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I went ahead and got the HP OMen 17 with the rtx 4080 with your link. That is a fantastic deal right now
is MSI still has hinge problem?
Hey, can you do a review on Asus tuff f15 4070...
Hey Jarrod, in the cooling test why are you testing system/fan noise instead of temps? I'd like to know which laptop maintains the lowest temps when stressed. Noise may not matter as much for a lot of people.
What a fantastic show by this channel this year, THE AWARD FOR BEST GAMING TECH CHANNEL GOES TO JARROD
I agree. I learned a lot from his videos and great structured comparisons
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True that.
gaming LAPTOP tech channel*
because nobody else takes gaming laptops that serious
I didn't win an award :( Oh wait I am not a gaming laptop.
Maybe you can become a laptop for next year
You Did win Dufus of the Video 😂
Loser 😢
If you were a gaming laptop, you would only get a participation award. 😂
I identify as Asus ROG Zephyrus M16
Hey there Jarrod.. thank you for all the hard work. My trip plans and shipping delays shortcircuited my order for the Eluktronics Prometheus XVI 4080. I'm going to circle back around when I get back to the ranch and try and find the right 4080 laptop for me to move over to for the next couple of years. I look forward to reviewing your work again to help me make my decision. I'm really looking for expandability with a good screen for content creation, along with a good keyboard experience. So your breakdowns are really helpful. Thank you, and happy holidays. Cheers Rick
The rtx 40 series might be disappointing for a lot of people but it's the best upgrade for me who comes from the gtx 16 series. Maintaining the low wattage but improve by a lot in term of performance.
I agree fully, even at full settings on any modern game, my 4060 rarely touches 65 C temps. While my earlier 3060 and even earlier 1080 were always running near or over 75 C, fans going crazy, while gaming with moderate settings, constantly worrying me about heat damage to my laptop. With DLSS 4060 easily outperforms 3060 by 2 to 3 Times, again all for temps in 60s. In my opinion Nvidia purposefully underpowered 4050, 4060 and 4070 well knowing that they will be used primarily in laptops or undercooled rigs, where Thermals are important. I know people like earlier GPUs for their high-end power, but I for one, never wanna go back to a 'Laptop' GPU that goes crazy hot, just for a slight increase in performance.
Well i am going from gtx 970m (80 watts tdp) to 4060, so yeah, it does make a lot of sense
true, also dlss 3.0 is the only real upgrade of 40 series
I agree, i moved from a 1660ti(great card❤) to 4060
@@SherKhanR6 same bro. From 1660ti to 4060. I agree 1660ti was and still a great card.
I’ve absolutely love your channel. Found it a couple days ago after I started to get into PC gaming. I really like your production quality and your way you set up your videos.
He really is great. I found the channels 3 summers ago. And even though I got a laptop fall of 21 and a desktop this year. I still watch cuz he gives great information and that voice finally had me understanding why people like ASMR 😅
Great content and effort Jarrod. Well done.
Great video. Just gotta say the speakers on the Legion 7 Pro are phenomenal.
Thank you Jarrod for your videos! I just got my Lenovo Legion 7i today from your website! First time using a gaming laptop after my other one.
Well done, and thank you so much. It was very informative.
I got my eyes on that Slim 5 right now. Best Buy has a good deal running for the 7840HS
19:27 - omg you got me good. 🤣 I actually thought you were being serious. That deadpan delivery was 👌.
I got the Lenovo Legion 5 Pro with a 13700HX, RTX 4070 8GB, 32GB RAM, 1TB storage and 240Hz screen thanks to some of your recommendations. I got for a 720 USD discount no less at MicroCenter. Got to say it is the best gaming laptop i owned so far and it plays games such as Warhammer III Total War at 1440p, Ultra settings, 60-90FPS! For 1300 USD I couldn't ask for a better gaming laptop.
i want a microcenter....
