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@NrgReflexFn

Ай бұрын

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I hate that the average consumer needs a video like this to not get screwed by the companies that want our money, but I'm glad they have a no-nonsense tech reviewer to do the job.

I like your no-nonsense laptop advise. Definitely my #1 pc channel!

0:23 the price difference is actually insane for basically the same thing

Nice advice 👍

@JustJoshTech

Ай бұрын

Thanks mate

The latest Ideapad 5 Pro 14" with an AMD cpu (model 14AHP9) has a Ryzen 7 8845HS. I do understand that this is a rebranded 7840HS, which is available in the previous gen 8. However, the gen 9 has a bigger battery and a better screen (2.8k OLED 120hz), and that swung it for me. I also had the option to upgrade from 16 to 32GB ram for an extra ~4% on the price. Direct from the UK Lenovo store with a business discount, it was a very good deal - a no brainer for the specification, tbh. I did consider second hand / refurbished previous gen models, but didn't think the savings were large enough to negate the uncertainty of a second hand unit or the spec compromises of the older model. After a hands on in a local store with various manufacturers' laptops, I had my heart set on a Lenovo Ideapad & AMD processor with the 780M iGPU as it seems quite a capable performer for games. Thank you for your great videos. They are extremely helpful 👍

@quc522

27 күн бұрын

How are you finding the laptop, bit worried about hinge and general build quality

@JamesGadbury

27 күн бұрын

@@quc522 I'm really pleased with the laptop. Build seems high quality & solid. Product feels premium considering the price point for the package / performance. Hinge is smooth but I must admit, there's a bad reputation for Lenovo laptop hinges and that makes me nervous. I have no idea if this latest hinge design has been improved/is better. I'm thinking of taking out the extended warranty for peace of mind!

Similar thing happened with me. When I bought the Spectre 14, I call HP to enquire if they are including pen and dongles s I saw on many laptop reviews in youtube. They said they only include Pen in the UK. And just when I was about hang on the phone to buy it online, the guy on the call said that if I buy from them over the call, I can get a discount. I saved £200 on the laptop. I got the £1699 one for £1502 .

Thanks for the tip Josh. I recently purchased the M3 Pro MBP 14 because the "upgrades" already installed at the base price. If only I had waited until it went on sale....

Step 1: Don't live on an island in Europe...

@cryptoafc7655

Ай бұрын

exactly

@BackSlashJvb125

Ай бұрын

i live in greece, not on island an things are still expensive lol due to our vat being 24% lol, so yeah dont live in europe in general lmaoo

Just recently stumbled across this channel and I gotta say, I love the honesty and the solid Advice. Keep on going. 👍

Absolutely a fantastically helpful video that really sheds light on smart laptop buying. Wished I would have had this information a few years ago when I purchased my Aleinware laptop on Amazon during prime day.

Thanks for the good advise. I can always count you to tell it like it is.

These are awesome tips all around! Just sucks that the laptops I'm eyeing from watching your videos don't exist in the same specs here in Australia as they do in the US... so the hunt continues XD

I'm very impressed with how the video is structured! Thanks for you guys hard work!

Im quite unsure which laptop I should get for school (has to be a 2 in 1 Windows) but right now I’m considering the Ms laptop studio 2 or the new hp spectre.I really really like the design of the laptop studio just bc I don’t have to flip my laptop over every time I just want to use the pen but I also want the Oled screen from the spectre ahhh I can’t decide haha

hey Josh great tips! you think you can add deals for rest of the world like EU as well? it's tough to get good deals here...

Hey Josh, I wanted to ask you what your opinion on the macbook pro m3 16 gb vs the m3 pro 18 gb is. I havent seen any reviews that compare them.

Suggest what ram configuration MacBook will be good for stock market trading

I love my Thinkpads and have always gotten them second hand.

@BobGeogeo

Ай бұрын

Same here, but refurb.

