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Laptop opinions? (considering Asus TUF lineup) (self.pcmasterrace)
submitted 8 months ago by technomad to c/pcmasterrace@lemmy.world
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I'm currently on an MSI GF65 Thin 9SEXR. It has a 9th gen core i5, 8GB RAM, and a geforce rtx2060 graphics card. While it's been a great daily driver for several years now, it's definitely starting to show it's age with newer games and such.

I've currently got my eyes on the ASUS TUF series of laptops, because they seem like pretty decent quality. The chassis design seems more intuitive with where the ports are located, and other small details that make ease of use a priority. I like that it has a numberpad as well, and I'd consider this one of my necessities going forward.

My main uses will be moderate gaming, 3D design, and general browsing/productivity. I'd also like to dump windows for Linux as well, but I'm not entirely sure that I'm ready to make that jump yet. I've got very minimal experience with alternative operating systems to windows.

I don't know much about AMD's hardware, so I'm not sure how the designations compare to what I currently have. If anyone could give me an easy rundown to get me up to date I'd appreciate it too.

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[–] technomad 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Thank you for the excellent advice. I'm no longer interested in the Asus lineup.

I'm really liking everything about the Adder WS by System76, or the Pangolin (but I'm not sure that I would be happy with an integrated gpu). Thoughts?

[–] mortalic@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

That really depends on what kind of games you play. The pangolin is basically a steam deck in power with a bigger screen. You can play a lot with it. But if your plans are 120fps at 160hz for games like cyberpunk 2077, then no.