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This is a dishonest review. The numbers are fine but the article surrounding it is dishonest. He is often repeating claims on weight but he compares 2070 (115W)

• jandrese 7y ago
  The article almost never stops mentioning that it's competing quite well against laptops that are 50% or 100% heavier. I don't think it is dishonest. They include some similar size laptops in the graphs, but the results aren't as interesting because it is such a one sided result. The article is trying to sell you on a laptop that performs like a bulky heavy gaming laptop but travels like a mid range spreadsheet pusher.
  • chx 7y ago
    It's competing well on CPU benchmarks. The moment it benches a game https://images.idgesg.net/images/article/2020/03/asus_rog_zephyrus_g14_rotr_dx11_19x10_very_high-100836713-orig.jpg https://images.idgesg.net/images/article/2020/03/asus_rog_ze... the picture becomes more nuanced.
    • jdsully 7y ago
      That's comparing a GTX 2060 to a 2080 in the Intel laptops. Now if you care about gaming it's fair to point out there aren't any GTX 2080 laptops with AMD being reviewed, but it's not an indication of the performance it could have with a full spec GPU. Hopefully we should see one in the next few weeks.
      • chx 7y ago
        You were saying "The article is trying to sell you on a laptop that performs like a bulky heavy gaming laptop but travels like a mid range spreadsheet pusher." but i was saying it does not perform like a bulky heavy gaming laptop because it has an inferior GPU compared to those. I am sure once it's on a more equal footing there will be some small gains but nothign earth shattering, alas.
        • jdsully 7y ago
          I think people are more excited about the possibilities of the CPU than this specific laptop, but fair point.