Laptop Recommendation - Stuck between two

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William1102

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Hi All

I was looking for a new laptop but stuck between an Asus Vivobook S16 OLED and a HP Envy x360 16" OLED.

Looking at something for work and some light gaming and a premium feel but more keen on the screen.

Anyone can share their views on the better option? Specs are close enough only difference is processors Asus is a Intel Core Ultra 5 and HP is Ryzen 5 8640HS
 
If its about some light Gaming and they're both using GPUs as part of the CPU package, I'd tend towards the Ryzen machine, but if thats not a HUGE concern for you then it would be more about the warranty and after sales support for the machine.
 
bhaziwa said:
Hp ryzen 5 is a no brainer and considering the internal gpu can handle most games and apps.
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Well, the Arc GPU should be slightly faster, but this is more going to be a case of what exact game with both probably handling e-titles and older games and that's it.

The Intel chip should probably have a little better battery life due to the e-cores, but don't think the difference is going to be much and I would pick the AMD due to being homogeneous cores, e-cores on desktop have been annoying for certain stuff but it's fine nowadays / since release, so if actual usage I'm expecting the AMD system to have better battery life in most cases if just CPU.

I dunno, I'd probably pick based on whether other features are good/bad, stuff like do you want a number pad or a more centered keyboard, how's the upgrade-ability for RAM/storage and network card.
 
neoprema said:
Always the MacBook
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Honestly if the Air had a cooling fan I would have went for it.

If I could get a 16 inch Macbook at the same price as these laptops I would go for it

The insultingly low 256GB storage is sad and I already am in the Apple ecosystem Mac would have been the last thing missing.

According to iStore the display is an IPS ?
 
William1102 said:
Honestly if the Air had a cooling fan I would have went for it.

If I could get a 16 inch Macbook at the same price as these laptops I would go for it

The insultingly low 256GB storage is sad and I already am in the Apple ecosystem Mac would have been the last thing missing
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:sick: no thanks.
 
SauRoNZA said:
Then choose the one with the better warranty.
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HP has 3 years and Asus has 1

Plus burned by Asus when my ROG charger gave up after 3 months they have denied a warranty claim saying chargers don't fall under warranty
 
On brand go for Asus. On CPU go Ryzen. Never go for Apple.
Just saw someone said there is 3 years warranty on HP and 1 on Asus. Go Asus then.
 
Smiggles said:
:sick:
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Well according to what I saw online the Mac Airs thermal throttle and Mac gaming still is not there yet.

Maybe I'll pop into iStore to have a look but the price of the Air with that low storage is off putting
 
William1102 said:
Well according to what I saw online the Mac Airs thermal throttle and Mac gaming still is not there yet.

Maybe I'll pop into iStore to have a look but the price of the Air with that low storage is off putting
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You can add thermal pads but for most people it's a non issue. I don't want a fan and the noise. External type C ssd's are cheap anyway so the lack of storage is a non issue.
 
Johnatan56 said:
Well, the Arc GPU should be slightly faster, but this is more going to be a case of what exact game with both probably handling e-titles and older games and that's it.

The Intel chip should probably have a little better battery life due to the e-cores, but don't think the difference is going to be much and I would pick the AMD due to being homogeneous cores, e-cores on desktop have been annoying for certain stuff but it's fine nowadays / since release, so if actual usage I'm expecting the AMD system to have better battery life in most cases if just CPU.

I dunno, I'd probably pick based on whether other features are good/bad, stuff like do you want a number pad or a more centered keyboard, how's the upgrade-ability for RAM/storage and network card.
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Probably will be light stuff mostly Fortnite, have a gaming PC for anything more demanding

Unfortunately with the upgrade path all these machines has that awful LPDDR5 memory.

Haven't found a nice OLED 16" laptop with upgradeable Ram
 
William1102 said:
HP has 3 years and Asus has 1

Plus burned by Asus when my ROG charger gave up after 3 months they have denied a warranty claim saying chargers don't fall under warranty
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Make sure you get or upgrade to an Onsite Warranty, regardless of which notebook you choose.

Collect, repair and Return warranties are a nightmare.

If you have a 3 Year Onsite Warranty, the brand does not really matter.
 
William1102 said:
HP has 3 years and Asus has 1

Plus burned by Asus when my ROG charger gave up after 3 months they have denied a warranty claim saying chargers don't fall under warranty
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There’s your answer then.

Wouldn’t even consider ASUS after a poor previous experience like that.
 
Appreciate everyone's responses

Likely will go for the HP, I do need software that only runs on Windows so the mac might be considered if I can run a VM on the work server

Thanks guys!
 
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TheMightyQuin said:
Make sure you get or upgrade to an Onsite Warranty, regardless of which notebook you choose.

Collect, repair and Return warranties are a nightmare.

If you have a 3 Year Onsite Warranty, the brand does not really matter.
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I am buying through takealot so not sure how to get that type of warranty
 
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