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I'm split between a couple of gaming laptops from various manufacturers. It will mainly be used for college but I do want to have the ability to game on the side so battery life and noise will also be very important. I also need some help with GPU selection since the RTX 3070 seems to be the sweet spot for thin-and-light gaming notebooks but with the performance so dependent upon wattage, I'm not sure if the performance upgrade of a 3070 is worth the price increase over 3060 SKUs. I am aware of supple issues and price inflation but I'm only considering these devices at or around MSRP even if I have to wait. Considerations: Lenovo Legion 5 Pro (https://www.walmart.com/ip/Lenovo-Legion-5-Pro-16-Gaming-Laptop-AMD-Ryzen-7-16GB-RAM-NVIDIA-GeForce-RTX-3070-512GB-SSD-Windows-10-Home-Gray-82JQ008NUS/231609645) - The Walmart variant seems to be the only one with any stock but it appears to be the best bang for the buck config at MSRP - I am concerned about battery life since many reviews have pointed to it as the main downside - No Windows Hello but I can live with that at this price Acer Triton 500 SE (https://www.bestbuy.com/site/acer-predator-triton-500-se-16-2560x1600-165hz-laptop-intel-11th-gen-i7-geforce-rtx-3060-16gb-ddr4-512gb-ssd/6463843.p?skuId=6463843) - Similar to the Legion 5 Pro but with a spec downgrade - HUGE 99.9 Whr battery but for some reason (maybe bc of the Intel chip), the battery life is significantly worse than the G15 which has a smaller battery but more powerful specs - There is a 3070 variant but the $500 price increase doesn't seem to justify it - Plus the other SKUs aren't even available yet ASUS ROG Zephyrus G15 RTX 3060 SKU: https://www.bestbuy.com/site/asus-rog-zephyrus-g15-15-6-qhd-laptop-amd-ryzen-9-16gb-memory-nvidiageforcertx3060-512gb-solid-state-drive-eclipse-gray/6451627.p?skuId=6451627 RTX 3070 SKU: https://www.bestbuy.com/site/asus-rog-zephyrus-15-6-qhd-gaming-laptop-amd-ryzen-9-16gb-memory-nvidia-geforce-rtx-3070-1tb-ssd-eclipse-grey-eclipse-grey/6448848.p?skuId=6448848 - Great specs and brilliant battery life as many reviews have pointed out (8-11 hours for office work) - Display isn't as good compared to the "budget options", it doesn't even hit 400 nits - I can't decide between the 3060 and 3070 versions - The 3060 variant is much cheaper ($1500 vs $1850) but I don't know about the performance uplift since everyone only compared the 3070 and 3080 when the wattage thing became known - It doesn't have an integrated webcam but the whole package is too good to ignore - On Asus's website, it lists a gaming mouse, headset, and external FHD camera as included although I don't know if they're included with Best Buy's since it depends on the retailer but free stuff (especially the webcam and headset) is always nice Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 (https://www.bestbuy.com/site/asus-rog-16-wqxga-165hz-gaming-laptop-intel-core-i9-16gb-memory-nvidia-rtx3060-1tb-ssd-off-black/6464203.p?acampID=0&cmp=RMX&loc=Hatch&ref=198&skuId=6464203) - Basically the same as the G15 with a significantly improved screen, better keyboard, and internal webcam - Only the 3060 variant is available in the US for now - The 3060 version costs as much as the G15 with a 3070 and doesn't have the free goodies - The screen is much larger as replaces the large chin on the G15 and gets MUCH brighter at 500 nits plus a taller aspect ratio which would be useful - It has the same battery size as the G15 at 90Whrs but has 20-30% less battery life bc of the Intel CPU (M16 owners, if it's not that significant please let me know, the screen is just SO good) - The CPU can be undervolted but IDK if that'll have a significant enough effect on battery life to make up for Intel's inefficiency compared to AMD - At this price point I would like a 3070 so I might wait for that if it ever comes Or am I completely going the wrong way here and go for professional notebooks/ultrabooks like the Dell XPS, Lenovo ThinkPad, or even the M1 MacBook Air? I've never had any experience with Apple products so I don't know how much storage I'll need and the lack of upgradeability makes me really uncomfortable but I'm not so far into the Windows ecosystem that I can't switch. Plus, Apple has a $200 student discount and free airpods which will make the M1 one of the cheaper options. It seems that Apple has big plans for their own silicon and the next generation will probably be announced in a few months (M1X or M2) and those chips will be a significantly upgrade over M1 which has basically been a public beta test. The XPS is the closest windows competitor with some of the best trackpads, keyboards, and screens in an ultrabook.

