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Get a refurbished laptop. iPad would be too cumbersome to use at times. There’s always going to be a fear of compatibility issues too.
Won't a refurbished laptop come with it's own set of reliability issues? Considering how I wish to go through the next five years on a single laptop, it seems better to go for a new product.
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I got myself a mac from them last year. Still working like a charm
Shelf lives of products are so short these days that that is unlikely to happen, in any case.
Get a LAPTOP, MOOT SUBMISSIONS REQUIRE WORD, TYPING AND FORMATING ON A IPAD WOULD BE CUMBERSOME AND POINTLESS, YOU WILL NEED A LAPTOP FOR SURE
Laptop. You'll need it to draft documents primarily. Bonus point about having a large screen. It will help u in your practice days as well. Get an ipad later.
If you can, get a laptop that can be used as an iPad yk those flexible ones. I think Lenovo has some in tour budget. If not, choose laptop over iPad
Alright! But will these refurbished laptops perform?

I wouldn't want to spend 50% of my original budget on a laptop which gives me less than 10% of corresponding value.

Why not try for a new normal laptop under 40-50k? That wouldn't work?
Get one with 16gb ram. Should come under 25k. Will perform quite well for basic tasks like drafting research browsing etc.
Refurbished or a new one?

Asus and Lenovo are selling some good options in 16GB RAM.
Those are built like tanks. Max upgrade device - 32 gigs of ram if possible and best SSD.
most internships demand that you carry your own laptop
Get your budget a bit more and get a refurbished/second hand m1 mac air. It wont be that expensive nowadays. just change the battery anytime in the 5 years when u save up money
Why not a ThinkPad if I'm going down the refurbished lane?
Laptop definitely. You will have to make projects, moot submissions, etc and it will be hard to format documents and add proper citations on a tablet. If you really want the best of both worlds you could get a touchscreen laptop so that you can take handwritten notes.
Alright. What do you suggest? And how many inches?
Which laptop do you suggest and how many inches?
Just go with any Windows laptop with Microsoft Office access that fits your budget (make sure the RAM/storage/battery life is decent)