ASUS Scar 18 (2024) - There’s Only 1 Reason to Buy This
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ASUS Scar 18 (2024) Review Timestamps:
0:00 Scar 18 Gets Mini-LED Screen in 2024!
0:25 Video Sponsor - Gigabyte
1:14 Mini-LED Screen Tested (Color/Brightness/Response Time etc)
2:49 Does Mini-LED Use More Power? Battery Life Compared
3:06 Does i9-14900HX = Better CPU Performance? Cinebench Compared
4:04 Wi-Fi Change
4:17 Game Benchmarks at 1080p, 1440p, & 4K
4:53 Cyberpunk 2077 at 1080p, 1440p & 4K
5:43 Red Dead Redemption 2 at 1080p, 1440p & 4K
6:15 Control at 1080p, 1440p & 4K
6:49 3DMark
6:52 Pricing, Availability & Laptop Deals
7:57 Is 2024 Scar 18 Worth It?
8:57 Everything Else About the Scar 18
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Hy can you review Acer triton 17x RTX 4090 2023/2024 which one available to you.THANKS
I shall expend my wallet of awesomeness on the synciest of g's at the most adaptive of advances in optimus.. lol.
@@PeterDavid980 Been trying to get Triton models for literally years, Acer has no interest.
@@JarrodsTech to be honest i didn't thought you would reply me bcz your famous🤠.but i think its so bad for acer.Actually i am trying to get one of them it's sleek minimal and powerful but i thinks rtx 5000 would be a batter deal so i delay.. But any way thanks love from Pakistan
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4000 dollars and they didn't make the slightest effort to create a metal deck, which would improve the touch and feel of such a premium machine...
Typical Asus, performance above everything. The most powerful gaming laptop in the market (Scar 17 X3D) has a 2 year old chassis and screen, let that sink in.
Metal heats up faster, and you do not want 200w+ to be transfer into your palm
@@iraklimgeladze5223 Right, I prefer the plastic to melt! Hahaha Seriously, metal can conduct heat better, therefore also passively dissipate the rear area of the motherboard better, therefore potentially lowering temperatures slightly, or rather, distributing them in a more homogeneous manner on the deck.
better conductor means more heat on the palm. Razer is the example. 37-38° on the palm rest. Totally no.@@lucamagni99
Is it not? My strix g16 seems to have a metal deck I thought this would too.
As a prior owner of the 2023 model, I sold it at a 15% loss and bought the 2024 model. To me it's totally worth it for the screen alone. The MiniLed is absolutely fantastic.
What Jarrod didn't cover in comparison to the 2023 edition is...
1 The charging brick is smaller -10%?, and lighter 775g, down from 975g. The wall cable is 2 inches shorter, the brick cable is the same.
2 RAM is now 5600Hz, up from 4800Hz by default.
3 The centre fan goes up to 8100 RPM up from 7100.
4 Slight redesign of the hinge system.
5 Increase in internal component covering material.
6 The new laptop is roughly 50 grams heavier.
7 Gamer aesthetics on interior, on keyboard deck.
An additional feature the 2024 one has, you can turn off the status LED's off which is really nice for immersion retainment.
Hiya! How's the fan noise (not in turbo, just normal) while gaming?
And thank you for the above information :)
How do you like it? Im waiting for the 4080 version to go on sale, or when the new nvidia 50 series gpu's come out. Also, how are the thermals? I have a cooling pad, and also a desk fan, for my razer blade 1070 max-q from 2018, which i plan on using for it
Whoever thinks of selling the 2023 one to buy the 2024 one, being the same, it's not worth it, it was a very bad idea
@emicod6972 can't you just upgrade the screen yourself... I'm thinking if upgrading my g16 to a miniled one from the scar 16 I think you can
I love how brutally honest those videos are :D I think that's the main reason your content is so good, always honest reviews. Just Josh also has great reviews, different style but also extremely honest.
