Need advice for a new laptop!
I study and work primarily from it so have multiple tabs open at once as well as constant downloading of Uni papers. I also do a lot of photoshop projects and design projects so I need something with fast speeds, can handle lots of applications and doesn't overheat or crash.
Have used Dell and HP so far and much prefer Dells, but open to suggestions!
TIA
Budget: around the 1-1500K mark
So $1000 to $1500000?
If on a budget apple reconditioned M1 mac book pro ; if rich, M3 mac book pro
Thoughts on Metabox? - Good, I would recommend for sure based on your use case.
Thoughts on those specs? - I would try and go more if you can with your Budget. i7 or i9, with 32GB RAM minimum.
Thanks so much for your input, will look into those specs a bit more.
Pleae include whether you're committed to Windows or will consider Mac OS; and do you prefer new over pre-owned?
WIndows for sure, and new
We are narrowing it down, could folks please evaluate the metabox detailed below, against this recently posted and still available deal?
https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/817449
HP Oman 16" ryzen 7 rtx4060
Metabox Alpha-SE NP50RNC
Intel Core i5-13500H 12-Core (18M Cache up to 4.7 GHz)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 6GB GDDR6 VRAM (100W TGP)
100 Watt TGP (Total Graphics Power)
Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut - Ultra High Performance Thermal Dissipation
Built-in Ultra Sharp 2.0 MP FHD Camera with TNR Technology
15.6" FHD 1920 x 1080 IPS-Grade Edge-to-Edge Matte 144Hz LED
16GB DDR4 3200MHZ (1 x 16GB)
1TB - PCIe 4.0 - Metabox Performance NVMe M.2 SSD
No Secondary M.2 SSD Drive - Optional Upgrade
Intel AX211 6E AX Tri Band WIFI & Bluetooth 5.3 (up to 2.4 Gbps)
No Optical Disc Drive - Optional Upgrade
Win 11 Home 64BIT License - Installed & Ready-Out-Of-The-Box
2 Year Metabox Premium Care Return To Base Protection
$1,598.00
Specifically in terms of
-bang for buck
-heat issues
-adding ram
-battery life (and if you will be low power mode when just word processing)
The Metabox laptop is a good value for the price, especially for gamers and content creators. It has a capable RTX 4050 6GB GPU, 16GB RAM, and a fast 1TB PCIe 4.0 SSD. However, it might run hot under heavy load and the FHD display might not be ideal for everyone. You can easily upgrade the RAM to 32GB and expect around 4-5 hours of battery life for light tasks.
Hot under heavy load was a concern
I'm hoping modern graphics cards run at low power when not under heavy load
Any chance you can confirm ram is user replaceable? I'd rather pay an extra 50 for a stick of sodimm and do it myself, rather than pay metabox 200 for the same…
Any chance you can confirm ram is user replaceable? I'd rather pay an extra 50 for a stick of sodimm and do it myself, rather than pay metabox 200 for the same…
I don't believe you can, if you do, you might avoid Warranty. I have had to get a warranty fix on 1 laptop I bought for a family member, but that was 1 in about 10 I have bought for various people and work.
Hot under heavy load was a concern
Some do get a bit hot, but as long as you aren't using it on your lap, you'll be fine.
All laptops get warm under heavy load - think about how little space there is for thermals.
Even a M series apple laptop gets hot if you push it enough.
Why does it matter?
Why does it matter?
You asked…
The following story should be taken as a serious warning against use of a laptop computer in a literal sense. The patient, a previously healthy 50-year-old scientist and the father of two children, had been writing a report one evening in his home. Sitting comfortable in an armchair, he had placed his laptop computer on his lap while writing for about 1 h. The next day he noticed irritation and oedema of his penile prepuce. Furthermore, the ventral part of his scrotal skin had turned red, and there was a blister with a diameter of about 2 cm. These findings were verified when I saw the patient 1 day later. There were no signs of phimosis or balanitis. The patient recalled that, while sitting 2 days earlier with his computer on his lap, he occasionally had felt heat and a burning feeling on his lap and proximal thigh, a sensation that was relieved at least temporarily when the computer was moved slightly.
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(02)11643-6/fulltext
OMG he seared his testicles
You have given extremely limited requirements in the original post, so this thread has turned into the usual 'recommend a generic nice laptop' conversation.
I also do a lot of photoshop projects and design projects so I need something with fast speeds
The programs that you use may or may not make use of the discrete graphics card (which in the above spec you are definitely paying for). Look up which programs and which functions in those programs will use a graphics card.
For example, this is what Photoshop will use one for:
https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/kb/photoshop-cc-gpu-card-f…
Budget?