Spec Check New Laptop

Pinball-Fantasies · 12 Jul 2024 at 17:46

Thinking about new laptop for art & design , spreadsheets also video editing
Spec beow

Ultra 9 processor 185H (24MB cache, 16 cores, 22 threads, up to 5.1 GHz
Intel(R) Arc(TM) Graphics
1TB M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive
32GB, 2x16GB, LPDDR5X, 6400MT/s
14.0-inch 16:10 2.8K (2880 x 1800)

Will be using external monitor 4K

Pinball-Fantasies · 12 Jul 2024 at 17:56

radderfire said:
Personally I would want a 15.6" or bigger screen, even with external monitor use.

External is 34"

Pinball-Fantasies · 12 Jul 2024 at 18:14

radderfire said:
You might get through 1TB of storage quite quickly if you do a lot of video editin

Minstadave said:
Have you got a budget.

Lenovo Ideapad 5 Pro would be a decent shout.

Budget £1,100

Pinball-Fantasies · 12 Jul 2024 at 18:15

radderfire said:
Are you getting this laptop built or looking for model recommendations?

Built but can add extra parts

Pinball-Fantasies · 13 Jul 2024 at 08:49

Would this be a better option to go

Lenovo Ideapad Pro 5 16"
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H processor with Integrated Intel Arc Graphics
32GB RAM Soldered LPDDR5x
2TB SSD Storage
16" 2.5K (2560x1600) IPS 350nits Anti-glare, 100% sRGB, 120Hz

Pinball-Fantasies · Sunday at 11:11

Loki said:
Great screen and 16" is the sweet spot. I use a GBT Aero 16" for work and the screen is the icing on the cake for me. Strong spec that

What are the Integrated Intel Arc Graphics like ?

Pinball-Fantasies · Monday at 17:08

Snapshot said:
From what I've read, Intel Arc is slightly behind AMD's Radeon 780M which is roughly equivalent to a GTX 1650. So not that close to even a basic RTX GPU.
https://www.videocardbenchmark.net/...-4050-Laptop-GPU-vs-GeForce-GTX-1650-(Mobile) . I couldn't find a benchmark for the Ultra 9 to add to the mix.

I will not be playing games on laptop

Pinball-Fantasies · Wednesday at 20:16

Scrutinize said:
RTX enabled for the Nvidia Studio features significantly accelerates production & design capabilities. ARC is no where close, nor are AMD equipped GPUs in laptops.

Gaming is secondary.

Loads of conflation over the low wattage RTX equipped laptops being benchmarked with gaming machines then performing poorly but it's not their purpose.

Ultra 7/9 with RTX4050-RTX4070 hits the design productivity sweet spot especially if ultra portable guise.

They are about another £300 + ( RTX4050-RTX4070 ) then the Lenovo Ideapad Pro 5 16"