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Budget end there actually wouldn't be a huge difference. So getting a good deal during Black Friday be better. But upper Mid tier and High end is where one should wait. That will see a huge performance gain with new RTX5000 series.
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I bought a zephyrus 2023 for $1000 cuz it had everything for less than half of the good laptops. But, then like a few weeks ago I double checked and brands like razers $3999 laptops are going for like $1999. I took a shot about a year too soon. I bet next year you'll be able to get 4090 tier gaming laptops for like half off.
In Europe at least laptop prices are so high that you basically can build high end desktop super 4080 OC with ryzen 7800x3D for the same price that 4070 laptops , with 4080 starting basically 2500 ( for the worst display options ) -2800-3000€ and 4090 that can’t still beat the 4080 super with 3400-4500€ . Crazy
Its actually crazy. I live in Germany and have been looking for a 4080 laptop for the past few weeks. Literally nothing below 2200€. I can build a desktop PC with a 4080 super for 2200€. Those prices should be illegal.
@@Satoru38 the European Union cares about everyone I swear , only about us Europeans they don’t give a single Fck , and we are paying them for this very nicely . Man time to dust off pitchforks 😃
I found an MSI vector with a 14650 and rtx 4080 for 1999€, which is not bad. Not what I would buy though, but i did see a previous gen Asus M16 with miniled, 13900k, 32gb of ram and rtx 4090 floating by for around 2500€, which was honestly a steal. Last gen is quite nice when the current year doesn't offer much extra apart from form factor improvements/oled and (in some cases) extra batterylife.
The sneaky tactic is to wait for the 5000 series to drop, buy 3070-3080 Ti at bargain prices, then call it a day. You can play Med/High at 1080p/1440p in most AAA games on average and an easy Ultra at 4K on lighter games. Happily walk away and enjoy the extra money in your pocket. P.S. Refurbished saves even more. Some manufacturers directly sell refurbished on their official websites. FOMO people are also going to be re-selling their 3000 series for the latest, so practical buyers can get some pre-owned deals during this time.
like these old laptop will ever get any discount at all, mfker here still sell 2019 laptop at the same release price (of course no one buys them considering other laptop have much better specs with less price)
@@SPECTRA890 16GB is pretty much enough for a lot of things, really. I'm a Software Engineer making a living in tech and never actually needed anything beyond that. You can always upgrade if you think you need more.
@aziaufa418 you just have to look more for better deals online. It's draining but worth when you get something. Some UA-cam channels show deals sometimes and while you may not get those deals following those links trains the algorithms to be more likely to show you stuff like that
@@aziaufa418 Mine did. Got my HP Omen 16 (2021) with RTX 3070 earlier this year at a pretty sweet deal on eBay. Refurbished also isn't a bad way to go.
My Dell G7 died after many years in early Octomer. I wanted to wait but your page made me aware of a killer deal on a Lenovo Legion 7i Gen9 with a 4070! Ordered on Halloween and love it. Thank you so very much for your aweseom reviews and your best value buys page. I felt SO confident pulling the trigger that I got a beast for a great price. Thank you so much!
I bought a Lenovo LOQ (looking identical to Legion 5, Legion Pro) with i7-13620h, 16GB DDR5 RAM, RTX4060 115W and a 2560x1600 165Hz screen in mid-July 2024 for $870 and it works great to this day.
I got a 175w 4080 asus last year for $2500. I got tired of buying budget laptops just for the thing to be outdated and underpowered within a year. So far I have been able to play every AAA game at 4k 60~80 and dont see the need to upgrade for at least 2 more years
I bet your laptop is strix model might be scar 18 or g18. i agree with you, 4080 laptops are powerful enough to work atleast 2-5 years. Even gtx 1650 is still best budget gpu for desktop these days.
thank you for your video. I'm in that "wait or buy" situation at the moment. You confirmed my decision to wait. I sold my G14 zephyrus (2021) in that regard, i won't be looking too much at the price to have a good value (I look forward to the unnamed reference between 5070 and 5080).
My laptop has a 3070ti and it is still super powerful even though it's now pushing a couple years old. At this point laptop gpus are all super powerful and anything newer than a 3060 should be able to handle most things as it is. If you need a laptop now just get one they're all gonna be fast and powerful
I don't see much reason to wait. The new CPUs and GPUs carry new names in order to justify full prices for the next generation. While the performance gain would be moderate at best. If one has an older gaming laptop, or no gaming laptop, getting one quite soon could be worth it, because you can start playing games now.
Rumours say that Strix Halo will perform like a RTX 4070. If true, it will be pretty efficient and interesting to have a small laptop that performs that well.
Corporations and thousands of engineers are conspiring to make the technology you have obsolete. You will never have the top-of-the-line anything for very long. So just buy what you need today with how much you can afford and be happy with it.
You sound smart, I need help should I buy a asus tuf g14 now for 2600aud or possibly wait longer to see if they do a sale or wait till next year for 50 series but I need the laptop before late January because I have school, so I also need the laptop to be good for school.
call me crazy but i just bought a laptop w/ the 3080 Ti (150w) and called it a day lol and i find the 12900H paired with to be jack of all trades even to this day. I've noticed many game studios continue to develop games with hardware that's still 3-5 years old, (look at the indicated recommended specifications). Anything beyond that seems to be poorly optimized unless you have the latest hardware, which I find unnecessary nowadays. I don't play games immediately upon their release; I still enjoy games that are 5-10 years old and don't require the latest hardware we've become accustomed to upgrading every couple of years.
Yeah, that's a completely good setup. I am actually frustrated, that I couldn't find a 3060 with 8gb vram anywhere offline. Also that is a good enough cpu too, as long as it is at least 12th gen.
@@devilboy4877 Ya very low in quantity, i don't think they made a lot of those. The 30 series really had a bad year or two due to scalpers (mining) and that whole chip/electronic shortage, This wouldn't surprise me, considering the significant economic toll that COVID-19 has had, making things quite expensive and shorter than usual in supply
@@Idreaus yeah but unfortunately for me i have to buy 4060 laptop cause i need at 8gb vram and i cant do anything about it. Its just so frustrating that i couldn't find it anywhere offline.
Managed to snag a Strix scar with 7945hx and 4080 for $1600 the other day, used. Checked the SSD with crystaldiskinfo and it's only had 23 power on hours total. Feel like I did well.
I sold mine for 63000₺ which is around 1800 USD but heard numbers like 1400USD too so yeah it is a bit planning you could buy even lower but it is nice
These things will cost an absolute fortune when they come out. I would say, even today, a laptop with an rtx3050 should be able to run pretty much any game, and won't break the bank.