@@nine_moons3073 Surprisingly I was in Denver CO for Supercomputing 23 and thought to look up if there was a MicroCenter in the area. Sure enough it was a 15min ride from the hotel. Although when I looked up hardware prices in my neighboring country (Hungary) the prices were quite close... Discounts were considerably higher, like this laptop. It costs about 500 USD more, when its on discount XD
I bought the 13900HX version for my Legion Pro 5i for 1399 USD in B&H.. Best decision ever!
@@yesyesyesnoooo7762 Now that is a sweet deal!
@@yesyesyesnoooo7762 fuck taxes
Hey Jarrod I’ve been watching your videos for the past few days trying to decide which laptop I should get for College/Christmas which I start next year and I decided to go with the Legion Slim 7i RTX 4070 edition. Thank you for your help and keep up the amazing reviews.
Slim 7 better ...a little bit lower performance than Intel ....but greater life plus less price
@@premprakash2297 If I have the budget to get the Legion Slim 7i with the 4070 should I just stick with my decision or just go with the Slim 7 AMD with the RTX 4060?
@@shadowxjosh3240 slim 7i rtx 4070 is better man.
if you already have the money, go for the Slim 7i with the RTX 4070@@shadowxjosh3240
I was in the same decision boat, and ended up with the 7i for what it's worth. Like Jarrod said here with AMD vs Intel chip, they seem to be six one way half dozen the other, unless you have a very specific purpose in mind where one does a little better than the other. My deciding factor was not Intel over AMD as much as choosing the 4070 over the 4060. I hold onto my laptops for a long time and the market's already up to 4090, so the 4070 will future-proof me a little longer than the 4060.
Youre my number 1 pick if i want to look at laptop reviews. keep up the good work
Great video as always Jarrod! I want to ask if you can have a look or just give opinions on the 2022 Model of the MSI Prestige 15. I have watched your review of the older MSI Prestige 15 and I have plans to get this particular laptop in the future as it meets almost all of my needs such as being lightweight, powerful and has a long lasting battery life.
Love seeing XMG keeping it up. After seeing their Neo 15 I made my GP66 water cooled a few weeks after and it has been amazing. I wonder how much they're holding back by using only a 120mm rad and using a smaller water pipe now but Im sure they have their reasons. Going to be adding water cooling to my Scar 16 in the next few weeks, silent gaming on the go is just not something Ill ever leave on the table again.
is it the MSI GP66?
@@baoquoc3710 Yep! the 11UH with the 3080 and 11800h.
Hi there, curious if you did add water cooling to the Scar 16 and how did it go? Ty
Most RGB was definitely the most important part. Glad it was included 😊😊. Thanks Jarrod
I'm happy to see my new gaming rig get your reward for the best high end! Thanks for the reviews and for keeping us informed.
Thanks for this video jarrod
No problem!
I like quieter keys, because I work a lot at night. So "mushy" quiet keys are my favorite. Asus and Acer are my preferred to Lenovo.
oh god yes i always love the best cooling award your charts are awesome. ppl who live in hot areas really bless you and your results mr jarrod keep the good work and i wish you for a good 2024 with tons of views
Excellent as always Jarrod, but dont forget we can´t upgrade for some months to come (maybe one year for warranty issues), now we need the more from the original buying choice, as the SSD: while your best choice is great, maybe it has a 512 GB SSD meaning: it would be nice you assign some kpi's ... for example ... from 0 to 5 for each component, then you give an indicator of 0 to those 512 Gb SSD (that could be upgraded later but not for some time) and then the upgrading indicator could be 5, make a formula for each laptop an voila... btw nice tuxedo! Have to get me one!
Amazing video mate Loved the creator laptops focus .... Also the RGB awards too lol
Jarrod, I have been watching your videos since early 2020 - you are fair, your attention to detail is great, and your laptop computer analysis is marvelous! Well done.
thanks!
@@JarrodsTech Same here bud, been watching you since 30k subs, keep it up mate !!
