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[2500 mana bounty] Which laptop will I buy?
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Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Carbon Gen 13 Aura Edition
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Dell 16 Plus Laptop
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I plan on buying a new laptop. I'm looking for something relatively light (<3.5 lbs but heavier is fine if it meets other criteria), preferably >=32gb ram, and >=512gb disk. A smaller screen would be good, maybe 14" but I'm flexible on that. I don't need a really big gpu bc I'd mainly use it as a terminal and use modal or something else online for compute. I don't need really good gaming capability, though it's a plus.

In the past I used a thinkpad x1 carbon and really liked it. I also used a legion 5 pro which was good but kind of bulky. I'd prefer windows but also want to set up a linux or unix vm on it. Also, I'm a student living in the US, so if there's a student discount there that's greatly preferred. Feel free to ask questions

If you add an option and I pick it, I will managram 500 mana to the person who suggests the laptop I decide to buy and 2500 more mana if I like it (I won't judge it harshly). I'll also send mana if you find a really good deal.

Choices will count as distinct from each other if they are listed as different models. If they only differ in some customizable component like e.g. one laptop has 512gb disk and the other has 1tb disk, they count as the same choice and the duplicate will be n/a. Obviously this is somewhat subjective so lmk if there is any ambiguity.

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I've been pretty happy with my laptop (dell 16 plus), it's very lightweight and less bulky than the other laptops I've owned, it's also quite fast imo