Personally, I have been saving up to purchase the best RTX5000 laptop and stay up to date from then on by always upgrading to the latest version. So I am planning on sticking to my LENOVO 3060 laptop until a beast 5090 laptop drops.
This last month i was looking local PC shops for Legion 5 Pro with 4070, and there is ZERO of these. All shops say that they had it before, but all were sold and there is no info when new batch comes. Month later, still nothing. However all these shops are filled to brim with 4060 variants of different types - Slims, Legion 5 Pro's and etc. 4070 is hot cake right now lol. Region is Central Asia btw.
Main reason why I bought a 4080 laptop to complement my 4090 desktop was the lack of vRAM on the 4070. I tried a 4070 laptop first, but quickly found out it was barely any upgrade at all from my 2080 laptop (same amount of vRAM, hardly any raster improvements). So, mission accomplished, I guess. Upselling their xx80 laptop cards. The 5090 desktop is reported to have 32GB of vRAM, yet the laptop "counterpart" is still limited to 16.
Not entirely sure! I just found this: „In his latest video, Tom from Moore's Law is Dead said that one of his best sources told him: "We're now conducting validation of the top Laptop GB203 configuration, and it has a ~377mm² die size and 24GB of GDDR7 memory over a 256-bit bus. What's interesting, is that I've seen no mention of a 16GB variant of this configuration for Laptop, and also that it's apparently targeting a Late Q1 or Early Q2 2025 launch".
@@Windows11OfficialYeah i just bought a 4050 laptop 3 months back lol. It will take atleast a year for the price to drop for 5050 just like the 4050 and previous versions.
@@realbluesharkYea I had to buy one because my old laptop completely broke down and had to pay the early buyer premium. You can get a proper 4060 laptop now with a better CPU for the price that I bought the 4050. Gotta wait like 9-12 months for the prices to actually settle to true value
Strix Halo can be direct competitor for RTX 4050/4060 but knowing AMD they will make "award winning" chip that then will be "available" in 1-2 laptop models that may or may not be in stock world wide and the supply will be so low the prices will be inflated :D
The performance to price is always an issue and the market will vary depending where you are in the world. Gaming on a budget can be tricky. But honestly, if you aren't too picky and only care about 1080p gaming, even RTX 4050 is good enough on a budget and at a cheap deal.
i just bought lenovo legion 9 gaming laptop with 4090, 32 gb ram, Ryzen 9 7945HX and 2k screen. i LOVE IT. best laptop i ever got. price was 3600dollars in retail but i bought it slightly used for 2900 dollars
I've been impressed by 4060 laptops, I'm glad I got one and my friend has one too. They're generally quiet, which is something we didn't get much of during the ampere generation. Rtx 5000 (blackwell) will probably be a bit quieter and performant than Rtx 4000 (ada lovelace), but I think its well worth going for a new laptop now if the price is right
Had to move on a laptop in early September. I think having owned probably a dozen game laptops, I came to the conclusion the best power for dollar value comes in buying last generations best performance for last minute pricing. Buying down is not worth it on new hardware, and top end prices are just too much for the difference.
The main reason I´m wating was not even mentioned in the video: Strix Halo is bringing unified memory to Windows laptops, very usefu for those who want the laptop to work as well as game.
Very detailed and informative video, February 2025 for 5080 and 5090 laptops means the 4000 series need to go on a deep sale because most of them are still at msrp from 2023 at $3-4k. I also hope the leaks are incorrect because it's going to be really disappointing if the 5060 & 5070 laptops don't have 12gb of vram and i'm hoping for more wattage for the 5090 as basically no laptop brand had an issue cooling the gpu.
from the trend in last few years...this isn't gonna happen to the degree you'll be expecting. 4000 series will be discounted but most retailer will start controlling their inventory early next year with appropriate discount but will never do deep discounts. This will continue until 5000 series laptop release so not only there are very few options/models of 4000 series laptop on the market, the ones left will have some major flaw in spec so their "discount" is only done appropriately....
Jarrod I just came here to say you are the goat of portable pc AKA laptop reviewers. Your videos played a major role in 2 decisions I took in the last 2 years related to my computing needs . a.) Deciding what laptop to buy ,a 4060 at times with ddr5 ram that was more expensive with a 1080p screen OR an "older" 3070ti with a 1440p screen and ddr4 ram with options to upgrade the ram for cheap. (i settled for the 3070ti laptop and it turned out to be a good decision , big major thanks to your videos especially the one that compated it's performance favourably to the 4070 laptop) b.) Whether i should make my RAM dual channel by adding a new 16 gb stick to add to the existing 16gb ddr4 and how good of a value proposition it would be both in terms of performance and cost. ( i ended up adding a 16 gb ddr4 module with same timings , it was dual rank and the one on my laptop was single rank but i faced no issues or instability so far and laptop seems snappier with higher 1% lows especially , besides 32 gb rocks just for flexing)
Here's a hot take. If you want anything beyond the xx50 models, just build a home pc if you don't have one. That way you can upgrade as much as you want
If you have no use for a laptop, then sure, a DIY PC will always be better after a specific pricepoint Although, 4060 laptops are available below 750$/€ often, which makes it a competitive option against desktops. Especially since the screens have gotten really nice, the CPUs are good, and desktop parts are increasing in price
10:52 Yeah more CPUs with 3D V-Cache would really be great here for gaming given what we saw with the 7945HX3D. Edit: Ryzen 9800X3D reviews are proof we definitely need moar X3D greatness.
@@JarrodsTech Would you suggest upgrading this black friday before tariffs hit once Trump comes in? Which current gen legion 5 cpu type would you recommend?
All through out the year there are Black Friday deals I quite literally never buy anything wholesale. Non stop price errors everyday on items worth 100s going for dollars .When they announce Black Friday it’s really just to notify everyone who does not catch the all year long around sale of course this can go from Best Buy to Amazon to other retail stores you really jus have to catch them at a good time. Like Black Friday the year long sales go just as quick if not faster during Black Friday they prepare for mass sale in products compared to when they mistakingly price something for few dollars worth 100s and they only have 30 of the items and end up selling 50.
Rather annoying seeing the 70 series cards still having 8GB of vRAM. At least it reaffirms the RX 6800m being the best value laptop GPU like, ever, at this point. My next system will be a desktop anyways.
@@de-graftasafo-adjei4646 Yeah, I agree it's a great GPU and I sometimes reflect on whether I made the right choice going with the Legion 5 with a 3070 because it was a few hundred £ cheaper and I needed VRR over HDMI. I was also a bit put off by the issues reported with earlier units. The 3070's also turned out to be a good choice for wireless VR compatibility with Quest 3, and I've managed with 8gb VRAM so far, but I'm sure your 6800M will be better in the long term.