TL;DR version: I am looking for an ultrabook/Macbook for around 900 dollars (pre-tax). I am concerned that I cannot get on-par performance for the same amount of money that I spent on my laptop in 2015. Here are my specific questions, but all ideas and suggestions will be much appreciated. 1- Will there be an M1-like chipset from AMD/Intel that will bring any Windows laptop to M1 Macbook performance levels (within similar packaging/thermal constraints)? 2- Is this an exceptionally bad time to buy a laptop? Should I delay it by a year if possible? 3- What would be a set of specifications for a laptop ready for the next 5 years? Feb 21 Update: Tentatively decided to wait for Macbook Air/Pro with M2. --------------------------------Post starts here. ----------------------------- I am looking for something in the same price range as my previous laptop. However, I won't "upgrade" to a new laptop if I won't get a substantially better device, naturally! I also want to treat this as a practice in exploring how much 'newer and faster technology' has become more accessible over the last 5 years. To establish the baseline, let me quickly go over the specs of my current laptop. In June 2015, I bought the ASUS UX303L-Signature Edition with the following specs for 800 USD (equiv. to 873 in Dec'20 1). 13.3'' 3200 x 1800 with touch Intel Core i5-5200U 8GB DDR3L 1600 MHz 256GB SSD (around 400 MB/s read and write) Intel HD Graphics 5500 1.46 kg My review of the device: It had good(not Macbook level, but satisfactory) battery life. It was an absolute beast for high school. Its construction is rigid. Storage has been fine. Processor has just started feeling sluggish in the last year. Yellows look mustard-y, but it is not bothersome. Great for someone who needs a computer for classes and extracurriculars. Why change it now? The hinge snapped a few times. For now, it's held together by epoxy. Battery life has gone downhill, too. Also, now that I am deep into the college life, I'm doing more engineering work. That means CAD modeling and MATLAB analysis. Also Python. I am sure thousands of people would understand the workload. Novice engineer work. It is getting laggier by day. Note: I don't have a workstation. Looking at the current market Note: I still need to carry this device everywhere and use it on battery power. Loads of typing is inevitable, too. I would love to have a 14'' or 15'' display this time. I also don't have good enough Internet connection for any modern Wi-Fi standard to be an issue. 16:10 aspect ratio is preferred, but 16:9 is acceptable. Also, MacOS is fine (well, except Solidworks, and ARM Bootcamp support will be an interesting question, but I may use university computers for SW.) I'd quit following laptop prices after buying mine, and I am shocked to see how much prices have gone up. I've checked out a few competitors (in the ultrabook category) that sprung to mind, and here's what I can get for the same price in Jan'21: ---------SKIP THIS SECTION IF YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH CURRENT PRICING ON ULTRABOOKS ---------- DELL: 900 USD OLD XPS 13: i7-10510U , 8GB LPDDR3 2133 MHz , 256 GB PCIe SSD,13'' FHD non-touch 2 1000 USD NEW XPS 13: i3-1115G4, 8GB LPDDR4 4267MHz , 256 GB PCIe SSD,13''FHD non-touch 2 ASUS: 1000 USD ASUS ZenBook Duo UX481: i7-10510U, 8GB LPDDR3 2133 MHz, 512 GB PCIe SSD, 14'' FHD touch3 800 USD ASUS Zenbook UX325JA-XB51: i5-1035G1, 8GB LPDDR4X RAM, 256GB PCIe SSD, 13'' FHD non-touch3 1000 USD ASUS Zenbook UX325JA-DB71: i7-1065G7, 8GB LPDDR4X RAM, 512GB PCIe SSD, 