DonDanny101

I'll restrict the CPU to 99% to avoid throttling. That'll help, I guess. Some reviews said that the cooling of the TUF isn't bad, though no way better than the Legion's. If I would get that much battery backup, I would have gone for the Legion definitely. Almost all the reviews I saw said normal usage battery backup would be less than 4 hours. Notebookcheck's video playback test lasted 4 hours too. I don't understand how there's a big difference in your variant. The one that's available here goes up to 250 nits max. Will that do? In my opinion, it would, but then, at that brightness, the battery backup would not suffice. What say? Which one should I go for?

Hey everyone, I am new here. Seems like an awesome community. I am planning to buy a laptop, with a budget of 55k INR. I am a 2nd year university student in India. Initially, I was focusing on thin and light laptops only, as I just wanted to play some games like FIFA19, NFS, CS:GO, etc. I had decided on the Acer Swift 3, with a dedicated MX250 (10W version), which is indeed a great laptop. A friend of mine bought it (he got it at 43k then). However, I guess it isn't made for even such games, since even small 100MB games were making the laptop too hot (above 90°C). I know I could use an external cooling pad but still I didn't want to put extra load on that lightweight beauty. So, I decided to buy a comparatively lightweight (<=2.3 kg) gaming laptop, under the same budget. After extensive research, I narrowed down to: • Asus TUF Gaming FX505DT R5-3500H, GTX1650, 120Hz Display >Getting it at 56.5k INR () • Lenovo Legion Y530 i5 8th gen, GTX1050, 60Hz Display >Getting it at 52k at Lenovo's website after Student Discount • Asus Vivobook Gaming X571GD i5 8th gen, GTX1050, 60Hz Display >Priced around 51k but it's out of stock I have extended my budget to 56.5 to accomodate the TUF. Since the 3rd option has been unavailable recently (it's getting quite popular due to its looks, weight and sells out fast) and its battery life is quite weak, it was between the TUF and the Legion. GTX1050 is enough for me. Since I'll get the Y530 cheaper, it's a good option. However, according to my research, it's battery life (max. 4 hours) is worse than that of the TUF (max. 4:45 hours). I don't have a minimum battery life requirement as such, but more battery life would be helpful (I might carry the laptop too). Also, the display on the Y530 is dim (max. 250 nits). On battery saver mode, the display turns quite dim. Other than these two factors, the Legion is great. The TUF FX505DT doesn't scream gaming either (which is good). It has good build quality too, brings a better GPU, its cooling is fine too (though the Legion is better), it has a brighter and a 120 Hz display (not my requirement, just an add-on) and also, a slightly better battery life (though the battery capacity is lesser - probably it's due to the Ryzen). I know its track pad isn't good and keyboard isn't as good as the Legion, but I guess a brighter display and a longer battery would be more important, since I would be using Linux (dual boot), which would reduce battery backup further. Basically, other than the low display brightness and the lower battery life, the Legion suits my needs. However, I thought these two factors would be important and I'm leaning more towards the TUF. Which one would you recommend? Will the Legion's display brightness and battery do? Any major drawbacks in the TUF? Any drawbacks due to the Ryzen in it? I'll need to use Android Studio too. I'll use it on Linux, until the virtualization support on Windows is improved. Thanks a lot for reading through such a long question. Much appreciated.