J literally bought my new Razer 18 full spec 3 days ago never been happier. beats my MSI GT77 anyday of the year
considering about scar 16 in two options: 1) 4080 but ips - 3k usd 2) 4090 miniled - 3800 usd can't solve what to buy not to so as not to regret later(in case of option 1)
What do you think about the Asus TUF F15 with i7-12700H and 4070 listed on your site at USD 970? You talked about it in passing @28:20 but I'd love to hear your thoughts about the value at the price?
Thank you soo much for your videos, really gave me a good idea of what gaming laptop to look into... Just wondering about the lenovo loq 15 and helios neo 16, here in my place the loq with r7 7840hs/4050/512gb/8gb cost around 1005usd and the helios neo i7 13700hx/4060/1tb/16gb cost around 1150 usd, which will be the wiser choice?
RTX 4080 ftw. I got the Aorus 17H with the 4080 way back in March for only $1899. Best value I've got in years
Great video and very informative. Definitely learned alot. My only critique would be to up the amount for Mid Range gaming laptop. Maybe 1500-2500? The mid range in the video seemed more like upper budget laptop. It went from 1k under to almost 4k with nothing in between.
I have to agree on few of the categories, sounds especially, Asus ROG Strix G18 does perform extremely well sound wise and has integrated dolby atmos system and the sound doesn't suffer that much from turbo mode. Furthermore, it does perform extremely well in high demanding games like Cyberpunk 2077 and Starfield.
i personally loved he last gen lenovo with the Al body design felt it justified the price
Bought the Victus r0075TX variant recently, it comes with 13500HX, RTX 4050 120W, a 300nits 165hz 100% Srgb screen,16gb DDR5, and 512 GB NVME. This model has 2 NVME slots and the wifi works fine, I'm getting over 600mbps which is the best my router can throw. So most probably HP listened to your review.
Good video, I am learning a lot about laptops. Thanks.
I'm heartbroken since I got my LOQ 15.6 2 days ago and after 10 minutes of using it, the display started showing horizontal white strips and after troubleshoot i concluded that the display is defective. I did research and lenovo forums are full with people rioting about the same stuff.
This is a must every year🔥
Glad to see lenovo loq here just purchased r7 7840hs +rtx 4060 model ,been a fan of its performance with no flashy looks
Can we have a video on budget webcams? covering resolution, fps, motion handling, color accuracy, low light perf., sharpness, details, software, extra/ special features.
Hey, You could have reviewed some other compact and slim performance laptop like Lenovo Yoga pro 9i and MSI Stealth series..
Got a Helios Neo for a little over $600 that runs $1500 during regular retail price. For that price it's best laptop in my eyes.
just want to know you guys opinion.... between lenovo loq 15 ryzen 7 7580 rtx 4060 and rog strix g15 (2022) ryzen 7 6800 rtx 3050, which one is better for a "student and a mid level gaming"? i compare those two cause in my country the price is bout the same(loq a bit higher)
Yay, the laptop I got was the amd chip with the 4060. It is SO good, I have it hooked up to my 27 inch monitor 1440p, playing baldurs gate 3 on max, hitting between 120 and 140 fps
Nice video man.
You can't really have 5 axis IBIS and ND filters at the same tine. The ZV1 has electronic image stabilization only so they could do the ND. The first and only camera to do IBIS and internal ND at the same time is the new tech in the brand new Sony Burano. Hopefully that tech will trickle down eventually!
whats better with rtx 4050 acer nitro 5 or loq 15 ?😊
@ jarrodsTech Love your videos. Is there anyway you could do a video on current costco laptops. They have a hp victus rtx4070 i7-13700k 14 core for $999 But they had hp victus rtx-4060 i7 13700 16 core also for $999 I am so confused on which one should I choose please help. Thankyou sir!
goog work bro thanks
Could you tell me when one you would prefer between ASUS-ROG strix 18 or Alienware m18 both same price 2k but minor differences, I can’t decide 😢
I just bought ROG Zephyrus duo 16 (2023) GX650 and was thinking about getting Scar 18. Did I make a mistake? D: The 2nd screen is nice for discord and having a wiki open or a map. I thought they would be the same performance wise.
