Depending on your budget and your major really. The best overall all around would be the Macbook Air M4 13"-15" with 16GB ram. Very affordable and goes on sale often for 1100. Build quality is amazing, batter life will be 8-10 hours. Performance is out of the charts. Then if you don't like MacOs or in a major that probably should use windows (Finance/Engineering) then I suggest: Lenovo P14/P16 if you are an engineering major. The best for those that will use CAD, SolidWorks, MATLAB, ANSYS, Arduino IDE, etc. They will have better GPU power than the ThinkPad E series. Buying one of this will basically last you throughout all of college and probably take you to your first few jobs/interns tbh. As you will probably be using it in your job anyways Lenovo Slim 7i Aura Edition is an amazing portable laptop that is slim and portable. If you don't like Macs but want something that is similar I would say this is your best bet. The best battery of any laptop with over 16 hours with mix usage. And with the OLED screen it is great for streaming provides vivid colors if you do any photo/video editing tasks. Dell Plus 14/16" is a great budget laptop that uses the new Lunar Lake processor. Very good battery life and high resolution so great for students. Like 10-12+ hours! And with the Intel Arc graphics you will be able to do most graphical tasks like photoshop, CAD, Matlab, davinchi resolve, large excel files, coding, etc). If you can afford it get the 32GB of RAM so that you can be future proof. ThinkPad E16" if you in a math and finance related major. This laptop will have a numbpad and costs under $1000. Very very reliable and easy to upgrade and repair. These are entry level business class laptop so if you are going into a major related to finance, statistic, LLM, AI, etc then you will sooner or later use a ThinkPad in your life. So it be good to get a head start in using it early with its unique keyboard and trackpoint But, try to buy these laptops on sale. As a student you should really try to budget and get the best laptop that can last your 4 years. I highly recommend you check out this laptop deals thread that updates weekly to get the best sale. Since laptop goes on sale often, you will get the best laptop for your budget then. Answer from NoticiasMundiales on reddit.com