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I think I'm going to get the Lenovo G34W-10 because I can get it with a student discount. Same panel as the AOC, but it'll take a couple of months to ship 
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I think I'm going to get the Lenovo G34W-10 because I can get it with a student discount. Same panel as the AOC, but it'll take a couple of months to ship
I feel like this entire thread is in the 'waiting for a ridiculously overpriced monitor to ship' holding pattern
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Just did some quick rounds checking out the new (??) XT stuff. Way to convolute your product stack.
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Just need to have something at every price point to * with Intel.
Good on em,
but I still maintain that AMD has the single stupidest naming convention ever for their graphics cards. Intel not far behind either.
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If they keep up the XT refreshes for Ryzen then what happens at 5000? Lol.
Not sure the point of these XTs though. Prices are the same, two of them don't include coolers (though most people will have their own better after market anyway) and looking at HUB's review there is about 50mhz difference once benched.
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Does anyone have any gaming laptop recommendations? My missus is looking to upgrade now and spend about $1.5-$2.5k.
I was thinking of something with a 2060ish gpu. Ryzen 7 or i7. 15" screen as she's not a fan of the 17" she has now. Does anybody have any suggestions at all? I haven't bought a laptop in yonks!
I was thinking of something with a 2060ish gpu. Ryzen 7 or i7. 15" screen as she's not a fan of the 17" she has now. Does anybody have any suggestions at all? I haven't bought a laptop in yonks!
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Get her a desktop
Seriously though, The Ryzens should outperform the i7* (I haven't looked at laptops in ages, so maybe Intels mobile offerings are still superior).
I bought one earlier in the year. I ended up with a Raser 17 inch which I got with a decent discount but still a bit more pricey. It was the same size as my old 15 inch laptop too.
Aftershock was one company I was about to pull the trigger on till I found a great deal with a better graphics card. Have a nice range and more of the "stealth" laptop rather than the horrible "I'm a gamer" flair of some of them if you want to do work on it too. Had good reviews and a lot of nice options in your price range. They build it for you and pick-up in Melbourne (not sure what now though).
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They aren't. Ryzen 4000 Mobile is far superior to Intel, but is hampered by the fact that it is typically paired with an inferior discreet GPU
EDIT: I should clarify that there are some specific workloads where Intel is still better like number crunching in Excel, Matlab and in Photoshop
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I understand they have a use case and are the only option for some people, but I really have a hard time seeing the value in laptops. The only ones I ever buy are for coding and even then I feel like they are a bit of a con job. $2.5k for something with a 2060 in it just sounds bonkers!
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Get her a desktop
Seriously though, The Ryzens should outperform the i7* (I haven't looked at laptops in ages, so maybe Intels mobile offerings are still superior).
If it was up to me, I would build her a PC. She does use her laptop consistently though and her current one is 7 years old. She has a legitimate use case. It'll be paid by for in tax dollars anyway.
My work gave me a brand new laptop right as COVID-19 kicked off and I've used it twice, I have no reason not to use my PC.
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Laptops still have a place if you are talking about "slim and light" ultrabooks imo, because tablets + a quality keyboard are still too expensive in Australia. (I know people say that an iPad Pro and an Apple Magic keyboard is a viable laptop replacement, but its hundreds of dollars more expensive here) But those things aren't for gaming.
I've never really understood the point of those chunky 15" or 17" gaming laptops - just build a desktop. It'll either be cheaper for the same performance, or you'll get more bang for your buck
I've never really understood the point of those chunky 15" or 17" gaming laptops - just build a desktop. It'll either be cheaper for the same performance, or you'll get more bang for your buck
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Thank you for the lead. I'll research them now!
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I see the point of a gaming laptop more as when you're going to spend a grand on a laptop for your work anyway and you're on the go a lot, why not just spend another grand to game as well.
No matter what, she's buying a laptop soon, may as well.
