Thanks for reviewing laptops with a higher value for money. I've got tired of these UA-camrs constantly reviewing £2000-3000 Razer laptops which most people won't be able to comfortably afford
I literally adore you, it’s so obvious how much time and effort you put into your videos and although it’s on youtube for everyone to see, it feels as if you made it for someone you care about. I genuinely hope you gain a lot of subscribers because I have never seen someone review laptops in such a thorough yet cozy way. I feel that our needs are more taken into account by you than anyone else on here. You clearly want the best for us and so do I for you.
I started to realize that these are one of the best reviewers on yt compared to others but i just wish you couldve added some fps specs for games, for a general idea of the performance
I was curious too so I looked up some benchmarks. This link (besides being an EXCELLENT resource for all things about laptops) has gaming benchmarks for the MX350. Just scroll down a bit! www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-MX350-Laptop-Graphics-Card.448881.0.html TLDR: Any newer AAA title can run, but you'll need to turn the graphics / resolution down quite a bit for good framerates. Middle range games like overwatch, LoL, Valorant, fortnite, apex, etc will run nicely with the MX350 at medium settings / native resolutions. Older games will run like a dream. This card is comparable to the old 960m, and it's a bit below the 1050.
I have this model and its decently capable of gaming with the mx350. Here's what I experienced while gaming on it. Gta5 on normal preset was almost solid 60fps. Borderlands 2 on medium was 60 fps. A Way Out on medium was around 50 to 30fps. So in general I found lighter modern games, and older PC games are very playable on this laptop. I'd also note this is all this was with the charger plugged in. When running on battery power performance tended to drop quite a bit in gaming with gta getting major lag spikes but this may be due to me having windows set be balance performance on battery and max performance on charge.
Well in the UK it's more than double the price for the zenbook. Infact I can get a bottom end zephrus g14 for 10% more than the cheapest I can find this laptop.
@@kaskovic1993 I went for the msi bravo 15 from pc world. It's pretty decent at £750 for a 4600h, 5500m (about 15% better than 1650), 120hz freesync monitor. The main downside is the storage is only 256gb and ram is only 8gb. But both of these can be upgraded later on if needed. The reviews I've seen have reviewed the higher end model for which the graphics card is pretty low end. And they have destroyed it for that. But for the budget entry level model its pretty good and probably the best value gaming laptop I've found.
I was looking for a laptop forever.. finally bought this like 2 weeks ago. I was waiting for you to make a review on this because you're opinion is greatly appreciated. Can't wait to watch this haha.
In no way would I recommend the idea pad over this machine lol. I bought this laptop on the same BestBuy deal for my wife. It’s crazy how good this laptop is for the price I paid. I swapped out the 256 for a 512 NVME and still paid less than any other laptop in its price range. The addition of the MX350 and Color accurate display is enough to recommend it over laptops that cost more. The MX350 is actually a decent gaming card considering the panel is only 60hz. I played GTA 5 in medium settings at 1080p and was getting around 70-75 FPS. Honestly, For those who are looking at getting the Acer Nitro or a cheap gaming laptop, (depending on the situation) I’d probably recommend this laptop instead for gaming. You won’t get as good of a GPU, but you’re getting an more color accurate display, a more portable and better looking laptop, and battery life that can last all day, if not more. It’s amazing how good these laptops are getting.
How's the awkwardly small arrow keys? At least, they look awkwardly small to me. Also, does the backlight only light up the top-row keys or is it fully backlit? I wonder because 5:55 looks like only the function keys are lit.
All keys are backlit but not evenly. It’s definitely bad backlighting, but I tend to turn it off during the day anyways. At night, the backlight is good. The arrow keys are definitely small, but I don’t have any use for them anyways so I can’t say much about how they feel in different circumstances
Can confirm that the MX350 was a surprising upgrade over the MX150/250, I plugged it into my 1440p monitor and played World of Warcraft and Starcraft 2 and in most cases can hit 60fps, lowering settings would have assured me a rock solid 60fps, that's insane for the price.
D F On “Intelligent Cooling” (the recommended default), the fan brrs a little bit when I’m watching UA-cam and browsing the web. Nothing that bad or unusual. I have a Macbook Air (those are silent) and the Ideapad will stand out to me more because of my experience. You can turn on Lenovo’s battery saver mode and it’ll make the laptop very very quiet with fan noise, but usually I wear headphones so the normal Intelligent Cooling fan noise isn’t really a bother to me.
That "no sound" issue you mentioned is definitely a windows bug! I've experienced that several times in my dell inspiron 15 and Asus Rog GL552. It requires me to restart the laptop to fix it. :)
You're by far my favorite laptop reviewer, as you cover all there is to know without any bs. I hope you can get your hands on the Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 (AMD Version) sometime, because I am very interested in that one as well for coding. Keep up the great work!
@@nikkeipvck8529 there is a China UA-camr which cover yoga slim 7 The name is 中正评测 if you are able to understand Chinese, it is worth watching his review
READ THIS BEFORE BUYING THIS LAPTOP DaVinci Resolve doesn't play well with Nvidia MX 350. By default it uses OpenCl and enables two graphic cards (Vega 6 and MX350) which causes MASSIVE stutters on playback, memory issues and renders this laptop UNUSABLE as an editing machine. To SOLVE this you have to enable CUDA in DaVinci: 1. Update your drivers to the newest version from Nvidia website (don't use MyAsus app, it doesnt't have this option). And drivers out of the box just don't work! 2. Update your Resolve to version 17. Version 16 has NASTY playback problems (no image or flickering image). 3. Manually enable MX350 as rendering card in DaVinci Resolve settings. Like this comment so more people could see it! P. S. Josh, I hope you will like this advice too :). I bought this laptop because of your video (your videos are great!) and only after a day of triyng different settings I have found this solution.
I found this channel the other day researching the Lenovo C740 and love the reviews. All the reviews I’ve watched on this channel have been well-edited, informational, thorough, and best of all straight to the point!
I just purchased this same laptop through best but a couple days ago and I have to say it was totally worth it. The screen is nice bright, great performance for the price. I usually use it for video editing and casual gaming . This is the best bank for your buck!!!
I’d say this laptop is really good value for the price. Great specs and aesthetic compared to other laptops in the same price range 🙌🏽 Although it’s slightly above what most people consider “budget” in some countries, I don’t mind saving up money for an extra 2 months for it if it means I’m getting something I won’t have to replace for the next 2 years at least
I bought this laptop for 700$ before it went on sale to use for school and loved it's performance especially for the price. This laptop was also very capable for gaming when it came to lighter titles or older titles. "ex. gta5 ran at an almost solid 60fps on the normal preset." All that being said after about a week and a half the ssd failed and I had to return it and get a new one. I'm assuming I just got unlucky and my first one had a failing ssd but I can't say for sure. So as long as drive failure isn't a common problem with this laptop, for the price I feel the performance is pretty unbeatable especially since I didn't want to spend 1000 or more and I also didn't want a bulky gaming laptop.
