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Hi Everyone,

 

I was told to post something here as there might be someone that could point me in the right direction.

I'm looking for a light laptop, preferably under 5 lbs, with a 15 inch display that can withstand a Saharan dust storm and a few hard bumps along the way. The graphics card would have to be good enough to run some "video editing" or " decent gaming".

The problems I have had with current laptops that I have tried are:

-Tooooooo hooooottttt, like can't keep on your lap hot,

-Can't take the heat "115 degrees Fahrenheit"

-Too heavy

- way took loud when working hard

- graphics processing sucks.

-dont ask me to use Apple....not gonna happen.

 

Price is not really a problem.

 

 

Any input would be really appreciated!

 

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4 minutes ago, Jcirax1 said:

dont ask me to use Apple....not gonna happen

Well a macbook would hardly fit your use case, whey're not known for being rugged and they're pretty hot on the lap (and hands)

I WILL find your ITX build thread, and I WILL recommend the SIlverstone Sugo SG13B

 

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i7 8086k - EVGA Z370 Classified K - G.Skill Trident Z RGB - WD SN750 - Jedi Order Titan Xp - Hyper 212 Black (with RGB Riing flair) - EVGA G3 650W - dual booting Windows 11 and Fedora Linux - Black and green theme, Razer brainwashed me.

Draws 400 watts under max load, for reference.

 

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On 3/5/2019 at 10:09 AM, Jcirax1 said:

Can't take the heat "115 degrees Fahrenheit

inside hardware temp or outside surface temp?

On 3/5/2019 at 10:09 AM, Jcirax1 said:

an withstand a Saharan dust storm and a few hard bumps along the way

premium business laptop / true mobile workstation will do the job

 

Location? Preferred max weight and min battery life? What games do you play?

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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37 minutes ago, Jcirax1 said:

Location would be West Africa. Games would be like Wow, Destiny and skyrim

Please answer:

On 3/9/2019 at 7:39 PM, GeneXiS_X said:

Preferred max weight and min battery life?

Also, any links of online stores?

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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10 hours ago, Jcirax1 said:

as light as possible

Max weight in kg/lbs?

 

Any links of online stores?

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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17 hours ago, GeneXiS_X said:

Max weight in kg/lbs?

 

Any links of online stores?

I'm not entirely sure of your questions. 

Are you asking what is my Max weight for the laptop that I want? If so then as light as possible, 5 lbs max

Online store? Not sure what you are asking here. 

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1 hour ago, Jcirax1 said:

I'm not entirely sure of your questions. 

Are you asking what is my Max weight for the laptop that I want? If so then as light as possible, 5 lbs max

Online store? Not sure what you are asking here. 

He's asking for online stores that sell laptops in your area so that he can see what is available.

 

If you weren't being sarcastic about the dust storms what you want doesnt really exist.

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12 hours ago, markr54632 said:

He's asking for online stores that sell laptops in your area so that he can see what is available.

 

If you weren't being sarcastic about the dust storms what you want doesnt really exist.

I wasn't being sarcastic about dust storms ?

im in Florida now so I can see any laptop online store in the US. Amazon, tigerdirect, etc etc

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Thinkpad T580 / P52s

Thinkpad P52 if you don't mind the extra weight

Thinkpad P1 / X1 Extreme if you don't mind more powerful components but weak cooling

 

Other options to consider as well: Precision 7530, Zbook 15 G5, ZBook 14u G5, HP ZBook Studio x360 G5

On 3/5/2019 at 10:09 AM, Jcirax1 said:

Tooooooo hooooottttt, like can't keep on your lap hot,

-Can't take the heat "115 degrees Fahrenheit"

-Too heavy

- way took loud when working hard

- graphics processing sucks

More powerful GPU = Runs hotter = Loud fan noise = Usually requires thicker / bigger chassis to cool. You can't get everything together

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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