Just picked up the Asus A16! Such a great value for mobile gaming
I use the MSI raider with 3080ti GPU, it’s a really good desktop replacement and a lot cheaper than the Titan
So I have a ROG strix 17 i9-12900h and a 3070ti 360hz panel. Should I sell it and upgrade or keep it. If I keep it about how long would it be good enough Edit: I upgraded it to 4tb [2, 2tb ssds] and 32gb of ddr5 ram
Ordered my fully speced LOQ16, RTX 4060, Ryzen 7 and 1600p display
I think the best gaming laptop (yes an actual laptop) without any budget constraint is the Asus Zephyrus G14 with the 7940HS (undervolting supported) and the RTX 4080. It's the only laptop option with a pheonix point APU with an RTX 4080. Fantastic for both battery life as well as performance. If budget is a constraint, then it would be the Lenovo LOQ 7840HS and 4060.
I wish there would've been an M16 with 7940HS, 4080/4090 and a numeric keypad too. I need that for productivity and all that in a 2kg package would be insane.
hey deep wassup
I picked up the 4060 model a couple weeks ago. Thinking of returning and upgrading it to 4080 tbh
7940HS and 4080 in a slim, 14 inch body with horrid cooling even by laptop standards is the best way to get 3060 performance while paying 5x the money.
@@theairaccumulator7144wait till they use it for cooking
My Lenovo LOQ just came in the mail. Couldn't thank you enough for all your videos covering it! Super pleased with it so far.
which one?
@@redds7 I ended up getting the model with the 4050 and it can handle everything I throw at it. I mainly bought it to handle CAD programs for my mechanical engineering program, but who said I cant have a bit of fun in between classes? 🤣
@@BraydenWolframe that's right! Enjoy it
I agreed that Lenono LOQ 15 with 3050 is the best budget in terms of perf/price ratio after a few days of research. It is now as low as 579 at the official site. So I got one!
Should I consider buying Lenovo Loq (2k display one) or Hp Omen
So i heard that ROG laptops hinges are quite weak and they break easily, is this true? Also im deciding between an rog strix g16 i7 13650HX 4060 non nebula or a legion slim 7i with an i7 13700H 4060 165 hz
I'm very happy with the Asus Rog Zephyrus M16 that I picked up at Best Buy for $450 off during Black Friday. I only play COD MW3 on it and I'm getting around 160 fps at 1440.
Hello! I am on a budget and my options are between a loq 15aph8 with a 7 7840hs rtx4060 500gb SSD or a loq i713650hx rtx4060 1tb SSD. Wich one should i get? Same price on them
I am very glad that this channel is the best channel for data-driven of performance which definitely could really help people to choose the best laptop within their budget and it covers a range of audience from content creators to gamers out there. I would give you the best channel for this category if it exists. Great work! Keep it up! We do really love your content. (I had been watching your videos for years!)😁👍
no love for the power of legion 5 pro 7745hx? lenovo 5 slim 7840hs is better?
Oh my... I recently discovered this channel during my investigation for my next laptop and what an amazing content quality!
Hello, Jarrod. Which Acer Nitro 5/V should I buy? Nitro 5 AN515-58-5763 or Nitro V ANV15-51-53DG?
I´m looking for a laptop upgrade, I currently still have a still good MSI GT62VR Dominator Pro with GeForce GTX 1070 8GB and 16 GB RAM. I like the sturdiness and steel series surface and keyboard a lot. I need a recommendation for a slightly newer RTX 3060 in similar sturdy quality, not like Acer Omen. thanks.
@JarrodsTech at 1:27, there is a mistake when comparing the 4060 and 3060. Look at the text. It says that the 4060 is slower by 12.57%
There is no way that a 4060m is slower than the 3060m, even on pure raster. It's probably a typo.
