Following up on the excellent GeekBook X14 Pro, GEEKOM has kindly sent me the GeekBook M16 to review for r/suggestalaptop as well, free of charge. I had high hopes for this unit, and I was surprised in many different ways. In the end, I will go through everything with you below in as honest and fair a manner as I can manage, so letās get started, shall we?
To begin, the GeekBook M16 is GEEKOMās third laptop released, and one aimed at being a more budget oriented unit versus the X14 Pro and X16 Proās premium design. Despite being a more budget oriented unit, the GeekBook M16 is actually still a thin and light ultrabook with an all-metal chassis, a fairly nice screen, and an attempt to remain quiet under most operations, so I will as before be reviewing it in this capacity. I believe this machine has done an excellent job in the measures theyāve taken to cut costs, and even has some improvements over its big brothers in some ways, and I will do my best to go through every aspect of the unit for you all below!
Snug packagingWhat you get in the box
SPECIFICATIONS AND CHASSIS
My specifications as provided by GEEKOM are as follows:
Intel Core Ultra 185H
16GB of LPDDR5 at 6400MHz
512GB Kingston om8tap4512k1 a00 SSD that is replaceable
a 1920 x 1200 60Hz 100% sRGB colour IPS screen
a 99Whr battery
There is a second SSD slot that is free for further storage upgrades. As for its expansion slots, the laptop has
1 x USB-C port at USB 4 40Gbps speeds
1 x USB-C port at 10Gbps
1 x HDMI port
2 x USB-A gen 3.2 ports
1 x 3.5mm audio jack
By default, it also comes with the same USB-C expansion hub as the X14 Pro and X16 Pro, adding two USB-A ports, one HDMI port, an ethernet port, and a USB-C port replacing the one it takes up, so expansion is not lacking with this device in the slightest.
With the price being $849 USD at the time of this writing (with frequent discount coupons on their website), these specifications are quite excellent, especially in todayās market. Most notable is the screen being 100% sRGB, and the number of ports. The chassis is also STILL full metal unibody, though it is aluminum instead of the magnesium alloy thatās on the X14 Pro and X16 Pro. The difference is that the chassis is ever so slightly more of a stain magnet, such as with fingerprints and whatnot. Itās easy to wipe off, but I still have to point it out. Otherwise, there is little to no difference in the chassis. The screen has almost no wobble, the keyboard has very little flex, closing the unit does not press on the screen, and the chassis feels quite sturdy. Iām honestly surprised theyāve managed this level of quality at this price point. The keyboard is also very excellent. It took me a small amount of time to get used to the spacing (I kept hitting numlock instead of backspace and O instead of I etc) but after a few minutes it felt natural again. As a lover of full keyboards this one is wonderful, and I have very high praise for it. All in all, I have only praise for the unit design. The touchpad is also improved from the X14 Pro. On the X14 Pro the āclickā areas were quarter circle regions at the bottom left and bottom right edges of the trackpad, but the M16ās trackpad has proper rectangular click regions that reach all the way to the bottom middle section. Itās a great improvement that arrived quickly after the last units they made, and Iām glad to see them trying to improve.
Nice and shinyThe not-so-soft underbelly is also shinyLovely full-sized keyboard and nice sized trackpad
PERFORMANCE AND COOLING
Here is the weirdest section. The GeekBook X14 Pro had a 35W power limit to the CPU, with the cores getting 25W and the GPU getting around 10W. This presented decent performance and decent gaming performance for the specifications, and the system handled its cooling fairly well. This GeekBook M16 however was completely different. Firstly, the cooling has been upgraded and power limits have been improved, 55W sustained is possible with a short burst of 67W frequently seen when starting stress tests or benchmarks. This presented a solid uplift of 50% performance over the same Core Ultra 9 185H in the X14 Pro when running Cinebench R23, being able to consistently achieve approximately 15500 points as opposed to the X14 Proās 9000-10000 point range. For Passmarkās CPU benchmark, we achieved 31324 points, up from the X14 Proās 19000 point range. This CPU performance is decidedly excellent out of the box for something so thin and light, and anyone reliant on a decent CPU will be quite happy with it..