If they were brutally honest he'd call Nvidia out on their scam on laptop GPU names, like desktop reviewers called it on 4080 12GB. But apparently calling a 4060 ti higher tier in laptops("4070") is completely OK and shouldn't be mentioned.
Neither did Nvidia use desktop 4070 in laptops at all, because that would be a good value GPU. Instead, they offer 4070 ti and 4080 in laptops for an absurdly high price because these are called 4080 and 4090 in there.
This laptop is a monster and the best 4090 laptop apart from the Titan which costs 600EUR more. I only wish it wasn't plastic, when I am paying 4k for a laptop it should definitely be metal and it would be nice to have an OLED or 4K display too.
However the 2023 version costs nearly 1000EUR less here and it performs the same in games. It doesn't have a miniLED display but you can just buy a 4K 240hz QD-OLED monitor with the money that you save. 14th gen Intel is a scam
still isnt worth , since the gpu is already a year old. renamed 13th gen CPU.
The Titan is mediocre in all test and only looks the best on paper. And given the results, this laptop is not the best 4090 either. Even the 2023 is better, and on some tests it's actually the worst 4090. It is a monster though, and I totally adore the mini-LED screen. But that alone is no reason to justify the expense.
14th gen is just a refresh so no surprise that it can only boost .4Ghz over the 13th gen. Maybe next gen we will see leaps to above 6Ghz. Idk if we will see more cores though. Eventually we will need an entirely new cooling solution. I feel like cooling solutions are about to run into a brick wall as they are already struggling with the i9 13900hx. I can't imagine having to control heat output from 6Ghz and even more cores. Companies have to start being way more innovative if we want even more powerful processors in laptops.
You definitely shouldn't pay 4k for a laptop and I dunno about you but my eyes arent good enough for 4k to make sense below 27"
I have a Scar 16 from last year, the plastic is fine.
Last year's Legion Pro 7i with RTX 4080 still holding up 🔥
when you test for build quality, do you hold laptops one handed by the corner? not for these big laptops, but for the portable 14 inch. i do that all the time with my thinkpad, but i heard it bends other laptops
can you do a video explaining the difference Intel® Core™ Ultra 9 processor 185H compared to 14th gen
This would make a great video
The 185H is Meteor Lake. It replaces the Raptor Lake H series parts. The lower tier 1x5H processors replace previous H and P series processors. Currently 14th gen Raptor Lake is the HX series parts which have more cores and higher power draw.
The newer gen's IGPU is based on ARC architecture. Done😂
Ultra series processors are Low power consuming processors in comparison to 14th gen. They are mostly for light weighted gaming laptops.it's mostly for productivity and portability but also do decent gaming performance. I think ultra 9 had 19000 cinebench score in comparison to 30000 to 14900hx.they are intel arc based instead of iris xe that you see in 14th gen
Mostly to compete with Apple Silicone for thin and powerful, great battery life , galaxy book etc.
Can't wait for that Aeorus X16 Review! (Btw does it bother you that right after you publish a review, people ask you to do another laptop?)
As someone that just sold the 2023 Scar 18 to buy this one I have to say, subjectively I think there are more differences then mentioned here, the charger appears to be a GAN charger now which is a big improvement, the sound quality is much clearer then my previous 2023, it's better subjectively to my 2023 Blade 18 actually, and the design although subtle has also changed on the deck itself, the screen was always good on the Scar 23 but this appears much the same but with OLED like levels of contrast, the black levels are almost a match for my Sony A9L with only off angle viewing giving the game away slightly, this is a really lovely laptop now and easily the best of the 3 I've experienced in the past 18 months.
Sound is different because they've now included Dolby Atmos and Cirrus Logic instead of just RealTek. Makes a fucked up experience of setting it up, but once you learn it all it's fine.
Hey Jarrod, can you comment on the blooming (or lack thereof) when moving the cursor on a black background / interface?