I got g14 4060, for traveling and gaming. Was actually surprised how good is it. Literally can play all games on high. Think maybe games like space Marines you see struggling if you connected to external monitor. I think I'll wait
The only thing that sort of makes less VRAM less painful than desktop is that laptop screens are typically QHD instead of 4K. But still really should've seen 10gb or 12gb as those caps you can hit at 1440p on some games like No Man's Sky where even 10gb vram isn't enough for my launch desktop 3080 at 1440p
To be honest 4070 , 4060 didn't need more VRAM The reason is simple they don't have the power to play games at that high resolutions and setting's In non realistic scenarios of course you can see some videos where it may cause a issue but you won't play in those setting's
@@Lucky-x4n Resolution doesn't help all that much if you want highest quality textures, which typically aren't very demanding on the GPU. Granted a good port will still look good with 8gb VRAM, but it's marginal especially if you also want to add some ray tracing or framegen (I use some ray tracing with good framerates on my 3070 laptop, so I'm sure the 4060/70 can as well). I'm sure 8gb VRAM will be supported in games for a while yet, but it's going to gradually become more of a compromise so I wouldn't spend too much on one ATM (there's some good 4060 deals out there right now).
@@steveco1800 still as your laptop is getting older it won't get better you can't upgrade it So it doesn't really matter With the correct setting's 8 gb is fine with those GPUs because as I said they can't push games to their limits My 3070 doesn't need more VRAM and it's stronger than a 4060 meanwhile 4070 is a bit more stronger than 3070
I'm moving to another country in January and I will be buying a new laptop this month. I can get a great deal on a 4070 laptop now and otherwise if I wait until next year, first, I won't have my laptop outright when moving, and second, I don't feel like paying 1k bucks more for a slightly better performance.
I'm using Alienware m15 r7 2022 version, with spec rtx 3070ti & i9 12900h, 32gb ram, native display 1080p 360hz, with this spec i still get good FPS with ultra or high setting for most of AAA games in 2024. I plan on buy rtx 5000 series laptop on mid or end of 2025, hopefully the price will coming down at that time. and if not then i will stay with this "beast" until it happen lol.
There will always be a "Next Gen" or "Upgrade" Like the Ti's. The will always be a News Sale. If you need something and its on Sale, buy it. There ist always a reason to wait, you just lose time.
if the 5050 has a performance equal a 4060 or maybe performs better (with a little hope that dies quickly) and costs less than a 4060 laptop, than i will be happy XD
I’d say it is now to buy 40 series laptops. Remember that when you buy a new hardware companies are slow to update all of it. Maybe RTX 50 series and OEM software will be better one year one year and half after launch.
I bought a helios neo16 with 14900hx/rtx4060/32gbrams specs for $1,000 on Black Friday sale Considering my rendering and gaming work performance, It's probably the best option even after a few months
I've been looking to purchase my first gaming laptop recently, it's all very confusing. Tho it seems like a waste of money and time to wait for these newer 5000 series GPUs, black deals are tempting right now! Got any recommendations for sub £1000 laptop?
Are you sure about Black Friday? I look at price statistics of scar18 4090, at the beginning of 2024- 4200€, march 3600, June 3500, 1 November back to 4200, 11 November fals down to 3400-3600.
I got an MSI Raider ge68hx ( i9 1400hx 32gb ram rtx 4070) for $1300 , two months ago from Costco. It was on sale from msrp $1700. I'm wondering if I should return it now...
X3D AMD chips are probably the future of gaming laptops imo. You get higher efficiency, better performance, and better cooling. It's made for gaming laptops but obviously is worse at other tasks which is the trade off.
Can you make a video on expected pricing for new laptops based on previous gen laptops. It would be helpful to make decision to hold or buy the 4000 series. Thanks.
It might have been worth mentioning that the RTX 5000 series is expected to use a transistor node from the TSMC N5 family, same as the 4000 series. So we will only see a small improvement in density and frequency if this is the case. It is to be expected the difference between 4000 and 5000 will be unremarkable overall.
@@Gladiaterz When did I say they used N5? They used a derivative of N5 for 4000 and they will use another derivative of N5 for 5000 (if the rumours are true). No big improvements.
Thanks for the video. Considering buying an Asus Strix G17 with an RTX 4070 during black friday sales as I need a laptop since a few months. I hope this is a good ''strategy'' and that I will be able to keep that laptop for at minumum 7 years if not around 10. Hopefully not too optimistic. 😅 I guess sometimes you got to jump in otherwise you never get anything if you keep waiting your whole life.
Right at the start, 0:23, gotta say... the jump from the 2060 to the 3060 to the 4060 was somewhere around 30% and then 15-20% at best, respectively. Unless performance is going to be either radically higher AND provide more Vram at the same price, I do not see a point to waiting. Unless the 5060 makes use of the denser GDDR7 memory to allow 12GB on a 128-bit bus as has been leaked and spoken of for a hot minute now, I would be extremely wary of buying any laptop with an 8GB GPU, especially since you know these things are going to be priced super high at launch...
I'm happy i bought in a great deal a MSI GT77 Titan with rtx 4080 and MSI Backpack at 2999€. Deal Started in summer. It spread over multiple websites until October then now it's out of stock everywhere. Black friday or not. If you find a good deal at a computer you really want. Don't wait too much
There's going to be another black friday next year, so for me I'll definitely wait. Hopefully mobile 5060 or 5070 is going to be equipped with more memory that 4060 that I'm currently using. 8GB VRAM is not enough.
@@niebuhr6197 yeah😅damn can't believe i made such a silly mistake,the halo gaming laptops would be cheaper(comparable to i7/9+5060/70 or r9/r7+5060),though the workstation ones would be priced higher. And the gaming ones would only launch in Q2 or Q3.
my acer nitro with 5800h and rtx 3060 still going strong. i can play medium to high at 1080p. when gta 6 releases for pc then i will build 4k gaming pc
If a gaming laptop dies you pay 70% price of its actually price to get it repaired 😢. This is the biggest risk with these machines. Extended warranty is a joke.
If your laptop dies there are 2 reasons: 1. You chose a bad laptop 2. You did't take care of it (dusting off, changing thermal paste, cooling pad, temperature control, balance power plan) The device you take care of will last you a long time
@ukraineforever1600 i have Asus tuf f15 i guess made a bad purchase. Every 3 months there is a new problem. I am using a hi raise stand and it's only 8 months old. There is no dust on the fans and I have limited battery charging to 80%.
