Best Windows laptop under 4 lbs

[ThatSweetGamer]

I had a MacBook Pro 13" for a few years but sold it to my sister because she wanted a newer MacBook than her 2012 MacBook. I loved how light and portable that thing was and I'd like a laptop just as light but I am looking for a laptop with a discreet GPU. I've been looking around and the Lenovo Slim 7/7i Pro X has caught my attention. I'm just wondering if there are any other laptops with similar specs and weight to the Slim 7 Pro X before I go buying it. I would like to use the laptop for light to moderate 1080p gaming and also to casually browse the web from my couch. Price isn't too much of an issue but I'd like to keep it under $2k. Any other recommendations? 

[PDifolco]

Get a Surface 4

[ThatSweetGamer]

Just now, PDifolco said:

Get a Surface 4

That doesn't have a discreet GPU.

[Zando_]

If you can go slightly above 4lbs, XPS 15 could be an option, and it packs a larger screen + dGPU. Here's the weights for the current model:

[ThatSweetGamer]

3 minutes ago, Zando_ said:

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If I were to get that I'd like to get the OLED screen but I heard the OLED doesn't scale well in 16:10. Like the panel itself isn't 1:1 with 16:10. Although I think it may also be a little too heavy for my liking. I did see that Asus is coming out with a new Vivobook Pro 14 (M6400). That looks more my speed haha

[jaslion]

39 minutes ago, ThatSweetGamer said:

I had a MacBook Pro 13" for a few years but sold it to my sister because she wanted a newer MacBook than her 2012 MacBook. I loved how light and portable that thing was and I'd like a laptop just as light but I am looking for a laptop with a discreet GPU. I've been looking around and the Lenovo Slim 7/7i Pro X has caught my attention. I'm just wondering if there are any other laptops with similar specs and weight to the Slim 7 Pro X before I go buying it. I would like to use the laptop for light to moderate 1080p gaming and also to casually browse the web from my couch. Price isn't too much of an issue but I'd like to keep it under $2k. Any other recommendations? 

You are kinda asking everything without comprimises.

 

Issues with thin and light with a dedicated gpu is cooling. There exists almost no laptop that can actually cool itself properly with a decently powerfull gpu that isn't gimped. The asus flow x13 and x16 are as far as I know the only laptops that don't compromise on cooling whilst still having good specs.

 

The slim 7 or surface are not moderate gaming laptops. They will run indies and some AAA games at 720p low settings but thats about it.

[ThatSweetGamer]

Just now, jaslion said:

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I'm not looking for a laptop that prioritizes gaming but one that is capable of light gaming. I'm really looking for a laptop that prioritizes portability>power but also doesn't skimp completely on power. I forgot about the Flow x13. I like basically everything about it but the ROG XG Mobile Interface I/O port because I'm not gunna use the external GPU dock so that ends up wasting some I/O space.

[jaslion]

24 minutes ago, ThatSweetGamer said:

I'm not looking for a laptop that prioritizes gaming but one that is capable of light gaming. I'm really looking for a laptop that prioritizes portability>power but also doesn't skimp completely on power. I forgot about the Flow x13. I like basically everything about it but the ROG XG Mobile Interface I/O port because I'm not gunna use the external GPU dock so that ends up wasting some I/O space.

So the funny thing is that the flow x13 has more ports than the xps 15 and lenovo slim 7 :p. Like I'm not joking the smallest laptop here with a port that takes up extra space has more io than bigger laptops that don't have the extra port.

 

Also flow x16 exists and is still in your weight evelope.

[ThatSweetGamer]

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