I bought this when it was on sale a week ago for $550 and so far it’s been better than I ever dreamed, yes it could use more RAM and better SSD but at least the RAM IS dual channel and the SSD upgradable. The performance is incredible for the price and even played Rise of the Tomb Raider at 720p medium settings at 45-50Fps. The MX350 is only 10W but its pretty powerful for what it is and can game surprisingly well, very impressive.
The MX350 is actually 25W of TDP, which is just 10w shy of the much more capable 1650 Max Q found in the much more (graphically) capable Blade Stealth from last year. Additionally, it has a much more capable screen for creative work and a much more travel oriented USB C PD based charger. It's funny, ASUS would've done far better to just bump up to a 4700u or 4800u SKU in this notebook and implement C charging than to include the shitty MX Nvidia at all.
@@alexsurber9404 First what the hell are you thinking comparing a $1500 laptop vs a budget $550 laptop? A Lamborghini would definitely beat a Toyota Camry. That is a stupid comparison. What next are you going to next? Compare this to the Nitro 5? A ultrabook vs a gaming laptop? Yeah right. And why are you putting TDP and SKU there is litterally no reason then trying to show how "smart" you are. If the 1650 has 35w TDP that just means it can get more hot and dissipate it. And SKU? Just say the model numbers. No reason in complicating things. Plus usb c charging? The power brick is really small. Just a cube and a cable really portable. Whats the point? Also the vega 6 heck even vega 7 graphics dont beat the mx350 please do the research next time.
@@user-qk8rt9yf9v You can get it for $1000 on ebay, the comparison is more about the fact that the MX 350 is a waste of space in any device sporting a Ryzen though. You must be dense, that flew right over you and your spongebob profile pic. The MX350 at 25w TDP is absolutely purposeless in any device, fight me. Also, despite you being incompetent when it comes to tech, SKU and TDP are common acronyms, so you'd do well to learn what you're talking about before you try to flex your knowledge. You are the embodiment of the dunning kruger effect, you think you understand tech but you're equally as incompetent as a boomer. Leave the understandings to people who can grasp the concepts, child. Also, you might be too much of a screeching ape to do math, but give it a try, what's 15 + 25? It is greater than 35? Oof, there's your argument dead in the water, the 35w Ryzen APUs absolutely beat out anything an MX series is capable of and do it while requiring less overall power too. In fact, I'd wager that limited to the 25w TDP of the Nvidia graphics alone that a 4800hs would slam the MX350 into the ground, I'll be sure to do some testing just for you though. Lastly, C charging is universal in both cables and bricks, it must not make sense to a basement dweller who would never be caught dead travelling but someday you might get to a point where you'll understand. Here's to hoping spongebob, nobody's holding their breath though. Try proofreading next time ape, you've got some grammar and spelling issues to grapple with before you try talking down to someone clearly more informed than you are.
I bought one based on this review but returned for the following reason: 1) screen almost completely blocks vent which is small to begin with. As a result, the fan is always on high RPM; CPU slows down and becomes bottleneck. 2) the keyboard is very hard to see indoor especially with the back light on. I have never had such issues on any of my previous laptops.
Excellent review as always....and THANK YOU!, THANK YOU!, THANK YOU! for covering battery life at FULL display brightness. So many reviewers ONLY give you battery life at the dimmest minimum brightness level...and while that's useful for understanding the absolute max level of battery life that you might get...who wants to stare at super dim screen...I don't...the only way I'd do that was if I was on a cross country flight in low light conditions and I need to eek out every minute of battery life....not my typical battery use case. It seems that your reviews give me all of the critical information that I'm looking for and that's why you are now my #1 go to reviewer for reviewers. Also LOVE the fact that you give a software developers perspective in your reviews!!!! Keep up the GREAT works..it's much appreciated.
I'm still waiting for a Ryzen laptop with a decent screen for photo editing. This one has too many dealbreakers for me, especially the keyboard/backlight part.
Maybe you could take a look at HP's Envy x360 13 with Ryzen! Has potent performance, a decent panel with 110% sRGB and 400 nits of brightness, as well as a nice design and appealing price (although it is a bit more expensive).
@@crux_tech8340 That does look to be the ryzen laptop with the best screen. However there is the G14 with the 1400p Pantone validated screen. However I believe it has one stick of soldered memory at 8GB (you can add 32GB to the second port however) and it is $2000.
I bought this laptop and returned it. The webcam is garbage and the keyboard is seriously unacceptable. The screen on this thing is actually pretty solid though
i bought an Asus and yes - i had alot of issues such as sound , bad track pads and crack screen after 2 weeks of use with zenbook 14 flip last year ... i had 2 similar experiences for the past 10 years. definitely will go for a more professional brand.
I have this laptop and everything Josh said about this was spot on. Those keyboard disadvantages are a bummer, but it given the price, I decided to deal with it and buy one.
I'm so glad you commented here because I have a very specific question for you. I'm literally buying a laptop just to play ms on the go. How does it run? Will this lag during events with lots of players like flag race? How about on maps with fz and kishin up?
soon maybe the Lenovo S540? So many variants but interested in the 13" with QHD panel and AMD CPU. Comparisons to other models of the S540 are also welcome as it comes in 13", 14", and 15" variants.
@@-_MuhammadDickyFebriansyah here it is: S540-13iml 81xa003mph -intel variant S540-13iml 82dl000fph -amd variant These are the only QHD panels for S540 that I know of. Other models are 1080p. And oh, I think these are 16:10 aspect ratio. Please note though that these might be just a Philippines variant/model. These could come to different regions with different model numbers. I saw one in a PC store (intel variant) and it is soooo ultraportable and the keyboard is shallow compared to the other variants.
I need a new laptop ASAP and just ordered the Ideapad 14" with a Ryzen 7 4700U like a week ago. I figured I could deal with the crappy screen, but knowing this is about to be available now I'm wondering if I shouldn't cancel my order before it ships and wait for this instead...
The Premiere will be at 6AM for me, I guess! Looks thick, but I do like the design of the Zenbook. I _just need the 16GB of RAM!_ And Josh, how did you get the dark gray color? Or is it actually light gray?
it's just like, titanium grey color! looks different in different lighting. And it looks thick but it's like a macbook air, tapered. Significantly thinner than my thinkpad
Purchased after watching your video. Great value for the price and performance you are given. I am coming from a Surface Laptop 2, and was looking for some extra oomph for photography. This fits the bill. The screen is surprisingly accurate. Very happy for the price! I am glad you explained clearly why this graphics card makes sense with this processor. Well done!
@@chirag1764 indian, huh. Me too. Isn't it sad that almost all the laptops that he reviews here aren't available in our "desh"? Got any alternative to this one except for mi notebook horizon edition ( cuz it's non upgradable)?
I bought the newer model with a 5500u and mx 450 for about $450 from Bestbuy. It beats this a bit and is an amazing laptop for most things if you know how to handle the limited graphics and screen size.
Curious about this too because I'm primarily a writer and want a comfortable keyboard, but I also want to edit photos so the accurate color display is a plus.
Your videos are a breath of fresh air! I like how you review products in the perspective of customer's mindset which adds to the authenticity of the channel. The soothing voice along with crisp and clean editing is a joy to watch.
