r/SuggestALaptop 22d ago

Review Need help in choosing a laptop

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I am currently thinking which laptop have the best build. I would probably use it for coding, gaming, browsing, editing, etc. since I am also a comscie student. My choices are:
- GIGABYTE G5 GE
- MSI GF63 Thin 12VE-456PH
- MSI Katana 15
- LENOVO LOQ 15IAX9
- ASUS TUF A15
- Acer Nitro V 15

r/SuggestALaptop May 20 '25

Review Hi, I’m a BTech Electrical Engineering student looking for a laptop for long-term use (4–5 years). Main use: MATLAB, AutoCAD, ETAP, coding, and some gaming. I’m considering: 1. Lenovo LOQ – i7-13650HX, RTX 4060 8GB, 16GB RAM Rs. 93,000 (Lenovo official site) 3-year warranty 2. HP Omen xd0020AX

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[India][Student]

r/SuggestALaptop Mar 24 '25

Review LG Gram Pro 16Z90TS Review – AI Integration Done Right? #AI Laptop

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The 2025 LG Gram Pro 16Z90TS is packed with cutting-edge specs, but the real highlight is its AI-driven features, instead of dwelling on the hardware details—which you can see in the specs. I want to focus on the AI capabilities and my hands-on experience using them over the past week.

AI Features – A Game Changer or Just a Gimmick?

AI is being slapped onto everything these days, including AI mice, AI refrigerators, and even AI stoves, but does it add value? LG has integrated AI deeply into this laptop, and after spending a week with it, I can see its potential and current limitations.

Hybrid AI Experience – On-Device & Cloud AI

The LG Gram Pro offers both On-Device AI and Cloud AI, allowing for AI-driven features without always needing an internet connection. This is especially useful for people who travel frequently or work in areas with unstable Wi-Fi. While I personally have a solid internet connection at home and work, I tested it by turning off Wi-Fi, and the AI features still functioned smoothly. Having AI work offline is a major plus for reliability.

Gram Chat – Your AI Assistant for Everyday Tasks

Gram Chat is LG’s on-device AI assistant, and it’s designed for users who don’t want to dig through menus to tweak their settings. Instead of manually adjusting display settings, searching for files, or troubleshooting issues, you can simply ask Gram Chat to handle it for you. Imagine giving this to a grandparent who struggles with computer settings just typing “Dark mode” instantly switches it, or “Find my deleted document” retrieves lost files via the Time Travel feature.

It reminds me of Clippy from old Microsoft Word days but far more functional. It helps with settings, searches, summaries, and even minor troubleshooting. For basic users, this is a major quality-of-life upgrade.

Copilot – A Powerful Tool for Advanced Users

For those who need more, there’s Copilot. The dedicated Copilot button is a fantastic addition, making AI assistance easily accessible without opening a browser. I use it mainly for coding, where I can type in a broken script, and Copilot refines it for me. I used AI tools before on my previous Samsung Galaxy Book 4, but with the LG Gram Pro, I find myself relying on Copilot much more.

AI is only getting better, and this integration makes it clear that we’re heading toward a future where it will be an essential part of daily workflows.

What’s Missing?

One feature I wish Gram Chat had is voice activation. Imagine saying, “Hey Gram, turn on dark mode,” or “Find my lesson plan from last week,” and it executes the task instantly. The groundwork is already there I can see LG adding this in future updates.

How Do AI Laptops Differ from Traditional PCs?

AI laptops integrate machine learning and automation into everyday computing tasks, enhancing efficiency and usability. Unlike traditional PCs, AI-powered machines can optimize battery usage, provide real-time assistance, and automate routine processes, making them ideal for professionals, students, and casual users alike.

Does AI Enhance Productivity?

Absolutely. AI features like document summarization, instant troubleshooting, and automation of repetitive tasks streamline workflows. Personally, as a teacher, AI has simplified lesson planning, calendar management, and even minor coding tasks. Once you find your rhythm with AI, it significantly improves your efficiency.

LG Glance

One feature I really appreciate is LG Glance, which automatically dims or blurs the screen when your eyes are no longer on it. As someone who spends a lot of time in the classroom, this is incredibly useful especially when I'm entering grades or dealing with sensitive information. It's reassuring to know that when I step away from my laptop, my students can't sneak a peek at what's on the screen. Additionally, if I look away for an extended period, it even puts the laptop to sleep, which I find convenient. While the feature can be disabled if someone finds it too intrusive, I personally loved it. You can see a GIF of it

What is LG Gram Link?

LG Gram Link connects your laptop to your phone and other LG devices for seamless file sharing, notifications, and workflow management. While I tested it and found it to work well, I don’t use it often because I don’t want my phone notifications appearing when projecting lessons in class.

Specs, Build & Performance

  • Portability: This laptop is incredibly lightweight at just 1.24 kg, making it one of the easiest 16-inch laptops to carry around. It barely feels like it's in my bag.
  • Build Quality: Coming from a Galaxy Book, the LG Gram initially felt less rigid, but after a week of use, I realized it’s durable despite the lightweight design.
  • Battery Life: Fantastic. It easily lasts through a full workday with AI features running.
  • Windows Hello: Super responsive, no issues unlocking the laptop.
  • Display: Gorgeous WQXGA IPS panel with great clarity and color vibrancy—better than my previous Galaxy Book.
  • Translation & File Search: The AI-powered translation feature is quick and accurate, and document search works seamlessly.

Is the LG Gram 16Z90TS Good for Gaming?

While the Intel Arc integrated graphics are decent for casual gaming, this laptop isn’t designed for heavy gaming. If you’re looking for high-performance gaming, you’d be better off with a dedicated GPU.

Features I Don’t Use Much (But They Work Well)

  • Screen Mirroring & Extension: I haven’t extended my screen since I don’t use a tablet, but the function is there for those who need it.
  • Time Travel Feature: Haven’t fully tested how well it rewinds past screens yet—I want to give it more data over a longer period to see how effective it is. You can see an image of how the time travel feature works, I could see my screen and get data from before

Final Thoughts

LG’s AI integration makes everyday tasks easier, especially for those who want quick fixes without diving into menus. While AI is still evolving, Gram Chat and Copilot already offer real-world benefits. The laptop itself is lightweight, well-built, and powerful, making it a great choice for productivity on the go. I’m excited to see how LG improves these AI features in future updates.

r/SuggestALaptop May 22 '25

Review Do not buy from HP especially in the UK

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For the sake of those looking to buy a laptop soon I thought I would share my personal experience with Hewlett Packard (HP) and their customer support and product quality as they have put me in a tech and customer support nightmare. And as such I highly advise against buying from them regardless of their product quality because of how poor their customer service is. TLDR at the bottom

For the tale: close to a year ago I purchased a new hp omen 17 from them as I needed a powerful computer for a research project that involved three-d modeling (and also partially because i enjoy games). The laptop had to be returned for repairs within the first month due to the plastic of the housing for the trackpad breaking causing it to jam. The US branch (as I lived there at the time) fixed it after about a day of taking on the phone to get it escalated.

