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"Up to 16 hours of battery with screen at 150 nits."
😂 I think any laptop could do that, but you can't see anything unless you're in a closet.
Not bashing, but I think it is funny. Too me those specs are sub $500 since last gen quad core. Some people say the cpu is better performance than 1165g7, but graphics-wise it's missing 16 eus of Iris XE. Not like it's a big diff anyways.
"Up to 16 hours of battery with screen at 150 nits."
😂 I think any laptop could do that, but you can't see anything unless you're in a closet.
Not bashing, but I think it is funny. Too me those specs are sub $500 since last gen quad core. Some people say the cpu is better performance than 1165g7, but graphics-wise it's missing 16 eus of Iris XE. Not like it's a big diff anyways.
Certainly not sub-$500 I'd say, given the specs and the premium build quality. No doubt it would be good to see this at that price.
And yes, the i5-1135G7 on this has been proven to be one of the better performing of its bunch, performing better than i7-1165G7 in certain scenarios according to numerous reviews.
I owned one for about six months last year. This a very good device with a decent keyboard. Being as simple as it is you can likely use this until you get tired of it as a travel device. The Intel NUCs give as much power as the chips can handle in the design.
One plus for the older gen intels, assuming they meet your performance needs, is you don't need windows 11 for the big.little scheduling.
If you like black, non-descript laptops this is the one to get.
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I clicked on the seller and the store, it's a Taiwan email address.
Does Intel not have their own Amazon store?
Geekom is actually a Chinese company based in Shengzhen. No idea why they put a .TW email address. According to same reviews their customer support phone number is a fake number too.
Geekom is actually a Chinese company based in Shengzhen. No idea why they put a .TW email address. According to same reviews their customer support phone number is a fake number too.
Seems suspicious…
Maybe they just access to the stock of these NUC laptops -- which are getting a little bit dated by now. Blow them out!
I clicked on the seller and the store, it's a Taiwan email address.
Does Intel not have their own Amazon store?
These laptops are white label devices intended to be resold and rebranded. In this case the company is Geek+. Of course, no one is going to rush to buy the latest laptop from Geek+ so they want to ensure that you know this is Intel's OEM product. Just know that you're a customer of Geek+, not Intel, so support isn't likely to be easy.
Sold and ship by Amazon . What are you talking about?
Yes, but the question is not about who's selling and shipping the device but rather who is providing the after-sales support since Intel does not directly sell this product. In this case, it is a random Chinese company who is essentially buying up the stock from Intel and shoveling them out the back door with as little margin as possible in the hopes that the Intel branding sells these better than their own nonexistent brand reputation and support.
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Excellent device with great battery life. Only downside is that it has last gen processor
The downside is the aforementioned lack of after-sales support. If you're willing to do the work to ensure you didn't get a dud within Amazon's return window (and don't mind zero support beyond that) you could indeed nab a decent deal.
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Not sure if I'm willing to allow that given that similar specifications are well within this price range. The build is meant to evoke a thin and light and that should command a price premium... but said premium is most definitely offset by the nonexistent support. Plenty of users might be better served by grabbing a nearby retail laptop[microcenter.com] and, if they cared, upgrading the RAM (for example).
Yes, but the question is not about who's selling and shipping the device but rather who is providing the after-sales support since Intel does not directly sell this product. In this case, it is a random Chinese company who is essentially buying up the stock from Intel and shoveling them out the back door with as little margin as possible in the hopes that the Intel branding sells these better than their own nonexistent brand reputation and support.
The downside is the aforementioned lack of after-sales support. If you're willing to do the work to ensure you didn't get a dud within Amazon's return window (and don't mind zero support beyond that) you could indeed nab a decent deal.
Not sure if I'm willing to allow that given that similar specifications are well within this price range. The build is meant to evoke a thin and light and that should command a price premium... but said premium is most definitely offset by the nonexistent support. Plenty of users might be better served by grabbing a nearby retail laptop[microcenter.com] and, if they cared, upgrading the RAM (for example).
Good luck!
Jon
This Intel M15 is certainly not a thin and light laptop, but it is very sturdily built. It's a great choice for a reliable laptop.
The only reason I got rid of mine was to move on to the Intel P14e NUC laptop.
This Intel M15 is certainly not a thin and light laptop, but it is very sturdily built. It's a great choice for a reliable laptop.
The only reason I got rid of mine was to move on to the Intel P14e NUC laptop.
I laugh a bit at the phrase used by Intel, but to your point it fits arguably better capture the target application: premium productivity. Any thoughts on the screen, perhaps in comparison to your newer laptop?
Good luck!
Jon
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I laugh a bit at the phrase used by Intel, but to your point it fits arguably better capture the target application: premium productivity. Any thoughts on the screen, perhaps in comparison to your newer laptop?
Good luck!
Jon
I am fairly picky on screens because I waste a lot of time streaming crap to watch. That said, I'm never doing anything color-critical like video editing or photos and I don't do any gaming. The screen is very good. I'll also note I like screens with low black levels and this one is pretty good. For the gamers there are reviews, notebookcheck, that test the screen out as fairly slow - this is also noted in video reviews too.
