Strengths: Excellent GPU (discrete), good cooling, and gaming performance. Offers high refresh-rate display, which helps not only in gaming but also in design work where smoothness of motion (animations, transitions) matters.
Best for: Gamers on a budget, eSports titles, moderate AAA gaming. Also good if you occasionally do design/video editing. Coding is no problem here, though battery life will be shorter under heavy loads.
Compromises: Heavier, bulkier. Screen might not be the most color-perfect (for professionals). Costs more, so other features like ultra portability or long battery will suffer.
Strengths: Balanced everyday machine. Good screen size, decent build. Great for coding, web development, design work that’s less GPU-intensive. Likely has integrated graphics, fast SSD. Very suitable for students.
Best for: Coding, light design, everyday tasks, perhaps some light gaming (indie titles, older games) on lower settings. Also great portability vs cost.
Compromises: Won’t match gaming frames of a discrete-GPU machine. For serious design work (video editing, color grading) the screen quality or GPU may limit you. Battery likely okay but not class-leading under load.
Strengths: Very affordable. Solid for coding (especially if you're starting out), writing, compiling, web apps. Good keyboard and reliability (Lenovo has a decent reputation).
Best for: Coding, lightweight design tasks (vector work, lighter photo editing), school / college work, portability. Also useful as a second machine.
Compromises: Lower-end GPU or just integrated; display not super high refresh rate or color gamut; may lag in heavy gaming or large video editing; thermal throttling possible under heavy loads.
Strengths: More portable, lighter, good for travel / moving around. Possibly lower power CPU that gives better battery life. Enough for coding, casual design, day-to-day use.
Best for: Developers who are mobile, students, designers doing mostly 2D work, web design, etc. Great for reading, lightweight editing, writing, etc.
Compromises: Gaming is possible only at easier settings or older/less demanding games; for graphic design, screen may lack in saturation or brightness compared to premium models; limited upgradability sometimes.
Strengths: Similar to #2 but perhaps a different configuration. Good as an entry point to modern specs (SSD, enough RAM) with a bigger screen. Good value per rupee.
Best for: Everyday use, coding, design at beginner / intermediate level. Possibly also casual gaming.
Compromises: Same as other lower cost machines: limited graphics, screen quality may be a weak point; battery under heavy use less good; may need to accept lower graphics settings for gaming.
Heavy gaming + decent design work:- TUF Gaming A15 because of its discrete GPU, better cooling and can handle gaming and design.
Portability + coding + casual design:- Vivobook Go 14 or Go 15 for its lightweight, more battery friendly, less heat, and still competent.
Tight budget, learning / small-scale:- IdeaPad 3 or Vivobook Go 15 E1504, because its best in value, gets you started and you can gradually upgrade if needed.
For gaming under a budget, expect offerings like laptops with RTX 4050 or 4060 GPUs, 120-165Hz screens. They give good 1080p gaming.
For coding, many people still prefer machines like the Acer Aspire series, or mid-range Vivobooks, or ThinkPad / IdeaPads, which give strong keyboards, good thermals, and reliable battery.
Designers wanting colour-accuracy are pushing for OLED panels or at least very good IPS, sRGB/AdobeRGB coverage; that tends to cost more. So if that’s high priority, you may need to spend somewhat above “budget” or compromise in other areas.
Always try to get 16GB RAM unless you are sure your work is lightweight. Upgrading RAM later can be helpful.
SSD speed matters: NVMe SSDs are much faster than old SATA or HDDs. For coding, build times, file operations, etc., the SSD is often the bottleneck.
Screen quality is more than resolution: brightness, colour gamut, refresh rate. Even if resolution is 1080p, if colours are washed or brightness low, design work will suffer.
Thermals and cooling: many budget gaming laptops run hot; designers and coders who do long sessions will benefit from good cooling.
Battery life: gaming machines will have poor battery life under load; but for coding/design on the go, try to find models with decent efficiency (lower TDP CPUs, good battery size).