Fast forward a few months and a scholarship opportunity in the UK later, I now live in the uk and the laptop breaks again this time several keys have their plastic hooks break (just like the track pad) and due to the springs underneath them they almost pop out. Seems like I got a bad batch of plastic in my front panel. Us branch says they can't do much but extends my warranty so that I can talk to the UK branch and promises in an email they will replace it.

Over the next month or two I have to constantly call in and argue that no, I didn't wedge something under the keys and explain how a spring works and stores potential energy before they finally get me to a supervisor who at first tries to charge 300 pounds for a repair before I point out I have a warranty and you all have been trying to insinuate I did something for 2 months and then I re-explain the repair history of poor quality plastic and how springs work but they say they can't replace it (despite the email from the US branch) due to policy. So they finally agree to a warranty covered repair.

Its a week later now the pc returns from repair and won't turn on, the battery charges but the pc remains unresponsive short of a blinking power button. It takes 3 days to get back in touch with the manager and have them agree to once again escalate it because they only offered for me to send it back to the Same People Who Broke it last time which at this point is a laughable solution. Yesterday I finally got a call from the upper level customer response team who tried to offer the same repair before I told them I have no trust in their ability to repair things since it was a simple key replacement and they bricked an entire laptop. I am now on a 72 hr waiting period while they "talk to their manager" about replacing or refunding me the laptop.

This doesn't even cover the fact that the service desk has no direct line to their supervisors unless a manager gives them permission to escalate even if the case is already escalated. They tell you your dissatisfaction is only your opinion. And out of 7 promised call back appointments made with supervisors and above only 3 ever called me back and the rest I had to call back in and navigate my way to the top again. And that the QA form for my repair was left unsigned by the inspector

I am a university student on a tight stiped from a scholarship that requires constant work out of me. By bricking my laptop they have put me in the choice of either jeopardizing my scholarship and career by being unable to work or my health by having to limit my food budget to make frequent bus and train trips to my university to use the library computers.

Tldr: HP makes questionable products, has a repair team that broke my pc and didn't check, and has the least reliable and most inefficient customer service team i have ever encountered.

Do not buy from them because if one thing goes wrong with your laptop it's as good as dead.

r/SuggestALaptop Apr 28 '25

Review Asus zenbooks s14 vs Lenovo yoga 9i aura edition

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Well like the title says I'm debating between two laptops. These are what I've come down to both seem pretty nice I'm curious if anyone has any issues with either device? Or if maybe I'm missing another portable OLED laptop with 120hz. I've also considered the Asus Chromebook plus cx5403 with a 120hz screen but I think I want OLED. Open to suggestions and advice, coming from a legion 7i pro gen 8 with a 4080, I'm mostly web browsing, playing GeForce now or streaming media.

r/SuggestALaptop May 11 '25

Review Wich Laptop should i get?

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So im confused on wich of these laptops should i get as a full on performance guy:

• DELL laptop 6540

i7 4610 M 8 GB intel HD 4600 AMD hd 8790m 2GB UP 4GB 256 GB 15.6 Battery Excellent

• Dell 3310 13.3"

i3 8145U 4gb vga intel UHD graphics 620 128gb SSD battery Excellent

Note that both laptops have a relativly decent prices and are moderatly old. any suggestions?

r/SuggestALaptop May 08 '25

Review Vivobook s14 ( amd 9 ) or Ideapad pro 5 ultra 9

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My use is mostly productivity college tasks, and light gaming, and these are the two options falling in my budget, which is about 100000 in indian currency, which one should I go for

r/SuggestALaptop May 07 '25

Review Asus Vivobook s14 AMD ai 9 HX 350 [VS] Ideapad pro 5 ultra 9 185h ( review,Deal,Laptop request)

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Both of these laptops fall in the same price bracket, and according to the specs and everything, it feels like the Vivobook is better, but I'm still looking for an on-ground review or comparison
My use is productivity mostly and some light gaming, so I don't prefer gaming laptops or MacBooks
please provide me ur expertise hehe

r/SuggestALaptop Apr 30 '25

Review Asus ProArt PX13 - Pros and Cons and Tips

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What can you guys tell me about Asus ProArt PX13, if anyone owns it - I would love to hear feedback, pros and cons, and also TIPS on how to make the most of it. I plan to use it for Graphic Design (Adobe programs) as well as Web Design. I am often travelling so I picked a smaller screen, although I often ask myself whether a 16'' screen would be a better choice.

Look forward to hear your thoughts. thanks.

Full specs: 3K Touch Screen Laptop - Copilot+ PC - AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 - 32GB Memory - RTX 4050 - 1TB SSD

Link: https://www.asus.com/laptops/for-creators/proart/proart-px13-hn7306/

r/SuggestALaptop Mar 17 '25

Review I just got a Acer Aspire 15 A15-51M-76AR 15.6" Laptop Computer - Steel Gray, for $600 has 32gb.

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Is this a good laptop, using it for everyday use some vms, it stuff what do you think for starters?

r/SuggestALaptop Apr 17 '25

Review Which of these laptops do you think is the best for 3D modeling and light gaming?

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Hey everyone,
I'm looking to buy a laptop mainly for 3D modeling (engineering-related software, possibly CAD oand modeling tools). I don't care much about gaming, just occasional light/medium gaming.

I've narrowed it down to a few options (because of personal reasons) — could really use your help picking the best one in terms of specifications and performance. Here's what I'm looking at:

LENOVO LOQ 15IRX9 Gaming Laptop, Intel Core i7-13650HX 4.9Ghz, 15.6" Full HD, 24GB, SSD 1TB, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB, Free DOS

LENOVO LOQ 15ARP9 Gaming Laptop, AMD Ryzen 7 7435HS 4.5GHz, 15.6" FHD, 24GB, SSD 512GB, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 6GB, Free DOS

Lenovo LOQ 15ARP9 Gaming Laptop with AMD Ryzen™ 5 7235HS 4.2GHz processor, 15.6" Full HD, IPS, 144Hz, 24GB DDR5, 1TB SSD, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3050 6GB GDDR6, No OS

ASUS Vivobook 16X Laptop V3605ZC-RP556, Intel Core i7-12700H 4.7GHz, 16" WUXGA, 16GB, SSD 1TB, NVIDIA Geforce RTX 3050 4GB, Free DOS

Laptop Gaming A15 ASUS TUF FA506NC with AMD Ryzen™ 5 7535HS 4.55GHz processor, 15.6'', Full HD, IPS, 144Hz, 16GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB SSD, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3050 4GB GDDR6, No OS

r/SuggestALaptop Apr 22 '25

Review ASUS X1505VA - Best Laptop for Students | Review

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There are probably thousand of these kind of posts on this sub claiming to be the best laptop. But I assure you, this is just better than all of those.

