Laptop Comparison. Help me

[Akira Shimazu]

So i want to buy a laptop worth of 850$ (Vivobook S ) but is it worth it?

 

Vivobook S.      <   Asus n46z (old laptop )

 

I5 8250u        <   i7 3610Qm

Mx150 4gb.    <  650M 2 GB

SSD and HDD. <  No ssd 

8GB DDR4.       < 16GB DDR3

 

Is it worth it? And tell me if there's another laptop with same price but higher quality.

[skimmilk5]

I think that's a great laptop for day-to-day tasks. As long as you're not planning on doing anything intensive like serious gaming or serious video editing, you should be good. I have a Dell XPS 13, and I use it for day-to-day tasks (Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, internet content, email) as a thin-and-light, and it works great. When I need to do some heavy editing though, the 8GB of RAM and the kinda-weak-sauce processor are what hold me back, so I fire up my desktop for that. Horses for courses, my friend.

[genexis_x]

Vivobooks are mediocre in general. If you want something cheap but good, Acer Swift 3 (I'll prefer 14 inch model with upgradable RAM - SF314-54)

 

QM CPU is still capable, however if you want better GPU performance, you might want a new laptop

[Akira Shimazu]

29 minutes ago, kimsejin5 said:

I think that's a great laptop for day-to-day tasks. As long as you're not planning on doing anything intensive like serious gaming or serious video editing, you should be good. I have a Dell XPS 13, and I use it for day-to-day tasks (Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, internet content, email) as a thin-and-light, and it works great. When I need to do some heavy editing though, the 8GB of RAM and the kinda-weak-sauce processor are what hold me back, so I fire up my desktop for that. Horses for courses, my friend.

Sometimes rendering 1080p and low gaming fortnite

[Akira Shimazu]

17 minutes ago, ZM Fong said:

Vivobooks are mediocre in general. If you want something cheap but good, Acer Swift 3 (I'll prefer 14 inch model with upgradable RAM - SF314-54)

 

QM CPU is still capable, however if you want better GPU performance, you might want a new laptop

Nvidia gpu for acer swift 3?

[skimmilk5]

For any rendering, you're going to need to get "thiccer." Get out of thin-and-light land, and move into kind-of-thin-but-not-really-light land. What exactly are you encoding, and what for? If possible, could you provide your list of preferred codecs or where you're uploading or streaming your media to (DNxHD, H.264, H.265, Cineform, YouTube, Twitch)?

[Akira Shimazu]

1 minute ago, kimsejin5 said:

For any rendering, you're going to need to get "thiccer." Get out of thin-and-light land, and move into kind-of-thin-but-not-really-light land. What exactly are you encoding, and what for? If possible, could you provide your list of preferred codecs or where you're uploading or streaming your media to (DNxHD, H.264, H.265, Cineform, YouTube, Twitch)?

Youtube platform normal 1080p

[skimmilk5]

Exporting from Adobe CC or CS? Avid? Sony? Windows Movie Maker?

[skimmilk5]

Check out these laptops on Newegg. Look to spend in the $1100 to $1400 range for something that won't fry itself after rendering all night.

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIAA0S7VW4748&ignorebbr=1

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIADDT6VA6020&ignorebbr=1

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA24G7HA7305&ignorebbr=1

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIAEYA7EY4818&ignorebbr=1

[Akira Shimazu]

9 minutes ago, kimsejin5 said:

Exporting from Adobe CC or CS? Avid? Sony? Windows Movie Maker?

Premire pro , after effect cs6

[skimmilk5]

Yeah, those laptops should do you just fine. Thin-and-lights unfortunately just aren't cut out for this kind of work, and while a desktop or thicker laptop won't sweat through a full night of rendering, the wimpy CPUs and undercooled GPUs of the tiny laptops will be begging for mercy five minutes in.

[Akira Shimazu]

5 minutes ago, kimsejin5 said:

Check out these laptops on Newegg. Look to spend in the $1100 to $1400 range for something that won't fry itself after rendering all night.