13'' FHD non-touch3 900 USD ASUS Zenbook UX431FL-EH74 : i7-10510U, 8GB RAM, 512GB PCIE SSD, 14'' FHD touch?, NVIDIA GeForce MX2503 ... similar options at similar prices 800 USD Asus Zenbook UM433DA-DH75 : Ryzen 7 3700U, 8GB RAM, 512GB PCIe SSD, 14.0" FHD touch?3 HP: 835 USD HP ENVY x360 15'' BASE: i5-1135G7m 8GB DDR4 RAM, 256 GB Intel(?) SSD, 15.6'' FHD touch4 +60 USD i7-1165G7 +60 USD + GeForce MX450( still 2gb vram) +90 USD 16 GB DDR4 RAM +200 USD 4K touch +100 USD 512 GB PCIe SSD 720 USD HP ENVY x360 15'' BASE: Ryzen 5 4500U, 8GB DDR4 RAM, 256 GB PCIe SSD, 15.6'' FHD touch4 +90 USD 16 GB DDR4 RAM 900 USD HP ENVY X360 13-ay0021nr: Ryzen 7 4700U, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 512 GB PCIe SSD, 13'' FHD touch4 Note: Cheapest 13'' Spectre x360 starts at 1150 USD, so I've skipped them. Note: I am not sure about the battery life/thickness of Envy series, battery capacity: 51Wh. ACER: 800 USD Acer Swift 3 : i7-1165G7, 8GB LPDDR4X RAM , 256GB PCIe SSD, 14'' FHD non-touch5 LENOVO: 940 USD IdeaPad Slim 7 82A40012US : i7-1065G7, 16 GB DDR4R AM, 512 GB PCIe SSD, 14'' FHD touch6 -----------------------BORING PRICE AND SPECS LISTS ARE OVER, YOU CAN CONTINUE ---------------- Looking at these prices, I see that I can get a 10th or 11th gen i5 processor, 256 GB of faster SSD, and 8 GBs of faster RAM for the same price. If I sacrifice on battery life/build quality/ thin-and-light aspect, I can get an i7/Ryzen 7, 16 GB of RAM for a bit above my budget. That makes me concerned about how future-proof my new laptop would be. I bought my ultrabook when 12 GB RAM was the absolute maximum on an ultrabook and SSD had just gotten cheaper. It has served me well, but now I need something that will serve me equally well for at least another 5 years. I also have another option- getting my brother's 2016 Macbook Pro (i5-6267U, 256 GB SSD, 8GB DDR3 2133 Mhz, Iris 550) to use for a year. I know benchmarks are not perfect. Especially across operating systems. But here's one comparison list: PassMark (Multi-thread) - CPU i5-5200U : 2,512 (Current) i5-6267U : 3,236 (Loaner Mac) i3-1115G4 : 6,465 i7-10510U : 6,997 i5-1035G7 : 8,414 i7-1065G7: 8,967 i5-1135G7 : 9,774 i7-1165G7 : 10,414 Ryzen 5 4500U : 11,267 Ryzen 7 4700U : 13,802 PassMark shows significant increase in performance. However, I'm not sure what that would mean for me, the workloads I have do not benefit drastically from more cores/threads. I feel that RAM would be a bigger factor, for example. Or maybe I should consider a -weak but still much better than integrated- GPU. Main Question: I feel insulted about waiting 5 years and still getting a laptop with 8GB of RAM. Looking at the rate of development at desktops, I feel terrible about paying so much when a desktop would be 10 times faster, more reliable and future proof. But I need a laptop. I am open to all ideas, all suggestions, all recommendations. Specifically, I also want to ask: 1- Will there be an M1-like chipset from AMD/Intel that will bring any Windows laptop to M1 Macbook performance levels (within similar packaging constraints)? 2- Is this an exceptionally bad time to buy a laptop? Should I delay it by a year? 3- What would be a set of specifications for a laptop ready for the next 5 years? SOURCES [1] https://www.bls.gov/data/inflation_calculator.htm [2] Dell USA Pricing [3] Amazon pricing [4] HP USA Pricing [5] Acer USA Pricing [6] Lenovo USA Pricing Thanks for reading my long post. Sorry for any grammatical errors, typos, and other mistakes. I'll proofread it when I get up. Cheers, egemen404.