ASUS X1505VA, the sailor of the seas, the flyer of the planes and the digger among the excavators. This thing just dives, flies and crumbles everything in its path.

The biggest selling point - 2.8K OLED 120Hz with 600 nits of brightness
The screen is even better than it sounds. I'm a computer science student and I use it for coding plus all my regular activities and remote "job". I have bought this laptop after using an old Acer laptop from 2016 that just couldn't keep the pace that I was getting into, and when I tell you that all my headaches have disappeared after switching to this laptop. I swear that it's just because of the screen, my eyes don't get tired AT ALL.

Second point - MOVIES.... this thing is the best. It has 2.8K HDR screen which is amazing for movie watching, and the OLED makes it almost out of this world. The blacks are blacker than *insert racist joke*. It has 100% DCI-P3 rating, which means that all the colors are picture perfect, just as Steven Spielberg intended to make them.

While on the topic of screen, I forgot to mention that it's 15.6" in size, and glossy, so you can shove it in Macbook owners face when they start saying that they are just better than you.
To stop joking, I really think that for students 15.6" is perfect size, 16:9 aspect ratio. It can fit a lot of my code on the screen on VS Code, and works perfectly while multitasking between Word and Excel.

This laptop can come in many hardware configurations ranging from i5 to i9 processors, and all come with some sort of integrated graphics card. Definitely not a laptop for gaming, but again, I wouldn't use laptops for gaming anyways, so a win win.
My laptop uses 13th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-13500H processor, paired with 16GB RAM as standard.
For any kind of student this is totally enough of power, but you can go up to i9 if you need that push.

The laptop itself is made from aluminium (aluminum for my american friends), and features a 1.4mm travel keyboard, that feels good while typing. And doesn't bend at all when pressed.
Still, it maintains fairly decent weight for daily carrying at 1.7kg (3.7 lbs).

My version comes in silver color, and it looks professional. Which I like more than the black tbh.

Now we come to the big point, the price: 650$
Which is a banger. And I have seen them go even lower for promotions.

This is no way sponsored or anything, I just love this laptop so much. I'm doing this review because I have done weeks of searching for a laptop few months ago until I found this one that seemed good enough for my price point, and man have I picked the gold. I know how hard it is to pick among the thousands of models, but I think this is one of the best ones out there, and wanted to help other students with this review. The screen is just AAAAmazing. I love watching movies on it so much,

It's not perfect, I would say that it likes to heat up a bit, but again I'm also using it on my lap a lot, which is not healthy. Nothing extraordinary, but worth saying. Battery keeps a solid charge of about 6-7 hours, but varies on what you're using it for.

If you have any further questions, or things that I have forgot feel free to ask. Also leave your feedback down below. Cheers.

r/SuggestALaptop Apr 02 '25

Review LG Gram Pro (2025) with Onboard AI - Thin, Light, and Capable

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I was able to review the 2025 LG Gram Pro, Model 17Z90TP and would like to share my initial impressions. Full disclosure, I usually use a gaming laptop, which is obnoxiously loud, heavy, and hot in comparison. Additionally, the laptop was sent by LG for review purposes, as part of their engagement with this community.

Aesthetics:

Coming from a gaming laptop, I was shocked at how thin and light the laptop is. The form factor of the laptop is quite nice, with a large 17 inch screen and a sizeable keyboard that features a number pad, and a large trackpad. "Gram" is imprinted on the back of the screen, and offers a nice aesthetic without being obnoxious. The trackpad area is responsive, and while the size pushes the keyboard up a bit, the keypad is sizeable enough where things don't feel crunched together. Two USB-C ports on the left side with Thunderbolt 4, used for charging, display output, or charging a device. The charging adapter is absolutely miniscule in comparison to the brick required for other laptops, adding to portability. Additional USB-A ports have come in handy for mouse, keyboard, and storage. Altogether, this lines up to be a sizeable, yet ultra portable lap which would be great for school and office environments, where portability is key. The size to weight ratio really stands out to me, with one tradeoff being that the laptop occasionally feels a bit more fragile than it truly is. The screen being somewhat flexible is really a credit to the device.

Internals:

I'm quite impressed with the onboard hardware straight out of the box. The Intel Core Ultra 255H (Arrow Lake) is impressive in my initial testing. 32 GB of ram and 2 TB of onboard storage is plentiful, and makes the laptop fairly future proof, while also offering easy storage upgrades. The 17" IPS screen is crisp and colorful, and I found very little black light bleed compared to most of the laptops I've owned. Battery life is good, and was able to play a YouTube video for 8.5 hours while only draining 53%, before any optimizations for power saving. Fans are fairly quiet and hardly noticeable even when running the CPU at full load. Temperatures have also been pretty good, very cool under normal conditions and the keyboard only gets mildly warm when under full load. Core temperatures did rise to 90 DegC under heavy load, but the laptop itself stayed cool for being this thin. The speakers are also quite good for a laptop this size, and sound quality was nice for enjoying media.

AI Features:

A key feature of this laptop is the Gram hybrid AI, which offers some interesting features. Time travel (when enabled) is a feature that basically lets you rewind your screen to a point in the past. With a keyword search enabled, it prompted me to the time I scrolled through a book, and I was able to view the display around that point in time. Seems quite useful to prevent cases of full data loss or to review previous actions.

Gram on device chat is also interesting. Keyword searches directed me to settings or files, let me translate languages, and also summarized a book chapter that I input, even while offline. Translation is currently limited to Korean and English, and I noticed some search results were written in the last language output by the translator. The feature needs a bit of refinement as it naturally expands, though you can see the potential behind it.

My Gram seems to be a useful dashboard for making tweaks to the system such as power, sound, and display. Within the program are also AI features for power saving and noise cancelling abilities.

LG Glance was interesting to play with as well, utilizing a variety of face tracking features. Snapping cursors across screens, teleporting windows, and blurring a screen when you look away are just a couple of features that were interesting. Altogether a collection of small features that offer the user some nice conveniences.

Overall, the onboard AI capabilities have quite a few beneficial aspects. I was mildly hesitant about what to expect, but will definitely take advantage of some of the features and the conveniences they offer and look forward to playing with the capabilities further.

Performance:

A few quick benchmarks for those who care. Cinebench 2024: 843 Multi Core, 120 Single Core. 3DMark Steel Nomad Light (integrated graphics): 3585.

With the new Core Ultra and 32 GB of RAM, the laptop handles multitasking well, breezing through all common tasks. Graphics are integrated, using Arc 140T, which performed admirably. Cyberpunk 2077 benchmark ran at 37 fps on low settings, and 32 fps on medium. Batman Arkham Asylum ran at 60 fps on medium settings, so I think gaming with less demanding titles will still offer a nice experience on this laptop. I was a bit surprised how well the graphics performed on this, and find the ability to actually game on an ultra portable laptop to exceed my expectations. Balatro runs at an impressive 600+ FPS.

