I'm upgrading to a new laptop (unfortunately, a desktop is not viable for me right now). It's a VR gaming machine, with some potential work with machine learning (me learning about it). I've got a system option, but it's into price flinching territory, and wanted a once over, from those more in the know.
Are there any obvious flaws in it, and is it reasonable for the price?
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Display: 1 x 16.0" IPS | 2560×1600 px (16:10) | 240 Hz | G-SYNC | 95 % sRGB
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Graphic Card: 1 x NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop | 12 GB GDDR6
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Processor: 1 x Intel Core i9-13900HX
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Ram: 2 x 16 GB (32 GB) DDR5-5600 Samsung
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SSD (M.2): 1 x 1 TB M.2 Samsung 990 PRO | PCIe 4.0 x4 | NVMe
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Keyboard: 1 x Mechanical keyboard with CHERRY MX ULP Tactile switches
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WLAN: 1 x Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211 | Bluetooth 5.3
It prices up at €2,809.31 (£2,484.57 or $3,130.80) including shipping and taxes.
It's worth noting the system comes with an optional external water cooling system, so the CPU and GFX are less thermally limit, when it's plugged in. It also has a proper keyboard, not the normal membrane ones.
What are people's opinions? It is a reasonable price, or am I way too far up the diminishing returns slope?
https://bestware.com/en/xmg-neo-16-e23.html
It depends on your vehicle.
I personally drive a van, most of the time. Checking over my shoulder is a waste of time. What I do need is situational awareness. I'm aware of where my blind spots are, both absolute (e.g. directly behind my back bumper) and partial (e.g. the spot down my side).
I try and keep an awareness of everything entering and leaving my blind spots. I also do 2 checks of all spots that could have problems when manoeuvring. It's alarming how often a small car or bike can slip through blind spots, when you're doing your checks.
Basically, know your vehicle, and do what's appropriate to keep everyone safe.