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devash · 2024-09-11T14:27:19Z

Looking for a new ultrabook for work. Productivity-focussed, so no need for discrete graphics. Portability and durability important. Ideally looking for: 1. 14 inch screen, would be nice to have a QHD / 2.5k screen as that's what I'm using now. OLED not a priority. 2. AMD Ryzen 7 or Intel Ultra 7 and above. Seen a lot of good offers on 13th gen Intel Raptor / Meteor Lake laptops but I've read they run hot and aren't that efficient? 3. 16gb RAM. 4. Decent keyboard, as my job is primarily writing / editing stuff, although I will be plugging in to a desktop base station while working from home. Been looking at the Asus Zenbook, Lenovo Yoga Slim / Thinkpad, and HP Pavilion Plus. Anything else I should be considering? Not a Macbook.

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@mattyfez I got it on an offer for the same price as the standard one without dedicated graphics was going for on the Lenovo site, so essentially the GPU was a free upgrade - very happy!

Posted : 18/09/2024 9:33 pm

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Happy days then! it sounds like a good laptop.

Gwan then .. was it new or a refurb, and watcha pay for it?

Posted : 18/09/2024 9:54 pm

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Brand new, £999 reduced from £1,199.

Posted : 18/09/2024 10:28 pm

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We have HP elite books through our work, only had good experiences with them

Have a surface for home and I hate the bloody thing it's so underpowered

Posted : 19/09/2024 12:59 pm

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