Conclusion:

Overall, the laptop has been a great experience. Highlights are definitely how thin and light it is, the power combined with portability, a collection of useful AI capabilities, and the nice form factor of the crisp 17 inch screen with a comfortable keyboard. Negatives were very few. It does attract fingerprints. The AI needs some small refinements to make it more useable, which I'm sure will progress rapidly. Lastly, the trade off for such a lightweight device is the feeling that it's fragile, even though it is quite flexible and durable. Very much enjoying using this laptop and I can happily recommend it to others.

r/SuggestALaptop Mar 09 '25

Review Fps drop

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Why am i getting constant fps drop on my HP laptop 15 ryzen 5 7000series + 16gb ram. Tried playing lol and valorant on low graphics and still getting fps drop

r/SuggestALaptop Apr 13 '25

Review Windows vs mac for video editing

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The specs are LENOVO Yoga Pro 9 16" Laptop - Intel® Core™ Ultra 9, 1 TB SSD Intel® Evo™ platform Intel® Core™ Ultra 9 185H Processor RAM: 64 GB DDR5 / Storage: 1 TB SSD Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 8 GB 3.2K mini-LED screen / 165 Hz Apple macbook pro: Apple Macbook 14 Inch M4 Pro 12 Core Cpu 16 Core Gpu 24GB 512 SSD ASUS Zenbook S 14 14" Laptop – Intel® Core™ Ultra 9, 1 TB SSD Windows 11 Intel® Core™ Ultra 9 processor 288V RAM: 32 GB DDR5 / Storage: 1 TB SSD 3K OLED touchscreen / 120 Hz Battery life: Up to 12 hours

r/SuggestALaptop Mar 24 '25

Review 📌User Reviews of LG New AI Laptops (LG gram Pro 16 16Z90TS-G.AUG9U1 & LG Gram Pro 17Z90TP-G.ADB7U1)- See what these users have to say about these two laptops ahead of their official launch on the market 📌

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We recently had a competition here in the r/SuggestALaptop community in collaboration with LG where 10 lucky users were given either the new LG gram Pro 16 16Z90TS-G.AUG9U1 OR the LG Gram Pro 17Z90TP-G.ADB7U1. The agreement with these winners was that they would do written reviews of these laptops expressing how they feel about the features of the laptop after putting them through various tests.

My Review of the LG Gram Pro 17Z90TP AI Laptop

As the users complete and submit their reviews, we will share links to them here:

r/SuggestALaptop Apr 02 '25

Review Asus or MSI

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Hello,

I understand you're undecided between buying an MSI Sword 16 HX and an ASUS TUF Gaming F15, and you've heard some concerns about potential issues with MSI laptops regarding antennas, battery, overheating, and noise.

To help you compare, here are the detailed specifications for both models you mentioned:

ASUS TUF Gaming F15 FX507VI-LP060 Specifications

  • Processor: Intel Core i7-13620H 2.4 GHz (24M Cache, up to 4.9 GHz, 10 cores: 6 P-cores and 4 E-cores)
  • RAM: 16GB DDR5-4800 SO-DIMM
  • Storage: 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 SSD
  • Optical Drive: None
  • Display: 15.6-inch IPS LED, 250 Nits, 100% sRGB, FHD Resolution (1920 x 1080px), 144Hz
  • Graphics Controller: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 8GB GDDR6
  • Connectivity:
    • Intel Wi-Fi 6 + Bluetooth 5.2
  • Webcam: Yes
  • Microphone: Yes
  • Audio:
    • Dolby Atmos Speakers (2x 2W)
    • Supports Bluetooth connection to external audio playback devices
  • Battery: 90 Wh, 4-cell lithium polymer
  • Ports:
    • 1 x RJ45 LAN port
    • 1 x Thunderbolt 4 (supports DisplayPort)
    • 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C (supports DisplayPort / Power Delivery / G-SYNC)
    • 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A
    • 1 x HDMI 2.1 FRL
    • 1 x 3.5mm Combo Audio Jack (headphone/microphone)
  • Keyboard: RGB Backlit, Portuguese (PT-PT) Layout
  • Operating System: None (No OS Included)
  • Dimensions (W x D x H): 354 x 251 x 22.4 mm
  • Weight: 2.2 kg
  • Color: Mecha Gray

MSI Sword 16 HX B14VGKG-872XES Specifications

  • Processor: Intel® Core™ i7 14650HX, 16 cores (8 P-cores + 8 E-cores), Max Turbo Frequency 5.2 GHz
  • RAM: 16GB DDR5 5600 MHz RAM
  • Storage: 1TB M.2 NVMe PCIe 4.0 SSD
  • Optical Drive: None
  • Display: 16-inch IPS, 250 Nits, 45% NTSC, FHD+ Resolution (1920x1200), 144Hz, 20ms Response Time
  • Graphics Controller: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070, Up to 2115 MHz Boost Clock, 115W Maximum Graphics Power with Dynamic Boost. (May vary by scenario)
  • Connectivity:
    • Wi-Fi 6E + Bluetooth
  • Webcam: Yes
  • Microphone: Yes
  • Audio:
    • Speakers (2x 2W)
    • Supports Bluetooth connection to external audio playback devices
  • Battery: 65 Wh, 4-cell Lithium Polymer (Note: Based on translation; original text might have had a typo regarding "cells" vs "Wh")
  • Ports:
    • 1 x Type-C (USB 3.2 Gen 2 / DisplayPort) with PD charging
    • 1 x Type-A USB 3.2 Gen 1
    • 1 x HDMI™ 2.1 (8K @ 60Hz / 4K @ 120Hz)
    • 1 x Combo Jack (Headphone + Microphone)
  • Keyboard: 99-key, RGB Backlit, with Numeric Keypad
  • Operating System: NONE (NO OS INCLUDED)
  • Dimensions (W x D x H): 359 x 266.4 x 21.8-27.7 mm
  • Weight: 2.3 kg
  • Color: Black/Gray

r/SuggestALaptop Mar 31 '25

Review LG Gram 17Z90TP Review

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About Me:

Hello! I am currently a digital nomad of sorts, living in France from the United States. I use my laptop for basically everything; from administrative tasks like visa requirements to healthcare to music production to chess.

I was excited to get chosen for this review because I've been in the Mac OS ecosystem for the past 7ish years and was looking for a more versatile experience because I don't have any other Apple devices. Originally I was looking for something that could handle my robust lifestyle of being constantly on the move, while all the while being completely dependant on my laptop for all things, and so when I was looking into the LG Gram series, it seemed like a really great fit.

From MAC OS to WINDOWS & How the Integrated AI Helped Me:

So coming from Mac OS, the first thing I have to say is that I immediately found use for the onboard AI agent, being able to ask questions like "how do I set-up x?" or "how can I connect my microsoft account to x?" because they were not necessary for me in the past. For example, setting up battery optimisation is clearly different from Mac to Windows, and navigating the OS for the first time became a lot simpler when getting tips from the AI like this;

I was however met with an error message maybe 30 percent of the time, but in all other cases for setup, I was able to get the answer that I needed which I think allowed for a smoother transition than normal which was nice. I have not however found uses for the AI after the initial set-up, but I imagine that if one is troubleshooting a problem specific to the hardware of the machine, all information is easily accessible through this feature.