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIAA0S7VW4748&ignorebbr=1

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIADDT6VA6020&ignorebbr=1

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA24G7HA7305&ignorebbr=1

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIAEYA7EY4818&ignorebbr=1

Money ?

[Akira Shimazu]

2 minutes ago, kimsejin5 said:

Yeah, those laptops should do you just fine. Thin-and-lights unfortunately just aren't cut out for this kind of work, and while a desktop or thicker laptop won't sweat through a full night of rendering, the wimpy CPUs and undercooled GPUs of the tiny laptops will be begging for mercy five minutes in.

Light render not like every single time 

[skimmilk5]

I'd actually suggest going down to your local big-box store (like Best Buy or Microcenter in the US or Memory Express in Canada) and looking at their midrange computers in your price range. If you have a Microcenter close by, I'd definitely recommend that over Best Buy, but try to go in to see some of the more popular options for your price range and what the average specs for those devices are. My guess is Nvidia MX150 or 1050 graphics with a lower end Core i5 processor or something to that tune. Find a few that match your requirements and aesthetic taste, and come back to the forum to ask us what we think is the better option. I'd hate for the forum to tell you to get something that you'd ultimately hate. 

[Akira Shimazu]

8 minutes ago, kimsejin5 said:

I'd actually suggest going down to your local big-box store (like Best Buy or Microcenter in the US or Memory Express in Canada) and looking at their midrange computers in your price range. If you have a Microcenter close by, I'd definitely recommend that over Best Buy, but try to go in to see some of the more popular options for your price range and what the average specs for those devices are. My guess is Nvidia MX150 or 1050 graphics with a lower end Core i5 processor or something to that tune. Find a few that match your requirements and aesthetic taste, and come back to the forum to ask us what we think is the better option. I'd hate for the forum to tell you to get something that you'd ultimately hate. 

Thxs im gonna go check asus acer and hp

[genexis_x]

57 minutes ago, Wolfycapt said:

Nvidia gpu for acer swift 3?

Yes, MX150

[genexis_x]

22 minutes ago, Wolfycapt said:

Thxs im gonna go check asus acer and hp

Don't choose brand, choose model

 

What's your preferred weight and battery life?

[Akira Shimazu]

2 hours ago, ZM Fong said:

Don't choose brand, choose model

 

What's your preferred weight and battery life?

Thin easy to carry, battery around 7 hour or more

[Akira Shimazu]

4 hours ago, ZM Fong said:

Vivobooks are mediocre in general. If you want something cheap but good, Acer Swift 3 (I'll prefer 14 inch model with upgradable RAM - SF314-54)

 

QM CPU is still capable, however if you want better GPU performance, you might want a new laptop

my old laptop is kinda drainedthe battery a lot , heavy ,sometimes slow and the clock is always high like3 ghz or so even in basic using like browsing

[genexis_x]

50 minutes ago, Wolfycapt said:

Thin easy to carry, battery around 7 hour or more

Then avoid gaming laptops. If you don't mind entry level IPS panel then Swift 3 is a good choice. Otherwise Yoga 730 13, Asus UX330UA, Lenovo Ideapad 720s 14/13 (Intel) and Acer Spin 5 13.

[Akira Shimazu]

3 hours ago, ZM Fong said:

Then avoid gaming laptops. If you don't mind entry level IPS panel then Swift 3 is a good choice. Otherwise Yoga 730 13, Asus UX330UA, Lenovo Ideapad 720s 14/13 (Intel) and Acer Spin 5 13.

isnt asus UX330UA basically same with vivobook s14un

[genexis_x]

2 hours ago, Wolfycapt said:

isnt asus UX330UA basically same with vivobook s14un

Noticeably different in build quality, battery life, display quality etc. Don't just look at specs when buying laptop

[Akira Shimazu]

40 minutes ago, ZM Fong said:

Noticeably different in build quality, battery life, display quality etc. Don't just look at specs when buying laptop

Thx man, i'll consider it.