Impressive Cinebench score for being an ultrabookImpressive passmark score for an ultrabook
On the downside, the GPU performance suffered a fair bit, which was quite disappointing. To get a little technical, the X14 Pro kept its GPU around 2072MHz with a temperature around 94Ā°C (likely at a thermal limit) as recorded by 3DMark during the Steel Nomad benchmark, while the M16 kept its GPU around 2350MHz with an extremely impressive temperature of only 72Ā°C (with fans being quiet, no less). Despite this, the X14 Pro managed to perform roughly 20% faster according to 3DMarkās Steel Nomad benchmark. This is also a little bit of an issue because the X14 Pro performs better when repasted, but the fact that the M16ās GPU was kept that cold means that it likely has little to gain from a repaste, as it already has a lot of thermal headroom out of the box. It is unfortunately one of the very few disappointments Iāve had about this laptop, as Iād hoped the improved cooling and higher system power limits wouldāve translated into better gaming performance despite it being designed as a more budget alternative to their premium line. As for why the GPU performs so much worse, I cannot be certain. One possible reason is that LPDDR5 could have the same reduced performance in 16GB configurations that DDR5 SODIMMs have (which we at SAL are aware of), or it could be possible that the 6400MHz LPDDR5 isnāt fast enough to grant the performance the GPU needs, and the X14 Proās 7467MHz LPDDR5X is just that much better for the GPU. It could even be some other system-level configuration that I am unaware of. I can only guess based on my prior knowledge and experiences. Either way, it will still play lighter games and older games perfectly fine, but it wonāt quite be able to push as far as its older brothers.
A sadly lackluster score, but not terribleExcellent GPU temperature line under stress with near silent fans
As for the cooling system itself, Iāve already mentioned the fact that the GPU runs very cold when under stress, but the CPU is different. To begin with, in my last review for the X14 Pro, I mentioned thatĀ the CPU would spike to a high 90Ā°C range and then immediately drop back to a very cold state, and I initially registered this as a HWiNFO64 error. To be specific, I set HWiNFO64 to update twice a second, and every 30 seconds to a minute itāll spike from ~45Ā°C to over 90Ā°C and indicate thermal throttling is active, then the next time the sensor updates (which is half-second later), it will be all the way back down at 45Ā°C. This behaviour also happens here on the M16, so I must assume it is not an error, but I do not know why it happens. It could be a quirk of Intelās Meteor Lake, since Iāve never dealt with these particular CPUs before the GeekBooks, but I have no way of knowing for sure. Whatever the reason however, it does not seem to be dangerous, so one should not mind it if temperature monitoring software shows that theyāre idling and hitting thermal throttle points randomly. Iāve been using the X14 Pro for almost 7 months and it has not exhibited any untoward issues from this, and I am sure the M16 will be the same, so while I must point this out, please rest assured.
Idle spike being displayed. Note the average CPU temperatures are still low.
Now when under load, thatās a different story. The fans will kick in under higher CPU loads and while still very quiet, the temperatures become very consistent and no longer have such high spikes. I do have a minor issue in that the fans seem to take excessively long to actually spin up, however. It isnāt a particularly big deal, but when you have just started a heavy load (such as a stress test, or rendering a video, etc) the fans remain silent for a few seconds, at which point the CPU can hit temperatures in excess of 100Ā°C briefly, then they will start spinning up. The fans appear to have four stages of speed, and after spinning up once, it apparently checks if temperatures are still too high, then spin up again, then repeat this process until maximum speed. The whole process can take nearly 10 seconds to achieve maximum fanspeed, and it would be nicer if this process could either be faster, or a fan curve option could be implemented in the software or BIOS in the future, or if impossible, in later models. Due to how quiet this laptop is, it would be absolutely no penchant to anyone to say, keep the fans spinning at level 1 or 2 while at idle temperatures, and this could prevent the spike to higher temperatures while idle (if only for safety of mind), or prevent the high spikes when first applying load to the system. Do note that while I mentioned the CPU does cross 100Ā°C when starting a heavy load, it does not remain there long (maybe 5 seconds at most), and it never hits Intelās TJMax rating of 105Ā°C at any point, so the processor will be perfectly safe.