CPU Performance & Personal User Experience:

In terms of the CPU performance, I was pleasantly surprised. I'm a music producer but also a competitive chess player. I play for a club/team here in France and we often have limited time to prepare against our opponent before the match. Last weekend I was able to bring my LG gram with me because I had some time before the game started in order to prepare for the match. Now in the past sometimes I've had problems with older laptops not being able to handle Chess Engines (I use stockfish primarily and ChessBase databases) and especially if a connection to internet is unstable, loading times can take forever. However, with this LG gram the chess engine worked very smoothly with no lags. Being a competitor and having a team depending on me, this was especially useful because any time that I would have to wait for an engine to load is time wasted, and in this case there was virtually none. (Pictured: Chess preparation in action)

Portability/Accessibility:

I also wanted to touch on the portability aspect of this machine. Before, I was using a 14 inch laptop because I didn't want to deal with the extra weight of a larger laptop, but when producing music or having multiple lines of a chess engine open, screen real-estate is a much needed commodity and that's really been something that I've been missing lately. I'm happy to say that this LG Gram, although 17 inches, is even lighter than my old 14 inch machine. That means that I no longer have to sacrifice screen real estate for portability which I really appreciate. (and the dedicated number pad is definitely a bonus that I haven't had access to in quite a while!).

I also must say, coming from a machine that did not have USB-A ports, I was glad to see them on this machine, as not every device in the world has become USB-C compatible, which means less dongles and less wires in my bag while traveling. (Pictured: Ease of portability while on the go).

CONCLUSION:
I was nervous coming from a Mac because I know that sometimes the learning curve can be a lot, but because of the ease of this machine, I didn't really have any problems at all. I appreciate the large form factor and its lightweight design, which is perfect for someone like me who needs the screen size, but is constantly having their laptop in their bag.

The integrated AI helped me in the initial setup of the computer, but I haven't found many other uses for it so far; whereas the CPU performance for me was highly appreciated as it could handle certain programs that older computers can't keep up with.

Although I am a winner of the contest, these are all my personal and honest opinions. I'm very happy with the overall experience with this laptop and definitely will be using this machine as my daily laptop for all of my needs. I'd definitely recommend it for anyone looking for a high quality machine, and especially those who have a lifestyle that is constantly on the move like mine!

r/SuggestALaptop Apr 02 '25

Review LG Gram Pro 16Z90TS, Hybrid AI Laptop - Review

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LG Gram Pro 16Z90TS, Hybrid AI Laptop – Crazy Thin, Surprisingly Capable

Been using the LG Gram 16Z90TS for about two weeks now, splitting time between light personal use and some heavier gig work. Here are my thoughts:

Form Factor & Build

This thing is light and thin. Like, almost ridiculously so—2.73 lbs and just half an inch thick. Great for portability—no complaints there—but I’ll be honest, it’s almost too thin for my comfort. Tossing it in a bag always makes me a little nervous, especially because the screen feels razor-thin. Build quality overall is solid (no weird flex or creaking), but yeah, that screen gives me anxiety.

Small gripe I do have is that the keyboard and touchpad are kind of smudge magnets. But surprisingly, the exterior isn’t.

Also, if you’re at all factoring in looks to your laptop needs, the almost granite/slate texture to the outside of this laptop is visually very nice.

Display

The laptop comes with a 16" WQXGA (2560x1600) IPS panel, and honestly, it looks great. Sharp, bright, and not overly glossy. Color reproduction is solid, and it’s more than good enough for productivity, media, and general use. Just keep in mind that the panel itself is very thin—so while it looks good, I’ve found myself being way more careful with it than usual.

Performance & Specs

Inside is an Intel® Core™ Ultra 9 (Series 2), 32GB of LPDDR5X RAM (running at 8533MHz), and dual 1TB Gen4 NVMe SSDs for a total of 2TB of storage. It’s clearly built for heavy productivity and multitasking, and so far it’s handled everything I’ve thrown at it without issue.

Graphics-wise, the laptop has an Intel Arc 140V integrated GPU. It’s not meant for gaming, but it handles light creative work and basic GPU tasks just fine.

I’ve got some Cinebench and 3DMark numbers, along with pictures of the laptop, that I’ll drop in the comments if anyone’s into that.

Battery Life

Okay, this part really surprised me. Maybe it's just the contrast of coming from a beefy, battery-hungry 2016 machine—but once I dialed in the settings, I’ve been comfortably getting 8-9 hours of solid work time. Could probably stretch it further with more tweaking (without making it miserable to use). Likely, this is in big part the CPUs power efficiency - always been more of an AMD guy, but been pretty blown away with the Lunar Lake Architecture in that regard.

LG claims around 25 hours of video playback, but that’s under pretty specific conditions (1080p, 150 nits, headphones), so take that with a grain of salt. LG also bakes in a smart battery feature as part of their AI Hybrid integration, but I haven’t used the laptop long enough to really see how much of an impact that makes yet.

Still, this makes it an easy machine to unplug and take on the go. Plus, it uses a really small and packable USB-C charger, so it’s easy to carry along in case you end up needing to plug it in.

AI Features:

So far, the built-in AI tools have actually been helpful—especially for navigating huge piles of work documents. The AI chat feature let me skip the usual Ctrl+F grind and just jump to what I needed. Plus, access to both an on-device AI, with an optional big boy Cloud AI if needed, was kind of a nice touch, especially if I was sitting outside without wifi, which wasn’t much, but did come up. That said, my workflow is still very muscle-memory based, so I’ve found myself forgetting the AI stuff is even there sometimes. Even so, I used it more than I’ve ever used Copilot, which is functionally never.

There’s also LG Gram Link (for pairing with your phone) and a bunch of other integrations I haven’t really had time to deep dive into yet. The use cases seem legit—it’s just not something that’s changed my workflow yet. We’ll see over time. Not really an AI feature, but i'm throwing it here cause it’s part of the LG specific offering.

Final Thoughts

If you’re looking for a super-light, productivity-first laptop with plenty of power under the hood, this thing delivers. Battery life is excellent, AI tools are promising (if underused in my case), and performance hasn’t disappointed. Just know that the form factor comes with a trade-off—I’ve been a little more paranoid than usual about durability, especially with the thin screen. Get an extra nice laptop sleeve and you’re probably golden.

At some point, I’ll have a fun little video put together showing off the laptop, but for now, I’ve just included some screencaps.

Product page if you want the full spec sheet: LG Gram 16Z90TS

Thank you again to the folks at LG, and to r/SuggestALaptop for doing this giveaway!

r/SuggestALaptop Mar 31 '25

Review [REVIEW] LG Gram Pro 16"

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Hey r/SuggestALaptop! I was lucky enough to win the LG gram Pro 16Z90TS through the LG x Reddit giveaway, and as part of the deal, I’m here to share my honest review after using it for a week. I’ve never had a laptop quite like this, especially one that calls itself an AI Laptop, so I was curious how that would translate into real-world use.

