just announced.
I was ready to press buy until i saww on AMD cpu and possibly just one SSD m.2 slot....
I was ready to press buy until i saww on AMD cpu and possibly just one SSD m.2 slot....
Likely they don’t get to make that choice. Intel helped develop a lot of these top end machines, they retain exclusivity.I really love Lenovo Thinkpads. Using X1E for a long while now. 16:10 is great, everything seems nice, but...
No AMD? Sorry Lenovo, it's time to move on to someone else. It's nice to have choices
I think like Razer, Intel was heavily involved in one way or another with Lenovo and so they I think need to honor that relationshipbut...
No AMD?
Any alternatives to this you recommend?I really love Lenovo Thinkpads. Using X1E for a long while now. 16:10 is great, everything seems nice, but...
No AMD? Sorry Lenovo, it's time to move on to someone else. It's nice to have choices
The question is, what does the AMD processor give you that intel doesn't and how does that line up with your wish list/must have list?Any alternatives to this you recommend?
What I mean by that is, if the Thinkpad Extreme gives you everything you want and need except for an AMD processor, what specifically do you need that AMD provides that intel doesn't?
My Gen 1 heats up quite a bit and battery life lasts an hour when actually doing work on it, not doing a silly 50nit screen with playing some video with all Connecticut stuff turned off etc but actual work.The question is, what does the AMD processor give you that intel doesn't and how does that line up with your wish list/must have list?
What I mean by that is, if the Thinkpad Extreme gives you everything you want and need except for an AMD processor, what specifically do you need that AMD provides that intel doesn't?
I can tell you so much: while my P53 is a much thicker and, you would think, better cooled laptop, it's still way too hot and loud at times. I think it takes a little longer to heat up and get loud, but these Intel CPUs in laptops are just garbage and I really want to use something else after years with these hotplates on my desk.Looks like a great laptop but I will never go for the "Performance Components in a Slim Package" laptop again - like the X1e, XPS 15, and current 16" MBP. These form factors try to ride the thin line of good performance - good portability, but in my experiences sort of fail to do both. They do not offer the cooling needed for these components, and they are still just a little too big at ~4lbs to feel good when throwing it in a bag and running somewhere.
I am going to either get a thickboi laptop with great cooling or an ultraportable with a desktop comptuer for performance. The ONLY other scenario that might be an option is a 14" MacBook Pro depending on the GPU performance and how much RAM is available (my uses of Figma alone regularly use 12 GB, sometimes hitting 20GB when working with high-level prototypes).
I can tell you so much: while my P53 is a much thicker and, you would think, better cooled laptop, it's still way too hot and loud at times. I think it takes a little longer to heat up and get loud, but these Intel CPUs in laptops are just garbage and I really want to use something else after years with these hotplates on my desk.
@TSE the 11th gen cpus run even hotter? What? That's insane.
The P53 is a fine machine, you can't blame Lenovo here I think. It's cooled well enough but, as I said, loud at times. And it's build like a tank. The battery life is atrocious though. I don't regret going for this one after the disaster of a MacBook Pro I dealt with in 2019, but I really want to get a M2 or whatever it's called if they can deliver.
That's because those machines didn't have vapour chamber coolingLooks like a great laptop but I will never go for the "Performance Components in a Slim Package" laptop again - like the X1e, XPS 15, and current 16" MBP. These form factors try to ride the thin line of good performance - good portability, but in my experiences sort of fail to do both. They do not offer the cooling needed for these components, and they are still just a little too big at ~4lbs to feel good when throwing it in a bag and running somewhere.
I am going to either get a thickboi laptop with great cooling or an ultraportable with a desktop comptuer for performance. The ONLY other scenario that might be an option is a 14" MacBook Pro depending on the GPU performance and how much RAM is available (my uses of Figma alone regularly use 12 GB, sometimes hitting 20GB when working with high-level prototypes).
It seems (I could be wrong) that only Razer is employing vapor chambers.That's because those machines didn't have vapour chamber cooling
didn't Dell also add it to the 17" XPS last year? I could be wrong thoughIt seems (I could be wrong) that only Razer is employing vapor chambers.
didn't Dell also add it to the 17" XPS last year? I could be wrong though
Well it's on this machine now.It seems (I could be wrong) that only Razer is employing vapor chambers.