen has a bit of grain/screen door effect that dithers the text and for me, made it hard to read fine/small text which was another dealbreaker. After trying about 6~ highly recommended laptops (also featured in this review) I ultimately settled on the HP Spectre 2023 i7 with the 3:2 FHD+ screen. I have a set of benchmarks I run and I got 11 hours, 45 minutes on my 200nit Youtube video rundown test on the Spectre vs 7 hours 20 minutes on the Zenbook 14X. The battery life on the Spectre is on another level for a Windows laptop. Happy hunting!

[todortotev]

One of the aspects you need to consider is the charging method. It is a serious advantage if a laptop can be charged using a regular USB-C charger (even if slower).

It is incredibly useful if you forget your charger, and practically everyone can help you. Or, when you can go to another place for a few days (vacation, training, conference) and bring just a tiny and light GaN charger that works with all your electronics.

[mlokig]

Prices in US are absolutely insane compared to Europe. $699 for Zenbook 14X from the video at bestbuy at the moment. Insane! Back in Europe it is priced at around 2000 euros! Damn I’m speechless

[aebisdecunter]

This guide is amazing! Information can be digested by anyone, no matter their technical prowess, but still manages to give insights for experienced buyers. Good job, Josh & the team!

[krystalkarlie]

Me watching this after already buying a laptop

[santiagohiguitaardila]

Josh I've always been a lurker in most sites I visit but your videos are just too good not to comment. Thanks to you and the team for everything you do!

[Watchandlearn]

Great video Josh! One word of caution for those who are purchasing laptops for software development in college - contact your Computer Science department first! I know that the university I went to had us working on projects that would only run on x86 Windows for several classes. It wasn't a problem for students with Macbooks at the time because we could just use parallels or bootcamp (preferable) but the M1 Pro cannot run x86 Windows. I would simply double check and make sure that you can use an Apple Silicon Macbook to do all your course work.

I know personally, I only use Mac laptops since Apple Silicon and the MBP 14 would probably be my pick unless I didn't have a choice.

[CharlesGorby]

Love this video, but you left out the students like me who love to game, work, AND draw. I like to do it all. 2 in 1 laptops like those you mentioned (yoga 9i, spectre x360) have no discrete gpu and thunderbolt just doesn't cut it, especially on the go. I did a TON of searching before I bought my new laptop and found just ONE laptop that can do everything with a dgpu, decent build quality, & good battery life. The Asus ROG Flow X16 (as well as other flow siblings). Please review or discuss this laptop, it's a game changer!!!

[techforyoubyjr]

I found this a great video. The best part, is that you moved from sharing an Excel file to a nice web site, easier to maintain for you, and easier to check for visitors. I just would suggest that you add a “Category” filter, like general, gamers, designers, developers, students, and so on. Congratulations!

[khango]

The fact that you included software development and other uses beside video editing and gaming makes your channel a lot more holistic & useful than many other hardware review channels.

[marcelleclerc]

I bought the MacBook Pro 14 with M1 Pro as a business student doing photography on the side, and I have to say it is one hell of an investment. Not only is it a bliss doing school and photography work with the computer, but I feel that I'll be able to keep it for a very long time. Money well spent.

[awwastor]

The Vivobook series is nice too. They feel only slightly cheaper than the Zenbook while often costing less/the same for way better specs. Vivobook Pro 14X (OLED) with a 3050 comes to mind as a good option for someone who needs dedicated graphics performance (for CAD or 3d modelling or art) while not needing something top of the line and not wanting to break the bank. The Acer Swift X also falls into this category, but I don't really like it's feel

[tmcdgreen]

This is an exceptionally well done video. I was just scrolling along and this was a very productive and engaging 13+ mins. Definitely valuable information for my upcoming laptop purchase!