Laptop Suggestion (UK)

[Jonza]

Hi Everyone,

I am in the market for a new laptop.... been look at quite a few laptops currently looked at the Huaewi MateBook X Pro and the Razer Blade 14 but due to a lot of comments I have read on here about the Razer Blade quality and heat issues I'm leaning away... and I don't know when the MateBook Pro will be released in the UK..

 

Really looking for something with the below specs

 

8th gen i7 Quad core minimum

8GB Ram+ (16GB pref)

SSD - NVME pref

14-15.6inch screen - minimal bezels

Dedicated Graphics would be nice for medium/light gaming all though full blown GPU laptops are welcome.

 

Preferably Metal body.... (MacBook level build)

 

Touchscreen and Thunderbolt3 (Full PCI lanes) would be nice but not necessary 

 

Light enough that I don't break my wrist picking it up one handed

 

Good Cooling

 

I know I am probably asking for the perfect laptop here but...

 

I am from the UK so product would need to be available from the EU

Many Thanks

[genexis_x]

What's your budget in £? FYI, full metal body is worse than metal body+plastic outer frame (or equivalent like carbon fiber) as it's less shock resistant.

Edited April 10, 2018 by ZM Fong

[Jonza]

Thanks ZM, Just suguest what you feels best: Budget is around £1500-£2000

[genexis_x]

There are many choices, I may missed out some options, choose one:

Lenovo Thinkpad T480 (with MX150, customizable)

Asus UX561UN

Lenovo Ideapad 720s 14 (with MX150 8W and 52Wh battery)

Asus UX331UN

HP Envy 13 (with MX150 8W and optional touchscreen)

Asus UX430UN

Xiaomi Notebook Pro

 

GTX GPU:

Lenovo Yoga 720 15

Lenovo Ideapad 720s 15

Dell XPS 15

 

You might want to wait for more CFL-H laptops too. Undervolt for better cooling. FYI i5 and i7 ULVs don't have much performance difference due to cooling and TDP limitations.

[InertiaSelling]

14 hours ago, ZM Fong said:

Lenovo Yoga 720 15

Lenovo Ideapad 720s 15

Dell XPS 15

 

You might want to wait for more CFL-H laptops too.

I second that. The Yoga 730 looks promising. The 15" 720s looks like a very good deal as well, but I've read bad things about its fan noise and battery life, and I can't find a proper review.

[genexis_x]

7 hours ago, InertiaSelling said:

The 15" 720s

Hmm from what I read the fan noise and battery life is slightly better than XPS 15. Yes it's a XPS 15 killer.