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I have this exact laptop, if it died tomorrow I'd gladly buy another. When I got it I was looking for something light weight and that could do some light gaming - It fits the bill perfectly. I've had zero issues with it in the years I've had it. Maybe I've just been lucky, but that's been my experience.
Great little machine. Two NVME slots. Biggest complaint is how quickly the keyboard backlight shuts off (I'm a slow typist). I suspect that the GPU runs at one of the lower TDPs (it benches slower than pricier 3050ti laptops). For me FHD was a benefit because I had been using remote desktop to control FHD equipped machines.
Great little machine. Two NVME slots. Biggest complaint is how quickly the keyboard backlight shuts off (I'm a slow typist). I suspect that the GPU runs at one of the lower TDPs (it benches slower than pricier 3050ti laptops). For me FHD was a benefit because I had been using remote desktop to control FHD equipped machines.
Pretty sure you can go in the BIOS and set the keyboard backlight to never go off.
You can get a 780M with Zen 4 at this price. That 780m iGPU will be comparable to a 1050 Ti.Zen 4 on DDR5 will also circles around Zen 3.
Yes, Zen 4 is faster than 3. But a 780M is only close to a 3050 TI in a few gaming benchmarks, in many of them it's 25%-50% slower. And that's with the 35 watt 3050 TI, (which I believe this has), not the higher wattage models. So if light gaming is a need, having the 3050 TI would be more important than the Zen 4. Now, if something CPU bound is what you're looking to do it would be the other way around, and the Zen 4 would be the choice.
Yes, Zen 4 is faster than 3. But a 780M is only close to a 3050 TI in a few gaming benchmarks, in many of them it's 25%-50% slower. And that's with the 35 watt 3050 TI, (which I believe this has), not the higher wattage models. So if light gaming is a need, having the 3050 TI would be more important than the Zen 4. Now, if something CPU bound is what you're looking to do it would be the other way around, and the Zen 4 would be the choice.
This is really bad advice and wholly ignorant of all tech trends.
780m is on parity with 1050 Ti by all objective averages. They trade across games due to AMD vs Nvidia arch differences. CPU bottleneck on Zen 3 vs Zen 4 would all but guarantee that a 7840HS or 8840HS will be faster at gaming while blowing this laptop out of the water in terms of battery life.
This is really bad advice and wholly ignorant of all tech trends.780m is on parity with 1050 Ti by all objective averages. They trade across games due to AMD vs Nvidia arch differences. CPU bottleneck on Zen 3 vs Zen 4 would all but guarantee that a 7840HS or 8840HS will be faster at gaming while blowing this laptop out of the water in terms of battery life.
I'm simply talking about gaming, which you brought up saying the 780M is on par with a 3050 TI. It is not - that's not opinion, it's a fact.
In some games the 780M is only about 5-10% slower, in most it's 25% slower, in a few I've seen it's over 50% slower.
Here a video for your viewing pleasure (780M vs. 3050 vanilla 35w). And the 780 is paired with a 7940HS, while the 3050 is with a 5600U. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MnhR6K6UY0
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Fhd isn't good enough for 14 inch screen????
It's plenty fine at 14. What kills the deal is the absolutely ancient four year-old chip.
For $550 new, this is pretty good, even if a little old.
Zen 4 on DDR5 will also circles around Zen 3.
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780m is on parity with 1050 Ti by all objective averages. They trade across games due to AMD vs Nvidia arch differences. CPU bottleneck on Zen 3 vs Zen 4 would all but guarantee that a 7840HS or 8840HS will be faster at gaming while blowing this laptop out of the water in terms of battery life.
In some games the 780M is only about 5-10% slower, in most it's 25% slower, in a few I've seen it's over 50% slower.
Here a video for your viewing pleasure (780M vs. 3050 vanilla 35w). And the 780 is paired with a 7940HS, while the 3050 is with a 5600U.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MnhR6K