Quote from: N-B on October 27, 2024, 19:15:46The problem is that this particular model is too noisy to justify its 3 kg weight. The norm for its noise is 2.4-2.5 kg, no more.
Quote from: N-B on October 27, 2024, 19:15:46If you carry a laptop in a car, the weight does not matter, but if you walk with it in a bag - even 2 kg after 1-1.5 km on foot becomes a significant burden. You are not a soldier in the army to carry a bunch of junk on yourself.Admittedly, some time ago, I carried my working laptop (~2.8kg) in my shoulder bag over ~20 min by foot. That was not a burden at all :D but quite a bit uncomfortable. If this is something you have to do on a regular basis, just get a backpack to half the weight per shoulder! That would be laughable 1.4 kg per shoulder. Or with a 2kg laptop, it would be only 1kg per shoulder. You hopefully don't want to tell me, that this would be a "burden"? LOL
Quote from: N-B on October 27, 2024, 19:38:11It is sad to add that if they are focusing on such future Lenovo lines, then they will have to wait much longer - they release them with a much greater delay, especially against the background of new Asus lines and they will most likely not be available before the end of summer 2025. If this is too long, you will have to choose from what is available now or look at other manufacturers. And Asus (as a priority buyer of AMD processors, it is always the first with new lines globally) does not particularly shine in professional lines. Perhaps you can take "gaming" ones, but they may have their own lot of flaws. In fact, it does not have such lines (for example, it is impossible to find a line with a classic full numpad and a 16:10 screen).
I would have bought the Asus G18 series a long time ago in the spring of 2024, but for me personally, literally everything is bad there - the screen (low contrast 1000-1100:1, lousy sRGB profile management from the factory, or rather it simply does not exist, normal, according to owner reviews, not 4k, but stupid 2.5k, although 18" require 4k), idiotic location of ports, including the power jack. No options with Zen4 HX and USB40 ports. Well, it is also quite noisy, which is not surprising with the hot Intel 14 series.. There is a G17 on Zen4 HX, but it has its own problems - for some reason the screen is already 16:9 and with the location, the set of ports is also complete insanity.
As a result, there is nowhere to look in 2024. Everywhere there is some kind of ambush (and for me personally, a 16" screen is simply not enough, because I carry it I don't plan to, but I can easily use it at home without a monitor), but it's all so individual. Probably Lenovo/Asus marketers know better...
Maybe in 2025 17-18" 16:10 business devices with 4k retina with fast response and high-contrast(real 1500:1+) IPS screens will finally appear, as well as a full set of conveniently located advanced ports (including at least 2xDP2.0+ outputs at 80Gbps+) and a classic numpad. And also flexibly adjustable in noise level. All components for this are available or can be easily created.
Quote from: RobertJasiek on October 27, 2024, 17:01:54Quote from: Theo on October 27, 2024, 15:36:36deciding between buying a laptop or a desktop PC. My primary use will be gaming and heavy programming, and my budget is around $2500 maximus $3000 I can afford.
Heavy programming: I think you need a fast CPU, both single and multi thread.
Gaming (if you mean 3D gaming): You also need a GPU. Whether iGPU or dGPU and possibly which dGPU depends on the display resolution for gaming and its settings. Modest 3D gaming with 1080p and moderate settings runs on certain iGPUs, such as 680M, 780M or successors. For higher resolutions or settings, you need a dGPU, preferably Nvidia. Given your budget, you better avoid 4K gaming. For ca. 2K gaming, the most suitable dGPU depends on settings and possibly your chosen games but 4060, 4070 or 4080 might be right. 1080p gaming gives you a huge financial scope to choose quality and hardware for programming. Heck, you might even buy notebook and desktop then but why?
RAM: both your applications need RAM. 16GB is the absolute minimum. Heavy programming asks, or soon will ask, for 64GB; you better do not make compromises there, unless you already know that your specific kind of heavy programming never exceeds, and never will exceed, 32GB. (I cannot know if your jobs are so heavy that you would need even more than 64GB.)
SSD(s): buy large enough.
Quote from: Gastredner on October 27, 2024, 12:31:45High-end notebooks weighed over 4kg more and were easily 4cm thick many years ago . I appreciate that we get them now at only 3kg and 3cm which is the sweetspot of portability and cooling.The problem is that this particular model is too noisy to justify its 3 kg weight. The norm for its noise is 2.4-2.5 kg, no more.
Many customers don't need high or ultra portability, but prefer a space-saving and still easily portable desktop replacement with best performance or thermal headroom for quieter fans!
Quote from: Theo on October 27, 2024, 15:36:36My primary use will be gaming and heavy programmingIf this statement is serious (especially regarding "heavy" programming), then this is a difficult question. You already need at least 64 GB of RAM. The faster the memory controller in terms of bandwidth, the faster the assembly of heavy projects. And only the latest Zen5 chips shine in this regard, together with sufficient multi-threaded performance, but not the shameful Lunar Lake.
Quote from: Theo on October 27, 2024, 15:36:36deciding between buying a laptop or a desktop PC. My primary use will be gaming and heavy programming, and my budget is around $2500 maximus $3000 I can afford.
Quote from: N-B on October 27, 2024, 11:17:04Quote from: Worgarthe on October 26, 2024, 19:14:49Must be some kind of magic, no?No, this is 100% stupidity, with a lot of space on the case, you can't put a penny port for 2.5-5Gbps in a 3500 euro model. And you don't need any external docking stations on the road. And you pay for them. USB-C has never been so reliable in cheap docking stations and adapters, and in expensive ones it costs money. I'm happy for you, but in general this is a stupid decision by Lenovo's development department for the "professional" series. What's the point of pouring from empty to empty, if it is obvious that the port should be there?
Quote from: Worgarthe on October 26, 2024, 13:39:06Quote"heavy even for its size category"
3 kg is heavy these days for a desktop replacement workstation-class laptop? Gym membership isn't particularly expensive, just saying...
Quote from: Worgarthe on October 26, 2024, 19:14:49Must be some kind of magic, no?No, this is 100% stupidity, with a lot of space on the case, you can't put a penny port for 2.5-5Gbps in a 3500 euro model. And you don't need any external docking stations on the road. And you pay for them. USB-C has never been so reliable in cheap docking stations and adapters, and in expensive ones it costs money. I'm happy for you, but in general this is a stupid decision by Lenovo's development department for the "professional" series. What's the point of pouring from empty to empty, if it is obvious that the port should be there?
Quote from: N-B on October 26, 2024, 18:21:24Again, the lack of RJ45 with 2.5Gbps+ Ethernet is a shame. The owner will not be able to quickly connect a fast and stable cable network to the company's servers or NAS, other PCs at home without buggy external USB-C adapters. This is absolutely no good in this class.You do realise that USB-C is a thing, right? And that you can use up to 10 Gbps ethernet over USB-C just fine, right?
Quote from: LL on October 25, 2024, 20:40:51For the price the screen is weak, do no cover the DCI-P3, DCI = Digital Cinema Initiative. Should be important for video editors and this laptop has power for that job.There's no point in DCI-P3 support on a screen without the True Black HDR 400+ label. And the lack of 95%+ AdobeRGB for photographers is a disgrace in this class.
Quote"heavy even for its size category"