hp spectre x360 15in (newest) vs Lenovo yoga 720 15 in

[stropeyer]

hello all,

I was hoping I could get some insight into a particular laptop choice. I need to buy a new laptop as mine is undergoing a slow death. I however have a little eclectic mix of needs.

I will be going off to college in about a year so I am looking at something relatively portable for then. I also got an early taste for taking notes on a laptop/tablet hybrid back in like 2007 as part of my schools technology initiative. As laptops with real pens kind of disappeared for a while, I haven't had a real chance to do so since but would like it for college as I know it makes me more organized (with onenote) and efficient.

 

so I am mainly looking at 2 in 1s with decent pen support. However I am going to be studying mechanical engineering so I will need to use solidworks (CAD program) at least somewhat. I would also not mind doing some light gaming (probably nothing more than the remastered skyrim) if I happen to have time. So I have been looking at 15inch models as they tend to have discrete graphics cards.

so I have been mainly looking at the just updated 15in spectre x360 which comes with the just released quad core i7-8550u as well as 16gb ram, and nvidia geforce mx150 (with 2gb gddr5)

the other competitor I've mainly seen is the Lenovo yoga 720 15 in which surprisingly has a quad core i7-7700hq and an nvdia gtx1050 (with 2gb gddr5) packed in there with equivalent ram options.

any particular thoughts between these two or other options? Or are some of my assumptions wrong and I should be looking elsewhere? Lastly is it worth waiting till Intel releases its 8th Gen in the hq package size before making a choice?

sorry for the somewhat long winded explanation but would welcome some help

[genexis_x]

Both laptops are good.

 

If you can wait for 8th gen HQ CPUs, wait. They offer more performance due to increase in cores

[ErrystioT]

If you don't mind the wait, you can wait till the 8th Gen options are out. If you need it fairly quickly and if the 2 options you mentioned have similar price, the Lenovo Yoga 720 15 would be a no brainer choice, that GTX 1050 is significantly better than the MX 150 of the HP's which should be able to help you a bit for your CAD work

[stropeyer]

I kinda figured the yoga 720 on performance. I just prefer the size, weight and battery of the hp (although the last two are a little harder to be sure of between different configs). Also the ports on the 720 kinda suck (no SD, no HDMI). So i find myself in the unenviable position of going that I prefer the HP for most things day to day but could really get on board with the lenovo on the fewer but still there times I could use the performance. I'm kind of tempted to just say the HP will be good enough for light CAD work (I wont need huge assemblies or rendering) and call it that. But would love any more feedback about either machine/others

Edited September 7, 2017 by stropeyer
clarity

[NumLock21]

Memory on the Lenovo Yoga 720 15" vs HP Sceptre X360, is configured in the following

• Onboard 8GB, 16GB, or Onboard 8GB + 1x ram slot with 8GB DDR4 2133MHz for Lenovo
• 2x ram slot for HP Sceptre X360. One of the other models also have 2x ram slots, but they are not user accessible.

The Sceptre X360 4K has a battery life of 12 hours and 45 minutes or 11hours and 30 minutes during video play back. For reference, their HP Envy X360, comes with both 1080P and 4K options and its battery life is, 8 hours and 45 minutes with 1080P. Up to 6 hours with 4K. Battery on the Envy X360 is only a 3 cell, while on the Sceptre X360 is a 6 cell.

Speaking of the HP Envy X360, this one also comes with

• Both 7th gen or 8th gen Core i5 or Core i7 U based cpus.
• 2x ram slots for 7th gen. Onboard 4GB + 1x ram slot with 4 or 8GB for 8th gen
• Onboard Intel graphics, Nvidia GeForce 940MX 4GB GDDR3 for 7th gen or Nvidia GeForce MX150 4GB GDDR5 for 8th gen.
• Both Sceptre X360 and Envy X360 with Intel 8th gen has a HP Pen and laptop sleeve as a free gift. This is for a limited time only.

[MadBorg]

On 9/5/2017 at 6:07 PM, ZM Fong said:

Both laptops are good.

 

If you can wait for 8th gen HQ CPUs, wait. They offer more performance due to increase in cores

Do you know when it will arrive? 

[genexis_x]

1 hour ago, MadBorg said:

Do you know when it will arrive? 

Next year for Coffeelake HQ