{"id":140274,"date":"2024-07-30T00:14:14","date_gmt":"2024-07-30T04:14:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/?p=140274"},"modified":"2024-07-30T00:14:14","modified_gmt":"2024-07-30T04:14:14","slug":"choosing-a-new-laptop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/choosing-a-new-laptop\/","title":{"rendered":"Choosing A New Laptop"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"daves-1935816013\" class=\"daves-single-post-before-content daves-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-bottom: 25px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7205184075006101\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7205184075006101\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"2700504761\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"false\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div><p>It&#8217;s been years since I bought a new laptop and the only reason I&#8217;m considering buying one now is that I&#8217;ll be travelling for several weeks in the near future. Added to this, there are dozens of tasks that need to be done on a computer rather than a mobile phone. Also, I don&#8217;t much like using other people&#8217;s PCs, even as a guest.<\/p>\n<h2>Office Or Gaming Laptop?<\/h2>\n<p>My criteria are largely dictated by my previous laptop&#8217;s shortcomings.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/lenovo-b5-70_3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-140288\" src=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/lenovo-b5-70_3.jpg\" alt=\"lenovo-b5-70\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/lenovo-b5-70_3.jpg 800w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/lenovo-b5-70_3-350x197.jpg 350w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/lenovo-b5-70_3-640x360.jpg 640w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/lenovo-b5-70_3-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/lenovo-b5-70_3-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>That was a <strong>Lenovo Intel i3 4030U<\/strong>, 4GB RAM, 500GB spinner, and Intel HD graphics that I bought second-hand. I later upgraded the memory to 8GB (max possible) and a 250GB SSD, but there was nothing I could do about the graphics &#8211; an important consideration if I wanted to play the odd game, which I couldn&#8217;t. After a couple of years of use, I sold it before it went belly up. In fact, it already had a line running through the screen, which the buyer was happy to accept.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/lenovo-inside.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-140289\" src=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/lenovo-inside.jpg\" alt=\"lenovo-inside\" width=\"800\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/lenovo-inside.jpg 800w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/lenovo-inside-350x164.jpg 350w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/lenovo-inside-640x299.jpg 640w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/lenovo-inside-150x70.jpg 150w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/lenovo-inside-768x359.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>My Minimum Gaming Laptop Specifications<\/h2>\n<p>To be honest, I haven&#8217;t kept abreast of the laptop market in the last few years, but I do know that my next one will have to be a gaming laptop because of the higher specs. Having researched the subject extensively over the last couple of months, it will need to have the following minimum specs:<\/p><div id=\"daves-1394976476\" class=\"daves-single-post-in-content daves-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-bottom: 25px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7205184075006101\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7205184075006101\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"2700504761\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"false\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Multicore CPU\/IGPU<\/li>\n<li>16GB RAM<\/li>\n<li>1TB NVMe<\/li>\n<li>Discreet GPU with a minimum 6GB VRAM<\/li>\n<li>Keyboard with number pad<\/li>\n<li>Bluetooth, WiFi, ethernet port, etc<\/li>\n<li>Excellent cooling<\/li>\n<li>Under $1000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Today, the choice in the budget range of gaming laptops is mind-boggling, so somehow I had to narrow it down by brand. As an aside, I wouldn&#8217;t even contemplate buying a gaming laptop in Argentina because they cost nearly four times as much as in the US and Europe. Anyway, it turns out that my daughter bought an <strong>Asus TUF Gaming<\/strong> laptop in the UK a couple of years ago. She&#8217;s delighted with it and the specs, now much improved, definitely fall into my criteria.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/asus-tuf-gaming.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-140296\" src=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/asus-tuf-gaming.jpg\" alt=\"asus-tuf-gaming-f15\" width=\"600\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/asus-tuf-gaming.jpg 600w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/asus-tuf-gaming-350x310.jpg 350w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/asus-tuf-gaming-150x133.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>With gaming laptops from Asus, MSI, Acer, Lenovo, HP, Gigabyte, and many more, I narrowed it down to Asus in the end. This was mainly due to the price and specification matching up, so it&#8217;s a toss-up between an <strong>Asus TUF Gaming F15<\/strong>\u00a0 with the following specs:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Intel\u00ae Core\u2122 i7-13620H (10 cores, 16 threads)<\/li>\n<li>RAM: 16 GB DDR5<\/li>\n<li>1 TB SSD<\/li>\n<li>NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 6 GB<\/li>\n<li>Ethernet port, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi 6, Thunderbolt, and numerous USB ports<\/li>\n<li>Keyboard with number pad<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And the <strong>A16<\/strong> model:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>AMD Ryzen 7 7435HS (8 cores, 16 threads)<\/li>\n<li>RAM: 16 GB DDR5<\/li>\n<li>1 TB SSD<\/li>\n<li class=\"item col-6 col-lg-4 \"><span class=\"item-title\">AMD Radeon RX 7700S 8 GB<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Similar number of ports, but no Thunderbolt<\/li>\n<li>Keyboard with number pad<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Both laptops have a <strong>4-cell 90Wh battery<\/strong> which is said to have up to 12 hours of usage when not gaming which is an important consideration. At the moment I&#8217;m leaning towards the Asus TUF gaming F15 with an Intel\/Nvidia combo and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.intel.com\/content\/www\/us\/en\/architecture-and-technology\/thunderbolt\/thunderbolt-4-vs-usb-c.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Thunderbolt 4<\/strong> <\/a>connection for fast data transfer and rapid charging.<\/p><div id=\"daves-3965406440\" class=\"daves-single-post-in-content-2 daves-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-bottom: 25px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7205184075006101\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7205184075006101\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"2700504761\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"false\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/asus-tuf-gaming-f15.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-140333\" src=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/asus-tuf-gaming-f15.jpg\" alt=\"asus-tuf-gaming-f15\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/asus-tuf-gaming-f15.jpg 800w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/asus-tuf-gaming-f15-350x263.jpg 350w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/asus-tuf-gaming-f15-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/asus-tuf-gaming-f15-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/asus-tuf-gaming-f15-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Although the specs are for a gaming machine, I don&#8217;t expect I&#8217;ll be gaming as much as I do on my desktop anyway. For me, the most important aspects of a high-end laptop (even though this one is considered a budget laptop) are processing speed, SSD read\/write speed, battery life, a large (ish) clear screen with a fast response time, and upgradability of memory and SSD.<\/p>\n<p>Once I&#8217;ve bought the new shiny thing and had time to play with it, I&#8217;ll try my best to write a mini-review.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<div id=\"daves-128499191\" class=\"daves-after-content daves-entity-placement\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7205184075006101\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7205184075006101\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"3225321574\" \ndata-ad-format=\"autorelaxed\" data-full-width-responsive=\"false\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s been years since I bought a new laptop and the only reason I&#8217;m considering buying one now is that I&#8217;ll be travelling for several weeks in the near future. 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