Ngl, so far this year has been a major disappointment.

The only thing I'm possibly left looking forward to is maybe the legion / yoga halo machines and the steam machine.

If the price and availability is just so out of wack for halo Lenovo's .. prob just go for a steam machine. Even if it's overpriced at around 1000 and a little underpowered. Just don't feel like paying 3000 for a laptop.

Quote from: Worgarthe on April 23, 2026, 00:00:32But holy hell, the cost is 2399€ for a prebuilt with X7 358H / 32GB / 1 TB PCIe 4.0 SSD, which is crazy high. The specs are excellent, sure, but the value simply isn't there currently, just as you commented.

To be fair to them, considering literally every higher end x7 358h laptop with decent build quality and screen is like 2200+ minimum. That's not bad, considering spending a couple hundred more, nets you a more repairable/upgradable laptop.

AMD  first of all didn't want to make this chip, but they did to appease fans. AMD told the fan base that it would not be a huge upgrade when complete. The reason some didn't get these chips was because they have no respect and only go full destruction on everything negative about a product like Gamers Nexus. The media now is always on a path of destruction vs telling the full story. Why is that? Well people like negative engagement now if there is not a bad thing to say people won't read or watch it anymore and it DOES NOT SELL.

Quote from: Hazey Grey on April 25, 2026, 02:29:49It could have to do with Steve's professionalism... Just sayin... There's a reason I stopped tuning in, a technician/enthusiast of 36 years. Somewhere around pandemic; some of us forgot about respect and professionalism, opting in favor of freedom of speech with no filter.

Exactly

It could have to do with Steve's professionalism... Just sayin... There's a reason I stopped tuning in, a technician/enthusiast of 36 years. Somewhere around pandemic; some of us forgot about respect and professionalism, opting in favor of freedom of speech with no filter.

Quote from: indyp on April 22, 2026, 21:12:22It seems worthless to buy a PC new these days, beyond a few key areas that might be driven by profit for the end-user.  I've been watching benchmarks for years and the performance increases are nowhere near the cost-increases, so it's a no-brainer:  I'm not upgrading.

Yep, you summed it up perfectly in this whole quote (the bold part especially). I was just watching that new Framework Laptop 13 Pro yesterday, not that I need it but I would really want it because all it's missing there is the TrackPoint to be basically perfect (for me). But holy hell, the cost is 2399€ for a prebuilt with X7 358H / 32GB / 1 TB PCIe 4.0 SSD, which is crazy high. The specs are excellent, sure, but the value simply isn't there currently, just as you commented.

Fascinating.  Seems pretty clear the market has shifted (very, very quickly) from consumer-focused to data-center focused, as that is where the mass profit is right now.  And AMD(and many others) sees profit before it's own guidelines/policies, so it's no wonder they are abandoning giving review samples or communication to the small PC/gaming markets.

It seems worthless to buy a PC new these days, beyond a few key areas that might be driven by profit for the end-user.  I've been watching benchmarks for years and the performance increases are nowhere near the cost-increases, so it's a no-brainer:  I'm not upgrading.

Greed trumps all, as they say.  I wonder when humility will catch up with these organizations?

Fascinating to watch.