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Since I'm studying software engineering I want to get a laptop so I can get some work done on the go (mainly coding and some addittional uni work). I started looking for options at my local retailers since I live in Guatemala and getting stuff from the U.S. drives the prices way too high so I'm looking for great battery life, a light device and a good screen but if I can play games on it, that woud be awesome, so I narrowed down this into 4 potential laptops. 

 

  • What I believe are the best when it comes to battery and screen size.
  1.  ASUS X512 (i7 8565U - 12GB of RAM) - Link for Specs
  2.  ASUS X512 (i5 8265U - 8GB of RAM) - Link for Specs

 

  • What I believe are the best gaming laptops I can get for the price.
  1. ASUS GL503 (i7 8750H - 16GB of RAM) - Link for Specs
  2. ASUS GL503 (i7 8750H - 8GB of RAM) -  Link for Specs

 

Any thoughts or experiences you've had with these laptops such as battery life, weight, screen size and quality, please leave a comment and any suggestions would be gladly appreciated. ?

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Somehow it's all Asus?

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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5 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

Somehow it's all Asus?

Yeah not really much options around here and the other options are just really bad ones, and in the end I just have to choose between 2 models but different hardware, but I'm not entirely sure yet, so that's why I came here to get some opinions.

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Have you looked at the Asus ux534ft? its pretty new, but it looks like it is going to be a great balance between portability and medium gaming. 

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Look at reviews and pick the one with the best battery life. In Uni, battery life is key. No one wants to be partnered with the person who forgets their charger, has their laptop die, and can't get the work done in the group.

CPU: Ryzen 9 5900 Cooler: EVGA CLC280 Motherboard: Gigabyte B550i Pro AX RAM: Kingston Hyper X 32GB 3200mhz

Storage: WD 750 SE 500GB, WD 730 SE 1TB GPU: EVGA RTX 3070 Ti PSU: Corsair SF750 Case: Streacom DA2

Monitor: LG 27GL83B Mouse: Razer Basilisk V2 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red Speakers: Mackie CR5BT

 

MiniPC - Sold for $100 Profit

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CPU: Intel i3 4160 Cooler: Integrated Motherboard: Integrated

RAM: G.Skill RipJaws 16GB DDR3 Storage: Transcend MSA370 128GB GPU: Intel 4400 Graphics

PSU: Integrated Case: Shuttle XPC Slim

Monitor: LG 29WK500 Mouse: G.Skill MX780 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red

 

Budget Rig 1 - Sold For $750 Profit

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CPU: Intel i5 7600k Cooler: CryOrig H7 Motherboard: MSI Z270 M5

RAM: Crucial LPX 16GB DDR4 Storage: Intel S3510 800GB GPU: Nvidia GTX 980

PSU: Corsair CX650M Case: EVGA DG73

Monitor: LG 29WK500 Mouse: G.Skill MX780 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red

 

OG Gaming Rig - Gone

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CPU: Intel i5 4690k Cooler: Corsair H100i V2 Motherboard: MSI Z97i AC ITX

RAM: Crucial Ballistix 16GB DDR3 Storage: Kingston Fury 240GB GPU: Asus Strix GTX 970

PSU: Thermaltake TR2 Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ITX

Monitor: Dell P2214H x2 Mouse: Logitech MX Master Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red

 

 

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ON my experience with Vivobook. their thermal its kinda crappy. and the vivobook Ultra its a TN panel. like seriously a laptop with tn panel at that price?

22 minutes ago, Sorenson said:

Have you looked at the Asus ux534ft? its pretty new, but it looks like it is going to be a great balance between portability and medium gaming. 

UX534 for gaming? no its overpriced for gaming and never ever game on ultrabook unless its a gaming ultrabook.

 

 

If you really gaming and sacrifice couple battery life then gl503 might be the best. or MSI GF63 little bit weaker and 60hz panel. but they claim to have 6 hours battery

  Spec: Macbook Air 2017    

ProcessorPU: ii5 (I5-5350U |    

| RAM: 8GB LPDDR3 |

| Storage: 128GB SSD | 

 | GPU: Intel HD 6000 |

| Audio: JBL 450BT Wireless Headset |

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Preferred max weight and min battery life? Any links of local online stores? Good screen means that you want high sRGB?

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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39 minutes ago, Wolfycapt said:

 

UX534 for gaming? no its overpriced for gaming and never ever game on ultrabook unless its a gaming ultrabook.

 

First off it has a gtx 1650 and a 4c 8thread cpu so it is more than capable of “gaming”. Games can easily be run at 1080p medium settings. 

 

Second he wants a laptop for college, that is why I recommended this. If he wanted a pure gaming laptop then I would suggest something else. Finding outlets at the library or in class can be challenging so anything with an actual battery life of less than 6 hours isn’t for “college” it’s for entertainment. 

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10 minutes ago, Sorenson said:

First off it has a gtx 1650 and a 4c 8thread cpu so it is more than capable of “gaming”. Games can easily be run at 1080p medium settings. 

 

Second he wants a laptop for college, that is why I recommended this. If he wanted a pure gaming laptop then I would suggest something else. Finding outlets at the library or in class can be challenging so anything with an actual battery life of less than 6 hours isn’t for “college” it’s for entertainment. 

If it doesnt thermal throttle, that is. Zenbook lineup has never been known for good thermal characteristics, and the previous UX533 with 8250U and 1050 Max-Q is already saturating the cooling system.

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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11 hours ago, Jurrunio said:

If it doesnt thermal throttle, that is. Zenbook lineup has never been known for good thermal characteristics, and the previous UX533 with 8250U and 1050 Max-Q is already saturating the cooling system.

I wouldn’t imagine a 1650 max q would be much more demanding than a 1050ti. The only reason I recommended the Zenbook was because all the other laptops were ASUS. 

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