Hello jarrodtech, I am planning to buy a budget gaming laptop within this week. I want to ask if the new MSI Thin A15 is any different to its predecessor MSI gf63 thin? Also, how is the build quality compared to its competition like victus and nitro?
Hey Jarrod, what do you think of the MSI Raider 2024 refresh? I am torn between the SCAR and the Raider.
Jarrod will you do a review on the IETS 600GT and Ilano style laptop coolers? I've found they can drop temps even up to 20-25 Celsius
Not sure how safe it is for the internals though, blowing that much air directly into your laptop...
Same, I hope he will try out those 2 powerful laptop coolers on different laptops
Yeah they are great, and especially the dust filters help alot in the long run; your fans don't get absolutely clogged with dust and you rarely if ever have to clean them.
Thank you once again for your unparallelled, detailed and in-depth review; this only further cements my desire for a 7945HX-/7945HX3D-equipped rig.
I can only hope that they splurge for a decent (OLED/QOLED/Mini-LED) screen for the Ryzen rigs. /kudos
Yesss thank you for this review!
0:27, what a nice way to talk about the sponsor hahahaha
Hi, Jarrod. This is an excellent review, and I am a huge fan of you. And just so you know I found there is an error about the price you mentioned in the video. Actually, the ASUS SCAR 18 is 300 dollars more expensive than MSI's. Not only that MSI TITAN 18 hx has a UHD panel, and that's a difference of 2.25X. So, in terms of details and image quality, UHD is way better than QHD. Also, TITAN 18 HX has 4 DDR5 memory slots for up to 192GB expansion and 3 M.2 SSD slots (1 PCIe Gen5, 2 PCIe Gen4) for high-speed, ample storage.
The amount of diminishing returns by the end of the video is a very informative stat, especially for high-end devices, & should make recurring appearances.
bro love the content
Thanks!
@@JarrodsTechhye can you review acer triton 17x rtx 4090 plz thanks i did this comment again😂 just for sure you read it. Thanks love your content...
Hey Jarrod, can you review the Ideapad Gaming 3 with the Ryzen 7 7735HS and RTX 4050? I understand if you can't though. Loving the videos, keep it up!
Also you told that non-miniled panels used in scar (not strix) 18 2024, can you share model numbers? How to differ scar 18 2024 miniled from non-miniled?
Really wish laptops would readily have AMD options, I get that means it would require a different mobo but honestly the 3D cache seems to make such a big difference especially on a mobile platform where squeezing the most out of everything is essential as it’s not upgradeable!
Appreciate your videos jarrod... Also could you do a review on the Msi Sword 15 a12VF RTX 4060?... Thanks a lot
So last year's strix 17 7945x3d is still the best?
This video made me really glad I bought last year's model instead. It was far cheaper in the EU and this still even outperforms this one, if you don't need a mini LED screen I'd definitely recommend it over this one, at least for the 4090 version. Pretty much the same deal with all laptops released this year though.
HI WHAT WOULD YOU RECOMMEND BETWEEN THE LEGION 9I 2024 MINI LED 4090 AND THIS SCAR18?
Hey Jarrod, what about TDP, TGP, Temperatures? Is it same with last year model?
It's pretty much the same laptop, if not slightly worse.
Same as last year. The only new thing you should consider is the new screen.
If you want a large 1440p mini led laptop, this is it, but otherwise, no reason to get it.
8:57 Everything Else About the Scar 18
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Hey Jarrod, whats the laptop you use? I click the link but its not available in my country. Loved the review, I was about to get this and good job I changed my mind!
It was MSI Z17, but it's Macbook Pro 14 at the moment becuase thinner/lighter/better battery and performance.
@@JarrodsTechHow's the Zephyrus G14 as compared to the MBP 14? I've been trying to get a slim gaming laptop with a smaller form factor and decent battery/
@@JarrodsTech nice, thanks!
