Hello, I am from India and I would appreciate Tom's community's help. 1. What is your budget? Would prefer under Rs45000 (roughly $650). Lesser the better. 2. What is the size of the notebook that you are considering? Between 14 & 15.6 inch screen. 3. What screen resolution do you want... More on forums.tomsguide.com

peke9898 wrote: Sun Jun 15, 2025 5:38 pm Need a new laptop for home use. Basic stuff like browsing on internet and Microsoft office (word, excel). My current laptop is Lenovo and it is fairly new but keeps shutting down. It is still under warranty. I sent out to the company and they sent me back as it is without fixing it. I would rather not deal with them anymore. Any recommendations? I am a member of Costco. Thank You! big question: What is your budget... More on bogleheads.org

Based on your needs, I would consider a 15-inch MacBook Air. You don’t need a MacBook Pro unless you do tons of video editing. If it’s a small portion of your usage, MacBook Air will be more than adequate. Macs last forever, as others have mentioned. If you’re used to a PC, it will be like going from driving a Honda to driving a Ferrari. I’ve never met a single person who switched say they regretted it. The trackpad gestures and Mission Control alone are worth their weight in gold. I could write a dissertation on it, but I’ll stop. 15-inch MacBook Air. Not even close. More on reddit.com

OK so we do need to know what you want. If battery life and sleek form factor (thin and light): - Lenovo Yoga with Intel Ultra 200 series processors are very nice laptops and a decent bit under budget. Don't have the highest resolution or OLED screens though. - ASUS Zenbook S series are great, thin, light, very portable. If you want a high-powered CPU you need to get the 16-inch model which on a deal can be found for less than $1500, although you will probably want the 370 one not the 365 for better graphical power. Nice crisp OLED screens. - Macbook air M3/M4 are reliable, great build quality, great webcams, great battery life, overall great machines. You don't need other stuff in the apple ecosystem to have one but if you plan on sending stuff to and from your phone or want to send messages from your laptop an iPhone would be useful. Downside is they have abysmal storage/ram base configurations and cost a ton to upgrade (you'd want at least 16/512 which adds an instant $200 to the price Any other laptop with the Intel Core Ultra 200 series or Ryzen AI 300 series chips will probably be great, look up video reviews for more in-depth info. If you want more performance, there are a few options - ASUS ROG Zephyrus: Sleek form factor, good build quality, high power, very nice OLED screen, meh battery life. (A deal for sub-$1500 here ) - HP Omen Transcend: Slightly worse build quality and a decent amount less performance, still a nice screen and portable but a good amount cheaper here . - ASUS Tuf: highest performance, lowest price, nothing else matters: here . Any further questions, feel free to ask, Best of luck! More on reddit.com