@@invin101With asus its better to spend a bit nore and go with the high end models. I got the scar 15 from 2021 with the 3070 and it works great, no issues, won't be replacing for maybe 3 more years. But my friend got the g 15 with the 3050 and has had issues multiple times. Lenovo might be better for mid range options.
Yes, the new best setup is mini PC with eGPU. I have Beelink GTi14 with the PCIE dock for my 4080 super. It has maybe 1-2% performance loss over a standard desktop with 4080 super BUT it's 2-3x smaller than even the smallest ITX build. I can easily fit everything into a handheld pelican case for traveling.
I'm surprised by your CPU section on Intel actually; surely the rumoured '3D cache' would have a big boost to gaming, as was the case for AMDs X3D chips?
Probably need to wait another whole year... These laptop manufacturers are releasing horrible things that don't have Thunderbolt 5, so you can't dock to a desktop GPU, the battery life is terrible, the CPUs are inefficient, and until has just barely become competitive again. Even if they fixed the CPU efficiency, battery life, external GPU capabilities, and put on better keyboards... What have they honestly done new in the last decade for gaming PCs? It's all just spec bumps.
lenovo (and probably other companies) also have extended refund return policies this time of year so you can always get a laptop now and return it if the new gpus blow you away (at least in the US)
I want to thank this guy. I bought a lenovo loq 15 rtx 4060 (115w tgp) and I am playing all titles on ultra settings. And I want to say it that my laptop is cold AF 😂 like maybe its new or maybe I play on performance mod. But my laptop temps doesnt go high. Also I played witcher 3 next gen on ultra+ settings for 10 hours straight and my laptop didnt even flinch in fps, in temps in anything. Thanks for the suggestion ❤
@JarrodsTech I would like to know what is your favourite laptop now a days? Like if you have to buy a gaming laptop, which laptop will you buy for yourself?
Jarrod I have a random question. First off, thank you so much for your incredible videos, you’ve led me to purchase a 16” legion slim 7i gen 8 4070 in 2023. I’m currently building my dream desk setup that would include my laptop and a 4k monitor (gigabyte m28u 28”). I would love to able to just plug my laptop into one hub or dock to connect to my keyboard, mouse, monitor, and charger but I’m worried that it’ll hinder my specs or charging power. I’m not too knowledgeable in these things, can you please advise me on whether I should get a hub/dock or not? If so, which one should I get. Sorry for the long comment 😅
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Budget end there actually wouldn't be a huge difference. So getting a good deal during Black Friday be better. But upper Mid tier and High end is where one should wait. That will see a huge performance gain with new RTX5000 series.
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Hey Jarrod, your breakdown of the gaming laptop market and when to buy was really insightful! You’ve helped me weigh the pros and cons. I’d love to discuss how my agency can help you with brand partnerships, so you can keep bringing more content like this to your viewers!
I bought a zephyrus 2023 for $1000 cuz it had everything for less than half of the good laptops. But, then like a few weeks ago I double checked and brands like razers $3999 laptops are going for like $1999. I took a shot about a year too soon. I bet next year you'll be able to get 4090 tier gaming laptops for like half off.
5050, 5060, and 5070 all coming with 8gb of vram is disappointing lol
The 50 I understand but the 60 and 70 8 gigs is unacceptable
5050 with 8gb vram sounds like a great deal but 5060 and 5070 with it sounds kinda mehh
@zenoafro yea its a nice upgrade but the fact that the other 2 didnt get the upgrade was insane
5060 and 5070 with only 8GB VRAM is war crime
@@duycardomilos4322hii😊
Don't get stuck in the waiting game.. always disappoints
Well, the Impatient types that waste resources on things they don't need, can benefit from resisting FoMO and waiting for a good deal.
0:24 Jarrod is in cahoots with Big Laptop
big if true
In Europe at least laptop prices are so high that you basically can build high end desktop super 4080 OC with ryzen 7800x3D for the same price that 4070 laptops , with 4080 starting basically 2500 ( for the worst display options ) -2800-3000€ and 4090 that can’t still beat the 4080 super with 3400-4500€ . Crazy
Its actually crazy. I live in Germany and have been looking for a 4080 laptop for the past few weeks. Literally nothing below 2200€. I can build a desktop PC with a 4080 super for 2200€.
Those prices should be illegal.
@@Satoru38 the European Union cares about everyone I swear , only about us Europeans they don’t give a single Fck , and we are paying them for this very nicely . Man time to dust off pitchforks 😃
@@soldier9927 yep
I found an MSI vector with a 14650 and rtx 4080 for 1999€, which is not bad. Not what I would buy though, but i did see a previous gen Asus M16 with miniled, 13900k, 32gb of ram and rtx 4090 floating by for around 2500€, which was honestly a steal. Last gen is quite nice when the current year doesn't offer much extra apart from form factor improvements/oled and (in some cases) extra batterylife.
4070 is not worth the price, 4080 is terribly expensive! Stop at 4060, it's honest and not too expensive
The sneaky tactic is to wait for the 5000 series to drop, buy 3070-3080 Ti at bargain prices, then call it a day. You can play Med/High at 1080p/1440p in most AAA games on average and an easy Ultra at 4K on lighter games. Happily walk away and enjoy the extra money in your pocket.
P.S.
Refurbished saves even more. Some manufacturers directly sell refurbished on their official websites. FOMO people are also going to be re-selling their 3000 series for the latest, so practical buyers can get some pre-owned deals during this time.
Don't forget 16gb RAM you'll be getting
like these old laptop will ever get any discount at all, mfker here still sell 2019 laptop at the same release price (of course no one buys them considering other laptop have much better specs with less price)
@@SPECTRA890 16GB is pretty much enough for a lot of things, really. I'm a Software Engineer making a living in tech and never actually needed anything beyond that. You can always upgrade if you think you need more.
@aziaufa418 you just have to look more for better deals online. It's draining but worth when you get something. Some UA-cam channels show deals sometimes and while you may not get those deals following those links trains the algorithms to be more likely to show you stuff like that
@@aziaufa418 Mine did. Got my HP Omen 16 (2021) with RTX 3070 earlier this year at a pretty sweet deal on eBay. Refurbished also isn't a bad way to go.
My Dell G7 died after many years in early Octomer. I wanted to wait but your page made me aware of a killer deal on a Lenovo Legion 7i Gen9 with a 4070! Ordered on Halloween and love it. Thank you so very much for your aweseom reviews and your best value buys page. I felt SO confident pulling the trigger that I got a beast for a great price. Thank you so much!
My old Legion 7i with an RTX 3080 still runs everything great... I can wait a year for next Black Friday sales
Old?!
