expired Posted by Dr.W • Oct 30, 2023
Oct 30, 2023 5:47 AM
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expired Posted by Dr.W • Oct 30, 2023
Oct 30, 2023 5:47 AM
Acer Predator Helios Neo: 16" FHD+ 165Hz, i5-13500HX, RTX 4050 (140W), 16GB DDR5, 512GB SSD $799.99
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Compared to the Tuf A16 for $750: https://slickdeals.net/f/17023603-asus-tuf-gaming-a16-16-fhd-165hz-ryzen-7-7735hs-rx-7600s-8gb-16gb-ddr5-512gb-ssd-749-99?v=1
This laptop has a faster CPU but poor battery life compared to the Tuf. The HX processors are rebranded desktop models so lack some power saving features. The display is a little bit nicer (400 vs 300 nit), but they are both good displays, with good color gamut and response. 4050 vs 7600s is pretty much a toss up for gaming.
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Compared to the Tuf A16 for $750: https://slickdeals.net/f/17023603-asus-tuf-gaming-a16-16-fhd-165hz-ryzen-7-7735hs-rx-7600s-8gb-16gb-ddr5-512gb-ssd-749-99?v=1
This laptop has a faster CPU but poor battery life compared to the Tuf. The HX processors are rebranded desktop models so lack some power saving features. The display is a little bit nicer (400 vs 300 nit), but they are both good displays, with good color gamut and response. 4050 vs 7600s is pretty much a toss up for gaming.
The 4050, 4060, and 4070 are all voltage limited.... and top out in the 90-105W range even though 140W is allowed.
Ordinarily a laptop GPU is power limited, so top performance is achieved by both undervolting and overclocking, but there is no reason to UV with these. I got >10% boost by UV and OC on my 2060 laptop.
Don't forget to OC the vram to the max!
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Curious how this stacks up against the Acer Nitro with RTX 3070 TI that was posted for $765 a few weeks ago: https://slickdeals.net/f/16985566-acer-nitro-5-laptop-15-6-qhd-165hz-ryzen-7-6800h-16gb-ram-rtx-3070-ti-1tb-ssd-refurbished-764-99-free-shipping-acer-via-ebay?v=1&src=Si
3070 TI has a little (edit: decently [notebookcheck.net]) higher benchmarks than the 4050, but i5-13500HX scores a little higher than the Ryzen 7 6800H. Would prefer a slightly smaller screen, so probably waiting to see what else Black Friday brings, but I like these Acer deals popping up.
For those with a laptop without an optical drive. Do you miss them? Mine has a bluray burner. I guess buying an external one is cheap enough now.
Having gone to a thin and light Lenovo (and yeah, it cost more) under 3 pounds it's hard to imagine I would want to go back to a big boy.
No touch screen would be an instant nope for the wifey.
Oh it also looks like it takes a barrel plug + brick power supply.... that is a shame. Everything should be USB-C power by this point. But gets points for expandable ram and a real ethernet port, those are getting rare on laptops. MicroSD slot and an actual headphone jack are also welcome additions.
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