Going through the description, I curiously clicked the ' Favourite Laptop ever' as I am also looking to purchase a Laptop soon and man, the link sent me straight to the gates of hell ! The price of that surface variant is triple times my budget ! Guess, the next link better say 'Least Favourite Laptop ever' before i dare click on it ! 🤣
Hi Josh, hope you're doing great.. i must say your laptop selection process is extraordinary, no one had dive as deep as you did, so a massive shoutout for that... According to my perspective you should try and review a IdeaPad s540 13inch, if you wanna put the IdeaPad series in a definite conclusion.. bdw your contents were awesome from the first day and did improved more over the time, so hope for a good future for you and your channel.. see ya
I already have a powerful Ryzen based desktop workstation, and i was looking around for something light weight and well made for putting together reports and for light editing and coding and singular solidworks part designand thanks to your video and some other research i decided to order this model, can’t wait for my package to arrive ♥️ Thank You 😁
I am searching for the right ultrabook for my use. Below are the requirements i have: 1) battery - minimum 8hours. 2) 13-14inch screen size. 3) USB-A and USB-C 4) SSD 5) Work and Personal use. Not a gamer or designer. 6) Decent resolution. Not too keen on 4K. 7) Comfortable typing 8) Not heavily priced. 2000 usd is very expensive for me. Please recommend. My picks so far - asus zenbook 13, lenovo x1 carbon, surface 3 etc. But haven't been able to find the right one yet.
i bought the lenovo ideapad 5 14inch, it comes with: 4800u, 16gb 3200mhz ram, super fast 512gb ssd, 100% srgb with freesync screen, backlit keyboard, premium full metal body, fingerprint reader, 95w usb-c charger and wifi 6. it has 2 front firing speakers that are decent and clear, fullsize sd card reader although abit slow, and the keyboard and touchpad is amazing. it has a very good thermal design keeping cool too.
Thank you for such an amazing review, Josh! I purchased this for $500 on Cyber Monday. As soon as I got it, I reinstalled Windows 10 to remove all the unnecessary bloatware and whatnot. Definitely runs smooth and is super fast.
Pretty much every panel on this laptop is aluminium /except/ the one that holds the webcam and screen in place. I thought it was weird when he said that too.
It does look sleek and compact, but as a new 5 15 owner (partially on your recommendation) I'm happy to hear that still seems to be the one to beat for you
Yeah it sucks. Here in the uk very similar. Maybe to do with vat? Laptops in America always much cheaper, x1 carbon selling for £1800 and $1200 in us for example
*If you are going to buy one, make sure you can return it* So i got this for $550; however I had to return this device twice cause of quality issues. The first one had an issue with the camera - more like a 360p camera. The second one had an annoying squeaky touch pad (touch-pad misaligned). I hope this third one has no issues, as this is a fantastic laptop for the price. I benchmarked it with the xps13 (i7 10th gen) and I am impressed with the efficiency of the 4000 series ryzen processors. I just hope this piece holds.
I've been using this for about two weeks and have not had any issues with it at all, but remember, it is what it is. I do a little video work and its fine, but it isn't a video production machine. It isn't a gaming laptop. It is a competent everyday computer that will do a little more than average, for a little cheaper than the competition.
I guess you get paid by Lenovo lol. You mentioned lenovo more often than ZenBook in a ZenBook video. The ZenBooks are crushing the ideapad in almost every aspect. The biggest advantage Asus has over Lenovo are better display, better thermals, way better build quality etc etc etc. For a Price around 800 this Laptop will destroy every competition. The around 1000 price range will get destroyed by the same model with Ryzen 7 4800 +16GB Ram + MX350.
Don't know if someone has already said this but the sound not working is probably because you might of selected the option in the Realtek control panel to disable audio from internal devices when external audio devices are connected... For some reason this stops all audio all together, so you need to go back into it and select the option in advance settings in Realtek audio control panel... To enable playing separate audio streams from both the headset and speakers, when headset is plugged in. Hope that helps.
I just picked up the Nitro 5 Ryzen 2020 with the R5 4600H and 1650. I stuck in 64GB of ram and an additional 1TB SSD and flashed the 250GB WD blue drive over to my older HP EX920 512GB and then replaced it. The laptop is an incredible beast and doesn't even get hot. It feels like I am using my 3900x triple 4k workstation! I have an external 4K monitor and it drives it with ease! I even ran second copy of WIndows 10 in a VM and the laptop didn't even lag. The performance is literally out of this world on these new Zen2 laptops.
@@verrat3219 I paid $669 for the laptop itself. $209 for 64GB of ram and $109 for this 860 EVO 1TB (had it sitting in the closet a while from a previous sale early last year) and $130 for the 1TB EX950 that I upgraded my main PC with to harvest the 512GB EX920 (bought in 2018) that I put in this laptop... So total cost around $1100. However I have my first gen 2018 Nitro 5 Ryzen upgraded with 32GB ram, WIfi6 card, 1TB SU800 and that is being sold for around $600. So I'm spending $500 more to upgrade to this beast. What makes the nitro so good is that it can be upgraded. It has 2x NVMe slots and a 2.5" drive bay and supports 64GB of memory. Thermals are amazing.
Agreeing with some other commenters; the buzz is all about ryzen right now, so I appreciate the focus on these budget-to-mid-range-models. For me specifically, I would appreciate more comparisons between laptops featuring the ryzen 7 4000 series. E.g. there is a new zenbook 5 that will feature that cpu as well the already out, ideapad 5 14 (I am from the UK). If you could provide some information about this topic that would be great because I am seriously considering which ryzen laptop to wait for!
Living in Brasil it's absolutely mindlblowing what companies offer in the US. A laptop like that, with Windows Hello, MX350, 1080p ips screen 93%aRGB, big trackpad, NVMe SSD, would cost at least US$1300 here....
I was just wondering, is there a stylus that can be used for this model? I am meaning to use it for work and can't seem to find a compatible stylus for my device.
I'm still waiting to see a Zen2 laptop with a good screen, but without a dGPU. Another pet peeve for current trends, opting to use a MicroSD instead of a normal SD slot. I'm not looking to spend more than $800, but I might have to if something comes out that checks those few requirements for me.
i bought the lenovo ideapad 5 14inch, it comes with: 4800u, 16gb 3200mhz ram, super fast 512gb ssd, 100% srgb with freesync screen, backlit keyboard, premium full metal body, fingerprint reader, 95w usb-c charger and wifi 6. it has 2 front firing speakers that are decent and clear, fullsize sd card reader although abit slow, and the keyboard and touchpad is amazing. it has a very good thermal design keeping cool too.
Reallyyy? I'm thinking of getting the Ryzen 7 16 GB RAM variant. Do you think it'll be good for video/photo editing as well as gaming? I'm trying to figure out whether I should get it or the Flip 14.