@@faizanulhaq8349 just barely over 3 years old... that's old in the tech industry 🤣
still has a couple more years in it.
That laptop will last for at least 10years if you max upgrade the ram and storage
Yeah the 3080 still runs games great, as I found out using one for my recent VRAM comparison video
With all the typhoons hitting my place, my dream laptop will forever be a dream.
Sad 😢
Jesus loves you brother❤
Philippines?
Are you from Spain? Either way, so sorry Brother
@@abyssmage6979 Yeah... 😭
I bought a Lenovo LOQ (looking identical to Legion 5, Legion Pro) with i7-13620h, 16GB DDR5 RAM, RTX4060 115W and a 2560x1600 165Hz screen in mid-July 2024 for $870 and it works great to this day.
In india you will get same laptop at double price 😢
Here in Europe it cose €1200
this is the one i am very interested for black friday
The 5070 not getting 10gb vram means im wholly uninterested, But i guess my 4070 laptop will last until the 6070 anyway
5050 8gb looks like a great deal, also 115w tdp means a lot of thin and light powerfull laptops coming which is cool
Remember those days when x70 series used to be the best card for price / performance? nVidia being nVidia turned it from best to worst tier.
Yep, we really need some competition from AMD
The upsell tier.
You want more performance than the 4060, but 4070 is just bad for the price, so you upsell yourself to the 4080.
That's what Nvidia wants anyway.
I got a 175w 4080 asus last year for $2500. I got tired of buying budget laptops just for the thing to be outdated and underpowered within a year. So far I have been able to play every AAA game at 4k 60~80 and dont see the need to upgrade for at least 2 more years
I bet your laptop is strix model might be scar 18 or g18. i agree with you, 4080 laptops are powerful enough to work atleast 2-5 years. Even gtx 1650 is still best budget gpu for desktop these days.
thank you for your video. I'm in that "wait or buy" situation at the moment. You confirmed my decision to wait. I sold my G14 zephyrus (2021) in that regard, i won't be looking too much at the price to have a good value (I look forward to the unnamed reference between 5070 and 5080).
its probably a 5080 12 gb edition
@piotrekstel thx !
The way prices are soaring, I'll wait for 7000 series, until then invest and keep compounding.
7000 series is around 2028
lol then u wont have any laptop
@@mawar7957this is probably assuming that this person already has a usable laptop.
@@BigCobra191even further than that, my bet is 2029 at the earliest.
Or just buy last gen during stock clearance for cheap.
My laptop has a 3070ti and it is still super powerful even though it's now pushing a couple years old. At this point laptop gpus are all super powerful and anything newer than a 3060 should be able to handle most things as it is. If you need a laptop now just get one they're all gonna be fast and powerful
I don't see much reason to wait. The new CPUs and GPUs carry new names in order to justify full prices for the next generation. While the performance gain would be moderate at best. If one has an older gaming laptop, or no gaming laptop, getting one quite soon could be worth it, because you can start playing games now.
Rumours say that Strix Halo will perform like a RTX 4070. If true, it will be pretty efficient and interesting to have a small laptop that performs that well.
Corporations and thousands of engineers are conspiring to make the technology you have obsolete. You will never have the top-of-the-line anything for very long. So just buy what you need today with how much you can afford and be happy with it.
You sound smart, I need help should I buy a asus tuf g14 now for 2600aud or possibly wait longer to see if they do a sale or wait till next year for 50 series but I need the laptop before late January because I have school, so I also need the laptop to be good for school.
Just got a 3070 ti laptop on sale, cant wait to try it out
Still rocking my 3070 Legion 5 Pro, still going strong and loving the 16:10 1600p screen
call me crazy but i just bought a laptop w/ the 3080 Ti (150w) and called it a day lol and i find the 12900H paired with to be jack of all trades even to this day.
I've noticed many game studios continue to develop games with hardware that's still 3-5 years old, (look at the indicated recommended specifications).
Anything beyond that seems to be poorly optimized unless you have the latest hardware, which I find unnecessary nowadays. I don't play games immediately upon their release; I still enjoy games that are 5-10 years old and don't require the latest hardware we've become accustomed to upgrading every couple of years.
Yeah, that's a completely good setup. I am actually frustrated, that I couldn't find a 3060 with 8gb vram anywhere offline. Also that is a good enough cpu too, as long as it is at least 12th gen.
@@devilboy4877 Ya very low in quantity, i don't think they made a lot of those. The 30 series really had a bad year or two due to scalpers (mining) and that whole chip/electronic shortage, This wouldn't surprise me, considering the significant economic toll that COVID-19 has had, making things quite expensive and shorter than usual in supply
@@Idreaus yeah but unfortunately for me i have to buy 4060 laptop cause i need at 8gb vram and i cant do anything about it.
Its just so frustrating that i couldn't find it anywhere offline.
Lol I hope you pay 500 for it cause the 4070 laptops are around 1000k AND the AMD RX7800 for 1200k in best buy.. (performance similar to a RTX 4080)
Why would you get a 3080 ti laptop instead of a pc. That powers gonna be capped because of all that heat out of a little machine.
Managed to snag a Strix scar with 7945hx and 4080 for $1600 the other day, used. Checked the SSD with crystaldiskinfo and it's only had 23 power on hours total. Feel like I did well.
That does sound like a very good deal mate
That doesnt have the miniLED screen right
@valour549 correct, got OLED monitor I can dock it to though, plus my last laptop was 1080p, still a huge upgrade for me
I sold mine for 63000₺ which is around 1800 USD but heard numbers like 1400USD too so yeah it is a bit planning you could buy even lower but it is nice
I'm buying my boys a gaming laptop in the black Friday sales. A budget one though. I can't imagine the budget rtx5000 chips coming straight away.
These things will cost an absolute fortune when they come out. I would say, even today, a laptop with an rtx3050 should be able to run pretty much any game, and won't break the bank.
Personally, I have been saving up to purchase the best RTX5000 laptop and stay up to date from then on by always upgrading to the latest version.
So I am planning on sticking to my LENOVO 3060 laptop until a beast 5090 laptop drops.
This last month i was looking local PC shops for Legion 5 Pro with 4070, and there is ZERO of these. All shops say that they had it before, but all were sold and there is no info when new batch comes. Month later, still nothing. However all these shops are filled to brim with 4060 variants of different types - Slims, Legion 5 Pro's and etc. 4070 is hot cake right now lol.
Region is Central Asia btw.
Is this in India?
@@peterpace3379 central asia
@@peterpace3379central Asia is more like Mongolia and China
Check other shops or other laptop models such as ASUS TUF, STRIX or acer nitro
Main reason why I bought a 4080 laptop to complement my 4090 desktop was the lack of vRAM on the 4070. I tried a 4070 laptop first, but quickly found out it was barely any upgrade at all from my 2080 laptop (same amount of vRAM, hardly any raster improvements).
