Solved What new laptop to recommend? At least 1 TB SSD, 17.3" display, 32 GB RAM


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What laptop would you recommend? It should be as good as possible for as little money as possible, preferably discounted during Black Friday week or on Black Friday.
  • At least 1 TB SSD
  • At least 43.9 cm / 17.3" display
  • At least 32 GB RAM
Additionally desirable (if available):
  • As quiet as possible in operation
  • Energy efficient
  • Not a gaming laptop
  • Absolutely NOT from Lenovo or Medion
Would this be good:

Or: HP 17,3 Ryzen 7 7730U 32GB 1TB SSD Windows 11 Pro
 

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Win 1116 GB
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Win 11
Computer type
Laptop
Manufacturer/Model
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 17ABA7 Laptop - Type 82RQ (Lenovo IdeaPad 3 82RQ003EGE)
Memory
16 GB
If money is no object, HP ZBook, Dell Pro Max/Precision and Lenovo Thinkpad workstation.
 

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    HP ZBook G2
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They appear to be a bit more expensive than the ones above. Yes, if money was no object it would be much easier, I guess.

Many thanks!
 

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Win 1116 GB
OS
Win 11
Computer type
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Manufacturer/Model
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 17ABA7 Laptop - Type 82RQ (Lenovo IdeaPad 3 82RQ003EGE)
Memory
16 GB
Amazon has a bunch of 17" laptops on sale at very reasonable prices.
 

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    Microsoft Comfort Curve 2000
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    Logitech G305
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    Verizon FiOS 1GB
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    Firefox
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    Malware Bytes & Windows Defender Security
Ah, okay, who would’ve thought, thank you very much!
 

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Win 1116 GB
OS
Win 11
Computer type
Laptop
Manufacturer/Model
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 17ABA7 Laptop - Type 82RQ (Lenovo IdeaPad 3 82RQ003EGE)
Memory
16 GB
What laptop would you recommend? It should be as good as possible for as little money as possible, preferably discounted during Black Friday week or on Black Friday.
  • At least 1 TB SSD
  • At least 43.9 cm / 17.3" display
  • At least 32 GB RAM
Additionally desirable (if available):
  • As quiet as possible in operation
  • Energy efficient
  • Not a gaming laptop
  • Absolutely NOT from Lenovo or Medion
Would this be good:

Or: HP 17,3 Ryzen 7 7730U 32GB 1TB SSD Windows 11 Pro
Dell Pro Max / Precision
Can't go wrong. Robust, good build quality, reliable.
I've never had any problems unless an old drive goes bad. Other than that SUPER reliable, easy to upgrade. I've repaired Dell Mobile Workstations for people that were hard on keys and upgraded WIFI components, upgraded screens to 4K, etc.

These are very well-made, well- built PCs.

Hospitals and Mission Critical institutions use these for a reason. 👍


PRO TIP:
If you don't need BRAND NEW, you can get a lot more bang for your buck going used or refurbished.
 

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    Windows 11 Pro 25H2 (OS Build 26200.8246)Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E3-1535M v5 @ 2.90 Max T...64GB DDR4 ECC (Error-Correcting Code memory)NVIDIA Quadro M2000M 4GB GDDR5 & Intel(R) HD ...
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    Dell Precision Mobile Workstation
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    Backlit
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    Mozilla Firefox
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    Windows Defender/Microsoft Security + additional Anti Spyware, Anti Malware, etc.
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    Thunderbolt 3
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    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Precision Workstation T5610
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    Motherboard
    0WN7Y6
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    64GB DDR3 ECC (Error-Correcting Code memory)
    Graphics card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 4GB of GDDR5
    Sound Card
    Realtek Audio & NVIDIA High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    3 Acer Monitors
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    2 Seagate Barracuda ST2000DM008-2UB102 (RAID)
    Mouse
    Logitech G305
Thanks a lot!

Yes, they look great. But also pretty expensive, unfortunately.

Yes, but brand new would actually be what I would like to get, thank you.
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Win 1116 GB
OS
Win 11
Computer type
Laptop
Manufacturer/Model
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 17ABA7 Laptop - Type 82RQ (Lenovo IdeaPad 3 82RQ003EGE)
Memory
16 GB
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