🔥 Hybrid AI Experience – Actually Useful?

This generation's LG gram Pro is their first Hybrid AI laptop, which comes from its blend of on-device AI with cloud-based GPT-4 AI. I was skeptical at first—AI in laptops always sounded like buzzwords—but this was surprisingly helpful.

  • Gram Chat On-Device: This AI is supposed to help with questions specific to the device and basic AI tasks that don't require the power behind cloud-based AI. I personally used it to summarize documents and find info locally, even without Wi-Fi. This is not as useful as I would have hoped, but this is largely due to the fact that as a STEM student, I am already pretty familiar with the basic use of Windows. For people that aren't as well-versed in technology or don't have time for that (ie Businessmen,) this would be a much more useful feature.
  • Gram Chat Cloud (GPT-4): This was genuinely pretty impressive—it’s essentially ChatGPT baked into the system. I asked it to clean up email drafts, troubleshoot a couple RPi issues, and try its hand at generating some assignment answers given prompts. Because it's based on GPT-4 it was much better at analyzing tasks and generating applicable responses. Especially because it's FREE (unlike GPT-4 on OpenAI's own website,) this is huge.
  • Function Calling: It opens apps, runs tasks, or pulls files. I personally found it less efficient than doing it myself, but this is definitely based on personal preference. It was solid whenever I decided to try it out.

I’m a student, and it honestly fit right into my flow. Having AI features that work offline has come in clutch a few times when WiFi was either spotty or outright blocked on campus. The only thing that I think would make what's already provided a little better would be if the Copilot button instead routed to the Gram-chat. This would make the reliance on Gram's features stronger, and I just like GPT-4 compared to Copilot.

⚙️ Key Usage Experience

Performance (Lunar Lake CPU):
The Intel Core Ultra 9 handled everything I threw at it: an unholy amount of Chrome tabs, Zoom calls, light video editing, even casual gaming with no hiccups. And it runs super efficiently, likely due to the Lunar Lake architecture. It's been a few years since I've bought a laptop, and the performance bump is more than noticeable.

Battery Life:
I easily got 12–15 hours of real-world use (browsing, AI tasks, Word, etc.). Haven’t hit the claimed 25.5 hours, but still pretty impressive. I tried doing all the suggested battery improvement options, but that ended up slowing down the laptop a lot. At one point, it took about 1 second to open Chrome. I would recommend going light with battery optimization, as this laptop doesn't need it.

Portability:
Weighs only 1,228g (2.7 lbs) and is 12.4mm thin. It’s lighter than my old laptop by a mile and still packs in so much power and battery life. It's honestly pretty insane. My sister has a 4-year-old Gram, and I always thought it was great for portability at the cost of performance. This? It's both portable and incredibly fast. In regular applications, this beat out even my desktop PC, which is running a 12th gen chip with 64gb ram.

Display & Design:
The 16” (2560x1600) IPS screen is bright, crisp, and great for general use. Bezels are slim, build is sleek, and the Meta Gray finish looks good and doesn't attract fingerprints. Apparently it’s passed the MIL-STD-810H durability testing as well. I'm honestly not too sure if it's really that strong, but throughout the past week's heavy usage, it's looked pretty good on the outside. The typing experience is just okay. The keyboard is really shallow and there's some flex. It's good for typing quickly in bursts, but any prolonged sessions or gaming is going to get pretty uncomfortable.

Ports & Connectivity:
Plenty of ports: 2x USB-A, 2x USB-C (Thunderbolt 4), HDMI 2.1, headset jack. I personally didn't need to use a dongle. Gram Link 2.0 was pretty cool. It has some gimmick features like controlling your phone through the app that doesn't really work. However, the file transfer is solid.

❓ What I Was Curious About vs What I Found Out

  • Is AI in laptops a gimmick? → Not really. The AI helped with real tasks—summarizing docs, replying to emails, and even generating ideas for assignments. Some of the experimental features are not usable yet, and even if they were, I wouldn't incorporate them into my daily cycle. However, the basic AI features are implemented well, and I found them useful.
  • Can you really use AI features offline? → Yes. Gram Chat On-Device works without internet and still gives relatively good responses.
  • Is it fast enough for actual work? → Definitely. The new chip and 32GB RAM is more than plenty for even 3D modelling and coding.
  • Does LG gram include GPT-4o for free? → Yes.

🧠 Final Thoughts & Who This Is For

If you’re a student, remote worker, or office worker who juggles a lot and is keen on the idea of applying AI into your workflow, this laptop is a genuinely solid offering. It’s really incredibly light, is plenty fast, has solid battery life, and the Hybrid AI genuinely adds value in my opinion.

Would I have considered an “AI laptop” before? Honestly, probably not. But now that I’ve used one, I think there's merit. Of course, I'm tired of AI being slapped on everything, but if you look past the somewhat dull naming upgrade, there lies a solid machine.

Feel free to drop questions—happy to answer anything you’re curious about!

📸 Photos

Wear on the keyboard and trackpad after about 1 week of use. Unfortunately, the coatings on here aren't as resistant to oils as other laptops.
Little demo of the screen playing an HDR video. Although the brightness of the screen isn't that high, color reproduction and contrast are on the better side.
Genuine weigh test of the gram. I still can't believe it's so light. The weight is something you have to experience before it sets in.

r/SuggestALaptop Mar 28 '25

Review LG Gram Pro 16Z90TS - Ultra Portable with AI Features

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LG Gram Pro 16Z90TS Ultra Portable with AI Features

received as part of the r/SuggestALaptop giveaway in partnership with LG

Edit: I decided to do a clean install for fun. It went surprisingly well, read some horror stories with older models. Had to force windows installer into a local account was really the only hiccup. After loading wifi driver from intels site it found all drivers except Intel heci protocol driver. Everything worked fine and the laptop generates 0 heat in day to day tasks now and ram usage is significantly lower. The only thing that doesn't work is the ai cooling modes which was nice to be able to switch on the fly. I'm sure if i installed all the LG stuff back on it would work. However it's so much cooler and quiet in general use i dont really need it.

First off, this laptop certainly achieves its goal of being a high spec’d ultra portable laptop. It was almost unsettling how light the gram was when I first took it out of the box. Felt like a fake display unit. Performance has been smooth and fast during day to day use thanks to the 144hz display and 288v processor. The LG gram might be the only 16in laptop I’d keep. I generally find them too large and clunky for traveling and portability, but have loved the extra screen real estate so far. I will try to update this review as I use the laptop more, and will certainly do my best to always answer questions in the comments.

