It’s a tough decision when you are going to an engineering college, and you need a laptop to work with where you can read your notes. The laptop is also essential because you need to be entertained sometimes and consume some content from Netflix or YouTube. You can also play some music and enjoy some great music and just chill out.
Things we look when we suggest a laptop:
- Good speakers
- Clean design, lightweight and slim (built quality)
- Powerful enough to make all the work done
- A nice screen so that you can use it to consume content
- Very nice trackpad and keyboard
1. New Apple MacBook Air 13-inch (Best laptop for engineering student)
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Apple is the best one when it comes to college laptop, and the reason this is in the list is because of its great built quality and the best part is that this is one sturdy laptop! There is almost no flaw in this laptop because this is so small and is just as powerful as any other laptop in the industry. This can run almost any program and is great for content consumption, and the screen is just awesome! If you want to get this laptop, you have to just go deep in the Apple ecosystem, and we prefer only to buy this laptop if you are already in the Apple ecosystem. If you are not, then you will have to spend a lot to just get into the ecosystem.
Pros
- It is slim and is easy to carry because it is very small
- Great built quality and strong body
- This is very fast and quick to respond because of the SSD
- This has the best speaker in the industry, and you will love it!
Cons
- You have to go deep in the Apple ecosystem to use it to its fullest
- The fan kicks in really late to cool down the laptop
Technical Overview:-
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Storage |
256GB or 512GB SSD |
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Weight |
2.8 pounds (1.29 kg) |
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Height |
0.16–0.63 inch (0.41–1.61 cm) |
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Release Date |
18-03-2020
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2. Microsoft Surface Book 2 (Second Best laptop for engineering student)
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Microsoft has been sort of an official sponsor of the back to college journey because when it comes to service, these laptops change the game to a whole different level. This is not only a laptop but also a tablet, so it can basically work really well with notes and videos if you want to lay down and read your notes and do the same thing. This is just a great option if you want to get great portability, and as I am a user of this laptop, I really would advise taking this laptop because this is just so compact that it feels like a simple book in your backpack. The battery life is also amazing!
Pros
- 2 in one laptop
- It is slim and is easy to carry because it is very small
- Great built quality and strong body
- This is very fast and quick to respond because of the SSD
- This has got a great speaker and is loud enough
Cons
- The charger is not universal
- Fewer ports
Technical Overview:-
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Product Dimensions |
31.2 x 23.2 x 1.3 cm |
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Microsoft |
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Item Weight |
1.81 Kg |
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ASIN |
B077PD9V54
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3. Dell XPS 13 2020 (Best 4k display laptop)
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Dell is great bran, and this XPS line-up is as powerful as some gaming laptops because it has got the best specks. You need a great screen you have it, you need good design it has got it also if you need a nice built, you got that too. This is one of the complete laptops in the list and is just the best for college users. It is small, and the battery life is good. About the trackpad, this is actually the 2nd best in the industry next to the mac-books. You can also say that to the MacBook’s, this laptop is the next best laptop you can buy, and you can sometimes squeeze better performance than the MacBook can, but that’s only sometimes because apple is very optimized.
Pros
- It is slim and is easy to carry because it is 13 inches
- Great built quality and strong body
- This is very fast and quick to respond because of the SSD
- This has got the nicest trackpad in windows
Cons
- The 4k screen consumes a lot of power
- It gets heated up really soon and has some heat issues
Technical Overview:-
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Product Dimensions |
30.2 x 19.8 x 1.2 cm |
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Dell |
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Size |
13.3 Inches |
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ASIN |
B085ZSVZDC |
4. Dell XPS 13 7390 (Best value for money laptop for engineering student)
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This is another XPS line-up from dell, and the best part about it is that this laptop folds 360-degrees and also can double for a tablet and is more enjoyable sometimes. The properties are mostly the same as the XPS laptops, just with an added feature of folding. The speed is the same, built quality is good, and the compactness satays, and you can also say that it increases with this two in one property of the laptop. This is fast and very good for notes and fits right in your backpack. It’s also light, so you don’t feel extra burdened, and it’s like a book, so just fits/blends right along with them. Dell also likes everything very ultra, and this laptop is the only one closest to the Mack books and gives them a very hard competition.
Pros
- The screen flips 360-degrees
- It is slim and is easy to carry because it is 13 inches
- Great built quality and strong body
- This is very fast and quick to respond because of the SSD
- This has got the nicest trackpad in windows
Cons
- It gets heated up really soon and has some heat issues
- There are fewer ports comparatively
Technical Overview:-
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Product Dimensions |
29.7 x 1.3 x 20.8 cm
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Item model number |
XPS7390-7893SLV-PUS |
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Dell |
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Colour |
Silver |
5. Lenovo ThinkPad T480 (Alternative for forth)
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ThinkPad is a really good workstation, and it absolutely doubles as a college laptop and is great for everything you need to get started with. This is a 14-inch laptop, so it fits right into the backpack and blends with your notebooks. This is a little bit bigger than the 13 inches, but it’s not that big of a difference, whereas this is actually better to have 14 inches because of its right in between the 15 and the 13 inch which is a sweet spot to be in. This is also a great option for content consumption because its screen is just awesome. You can also say these are so great that nowadays people have been buying them over the industry leaders such as Apple and Dell.
