~14" Thin and Light Laptop under $2100

abadacus on 20/12/2023 - 12:30
Last edited 20/12/2023 - 19:21

Looking for a new laptop!
Use case will be excel work / gaming while travelling
Must have 780m and/or dgpu
Will only consider discrete gpu if the laptop can be adequately powered by an aftermarket GaN charger on a gaming load
Screen must be <15"
Planning to wait until at least boxing day before purchasing
No apple

Current front runners
HP zbook firefly 14A 7940HS 32GB 1TB
HP zbook firefly 14A 7840HS 16GB 512GB
Lenovo Yoga pro 7 7840HS 32GB if it comes back down in price

Are there any other models I should consider?

Priority
- Portability
- Cooling
- Durability

Not so important
- Battery life
- Screen

Computing Computer Laptop

Comments

  • tekisei on 20/12/2023 - 13:26

    too bad you are restricted to under 15 inch - there's a 16 inch LG Gram for only $1850 delivered.

    • abadacus on 20/12/2023 - 19:23

      Weak Intel xe though (just updated requirements)

  • raisinberry777 on 20/12/2023 - 13:36

    Acer Swift Go?

    Wait for a price like this again:

    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/816906

    • abadacus on 20/12/2023 - 19:19

      That was a good deal, prefer over 16gb RAM for igpu gaming (zbook firefly has 2x SODIMM) and no OLED tho

  • horseshoe on 20/12/2023 - 14:57
    +1

    OP, are you also only going for Zen4 architecture? As the laptops you've listed are 7840/7940. Selection of thin and lights with these CPUs still seem quite sparse.

    • abadacus on 20/12/2023 - 19:15

      Pretty much headed that way unless there is a laptop with a dgpu that can game without having to use a proprietary power brick

      • horseshoe on 20/12/2023 - 23:13

        Yeah fair enough. I can't think of anything that fits your criteria.
        It's interesting that the models you found are using the HS configuration. I thought that was gaming laptop territory. Although I will note yours are on the slightly heavier end of the category, at 1.5kg.

        Framework 13 can be configured with the 7840U but it's way too expensive.
        https://frame.work/au/en/products/laptop-13-gen-amd/configur… for your reference anyway.

        I'm personally trying to hold out until Asus release a Zenbook 14 with 7840U but it's taking a long time…

  • [Deactivated] on 20/12/2023 - 15:54
    +1

    So which is it, No Apple or Thin and Light? :)

  • drublic123 on 20/12/2023 - 16:49
    +1

    https://www.lenovo.com/au/en/p/laptops/legion-laptops/legion-slim-series-laptops/legion-slim-5-gen-8-(14-inch-amd)/82y5004vau

    is currently going for $2149

    32GB
    1TB
    RTX 4060
    14" OLED 120hz

    • abadacus on 20/12/2023 - 19:36

      I was seriously considering it but then I sww the proprietary charging port and huge power brick. My only reservation is whether or not it can be powered adequately by USB C when gaming, must look into this

    • abadacus on 21/12/2023 - 04:24

      More specifically,
      Do you know if the Lenovo Legion slim 5 14 inch able to receive full PD 3.1 140w with aftermarket charger?

      Asking because I read that some manufacturers throttle max power input unless the cable contains a proprietary chip

      Thank you!

  • StonedWizard on 20/12/2023 - 19:19
    +2

    In my experience thin laptops don’t manage heat well and you’ll experience throttling, especially HP laptops.

  • Cheaparoo on 21/12/2023 - 04:44
    +1

    Just announced 14th-gen Acer Go 14 maybe worth waiting for?
    Acer Swift Go 14 review - The Meteor Lake Core Ultra 7 impresses with its AI core

  • runtoparadise on 23/12/2023 - 02:54
    +1

    Heads up the Lenovo Yoga is back on sale at HN

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