Quote from: LupiN on March 11, 2026, 11:09:32Quote from: opckieran on March 11, 2026, 02:12:27This would have been killer at $1499. A real shot against Panther Lake. But $2199, with only 32GB of RAM? DOA.
not a great deal though... just get a rtx 4060 laptop instead. They can be found even under 1000$, and performance wise still better. I got my zephyrus g16 year and a half ago with a 155h and rtx 4060 for around 1450$ and the quality of that laptop is top tier in every aspect. So unfortunately even 1499$ at this point is too high of a price for what you get. Certainly that powerhouse strix halo chip won't be more efficient than the 155h either. So not much advantage there.
Having the ability to allocate more VRAM to the GPU has several gaming and AI benefits. I own a quality R7 260 + 5060 laptop myself. Cheaper than $1499, sure, but limited nonetheless. You also don't have to deal with GPU switching headaches, and can feasibly fit a single SOC in a lighter chassis vs SOC + dGPU.
Quote from: Onexfly Apex on March 11, 2026, 15:00:16Btw, this garbage uses realtek WiFi lol. Both apple and Asus are cutting corners. Atleast onexfly apex uses intel WiFi.
And sadly it doesn't look like Intel is interested in opening up their WiFi 7 capabilities to AMD systems. For the time being, Intel's 6E is the best 6E you can run on an AMD platform. If you want to run 7 on AMD, you have to go Mediatek or Qualcomm.