Yeah. I forgot to fix the graph 😿
Hi Jarrod! Will you make a dedicated video on how to boost FPS and performance on Gaming laptops (tips, nvidia settings, windows settings, background apps etc) and on how to extend your battery life. Because such videos do not exist when it comes to gaming laptops!
I currently own the Alienware M18 gaming laptop and it's a beast. 7845hx CPU and RTX 4080. Been great so far
Hello jarrod, can I ask if I should go for a 4060 or a 3060ti laptop ?
Hi Jarrod I couldn't get to your Discord.. Just wanted to ask.. should I get a LOQ with 1TB SSD, 16 GB ram, 17 13700H , RTX 4060 and 2K display.. or should I go for Legion or RoG or something else . .. please advice
Hi jarod, is that true that gaming laptop must be quite heavy for long term durabilty? Sry for my bad english
Hi Can anyone tell me a good 17" laptop that runs Adobe Premiere smoothly and assembles 4K videos?
Which is best gaming laptop in this video ? I didn't follow full video, please mention
Nice breakdown. I recently purchased a lenovo legion slim 7 with 4060, 32gb/1tb. I wasn't looking for a pure gaming laptop, but more of an all-rounder that could easily handle mid-level gaming with portability. Got a nice deal during their black friday sales. Coming from a macbook air, I fell in love with the slim form factor and industry leading battery life of macbooks. For the more resource intensive games, I have a ps5 and plan to build a desktop in the next 6 months. Nice work breaking down so many categories.
Same pinch. Writing this on my slim 7 1tb32gig too. What= an upgrade from my pesky macbook pro m1 13 which had a cracked screen.
Do you live in the US? In the UK, I barely see any good Black Friday deals
this laptop will be able to play games at a better settings than a ps5 though.
Nice find! I have a question. How important is the ram?
@@condorX2 just look at the M3 MacBook Pro situation and you could get an idea of their gaslighting tactics
now i really wanna know is my purchase of hp omen i7 13700hx with rtx 4060 A GOOD PURCHASE OR NOT :(
that is an awsome shirt .... thanx for the great video as always.. the best laptop reviewer
is msi gf63 2023 so bad with a 4060? I hope I didn't make a bad purchase by taking this laptop since perhaps an Asus Tuf A15 was better, I would like to know more until I have the opportunity to return the product...
Best gaming laptop speaker - Zephyrus M16 is a solid contender. It blows me away every time I listen to music on it. Amazing clarity, volume, and decent base. I compared it to macbook pro 16 speakers and I actually like M16 more especially when you enable dolby access options.
Asus in general is the first company to start listening to feedback and caring about sound. It’s still not macbook level, but miles ahead other gaming laptops. They’ve been killing it all around
If you add last year’s legion 7i, would you still put it at high rank? Thoughts anyone?
I wanted to ask for your opinion for MSI vector i9 13950hx whit 4080 but I wasn't able to see it nowhere in the listings😂 and no need . I bought it for 1999 euro and I hope, it's going to do good job for me for 4,5 years
Is it better to take ryzen 7840hs vs i7 13700hx with a price difference of 50$ with a GPU 4060? Please reply fast sales are ending.
got my 13th gen i7 intel cpu acer predator helios 16 with a gtx 4060 and upgraded to 32gb ddr5 ram for video editing projects. absolutely love it.
i bought acer predator helio neo 16 at bestbuy for around 1050 usd , i was also getting hp victus with 4070 ,i7 13700h for 1000 usd ,, but i got acer so was it good deal
I’d buy legion again but I have y540 and the charging doesn’t really work anymore. Had port replaced and month after the same issue. Also sadly no 17 inchers
Thanks to this video I know what gaming laptop I want, the Lenoeo team are for me the 2023 winners
Banger as always
Great summary. However, it would be great to get this video before Black Friday next year so I know who has the best rgb before some of the best deals of the whole year!