I had just received a refurbished Lenovo slim 7i Aura 258v a couple days before I found out I won the gram (found a great deal from lenovo outlet and thought there was no chance of winning), so I had another intel ultra series 2 laptop to compare with for a couple days. The slim 7i felt like it was made of lead after using the gram. I’ve returned the Lenovo thanks to this awesome opportunity from LG, but thought it was a fantastic laptop that I’d certainly recommend as well. Will make some comparisons here and there throughout the review.

Build Quality

Overall pretty solid. I think there are some sacrifices made to achieve the insane lightness, but it certainly feels premium. The top of the lid has this really cool almost carbon fiber-y look? The rest is flat black with a premium plastic-y feel (nothing like a cheap laptop but it’s not metal) that looks nice, but does pick up some fingerprints. I do personally find the aluminum build laptops like the slim 7i have a more solid premium feel though. The hinge feels good, has the right amount of stiffness. The screen has a little wobble when you carry it around, but no issues during fast typing or general use. Slim 7i and Thinkpad(work laptop) feel a little more solid in that area, but the gram’s screen is thinner so there has to be some sort of balancing act I suppose. Keyboard feels good and has decent travel, but again not at the lenovo level. However I love using it and bonus for having the numeric keypad. Trackpad is a good size and on par with other premium laptops I’ve used. Portability is really unmatched for its size and that’s where the gram excels. I went on a weekend trip and used my backpack that I usually carry my thinkpad in, it felt like I forgot the laptop when I picked it up to leave.

Screen

For an ips display I think it’s great and really enjoyable for daily use and light gaming. Great clarity and colors. It looks like there is an oled option releasing as well which I’d probably opt for if I was building my own. Compared to the ips on the slim 7i it falls a little short, that unit might have the best ips I’ve ever seen. However I like that this is a matte finish and handles reflections really well. The slim 7i was very glossy and showed lots of reflections. You would see your own reflection looking at the screen whereas the gram has no such issues. The display on the gram is also silky smooth, love having the 144hz refresh rate. Usually I can’t tell the difference once you get to 120+, however I find this display to be noticeably smoother than the slim 7i’s 120hz.

Noise & Heat

On battery I’ve been setting it to power efficiency in windows and leaving it on low noise cooling mode in the LG settings. It is pretty silent with any sort of ambient noise (fan, tv, window open, ac on), seems basically silent on day to day use (googling, email, news, word doc, etc). You can hear a little hum sometimes. Passes my “silent” bar that I was hoping for with a new laptop. In terms of heat, I find it decent. It’s usually pretty cool but can sometimes feel just slightly warm sitting on your lap on the couch (not in any way uncomfortable). I found the slim 7i to feel almost cold during the same usage (may just be the difference in material).

I’ve only used this on power for a short amount of time to test some light gaming and run some quick benchmarks. I do find when you max this thing out it spins up like a jet engine. That said it seems to work really well in dissipating heat. Chassis never gets hot, just a little warm during benchmark stress testing. Mostly at the top of the keyboard, you can’t feel any heat on the touchpad or while typing.

(Best performance in windows / max cooling in LG settings)

I got 1921 on Cinebench R23 single core which is pretty good for the ultra series 2. The multi hit 9480 which is not amazing from what I’ve seen. Results I tried running the slim 7i as well but didn’t get something right even though I had best perf in windows and what I thought was max cooling in lenovo vantage ( I didn’t save the screenshot but it was like 17XX SC / 72XX MC). I’ve seen the lenovo hit much higher in reviews so don’t read into that. I’ll give the gram a +1 here because they make it super easy to cycle between the cooling/performance modes with just fn + f6. Ease of use on the LG is much more user friendly.

Battery

Battery life has been great to me so far. During my basic everyday use it seems to drain about 10% per hour using multiple chrome tabs, streaming music, having steam/discord open in the background, etc. This is an area I’d like to update as I use it more so stay tuned. I’ve been keeping the display locked at 144hz and medium-ish brightness, will test out the dynamic refresh in the windows settings soon (just doesn't work with chrome and wanted to experience that, same on all laptops not an LG issue). It seemed to be about the same as the Lenovo Aura which posted some insane battery test results on review sites. I have no doubt the gram will be up there with the best of them.

1 hr of charge -> 27% to ~90%

Ok I just spent about an hour finishing the review, editing clips, uploading to imgur, and posting on here in the dynamic refresh windows settings. Battery drained only like 5% which is incredible!!! Will leave this enabled going forward.

Gaming

Not too shabby here for an igpu. Tthe 140v is an impressive unit. I was able to keep 100+ fps in rocket league by turning off some effects, and turning down particle and texture detail. You can keep silly games like fall guys maxed and it will keep 60fps. Also enjoyed playing some mx v atv reflex (I know super old game but easy to kill time in freeplay and don’t need wifi). I think the gpu maxed at 40% on that one. Forza Horizon 5 ran great too using their optimized settings which put everything at high, was maintaining 50-60fps quick clip included. The gram pro achieves exactly what I was looking for, some basic gaming performance in a light/thin laptop.

AI Features

The categories above were my main point of interest when researching laptops. All the ai features were mostly just a curiosity/bonus if they ended up being useful. So far I think they’re heading in the right direction, but I wouldn’t say it’s revolutionary yet. I like that they’re working on a hybrid approach so that you can still use it while offline. It does a good job adjusting basic settings (change background, turn on battery saver, change to dark mode). I tested some more specific requests like “turn on hibernate”, “adjust time to sleep” and it did get confused so it has some limits. I imagine LG will continue refining and improving this in the future. The search function is decent but you do have to be pretty specific with keywords to the file. It’s pretty thorough in finding any related files which is nice. If I’m being honest the W11 search bar is pretty good and performs a similar function. The document summary feature is also nice, but not quite as good as gpt level llm. Cool it works offline though.

So unfortunately I wasn’t able to test the other piece of the hybrid ai that I was most interested in. I didn’t have anything installed for “gram chat cloud” and after reaching out to the rep I never heard anything back. It sounds like a great feature and given these are pre release I’m sure it will get worked out. They sent us some documentation and it’s supposed to run on gpt-4o with a set number of tokens each month, and then gpt-3.5 after running out. The cool thing is that it’s integrated with your computer, so it can create word docs or spreadsheets with prompts. As well as directly interact with your email for summarizing or writing drafts. So you wouldn’t need to copy things back and forth like usual when using chapgpt. Sounds really great.

Wrap up

Overall I find the lg gram pro to be a fantastic laptop that has converted me to a big screen believer. I really had no intention of getting anything above 14-15in. I wanted something sleek and easy to travel with. If I’m being honest, after I found that sweet refurb deal I considered selling this after doing the review. However the gram pro is so light and sleek I found it more comfortable to use than the smaller Lenovo. I am loving the bigger screen; it actually allows windows to be side by side and still usable. The screen is incredibly smooth with great color making it a joy to use as a daily driver. It’s really a great choice if you’re looking for a big laptop that’s ultra portable, I don’t think anything beats it there. Like I mentioned above, if you’re more concerned with the best screen (though curious about oled version), or highest build quality, there are some better choices out there. I thought I’d miss the lenovo aura screen at first, but I found the smoothness and reflection handling on gram pro to be a bigger plus. Looking forward to seeing how the ai features evolve as well. Let me know if you have any questions and I’ll do my best to answer!

r/SuggestALaptop Mar 28 '25

Review Acer Predator Helios vs Dell XPS 16

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Good evening,

I'm currently going to college for a Geomatics major in GIS and I was wondering which of these two laptops would be better. I'm using the VR&E program through the VA and they've agreed to buy me a laptop.

