Best laptop for mostly programming and some gaming

[schizo]

I want to buy a laptop (it must be a laptop due to mobility, no desktop) that will last for at least 4 years, have 16gb of ram, a decent enough graphics card to run valorant at like 90 fps (btw it doesn’t have to be good, i’m just dabbling in a tiny bit of gaming), and mostly the specifications that i will need when programming. I use technologies such as React and i host small local databases for testing. I have $1200 as my budget.

For the laptop, it would be preferred if the touchscreen is pretty mid to big size (i never owned a laptop, please leave up to interpretation), and a good battery life.
Please send amazon links if possible

[Electric Cupcake]

Touchscreens on laptops are pointless extra expense.

https://www.amazon.com/CanaKit-Raspberry-Starter-Kit-PRO/dp/B0CRSNCJ6Y?th=1
https://www.amazon.com/KKSB-Aluminum-Raspberry-Compatible-Touchscreen/dp/B0CTCV691R/

Made for programming and maker projects, and good for emu gaming.

[schizo]

Publicado originalmente por Electric Cupcake:

Touchscreens on laptops are pointless extra expense.

https://www.amazon.com/CanaKit-Raspberry-Starter-Kit-PRO/dp/B0CRSNCJ6Y?th=1
https://www.amazon.com/KKSB-Aluminum-Raspberry-Compatible-Touchscreen/dp/B0CTCV691R/

Made for programming and maker projects, and good for emu gaming.

i’m more in the search of a laptop 😅not a raspberry pi

[_I_]

are you near a microcenter?

something like this is $1100+tax
https://www.microcenter.com/product/677871/hp-omen-16-xf0033dx-161-gaming-laptop-computer-shadow-black
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS (4.0GHz) Processor
16GB DDR5-5600 RAM
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Graphics Card
512GB PCIe Gen4 NVMe M.2 SSD
16.1" Full HD (1080p60) IPS Anti-Glare Display

[schizo]

Publicado originalmente por _I_:

are you near a microcenter?

something like this is $1100+tax
https://www.microcenter.com/product/677871/hp-omen-16-xf0033dx-161-gaming-laptop-computer-shadow-black
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS (4.0GHz) Processor
16GB DDR5-5600 RAM
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Graphics Card
512GB PCIe Gen4 NVMe M.2 SSD
16.1" Full HD (1080p60) IPS Anti-Glare Display

no i’m not unfortunately. is there any amazon or something from the company’s website?

[_I_]

if you dont mind a $400 rebate
$1400+tax -$400 rebate

https://www.newegg.com/titanium-blue-msi-ge-series-raider-ge76-12ue-456-gaming/p/N82E16834156484?Item=N82E16834156484&SoldByNewegg=1

MSI GE Series Raider
17.3" 144 Hz IPS
Intel Core i7 12th Gen 12700H (2.30GHz)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
16 GB DDR5
1 TB NVMe SSD
Windows 11 Home 64-bit
(MSI Raider GE76 12UE-456 )

gaming laptops wont have touchscreen, thats more of a tablet/productivity kind of thing

[schizo]

Publicado originalmente por _I_:

if you dont mind a $400 rebate
$1400+tax -$400 rebate

https://www.newegg.com/titanium-blue-msi-ge-series-raider-ge76-12ue-456-gaming/p/N82E16834156484?Item=N82E16834156484&SoldByNewegg=1

MSI GE Series Raider
17.3" 144 Hz IPS
Intel Core i7 12th Gen 12700H (2.30GHz)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
16 GB DDR5
1 TB NVMe SSD
Windows 11 Home 64-bit
(MSI Raider GE76 12UE-456 )

gaming laptops wont have touchscreen, thats more of a tablet/productivity kind of thing

i want to play games sometimes, like valorant. not necessarily trying to play anything greater than that. i’m lookin for more productivity cuz of college, what would be the best laptop that will match this?

[Electric Cupcake]

I've fallen in love with Framework laptops, though the top 16 inch Ryzen models are a little over that budget.

The basic 13 inch Ryzen 5 model is $800 with plenty of customization options, but no discrete graphics. I would go for one of the Ryzen 7 options for gaming.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

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