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CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDGING

- Budget: ₹60,000 (India)

- Prefer new, but open to certified refurbished if the deal is really worth it.

- Priorities: performance and display quality first, then build quality and battery life. Prefer a premium-looking ultrabook-style laptop.

- Weight/thinness matters since I’ll be carrying it around for college, so I’d prefer something portable and not too bulky.

- Preferred screen size: 14-inch

- Main use cases:

- Video editing

- Photo editing

- Multitasking

- Studying/productivity

- Apps/programs I’ll use:

- Premiere Pro

- Photoshop

- Lightroom

- CapCut

- General multitasking/productivity apps

- Required specs/features:

- OLED display preferred

- 16GB RAM

- 512GB SSD

- Intel Core Ultra 5 225H or similar latest-gen processor

- Decent graphics performance

- MS Office lifetime included

- Good thermals

- Reliable build quality

- Good keyboard and trackpad

Looking for something smooth, reliable, and future-proof for the next few years. Display quality and editing performance matter a lot to me. If increasing the budget slightly unlocks significantly better options, feel free to mention those too.

Total budget (in local currency) and country of purchase. Please do not use USD unless purchasing in the US:

₹60,000, India

Are you open to refurbs/used?

Prefer new, but open to certified refurbished if the deal is really worth it.

How would you prioritize form factor (ultrabook, 2-in-1, etc.), build quality, performance, and battery life?

Performance and display quality are top priority, followed by build quality and battery life. Prefer a premium-looking ultrabook style laptop.

How important is weight and thinness to you?

Fairly important. I’ll be carrying it around for college, so I’d prefer something portable and not too bulky.

Do you have a preferred screen size? If indifferent, put N/A.

14-inch preferred.

Are you doing any CAD/video editing/photo editing/gaming? List which programs/games you desire to run.

Yes — video editing, photo editing, multitasking, and light gaming. Will likely use apps like Premiere Pro, Photoshop, CapCut, Lightroom, etc.

If you're gaming, do you have certain games you want to play? At what settings and FPS do you want?

Mostly light to moderate gaming. Games like Valorant, Minecraft, GTA V, maybe some story games occasionally. Medium to high settings at stable FPS would be enough.

Any specific requirements such as good keyboard, reliable build quality, touch-screen, finger-print reader, optical drive or good input devices (keyboard/touchpad)?

- OLED display preferred

- 16GB RAM

- 512GB SSD

- Intel Core Ultra 5 225H or similar latest-gen processor

- Decent graphics performance

- MS Office lifetime included

- Good thermals and reliable build quality

- Good keyboard and trackpad would be appreciated

Leave any finishing thoughts here that you may feel are necessary and beneficial to the discussion.

Mainly looking for a laptop that feels smooth and future-proof for the next few years. Display quality and editing performance matter a lot to me. If slightly increasing the budget would unlock significantly better options, feel free to mention those too.

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Section A (MCQs)

- Worst: 2

- Most likely: 2

- Best: 2

Section B (2 markers)

- Worst: 4

- Most likely: 5–6

- Best: 6–7

Section C (3 markers)

- Worst: 3

- Most likely: 7–8

- Best: 9–11

Section D

- Worst: 2

- Most likely: 2

- Best: 2

Section E (5 markers)

- Worst: 3

- Most likely: 4

- Best: 5–6

Total Physics Theory Marks

- Worst realistic: 14–15

- Most likely: 20–22

- Best realistic: 24–28

Do you think I’m more likely to pass or fail with CBSE step marking/moderation?

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what do u guys think will region 4 (phy) will get moderation and grace marks or no