Laptop for MBA student Budget Max 55-60

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Planning to give it as a gift to my cousin who is joining for MBA

) What is your budget? (INR or USD)
55 to 60 [Max]

2) What size & weight consideration (if any) would you prefer?

Mainstream; 15" - 16" screen

3) What are the primary tasks you will be performing with this notebook?

1: Watching movies and browsing
2: Casual gaming
3: Video chatting

5) Any typical configuration in your mind you're eying for ?
Looking for 8GB ram with SSD

4) Are there any brands that you prefer or any you really don't like?
No preferences, but prefer to be a brand with good after-sales service

6) Anything else you would like to say?

Decent battery backup

*www.amazon.in/HP-Pavilion-Aero-Fingerprint-13-be0190AU/dp/B098NQQVT2
HP Aero 13 is a proper ultrabook. Buy it with someone's amazon CC for 5% cashback. It can run very light games like CS GO, Valorant, etc.

If you need a bigger screen & better GPU:
*www.amazon.in/HP-RX5500M-Graphics-Flicker-16-e0162AX/dp/B098QBT5KT/
RX5500M outperforms 1650 & 1650Ti. It is in between 1650 & an RTX 3050 80W. A good value. Add a 2nd RAM stick to it.

thanks for the suggestions , first one will be small. will consider the second option
How about the battery life of second one...?

Baker said:
thanks for the suggestions , first one will be small. will consider the second option
How about the battery life of second one...?

Should be at least 3-4hrs IMO on mixed non-performance tasks. Ryzen is very efficient, so there are gaming laptops with 6-8 hr battery life as well. Jarrod's test of Victus has 10+ hr battery life on video playback. People are claiming 6hrs on amazon.