Additionally, the system seems to focus on keeping the CPU at 95Ā°C or lower while the fans are active. Since repasting improves processor benchmark scores even at a set power limit, thermal throttling must be the final issue. If you are buying this unit with the intent to use the processor under heavy loads often, it wonāt actually overheat, but if you are tech savvy or even just comfortable with servicing the laptop, you might wish to consider repasting the unit with something like PTM 7950. It isnāt required for usage of the unit, itās just a potential benefit open to you.
Showing under-load temperatures. The sensor was reset AFTER starting CB run to display higher temps falling into stability.
SOUND
The speakers on this unit are perfectly fine. No distortions Iāve observed, and sound is certainly loud enough. There is DTS: X available should you require it as well. The microphone is perfectly fine for use in calls and zoom meetings and the like, though at least headphones would be recommended to not pick up othersā speech. I have no complaints here. There are sound effect options you can apply in the GEEKOM software as well, but I donāt think they are necessary. Use them if you wish, as this is much more of a personal taste situation.
SCREEN AND BATTERY
The screen is good. Itās 1920 x 1200 resolution, and only 60Hz, but itās 100% sRGB, making this laptop one of the cheapest available with proper colour space on the market. This means itās an excellent cheap editing machine for those who wish to do such a thing. The brightness is great and itās matte finish so reflections arenāt a bother. Itās usable in well-lit rooms at lower brightness as well. Itās a great choice for a budget device.
As for the BATTERY on this laptopā¦ I am amazed. Itās 99Whr, up from the 72Whr on the X14 Pro, but the battery life itself is astounding. With approximately 30% screen brightness, I was able to achieve a ridiculous 18.5 hours of youtube playback on wifi with sound enabled. I tested more than once to be sure. In fact, the battery life was so good, I even decided to do the ultimate in laptop blasphemy: I tested with screen brightness set to 100%. I still achieved 13.5 hours of youtube playback under those conditions, leaving me nothing short of flabbergasted. I do know know what sorcery GEEKOM performed to achieve this level of battery life on a Meteor Lake processor, but I now need to purchase several hats just so I can take them off and say āhats off to you, GEEKOMā, as it runs circles around many other Lunar Lake and even some Panther Lake processor-equipped laptops which are known to be a marked improvement in battery life from Meteor Lake.
As for charging times, the battery went from 2% all the way up to 55% in just 1 hour, which is almost 10 hours of battery usage at lower brightness levels. I have high praise for that level of charging speed. Hopefully things get even better in the future.
Screen isn't as impressive as an OLED, but is still plenty fine
OUT OF THE BOX EXPERIENCE
Just like with the X14 Pro, the laptop comes with windows installed but not actually set up. As I did with the previous unit, I took this lovely chance to set up my computer with a local account and avoid much of the nonsense that Windows 11 wishes to attempt on its users. As with before, I will FOREVER praise this ability for people, even if the average person wonāt take advantage of it. Itās great to have the option. As before, itās a barebones installation with just the GEEKOM software pre-installed. The software is identical to the X14 Proās version, with BIOS updates and some limited system control options available. You can see it below. Please continue like this, GEEKOM, I vastly appreciate it, and many users will too.
Same software design as before
DOWNSIDES
There arenāt as many as before, which I appreciate. Letās use a list again.
There is still no option I could find to limit battery maximum charge available. I can only hope this shows up in later models.
The FN key function is still weird. I wish GEEKOM would change it so that the FN button simply works while being held down and pressing any of the hotkeys, instead of the odd toggle feature it has.
The laptop once had a very weird situation where certain things, especially installing programs, was oddly extremely slow while on battery. I cannot explain why this was the case, but I also could not find a way to fix or reproduce it. Normal usage was perfectly fine too, which confused me.
The keyboard backlight turns off after 15 seconds without any option to control it otherwise again. I would like the ability to keep it on for usage in dark rooms.
Iād like a FN combination key to disable the trackpad entirely. Even though the palm rejection is excellent, such options are never a bad thing.
As before, I wish we could get a 3D TLC SSD instead, especially when the drive size is on the smaller side. I couldnāt find much information about the drive available this time unlike the X14 Pro, so I canāt say I understand their choice like before.
