Laptops Community

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Welcome to /c/Laptops!

/c/Laptops is the hub for laptops on Lemmy. Talk about the newest laptop launches, innovations in laptop tech, seek purchase recommendations, receive assistance for issues, provide insightful reviews, and more!

To talk about gaming laptops, please head over to /c/GamingLaptops. This community is only appropriate for non-gaming laptops.

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HP Envy 17 Multimedia-Laptop review - Cutting the wrong corners (www.notebookcheck.net)
submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/laptops
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Lenovo ThinkPad L14 G5 laptop review: Affordable AMD ThinkPad now much more modern (www.notebookcheck.net)
submitted 2 months ago by Alphane_Moon to c/laptops
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Core Ultra 7 164U performance debut: Dell Latitude 7350 Detachable review (www.notebookcheck.net)
submitted 2 months ago by Alphane_Moon to c/laptops
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Asus ProArt PZ13 review - The durable OLED convertible with a Snapdragon X Plus (www.notebookcheck.net)
submitted 2 months ago by Alphane_Moon to c/laptops
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ASUS Also Announces ExpertBook BM1 (www.techpowerup.com)
submitted 2 months ago by Alphane_Moon to c/laptops
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Lenovo introduces an AMD version of the ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 laptop - Liliputing (liliputing.com)
submitted 2 months ago by Alphane_Moon to c/laptops
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MSI Prestige 13 AI+ Evo is a 2.2 pound Lunar Lake laptop with a 13.3 inch, 2.8K OLED display - Liliputing (liliputing.com)
submitted 2 months ago by Alphane_Moon to c/laptops
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Asus ZenBook S 16 OLED laptop review: Premiere for Ryzen AI 9 365 and Radeon 880M (www.notebookcheck.net)
submitted 2 months ago by Alphane_Moon to c/laptops
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Honor MagicBook Art 14 laptop review - Great OLED subnotebook with vapor-chamber and innovative camera (www.notebookcheck.net)
submitted 2 months ago by Alphane_Moon to c/laptops
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Lenovo's new AI-powered Yogas and IdeaPads use Intel Core Ultra and AMD Ryzen AI 300 (www.tomshardware.com)
submitted 2 months ago by Alphane_Moon to c/laptops
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Lenovo reveals a concept laptop with a screen that rotates to follow you (www.neowin.net)
submitted 2 months ago by Alphane_Moon to c/laptops
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We fell in love with ASUS’ new Lunar Lake Zenbook at IFA 2024 (overclock3d.net)
submitted 2 months ago by Alphane_Moon to c/laptops
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ASUS Announces All-New ExpertBook P1 Series (www.techpowerup.com)
submitted 2 months ago by Alphane_Moon to c/laptops
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Samsung Announces New Galaxy Book5 Pro 360 (www.techpowerup.com)
submitted 2 months ago by Alphane_Moon to c/laptops
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Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 16 laptop review - The fastest Snapdragon X Elite challenges AMD's Zen 5 (www.notebookcheck.net)
submitted 2 months ago by Alphane_Moon to c/laptops
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How to choose next 3D gaming laptop? Need to understand what basic criteria to look for. (self.laptops)
submitted 1 year ago by PlutoniumAcid to c/laptops
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First, apologies if this isn't the best community; please direct me to a better venue if so.

TLDR: I need to buy 2× used gaming laptops that are powerful enough for 3D-heavy games -- I don't know what to look for?

Situation:
My kids have used Lenovo laptops for their rooms, and after some years, their gaming choices (BeamNG and other such 3D-heavy games) mean that old business laptops won't cut it. They need to be replaced (the laptops, not the kids!).

Problem:
Back when I was young, I understood CPU and GPU requirements - these days I don't. Help!

  • An Intel i7 may be great but it may also be several years old. I don't understand the naming anymore.
  • Most normal laptops have integrated graphics which don't satisfy even most basic GPU requirements.
  • Real "gaming laptops" are expensive! And I need 2 of them! Gotta find something used, and I have no idea what search criteria to set.
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Fanless Laptops (self.laptops)
submitted 1 year ago by Olap to c/laptops
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My older Asus has lasted forever, I put this down to zero moving parts. It is however underpowered by today's standards. Are there any such laptops available today? And what's the linux support like?