@@breyerhorsestudios2964 well that is the model I have so you are in luck! There are a few things you need to consider, first off the specs of this machine will certainly be enough for you do photo editing (I don't video edit so I'm not too sure about that, however I imagine it will do fine). The screen is great, from what I have read online it appears to be very colour accurate and has wide coverage, my own experience backs this up. You should still look into it in order to make sure it is up to your standard. With regards to gaming, it's pretty competent, I play some older titles like siege, fallout 4, civ v, and newer ones like fall guys, Minecraft, and rocket League. All of those will play 1080p low setting at 60fps with the right cooling (some less intensive games play high settings no problem). You will need a cooling pad with this machine, frame rates drop off after a few minutes in game because the cooling solution isn't great, however I have found that using a cooling pad keeps the thermals really low (the bottom of the chassis is metal and works as a large heatsink). All in all, I love this machine. I have had it for a few weeks now and I do not regret it at all, it's build quality is fantastic, the screen is bright and the edge to edge display is really something else, the cpu is very fast for a mobile chip, and the keyboard is pretty good. I would 100% recommend this laptop, if you have any other questions just let me know! Note: just wanted to clarify that frame rates are not horrible without a cooling pad, I was gaming on it without a cooling pad for about a week and it worked fine. I'm just recommending a cooling pad in order to get maximum performance.
@@arco718 That sounds amazing! It seems actually exactly what I need! Now, I'm starting to see how maybe the other laptop I was looking at may not be up to par with what I'm looking for! Do you see any problems with it not having a touchscreen?
@@breyerhorsestudios2964 I had a laptop with a good touchscreen before, but I don't really miss it. I would imagine that if I needed it for drawing or writing notes I may miss it, however I am willing to trade a touch screen for better specs and screen accuracy.
Hi Josh, I would like to know your opinion on Asus g14 & g15. Do you think those are the better deals than Ideapad 5 and this Zenbook for software engineers and coders? And should I spend extra money on one of them for better display and more premium build?
As of August 21 the 4700u version of this laptopis available all over the place in Canada and is selling 1000 Canadian dollars with 16 gigs of RAM. Dell also has the 5505 back in stock so I think the shortage is over lots of stock coming and the new models will be showing up in a few weeks with the 4800u. For me it might make more sense to wait a few weeks to see if the Asus Rog zephyrus lower version with 4800 HS chip falls to about 1,200 Canadian dollars. It has everything I want but my budget isn't 1800 right now
This laptop still Wows me at what it is capable at! The zenbook can run medium level AA games, and I often use it to run unity and make VRChat avatars and it gets the job done. Edit: You missed a big point. The chassis of the laptop is indeed aluminum and not plastic.
My problem when people or companies say "creators" is that a computer for a creator has a wide range of needs. This laptop will not work for any content creator who deals in 3D or VFX.
Great review. Josh if you were stuck on an island for 6 months that had one power outlet, needed one laptop to watch UA-cam, do some video editing and start a few businesses, which one laptop would you take?
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Thanks for reviewing laptops with a higher value for money. I've got tired of these UA-camrs constantly reviewing £2000-3000 Razer laptops which most people won't be able to comfortably afford
@xOr They can watch the reviewers who do those reviews.
yeah, if i need something more modern,thats not my price range. Rather spend that much torwards a car lol
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Don't go Razer my guy. The laptop price is as bloated as the battery after 6 months.
I literally adore you, it’s so obvious how much time and effort you put into your videos and although it’s on youtube for everyone to see, it feels as if you made it for someone you care about. I genuinely hope you gain a lot of subscribers because I have never seen someone review laptops in such a thorough yet cozy way. I feel that our needs are more taken into account by you than anyone else on here. You clearly want the best for us and so do I for you.
Thanks heaps, that's one of the best comments I've ever got!!!
I started to realize that these are one of the best reviewers on yt compared to others but i just wish you couldve added some fps specs for games, for a general idea of the performance
I was curious too so I looked up some benchmarks. This link (besides being an EXCELLENT resource for all things about laptops) has gaming benchmarks for the MX350. Just scroll down a bit!
www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-MX350-Laptop-Graphics-Card.448881.0.html
TLDR: Any newer AAA title can run, but you'll need to turn the graphics / resolution down quite a bit for good framerates. Middle range games like overwatch, LoL, Valorant, fortnite, apex, etc will run nicely with the MX350 at medium settings / native resolutions. Older games will run like a dream. This card is comparable to the old 960m, and it's a bit below the 1050.
You didn't say anything about gaming
I have this model and its decently capable of gaming with the mx350. Here's what I experienced while gaming on it. Gta5 on normal preset was almost solid 60fps. Borderlands 2 on medium was 60 fps. A Way Out on medium was around 50 to 30fps. So in general I found lighter modern games, and older PC games are very playable on this laptop. I'd also note this is all this was with the charger plugged in. When running on battery power performance tended to drop quite a bit in gaming with gta getting major lag spikes but this may be due to me having windows set be balance performance on battery and max performance on charge.
$550 for a Zenbook? Yeah, in many places like the Asian market, good luck finding that lineup for that price.
This hit too hard, man. I feel the pain of seeing good $550 laptops being sold at at least $800 here in Asia. 😔😢
@@ave_rie In India it'll sell for $1000 probably. Now we need a Vivobook S with Ryzen 4000 CPU
Yeah, it sucks. A lot of times like this I wish I were living in the USA..
I live in California and there’s an additional 10.25% sales tax with that price 😂
This.
Asus laptop is always overpriced in asia.
This will probably cost around $1k when this becomes available in Asia.
WOW!! just wow! please compare this laptop to the one you recommend buying for which is the Lenovo Ideapad 5 :D
@Aryan Sharma If i'm not wrong, he was joking
Well in the UK it's more than double the price for the zenbook. Infact I can get a bottom end zephrus g14 for 10% more than the cheapest I can find this laptop.
@@bdcopp Yep im looking for a new laptop under 1000 pound but its very hard in UK
@@kaskovic1993 I went for the msi bravo 15 from pc world. It's pretty decent at £750 for a 4600h, 5500m (about 15% better than 1650), 120hz freesync monitor.
The main downside is the storage is only 256gb and ram is only 8gb. But both of these can be upgraded later on if needed.
The reviews I've seen have reviewed the higher end model for which the graphics card is pretty low end. And they have destroyed it for that. But for the budget entry level model its pretty good and probably the best value gaming laptop I've found.
@Aryan Sharma yeah but I leave this comment 5hrs earlier before the video launch.
I was looking for a laptop forever.. finally bought this like 2 weeks ago. I was waiting for you to make a review on this because you're opinion is greatly appreciated. Can't wait to watch this haha.
how much does it cost?
@@faudindaud4943 700 , never saw the sale for 550, and its currently back at 700.
I also bought this when it was 700 and I really wished I could have waited to get that steal :/
store already know that the device had a broken sound so they sell it at $550.