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IIRC the most important things are ensuring the laptop you get has dual channel memory, that the SODIMM isn't welded in, that it has an Nvidia GPU and that the screen does actually cover most of the sRGB colour space so the colours don't look washed out (unlike the Asus TUF A15 which Tim from Hardware Unboxed absolutely roasted)
If you are after reviews, this actually popped up in my YT recommended page a couple of days ago (I take it that they are a bunch of tech Youtubers that specialise in reviewing laptops, but I've never actually watched any videos by any of those people)
Budget Laptops We Recommend:
HP 15t: https://amzn.to/38qphw0
Predator 300 (2019): https://amzn.to/38tGmp1
Acer Nitro 5: https://amzn.to/3dZVxaL
Dell G5: https://amzn.to/38tGDZ5
Acer Aspire 5: https://amzn.to/3e15t3J
Ideapad Flex 5: https://amzn.to/38sgUQE
Ideapad 5 15: https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/...
Premium Laptops We Recommend:
Macbook Pro 16: https://amzn.to/2AzyOoe
Razer Blade 15 Advanced: https://amzn.to/3gqh6CJ
Aero 15 OLED: https://amzn.to/2Azr8Cs
Lenovo Legion 740: https://amzn.to/3ip7VEB
XPS 9500: https://amzn.to/2YZhKBu
HP 15t: https://amzn.to/38qphw0
Predator 300 (2019): https://amzn.to/38tGmp1
Acer Nitro 5: https://amzn.to/3dZVxaL
Dell G5: https://amzn.to/38tGDZ5
Acer Aspire 5: https://amzn.to/3e15t3J
Ideapad Flex 5: https://amzn.to/38sgUQE
Ideapad 5 15: https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/...
Premium Laptops We Recommend:
Macbook Pro 16: https://amzn.to/2AzyOoe
Razer Blade 15 Advanced: https://amzn.to/3gqh6CJ
Aero 15 OLED: https://amzn.to/2Azr8Cs
Lenovo Legion 740: https://amzn.to/3ip7VEB
XPS 9500: https://amzn.to/2YZhKBu
There's also the specs for screens of a handful of laptops here https://jarrods.tech/list-of-laptop-response-times/
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Monitor arrived today!
It's like i'm seeing real colour for the first time, and that refresh rate oh my lawd.
It's like i'm seeing real colour for the first time, and that refresh rate oh my lawd.
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Although one thing that annoyed me was that even though the monitor is VESA certified I had to slightly grind my bracket corners because of the way the monitor mounts are inside that dip where the stand goes. Oh well a little improvisation got the job done.
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This was perfect, thank you. Lead us down a review rabbit hole, to a purchase. Legend.
All sorted then, thank you, lads!
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I had to switch back to my laptop until my stupid monitor arrives (mid-end july). What takes me 2 minutes to run my test suite on my pc takes 20 on this POS laptop.
What about if you can tax deduct it?
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So my PC has been holding a lot of hot air inside the case to the point where it hasn’t felt normal. I was absolutely befuddled with what the issue was as I have 3 intake fans in the front of the case, the exhaust in the back and the 2 fans on the roof from the AIO cooler. I then realise the roof fans have been mounted as intake instead of exhaust completely messing around with the airflow inside the case 
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You can tax deduct desktops too.
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I see the updated Phanteks P500A is finally coming out. I really liked the look of it at CES from what I saw in YouTube and was really considering it for my next build. Didn't think it would ever come out for a while there.
Ok, i think i know the answer to this but need confirmation.
I have my modem/router in the middle of the house and ethernet cables running through the roof to each room, office and TV spot so i can hardwire the fix mounted items.
Where the main TV is I have a smart TV,IQ4 foxtel and xbox. To split the ethernet cable into many for each item without loss of transfer rate I need a ethernet switch?
Been reading about splitters/hubs and switchs, looks like switchs are the optimal one?
Thanks
I have my modem/router in the middle of the house and ethernet cables running through the roof to each room, office and TV spot so i can hardwire the fix mounted items.
Where the main TV is I have a smart TV,IQ4 foxtel and xbox. To split the ethernet cable into many for each item without loss of transfer rate I need a ethernet switch?
Been reading about splitters/hubs and switchs, looks like switchs are the optimal one?
Thanks
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That's exactly right. Also if you run a fixed connection to anywhere you haven't already run an Ethernet cable too you can use powerline adaptors.
My setup is my router is in my loungeroom. I run a cable to a powerline adaptor behind my TV, that adaptor is paired with another in a different part of the house. From there I plug into a switch that I run my PC and PS4 off.