I don't know what bearing this has on ultimate construction or screen quality, but my screen had almost no back light bleeding (I think IPS glow is more accurate to describe it) with no noticeable hot spots.
I'll put it like this, I can buy an Intel NUC Compute i7-1165 16GB RAM module, from Canada, for $500. Here in the US it costs roughly $650. The Intel NUC P14e is a barebones chassis that needs a compute module put into it and the P14e housing costs roughly $700+. That is more than this whole laptop costs. That said, Intel usually selects very good screens and the P14e has one. They are at least comparable in quality with the P14e getting a little brighter. Black levels/contrast are hard to remember.
I'll also note that having two Thunderbolt 4 ports are really convenient and good for connectivity and ensuring you can charge well into the future.
Styling-wise, a black with ZERO branding take on an old Macbook Pro will fit in anywhere and also not draw undue attention to be stolen. If you build up your own, follow the driver installation instructions to make sure everything is working. If this comes pre-built - which I assume it does, check everything out right away because the resellers are sometimes uncaring about their driver pack installations.
Why do I care about this not-so exciting spec'ed laptop? Because I'd like to stay on Windows 10 LTSC for my PC needs. While 12th gen intel is great, it currently needs Windows 11 for big.little. It's one reason I'm thinking of switching to AMD 6800 mobile processors so I can still run Win 10. My PC needs aren't great I just want it to run care-free for a long time without dicking with it.
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Does Intel not have their own Amazon store?
😂 I think any laptop could do that, but you can't see anything unless you're in a closet.
Not bashing, but I think it is funny. Too me those specs are sub $500 since last gen quad core. Some people say the cpu is better performance than 1165g7, but graphics-wise it's missing 16 eus of Iris XE. Not like it's a big diff anyways.
😂 I think any laptop could do that, but you can't see anything unless you're in a closet.
Not bashing, but I think it is funny. Too me those specs are sub $500 since last gen quad core. Some people say the cpu is better performance than 1165g7, but graphics-wise it's missing 16 eus of Iris XE. Not like it's a big diff anyways.
And yes, the i5-1135G7 on this has been proven to be one of the better performing of its bunch, performing better than i7-1165G7 in certain scenarios according to numerous reviews.
One plus for the older gen intels, assuming they meet your performance needs, is you don't need windows 11 for the big.little scheduling.
If you like black, non-descript laptops this is the one to get.
Does Intel not have their own Amazon store?
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Does Intel not have their own Amazon store?
Seems suspicious…
Seems suspicious…
Does Intel not have their own Amazon store?
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Good luck!
Jon
Good luck!
Jon
The downside is the aforementioned lack of after-sales support. If you're willing to do the work to ensure you didn't get a dud within Amazon's return window (and don't mind zero support beyond that) you could indeed nab a decent deal.
Not sure if I'm willing to allow that given that similar specifications are well within this price range. The build is meant to evoke a thin and light and that should command a price premium... but said premium is most definitely offset by the nonexistent support. Plenty of users might be better served by grabbing a nearby retail laptop [microcenter.com] and, if they cared, upgrading the RAM (for example).
Good luck!
Jon
The only reason I got rid of mine was to move on to the Intel P14e NUC laptop.
Does Intel not have their own Amazon store?
https://www.amazon.com/stores/Int...16CF3B77D
Good luck!
Jon
The only reason I got rid of mine was to move on to the Intel P14e NUC laptop.
Good luck!
Jon
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Good luck!
Jon
I don't know what bearing this has on ultimate construction or screen quality, but my screen had almost no back light bleeding (I think IPS glow is more accurate to describe it) with no noticeable hot spots.
I'll put it like this, I can buy an Intel NUC Compute i7-1165 16GB RAM module, from Canada, for $500. Here in the US it costs roughly $650. The Intel NUC P14e is a barebones chassis that needs a compute module put into it and the P14e housing costs roughly $700+. That is more than this whole laptop costs. That said, Intel usually selects very good screens and the P14e has one. They are at least comparable in quality with the P14e getting a little brighter. Black levels/contrast are hard to remember.
I'll also note that having two Thunderbolt 4 ports are really convenient and good for connectivity and ensuring you can charge well into the future.
Styling-wise, a black with ZERO branding take on an old Macbook Pro will fit in anywhere and also not draw undue attention to be stolen. If you build up your own, follow the driver installation instructions to make sure everything is working. If this comes pre-built - which I assume it does, check everything out right away because the resellers are sometimes uncaring about their driver pack installations.
Why do I care about this not-so exciting spec'ed laptop? Because I'd like to stay on Windows 10 LTSC for my PC needs. While 12th gen intel is great, it currently needs Windows 11 for big.little. It's one reason I'm thinking of switching to AMD 6800 mobile processors so I can still run Win 10. My PC needs aren't great I just want it to run care-free for a long time without dicking with it.
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