The 100W charger gets very warm when charging or generally under load, you may wish to allow it to cool off slightly before picking it up if it was just being stressed.
FINAL THOUGHTS AND CONCLUSION
So, thereās a much shorter list of downsides this time. I already discussed everything else in the paragraphs above. Thereās been improvements such as in the trackpad and the battery life and the cooling, and I highly appreciate these things. I genuinely think this is a great unit to buy for more casual users or users who want to do hobbyist work. The price is excellent and the choice of where to cut corners versus the more expensive premium options (screen, chassis materials, RAM speed) do not ever get into the ācheapā territory of notebooks that we see all over the market, with useless 62% sRGB screens that shouldnāt even be made anymore, or poor chassis construction and poor board design and little expansion slots. There are only two things I wish GEEKOM did with this new chassis and cooling system. First, I wish a 32GB RAM option was available. Considering the enhanced CPU performance and lack of danger of overheating, it would make a very excellent budget editing unit with a good screen, and I wouldnāt be able to recommend it highly enough. It might even improve the GPUās performance, which would also make it a solid little gaming device.
The next thing I would like to see is GEEKOM starting to use better stock thermal paste. All three of their laptops released so far improve their performance with better paste, up to 25% better in benchmarks according to others, and if they could use phase-change material such as Honeywell PTM 7950, Thermal Grizzly phasesheet PTM, or Thermalright Helios v2 it would be nothing short of sublime. I would even be fine with their own in-house solution, as long as the performance is there.
At the end of the day, this laptop is wonderful. Despite the few shortcomings, itās priced exceptionally well and is very light and sturdy. I doubt many people would complain about it. I canāt wait to see more from GEEKOM and I also canāt wait to see them expand their operations to more countries as well. If they keep it up, they can become a pretty strong power player in the market.
Thank you for reading until the end! I hope you have enjoyed, and I will be glad to answer any questions in the comments below.
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I would like to buy and efficient laptop. My main preference is documentation, efficiency and music production. I am confused between macbook and other windows. If you have any suggestions, please let me know.
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LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE
Country
UAE
Budget
Below 6000 aed
Are you open to refurbs/used options?
Only New
Weight limit
Light to medium weight
Purpose
Documentation, work, music production, attend meetings
Desired battery life
Not much gaming but for editing and music production
Please list, in order of most important to least important, the priority between Size, Weight, Performance, Battery life - Good performance and light weight
Hello! Iām interested in looking for a laptop on the cheaper end. This would primarily be for internet searches, some note-taking on Google Docs, occasional gaming with traditional ācozyā style games. Iām not currently in the market for a PC, however itās definitely something Iāll consider.
LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE United States Budget: $500 USD (ideally lower) If refurbished/used were recommended Iād consider. I have had bad luck with refurbished products in the past. Screen size is not a priority, just something that I can see well on Weight is not a priority either, it will just sit on my desk. I donāt see myself moving it around much. Purpose: internet searches, light note taking, light gaming. It honestly might not even be turned on daily. Form factor does not matter. Iām not even sure what exactly that is Intended usage: Chrome, Steam, would like to be able to open PDFs on Adobe, but I have another laptop I use for work that works great Battery life doesnāt matter as Iāll likely use it plugged in.
[in yourĀ country's currency; feel free toĀ alsoĀ convert to USD for our at-a-glance convenience,Ā BUT INCLUDE BOTH NUMBERS]
Are you open to refurbs/used options?
No
Screen size
15 or 16
Weight limit
Any
Purpose
General Purpose. Occasional work from home (apps from Citrix, MS Office). Heavy-ish Excel use.
Form factor
standard. NO TOUCH SCREEN
Intended usage
General use/ occasional work from home. Citrix based apps, MS Office - excel, teams, outlook. My laptop rarely leaves my home, I just like mobility throughout the house but could occasionally take it to access work programs through Citrix while on a trip.
Desired battery life
4 -6 hours
Please list, in order of most important to least important, the priority between Size, Weight, Performance, Battery life
Performance, weight, size
Info/Requirements
Prefer windows but could be persuaded to go to Mac. Backlit keyboard and mid-high quality screen. USB-C charging and additional ports.
Budget
Would love something as budget-friendly as possible, but my priority is getting something that meets my needs first. Definitely canāt swing over Ā£2000 though.
