This laptop. By comparison, my laptop only has a 70W power supply.
Even a souped up MacBook Pro M5 Max tops out at 140W.  Previous Message Previous Message Previous Message More than make up for the cost of your son’s proper preparation for college Previous Message
College of Engineering:
Processor Intel Series 1 or higher (new line; comes after 14th Generation); 125 or better (e.g., 125H, 134L, 288V) OR AMD Ryzen 8000 Series or better, x500 or better (e.g., 8500, 9600)
Memory 32GB RAM
SSD 2 TB
Video Card QHD (2560 x 1440) or 4K (3840 x 2160); NVIDIA GeForce 4050 OR AMD Radeon RX 6600M
All of the machines I'm seeing with these specs are >$2,500. Am I doing something wrong?
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 Windows Laptop Buying Q: I'm clueless about Wintel laptops. Here are the spec requirements for UF - ATL April 28, 2026, 13:53:51
- Quit yer bitching. Hold off on buying a car every 2 years to every 3 years - timmer May 5, 2026, 15:26:54
- This seems like a good deal for these specs, no? - ATL May 5, 2026, 12:52:28
- Just let mini take care of it. He probably knows more than any of us* - ECEIllinois April 28, 2026, 16:01:29
- UF engineering requires a windows laptop? oof - ECEIllinois April 28, 2026, 15:04:30
- Related Q: I'm seeing a lot of NVIDIA graphics cards refered to as RTX with different numbering - ATL April 28, 2026, 14:38:24
- prices will drop when Hormuz opens up - bbonb April 28, 2026, 14:16:23
- 2 TB storage is the main cost driver. But such systems are often had for $2000-2200. - Stu April 28, 2026, 14:02:32
- They're demanding the most expensive versions of the most expensive parts, so I'm not surprised - complainant April 28, 2026, 14:01:19
- 32 GB of RAM is gonna be pricey at the moment* - Sammich April 28, 2026, 14:00:25
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