Total budget (in local currency) and country of purchase:
₹80,000 – ₹1,00,000, India
Are you open to refurbs/used?
No, prefer new
How would you prioritize form factor, build quality, performance, and battery life?
Battery life and build quality are highest priority, then performance. Prefer a thin and light laptop (not bulky gaming type).
How important is weight and thinness to you?
not now but will be in 3-5 years, so light weight will be better
Do you have a preferred screen size? If indifferent, put N/A.
NA
Are you doing any CAD/video editing/photo editing/gaming?
Mostly school work and light gaming. No heavy editing or CAD.
If you're gaming, do you have certain games you want to play? At what settings and FPS do you want?
Games: GTA 5, Valorant, Minecraft, COD
Expected: Medium to high settings with smooth gameplay (~45–60 FPS is enough)
Any specific requirements such as good keyboard, reliable build quality, touch-screen, finger-print reader, optical drive or good input devices?
Good display (color accuracy + brightness), good battery life, reliable build quality, and smooth everyday performance
Leave any finishing thoughts here that you may feel are necessary and beneficial to the discussion:
I am in class 11, so I need a laptop that lasts I am confused between a gaming laptop (like Lenovo LOQ) and a normal Ryzen 7 laptop. I don’t do hardcore gaming, but I still want smooth performance in the games mentioned.