Need a New Laptop - Budget $1500- $2000

paulh1977 on 22/05/2025 - 11:08
Last edited 22/05/2025 - 15:07 by 1 other user

Looking at getting a new laptop as i will need to hand back my work one in a few weeks.

I will have a budget of $1500-$2000 for a decent personal/business laptop. I don't want a gaming machine, but something that will last 3-4 years, has good speed, lots of RAM and decent storage, would need a min of 2 USB ports. I know that JB, Good Guys etc are always pushing sales especially now the EOFY sales are kicking off but I don't just want to get a model that has a discount as its being discontinued if you understand.

Any help here would be great

Computing Computer Laptop

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  • Hybroid on 22/05/2025 - 11:11
    +1

    Microsoft Surface Pro is always my go-to. Had 3 generations of them and won't change.

    Pair it with a decent Dell dock for home use.

    • Gdsamp on 22/05/2025 - 11:53

      harder to recommend with Qualcomm ARM chips. business models are available with intel x86

  • jv on 22/05/2025 - 11:33

    There's a 20% off ebay sale at the moment.

    • shmoney on 22/05/2025 - 13:20
      +1

      Thanks jv, any deals?

    • BewareOfThe Dog on 22/05/2025 - 20:36

      There's a 20% off ebay sale at the moment.

      Current Value of Ebay is as of May 21, 2025 is $33.46B.

      I'm not sure if OP can afford to buy Ebay? ;)

      • jv on 22/05/2025 - 20:57
        +1

        I'm not sure if OP can afford to buy Ebay?

        OP has been on OzBargain for 13 years, so you could be wrong…

        • BewareOfThe Dog on 22/05/2025 - 21:18

          I'm 12 years now.

          Is OP's real name Gina, James, Elon or Tim???

          The plot thickens……….

          • jv on 22/05/2025 - 21:31

            @BewareOfThe Dog:

            I'm 12 years now.

            Next year you'll be a teenager and can open a Facebook account.

            • BewareOfThe Dog on 22/05/2025 - 22:06

              @jv: Touche. Never try to outwit @jv.
              I have to admit defeat again. ;)

  • OI27 on 22/05/2025 - 14:57

    We're approaching EOFY so if you aren't in a hurry, you should be seeing some good deals in the next 5 weeks or so. The best deals are typically from the provider (Lenovo, etc.) and on this site as well. Also, if you need extra storage, a number of 16" laptops have an extra M.2 slot which lets you easily add storage capacity to your laptop

  • AlgoTrading on 22/05/2025 - 16:33
    +1

    Lenovo usually has steep discounts if you purchase on their websites. If you want a business (durable) machine then get a Thinkpad. Otherwise, their consumer range (Ideapad / Yoga) are also solid.
    https://www.lenovo.com/au/en/d/deals/eofy-sale/?ipromoID=Meg…

    • RedHab on 22/05/2025 - 18:08

      There are also junk Thinkpad ranges now, E and L series not as good as T series.
      Lots of businesses buy Ideapads.

  • AndyC1 on 22/05/2025 - 19:23

    has good speed, lots of RAM
    So a 486 DX4 with 2MB is good if you are from 1995.
    So a AMD threadripper and 128GB is good for the next 5 years.

    General terms mean nothing when asking for specific help. Indicate what your actual requirments are like Work Processing of a 10 or a 2K doc. Simulation of ABC using a Blender. Transcoding GIF to H265 etc.
    I know people who a decent storage is 512GB, but others are 16TB, while mine is 8TB includes slow online storage of files I do not use for extended periods of time.
    As for CPU if you are web browsing to 2 sites then a 4 core is okay, but if you are using a hard core spreadsheet with macros and vloookups and graphs then 8 core and then if you are using a cad then XYZ and then if you are a dev then ZY.

    As such I recommend going into OW or HN pr BL or JB and see what they can do for you.

    • BewareOfThe Dog on 22/05/2025 - 20:38

      So a 486 DX4 with 2MB is good if you are from 1995.

      That is more like 1991. Even Amstrad units had 4mb of ram in 1991, and those guys were dodgy.

      • BewareOfThe Dog on 22/05/2025 - 20:48

        Wow, an Amstrad XT Laptop

      • AndyC1 on 23/05/2025 - 10:55
        +1

        Sorry missed by 4 years.

        • BewareOfThe Dog on 23/05/2025 - 19:47

          All good.

          I was working for Brashs when they introduced computers.

          I am pretty sure it was 1991, I recall at the time, we had Amstrad, Commodore and IBM.

          Most of the desktop units had 4mb, except there was an Amstrad XT for $999 with 2 floppies?

          I don't think it had a hard drive. Apple later entered into Brashs, and We stocked the Classic and LC series, which I think had 2mb ram

  • ltjaris on 24/05/2025 - 08:00

    What about this feller

    https://www.dell.com/en-au/shop/dell-laptops/inspiron-15-lap…

    The $997 configuration gets you :

    13th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1355U, 10 cores
    Windows 11 Pro
    Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
    16 GB DDR4
    1 TB SSD

  • YNWA3020 on 24/05/2025 - 19:37

    Have a apple macbook m4 16gb 512gb 13inch for sale in the classifieds. Brand new, $1500

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