So, mission accomplished, I guess. Upselling their xx80 laptop cards. The 5090 desktop is reported to have 32GB of vRAM, yet the laptop "counterpart" is still limited to 16.
Not entirely sure! I just found this:
„In his latest video, Tom from Moore's Law is Dead said that one of his best sources told him: "We're now conducting validation of the top Laptop GB203 configuration, and it has a ~377mm² die size and 24GB of GDDR7 memory over a 256-bit bus. What's interesting, is that I've seen no mention of a 16GB variant of this configuration for Laptop, and also that it's apparently targeting a Late Q1 or Early Q2 2025 launch".
@@losmosquitos1108 Hmm, sounds promising. Guess we'll have to wait and see.
The video I was anticipating!
Nice shirt ^^ been to their gigs
was literally asking this question yesterday and checked JD channel
Gotta wait for the 50 Series 😅
They're not going to increase the vram, only the cache
Honestly, after watching the videos, I would rather buy RTX 40 series laptop (unless the 5050 laptop are cheap)
@@Windows11OfficialYeah i just bought a 4050 laptop 3 months back lol. It will take atleast a year for the price to drop for 5050 just like the 4050 and previous versions.
@@realbluesharkYea I had to buy one because my old laptop completely broke down and had to pay the early buyer premium. You can get a proper 4060 laptop now with a better CPU for the price that I bought the 4050. Gotta wait like 9-12 months for the prices to actually settle to true value
Enjoy your 8gb vram
The 5050 will be a coin toss to see if its any good.
Strix Halo can be direct competitor for RTX 4050/4060 but knowing AMD they will make "award winning" chip that then will be "available" in 1-2 laptop models that may or may not be in stock world wide and the supply will be so low the prices will be inflated :D
Just like RX 7900M and 7945hx3d.
The performance to price is always an issue and the market will vary depending where you are in the world. Gaming on a budget can be tricky. But honestly, if you aren't too picky and only care about 1080p gaming, even RTX 4050 is good enough on a budget and at a cheap deal.
i just bought lenovo legion 9 gaming laptop with 4090, 32 gb ram, Ryzen 9 7945HX and 2k screen. i LOVE IT. best laptop i ever got. price was 3600dollars in retail but i bought it slightly used for 2900 dollars
I've been impressed by 4060 laptops, I'm glad I got one and my friend has one too.
They're generally quiet, which is something we didn't get much of during the ampere generation.
Rtx 5000 (blackwell) will probably be a bit quieter and performant than Rtx 4000 (ada lovelace), but I think its well worth going for a new laptop now if the price is right
Had to move on a laptop in early September. I think having owned probably a dozen game laptops, I came to the conclusion the best power for dollar value comes in buying last generations best performance for last minute pricing. Buying down is not worth it on new hardware, and top end prices are just too much for the difference.
Just bought one in early black friday sale, saved 40% on RRP. If i waited i wouldn't of got a 40% boost in performance for the extra price.
The main reason I´m wating was not even mentioned in the video: Strix Halo is bringing unified memory to Windows laptops, very usefu for those who want the laptop to work as well as game.
60 and 70 series will have a vram increase ,if not at release then in a refresh but it will get a 3gb module upgrade
60 & 70 will 12gb vram, 80 with 16gb and 90 with 24gb is what i want to see + performance upgrade to match, let's see if they deliver.
Very detailed and informative video, February 2025 for 5080 and 5090 laptops means the 4000 series need to go on a deep sale because most of them are still at msrp from 2023 at $3-4k.
I also hope the leaks are incorrect because it's going to be really disappointing if the 5060 & 5070 laptops don't have 12gb of vram and i'm hoping for more wattage for the 5090 as basically no laptop brand had an issue cooling the gpu.
from the trend in last few years...this isn't gonna happen to the degree you'll be expecting. 4000 series will be discounted but most retailer will start controlling their inventory early next year with appropriate discount but will never do deep discounts. This will continue until 5000 series laptop release so not only there are very few options/models of 4000 series laptop on the market, the ones left will have some major flaw in spec so their "discount" is only done appropriately....
Jarrod pls do you think you will start reviewing productivity laptops that has dedicated gpu and can handle games?
That would be awesome.
Lmao timed PERFECTLY JARROD!!!
Jarrod is the god of laptops the world doesn’t deserve. Every video is on point🔥♥️
As usual informative videos as always. Can't wait for your next video bruhhh!
This time I've been planning to buy a laptop low at the end of the 40 series cards. I'll upgrade my desktop to 50 series in a year or so
Jarrod I just came here to say you are the goat of portable pc AKA laptop reviewers. Your videos played a major role in 2 decisions I took in the last 2 years related to my computing needs .
a.) Deciding what laptop to buy ,a 4060 at times with ddr5 ram that was more expensive with a 1080p screen OR an "older" 3070ti with a 1440p screen and ddr4 ram with options to upgrade the ram for cheap.
(i settled for the 3070ti laptop and it turned out to be a good decision , big major thanks to your videos especially the one that compated it's performance favourably to the 4070 laptop)
b.) Whether i should make my RAM dual channel by adding a new 16 gb stick to add to the existing 16gb ddr4 and how good of a value proposition it would be both in terms of performance and cost.
( i ended up adding a 16 gb ddr4 module with same timings , it was dual rank and the one on my laptop was single rank but i faced no issues or instability so far and laptop seems snappier with higher 1% lows especially , besides 32 gb rocks just for flexing)
Here's a hot take. If you want anything beyond the xx50 models, just build a home pc if you don't have one. That way you can upgrade as much as you want
If you have no use for a laptop, then sure, a DIY PC will always be better after a specific pricepoint
Although, 4060 laptops are available below 750$/€ often, which makes it a competitive option against desktops. Especially since the screens have gotten really nice, the CPUs are good, and desktop parts are increasing in price
10:52 Yeah more CPUs with 3D V-Cache would really be great here for gaming given what we saw with the 7945HX3D.
Edit: Ryzen 9800X3D reviews are proof we definitely need moar X3D greatness.
MORE MORE MORE
Wait... There's X3D on laptop CPU now???
@@Windows11Official O Yes whit RX 7900M GPU 16Gb Vram 256-bit. Monster combo power in line whit 4080 but in many games 7900M is 7% beter.
@@JarrodsTech Would you suggest upgrading this black friday before tariffs hit once Trump comes in? Which current gen legion 5 cpu type would you recommend?