I've recently stumbled upon this beast of an Ultrabook and I managed to find someone selling it. They call it the Lenovo Yoga 14s 2021 Only sold in China thou It's the laptop I've been dreaming of and it has insane specs. Imma list some down below. I'm a photographer that goes around a lot so you should understand why I'm so excited to share. Do share this laptop with everyone as I'm sure there are people like me looking for this beast of a machine SPECS: 90Hz Refresh Rate 14" 2880x1800 QHD 16:10 screen AMD 4800H (8 core, 16 thread), 2.9GHz base, up to 4.2GHz 16GB 3200Mhz DDR4 RAM, 512GB SSD Ports: 2x USB-C 3.1 Gen 2 (left), 1x USB 3.2 Gen 1 and a headphone jack (right) WiFi 6 61Wh Battery at 95W PD Charge 1.38kg

Hello dear tech-enthusiasts... Specs: I have a Zenbook 14 with an integrated Display-Touchpad (Screenpad 2.0). Model / Type: UX434FLC-A5179T Intel Core i7-10510U 16 GB RAM NVIDIA GeForce MX250 (2GB) Intel Integrated Graphics Running Windows 10 Home Situation: So my laptop has two integrated screens. - The 14 Inch Display on top - the small one that is integrated in the touchpad. My Zenbook uses the Integrated Graphics card by intel FOR BOTH displays. The MX250 is not used at all. (It is listed in the hardware-manager, but has no activity in the task-manager, no matter what I do) Goal: My goal is to get the 14 Inch Screen get used by the MX250 and the small Screen to get used by the Intel Integrated Graphics Card. Problem: I cant configure the graphics card individually. I have tried NVidia Control Panel - which does nothing - even if I specifically choose a program and select the nvidia gpu. Disabling the Intel Graphics Card in the Hardware Manager disables the small screen entirely. The small screen is not listed in the hardware manager after that even after rebooting. The BIOS does not show any graphics options, neither Intel or Nvidia GPU is listed in there. I just cant get to configure , which integrated display gets "feeded" by the which graphics card. Can someone help me out? Thank you.

Need Used a laptop, Used Two Smartphones under 1500 Dollars !!!!! Actually though it docent need to be used I've got 1500 bucks (USD) I need two good smartphones that'll hold about 3 years from now on and a good laptop (I would like a MacBook) I'm a student I need it for school work and maybe some gaming and I do some programming too soo what would be the best choice's for me

I'm looking for best sounding thin and light laptop (Windows). Are there any thin and light laptops comparable to or better than Apple Macbook Air, sound wise. I see very few reviews actually comparing the sound on the laptops. So I'm not sure which one to pick. I just need thin and light laptop which sound better than Apple Laptops or have similar quality. If there are multiple options, I'd like to compare display and battery life, but sound is priority. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance.

I have recently been looking for a new laptop, and Macbooks are VERY tempting with their smooth design and feel. However, I am firmly stuck in Windows, and I have no intent of leaving. I am considering buying either a refurbished Macbook Pro 13 2020 or a Pro 16 2019 to run Boot Camp on. If there is any Windows alternatives that have the same design style and smooth finish, I would greatly appreciated.

Hey! I'm a CS student in Peru looking for an ultrabook that can be powerful and good at multitasking, programming, simulating and having a long usage battery. I have a family member that is coming after the COVID-19 situation, so there will be no problem about shipping costs.

So I've been using the **Surface Laptop 2** for like around an Year now, And I find it occasionally hanging especially when using Chrome and stuff. Can you recommend any general Tweaks which would get me through and any personal usage tips that you would recommend, Considering it's Alex's favored Machine, just like me, So All in All Any tips you'd like to share? Also any tips to take care of the Alcantara? I have been using a transparent sheet of plastic ish material that gets very close to mimicking Alcantara. **Help please.** Thanks **P.S.**I use the 8GB/128 GB Platinum model, It's the only one Available in India.

Intro: Hi guys, i have an 8 year old laptop that is my current machine. Soon to be 9. I am from Europe () and tech like laptops is generally like 35% more expensive compared to the US and Canada. I am planing on buying a cheap laptop to carry around, watch Netflix, code on VS Code and play some dota. My current choice is the Lenovo S540 with the following specs Lenovo S540 15" for 750 US dollars with tax RAM 8 GB SSD 512 GB PROCESSOR TYPE INTEL CORE i5-10210U DISPLAY SIZE INCH 15.6 " PROCESSOR SPEED 1.60 - 4.20 GHz VIDEO CARD TYPE NVIDIA GEFORCE MX250 what do you think about this model for my needs. Should i maybe wait a bit for newer models ? Or do you think something is better for that much money (price in europe not in us) I like that it has good battery life and an aluminium body. TLDR: Lenovo S540 any good ?