@@dannylaza1326 it's honestly not worth it for $700, there are much better laptops at this price range
it should be priced at $550 without sales
In no way would I recommend the idea pad over this machine lol. I bought this laptop on the same BestBuy deal for my wife. It’s crazy how good this laptop is for the price I paid. I swapped out the 256 for a 512 NVME and still paid less than any other laptop in its price range. The addition of the MX350 and Color accurate display is enough to recommend it over laptops that cost more. The MX350 is actually a decent gaming card considering the panel is only 60hz. I played GTA 5 in medium settings at 1080p and was getting around 70-75 FPS. Honestly, For those who are looking at getting the Acer Nitro or a cheap gaming laptop, (depending on the situation) I’d probably recommend this laptop instead for gaming. You won’t get as good of a GPU, but you’re getting an more color accurate display, a more portable and better looking laptop, and battery life that can last all day, if not more. It’s amazing how good these laptops are getting.
How's the awkwardly small arrow keys? At least, they look awkwardly small to me.
Also, does the backlight only light up the top-row keys or is it fully backlit? I wonder because 5:55 looks like only the function keys are lit.
All keys are backlit but not evenly. It’s definitely bad backlighting, but I tend to turn it off during the day anyways. At night, the backlight is good. The arrow keys are definitely small, but I don’t have any use for them anyways so I can’t say much about how they feel in different circumstances
Can confirm that the MX350 was a surprising upgrade over the MX150/250, I plugged it into my 1440p monitor and played World of Warcraft and Starcraft 2 and in most cases can hit 60fps, lowering settings would have assured me a rock solid 60fps, that's insane for the price.
What's the name of the SSD you replaced it with?
Hey dude, the ssd is only replacable? Isn't there any other slot to add more memory?
I bought the Ideapad 5 14 4700U and I’m loving it. Thank you Josh for the time you put into these videos
How do you find the fan noise when just doing light tasks or watching YT/Netflix etc? Josh says this Asus is quieter than the Ideapads. Thx!
D F On “Intelligent Cooling” (the recommended default), the fan brrs a little bit when I’m watching UA-cam and browsing the web. Nothing that bad or unusual. I have a Macbook Air (those are silent) and the Ideapad will stand out to me more because of my experience. You can turn on Lenovo’s battery saver mode and it’ll make the laptop very very quiet with fan noise, but usually I wear headphones so the normal Intelligent Cooling fan noise isn’t really a bother to me.
That "no sound" issue you mentioned is definitely a windows bug! I've experienced that several times in my dell inspiron 15 and Asus Rog GL552. It requires me to restart the laptop to fix it. :)
You're by far my favorite laptop reviewer, as you cover all there is to know without any bs. I hope you can get your hands on the Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 (AMD Version) sometime, because I am very interested in that one as well for coding. Keep up the great work!
Me too!!! Looking forward to that Slim 7!
do u know any other reviewers?
@@nikkeipvck8529 there is a China UA-camr which cover yoga slim 7
The name is 中正评测
if you are able to understand Chinese, it is worth watching his review
@@quinton6337 how would I understand his language. Pls link that channel
@@nikkeipvck8529 see mobiletechreview and ownORdisown
Great, you can’t buy this spending less than 1,000€ if you’re in Europe😂
Oof
Yeah true, I bought the ryzen 7 variant with 16gb ram for 1000€ in Denmark, alright price for max spec version.
Here in germany i can get it pretty cheap
Hi! What will be better for mx350: ryzen 7 4700u or i7 1065g7? Only by power, not by cost. Thanks!
@@christianbrix2051 where did you buy it from? I can only find the ryzen 7 variant with 16 ram and 1 TB for 9999 DKK
This is $599 at best buy now. Even at that price it's a great value.
READ THIS BEFORE BUYING THIS LAPTOP
DaVinci Resolve doesn't play well with Nvidia MX 350. By default it uses OpenCl and enables two graphic cards (Vega 6 and MX350) which causes MASSIVE stutters on playback, memory issues and renders this laptop UNUSABLE as an editing machine.
To SOLVE this you have to enable CUDA in DaVinci:
1. Update your drivers to the newest version from Nvidia website (don't use MyAsus app, it doesnt't have this option). And drivers out of the box just don't work!
2. Update your Resolve to version 17. Version 16 has NASTY playback problems (no image or flickering image).
3. Manually enable MX350 as rendering card in DaVinci Resolve settings.
Like this comment so more people could see it!
P. S. Josh, I hope you will like this advice too :). I bought this laptop because of your video (your videos are great!) and only after a day of triyng different settings I have found this solution.
Thank you 😊
I had so many questions when I first saw the vid,
But you really got everything!
Sysm for the great vids
love the fact that you arent biased on windows and mac, makes reviews so much better
Great review, Josh. This looks like a great value little machine.
I found this channel the other day researching the Lenovo C740 and love the reviews. All the reviews I’ve watched on this channel have been well-edited, informational, thorough, and best of all straight to the point!
Josh, i just wanna say I love you!
Thank you for being a great reviewer.
Just got the AMD R7-4700 version for under $1k CDN. Comes with 16 GB RAM, 512 GB SSD and the MX350. Fantastic machine for the price point.
Subscribed and also recommend this to my friend. Honest review
Legend!
I just purchased this same laptop through best but a couple days ago and I have to say it was totally worth it. The screen is nice bright, great performance for the price. I usually use it for video editing and casual gaming . This is the best bank for your buck!!!
It gets hot in casual use?
I’d say this laptop is really good value for the price. Great specs and aesthetic compared to other laptops in the same price range 🙌🏽 Although it’s slightly above what most people consider “budget” in some countries, I don’t mind saving up money for an extra 2 months for it if it means I’m getting something I won’t have to replace for the next 2 years at least
I bought this laptop for 700$ before it went on sale to use for school and loved it's performance especially for the price. This laptop was also very capable for gaming when it came to lighter titles or older titles. "ex. gta5 ran at an almost solid 60fps on the normal preset." All that being said after about a week and a half the ssd failed and I had to return it and get a new one. I'm assuming I just got unlucky and my first one had a failing ssd but I can't say for sure. So as long as drive failure isn't a common problem with this laptop, for the price I feel the performance is pretty unbeatable especially since I didn't want to spend 1000 or more and I also didn't want a bulky gaming laptop.
I bought this when it was on sale a week ago for $550 and so far it’s been better than I ever dreamed, yes it could use more RAM and better SSD but at least the RAM IS dual channel and the SSD upgradable. The performance is incredible for the price and even played Rise of the Tomb Raider at 720p medium settings at 45-50Fps.
The MX350 is only 10W but its pretty powerful for what it is and can game surprisingly well, very impressive.
It gets hot?
Thermals?
The MX350 is actually 25W of TDP, which is just 10w shy of the much more capable 1650 Max Q found in the much more (graphically) capable Blade Stealth from last year. Additionally, it has a much more capable screen for creative work and a much more travel oriented USB C PD based charger. It's funny, ASUS would've done far better to just bump up to a 4700u or 4800u SKU in this notebook and implement C charging than to include the shitty MX Nvidia at all.
@@alexsurber9404 First what the hell are you thinking comparing a $1500 laptop vs a budget $550 laptop? A Lamborghini would definitely beat a Toyota Camry. That is a stupid comparison. What next are you going to next? Compare this to the Nitro 5? A ultrabook vs a gaming laptop? Yeah right. And why are you putting TDP and SKU there is litterally no reason then trying to show how "smart" you are. If the 1650 has 35w TDP that just means it can get more hot and dissipate it. And SKU? Just say the model numbers. No reason in complicating things. Plus usb c charging? The power brick is really small. Just a cube and a cable really portable. Whats the point? Also the vega 6 heck even vega 7 graphics dont beat the mx350 please do the research next time.
