I was preparing for my SM scholarship exam earlier when a thought suddenly entered my mind; a laptop 😂. I just remembered that I don't have a laptop to use especially I will take a computer degree in college.
Although we have a desktop pc here in our home, I can't pack it all in my bag and just assembled it later on at my school 😆. That will be funny and embarrassing, and inconvenient of course. Another thing, our computer is bought a long long time ago where dinosaurs still exist, jk. Just an exaggeration, but what I mean is my computer is already outdated and often lags from heavy system workloads, and adding other software I need in programming will make it more suffer.
That's why I immediately took a rest from studying and browse the internet to find some affordable laptops. But upon searching, it feels like I am floating in the air as I am not familiar with the specs I saw on product descriptions. This is where I ask someone to help me to choose the proper specs for the laptop I am planning to buy. He suggested choosing laptops that have Intel 3 and Intel 5 10th Generation, or Ryzen 5 processors.
This is what I've found:
Processor
Intel® Core™ i5-1135G7 Processor 0.9-2.4 GHz (8M Cache, up to 4.2 GHz)
Operating System
Windows 10 Home
Memory
8GB DDR4
Display
14” LED-backlit Full HD (1920 x 1080) 16:9
Graphic
Intel® Iris Xe Graphics
Storage
Solid-state drive: 512GB PCIe SSD
The price is ₱49,995 or $1043.97 which is expensive but if you will look at the bigger picture, you can do different tasks at the same time with ease. Nobody wants a device that is sluggish or crashing when doing work, right? In addition, you can use this for a longer period because of its good and higher specs thus, saving you money and time. But in case the budget is tight and I am not able to save enough BCH to buy this laptop, I have another option.
Processor
Intel Core i5 - i5-1135G7, 2.40 GHz
Operating System
Windows10 Home
Memory
4GB DDR4
Display & Graphics
Nvidia GeForce MX350 2GB GDDR5 VRAM
Storage
1TB HDD + 256GB Solid State Drive
The price is ₱37,999 or $8352.56 which is almost ₱20,000 cheaper than the first one. Their only difference is RAM and display. I will think about this carefully 🤔.
What's my plan now?
I will take BS Computer Science in college and there are still 3-4 months left. I will use this remaining time to grind and earn enough BCH to buy a laptop. I might published articles daily and I post often in noisecash.
I am planning to save $10 per day for 3 months to accomplish this goal. Sounds challenging but nothing is impossible. I will try my very best to reach this goal and be your future programmer 👨🏼💻.
PS: Sana maging mabait sa akin si Rusty for 3 months 🥺.
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I think you will get there in no time if you keep writing here and in noise.cash :) The 8GB RAM would make a difference. 4GB seems so ancient nowadays. What helped you choose the 2 brands? I am thinking of getting one myself. My current one has a patch of leaf mark on the screen.