Hello everyone, I wanted to buy a Dell XPS 13, however they seem to be out-of-stock every were. Does anyone have a clue as to way this is the case? Thanks.

Hi guys, I'm looking for a new ultrabook for me to take to school, i have 1000€, but it can go 200€ over the budget if its worth it. It needs to have atleast 6 hours screen on time, an nvme ssd, a screen thats bigger than 11,6 inches and atleast 1080p . I will use it to take note, use geogebra and do some video editing (1080p only nothing too major).....i might also play some old game on it. I've already looked at the Razer Blade stealth and the xps 13, are there some other good options that i might be missing? ( i don't want a tablet so no surface pls) Thanks for helping out

Hi guys, I've recently been looking to buy an ultrabook, mainly for programming, and virtual machine support. I will every now and then play a game or two at low settings, such as rocket league, or Dota2 The main things i'm looking for are the following: A good CPU - quad core preferred, but this is very rare with ultrabooks so dual core is fine. The better the CPU the happier i'll be 8GB ram (or more) 256GB SSD (or more) Screen size of 13-14" would be ideal. I'd like the resolution to be 1920x1080. If it's more than this, I don't mind, but I feel it's extra cost for very little gain. Since i'll maybe do some light gaming every now and then, I'd like the internal graphics to not be too bad. Intel Iris graphics are usually very good, so if this is possible, this would be great. I should also add I want the machine to be very portable, so I'd like it to not weigh more than 1.75kg. On the lower end of this, such as 1kg-1.5kg is preferable Apart from that, general things like good build quality or good keyboard are appreciated I have a budget of 600-800ish, though the best bang for my buck is definitely the key here I've been looking at a couple of machines such as the zenbook ux303ua, and lenovo yoga 710, but i'm not quite certain - the yoga feels like i'm paying for the 2-in-1 which i won't really use a lot of, the zenbook seems just alright, but if it had Iris graphics i would've preferred that a lot more. What reccomandations do you guys have?

I'm gonna study business it and management from September and I need an ultrabook for university. I'm from Hungary, so there is about a 25-40% price premium here and my budget is very limited. I was thinking about the Acer Swift 3 and the Lenovo 710s, I need more performance than the core m, so the sweet spot for me is the i5-7200u/8gb ram/256gb ssd combo. Used Macbook are out of question, I need windows. Both are around 950 bucks here. Which of these do you suggest and do you have any personal experiences with these machines?

I'm looking for a new laptop, with a few major priorities - I want to be able to dual boot it, since I'm using it for general web surfing, gaming, and dev work - I'd want it to be relatively thin/light, battery life isn't that large of a concern (I like the aesthetic of the MSI Stealth Pro) - In terms of gaming it wouldn't be anything intense - mostly just League, Overwatch, Civ 5/6 - Budget is $1000-2000 Does anyone have any experience dual booting either a MSI Stealth Pro or a Razer Blade? What are other models that would be comparable to those - I assume ASUS probably has something comparable, and I saw in other threads that people like Clevos? Thanks!

Lenovo Ideapad 710S 13" Laptop - Model 80SW0052CF http://www3.lenovo.com/ca/en/consumer-notebook/ideapad/700s-series/IdeaPad-710S-13ISK/p/80SW0052CF http://www.notebookcheck.net/Lenovo-IdeaPad-710S-13ISK-Core-i7-Subnotebook-Review.167294.0.html http://www.notebookcheck.net/Lenovo-IdeaPad-710S-13ISK-80SW0031US-Notebook-Review.168383.0.html 6th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-6560U Processor (2.20GHz 4MB) 13.3" FHD IPS AntiGlare LED (1920x1080) with integrated camera 16.0GB LPDDR3-1866 MHz 512GB PCIe SSD (Samsung SM951-NVMe) Intel® Iris™ Graphics 540 4 Cell 46 Watt Hour Li-Cylindrical Battery Bluetooth Version 4.0 Backlit English-French Keyboard Lenovo AC Wireless (2x2) Windows 10 Home 64 Found this little gem in my RedFlagDeals weekly Tuesday deals email, and am seriously considering it for myself. Not sure how long it's valid for, since even Lenovo's own site says "Limited Time Only" with no end date. I'd like your opinion compared to the Dell XPS 13 and 15 laptops, since those are what I originally was considering.

