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I see the above comment heavily downvoted but I'm specifically looking at 4000 series Ryzen laptops as my 1st move away from MacBook Pros. Such incredible CPUs
by fierarul 6y ago
I see the above comment heavily downvoted but I'm specifically looking at 4000 series Ryzen laptops as my 1st move away from MacBook Pros. Such incredible CPUs really make the decision a bit more acceptable. The laptop I'm eyeing is near $1000.
- shade 6y agoOut of curiosity - what are you looking at? I'm also starting to think about replacing my 2016 MBP and quite honestly, the current MacBook Air/MacBook Pro line doesn't really appeal to me. Lenovo has a couple of AMD-based ThinkPads that are looking pretty appealing, although they come in around $1500 with the configuration I'd want.
- fierarul 6y agoBecause I need a fast CPU for builds I'm looking at ASUS "gaming" laptops. The ASUS TUF Gaming A15 in particular is under $1000 before taxes here and has a good Ryzen. There are even better gaming laptops from ASUS that are thinner, but I think the A15 is a good 'workhorse'.
- ChrisLTD 6y agoWhat are you eyeing?
- fierarul 6y agoThe ASUS TUF Gaming A15. It's a bit flashy but for home office it works.
- caycep 6y agothe problem is those are second citizens for most vendors; there's some shady Intel lock in that prevents AMD from getting prime place in the lineup. So you'll get a great CPU but second rate screens, trackpads, etc.
- fierarul 6y agoSo it would seem but the CPU might still be worth it, even if I connect it to an external display. We'll see...