Total budget (in local currency) and country of purchase. Please do not use USD unless purchasing in the US:
$5-600 USD
Are you open to refurbs/used?
yes
How would you prioritize form factor (ultrabook, 2-in-1, etc.), build quality, performance, and battery life?
Performance
Battery life
Build Quality
Form Factor
How important is weight and thinness to you?
not at all
Do you have a preferred screen size? If indifferent, put N/A.
N/A
Are you doing any CAD/video editing/photo editing/gaming? List which programs/games you desire to run.
Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign etc
If you're gaming, do you have certain games you want to play? At what settings and FPS do you want?
N/A
Any specific requirements such as good keyboard, reliable build quality, touch-screen, finger-print reader, optical drive or good input devices (keyboard/touchpad)?
touch screen would be nice but not required
Leave any finishing thoughts here that you may feel are necessary and beneficial to the discussion.
Im double majoring in Marketing and graphic design. im currently using an hp victus and the battery just SUCKKKKKSSSSSS it goes from full to dead in 2 hours. im broke and needy.... i also prefer no MacBook
Here are six options (several HPs, as they are on sale this week). 13.3" to 16" screens. All have high performance and energy efficient CPUs with very good iGPUs. Screens are all a minimum of 300nits, allowing them to be used in bright environments.
The iGPUs in these CPUs are all very good, and pretty close in performance. If I had to rank them:
840m < 130v/860m < 140v/130T
1: These Asus Vivobooks weigh 3.4lb, good battery life, and have the Ultra 7 with a 140v iGPU and high end bright OLED screens (great for people doing digital art, highest color accuracy). They don't come with the Asus pen shown in the review, but do work with pressure sensitive stylus.
2: This Omnibook 7 is $600, has a 16" 400nit Screen, and is 4lbs. It comes with the Ultra 5 225H with 130T iGPU, which is more powerful than the above Ultra 7 256v, but runs hotter. Can be upgraded with an OLED screen and the Ultra 7 255H with the 140T iGPU. Only the OLED screen is a touchscreen.
4: This HP Omnibook 3 is lower build quality than the other Omnibooks, but a decent deal for the price, with a 300nit 14" screen and a Ryzen AI 7 350 and 860m iGPU. Smaller battery, so shorter battery life. Weighs 3.26lbs.
Here are six options (several HPs, as they are on sale this week). 13.3" to 16" screens. All have high performance and energy efficient CPUs with very good iGPUs. Screens are all a minimum of 300nits, allowing them to be used in bright environments.
140v iGPU Gaming Test:
https://youtu.be/JWati8uuyG4?si=6TBzPh5580gsbG86
The iGPUs in these CPUs are all very good, and pretty close in performance. If I had to rank them:
840m < 130v/860m < 140v/130T
1: These Asus Vivobooks weigh 3.4lb, good battery life, and have the Ultra 7 with a 140v iGPU and high end bright OLED screens (great for people doing digital art, highest color accuracy). They don't come with the Asus pen shown in the review, but do work with pressure sensitive stylus.
ASUS Vivobook 14 Flip, 14" 500nit WUXGA OLED Touchscreen, Core Ultra 7 256V with 140v iGPU, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD
$615, Certified Refurbished - Excellent Condition, 2 year Warranty:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/167809893726
$589, Open Box - Like New:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/205872146346
Laptop Review:
https://www.digitalreviews.net/reviews/pc/asus-vivobook-14-flip-review-a-smart-hybrid-with-serious-stamina/
2: This Omnibook 7 is $600, has a 16" 400nit Screen, and is 4lbs. It comes with the Ultra 5 225H with 130T iGPU, which is more powerful than the above Ultra 7 256v, but runs hotter. Can be upgraded with an OLED screen and the Ultra 7 255H with the 140T iGPU. Only the OLED screen is a touchscreen.
https://www.hp.com/us-en/shop/custom/hp-omnibook-7-laptop-ai-16t-ay000-16-inch-intel-core-ultra-16gb-ram-1tb-ssd-B0RT6AV_6000?catEntryId=3074457345621937824
Laptop Review:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ij4R4e5SKhc
3: HP Omnibook 7 Aero, 13" screens and 2.2lbs. Good battery life and great portability.
$530 for Ryzen AI 5 340 with 840m iGPU.
$680 for Ryzen AI 7 350 with 860m iGPU.
Storage/Display can also be customized.
https://www.hp.com/us-en/shop/custom/hp-omnibook-7-aero-next-gen-ai-laptop-13z-bg100-13-inch-amd-ryzen-ai-16gb-ram-512gb-ssd-ceramic-white-AR7J4AV_2748?catEntryId=3074457345621934328
Laptop Review:
https://www.notebookcheck.net/HP-OmniBook-7-Aero-13-review-World-s-lightest-13-inch-laptop-with-over-40-TOPS-NPU.1183908.0.html
4: This HP Omnibook 3 is lower build quality than the other Omnibooks, but a decent deal for the price, with a 300nit 14" screen and a Ryzen AI 7 350 and 860m iGPU. Smaller battery, so shorter battery life. Weighs 3.26lbs.
$530, New:
https://www.hp.com/us-en/shop/pdp/hp-omnibook-3-ngai-14-ha0087nr?jumpid=ma_weekly-deals_product-tile_laptops_25_c08dqua_hp-omnibook-3-laptop
5: These 14" Acers are lightweight, have good performance with an Ultra 5 226v and good battery life. Refurbished option has twice the storage.
$514, New:
Acer Aspire 14 AI, 14" WUXGA 300nit Touchscreen, Core Ultra 5 226V with 130v iGPU, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DWNLN3KP
$372, Certified Refurbished - Excellent Condition, 2 year Warranty:
Acer Aspire 14 AI, 14" WUXGA 300nit Touchscreen, Core Ultra 5 226v with 130v iGPU, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD
https://www.ebay.com/itm/256960845305
Laptop Reviews:
https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/acer-aspire-14-ai-review-cheap-copilot-plus-pc-offers-great-battery-life-and-future-proofing/
https://www.pcworld.com/article/2612061/acer-aspire-14-ai-review.html
6: These are 4lbs, decent battery life and build quality. Ryzen AI 7 350 is a very good chip with the 860m iGPU.
New for $500:
HP OmniBook 5, 16" 300nit 2K Screen, AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 with 860m iGPU, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD
https://www.walmart.com/ip/HP-Omnibook-5-16-inch-Windows-Laptop-AMD-Ryzen-7-AI-PC-16GB-RAM-512GB-SSD-Glacier-Silver/13943258180
1TB SSD version for $590:
https://www.staples.com/hp-omnibook-5-16-2k-laptop-copilot-pc-amd-ryzen-ai-7-350-16gb-ram-1tb-ssd-16-75-hours-battery-windows-11-home/product_24631793?akamai-feo=off
Review:
https://www.laptopmag.com/laptops/hp-omnibook-5-laptop-review
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