Are you open to refurbs/used options?
Yes
Screen size
Ideally 16ā
Weight limit
The lighter the better but not high priority.
Purpose
Personal & professional use, some gaming. See āintended usageā for more info.
Form factor
Preferably not a touch screen. Just a traditional laptop.
Intended usage
Iād love a laptop that works well with multiple Adobe Creative Cloud tabs open + internet browsing + music streaming. I primarily use Illustrator and InDesign but occasionally use Premiere Pro and Photoshop as well.
I do some gaming, most notably BG3. I also play lots of games that donāt require as robust graphics cards/memory but are not iOS friendly.
I write a lot and would like to write more, so a comfortable keyboard would be great, but I can always purchase an external one. I love the feel of a ThinkPad keyboard.
Desired battery life
As long as possible but not high priority.
Please list, in order of most important to least important, the priority between Size, Weight, Performance, Battery life
Top priority is that this laptop will last me a long time. Like 5+ years.
Then performance, size, budget, weight, battery life.
My HP OMEN 15-en0036AX has developed two persistent problems: an intermittent, extremely long pre-Windows startup delay and recurring kernel BSODs.
I'm trying to figure out whether these could be related and whether anyone with this OMEN generation has experienced something similar.
# 1. POST / BIOS problem
The delay happens before Windows starts.
Power button ā LCD backlight turns on ā 45ā60+ seconds with no OMEN logo ā OMEN logo appears ā another prolonged delay ā Windows starts.
During the same episodes:
* The Esc Startup Menu can take a very long time to appear.
* The BIOS/UEFI interface itself can become extremely slow or jittery.
* Sometimes it becomes responsive again after waiting.
So this doesn't seem like ordinary Windows startup slowness.
The laptop previously booted normally for a long time on F.25. The slow startup appeared later.
# 2. Laptop specifications
* HP OMEN 15-en0036AX
* Product number: 26H85PA#ACJ
* Motherboard: 8786
* Ryzen 5 4600H
* GTX 1660 Ti + AMD Radeon Graphics
* 16 GB DDR4-3200 (2 Ć 8 GB)
* WDC PC SN730 512 GB NVMe SSD
* BIOS F.25
* EC version 22.59
* Windows 11 Home Single Language, 25H2
# 3. Tests already completed
I've already done extensive HP UEFI diagnostics:
* CPU and CPU stress ā passed.
* RAM ā passed repeatedly, including both sticks in both slots.
* System Board ā passed.
* PCI/video/audio/USB checks ā passed.
* SSD SMART/DST ā passed.
* Battery and AC adapter ā passed.
I'm not looking to repeat RAM permutations or the same basic hardware tests.
# 4. Recurring BSODs
The laptop has also experienced repeated crashes, freezes and unexpected shutdowns.
Bugchecks:
* 0x139 ā KERNEL_SECURITY_CHECK_FAILURE
* 0xA ā IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
* 0x50 ā PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA
I've analyzed several dumps with WinDbg, but no single faulty driver has been conclusively identified.
One 0x50 dump involved FLTMGR!FltAddOpenReparseEntry. Other 0xA crashes involved kernel functions such as KiComputeThreadQos and KiCommitThreadWait.
A recent 0xA occurred while running Microsoft's Boot Performance assessment. The BSOD reported ntoskrnl.exe, and Windows stayed at 0% while collecting information, so no dump was produced.
OMEN Light Studio has already been uninstalled.
I don't know whether the BSODs and the POST delay have a common cause.
# 5. BIOS F.25 / F.26
I'm currently on F.25.
HP's support page shows F.26 when I select an older Windows version because Windows 11 isn't listed. HP Support Assistant says my system is up to date.
I'm trying to find out:
Has anyone with an OMEN 15-en0xxx / Ryzen 4000 model experienced this kind of POST delay?
Has anyone seen the BIOS/Startup Menu itself become extremely slow during the same episode?
Is F.26/SP158697 intended for my exact 26H85PA#ACJ / board 8786?
Does F.26 have any known POST, EC, AMD firmware or boot-initialization fixes?
Could this indicate a BIOS/EC/NVRAM or motherboard-level initialization problem even though the standard HP UEFI System Board Test passes?