Hi, i would like to buy a budget friendly, gaming laptop can you help me decide between the msi katana 15 b12vgk rtx4070 and the asus tuf a15 rtx4060. Thanks 😊
Legion Pro 7i with RTX 4080 for me, no regrets or missing any features. 🔥
what about hp omen 17 it has 4090 1900 dollar's from your link is it good or is something wrong with this laptop and its so cheap
Just got the asus tuf 15 with i9 and 4060, hope its better than my old i7 9700k and 3060 12gb desktop, probably about the same?
Hey jarrod I have a question I would REALLY like you to answer. There are two laptops I am looking at and I'm not sure which one to get. The Asus tuf F15 2023 model,rtx 4050 i7-13620h 16gb DDR5 RAM or The Asus tuf A15 2023 model rtx 4060 ryzen 7 7735HS 16gb DDR5 RAM I have watched videos of each but with different cpu or a different laptop but so far the Asus tuf f15 has provided 240+ fps whereas the asus tuf A15 has only provided 120-150 Since the videos I have watched had inaccurate specs I wanted to ask you if you could tell Me how much fps I would get on fortnite performance mode 1080p. (Please keep in mind those exact specs and tell me,thank you very much)
I know the 4090 RTS is best but is 4080 just as good or wait for the Ultra Core 155 and above and those might be faster down the road... as the ultra core pair with the 4080 or 4090 or even the 5000 RTX later would be great unless AMD or Intel comes with blazing GPUs.. which could also happen
I just picked up the ROG Strix 18 from best buy yesterday after it went on sale for $2000. Unfortunately the Lenovo Legion Pro i7 w/ a 4080 is sold out even on the manufacturer website but they both seem pretty solid from everything I've seen
Yo, I just sent back my Rog Strix 16 (2023) because it has ZERO additional SSD expansion, 2 effing USB slots, 2 ram slots, 1 headphone jack, and no mic (need converter). I had a MSI GT73VR 7rf back in 2015 and that computer destroys this computer in terms of hardware slots. I was wondering if you have the same slots on the 18.
@@ItIsYouAreNotYour it has a 2nd M.2 PCIe storage slot but the rest remains true I believe. USB-C is the future so they include 2. I definitely bought a USB 3.0 HUB but I don’t require a 3.5mm or other ports that do you so to each their own.
@@lComedianl Thanks, I'm mostly interested in the extra M.2. I bought the USB extender and a headphone converter. I'll look into it a bit more, because I DO really like the computer. I use a wireless mouse USB and a USB charger. It sucks that it's on the right side as well since it gets in the way.
@@ItIsYouAreNotYour yeah, it is kind of a problem but it also has some of the best cooing alongside the Legion i7. Happens when you have a massive vent as the back lol
@@lComedianl Oh does it? It doesn't do it AS much anymore, but sometimes my keyboard runs so effing hot that I think it could cook an egg. But it's not much of an issue with the tips of your fingers haha.
max fan speed is a must on summer heatwave season otherwise it would edge thermal throddle
Are you gonna test the Legion Go at some point?
I don't think having a (big) external water cooling unit counts for best cooling. Would be better if we rate this criteria based on the laptop alone
Yeah I didn't bother going that route because I don't know how to do it fairly. All the laptops we get have different specs, so you can't just arbitrarily compare temperature readouts, it's a bit meaningless. Ultimately what people care about is is it quite and not hot to touch.
Any chance on reviewing a hp omen 17? Love the videos!!
I am thinking about buying one with 4080 but need a review for it.
Can someone help me in this laptop- 1. Screen Oled vs Mini-led which is better. 2. Keyboard- Alienware x16- Cherry MX 3. Touchpad- Thinkpad x1 Titanium(Not gaming laptop)-Sensel New Technology touchpad. 4. Speaker- Dell XPS 2023(Not a gaming laptop)