All through out the year there are Black Friday deals I quite literally never buy anything wholesale. Non stop price errors everyday on items worth 100s going for dollars .When they announce Black Friday it’s really just to notify everyone who does not catch the all year long around sale of course this can go from Best Buy to Amazon to other retail stores you really jus have to catch them at a good time. Like Black Friday the year long sales go just as quick if not faster during Black Friday they prepare for mass sale in products compared to when they mistakingly price something for few dollars worth 100s and they only have 30 of the items and end up selling 50.
Wish I could figure out what’s so interesting off screen you keep looking at?
I can wait, I'll buy on some spring sale.
I have been waiting for this video
Rather annoying seeing the 70 series cards still having 8GB of vRAM. At least it reaffirms the RX 6800m being the best value laptop GPU like, ever, at this point. My next system will be a desktop anyways.
I have the ROG G15 with the RX 6800M and still works like a champ. Your decision aligns with mine.
@@de-graftasafo-adjei4646 Yeah, I agree it's a great GPU and I sometimes reflect on whether I made the right choice going with the Legion 5 with a 3070 because it was a few hundred £ cheaper and I needed VRR over HDMI. I was also a bit put off by the issues reported with earlier units. The 3070's also turned out to be a good choice for wireless VR compatibility with Quest 3, and I've managed with 8gb VRAM so far, but I'm sure your 6800M will be better in the long term.
I got g14 4060, for traveling and gaming. Was actually surprised how good is it. Literally can play all games on high. Think maybe games like space Marines you see struggling if you connected to external monitor. I think I'll wait
Buy now or preorder before tariffs obliterate your purchasing power at least for peeps in the US
I really really really hope that Fire Range will support upgradable RAM again.
I dont think the 5000 series will be a big leap of the 4000’ s but they ll help reduce the prices of the ”old” gpu's
Is there a chance that incoming tariffs kill the value in waiting for the next generation?
My GTX 1660Ti laptop is still running a lot of games still surprisingly well with the 6GB Vram
Nice!
The only thing that sort of makes less VRAM less painful than desktop is that laptop screens are typically QHD instead of 4K. But still really should've seen 10gb or 12gb as those caps you can hit at 1440p on some games like No Man's Sky where even 10gb vram isn't enough for my launch desktop 3080 at 1440p
To be honest 4070 , 4060 didn't need more VRAM
The reason is simple they don't have the power to play games at that high resolutions and setting's
In non realistic scenarios of course you can see some videos where it may cause a issue but you won't play in those setting's
@@Lucky-x4n Resolution doesn't help all that much if you want highest quality textures, which typically aren't very demanding on the GPU. Granted a good port will still look good with 8gb VRAM, but it's marginal especially if you also want to add some ray tracing or framegen (I use some ray tracing with good framerates on my 3070 laptop, so I'm sure the 4060/70 can as well). I'm sure 8gb VRAM will be supported in games for a while yet, but it's going to gradually become more of a compromise so I wouldn't spend too much on one ATM (there's some good 4060 deals out there right now).
@@steveco1800 still as your laptop is getting older it won't get better you can't upgrade it
So it doesn't really matter
With the correct setting's 8 gb is fine with those GPUs because as I said they can't push games to their limits
My 3070 doesn't need more VRAM and it's stronger than a 4060 meanwhile 4070 is a bit more stronger than 3070
I'm moving to another country in January and I will be buying a new laptop this month. I can get a great deal on a 4070 laptop now and otherwise if I wait until next year, first, I won't have my laptop outright when moving, and second, I don't feel like paying 1k bucks more for a slightly better performance.
Buying this year coz of tariffs. Finally
I'm using Alienware m15 r7 2022 version, with spec rtx 3070ti & i9 12900h, 32gb ram, native display 1080p 360hz, with this spec i still get good FPS with ultra or high setting for most of AAA games in 2024. I plan on buy rtx 5000 series laptop on mid or end of 2025, hopefully the price will coming down at that time. and if not then i will stay with this "beast" until it happen lol.
There will always be a "Next Gen" or "Upgrade" Like the Ti's.
The will always be a News Sale.
If you need something and its on Sale, buy it. There ist always a reason to wait, you just lose time.
I am so happy I managed to snatch omen 17 with 4080 and 13700 for 1600 euros, instead of waiting.
if the 5050 has a performance equal a 4060 or maybe performs better (with a little hope that dies quickly) and costs less than a 4060 laptop, than i will be happy XD
It's all fun and games until the tariffs kick in here in the US. Curious to see how much that increases pricing.
I'm right on the verge of grabbing a Legion 7 Pro with a 4090 that's on sale now from the Lenovo website...
Sick parkway drive shirt bro
Wait or cry in two months
I’d say it is now to buy 40 series laptops. Remember that when you buy a new hardware companies are slow to update all of it.
Maybe RTX 50 series and OEM software will be better one year one year and half after launch.
I just wish they would make laptops a couple milimetres thicker so they could have better cooling.
I bought a helios neo16 with 14900hx/rtx4060/32gbrams specs for $1,000 on Black Friday sale
Considering my rendering and gaming work performance, It's probably the best option even after a few months
I've been looking to purchase my first gaming laptop recently, it's all very confusing. Tho it seems like a waste of money and time to wait for these newer 5000 series GPUs, black deals are tempting right now! Got any recommendations for sub £1000 laptop?
Are you sure about Black Friday? I look at price statistics of scar18 4090, at the beginning of 2024- 4200€, march 3600, June 3500, 1 November back to 4200, 11 November fals down to 3400-3600.
gaming laptop has had so few new improvements that my 6900HX + 3070TiM is prolly still just as fast as the mid range laptop i'd be able to get now
I got an MSI Raider ge68hx ( i9 1400hx 32gb ram rtx 4070) for $1300 , two months ago from Costco. It was on sale from msrp $1700. I'm wondering if I should return it now...
X3D AMD chips are probably the future of gaming laptops imo. You get higher efficiency, better performance, and better cooling. It's made for gaming laptops but obviously is worse at other tasks which is the trade off.
Can you make a video on expected pricing for new laptops based on previous gen laptops. It would be helpful to make decision to hold or buy the 4000 series. Thanks.
It might have been worth mentioning that the RTX 5000 series is expected to use a transistor node from the TSMC N5 family, same as the 4000 series. So we will only see a small improvement in density and frequency if this is the case. It is to be expected the difference between 4000 and 5000 will be unremarkable overall.
They will use 4nm not 5nm
@@Gladiaterz 4nm is part of the 5nm family. 3nm is a completely new node.
@@bartus88 when did I said it's not a part of the family?