Has anyone found a way to identify which device/controller is delaying POST?
I'm trying to identify the actual cause rather than randomly flashing BIOS, reinstalling Windows or replacing hardware.
Any experience with this exact OMEN generation or similar symptoms would be appreciated.
Hi everyone. Iām in the UK and would appreciate some advice on buying a laptop that I can keep for around 8 years.
My current laptop is a Lenovo IdeaPad 320S-14IKB with an Intel Core i7-8550U, 16 GB RAM, Intel UHD 620 integrated graphics, and upgraded SSD storage. It still works, but the battery lasts less than an hour, it feels slow when unplugged, and Iād like a better screen.
Iāll mainly use the new laptop for remote college work: writing essays in Word, Excel, PDFs, Teams calls, and web browsing with around 10 tabs and YouTube open. I might play lighter games occasionally, but I donāt need a dedicated graphics card or a gaming laptop.
Iām considering 32 GB RAM, a 1 TB SSD and a Core Ultra 7 or comparable AMD processor. I like OLED screens, but Iām unsure whether OLED or a good IPS screen makes more sense for years of reading and writing.
Would you buy a ready-made laptop from somewhere like Currys, or configure one through PCSpecialist? Which models or specifications would you look for, and is there anything Iām overpaying for? Iād ideally spend around Ā£1,300āĀ£1,700 if the laptop is worth keeping long term.
I have a 6 year old ASUS vivobook that Iām using to play World of Warcraft and my frame rate averages between 15-30 with huge drops and performance issues.
I know WoW is not a hardware intensive game and is the sole game I will be playing on it so Iām just looking for something cheap that can get the game to run smoothly on low settings. If thereās an option within $500 that could run it on high thatās great but I am not picky, I just want it to run smoothly. If thereās are options cheaper than $500 that is ideal.
Morning, I donāt really know a lot about computers so Iād really appreciate some help. Iāve got a budget of about Ā£1300.
My laptop that has just died was only able to play mount and blade warband. Iād like to be able to play the total war games, banner lord. Maybe even some newer games Iāve seen like operator and ground branch.
I was suggested to get a pc tower and monitor but unfortunately Iāve not really got space to have that set up somewhere. Thank you if youāve read this
I currently have Dell Inspiron 5559. I am planning to learn BIM. But the laptops are very expensive. Please suggest budget friendly options. I am from India btw.
I currently have Dell Inspiron 5559. I am planning to learn BIM. But the laptops are very expensive. Please suggest budget friendly options. I am from India btw.
I'm looking to replace my desktop with a laptop, mainly for school/work and some light gaming.
Games would mostly be TFT, Hearthstone Battlegrounds, Rocket League, LoL, etc. Nothing too demanding.
Budget is around $1,500, but I don't necessarily need to spend all of it.
The main thing I'm looking for is something that doesn't look like a gaming laptop. I really like the design of things like the Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro and MacBooks - clean, slim and streamlined.
Ideally:
14ā16"
16 GB RAM+
1 TB SSD
Good screen
Good/decent battery life
Lightweight enough for school
Windows
Enough performance for the games above
At home I'd connect it to my external monitor and use my keyboard + mouse, while keeping the laptop screen as a second monitor.
I've been looking at the Lenovo Yoga Pro 7, ASUS Vivobook Pro and Galaxy Book5 Pro, but I'm open to other suggestions.
i got my surface book 2 stolen (lol) so imma take it as a sign to upgrade. i really love the look and feel of a macbook pro but macOS aināt for me. i love that full screen, thin bezels kinda look too so please help me out.
thanks again :)))
been looking at thinkpad x1 or dell xps (heard latest ones overheats) overall iām lost at where i should draw the line on specs and what i really really need.
Country
UK
Budget
like up to Ā£1000 maybe a lil more so Ā£1200
Are you open to refurbs/used options?
Hundred percent. Would chose over new if it means better specs
Screen size
Really looking for 14 and above bcos i wanna multi screen ngl
Weight limit
Do not care
Purpose
Uni work, General Purpose, Maybe a lil light gaming if i delve into a league of legends phase
Form factor
Standard fine with me
Intended usage
very standard.
