I need a laptop for college

[Guest]

Hey, I am doing a computer programming course where we wil be learning things such as "C" and using microsoft office etc. However, I also plan on doing some very light gaming (nothing that requires a dedicated GPU), and may be using adobe indesign + photoshop etc. I have recently (beginning of the summer holiday) bought a gaming laptop from MSI for £550. I guess it is too late for a return... Of course I was an idiot and although I though about it, I didnt quite realise HOW bad the battery life would be. I guess I am going to have to sell it on ebay and make a £100 loss sadly in order to get a laptop that suits my needs and provides a far better battery life.

I have searched online and found a few laptops but really have no idea on how honest they are with their "average battery" or "up to" ratings. Maybe someone knows of a laptop that would suit my needs and that has a good battery life?

Thanks in advance!

 

[velo3100]

This will greatly depend on the budget you have. I would recommend spending at least £800 if you want a laptop with new internal. For battery life, the highest I can think of is 13 hours with the dell xps 13 with the 1080p screen. Or if you want a mac which I would not recommend, then you should get the same with the macbook pro 13 inch.

Just to ask how much battery life do you need?

 

[Guest]

This will greatly depend on the budget you have. I would recommend spending at least £800 if you want a laptop with new internal. For battery life, the highest I can think of is 13 hours with the dell xps 13 with the 1080p screen. Or if you want a mac which I would not recommend, then you should get the same with the macbook pro 13 inch.

Just to ask how much battery life do you need?

I think I will need around 5 hours of battery life when using it for MS Office. Right now, I get around 2 1/2 hours (with my current laptop).

As I've continued doing research, I realized that it might actually be better (and cheaper) to buy a portable battery charger to get the extra 2 1/2 hours of battery that I need. Do you have any recommendations?

 

[velo3100]

Are these the same chargers you get with the laptop? I ask this as I have never heard of a portable battery charger for a laptop.

 

[Guest]

Are these the same chargers you get with the laptop? I ask this as I have never heard of a portable battery charger for a laptop.

No, this is a seperate battery pack that you can plug your laptop in in order to charge it. You charge the pack to full and then can use it instead of a mains (for the duration of the charge).