Pros
- It is slim and is easy to carry because it is 14 inches
- It has got no heat issues
- Great built quality and strong body
- This is very fast and quick to respond because of the SSD
- This has got the nicest keyboard in any laptop in the industry
Cons
- doesn’t have much port support
- the sound is rather poor
Technical Overview:-
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Product Dimensions |
23.2 x 33.7 x 2 cm |
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Lenovo |
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Size |
14 Inches |
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Colour |
Black |
6. HP Spectre x360 13 (Best 2 in 1 laptop for engineering student)
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HP makes one of the best laptops in the industry and is very good with the parameter of providing nice built quality and nice overall experience. But HP Spectre x360 13 inches is the best laptop HP has made in this range and targets a very specific array of consumers, which are the office workers and the college students. With this laptop, HP promises to give the great screen and great support for students with its 2 in 1 property. Every student can use these laptops as their tablets to read oy notes or maybe even make them. The touch is also very good and blends very well in a student’s backpack.
Pros
- It is slim and is easy to carry
- It has got no heat issues
- Great built quality and strong body
- This has got nicest customer support service in the industry
Cons
- doesn’t have much port support
- it’s a bit fragile (not that the built quality is not good)
Technical Overview:-
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Product Dimensions |
30.9 x 21.8 x 1.4 cm |
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HP |
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Size |
13.3 Inches |
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Item model number |
x360 13 |
7. ASUS ZenBook S13 Ultra-Thin (Best metal build laptop for engineering student)
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As Asus leads the gaming industry also leads the industry for great workstations like this ASUS ZenBook S13. It’s a 14-inches laptop and is very slim. This is a great college laptop for engineers because this laptop can absolutely handle anything you throw at this, absolutely any software works really well and is smooth! This has been the best part of Asus, which is consistency. Asus has been very consistent with the customer experience, and with is a beautiful and powerful product, this is a great product get started with college, and this is absolutely a backpack laptop. This laptop is actually so light that you may just feel this as an extra laptop in your backpack.
Pros
- It is slim and is easy to carry and definitely fits in the backpack
- It has got no heat issues at all and is reliable
- Does have a lot of port support
- Nice SSD so super-fast
- Great built quality and strong body
- This has got nicest customer support service in the industry
Cons
- Have no cons other than its plastic built
Technical Overview:-
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Product Dimensions |
31.5 x 19.6 x 1.5 cm |
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ASUS |
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ASIN |
B081QWC6N5 |
8. Asus Vivo book S14 S432 (Best smart trackpad laptop for engineering student)
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Vivo books are the nest best thing to the ZenBook and is made for the users who do not want to spend much on the high-end products like the ZenBook itself but would be satisfied with a low-key laptop which still has a great performance. Everything you find in this laptop is very identical to the ZenBook, just the performance, and the built quality is where they had to cut down to reduce the prices and make it more reachable to the ones who do not want to spend on laptops. Now on the brighter side, this is also lightweight, is also compact, and yes, this fits perfectly fine in the backpack.
Pros
- Comfortable interior
- Affordable Price
- Good design
- It is slim and is easy to carry
- It has got no heat issues
- Nice SSD so super-fast
- Great built quality and strong body
- This has got nicest customer support service in the industry
Cons
- doesn’t have much port support
- it’s a bit fragile (not that the built quality is not good)
Technical Overview:-
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Product Dimensions |
32.3 x 21.1 x 1.8 cm |
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ASUS |
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Size |
14 Inches |
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Item Weight |
1.45 Kg |
9. Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon (Best battery life laptop for engineering student)
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You can say this particular laptop is some kind of a no brainer if you are on Lenovo and can spend. This is one of the most likes laptops in the industry, and there is a fair share of influencers who use this laptop as their daily drivers, and most of them being college students, and they have a lot to say about its awesome performance. This is a super thin and lite laptop, and it shows no sign of lag or anything at all. Actually, this is one of the fastest ones out there and tops all the charts with its benchmark performances.
Pros
- It is slim and is easy to carry because it is 14 inches
- It has got no heat issues
- Great built quality and strong body
- This is very fast and quick to respond because of the SSD
- This has got the nicest keyboard in any laptop in the industry
Cons
- This is not that good with sound quality, and you may need some external speakers
Technical Overview:-
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Product Dimensions |
32.3 x 21.7 x 1.6 cm |
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Lenovo |
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Lenovo |
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Size |
14 Inches |
10. MSI PS42 (Alternative for nineth)
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MSI laptops have mostly been around for gaming, and this gives all reasons to believe that is also a great laptop, and just with all the great laptops mentioned above, this also makes a list. This is a great product and is very usable for a college student for engineering. This is a power-packed laptop and is nice when you use this for heavy software. MSI laptops work perfectly fine with all other things, such as music and content consumption.
Pros
- It has almost got no heat issues
- Great built quality and strong body with just a little flex
- This is very fast and quick to response
- This has got a nice keyboard even though it is a laptop
- This has got a great port range
Cons
- This is not that good with sound quality
- Bit fragile
- And the fingerprints sometimes don’t work properly
Technical Overview:-
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Product Dimensions |
32 x 22 x 16 cm |
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MSI |
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Item model number |
PS42 8RB-243IN |
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Size |
14 Inches |
Conclusion:-
So after doing so much research and taking the recommendation of engineering industry experts, we create the list of Top 10 Best Laptops for Engineering student available in India. I hope this list will help you out in choosing a perfect one for Engineering. Before buying any one of these make sure to check their user reviews in leading eCommerce sites.