I recently set up a budget laptop for a friend with BIAB, It took ages - 15 hours or so to install the software because it was so underpowered, however after installation the whole thing ran fine. Even if BIAB is still stuck in the days of 32 bit, I would recommend a 64 bit laptop, it wont benefit BIAB but if its put to other tasks there are many advantages 32 bit Windows can only access about 2 gig of ram, 1.2 gig of which is used by windows itself - no headroom


Win 11 64, Asus Rog Strix z390 mobo, 64 gig RAM, 8700k