Prashant97
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Any suggestions for a good laptop under 130K capable of handling content creation leading from light weight to medium weight renders and medium weights server runs for application services.
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*geek.digit.in/community/threads/questionnaire-for-laptop-notebook-purchase.156722/
SaiyanGoku
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Wait for Ryzen 4000 series laptops. They have 8C/16T processors which should have better rendering speeds.
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Prashant97
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1) What is your budget?
In INR - 90 to 120 K
2) What size & weight consideration (if any) would you prefer?
3) What are the primary tasks you will be performing with this notebook?
Application development (I will be using Windows Subsytem for Linux for standalone servers), mild ML projects, After Effect Renders and Illustrator projects. Maya Renders are also in scope.
5) Any typical configuration in your mind you're eying for ?
SSDs with capacity of a terabyte (Suggest better options, if any), 16 GBs of RAM is a must, would prefer a strong CPU - GPU pair, AMD or Intel, doesn't matter.
4) Are there any brands that you prefer or any you really don't like?
a. Like: Any Brand will do
b. Dislike:
6) Anything else you would like to say?
In INR - 90 to 120 K
2) What size & weight consideration (if any) would you prefer?
- Mainstream; 15" - 16" screen
3) What are the primary tasks you will be performing with this notebook?
Application development (I will be using Windows Subsytem for Linux for standalone servers), mild ML projects, After Effect Renders and Illustrator projects. Maya Renders are also in scope.
5) Any typical configuration in your mind you're eying for ?
SSDs with capacity of a terabyte (Suggest better options, if any), 16 GBs of RAM is a must, would prefer a strong CPU - GPU pair, AMD or Intel, doesn't matter.
4) Are there any brands that you prefer or any you really don't like?
a. Like: Any Brand will do
b. Dislike:
6) Anything else you would like to say?
- Screen resolution (1080p (Full HD) )
- Battery back up ( normal (3-4hrs) / extended (5-7hrs) )
- Purchase place ( Online (eg - flipkart, infibeam) ) )
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Prashant97
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Thanks for the heads up
*www.amazon.in/Lenovo-Windows-RTX2060-Graphics-81SX00G6IN/dp/B07VQ97B9Z/
*www.amazon.in/gp/customer-reviews/RKPITG2UIYO3H/ref=cm_cr_dp_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B07VQ97B9Z
*www.amazon.in/G531GU-Graphics-i7-9...ild=1&qid=1589554884&s=computers&sr=1-29&th=1
*www.amazon.in/HP-Pavilion-15-dk0052TX-15-6-inch-i7-9750H/dp/B07SNVKKYM/
*www.amazon.in/Lenovo-Y540-Windows-Graphics-81SX00F0IN/dp/B07T7NLLJJ/
*www.amazon.in/gp/customer-reviews/R1FW4SD9OOMDWC/ref=cm_cr_dp_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B07T7NLLJJ
*www.amazon.in/gp/customer-reviews/R1L8OYIYBLMFA0/ref=cm_cr_dp_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B07T7NLLJJ
*www.amazon.in/gp/customer-reviews/RRLL9JSTS54DD/ref=cm_cr_dp_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B07T7NLLJJ
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Prashant97
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Any suggestions in DELL or ASUS (Specifically)? bad relation with Pavillion Series.
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Prashant97
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Any AMD Suggestion? I have tried some AMD machines and have experienced much better performance than some of the Intel's counterparts when undergoing long duration runs (I tend to leave my machine running overnight with Servers running).
I suggest to check lenovo models I posted above.
Very few ryzen gaming laptops & all of them with ryzen 7 3750H which is quite a bit slower than core i7 9750H found in intel gaming laptops within your budget.
*cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i7-9750H-vs-AMD-Ryzen-7-3750H/m766364vsm786211
*www.amazon.in/ASUS-Zephyrus-GA502DU-AL025T-Graphics-Windows/dp/B085Y772L4/
SaiyanGoku
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Dell laptops are overpriced
No Ryzen 4000 Series laptop in India yet. 3000 Series are not worth it now.
Now that I have searched for ryzen laptops I think they were never worth it, at least for someone with budget of 80-90k. All ryzen laptops currently available in India comes at max with ryzen 3750H which is quite a bit slower than i7 9750H which is the standard for intel gaming laptops in this price range.
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Prashant97
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Your suggestions were great but I would like to get few more options (No pavillion please, I am currently using one and I hate that fact)
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Prashant97
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What are you thoughts on Asus Zenbook Duo/ Pro Duo?
They are mostly for portability/style factor, not for someone looking for raw cpu & gpu power which can only be found in a typical high end gaming laptop.
Not many options:
Lenovo--already suggested
Dell--overpriced plus not so good thermal performance
Acer--alright but acer nitro has inferior thermal performance & predator helios costs more than lenovo.
Asus--suggested a model above but currently out of stock, 256gb ssd+1tb sshd version of this model is available but price is just a little less than lenovo model which comes with RTX2060.
MSI--won't suggest it at all because of their very poor after sales support in India currently.
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Prashant97
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Again, thanks for the heads up.
omega44-xt
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No, Y540 ain't better than Helios 300. It surely looks more professional, biggest advantage IMO, but Helios 300 has better thermals, build & has 2x M.2 slots. Tweaking a lot surely causes some conflicts with Predator Sense, but why do you need to do that when thermals are good & GPU OC option is available? Using Throttlestop to undervolt further or limit freq doesn't cause conflicts. Main conflict is with MSI Afterburner for GPU control, which you don't need to do as GPU OC is available.
Helios has Optimus. Acer's warranty void can be considered another con, but they charge 500 to open it up. That review is misleading. Jarrod Tech has a good Helios 300 vs Y540.
My friend has Helios 300 & it surely has much better thermals than my m15 & even outperforms it (because I have to limit CPU & GPU on my laptop to avoid overheating).
omega44-xt
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If you can, wait for Ryzen 4000 laptops. R7 4800H outperforms desktop R5 3600 & similar to R7 2700X. Intel's 8 core i7 10875H will be in more expensive laptops, i7 10750H is a hexa core CPU.
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I think I will go with Legion Y540-15IRH-PG0, made some modifications to the specs like 16 GBs of RAM, 1 TB 7200 RPM HDD, 512 GBs SSD M.2 2280.
I hope this will be a good selection. Also please suggest something better if you have any in mind.
I hope this will be a good selection. Also please suggest something better if you have any in mind.
*www.flipkart.com/acer-predator-hel...h317-53-77ux-gaming-laptop/p/itmfb69f6eae0fc2
@omega44-xt Above comes with 1660Ti while lenovo Y540 with RTX2060 model I suggested earlier cost ~8k more.