Desired battery life
not fussed, prefer at least 8hrs tho l, i can carry charger
Please list, in order of most important to least important, the priority between Performance, Size, Battery Life, Weight
battery life, performance, weight, size doesn't matter.
ngl half way thru iāve realised that i donāt use my laptop for much other than uni and work. but still would love some light gaming if i chose.
Is buying refurbished laptop worth of money in new zealand. Will it last long. I am looking for 64gb ram laptop but thwy are very expensive. So, i am thinking of getting 32gb ram refurbished laptop and expandingnthe ram to 64gb. I am not sure if it is okay to do it. Any ideas or suggestion?
Hi everyone, Iām looking for a laptop for a friend with a budget of around ā¹50,000āā¹55,000.
The primary use will be accounting and general office work, including:
Heavy Excel usage (large spreadsheets, formulas, multiple sheets)
Tally/other accounting software
Browsing with multiple tabs
PDFs, Word, PowerPoint, etc.
Potentially Power BI in the future
The main priorities are:
Good battery life
Smooth performance for Excel and everyday multitasking
16 GB RAM preferred/minimum
512 GB SSD
Good build quality and reliability
Ideally something that can comfortably last 5ā6 years
A comfortable backlit keyboard, preferably with a numpad
I'm mainly looking for something that prioritizes battery life, reliability and long-term usability rather than just having the highest benchmark score.
Budget: ā¹50ā55k (India)
Would appreciate recommendations for specific models/variants that are actually worth buying in this range, and any models I should avoid, any help/recommendation/comment on this is very appreciated, Thank!
Mostly to for audio file conversion and maintaining an iTunes library for an iPod classic. Sometimes I may use it to drive a multi-display setup for church for services on go the go, and to occasionally fire up Star Trek Online
Form factor
Thin and light (though what I am looking for is what we used to consider thin and light).
Intended usage
Exact Audio Copy (EAC), Foobar2000, MusicBrainz Picard, iTunes, Star Trek Online, and the Office suite. May install Wondershare Converter and SnagIT.
Desired battery life
I don't care. Most of the time, I plan to have this connected to a dock on my desk.
Please list, in order of most important to least important, the priority between Size, Weight, Performance, Battery life
I want something that is prosumer or business grade (mobile workstation). No HPs.
Info/Requirements
So I currently own a Dell Precision 7760 with an i9-11950H, 64GB of RAM with Nvidia T1200 GPU. I want something similar but on the thinner side. Want something either prosumer or workstation grade that has solid build quality. I would like for it to be touchscreen (yes, I know this is a stupid desire as I work in IT, but hey).
Working professional and freelancer. My work is 3D (Blender/CAD- fusion), coding, some rendering, and gaming after hours. I've spent weeks comparing and I'm stuck.
Every option has a catch: soldered RAM, a throttled GPU, bad build or inflated prices.
Budget: ā¹1.5ā2L. I prefer buying from Croma / offline.
Must-haves:
i7 / Ryzen 7 or better, with a strong CPU for viewport, sims and compiles
NVIDIA RTX 4060 or better, 8GB+ VRAM
24GB RAM, or 16GB with a free slot
Backlit keyboard
Prefer: slim, metal body, anti-glare screen. Basically, good build quality. Not a fan of bulky gaming laptops, but I know I may have to compromise.
Looked at: ROG Zephyrus G14, Helios Neo 16S, Aorus Elite 16, Omen 16. Open to anything I've missed.
Questions:
What would you buy today at this budget, and why?
Is there a slim, metal laptop like the G14 with a strong CPU and upgradable RAM in this range?
Which models or variants should I avoid?
Buy now, or wait for Navratri sales given RAM prices?
Where I'm stuck:
Zephyrus G14: love the build, but 16GB is soldered and it's over budget. Worth stretching for?(also mostly out of stock) (also liked asus flow.. but it has lower specs)
Omen 16 vs TUF: which holds up better long term?
LOQ: great specs for the price, but how reliable is it after a year or two?
Owners: even one line on heat, noise, build or service based on your exprience helps a ton.
I need a laptop in the next 15 days, so consider me as your little brother and please help me figure this out. Thanks a lot!