I work from home for three customer service companies and sometimes I have up to 50 tabs in different browsers open and working on them, I do a lot of work in Microsoft Office in all its tools. For a person like me who doesn't edit photos or videos but demands a lot from my labtop, what suggestions do you have for people like me? Sometimes we focus a lot on recommendations for video and image content editors. I would be deeply grateful if you could bring some information for people like me. Thank you and much success :)

I used to work at Apple Retail: they do price matching at the retail stores IF you can show them the price of the brick and mortar listing of a competing offer (meaning no Amazon, but matches Best Buy if it’s an in store offer). If you’re a college student, that’s also a discount (though it doesn’t stack)

Josh, I actually appreciate your no-nonsense laptop advice. Love this channel. However, I was wondering if you could do a full review on the Razer Blade 14. I am mainly asking about the battery life and the QC. I heard some razer laptops have really bad QC but I wan't to know if you faced any issues. Thanks man. Appreciate it.

Is the legion slim 5 16" (2023) a good buy from last year ?

Hey Josh! Great video! I bought a 2024 Zephyrus G16 with a 4070 at Best Buy in Open Box Excellent condition, and saved 500 DOLLARS! Combined with some PayPal points I had saved and Best Buy gift cards, I was able to get the 2,000 dollar laptop for only 620 dollars. I then bought Best Buy’s great geek squad warranty, and finished out at around 1250 dollars with tax. Love the laptop!

Just discovered this channel - outstanding! Lots of relevant detail without the chatter. Great to find a reviewer who has used a laptop for more than a handful of days, and tracks models across may years. I've binged a few like it's a Netflix show.

Do you think Fourth of July is our next best chance for a deal I want the new Lenovo Legion 7i, but at 1,850 still seems overpriced.

Is 16" Galaxy book 4 pro @ 1100 dollar a good deal? Core Ultra 5, 16gb, 512 gb Or should I consider snapdragon x elite one? Thanks in advance!

I’m going to college for mechanical engineering and I have a budget of around 800-900$ and I was looking at the zenbook 14 with the r7 8840hs do you think that it will be strong enough for what I’m going to be doing?

@JustJosh between the surface laptop 7 13.8 x elite and the intel hp Spectre 14 2024 which is on sale for $1399.99 which should i buy for web browsing and watching video

Im stuck between Legion Pro5i with i7-13700HX 32Gb ddr5 VS zephyrus g16 2023 with i7 13620H 32Gb ddr4 HELP!

How about warranty? Should i take 4 year warranty? should i pay for an extra warranty? sealed battery?

I'm about to buy the G16 2024 from back to school sales that just started 🙌🏻 gonna finally upgrade my potato laptop that's literally crumbling apart

I want to buy an laptop to start coding and I've been looking to macbook air m3 but only have 8gb ram. Do you guys have another option with good battery life for coding?

How come you haven't shot a video including the dell g 16 , since it's considered a good buy for its price. Would be very interested in your opinion :)

I posted a comment regarding pen issues on your previous Snapdragon X video, but for some reason it’s not showing up.

Can you showcase the Huawei Matebook x pro(2024)

Can i someone tell me aby laptops better than Alienware m16 r2 in the same price range

Another excellent video

Bought a used lenovo legion 5 with a ryzen 7,a 3070, and 16gb of ram for £580 on ebay, it has been great and the laptop is like new and usually it would sell for £750 on CEX. Always worth looking there for some bargains.

I've always been afraid to buy Open-Box products, but I ended up getting my Asus G14 as excellent Open-Box quality, and it ended up being a great choice - the laptop was in like new condition, the seal on the box was just broken and the wrapping on the laptop was removed. A note on the box just said the laptop wasn't what the previous owner was looking for. Great way to save up to a few hundred dollars if you ask me, especially if you have the time/patience!

My work has a perkspot employee discount deal with several manufacturers and i can get the ideapad pro 5 16 for less that $800!! thanks so much for your reviews, you’ve saved me from throwing money at something i couldn’t afford ❤

wait wait wait... you can negotiate?? that's an option??

@PrabhablyAGoodYouTuber

Ай бұрын

I did it for Lenovo. They had a chat function in the bottom corner of the website and you could type directly to a sales rep. The chat function even stated "talk to us to get the best deals" or something similar. Again, Josh already said that Lenovo inflates their MSRP so that their discounts look more impressive - but either way, the sales rep knocked an extra 10% off the price (so it went from 20% off to 30% off)

@saumbadee

Ай бұрын

@@PrabhablyAGoodKZreadr i'll deffo try it next time 😆

Thanks

Man Can You Review Lenovo Legion pro 5i 2024?