Finding a lightweight and slim laptop for- Occasional medium quality Adobe Ps Rendering ArcGIS works 2D AutoDesk. - I had HP Pavilion x360 in mind but it got a i3 Kaby Lake i3 7100U (With 4GB DDR4 2133 mhz RAM). Priced $729(!!) in a HP authorized store in India. AutoDesk is a power hungry software and I can't go above $750 for the laptop. I am all ear for any other suggestions.

Intel said the new Kaby Lake generation is a beast for video encoding and decoding! Is it true? When going to a computer store and you ask them if you could render and edit 4k videos on an Ultrabook. All of them would probably tell you to get a real laptop with dedicated graphics. Since Kaby Lake however, this changed and I didn’t believe it myself before trying it. One big secret for onboard video rendering is probably the newest Iris P640 generation. So you need at least an i7-7560U or i7-7660U, I believe most of that render speed comes from the Iris Pro CPUs. In this following video I show you my results on my DELL XPS 13 with an i7-7560U. I edited and rendered a 4 minutes and 41 seconds long 5K video for my school. Surprisingly the rendering process goes much faster or almost the same compared to my 6700K Skylake processor and NVIDIA GTX970 in my desktop machine. The CPU usage was at a constant 100% and kept its speed at 2.8GHz. I was rendering in low power mode with no power cable connected. This doesn’t mean the i7-7560U is a power horse for gaming! Hell its a 15watts low power CPU! Most new AAA titles are barely playable at lowest settings. However, for my workload and video editing needs this Ultrabook proofed to be worth it. I choose the XPS 13 because of better thermal temperatures compared to the HP x360. (Please consider my native language is not English! Thank You!)

Hi there! So I've been on the lookout for a good note-/ultrabook for a while now, especially since I'm not really gaming anymore and feel like my current PC setup is just wasting space. I've been drawing a lot with Krita lately, but I might jump up to Adobe at some point in the future so I think I'd benefit from a dedicated GPU. Size wise, something between 13" - 15" would be perfect. Build quality and solid inputs (along with 'good' IO) are also important, and ideally it would have USB-C. I'm really intrigued by the Xiaomi Mi Air 13, the i5 model. The build quality is great, IO is really solid, along with a good screen, a moderate dGPU (940MX) and a great price (~850€ including import costs). But, as you might've noticed, it has to be imported via a site like tradingshenzhen.net which sounds easy enough, but every time I've ordered something from outside of the EU it got stuck in customs and since I'm not entirey sure if the notebook fulfills all the necessary German safety regulations I don't really want to risk it getting seized or something. Other notebooks I've had my eyes on are: - Razer Blade (Stealth) - Alienware 13 / 15 (expensive af though) - Dell XPS 13 / 15 - Asus ZenBook 3 I do realize that, with exception of the Blade and XPS 15 none of the above feature dGPUs, which is why I'm turning to you guys for help. Do you have any recommendations, maybe even personal experiences with these devices? In terms of price, I'd be willing to go up to 1500€-ish for one of the bigger models if I have to. But everything below that is highly appreciated. Also, please *no MacBooks* . I really dislike mac OS. Thanks in advance!

Ok I was having this strange thought of the future of mobile computing when I realized that the market is filled with Tablets & 2-in1s be it android or Windows, but there is no full fledged Android Laptop. Now bear with me guys I know its just in my imagination but just try to imagine going to work with an ultra-book ultra light laptop running some kind of "Laptop Version" of Android within a 13 inch form factor. I thought of this when I first saw the Lenovo Yoga Book. Try to Imagine the Lenovo Yoga Book(or something looking like that) running on a snapdragon processor with 4GB Ram & ALL the bells & whistles of an ultra-book. The device will be silent & the battery back up will be incredible. I tried to Imagine 2 variants of such a hypothetical device. The Flagship Android Laptop: Dual Snapdragon 835 chips with 8GB RAM (Each chip addresses 4GB) 256/512 GB NVMe storage, 13 inch 1080p OLED touch screen Display Connectivity: 802.11 ac, Bluetooth , LTE , For I/O 1 USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C 1 USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-A , Mic & Headphone jack, Keyboard, it might have a track pad or might not. And a huge Battery! The Entry Level Android Laptop: Snapdragon 626, 4GB RAM; 64/128 GB SATA-III SSD, 12 inch IPS Touch screen Connectivity: 802.11 ac, Bluetooth , LTE , For I/O 1 USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C 1 USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-A , Mic & Headphone jack, Keyboard, it might have a track pad or might not. And a huge Battery! I did a Straw pole do vote your opinion http://www.strawpoll.me/12702868 Just Imagine the battery life on these devices. So I wanna know what you guys think about this topic especially that of @Linus Sebastion. Let the discussions begin. [PS: I know a lot of you will point out chrome books will support Android apps but those still run on Intel platforms & hence not applicable]