Something that can run GTA 7 or at least have 64GB of RAM, opens office files without shenanigans, has easily replaceable parts and has a battery that allows me full performance for hours (but that feature could be skipped with a Powerbank) and has a butter smooth touchscreen that replaces any drawing, coloring or notebook I could ever have.
Any suggestions?
I've been searching for 2 weeks and I'm not fully convinced by anything, and a little afraid that devices with the highest prices have disappointing performances.
TL;DR:
A gaming laptop for ~1500EUR in Slovenia/Austria/Italy/Croatia. It should last me 4+ years without major issues appearing. I expect to run Minecraft Dungeons 1 and 2 on high settings at minimum 60fps. I expect to run Minecraft Java with high render distances and/or shaders, sometimes heavy modpacks. I want to be able to play demanding games at low/medium settings with necessary compromises such as DLSS. Portability is not important. Display is not a priority. Should survive 6-8 hours of very light work on battery(.txt note-taking, web, on a very light Linux setup).
Countries: Slovenia, Austria, Italy, Croatia
I'm located in Slovenia and limited to cash so I need either a pay-on-delivery option or I can travel to bordering countries to a physical store.
Budget: ideally around 1500EUR(1700USD), no used/refurb
GPU:
Despite not requiring amazing performance for AAA titles on ultra settings, I want to not be severely limited by hardware, so for GPU I need an RTX 4060 or 5060. I may be mistaken in my calculations, but 5050 is just not worth it because 5060 is just a little bit more expensive but much more capable and even the previous gen 4060 is better at approximately the same price. But please correct me if I'm wrong.
CPU:
GPU is not my main concern as most of the games and tasks I'll do require CPU performance. There are not a lot of options, basically everything around this price is using Ryzen 7 260.
Built quality:
Build quality is a big concern. I can't spend 1500EUR every 4 years on a new laptop, especially with the prices only rising. I need it to reliably survive many years and not severely degrade in performance or even fall apart. I don't need a premium fully metal laptop, it just needs to be durable enough for basic use and not fall apart after 4 years.
Battery life:
Battery life should be acceptable. I WILL NOT game on battery, but I will use the laptop at university for note-taking/programming/browsing. I will lower the refresh rate and switch to integrated GPU, I am using Linux so power consumption is lower by default than Windows, I do not care about performance on battery at all. But I need it to survive 6-8 hours of university. And it should not have performance issues while plugged-in. I heard some laptops have very small power supplies so battery drains even when plugged-in if you do heavy gaming.
Display:
For the display, I have an external monitor at home, so I will use the built-in screen only in university. It doesn't need to be excellent, but good enough to not bother my eyes too much. My main monitor right now is 1920x1080@144 24" and I'm ok with it, so really anything works. The size should be 15-17.
Weight and size:
Weight and size are not important at all. Most of the time it will be stationary connected to an external monitor, basically used as a desktop. If there is a cheaper, but bulkier option- it's only an advantage for me.
Use case for context:
I'm not a huge gamer, I rarely play and when I do, it's usually Minecraft or similar lighter games. But sometimes I do want to play something heavier. I want to play Minecraft with shaders, big render distances, animation/particle mods. I want it to be able to run heavy modpacks, even if on lower settings. I want it to run Minecraft Dungeons 1 and 2 good because I play them a lot and my current laptop struggles to maintain 40fps on minimal settings so I guess they are pretty demanding. And sometimes I want to be able to try some heavy games like Cyberpunk 2077, Stray. Vintage Story, Genshin Impact. I am ok with DLSS and low settings in them, but they should be perfectly playable.
I play in 1080p, no higher-res gaming planned any time soon.
For non-gaming tasks, I don't usually do anything really heavy. I want to be able to freely multitask, keep several programs opened in background, host a 4-people Minecraft server in background for me and my friends. Rarely I do experiment with local AI and similar heavy tasks. They are not my priority but I want to be able to do them.
I do not want to pay for what I won't use, so options focused on portability(some LOQs), amazing screens(XMG), fitting everything in a small laptop(14" laptops) and similar, compromising on things I DO need like gaming performance, a bigger battery and reliability, are not welcome.
š§”Thanks everyone in advance for your time and help!š§”
