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On 12/11/2018 at 11:35 PM, GeneXiS_X said:

I mean you mean normal usage battery life, 8 hrs battery life in video playback is a bit too much

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Dell XPS 13 - very bright display, soldered RAM

HP Spectre x360 13t

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Lenovo Ideapad 730s 13 81JB0007US / 81JB000AUS (16GB RAM) - soldered RAM

Lenovo Ideapad 720s 13 Intel - soldered RAM

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Lenovo Yoga 720 15 iGPU

Lenovo Yoga 730 15 iGPU

Asus UX333FA - soldered RAM

Asus UX461UA - soldered RAM

Asus UX430UA - soldered RAM

Asus UX430UN (Newegg) - cooling system cannot handle 25W MX150, soldered RAM

Asus UX410UA - soldered RAM

Asus UX330UA - soldered RAM

HP Envy 13t - soldered RAM

Asus UX331UA - soldered RAM

Acer Spin 5 13 - soldered RAM

Lenovo Thinkpad L380 Yoga - manual SSD upgrade

 

(let me know if you have other options in mind, I may missed out some options)

 

For speakers, sound quality is nothing special in regular laptops/Ultrabooks so external speakers/headphones is a better choice

Thanks

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I'd be using it offline on battery power for 8-12 hrs at a time.

Carrying in backpack and needs to be easy to put away so nothing huge.

Needs to have a bright screen and loud speakers (unless you want to suggest a bluetooth speaker).

Semi-rugged would be a nice bonus but not necessary.

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Full HD or would you accept 1600x900?

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5 hours ago, darkestfathom93 said:

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Budget? Usage? Preferred max weight in kg/lbs and min battery life in hours?

Desktop specs:

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE ARGB Gigabyte B550M DS3H mATX

Asrock Challenger Pro OC Radeon RX 6700 XT Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (8Gx2) 3600MHz CL18 Kingston NV2 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD

Montech Century 850W Gold Tecware Nexus Air (Black) ATX Mid Tower

Laptop: Lenovo Ideapad 5 Pro 16ACH6

Phone: Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro 8+128

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On 12/4/2018 at 1:26 PM, fasauceome said:

Full HD or would you accept 1600x900?

 

720p and up is fine. Just needs to be bright enough to see on a sunny day.

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On 12/4/2018 at 7:01 PM, GeneXiS_X said:

Budget? Usage? Preferred max weight in kg/lbs and min battery life in hours?

 

 

< $1000 USD, 5lbs, at least 8 hrs video playback battery life

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On 12/9/2018 at 11:02 AM, darkestfathom93 said:

< $1000 USD, 5lbs, at least 8 hrs video playback battery life

I mean you mean normal usage battery life, 8 hrs battery life in video playback is a bit too much

On 12/5/2018 at 5:21 AM, darkestfathom93 said:

I'd be using it offline on battery power for 8-12 hrs at a time.

Carrying in backpack and needs to be easy to put away so nothing huge.

Needs to have a bright screen and loud speakers (unless you want to suggest a bluetooth speaker).

Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Carbon - soldered RAM

Lenovo Thinkpad T480 WQHD / T580 UHD - i5-8250U, 8GB, 500GB (manual SSD upgrade), upgraded battery

Lenovo Thinkpad X380 Yoga - soldered RAM, manual SSD upgrade

HP Elitebook 840 G5 - i5-8250U, IR cam, 400 nits IPS, manual RAM+storage upgrades

Dell XPS 13 - very bright display, soldered RAM

HP Spectre x360 13t

Lenovo Yoga 730 13 - soldered RAM

Lenovo Yoga 720 13 81C3005SUS / 81C300C6US (16GB RAM) - soldered RAM

Lenovo Ideapad 730s 13 81JB0007US / 81JB000AUS (16GB RAM) - soldered RAM

Lenovo Ideapad 720s 13 Intel - soldered RAM

Lenovo Ideapad 720s 14

Lenovo Yoga 720 15 iGPU

Lenovo Yoga 730 15 iGPU

Asus UX333FA - soldered RAM

Asus UX461UA - soldered RAM

Asus UX430UA - soldered RAM

Asus UX430UN (Newegg) - cooling system cannot handle 25W MX150, soldered RAM

Asus UX410UA - soldered RAM

Asus UX330UA - soldered RAM

HP Envy 13t - soldered RAM

Asus UX331UA - soldered RAM

Acer Spin 5 13 - soldered RAM

Lenovo Thinkpad L380 Yoga - manual SSD upgrade

 

(let me know if you have other options in mind, I may missed out some options)

 

For speakers, sound quality is nothing special in regular laptops/Ultrabooks so external speakers/headphones is a better choice

Desktop specs:

Spoiler

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE ARGB Gigabyte B550M DS3H mATX

Asrock Challenger Pro OC Radeon RX 6700 XT Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (8Gx2) 3600MHz CL18 Kingston NV2 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD

Montech Century 850W Gold Tecware Nexus Air (Black) ATX Mid Tower

Laptop: Lenovo Ideapad 5 Pro 16ACH6

Phone: Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro 8+128

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On 12/9/2018 at 4:02 AM, darkestfathom93 said:

 

 

< $1000 USD, 5lbs, at least 8 hrs video playback battery life

I don't think there is a laptop out there that is able to do 8hr of video playback on battery at full brightness.

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On 12/11/2018 at 11:35 PM, GeneXiS_X said:

I mean you mean normal usage battery life, 8 hrs battery life in video playback is a bit too much

Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Carbon - soldered RAM

Lenovo Thinkpad T480 WQHD / T580 UHD - i5-8250U, 8GB, 500GB (manual SSD upgrade), upgraded battery

Lenovo Thinkpad X380 Yoga - soldered RAM, manual SSD upgrade

HP Elitebook 840 G5 - i5-8250U, IR cam, 400 nits IPS, manual RAM+storage upgrades

Dell XPS 13 - very bright display, soldered RAM

HP Spectre x360 13t

Lenovo Yoga 730 13 - soldered RAM

Lenovo Yoga 720 13 81C3005SUS / 81C300C6US (16GB RAM) - soldered RAM

Lenovo Ideapad 730s 13 81JB0007US / 81JB000AUS (16GB RAM) - soldered RAM

Lenovo Ideapad 720s 13 Intel - soldered RAM

Lenovo Ideapad 720s 14

Lenovo Yoga 720 15 iGPU

Lenovo Yoga 730 15 iGPU

Asus UX333FA - soldered RAM

Asus UX461UA - soldered RAM

Asus UX430UA - soldered RAM

Asus UX430UN (Newegg) - cooling system cannot handle 25W MX150, soldered RAM

Asus UX410UA - soldered RAM

Asus UX330UA - soldered RAM

HP Envy 13t - soldered RAM

Asus UX331UA - soldered RAM

Acer Spin 5 13 - soldered RAM

Lenovo Thinkpad L380 Yoga - manual SSD upgrade

 

(let me know if you have other options in mind, I may missed out some options)

 

For speakers, sound quality is nothing special in regular laptops/Ultrabooks so external speakers/headphones is a better choice

Thanks

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