laptop preset
Light 13
The portable one for school and travel.
A 13.5 inch laptop with a Ryzen 5 mainboard, 16 GB of memory and 500 GB of storage. Light, quiet and charged by any small USB-C brick.
Best for: Students, commuters and anyone who wants a laptop that disappears in a bag.
Assembled and tested$1,160
As a DIY kit, no operating system$1,081
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- Charger: at least 60 W
What is in it
| Part | Choice | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Assembled and tested We assemble it, install the operating system you chose and run a burn-in test before it ships. |
$79 |
| Chassis | 13.5 inch aluminium chassis Light and portable, 4 port bays. |
$229 |
| Mainboard | Ryzen 5 7640U mainboard 6 cores, efficient. For the 13 and 14 inch chassis. |
$429 |
| Memory | 16 GB DDR5-5600 (2 x 8 GB) A matched pair, the sweet spot for everyday work. |
$55 |
| Storage | 500 GB NVMe SSD M.2 2280. |
$49 |
| Screen | 13.5 inch 2256 x 1504, 60 Hz, matte Sharp 3:2 screen, easy on the eyes. |
$169 |
| Keyboard | US English keyboard ANSI layout. 13 and 14 inch. |
$39 |
| Ports | 2 x USB-C expansion card Charging, data and video out. |
$38 |
| Ports | USB-A expansion card For keyboards, drives and dongles. |
$19 |
| Ports | HDMI expansion card Plug straight into a TV or monitor. |
$25 |
| Charger | 60 W USB-C charger Small and light. |
$29 |
| Software | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS installed Installed, updated and tested. |
Included |
| Total before shipping | $1,160 | |
Every part above has been checked against the others by the same rules the builder uses. View as Markdown.
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- Memory
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- Memory
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- Storage
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- Screen
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