@@user-qk8rt9yf9v You can get it for $1000 on ebay, the comparison is more about the fact that the MX 350 is a waste of space in any device sporting a Ryzen though. You must be dense, that flew right over you and your spongebob profile pic. The MX350 at 25w TDP is absolutely purposeless in any device, fight me.
Also, despite you being incompetent when it comes to tech, SKU and TDP are common acronyms, so you'd do well to learn what you're talking about before you try to flex your knowledge. You are the embodiment of the dunning kruger effect, you think you understand tech but you're equally as incompetent as a boomer. Leave the understandings to people who can grasp the concepts, child.
Also, you might be too much of a screeching ape to do math, but give it a try, what's 15 + 25? It is greater than 35? Oof, there's your argument dead in the water, the 35w Ryzen APUs absolutely beat out anything an MX series is capable of and do it while requiring less overall power too. In fact, I'd wager that limited to the 25w TDP of the Nvidia graphics alone that a 4800hs would slam the MX350 into the ground, I'll be sure to do some testing just for you though.
Lastly, C charging is universal in both cables and bricks, it must not make sense to a basement dweller who would never be caught dead travelling but someday you might get to a point where you'll understand. Here's to hoping spongebob, nobody's holding their breath though. Try proofreading next time ape, you've got some grammar and spelling issues to grapple with before you try talking down to someone clearly more informed than you are.
I bought one based on this review but returned for the following reason: 1) screen almost completely blocks vent which is small to begin with. As a result, the fan is always on high RPM; CPU slows down and becomes bottleneck. 2) the keyboard is very hard to see indoor especially with the back light on. I have never had such issues on any of my previous laptops.
E envy all these crazy USA prices for recent Ryzen laptops man... These haven't even hit the European market yet.
You're quickly becoming my favorite laptop reviewer on UA-cam. Clear, to the point, with detailed comparisons won me over. Keep it up!
Finally a laptop that has great specs i can afford.
Excellent review as always....and THANK YOU!, THANK YOU!, THANK YOU! for covering battery life at FULL display brightness. So many reviewers ONLY give you battery life at the dimmest minimum brightness level...and while that's useful for understanding the absolute max level of battery life that you might get...who wants to stare at super dim screen...I don't...the only way I'd do that was if I was on a cross country flight in low light conditions and I need to eek out every minute of battery life....not my typical battery use case. It seems that your reviews give me all of the critical information that I'm looking for and that's why you are now my #1 go to reviewer for reviewers. Also LOVE the fact that you give a software developers perspective in your reviews!!!! Keep up the GREAT works..it's much appreciated.
I'm still waiting for a Ryzen laptop with a decent screen for photo editing. This one has too many dealbreakers for me, especially the keyboard/backlight part.
Maybe you could take a look at HP's Envy x360 13 with Ryzen! Has potent performance, a decent panel with 110% sRGB and 400 nits of brightness, as well as a nice design and appealing price (although it is a bit more expensive).
@@crux_tech8340 That does look to be the ryzen laptop with the best screen.
However there is the G14 with the 1400p Pantone validated screen. However I believe it has one stick of soldered memory at 8GB (you can add 32GB to the second port however) and it is $2000.
I bought this laptop and returned it. The webcam is garbage and the keyboard is seriously unacceptable. The screen on this thing is actually pretty solid though
Also, it got super hot
Check out Matthew Moniz's latest video.
i bought an Asus and yes - i had alot of issues such as sound , bad track pads and crack screen after 2 weeks of use with zenbook 14 flip last year ... i had 2 similar experiences for the past 10 years. definitely will go for a more professional brand.
I have this laptop and everything Josh said about this was spot on. Those keyboard disadvantages are a bummer, but it given the price, I decided to deal with it and buy one.
I'm so glad you commented here because I have a very specific question for you. I'm literally buying a laptop just to play ms on the go. How does it run? Will this lag during events with lots of players like flag race? How about on maps with fz and kishin up?
soon maybe the Lenovo S540? So many variants but interested in the 13" with QHD panel and AMD CPU. Comparisons to other models of the S540 are also welcome as it comes in 13", 14", and 15" variants.
Qhd? Source please
@@-_MuhammadDickyFebriansyah let me pull it up.
@@-_MuhammadDickyFebriansyah here it is:
S540-13iml 81xa003mph -intel variant
S540-13iml 82dl000fph -amd variant
These are the only QHD panels for S540 that I know of. Other models are 1080p. And oh, I think these are 16:10 aspect ratio.
Please note though that these might be just a Philippines variant/model. These could come to different regions with different model numbers. I saw one in a PC store (intel variant) and it is soooo ultraportable and the keyboard is shallow compared to the other variants.
Am buying a laptop and i have been eyeing on the asus 13 zenbook whch cost 999$ this vedios will greatly have an impact
Could you also compare it with the Lenovo ideapad 5 (15)
Yassss
Yess
Any idea when those would be available in India ?
I need a new laptop ASAP and just ordered the Ideapad 14" with a Ryzen 7 4700U like a week ago. I figured I could deal with the crappy screen, but knowing this is about to be available now I'm wondering if I shouldn't cancel my order before it ships and wait for this instead...
@@abc_cba I'd say September
I love your videos, I admire your work ethic, AND your respect for our time with your no-nonsense quality videos. Keep it up Josh!
The Premiere will be at 6AM for me, I guess! Looks thick, but I do like the design of the Zenbook. I _just need the 16GB of RAM!_
And Josh, how did you get the dark gray color? Or is it actually light gray?
it's just like, titanium grey color! looks different in different lighting. And it looks thick but it's like a macbook air, tapered. Significantly thinner than my thinkpad
Purchased after watching your video. Great value for the price and performance you are given. I am coming from a Surface Laptop 2, and was looking for some extra oomph for photography. This fits the bill. The screen is surprisingly accurate. Very happy for the price! I am glad you explained clearly why this graphics card makes sense with this processor. Well done!
I believe that most of these days use earphones rather then listen from laptop's speakers. 550 USD sounds more then OK.
Well done Josh. No nonsense video, clear and to the point. Well done!!!
Josh, your videos are simply amazing, crisp, and straight forward...
But please, next time, don't set a premiere for 7:00AM on a weekday! =)
Time zones 💁
Here, it'll be 4:30 pm
@@chirag1764 indian, huh. Me too. Isn't it sad that almost all the laptops that he reviews here aren't available in our "desh"? Got any alternative to this one except for mi notebook horizon edition ( cuz it's non upgradable)?
Why because the notification woke you up?
I bought the newer model with a 5500u and mx 450 for about $450 from Bestbuy. It beats this a bit and is an amazing laptop for most things if you know how to handle the limited graphics and screen size.
The furnace known as Dell XPS 9300
Ohhh maaaaannn i am dying
We love your reviews Josh!!! We need more!
