X-Rite Certified, per unit factory calibrated & Pantone Validated Color Accuracy
1TB Solid State Drive
16GB DDR4 Memory
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU 8GB GDDR6
WiFi 6 (802.11 ax)
8-hour battery
Windows 10 Pro
Inputs
3x USB 3.2 Gen1 (Type-A)
1x Thunderbolt 4 (Type-C)
1x HDMI 2.1
1x mini DP 1.4
1x 3.5mm Headphone/Microphone Combo Jack
1x UHS-II SD Card Reader
1x DC-in Jack
1x RJ-45
Warranty
Gigabyte 3 Year Limited Warranty
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No there's a vast difference between the rtx desktop and rtx mobile gpu and that's when comparing a full powered mobile rtx 3080 and not this weaker version. Most testing has put the rtx desktop version as being 50-60% faster than the mobile version. You're looking at more like desktop rtx 20-series of gpu power
Dang. That's more than a generational leap in performance, yet it's reasonable due to power differences. I think I'll wait for a 3070/80 desktop with the gap being that wide.
May be one of the aspects but mostly what we mean by content creation are: -
Video Editing in high resolution, using professional grade filters, from raw video files or very large files. These normally require a very well calibrated and high color gamut display, powerful CPU and GPU and a lot of Ram.
Photo Editing in professional level.
Engineering project and simulation runs using various Industry standard software. Example can be MATLAB Engineering projects, Machine learning, AI based programs, different simulators
CAD based works which can be both 2D and 3D
Application development which requires compiling big codes, projects and even your game development.
Encoding works like Video encoding using GPU acceleration.
There can be many more but those are some standard type of works people normally do with these kind of Productivity machines.
Good lord that's expensive, get a year or two old model and save huge on places like eBay, not in less you're super rich I guess...but Isn't saving money though what Slickdeals is all about? But I'm sure Slickdeals will thank you if you buy through the link 😀😉
Is the ram soldered or is it upgradeable? Is the hard drive upgradeable?
RAM is fully upgradeable with 2 slots, this configuration should be a 2x8 GB so just swap in your new preferred kit. Older generations used to have a 16GB stick occupying one of the slots, which was nice in some ways (no need to replace for dual channel) but also annoying in others (have to match with a compatible 16GB stick).
Again, I don't get why people are complaining about the price and buying used. Obviously all laptops have massive depreciation but they aren't meant to be financial investments. Buy them if you have a need for the productivity it brings or if you want the latest and greatest at all costs. Don't buy it and then expect to make a financial return - put your money in a prudent investment vehicle instead.
People complaining about resale value and how "overpriced" something is on slickdeals are clowns. Relative to the previous price this is a good deal, and while prices may probably drop another 10-20% (probably more for higher margin laptops like this) as the chip supply crunch eases, if you need something like this soon, it's a good deal. Don't need something like this? Don't buy it, but don't act like you have some kind of moral authority.
Edit: I bought the 2018 version of this laptop, with the i7-8750H and the GTX 1070 (hence a step down) at $2300. Just to put it in perspective
As Suryasis noted, you can also find this price on Newegg if you're west coast located.
Last edited by StrategyFreak July 21, 2021 at 04:16 AM.
Good lord that's expensive, get a year or two old model and save huge on places like eBay, not in less you're super rich I guess...but Isn't saving money though what Slickdeals is all about? But I'm sure Slickdeals will thank you if you buy through the link 😀😉
Slick deals is all about spending those savings and stim checks! 🤑
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Good lord that's expensive, get a year or two old model and save huge on places like eBay, not in less you're super rich I guess...but Isn't saving money though what Slickdeals is all about? But I'm sure Slickdeals will thank you if you buy through the link 😀😉
this is actually pretty cheap.
4K OLED screen
8 core processor
3080 GPU
has two mem slots and two NVME slots
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- Video Editing in high resolution, using professional grade filters, from raw video files or very large files. These normally require a very well calibrated and high color gamut display, powerful CPU and GPU and a lot of Ram.
- Photo Editing in professional level.
- Engineering project and simulation runs using various Industry standard software. Example can be MATLAB Engineering projects, Machine learning, AI based programs, different simulators
- CAD based works which can be both 2D and 3D
- Application development which requires compiling big codes, projects and even your game development.
- Encoding works like Video encoding using GPU acceleration.
There can be many more but those are some standard type of works people normally do with these kind of Productivity machines.Again, I don't get why people are complaining about the price and buying used. Obviously all laptops have massive depreciation but they aren't meant to be financial investments. Buy them if you have a need for the productivity it brings or if you want the latest and greatest at all costs. Don't buy it and then expect to make a financial return - put your money in a prudent investment vehicle instead.
People complaining about resale value and how "overpriced" something is on slickdeals are clowns. Relative to the previous price this is a good deal, and while prices may probably drop another 10-20% (probably more for higher margin laptops like this) as the chip supply crunch eases, if you need something like this soon, it's a good deal. Don't need something like this? Don't buy it, but don't act like you have some kind of moral authority.
Edit: I bought the 2018 version of this laptop, with the i7-8750H and the GTX 1070 (hence a step down) at $2300. Just to put it in perspective
As Suryasis noted, you can also find this price on Newegg if you're west coast located.
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4K OLED screen
8 core processor
3080 GPU
has two mem slots and two NVME slots
Leave a Comment