Josh is right about Macs as usual. They hold value after years plus they keep marching for 5+ years easily. I used my last Mac for 6 years without any problem. I still have it. I Bought Macbook Pro 14 M1 pro base model in March 2022 because of Josh's recommendation. It works perfectly and will stay with me for 6+ years just like the last one. The last one was the Intel Mac with only 1 fan, it ran hotter. My current M1 Mac has 2 fans in it and I can't hear them no matter how hard I try eavesdropping on it :D

I found an Ideapad pro 5 14" with r7 8845HS, Radeon 780M and OLED screen 2880x1800 at €800 instead of 1k. I thought it was insane value but after seeing your video I'm not so sure anymore. That's because it's a Lenovo discount besides the rebranding of the CPU. Should I still buy it in your opinion?

@JamesGadbury

Ай бұрын

I just left a comment before yours on this exact model of laptop. €800 is a good price for this model based on my research / findings. I understand it might be cheaper if you order the Chinese version directly but I'd rather deal with Lenovo UK. I'd love to know what Josh thinks of this model, if he gets a unit for review. Having said that, it's a bit late now! I ordered one with the 32GB ram and 1TB SSD upgrades for £845, which is more expensive than the deal available to you. I haven't got the laptop yet...

@giovannigiovanni-sl6pl

Ай бұрын

@@JamesGadbury Nice, I hadn't notice there was already your comment about this. I'm coming to UK in July so I've also your options available. If you have any other suggestion let me know. The italian version that Lenovo Is selling should be ~200€ cheaper than yours but i have 512gb ROM and 16gb of RAM but since It's between different countries It's a poor comparison.

@JustJoshTech, please do more reviews on Windows laptops that have a lighter weight, for those who want something with a great display resolution that's around 2.9 lbs or less. Thanks for your helpful content!

Apple Zen 3 processors? :))

Should I buy the Lenovo yoga 9i is for 1350 (with 32 ram, 1tb) should I go for the yoga slim 7x instead for 1300?

@JustJoshTech

Ай бұрын

We get our Slim 7x on tuesday

Hey josh Whats the most important thing to have in a laptop 💻 when your use case is heavy downloading daily through torrents . Multiple web tabs open always And Multiple apps open And media players open 2d video editing Daily How much ram Ssd etc

There should be more KZreadrs like you around Josh, greak work.

any chance of reviewing tuxedo laptops?

@cameronbosch1213

Ай бұрын

Or Eluktronics' recent Tongfang laptops? (Some Tuxedo laptops use them but only in ISO layout.)

What would you recommend for students for Computer Science/ Cybersecurity?

@Sweet-Vermouth

Ай бұрын

Prioritize RAM since you will probably be running virtual machines. Look for CPUs that support hyper threading and virtualization. Look for Linux compatibility. If you're a nerd like me, you will probably end up switching to Linux. You will run your heavier workloads on servers or on the cloud, so you don't need a powerful CPU. Focus on a good keyboard, touchpad, and display. I work in ML and I use an ancient laptop as my personal laptop (i5-3230M, 12GB DDR3 RAM, 250GB SSD, 500GB HDD, Fedora Linux). My work laptop is a Thinkpad i5-8550U, 16GB RAM, Windows 10. No one believes me when I say that the processor and RAM on both are completely adequate for my day to day tasks related to programming and I would call myself a power user.

@clwoni1414

Ай бұрын

@@Sweet-Vermouth Thank you so much! SO RAM and features like HT. What flavor of Linux would you recommend ? Live long Windows user here.

Good video but might not be applicable to people outside of North America and UK such as myself.

I realize U and HS are basically the same in AMD's case, so this is a nitpick, but 8840HS isn't exactly the same as last year's 7840HS - it's the same as 7840U. AMD themselves have confirmed this on their site. 7840HS' "successor" (read, rebrand) is 8845HS.

This is all very confusing to the average buyer. Can someone help me out and let me know which is overall the better option? Intel’s new core ultra 7 155H or last year’s Ryzen 7 7840hs? Or not much in it?

@abhinandanbanerjee5471

Ай бұрын

If you can't tell the difference, absolutely nothing in it.

@summerrr1

Ай бұрын

Thanks. I’ve just ordered a device with a Ryzen 7 7840hs based on your advice (and that of this video) which has saved me several hundred dollars.

