I'm Going to Buy a New Laptop Some Tips on Choosing the Right One

[zainalara]

I have a budget of about 7000 SEK and want a computer that I can both play and use for school. Does anyone have any tips on different computers?

[ChelseyMoore]

2026-03-16 kl 08:50, skrev zainalara:

I have a budget of about 7000 SEK and want a computer that I can both play and use for school. Does anyone have any tips on different computers?

For around 7000 SEK I’d probably focus on getting the best balance between CPU, graphics card and battery instead of chasing “gaming” branding. A lot of cheaper gaming laptops look flashy but have poor cooling or weak screens.

If you want to play games and also use it for school, I’d look for something with at least:

• Ryzen 5 or Intel i5

• 16 GB RAM if possible

• RTX 3050 or RTX 4050 graphics

• SSD storage only

Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming, ASUS TUF and Acer Nitro are usually pretty decent in that price range, especially if you find a sale. I’d personally avoid the absolute cheapest HP gaming models since they can get noisy and hot.

Also think about what games you actually play. If it’s mostly Minecraft, CS2, Fortnite and schoolwork, you don’t need an extremely powerful laptop. But if you want newer AAA games, 7000 SEK gets tight pretty quickly and buying used can give much more value.