I purchased this recently for $2000. Was it a good decision? It was on sale, the best specs I could find for the price and form factor. It has a fit and finish approaching a modern MacBook (although a slightly thicker design, but not much) and it can run all muh games at ultra settings at 120 fps or above. More importantly, I think it'll be good for tinkering with LLMs and for productivity. I may dual boot Linux on it.Battery life is okay at around 6 real world hours on battery with minimal tweaking (using the integrated graphics only), and in performance mode it really does run quite well.I have a week to return it, though. Thoughts? Can I do better for the same price or less without sacrificing anything big? My other laptops include an old MBP and a ThinkPad x220.specs:3k 120hz OLED display with G-Sync (looks great in static images, does not particularly impress me in motion)AMD 9 HX 3705070 Ti (laptop), I think it's slightly underpowered to fit in such a small chassis, but I don't really know any better and it's still the most powerful GPU I've ever used, I think.good speakers, decent keyboard, overall just a nice build.
>>106519440I just checked and with the browser open with many tabs and some miscellaneous things in the background, Windows 11's battery estimator suggests about 8 hours of use from a full charge. I value this versatility a lot.
>>106519440>OLED>3K@14 inchMemetopFiltered>AsusHoly Obsolescence...
Well, it would seem that nobody cares, but if anyone has any questions or comments, I will attempt to address them if this thread is still up in the morning. Enjoy your technology, /g/.
>>106519612>Holy Obsolescence...I am not too confident in Asus, but I think it's difficult to claim that it is worse than most other major brands. The build quality is actually quite decent from what I can tell just by using it.>Memetop>FilteredYour childish buzzwords don't really speak to me much, but it's true that the screen does not impress me, as I stated in the OP. I mainly purchased this because it seems to be at the intersection of portability/modern design and power.If there is something better, I would look into it. Do you have any suggestions?
>>106519466>Windows 11's battery estimator suggests about 8 hours of use from a full chargeit jumped to 9+ hours with energy saving mode on from the notification area.one thing I strongly dislike about Windows and this setup: there are at least 4 different programs/settings menus, each with its own performance mode settings. not including the notification area.
>>106519626Sure, check out the Lenovo Legion series
One thing I do like about it: it is actually silent with the fan totally off in silent mode. Very comfy.
>>106519641>Sure, check out the Lenovo Legion seriesdo you have a specific recommendation to save me some time? I can look around but I have to find something in the same price range/form factor. I suspect I can't do better for the price.Lenovo laptops do not impress me much more than Asus, except for the ThinkPad line, which is only marginally better, but significantly worse than the IBM machines they bought the brand from.The only models I can find are either lower powered and bigger but in a similar price range, or more expensive and bigger, nothing 14".I would probably settle for a larger machine but like I said I enjoy the versatility of this one quite a bit.
>>106519670>>106519641Thanks for the recommendation, but I can't find anything similar or comparable.>Lenovo Legion Pro 7: This model features a powerful AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX processor and a high-end NVIDIA RTX 5080. It has a similar OLED display but may exceed your budget slightly.Lenovo Legion 5 Pro: This is a more budget-friendly option with a solid AMD Ryzen 7 processor and RTX 4060 graphics. However, it lacks the OLED display and may not match the performance of your current laptop.Lenovo Legion 5i: Similar to the Legion 5 but with an Intel processor. It also features an IPS display, which is good but not as vibrant as OLED.It seems the Lenovo offerings are all 16" (or, worse, 15.6") shitters with either higher specs and a higher price, or lower specs and a similar price.
>>106519724>>106519641absolutely disgusting
>>106519734>>106519724So, after further research, I've found a Lenovo Legion 7 model for $2500 from Microcenter. It has a 5080 which is the best laptop GPU I have found in a machine under $3500. However, it has a shitty Intel CPU rather than the more recent AMD CPUs which are significantly more efficient, and it's a 16" monster laptop that looks like a toddler riced it out. It is difficult to leave performance on the table at a similar price point, but there is little comparison to the 14" streamlined machine referenced in the OP.
>>106521017Depends which series of intel. If it's a 100 or 200 series, they are more efficient than AMD for web browsing and watching videos.If you're gaming, yes Intel uses more power and but another problem is that manufacturers artificially gimp the GPUs for AMD models.
>>106519440Are you the hon. desk-rearranger anon from /bst/?
>>106521111>If it's a 100 or 200 series, they are more efficient than AMD for web browsing and watching videos.not even close, AMD gets within 95% of intel's top end performance at half the tdp>>106521281no does he have the same labtob?
>>106521345Nope, he has a thinkpad & some meme schizo laptop he recently ordered. Asked you that since you kind of write like him a lot.
>>106521367>some meme schizo laptop he recently orderedbe more specific
>>106521595>>106499256
>>106521637>Laptop (found it when searching for intel ME disabled options)>https://novacustom.com/product/v54-series/>v54 instead of v56>not realizing this is simply a clevo v560tu (or 54 shit variant) white labelthis is not an autism laptop, it is a common model from an odm with a badge on it and a 4x markup. there is another thread up on this very topic:>>106516088
looks great in all things but one. why 14 inch, apple's small is better faggotry? that's way too small. a 16 laptop is still portable enough and it has more screen real estate and room for better cooling and battery.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1L58c7-Pzxw
>>106519440Looks pretty, but I tried typing on one of these at microcenter and the keyboard was horrible.
>>106519440>was buying a gaming laptop a good decision.
