Laptop required for MBA, Gaming and Editing.

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) What is your budget? (INR or USD)
70k INR

2) What size & weight consideration (if any) would you prefer?

Mainstream; 15"screen

3) What are the primary tasks you will be performing with this notebook?
MS Office, Video Conferencing, Gaming(DOTA 2,CS), Premiere Pro and Photoshop

5) Any typical configuration in your mind you're eying for?
Ryzen 7 4800H and 1660Ti

4) Are there any brands that you prefer or any you really don't like?
a. Like: Lenovo, Asus, HP

6) Anything else you would like to say?

Screen resolution ( 1080p (Full HD) )
Battery back up ( extended (5-7hrs) )
Purchase place ( Online (Flipkart, Amazon) or from College Student Offer )

I have been eyeing for Lenovo Legion 5, but don't know when it will come to India.
Also, my previous laptop was HP 2005AX, which was recommended to me in this forum, and I was very satisfied with the purchase.

I don't think 4800H-based laptops are out in India yet.

ico said:
I don't think 4800H-based laptops are out in India yet.

Its out, Asus TUF A15, but is right now out of stock or has weird pricing.

Asus TUF A15 with R5 4600H + GTX 1650Ti + 144Hz + 512GB SSD was launched for 71k, I think. The display is considered not good for photo/video editing but for its price, it's a good enough display, for 90k+ laptops, it ain't. Try to find that.

Surely, new Legion 5 is a better laptop than A15 but no idea when it will reach India, moreover it doesn't have a 1660Ti model with Ryzen CPUs. I doubt you will get 1660Ti powered laptops for under 80k anytime soon.

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omega44-xt said:
Its out, Asus TUF A15, but is right now out of stock or has weird pricing.

Yes. I checked amazon yesterday, it's going to be available on July 14th(amazon says so).

Are you guys not concerned about the thermal solution? Saw some of reviews saying it's not designed well/specifically designed worse.

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omega44-xt said:
Asus TUF A15 with R5 4600H + GTX 1650Ti + 144Hz + 512GB SSD was launched for 71k, I think. The display is considered not good for photo/video editing but for its price, it's a good enough display, for 90k+ laptops, it ain't. Try to find that.

Surely, new Legion 5 is a better laptop than A15 but no idea when it will reach India, moreover it doesn't have a 1660Ti model with Ryzen CPUs. I doubt you will get 1660Ti powered laptops for under 80k anytime soon.

Display and Poor thermal Performance.

kjabhi said:
Display and Poor thermal Performance.

Jarrod Tech has a review of R5 4600H + 1650Ti model, check it. Thermals are fine, not as bad as 1660Ti or 2060 models with R7 4800H.

You can't get better display than what A15 has for 70k (unless some other old laptop gets a huge price cut). Others have 60Hz panel, at least A15 has 144Hz panel with same 60-70% sRGB coverage. I know that 90k+ laptops with 144Hz have that 100% sRGB panel, like Helios 300 or Y540.

Increase budget if it still bothers you. I don't see any 100% sRGB display coming under 80k anytime soon as these are budget gaming laptops. Mid range gaming laptops are 90k+ (big sales are an exception).

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Just checked. 4600H + 1650Ti model is back, but it's the Metal Lid version, so 84K.

Edit: Incorrectly typed 1660 instead of 1650
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*www.amazon.in/ASUS-FX705DY-AU072T-17-3-inch-5-3550H-Graphics/dp/B083M123FK/

Something like this should be enough incase you don't find the newest CPU ones

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omega44-xt said:
Asus TUF A15 with R5 4600H + GTX 1650Ti + 144Hz + 512GB SSD was launched for 71k, I think. The display is considered not good for photo/video editing but for its price, it's a good enough display, for 90k+ laptops, it ain't. Try to find that.

Surely, new Legion 5 is a better laptop than A15 but no idea when it will reach India, moreover it doesn't have a 1660Ti model with Ryzen CPUs. I doubt you will get 1660Ti powered laptops for under 80k anytime soon.

*www.amazon.in/dp/B08825TRF9/?coliid=I1AKLZHI7L2LK8&colid=59J6UUYH3Z7W&psc=0&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it

This seems to fit my budget. Will go for it, after a few days as HP Omen is also listed now on Flipkart.

kjabhi said:
*www.amazon.in/dp/B08825TRF9/?coliid=I1AKLZHI7L2LK8&colid=59J6UUYH3Z7W&psc=0&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it
This seems to fit my budget. Will go for it, after a few days as HP Omen is also listed now on Flipkart.

Not much hope from HP, even less from Dell for good pricing (all Dell gaming laptops including Alienware overheat a lot, so waste of money).

thetechfreak said:
*www.amazon.in/ASUS-FX705DY-AU072T-17-3-inch-5-3550H-Graphics/dp/B083M123FK/

Something like this should be enough incase you don't find the newest CPU ones

560X is same as a 1050 which is a waste of money.

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kjabhi said:
*www.amazon.in/dp/B08825TRF9/?coliid=I1AKLZHI7L2LK8&colid=59J6UUYH3Z7W&psc=0&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it
This seems to fit my budget. Will go for it, after a few days as HP Omen is also listed now on Flipkart.

If you've made the decision, it's in stock now.

BTW, which HP omen are you talking about? AFAIK, HP Omen would be around 100k, right?
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mastercool8695 said:
If you've made the decision, it's in stock now.

BTW, which HP omen are you talking about? AFAIK, HP Omen would be around 100k, right?
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The base variant is priced at around 74K. Maybe after launch, we will know the actual buying price.