@abhinandanbanerjee5471

Ай бұрын

@@summerrr1 you'll be fine. Just don't treat it like an indestructible piece of godmetal. Its not. Take care of it. That means shutting down when not in use. Keeping the device cool etc. Good luck

I think personally the only laptops worth thinking about getting this year on sale are Asus G14 or G16. Or lenovos Legion 7i.

Why are laptops so much cheaper in the US ? 🇺🇸 vs UK ?

Another great laptop buying guide. I truly get the pain of our dearest ones giving their hard earned money for useless upgrades, especially to these evil companies.

Should I be waiting for Black Friday sales? is there any significant difference between the normal sales and the Black Friday sales??

@DavidNgo86

3 күн бұрын

I'm waiting for Black Friday

My only 16" options: G16 - sexy but loud, lower TDP 4080, and expensive. Pro 7i - best performance (amongst my choices), hate the lightbar and numpad (65% keeb user). 7i - looks better than pro 7i, but only 4070 and numpad and no ethernet. At this point, I might as well just give up and buy a ThinkPad P1 Gen 7. Most expensive and least gpu capable, but everything is amazing and lasts the longest amongst all of em.

Josh...I found the lenovo slim 7 or yoga 7 gen 8 wth the rtx 3050 for 550 franc (nearly 620 usd) in lenovo's switzerland website, im considering buyung it. It's worth it right?

@mrbobgamingmemes9558

Ай бұрын

Vram ?

@Agent____S10__

Ай бұрын

@@mrbobgamingmemes9558 6gb vram coz its frm 2023

@Agent____S10__

Ай бұрын

6gb vram coz its frm 2023

@Agent____S10__

Ай бұрын

U can chck it on the lenovos switzerland website under laptop deals

@Kumoiwa

Ай бұрын

Price seems right but 3050 won't get you AAA gaming, only e-sports and indie games

What if you live in a country with generally bad laptop deals?

Does your site list the price history for the laptop? Say you see a Zenbook for $100 off but your sites says wait a minute, that laptop is usually $300 off so hold off for a better sale if you can.

@JustJoshTech

Ай бұрын

We are adding that! It doesn't right now

Dell offers a discount if you tell them you want to return their laptop when purchased from their website because they probably don’t want to take it back and deal with it again.

Best advice on buying new laptop. Great channel.

You said in your g14 2024 review that it's better than g14 2023 with less gaming capabilities and no screen door effect

@cameronbosch1213

Ай бұрын

Just get a 2023 G14.

@TM-gn6ou

Ай бұрын

@@cameronbosch1213 we have 2022 g14 in india selling at the price of 2024 😂

Tx Josh

The Best 14 inch budget friendly gaming Laptop for 2024 plzzz

“Just show them these cute puppies” 😂

Best buy had the asus zephyrus g14 for $980. Open box. Geez

Bro please do for india

The script delivery in this video is awesome, great video💯

The Best budget friendly portable 14 inch Laptop for 2024 plzzzz

Hab nen G15 Advantage Edition für 1000 € gekauft in 2023

I have a request. Can you guys leave the graphs on the screens for a few more seconds. I don't want to pause the video to just take in the information. Love the vids tho.

@JustJoshTech

Ай бұрын

Yes

A lot of these tips also apply to other tech as well

@JustJoshTech

Ай бұрын

Good point. I should have mentioned that

@BobGeogeo

Ай бұрын

I was thinking about Chromebooks for kids. Refurbs rule - especially given the greater chance of damage as a 4th - 6th grader is learning to be careful.

I dont like buying refurbished. A lot of the time there is a well hidden defect that their qc didn't catch, but the consumer caught and returned it. From my personal experience: -motherboard problem, once every month the pc has a boot loop and it takes like 20 minutes of pluging/unpluging to get it through to the OS -jack doesn't work when plugged into power (power leaking somewhere ofc) -combo jack works for heaphones, but not for microphone -wifi sometimes breaking (that was an old xps, and i lost SO MANY HOURS on that) Imo it's better to buy new. Used is better too, average person mixed with scammers is more trustworthy than the companies nowadays.

@cameronbosch1213

Ай бұрын

I agree. Unless it has the same warranty and return policy as a new laptop, I wouldn't get refurbished. In this case, you get what you pay for.

Power to the refurbished market! If there isn't a work changing laptop in terms of performance, just wait for a 1-year-old model on sale.