@@dnymyou can’t really game on MacOS. Zephyrus G14 is an amazing laptop. I have the original model and it still holds up well, and they have only gotten better since. The newest G14 isn’t as performant as the last gen G14 because Asus sacrificed performance to reduce the size of the laptop. I personally prefer the previous generation of G14 as a result and you will find it for much cheaper.
what's it called when someone laughs quickly a little bit when talking
Copilot
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Are you gonna review the HP Omen Transcend 14??? Waiting for your review
Why you stop checking DPC latency? Many thanks for review tho
Hello, could you hepl me with Asus laptops? Which one should I buy (prise is the same)? ASUS ROG Strix Scar 18 (i9 13980HX, 4080) or ASUS ROG Strix SCAR 17 (Ryzen 9 7945HX, 4090)?
Looking for a budget laptop with a rtx 4060 installed... Honestly was attracted by the msi sword 15.. unfortunately no proper reviews on UA-cam, could you make a review on it..
Hello if money isn't a problem which would you choose this or the MSI Titan 18 hx?
This is better.
Titan
Titan
Titan just has Titan in its name and hilarously monstrous design with almost same performance, but I heard that Razer did better this year
Any plans to review the 2024 Yoga Pro 9i 16?
Hi!
Do you mind if i ask your opinion in deciding the best laptop to get?
I'm looking to get the Lenovo Legion Slim 5 Gen 9 AMD (16″) with RTX 4070 for 1407.59 USD
Or should i just get the Lenovo Legion Slim 7i Gen 8 Intel (16″) - RTX 4060 1449.99 USD
Both have 1tb of internal storage
Probably the Intel one but first make sure that the models you have, are the same specifications as the models I found in my search. Firstly make sure the screens are the same. For my search I found out that the the Intel one actually had a better 500nit and 240hz screen while the AMD one had a 350nit 165hz screen. If this is the case get the Intel one.
In my search I also found that the Intel is a i9 13900hx and the amd is 8845hs, and in this case the Intel processor is much better than the amd.
@@Memerboi-zd3me thanks! I ended up getting the Lenovo legion pro 5i gen 8.
The 4070 one with the nice screen and 1tb or storage
does anyone have any idea when 5000 mobile series will come out? I really do have other financial priorities but I am interested in something like this or the Titan HX.. I had a G53JW back in college and loved that thing. I think a mobile 4090 or 4080 should best my desktop 3070, but it would be nice if was a larger perf gain.
I got the 2023 4080 version for $1200. Is that a good price and value?
Will this laptop be compatible with
The DELL DOCK-WD19 180W??
Rocking a Amon Amarth shirt...nice👍
Would be great if you could review the Acer predator triton 17x, there isnt hardly any reviews on it.....
Curious if you will also review the legion pro 7i 2024 one
Temperatures?
Still using my Alienware 17 with a GTX 1080 and still able to play the games I want, albeit not on Ultra/high anymore.
Please review the newly launched MSI Raider GE78HX V14 RTX 4090. Thank you.
I was literally just talking myself out of buying this laptop... then you drop this
What is the "Total System Latency" in a desktop?
I couldn't find the data honestly. I believe Jarrod knows.
So that i can understand if laptops and desktops have different System latency then in the case which is more responsive and how much.
Thanks
I believe the same definition applies to desktop and laptops, time from physical input to photon response
I'm trying to get my hand on an msi laptops.. i read ppls reviews saying msi makes the worst laptops and such could u review the msi sword 15 ... Thanks
the price is crazy high, expected though for a 4090 with 18 inch screen.
i'm more focused on a 4060/4070 laptop this year and hopefully i will get one soon with such GPU, thinking about nitro 17/ helios 18/ alienware m18 for such a price, if anyone tried one of those laptops, your input would help a lot thanks.
I just got one in excellent condition on ebay for $2,660. Is that a good deal?
Jarrod, please can can you compare asus scar 18 to the new msi titan 18hx
very smart getting sponsors from another brand to review another brand, now we can rule same brand bias out. Thanks.