Thank you
And what when i want to do photoediting,officework and programming. Should i buy the Ideapad oder the zenbook?
Curious about this too because I'm primarily a writer and want a comfortable keyboard, but I also want to edit photos so the accurate color display is a plus.
I am here for first time.I am very much satisfied by watching your review.
When will u do the asus rog zephyrus g14??? I'm in the market for one and want to know your opinion on it.
bruh fr I'm asking for it too
Your videos are a breath of fresh air! I like how you review products in the perspective of customer's mindset which adds to the authenticity of the channel. The soothing voice along with crisp and clean editing is a joy to watch.
Going through the description, I curiously clicked the ' Favourite Laptop ever' as I am also looking to purchase a Laptop soon and man, the link sent me straight to the gates of hell ! The price of that surface variant is triple times my budget ! Guess, the next link better say 'Least Favourite Laptop ever' before i dare click on it ! 🤣
Hi Josh, hope you're doing great.. i must say your laptop selection process is extraordinary, no one had dive as deep as you did, so a massive shoutout for that... According to my perspective you should try and review a IdeaPad s540 13inch, if you wanna put the IdeaPad series in a definite conclusion.. bdw your contents were awesome from the first day and did improved more over the time, so hope for a good future for you and your channel.. see ya
Sub’d. Enjoyed the sound of your voice lol
Thanks!
I already have a powerful Ryzen based desktop workstation, and i was looking around for something light weight and well made for putting together reports and for light editing and coding and singular solidworks part designand thanks to your video and some other research i decided to order this model, can’t wait for my package to arrive ♥️ Thank You 😁
Why are all these budget laptops so damn expensive in India
Ikr, these damn taxes!
It costs even more in Bangladesh.
18% GST
In my country there is a 27% tax on everything + the price that store puts on it... For example the new macbook Air 1000$ is 1350-1450 here :(
@@kunamate 😥
I am searching for the right ultrabook for my use. Below are the requirements i have:
1) battery - minimum 8hours.
2) 13-14inch screen size.
3) USB-A and USB-C
4) SSD
5) Work and Personal use. Not a gamer or designer.
6) Decent resolution. Not too keen on 4K.
7) Comfortable typing
8) Not heavily priced. 2000 usd is very expensive for me.
Please recommend.
My picks so far - asus zenbook 13, lenovo x1 carbon, surface 3 etc. But haven't been able to find the right one yet.
i bought the lenovo ideapad 5 14inch, it comes with: 4800u, 16gb 3200mhz ram, super fast 512gb ssd, 100% srgb with freesync screen, backlit keyboard, premium full metal body, fingerprint reader, 95w usb-c charger and wifi 6. it has 2 front firing speakers that are decent and clear, fullsize sd card reader although abit slow, and the keyboard and touchpad is amazing. it has a very good thermal design keeping cool too.
@@verrat3219 thanks a lot. Will check the product.
@@verrat3219 read about idea pad 5. It says 5 hours battery with web browsing (Firefox). How many hours are you getting ?
Iam waiting
Till now I watched this post for 3 times and waiting for it to air...
I’ve just ordered the ideapad 550 and watched your review shortly after. I’m looking forward to receiving even more now.
The last sound error u show happened on my laptop when I first changed it to windows 10 it can be solved restarting the computer on debug mode
Thank you for such an amazing review, Josh! I purchased this for $500 on Cyber Monday. As soon as I got it, I reinstalled Windows 10 to remove all the unnecessary bloatware and whatnot. Definitely runs smooth and is super fast.
On the official Asus page about this laptop, the chassis is made out of metal. Are you sure it's plastic?
Pretty much every panel on this laptop is aluminium /except/ the one that holds the webcam and screen in place. I thought it was weird when he said that too.
Fantastic review, this will really help me decide on a new laptop for my content creation!
Please also review the hp envy x360 13" it's so good!
It does look sleek and compact, but as a new 5 15 owner (partially on your recommendation) I'm happy to hear that still seems to be the one to beat for you
Please compare the igpu with the mx350
mx350 crushes all the iGPUs, including the Intel's latest Xe Graphics
Another great video, Josh! I love seeing laptops with the Ryzen 4000 processors.
Why is it 950€ in germany? Great specs but very expensive here.
Seriously amk, why? Also in Denmark
It's original price 700$.I think 950€ for ryzen 7
@@tbm9301 Nope, Ryzen 7 is at 1070€.
Yeah it sucks. Here in the uk very similar. Maybe to do with vat? Laptops in America always much cheaper, x1 carbon selling for £1800 and $1200 in us for example
Commenting for the reach, great work Josh
Legend
Am looking for AMD laptop...cos intel is f*cking expensive...the worst part is... AMD laptop is extremely very rare here and they are the 3000 series
3500U has been shown to have better performance for games than the new 4500U one... something to be mindful of
*If you are going to buy one, make sure you can return it*
So i got this for $550; however I had to return this device twice cause of quality issues. The first one had an issue with the camera - more like a 360p camera. The second one had an annoying squeaky touch pad (touch-pad misaligned). I hope this third one has no issues, as this is a fantastic laptop for the price. I benchmarked it with the xps13 (i7 10th gen) and I am impressed with the efficiency of the 4000 series ryzen processors. I just hope this piece holds.
can u review the hp envy 13 2019?
Your reviews are so informative and easy to comprehend. Keep up the amazing work!
The volume is too low on this video. It sounds like someone is sleeping in the next room and you don't want to wake him : )
I've been using this for about two weeks and have not had any issues with it at all, but remember, it is what it is. I do a little video work and its fine, but it isn't a video production machine. It isn't a gaming laptop. It is a competent everyday computer that will do a little more than average, for a little cheaper than the competition.
But sadly I live in India n will probably get it for like 1000usd (converted)
😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
Don't be sad. India is the best place to live as long as you find some clean air. You are lucky to be there.
@@wgm247 Only rural area has clean air to breathe. Otherwise, most of the cities are as polluted as any other country.
Infinity@ you should go to offline store first.
Nahi bhai, 60k around pe h Amazon pe, yehi wala h ya nahi sure nahi, but asus zenbook 14 with ryzen CPU hain
@@rahulpareek2847 Brother Ryzen 5 3500u hai
I'm waiting for the full review
I guess you get paid by Lenovo lol. You mentioned lenovo more often than ZenBook in a ZenBook video. The ZenBooks are crushing the ideapad in almost every aspect. The biggest advantage Asus has over Lenovo are better display, better thermals, way better build quality etc etc etc.
For a Price around 800 this Laptop will destroy every competition. The around 1000 price range will get destroyed by the same model with Ryzen 7 4800 +16GB Ram + MX350.
JUST WHAT I NEEDED OMG THIS IS SLOWLY BECOMING MY FAV CHANNEL, ITS LIKE YOU CAN READ MY MIND😄
Don't know if someone has already said this but the sound not working is probably because you might of selected the option in the Realtek control panel to disable audio from internal devices when external audio devices are connected... For some reason this stops all audio all together, so you need to go back into it and select the option in advance settings in Realtek audio control panel... To enable playing separate audio streams from both the headset and speakers, when headset is plugged in.