In my country 2 years older model costs more than this year's budget offerings let alone newer models. Whatever model you buy , you are paying double the price. Such a SCAM.

I'm here for the puppies!

Doing the lords work. Thanks for saving us money.

This guy is amazing.

Thanks for posting this a few days after I bought a 2000$ laptop 💀

Thank you for saving my $400 on my New 14" M3-Pro MacBook Pro that I just picked after I cracked my 14" M1 Pro and realize that my apple care lapsed.

@JustJoshTech

Күн бұрын

I am extremely glad to hear that!

Since when Fanboys do care about best price? They buy the hype and are gladly giving away their money to Apple. They know they can buy Apple products from other stores but they want to feel the magic, be part from something amazing while at the Apple Store (you get the point)

@debapriyoroy9476

Ай бұрын

How much they actually feel the magic is unknown, but atleast their efforts to feel the pretentious magic on their subsequent social handle posts are a 200%

I live in Europe, plus in the country torn by a war. The prices on laptops are ASTRONOMICAL. Dat's no joke, I've got no clue how people are buying their new shinies :D edit: oh and yeah. The best channel. Before going and checking out laptops I go here first.))

0:22 no. 16 vs 32 RAM is not 99% the same thing.

So laptop manufacurers just took the entire last year off from work lol

Reverse notches (thx, Lenovo) belong in the trash bin 🗑️

The Best budget friendly portable gaming Laptop for 2024

Yeah, I don't understand why so many people buy new MacBooks from Apple when they can get the exact same model from someone else for hundreds less.

This video post is only relevant to the US & Canada and you should make this fact explicit upfront. In Europe, Asia or Oz it simply is not applicable. Click bait.

@JustJoshTech

Ай бұрын

In Oz it is. I am Australian. We have big sales days like Boxing Day. Also, at least when I was there, we have refurbished stores too.

@AyoHues

Ай бұрын

@@JustJoshTech Fulsome apologies, for some reason I thought this was a video just about Best Buy’s discounts and sales. I’ve no idea why are made this mistake. My bad. There’s LOTS of great buying advice here, thank you and apologies again.

@JustJoshTech

Ай бұрын

@@AyoHues All good all good. Btw we are trying to expand our website to support other locations. Particularly Australia, India, UK, Canada, and Germany. No promises but hoping for end of the year

@AyoHues

Ай бұрын

@@JustJoshTech Great news! You guys are far and away my favourite tech channel. Keep up the great work. I’m just pissed we don’t have a great retailer like Best Buy in the UK offering both bricks and mortar locations where laptops can be views and compared before purchase AND cracking price busting deals.😏

Excellent video, with one mistake repeating Apple rubbish marketing. They do not have excellent retail value, p it doesn't matter what percentage a laptop retains, what matters is overall number lost by depreciation. Example, my 600.00 2 + 1,000 lost about 80% in value. I could easily sell it for $200 The MacBook pro with less performance what's 2,400. If that only lost 50%, (it lost more but that doesn't matter) the buyer still lost more than double what I paid for my laptop. This is true in just about every supposed case of excellent resale on a Mac. It gets worse, suppose like myself you take the extra $1,800 and put it in your 401, or annuity if your 401 is maxed out. Well you've almost doubled that 1800 dollars extra you spend on your overpriced Apple I'm not against buying Apple products when the need presents, I have an air myself, but forget that excellent resale value bull, it's sleight of hand bologna

W josh

Or just not buy an Apple laptop at all hahaha. I still find Windows laptop to be just good enough for any user if you are intended to get work done.

Hey josh when do I get to speak about ai on laptops im al ready to let the world know about the truth

@JustJoshTech

Ай бұрын

Could you please email me at info@justjosh.biz . We are collecting a panel for it. please email asap

@vanshvardhansingh1609

Ай бұрын

@@JustJoshTech I did but did not receive a reply My name is vansh vardhan singh But let me do it again

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Have you ever used a laptop you reviewed for more than 3 months ? Hinges on half these laptops fall apart very quickly I see them in my repair shop all the time. I hate KZread "reviewers".

There IS actually one thing you should check : the 2023 generation of CPUs may not support 48GB DDR5 memory sticks, so instead of 2x 48GB = 96GB, you may be limited to 2x 32GB = 64GB. For those looking into the future ...

@thang0106

Ай бұрын

How far are you looking 😂 average users barely needs more than 32GB