*www.flipkart.com/hp-omen-ryzen-5-h...-15-en0001ax-gaming-laptop/p/itmf28adfae66c40

*www.flipkart.com/hp-omen-ryzen-5-h...-15-en0002ax-gaming-laptop/p/itm8837de99c3094

kjabhi said:
The base variant is priced at around 74K. Maybe after launch, we will the actual buying price.

*www.flipkart.com/hp-omen-ryzen-5-h...eforce-gtx-1650-ti-15-en0001ax-gaming-laptop/
*www.flipkart.com/hp-omen-ryzen-5-h...eforce-gtx-1660-ti-15-en0002ax-gaming-laptop/

Link not working, but 75k is a great pricing
HP Omen Ryzen 5 Hexa Core - (8 GB/512 GB SSD/Windows 10 Home/4 GB Graphics/NVIDIA Geforce GTX 1650 Ti) 15-en0001AX Gaming Laptop Rs.74920 Price in India - Buy HP Omen Ryzen 5 Hexa Core - (8 GB/512 GB SSD/Windows 10 Home/4 GB Graphics/NVIDIA Geforce GTX 1650 Ti) 15-en0001AX Gaming Laptop Mica Silver Online - HP : Flipkart.com

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omega44-xt said:
Link not working, but 75k is a great pricing

Is it, I mean 1650 has been seen in laptops just below 50k(ryzen 4xxxH config but out of stock now on flipkart) so I expect a good price for 1650Ti laptop to be ~60-62k.

whitestar_999 said:
Is it, I mean 1650 has been seen in laptops just below 50k(ryzen 4xxxH config but out of stock now on flipkart) so I expect a good price for 1650Ti laptop to be ~60-62k.

Still, the cheapest laptop which went on sale with 1650Ti was A15 at 71k or so. So considering superior build & thermal performance of new HP Omen, 75k is great. Surely once the logistics issues are sorted & more options in market, after a few months we will likely see 1650Ti laptops for ~60k. Nvidia did cut the price of their GPUs, so 1650 costs same as 1050 now & 1650Ti is replacing 1650 in terms of price.

K

The base variant of HP Omen launched at the price mentioned in Flipkart. Now I am confused between these two:

*www.flipkart.com/hp-omen-ryzen-5-h...ampaign=WBIIUCNM1XNZ_1172704&utm_medium=email

*www.flipkart.com/dell-g5-15-se-ryz...ampaign=WBIIUCNM1XNZ_1173385&utm_medium=email

Both are priced similarly, specs are almost similar, the difference being one has RX5600M and the other has 1650Ti.
Moderators, any suggestions?

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kjabhi said:
Both are priced similarly, specs are almost similar, the difference being one has RX5600M and the other has 1650Ti.
Moderators, any suggestions?

https://www.reddit.com/r/Amd/comments/h7iudg

Seems like 5600M is a good deal if finding it much cheaper than 2060 & not much costlier than 1650Ti. @SaiyanGoku @omega44-xt

whitestar_999 said:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Amd/comments/h7iudg

Seems like 5600M is a good deal if finding it much cheaper than 2060 & not much costlier than 1650Ti. @SaiyanGoku @omega44-xt

That laptop has bad thermals though

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omega44-xt said:
That laptop has bad thermals though

Is it bad enough to thermal throttle resulting in 1650Ti in hp omen performing better?

whitestar_999 said:
Is it bad enough to thermal throttle resulting in 1650Ti in hp omen performing better?

No, but 100C isn't good. Not everyone can tune their laptop to the extent I did, heck I created RTX 2060 Max Q before Nvidia officially released it

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omega44-xt said:
That laptop has bad thermals though

Checked it, it is suggested it has bad thermals even when compared to ASUS TUF A15

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omega44-xt said:
No, but 100C isn't good. Not everyone can tune their laptop to the extent I did, heck I created RTX 2060 Max Q before Nvidia officially released it

Nice! You did driver inf modding or similar?

whitestar_999 said:
Nice! You did driver inf modding or similar?

MSI afterburner voltage curve editor. So now my RTX 2060 pulls on average 60W, obviously there's a hit to performance.

kjabhi said:
Checked it, it is suggested it has bad thermals even when compared to ASUS TUF A15

Yes, but TUF A15 with R5 4600H + 1650Ti has ok-ish thermals. The model with R7 4800H + 1660Ti/2060 is not worth getting due to heat. So, I do recommend A15 with R5 + 1650Ti (or 1650), but not the higher end ones.

K

Finally received Asus TUF A15 with R5 4600H +1650Ti, and I am extremely satisfied. The design is so good, looks, and feels sturdy. I moved above 60Hz for the first time and I was blown like hell this is buttery smooth. As far as the screen quality is concerned I am happy with it, images and videos look extremely sharp and the colors are lovely. Overall satisfied with the purchase. Thanks, Digit forum once again!!

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kjabhi said:
Finally received Asus TUF A15 with R5 4600H +1650Ti, and I am extremely satisfied. The design is so good, looks, and feels sturdy. I moved above 60Hz for the first time and I was blown like hell this is buttery smooth. As far as the screen quality is concerned I am happy with it, images and videos look extremely sharp and the colors are lovely. Overall satisfied with the purchase. Thanks, Digit forum once again!!

Cool.
Can you post the link to the model you got?

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Edit: Typo

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mastercool8695 said:
Cool.
Can you post the link to the model you got?

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Edit: Typo

*www.amazon.in/dp/B08825TRF9?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share