Asus ROG Zephyrus G14
Lenovo Legion 5
Acer Swift 3
Dell G5 15
Please help me choose one.
Edit: I will be using the laptop for coding, video editing, casual gaming and streaming. My budget is under $1000.
Ask HN: Which Is the Best Laptop?
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Re: Ask HN: Which Is the Best Laptop?
#2Use case and what you value is what really matters here.
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#3You probably don't want my opinion. I'm cheap.
I have a 13 year old Inspiron (swapped HDD for SSD) and it works for me.
Re: Ask HN: Which Is the Best Laptop?
#4Use case and what you value is what really matters here.
I will be using it for coding, video editing, casual gaming and streaming. My budget is under $1000.
Re: Ask HN: Which Is the Best Laptop?
#5Use case and what you value is what really matters here.
I will be using it for coding, video editing, casual gaming and streaming. My budget is under $1000.
And an external video card in an enclosure isn't an option? Even a cheap PC video card will out-perform these laptops discrete ones.
But it matters before purchase because the laptops needs the correct IO to hook up to an external enclosure (Thunderbolt 3).
Re: Ask HN: Which Is the Best Laptop?
#6Looks like you're already considering Ryzen 4000 series laptops already. Stick with one of those and add a GPU to it, especially for the video editing part. I don't know exactly which one that is, but check out r/AMDLaptops for suggestions.
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#7If it were for me I would go for the G14. The Ryzen 4900H is very powerful and the laptop is pretty light weight (compared to other gaming laptops).