Medion Erazer Beast X40 (2024) im Test: High-End-Gaming-Laptop mit RTX 4090 und mechanischer Tastatur

[Redaktion]

Core i9-14900HX und GeForce RTX 4090 sind für Gaming, Videobearbeitung, Rendering gemacht. Dazu gesellen sich ein flinker 16:10-Bildschirm (17 Zoll, 2.560 x 1.600 Pixel), eine mechanische Tastatur und ein Thunderbolt-4-Port. Optional ist eine Wasserkühlung für das X40 verfügbar.

https://www.notebookcheck.com/Medion-Erazer-Beast-X40-2024-im-Test-High-End-Gaming-Laptop-mit-RTX-4090-und-mechanischer-Tastatur.801743.0.html

[Benji]

Den Buchstaben á gibt es im Französischen nicht, ihr meint das à (à la Gaming, à 1 TB).

[NikoB]

With a simply monstrous 160W in PL1 mode, the old friend 14900HX produces simply shameful performance - just compare the CBR15 numbers of the previously reviewed models just last week... At the same time, the 160W 14900HX loses to the 33W 7840U from AMD in the Ray Trace 64 test from the AIDA64 package.

The screen is extremely mediocre. As usual, fake "240Hz" (actually a little faster than 100Hz). Extremely mediocre contrast (at this price we expect 1500:1+, no less). Color reproduction is only sRGB, not DCI-P3.

Again there is 1 TB4 port, while the cheaper HP Omen with the same 14900HX has 2 of them.

Morally outdated wifi chip - instead of BE200 ($23 - wi-fi7), AX211(wifi 6E).

RJ45 is not fast enough for 2024 - 5Gbps minimum required.

FHD webcam with 2.5k screen. What does it mean?

The noise is as usual high even under office load.
The top part with the keyboard gets very hot.

Well, to top it off, as always with such manufacturers, there is a damaged keyboard with a non-working numpad - the right arrow in place of insert, which immediately ruins blind, quick work with two hands. Why do they deliberately save on a full-fledged keyboard, reducing their sales immediately by several times? I don't understand...

[RobertJasiek]

Why do they deliberately save on a full-fledged keyboard, reducing their sales immediately by several times? I don't understand...

Answer: because they do not understand exactly this effect...!

[Benji]

Why do they deliberately save on a full-fledged keyboard, reducing their sales immediately by several times? I don't understand...

Answer: because they do not understand exactly this effect...!

Here comes the true answer: Both of you are nitpickers and only a very small fracion of any laptop buyer actually cares about the things that you do. If they actually would sell as little as you would expect, or were as displeasing as you claim, they wouldn't sell them in this state. Most people don't give anything about particular keyboard layouts, OLED flicker and the like, and just get used to it as opposed to expecting perfection in a product that costs nothing, which is somehow also one of your expectations.

[RobertJasiek]

Buyers getting used to it might if they do not frequently need those keys. Workers likely frequently need them. Companies bulk buying notebooks for their empoyees are interested in their productivity so should buy suitable keyboards. Sure, not all companies are wise enough. Some, however, are and they can raise sales numbers of particular notebook models dramatically - or not at all. That's why NikoB and I think that keyboard layout matters very much for sales numbers.

Nitpicking? You choose a word to downplay. Quite contrarily, workers and companies know what proper keyboards look like: desktop keyboards can be a good model for notebook keyboards.

You really choose the wrong discussion to argue about getting used to something! The difference between good or bad keyboard layout is measured in weeks of full work time lost per year by us workers typing very much.

Nitpicking would be, say, about the power button on the left instead of right side.

[SuperSuppenkasper]

Eines muss man dem Medion X40 lassen: Die Kühlung macht einen wirklich guten Job. 50db sind zwar klar zu laut, aber im Verhältnis zu den akzeptablen Temperaturen und 280W(!!) Stromverbrauch ist das überdurchschnittlich gut! Dünnere Notebooks werden bei weniger Leistung lauter! Double Fail.

Ebenfalls ein großer Pluspunkt ist die freie Lüftersteuerung. Damit kann sich jeder die Lüfter so einstellen, wie man es möchte. Leider kriegt das nicht jeder hin (Lenovo!)

Auch die Displaygröße gefällt mir gut! Angenehm großer Bildschirm, aber nur 2cm breiter als 16 Zoll, was sie gerade noch angenehm kompakt und mobil macht. 17,3 oder 18 Zoll sind mir etwas zu groß. Schade, dass es dieses Format bei keinem anderen Notebook gibt.

[GeorgeTar]

Hallo liebe Community,