So Gigabyte just released their new thin and light flagship 15" laptop and its got some beefy specs... Specs: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 GDDR5 6GB Graphics Intel Core i7 7th Gen 7700HQ (2.80 GHz) X-Rite™ Pantone® Certified Display Ultra-slim 5mm bezel RAM 16 GB DDR4 Memory 512 GB M.2 SATA SSD 15.6" Full HD 1920x1080 WVA High-Res Display 14.00" x 9.80" x Slim 0.78" with weighting in at only 4.62 lbs. 1 x Thunderbolt 3, 1 x Mini DisplayPort1.3, 1 x HDMI2.0 (Up to 4 external display simultaneously) 8K experience with mini-DisplayPort 1.3 Slim 150W adapter with USB charging 94Whr Battery with Long Battery Life up to 10 hours 16.8 million color Island-Style per-key RGB backlight keyboard (macro programmable) Aluminium build $1.9k This laptop is basically taking aim at the XPS 15 and the Razer Blade, and outmatches both in most specs... https://unlocked.newegg.com/article/review-gigabyte-aero-15-laptop https://thenextweb.com/gadgets/2017/05/02/gigabytes-new-aero-15-laptop-takes-aim-at-the-razer-blade/ Perhaps LTT could do a review?... Thoughts?

Hello everyone, I am currently a student who is quite interested in VR/AR development and am looking for my first "gaming grade" (not sure what else to call it atm lol) laptop that will allow me to develop virtual simulations. I am currently using an old Dell computer that takes a long time to render. Since I am going off to boarding school, I would very much prefer not to ship a desktop over to the dorms. Also, I would prefer it were designed closer to an ultrabook. Any suggestions and advice would be helpful and welcome. Thanks! -U

As a student moving on to university very soon, I am currently in the process of researching and selecting a laptop that will need to last me for the next 3-4 years. Within the next 6 months I will begin building my own PC tower with the purpose of achieving both a good gaming, video editing and CAD experience, however in the mean time the laptop I will select will needs to suffice. I am trying to find a laptop model that falls under the ultrabook category, being light weight and thin enough to not hinder extensive travel. Clearly the laptop will not be capable of achieving anything near what my future PC will in regards to games and editing, however I am trying to find a laptop that could still perform those tasks at a decent level of success. Currently I use an old macbook laptop that I display on a monitor and use with an external mouse and mechanical keyboard. It is clear that I will be moving over to the Windows OS. When at home, I often switch between using the my laptop via my desk monitor setup and simply as a LAPtop. It would be nice to find something with a decent enough GPU and CPU, leaning towards 8GB of RAM and a 256GB+ SSD. Can anyone give me suggestions about what laptop I should be looking to purchase? I am new to understanding computer specifications and their resultant performance, and would largely appreciate some advice the many of you who are more knowledgable in this area. :::EDIT::: My budget is a little over $1000, honestly I would prefer to purchase a laptop that will last and cuts minimal corners.

Anyone know if Asus released that ultrabook they had plugged into the station xg2 at CES? Looked like an alternative to the razer blade stealth. Linus seemed stoked on it.8 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XbowuAFbslI

I'm looking for a laptop i can just shove in my bag and take to uni with me.So something small, light and a good battery life would be perfect. Got a budget of about £700. My current options so far are : HP Probook 430 G4 (Looks perfect but there isn't single review on it and i can only find it in HP's store) ASUS UX305 or UX310 Lenovo 710s Any suggestions? Thanks