On 01:39, why multi zone - strong SDR, must be HDR, rt?
Please help me I have asus scar 18 2024 with RTX 4090 it’s scoring only 25k multi score even I put it on Cooling pad 23 degree Air conditioner,turbo mode, ultimate mode gpu still scoring low why ? Any idea 🙏 please
Cinebench R23? Long 10m stress test or just 1 round?
You need to repaste CPU. Factory liquidmetal application is very unreliable. Should be getting 30K+.
My son bought an HP Omen 17 (i9\175 watt 4090\32 ram) and it is literally a few percentage points from the Scar and MSI Titan. He paid $2600.
Doesn't have a 1000nit miniLED HDR screen - that's a big part of the extra cost. Diminishing returns at this price point though for sure.
@@VengFPV No, it does not have that screen, it's an IPS screen. Why would anyone pay an extra $1500 for it?
Side by side, there will be little difference.
@@scavengerspc Side by side there's an absolutely huge difference between SDR and a good HDR screen.. is it worth the cost for such a small screen though? Probably not. Better off getting a good TV for less.
@@VengFPV Well I have never seen one on a laptop, but I have seen a mini LED TV (Sony Bravia XR) and I can't say the difference was all that great.
What about the Scar 16 2024?
another year with the question is thr best laptop 2024 perfect or again a bit frustrating 😅
Hey do you can check new Asus Tuf Gaming A17?
Judging by this video, the best laptop to go for is the Asus Scar 17 (2023) with the Ryzen 9. Am I wrong?
hi Jarrod! I'm spending a bit of time in AU (Melb) and was planning in buying a laptop there. where would be the best place to look?
btw, thanks for the tip on the asus rog 2023 4060, it's a blast to use :)
I have the 4090 Scar 16 with the Mini LED from last year. I hope its somewhat comparable to this.
jarrod do u have a custom internet plan
bc nbn maxes out at 1gps plans
Yeah I've had 1000/50 for years
@@JarrodsTech how do u test wifi speeds when its above internet speed plan
@@epicgamer496 You can test with machine to machine performance using a program called "iPerf"
Please compare this machine to the 2024 Acer Helios 18, which also has a 1000 nit mini-LED display and costs a lot less. The 2024 Acer Helios 18 also has a 1080p webcam unlike the Scar's 720p webcam, a micro-SD card reader, and Wi-Fi 7 instead of Wi-Fi 6E like the Scar.
Wow, that one is really reasonably priced. I can get the 4060 version at "just" 2200 USD or so (2000 EUR).
Everything is fine but they call ROG it best in gaming! Remember every other brand sacrifices something to make it worth the deal to outperform the market, rest is ur choice.
I’ve owned two acer laptops and they’ve both had to be sent in for repair. I will never buy acer again. MSI gaming laptops have been the most reliable and best performing.
I got the version with a 4080. Pretty happy with it so far but havent been able to test out the miniled screen too much yet unfortunately
How are the thermals, do you use a cooling pad, and what temp is your AC at?
@@wardog5537 I’ll try to remember to check next I’m gaming, haven’t felt the need to get a cooling pad.
@@wardog5537Just taking some quick peaks during gaming, CPU around 77 C, GPU around 58 C. Ambient around 74 F.
I'm looking forward to when you can get your hands on Lenovo Legion 7i to replace Slim 7i. It adds one sodimm ram and replaces one USB-A to Type-C. It still doesn't have RJ45 ethernet port.
Me too, waiting on Lenovo still.
@JarrodsTech I don't know if they are using the same materials as the Legion Slim 7i. Hopefully, you get the white version, which only a few manufacturers make.
By the way, in the Philippines, where I live, Legion 7i with i9, 32GB RAM, 3.2K IPS Display, 1TB, RTX 4070, White chassis, and included Office 2021 will cost ₱137,573.70 included 12% VAT or around US$2,440 or AUD3,744.24 a lot more expensive compared to other countries.