@@Gladiaterz When did I say they used N5? They used a derivative of N5 for 4000 and they will use another derivative of N5 for 5000 (if the rumours are true). No big improvements.
@@bartus88 RTX 5090 has 80% more bandwidth than RTX 4090.
Not a big improvement?
You are coping hard 🤣
Hi jarrod, do you think next year we will see a significant increase in battery life? considering there is a lot of talk about efficiency lately
Probably not significant, but maybe a bit of an improvement with Intel.
Thanks for the video. Considering buying an Asus Strix G17 with an RTX 4070 during black friday sales as I need a laptop since a few months. I hope this is a good ''strategy'' and that I will be able to keep that laptop for at minumum 7 years if not around 10. Hopefully not too optimistic. 😅 I guess sometimes you got to jump in otherwise you never get anything if you keep waiting your whole life.
When is black friday sale
@@Vanossgamingfan10129th November or 28th
Right at the start, 0:23, gotta say... the jump from the 2060 to the 3060 to the 4060 was somewhere around 30% and then 15-20% at best, respectively. Unless performance is going to be either radically higher AND provide more Vram at the same price, I do not see a point to waiting. Unless the 5060 makes use of the denser GDDR7 memory to allow 12GB on a 128-bit bus as has been leaked and spoken of for a hot minute now, I would be extremely wary of buying any laptop with an 8GB GPU, especially since you know these things are going to be priced super high at launch...
I'm happy i bought in a great deal a MSI GT77 Titan with rtx 4080 and MSI Backpack at 2999€. Deal Started in summer. It spread over multiple websites until October then now it's out of stock everywhere. Black friday or not. If you find a good deal at a computer you really want. Don't wait too much
There's going to be another black friday next year, so for me I'll definitely wait. Hopefully mobile 5060 or 5070 is going to be equipped with more memory that 4060 that I'm currently using. 8GB VRAM is not enough.
I am saving around 3000$ right now just to buy next RTX 50 series laptop. I wish to upgrade my current 3070 Ti Laptop.
3070 ti is still pretty good... Why you thinking of an upgrade? Am curious.
@Alecrya20 I wouldn't have planned to upgrade it if they had implemented Dlss 3 and FG in 30 series too.
@@GridNomofTheShyulk Just use fsr 3 fg. Its even better than dlss sometimes. DOn't waste your money.
@@Alecrya20because he's rich he's gonna spend 3k on a laptop
My car is 27k, am I super duper rich? @@ishaankumar4587
You forgot about Nvidia's ARM APU rumoured to launch in late 2025.
And Strix halo is gonna have a decent 60 series level iGPU.
You mean strix halo, and it's gonna be much more expensive than 60 class laptops
@@niebuhr6197 yeah😅damn can't believe i made such a silly mistake,the halo gaming laptops would be cheaper(comparable to i7/9+5060/70 or r9/r7+5060),though the workstation ones would be priced higher.
And the gaming ones would only launch in Q2 or Q3.
There is never a good time to buy anything, always something new coming up.
my acer nitro with 5800h and rtx 3060 still going strong. i can play medium to high at 1080p. when gta 6 releases for pc then i will build 4k gaming pc
Getting my sister a 4060 laptop this black Friday. Expect to spend 900 after taxes and warranties are done for.
if the deals are good, its probably worth, you can get a 4060 for $500-$800.. you could resell and buy a 5060 after.
If a gaming laptop dies you pay 70% price of its actually price to get it repaired 😢. This is the biggest risk with these machines. Extended warranty is a joke.
If your laptop dies there are 2 reasons:
1. You chose a bad laptop
2. You did't take care of it (dusting off, changing thermal paste, cooling pad, temperature control, balance power plan)
The device you take care of will last you a long time
@ukraineforever1600 i have Asus tuf f15 i guess made a bad purchase. Every 3 months there is a new problem. I am using a hi raise stand and it's only 8 months old. There is no dust on the fans and I have limited battery charging to 80%.
@@invin101 what type of problems?
@@invin101With asus its better to spend a bit nore and go with the high end models.
I got the scar 15 from 2021 with the 3070 and it works great, no issues, won't be replacing for maybe 3 more years.
But my friend got the g 15 with the 3050 and has had issues multiple times.
Lenovo might be better for mid range options.
Yes, the new best setup is mini PC with eGPU. I have Beelink GTi14 with the PCIE dock for my 4080 super. It has maybe 1-2% performance loss over a standard desktop with 4080 super BUT it's 2-3x smaller than even the smallest ITX build. I can easily fit everything into a handheld pelican case for traveling.
I'm surprised by your CPU section on Intel actually; surely the rumoured '3D cache' would have a big boost to gaming, as was the case for AMDs X3D chips?
Probably need to wait another whole year... These laptop manufacturers are releasing horrible things that don't have Thunderbolt 5, so you can't dock to a desktop GPU, the battery life is terrible, the CPUs are inefficient, and until has just barely become competitive again.
Even if they fixed the CPU efficiency, battery life, external GPU capabilities, and put on better keyboards... What have they honestly done new in the last decade for gaming PCs?
It's all just spec bumps.
I can see laptop makers sticking with 14th gen for gaming laptops. The desktop performance of Arrow Lake had been woeful in games.
Jarrod, don't be a monster and like their video, they earned it ;)
I don't like any videos 🥲
lenovo (and probably other companies) also have extended refund return policies this time of year so you can always get a laptop now and return it if the new gpus blow you away (at least in the US)
I want to thank this guy. I bought a lenovo loq 15 rtx 4060 (115w tgp) and I am playing all titles on ultra settings. And I want to say it that my laptop is cold AF 😂 like maybe its new or maybe I play on performance mod. But my laptop temps doesnt go high. Also I played witcher 3 next gen on ultra+ settings for 10 hours straight and my laptop didnt even flinch in fps, in temps in anything. Thanks for the suggestion ❤
Good to hear it's going well!
@JarrodsTech I would like to know what is your favourite laptop now a days? Like if you have to buy a gaming laptop, which laptop will you buy for yourself?
Jarrod I have a random question. First off, thank you so much for your incredible videos, you’ve led me to purchase a 16” legion slim 7i gen 8 4070 in 2023. I’m currently building my dream desk setup that would include my laptop and a 4k monitor (gigabyte m28u 28”). I would love to able to just plug my laptop into one hub or dock to connect to my keyboard, mouse, monitor, and charger but I’m worried that it’ll hinder my specs or charging power. I’m not too knowledgeable in these things, can you please advise me on whether I should get a hub/dock or not? If so, which one should I get. Sorry for the long comment 😅
I am thinking of a 14 inch and those typically dont go above the 70. A killer deal on the g14 should be good. Will build a pc later