Hope that helps.
I have it set to that. Still doesn't work
I just picked up the Nitro 5 Ryzen 2020 with the R5 4600H and 1650. I stuck in 64GB of ram and an additional 1TB SSD and flashed the 250GB WD blue drive over to my older HP EX920 512GB and then replaced it. The laptop is an incredible beast and doesn't even get hot. It feels like I am using my 3900x triple 4k workstation!
I have an external 4K monitor and it drives it with ease! I even ran second copy of WIndows 10 in a VM and the laptop didn't even lag.
The performance is literally out of this world on these new Zen2 laptops.
how much ?
@@verrat3219 I paid $669 for the laptop itself. $209 for 64GB of ram and $109 for this 860 EVO 1TB (had it sitting in the closet a while from a previous sale early last year) and $130 for the 1TB EX950 that I upgraded my main PC with to harvest the 512GB EX920 (bought in 2018) that I put in this laptop...
So total cost around $1100. However I have my first gen 2018 Nitro 5 Ryzen upgraded with 32GB ram, WIfi6 card, 1TB SU800 and that is being sold for around $600. So I'm spending $500 more to upgrade to this beast.
What makes the nitro so good is that it can be upgraded. It has 2x NVMe slots and a 2.5" drive bay and supports 64GB of memory. Thermals are amazing.
Agreeing with some other commenters; the buzz is all about ryzen right now, so I appreciate the focus on these budget-to-mid-range-models. For me specifically, I would appreciate more comparisons between laptops featuring the ryzen 7 4000 series. E.g. there is a new zenbook 5 that will feature that cpu as well the already out, ideapad 5 14 (I am from the UK). If you could provide some information about this topic that would be great because I am seriously considering which ryzen laptop to wait for!
Living in Brasil it's absolutely mindlblowing what companies offer in the US. A laptop like that, with Windows Hello, MX350, 1080p ips screen 93%aRGB, big trackpad, NVMe SSD, would cost at least US$1300 here....
I was just wondering, is there a stylus that can be used for this model? I am meaning to use it for work and can't seem to find a compatible stylus for my device.
I'm still waiting to see a Zen2 laptop with a good screen, but without a dGPU. Another pet peeve for current trends, opting to use a MicroSD instead of a normal SD slot. I'm not looking to spend more than $800, but I might have to if something comes out that checks those few requirements for me.
i bought the lenovo ideapad 5 14inch, it comes with: 4800u, 16gb 3200mhz ram, super fast 512gb ssd, 100% srgb with freesync screen, backlit keyboard, premium full metal body, fingerprint reader, 95w usb-c charger and wifi 6. it has 2 front firing speakers that are decent and clear, fullsize sd card reader although abit slow, and the keyboard and touchpad is amazing. it has a very good thermal design keeping cool too.
I just bough this laptop and I can confirm that it is amazing. I am in love with this machine!
Reallyyy? I'm thinking of getting the Ryzen 7 16 GB RAM variant. Do you think it'll be good for video/photo editing as well as gaming? I'm trying to figure out whether I should get it or the Flip 14.
@@breyerhorsestudios2964 well that is the model I have so you are in luck! There are a few things you need to consider, first off the specs of this machine will certainly be enough for you do photo editing (I don't video edit so I'm not too sure about that, however I imagine it will do fine). The screen is great, from what I have read online it appears to be very colour accurate and has wide coverage, my own experience backs this up. You should still look into it in order to make sure it is up to your standard. With regards to gaming, it's pretty competent, I play some older titles like siege, fallout 4, civ v, and newer ones like fall guys, Minecraft, and rocket League. All of those will play 1080p low setting at 60fps with the right cooling (some less intensive games play high settings no problem). You will need a cooling pad with this machine, frame rates drop off after a few minutes in game because the cooling solution isn't great, however I have found that using a cooling pad keeps the thermals really low (the bottom of the chassis is metal and works as a large heatsink). All in all, I love this machine. I have had it for a few weeks now and I do not regret it at all, it's build quality is fantastic, the screen is bright and the edge to edge display is really something else, the cpu is very fast for a mobile chip, and the keyboard is pretty good. I would 100% recommend this laptop, if you have any other questions just let me know!
Note: just wanted to clarify that frame rates are not horrible without a cooling pad, I was gaming on it without a cooling pad for about a week and it worked fine. I'm just recommending a cooling pad in order to get maximum performance.
@@arco718 That sounds amazing! It seems actually exactly what I need! Now, I'm starting to see how maybe the other laptop I was looking at may not be up to par with what I'm looking for! Do you see any problems with it not having a touchscreen?
@@breyerhorsestudios2964 I had a laptop with a good touchscreen before, but I don't really miss it. I would imagine that if I needed it for drawing or writing notes I may miss it, however I am willing to trade a touch screen for better specs and screen accuracy.
your laptop videos are the best !
Great stuff Josh!
Man, see im glad i subbed to you. Would never knew about this. If i ever want something on the go for editing, this is def in my mind
Hi Josh, I would like to know your opinion on Asus g14 & g15.
Do you think those are the better deals than Ideapad 5 and this Zenbook for software engineers and coders?
And should I spend extra money on one of them for better display and more premium build?
As of August 21 the 4700u version of this laptopis available all over the place in Canada and is selling 1000 Canadian dollars with 16 gigs of RAM. Dell also has the 5505 back in stock so I think the shortage is over lots of stock coming and the new models will be showing up in a few weeks with the 4800u. For me it might make more sense to wait a few weeks to see if the Asus Rog zephyrus lower version with 4800 HS chip falls to about 1,200 Canadian dollars. It has everything I want but my budget isn't 1800 right now
Love your reviews! High-quality content.. keep it up!!
This laptop still Wows me at what it is capable at! The zenbook can run medium level AA games, and I often use it to run unity and make VRChat avatars and it gets the job done.
Edit: You missed a big point. The chassis of the laptop is indeed aluminum and not plastic.
Is the ram upgradable?
@@random_lean9261 no, also don't buy this, buy the 2021 version, ssd is upgradable
My problem when people or companies say "creators" is that a computer for a creator has a wide range of needs. This laptop will not work for any content creator who deals in 3D or VFX.
If you look at the price, it means low budget creators and gamers
SMASHED BUTTON AFTER 60 SECONDS. THANKU FOR RESCUE ME FROM NEVER ENDING LOOP OF INDECISION. You're a PRO.
You Just got a sub this was really straight and to the point.
Seems amazing for entry-level Motion Graphics and Video Editing laptop
Holy shit dude ur incredibly wholesome and truthful
Thanks mate
I recommend you get some Basotect plates, your voice has a pretty intense echo :) Great review! Every time you review a laptop I want to buy it :D
Great review. Josh if you were stuck on an island for 6 months that had one power outlet, needed one laptop to watch UA-cam, do some video editing and start a few businesses, which one laptop would you take?
Macbook Pro 16
@@JustJoshTech I was sooo hoping you wouldnt say that lol. But fair enough .. :)
Really love your reviews. So accurate and detailed.
Nicely explained 🙌 keep it up