If I play games competetively which display would be better, the mini led 240hz on the scar or the oled 240hz on the zephyrus@@JarrodsTech
So is scar 17 x3d the best laptop right now for gaming? Are you gonna do a review on it?
pretty much
Is new TUF available in Australia.
Fan noise and cooler better ?
It's all the same.
@@JarrodsTech thanks :)
It costs around 3200$ in my country. I am planning to take 4080 and 14900hx (there are no 23 versions of scar in my country). Is it worth it? Many of my friends are satisfied with it and have no complaints.
Can you do a review on Msi Sword 15 a12VF? It's the cheapest Rtx 4060 option rn
Well I did buy the 2023 version a month ago. Scar 18 seemed to be the best option for me (high performance desktop replacement mainly for work and occasional gaming, watching movies etc. And I wanted a good 18 inch screen, that was the main requirement). Well, CPU fan on this one was making a bit not-very-usual sound in higher rpms. Like a not-lubed bearing, or how to describe it. Rattling, but not like a broken fan rattling. I could live with it, but not for the money + I wanted to stay on the safe side - so I returned it and decided to get the 2024 because of the display. Yes, I paid the extra money. Not a big deal for a dev who was planning to keep it at least 5 years.
And what a surprise! GPU fan on this one was making a very high pitch noise, which was almost impossible to notice in low rpms, but from lets say 30% up it was very annoying and almost crawling into my brain (like the high pitch sound devices for scaring mice or dogs). I + other persons could hear it standing several meters away, over the standard fan-air noise and a nearby running fridge... So, I thought it was a defective unit.. went to reddit, googled a little, and found several guys who bought this machine in the last month (all over the world) and reported the same issue. The thing is, all 3 fans in this device have got different sizes. I am a bit suspicious it may be a GPU fan design fail, not a real defect. Maybe the airflow is just catching some edge or whatever in this one and its making the whistling noise.. Anyway, fans in any Scar 18 are cheap crap, shame on Asus to put something like that into such expensive machines. My 6 years old 3 times cheaper laptop fans from another brand work like a swiss watch. No rattling, no whistling, no nothing. I returned the 2024 Scar as well and decided to wait for 2025 laptops, as there is no other option for me right now. I would like to get a good 18 miniled, but only with multizone / singlezone backlight switch (because of work) and unfortunately Asus is the only one making it right now.
4000$ for this pos ?? Amd needs to step up and fill the laptop market void damnn....
Its not a pos though...Its still performing within 1-2 frames of other laptops and has all the best features. I think youve come to expect each year to leap ahead 10-20 fps when there isnt any new tech to support that....
Nice shirt!
Hey there, asus scar 18 14th gen vs msi titan 14th gen vs dekstop 14th gen processor with 4090 , make a full test video
How about the latencymon? It kinda concerns me as almost all last year's laptops were performing poorly
Killua hello
Get a laptop without Nvidia.
Do a review of the acer predator Helios 3d spatial labs
the 4080 version of this laptop now selling for $1500 is it a good buy?
Yes. $1500 is great for a 4080.
More than 1000 dollars cheaper than titan 18 and similar perf is crazy
Could you please review Dell G15 2023?
I think its best to settle with the 4080 version at $2600
$4,000 laptop with the construction of a $1,000.
Typical ASSUS
Asus Scar 18 review, sponsored by Gigabyte. That's cold, Jarrod.
ROG G16 (2024) RTX 4060 configuration please! :)
this year I think xmg laptops are the way to go !
PLEASE REMOVE PORTUGUESE AUDIO TRACK. It’s so annoying, now all your videos automatically starts playing in portuguese and youtube won’t let me disable this.
Missing Fan noise :( but very good video
Fan noise is in the 2023 Scar 18 video. He says it is the same.
