Best Laptop for Programming under 70000

This article will tell you 1 best laptop for programming under ₹70,000 that you should consider buying if you are a programmer. We don’t confuse with list of laptops so here is the best laptop for programmer under decent budget.

Purpose of this article is not to confuse readers by giving lists of best laptops rather is to tell one clear cut choice from us. So yeah, I bought this best laptop 3 weeks ago in Feb 2021 and now I will be reviewing this laptop in detail as a programmer. This is going to be a real and honest review so stay tuned with a cup of coffee.

The laptop is HP 14s – dr2006TU from HP. I will be reviewing every aspect of this laptop in terms of looks, build quality, processor, storage, camera, special features and many more. First lets see quick snap of highlighting specs for this laptop.

Specs of HP 14s-dr2006TU Laptop

Spec	Details
Processor	Intel Core i5-1135G7 11th gen CPU Base Speed 2.42GHz
RAM	8GB DDR4 RAM
Storage	512GB SSD(Solid State Drive)
Design	14 inches (35.56 cm) 1920 x 1080 pixels 17.9 mm thick 1.46 Kg
Display	14.0" FHD IPS LED Display(250 nits)
OS	Windows 10 includes Office Home & Student
Battery	Li-Ion 3-cell 41 Wh
Ports	2 USB 1 type C port 1 HDMI

Specs are really great and appealing at this price. I have bought this laptop from offline retail store for INR 60k which is approximately equivalent to (US $820), I personally prefer buying laptops from offline retail stores near me and I suggest you too because of trust that we have usually shops in our city. But if you want to buy this laptop online I would be providing amazon link for the same laptop so that you can go and order directly through this Amazon Link. Now let’s continue review in detail.

Processor i5 11th Gen

It has Intel i5, latest 11th Gen processor (i5-1135G7 with base speed of 2.42Ghz). For programming purpose this is great but not so great for heavy model training in ML( machine learning). Guys let me clear you one thing that this laptop is not recommended for high-end Gaming like GTA , this laptop can run almost every game but you won’t get smooth experience because for gaming you need to focus on GPU and Graphics and this laptop is great for processing.

This laptop has really great latest 11th Gen processor which means everything will be very smooth, programs will load much faster and everything will be so quick. processor can utilize its maximum ability with the help of SSD storage which supports very fast read and write.

8GB RAM

It comes with 8GB RAM(SODIMM DDR4 RAM SDRAM) which is expandable upto 16GB. With 8GB RAM you can run almost anything smoothly, I personally work on Android Studio which is an IDE for Android App Development and it works perfectly with Virtual AVD for testing apps. But I prefer testing over my real android phone because it has many advantages. For programming this size of RAM is superb and you will never need to expand your RAM.

512 SSD Storage

Due to SSD memory the booting time of laptop is really fast, laptop becomes ready to work on after 3 to 7 seconds of Power button pressing. Not only booting everything becomes fast with SSD, if you are still on HDD storage you would really realize what speed I am talking about. Believe me SSD is awesome, never go for HDD. Also SSD enhances power consumption which means battery will last longer.

Build Quality

It has a plastic body but build quality is great and gives feel like if it is metallic. Light weight and easy to hold. Build quality really gives premium look and feeling when you use it. You can easily take this laptop with you at classes or anywhere.

Mouse pad is good but I prefer wireless mouse. It has backlit keyboard which comes handy for programmers but this laptop don’t have num-pad because of laptop size. 14inch laptop maybe not great for someone but I previously had 15.6″ inch screen size laptop and I found no big difference using both. Speakers are up-front side of the laptop which provides good volume level for audio.

Display

Display is of 14 inch measured diagonally and comes with FHD IPS LED Display (250 nits). It works great at indoors and good at outdoors. It has Intel iRISxe Graphics which works great and you get best output. I really liked display of this laptop.

Battery Backup

Company claims around 8 to 9 hours but I observed from full charge it works 5 to 6.5 hours without any charging which is great. This is due to SSD because SSD saves power consumption also it has good Li-Ion 41Wh batter with 3 cells. My previous laptop was HDD and was hardly giving batter backup of 2 .5 hours after full charging. I would say this is really awesome and you can watch 2 movies straight and still you will be left with some battery power which you can save. This is very handy when you are travelling.

Sound and Speaker

Sound volume level is good which won’t give any problem in hearing since speaker is provided at top near keyboard. Sound quality is also great and you won’t really need any extra sound system for watching movies or songs but if you are a music lover and like ultra bass then you can consider using sound system that you like.

Lifetime Office Home & Student

You get free lifetime MS Office Home &Student with this laptop in India. Don’t forget to activate it. You should also get backup of your Windows 10. You can visit any known shop for the same or you can ask the shop where to go for getting backup of Windows and all. They will also activate Office for you if you don’t know how to do.

Important Features

Let’s talk about all important features which are still left and which are obvious but still need to mention for shake of completeness.

Laptop package includes laptop with battery, AC Adapter and user manual. Laptop has 1 web cam with a flashlight and camera quality is good. It has Bluetooth, WiFi, 1 HDMI port, 1 type C port but you can’t use if for charging, 2 USB port and also 1 SD card port. It has no Ethernet port, for me its okay I never use it.

So yes this was whole review and I am very satisfied with this laptop. Hope this article would have helped you. If you have any questions feel free to ask in comment section below.

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