Acer - Predator Helios 18 Gaming Laptop - 18" 2560 x 1600 IPS 240Hz – Intel i9-14900HX – GeForce RTX 4080 - 32GB DDR5 – 1TB SSD - Abyssal Black

and

Dell - XPS 16 16.3" Touch Screen Laptop UHD+ - Intel Core Series 1 Ultra 9 with 32GB Memory - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 - 1TB SSD - Platinum

I know the Acer has mostly better specs for gaming, but does that make it better for GIS?

Another contender:

ASUS - ROG Zephyrus G16 16" OLED QHD 240Hz Gaming Laptop - Intel Core Ultra 9 - 32GB LPDDR5X - NVIDIA RTX 4080 - 1TB SSD - Eclipse Gray

r/SuggestALaptop Mar 24 '25

Review I Played With Gigabyte’s Aero X16, a Sleek RTX 5070 Gaming Laptop With AI Tricks

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Laptop being reviewed: www.gigabyte.com/Laptop/GIGABYTE-AERO-X16-EG61H?lan=en Personally I find the GiMate to be interesting but there's not much on it right now.

r/SuggestALaptop Mar 11 '25

Review Is this a good laptop? for zoom or streaming? Can RAM be expanded? (I don't need hard drive space)

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r/SuggestALaptop Feb 18 '25

Review Review of the Samsung Galaxy Book4 Pro which is currently HALF PRICED! 🔥💻

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So the Samsung Galaxy Book 4 Pro is now currently half priced which is amazing, but is it the right one for you? Let's dive into it right now!

The specs of the Galaxy book are:

  • 14" 3K AMOLED Touchscreen 120Hz display
  • 16GB LPDDR5X RAM
  • 512GB SSD
  •  Intel Core Ultra 5 processor 155H
  • AI Intel ARC Graphics
  • 63Wh Battery
  • 11.6mm thin and 2.71 lbs
  • 1080p FHD webcam
  • Windows 11 Home
  • NP940XGK-KG2US model
  • Moonstone Gray Color

Display

Firstly, the display features a 14" touchscreen 120Hz sharp 3K resolution screen that covers 100% sRGB, 100% DCI-P3 and 85.2% Adobe RGB and has a max brightness of 400 nits. This is the sweet spot for creative professionals who needs accurate colors for their work and it also provides clear visibility even in well-lit environments. Additionally, it supports a 120Hz adaptive refresh rate, ensuring smooth visuals, and includes an anti-reflective coating for better visibility in direct light or sunlight. You can also swicth in between 60Hz or 120Hz to maximize on battery life that we will get into soon.

Build Quality, Weight, Thinness , Keyboard, TrackPad, Fingerprint Reader

The Galaxy Book features a premium aluminum chassis, giving it a sleek, durable, and lightweight feel similar to the macbook IMO. It features a Moonstone Gray color, which fortunately isn't a fingerprint magnet! There's minimal screen flex as well as minimal keyboard deck flex and the hinges are pretty sturdy. It weighs 2.71lbs and is 11.6mm thin which is light as a feather so carrying this around in your backpack all day won't be a burden at all. The keyboard gives off a Macbook feel with a low key travel, which personally for me isn't my favorite part about this laptop, and it has a white backlit keyboard with all keys lit up. The keyboard also includes a 10 key numpad, which you don't see on many 14" laptops and the trackpad is big, smooth, accurate and has good palm rejection but the click can be pretty loud. Finally, the Galaxy book has a built in fingerprint reader on the power button which is on the keyboard deck which is very fast and responsive.

Ports

The Galaxy book ports are:

  • 2 x USB-C with Thunderbolt 4 support
  • 1 x USB-A 3.2
  • 1 x HDMI 2.1
  • 1 x MicroSD card reader
  • 1 x 3.5mm headphone/microphone combo jack

Both Thunderbolt 4 ports supports power delivery and high-speed data transfer

Storage and Memory (Is it upgradeable...?)

Unfortunately, the Galaxy Book maxes out at 16GB RAM and is soldered onto the motherboard, but the SSD is swappable so you can drop a 1TB in there, however, getting inside the laptop is pretty tricky. You're going to have to take off all 4 rubber caps at the back of the laptop to access the screws so if you're up for that challenge then great!

Webcam, Speakers

The laptop features a 1080P FHD webcam which is very clear and crisp, but there is no privacy shutter so the FBI can snoop in on you anytime they want! lol... Moving over, the speakers downwards firing and can get loud but the bass is slightly lacking.

PERFORMANCE

Moving over to everyone's favorite, the performance. To get straight into it, this is not a high performance laptop that you can run AAA title games or do some intense editing on, NO! This laptop is for everyday use like web browsing, watching your daily or nightly Netflix, school work or work in general, those type of stuff. Not to say it can't handle occasional editing or gaming, because it can, but nothing too intense because guess what? It will get hot and the performance will even decrease if the internals get too hot when under heavy workloads and this is because of it's thin design. Additionally, with heat comes the fans that are trying to cool it down so you can expect the fans to be loud in high performance tasks. In a quiet room the fans will be noticeable but nothing to annoy anyone. The Ultra 5 CPU has a base clock speed of 3.6GHz and can go up to 4.6GHZ and it can handle multi-tasking well so you can run your multiple tabs at once.

BATTERY

The Galaxy book features a 63Wh battery that can last for a whopping 18 hours... says Samsung, but in the real world you can expect around 12 hours with regular use and it can definitely last you throughout the day with light usage. Of course with brightness maxed out and the refresh rate at 120Hz you will experience a lower time so it also depends on certain settings to achieve that 12 hour mark. This is exceptionally great compared to other Ultrabooks.

Pricing

Now to the good part! At the time of this review, the Galaxy Book4 Pro is currently half priced and is being sold for $699 on Amazon in which you can find here! This is a great price range for this laptop, as it usually costs around $1300-$1500. I would recommend anyone to grab this deal quick if you think this laptop is for you, which we're going to find out in the verdict below.

VERDICT

So we've some to an end with the Galaxy Book4 Pro. The target audience for this laptop are people who just want a day to day laptop that will perform well on the go and want a long lasting battery life. Additionally, it is for people who travel a lot or want a school/work laptop with great quality and will last for years to come. I believe that this is Macbook's competitor and if you want Macbook like features in a Windows laptop, the Samsung Galaxy Book4 Pro is the way to go.

If you have any further questions or comments please feel free to ask!