Don't know why it performs worse than the 2023 Scar 18. Did they cheap out the cooling or what?
You forgot HDR gaming as a reason to get a miniled screen
How are the thermals?
I have a 2023 scar 18 and the thermals are it's weak point. Horrible cooling. Tried re-applying the LM, other pastes, and finally the honeywell pads. The cooler just can't handle the heat of the CPU.
What are your temps? If it's 95c and the clock speeds are in range, then that seems about right. They're made to boost as high as they can up to 95c
@@niko1even It gets up there pretty fast under even low loads and throttles quickly under heavy loads.
@@misterringer yeah I don't see an issue with that as long as your performance numbers are in line with the other laptops. My Scar 16 with the 13980hx consistently scores above 32k in Cinebench R23 and the frame rates in games seem to align with all the other 175w 4080 laptops.
All the other 13th gen i9 laptops have the same temperatures unless it's super thick or water-cooled.
getting around 30k on first pass then lower as it gets hotter and throttles more. with an undervolt I can hit 31k first pass, then it degrades.
thinking either the heatsink is faulty or I just lost the silicon lottery.
@@misterringer since you have tried PTM7950, I suspect that it may be the latter. You can always check for dents in the heatpipes
When I first saw this video, it was playing in an automated Spanish voice, now it works fine?!! How the fuck???
UA-cam does AI voice dubbing for 2 different languages and automatically sets it based on your region. You can change it with the audio track option.
Then I guess the best option is still the Scar 17 with either 7945HX and 4080 or 7945HX3D?
It's often around that 2000 USD mark (at least the non 3D version).
Although personally I'm still on the fence between Scar 17 with 7945HX and Scar G18 (not the one in this video!) with i9-14900HX, given the memory (4800 vs 5600).
I guess waiting till the 2nd half of the year might be the better option for EU 🤞
Memory speed won’t make a huge difference specially for amd CPUs because of zen 4 it won’t give like 50 more fps it might give u like 2 to 3 more fps than the 4800 MHz one
@@Invincity99 That's true I suppose. Still difficult to choose between 16c/32t from AMD's 7945HX vs 8p cores and 16 efficiency cores from Intels i9-14900HX
The difference there seems to be between 1-3% either side I suppose, but I'm leaning towards 7945HX due to 16 physical high performance cores I suppose.
The mobile 4090 is viable if you desire a laptop with more than enough Vram to not worry about it for the foreseeable future. Outside that, it's largely a moot upgrade.
Feels like a sad year for laptops, literally 13th and 14th gen its the same at just few hundred mhz in freq at expense of 1 - 5 more degrees in core cpu temps(at least with my results im kinda sad. i was hoping that jarrod cover thermals of the newer model, from 2 units i tested thermals are worse by few degrees single digit tho, but had some weird behaiviour in one unit). and GPUs are Exactly the same as last year, literally no reason to buy most of this years models, i really hope that jarrod give us a fair zeph16 review, usually when reviewers are honest with the products, companies get their mind together like the extra 2 fans in some AW models fixing their super bad thermals in some models or legion from the bad y520 to the Game changing model the legendary y530.
I watched a video of nuclear reviews reviewing msi sword 15 and it was horrible..i had planned to buy that laptop for some time and as such could you do a detailed review on thay laptop.. ❤
I got a Alienware M18 R1 last year maxed out and on sale for $3200. It doesn't seem to be huge difference this year in selection. The CPU isn't worth the upgrade and no new GPUs, just some minor updates all around. On this I like the LED screen. I went with the AW for the performance and price but gave up on the screen, it's just OK and work fine on my desk...just not next level like this SCAR.
I have a scar 18 and the M18 has superior build quality by far. Only place the scar 18 beats the m18 is on a brighter screen and better speakers.
I just found one of these reconditioned for 1.6k€. I'm very skeptical.
Este video se tradujo con IA?
Ally plus 4090 egpu is right in line
This year buying a game laptop is stupidity