Hi David, do you know if Blizzard hires international MBA students for its Summer MBA programs, assuming they went to top Business Schools? Im very interested in joining!
@DesByDesign2 жыл бұрын
Yes they do. I'm actually international (Canadian).
@CareersWithMaud2 жыл бұрын
New subscriber here, waiting on the essays
@SDLinx3 жыл бұрын
This video offers great insight into the quantity and quality of swag being farmed, processed, packaged, and delivered by Activision Blizzard for its MBA interns. As an underpaid startup intern, I might consider taking on a gelatinous form in reaction. Or as others might say... I'm jelly.
@Optimal_Production3 жыл бұрын
YOU HAVE A CFA CHARTER??? MAD RESPECT BROTHER!!!
@yangxiang60943 жыл бұрын
Hi David! Thank you so much for the video! Got and interview invitation from booth this morning and this video helps me to get a better idea on what I will expect on the interview day
@haohao06273 жыл бұрын
These tips are so helpful and organized, explained so clearly. Thank you!
@akshay00719973 жыл бұрын
This was very insightful. Thank youuu
@thinhphan25473 жыл бұрын
Very helpful tips! Thank you for sharing, David. I hope you could do more videos about your MBA journey. I’m looking forward to seeing them all. Best of luck!
@0xded53c63 жыл бұрын
Well. 6 months later, the Air smoke the X1 in benchmarks.
@gdl303 жыл бұрын
Mine came in a plastic bag :
@isamuk8553 жыл бұрын
that's a well-made, informative video.
@JP-vv1mz3 жыл бұрын
Love the editing, great humor 😂👌
@user-hu2fr7eo1v3 жыл бұрын
these two are nothing about game.
@ali2k43 жыл бұрын
Nothing can make up for the garbage customer service experience. If you don't trust me just do a quick google search.
@wakawaka4303 жыл бұрын
Hi David, great video! Do you have the link to your Sloan video essay?
@emin743 жыл бұрын
Nice video but I disagree with you on one point. You can see the difference between 4k and FHD on 17" screen very well. Even on 15.6", it is a good difference. I can even see the difference on smaller 13-14" screens but at that point, you need a trained eye to see.
@rostamr40963 жыл бұрын
Good job very helpful review Thanks
@adityamandaliya31993 жыл бұрын
Great video David. Keep up the good work!
@themountainfern3 жыл бұрын
I just bought an x1 I'm stoked about it and more so now 🙌 seeing it showcased even though you were talking general lap top choosing I feel great about my choice now.
@TheSpiritOfTheWest3 жыл бұрын
How’s your Lenovo laptop?
@amandahall18863 жыл бұрын
I don't recommend the 7th or 8th generation Carbons for typing. They really have the worst keyboards since the Carbons first came out. Not pleasant to type on unless you come from a MacBook with horrendous keys. The mouse is ok. I'm not a fan of ELAN software. Lenovo should have stuck with the software from the 6th Gen.
@midlander81863 жыл бұрын
Something not considered here is the aspect ratio of the screen. While the Lenovo X1 Carbon has about four more square inches of screen than the MacBook Pro to which you compared it (an MBA student can calculate this), the X1 Carbon's screen is shorter than the MacBook's. The Carbon's is about 6.86 inches tall, while the MacBook's is about 7.05 inches tall. That's not a big difference, I know, but when you consider you're losing viewable screen height to a bar or bars of information at the top of the screen, you might find you must scroll your screen annoyingly more to see the information you want to see. This might be irritating to those using spreadsheets or trying to read the text of a program they're writing. Microsoft produces some computers (I include tablets among these) with screen width to height ratios of 3:2, which is best for productivity of a quantitative nature. The MacBook's aspect ratio is 16:10, and the Carbon's is 16:9.
@barbarastec54933 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for great information, fantastic job !!!!
@bigdisme56223 жыл бұрын
Jesus christ is tha MacBook a newer model, wtf is with that ancient design?
@rakesh2732764 жыл бұрын
X1 carbon is great laptop but for an MBA student in is quite expensive one, especially outside of USA. Also considering the fact that you will get a good laptop from your employer (the one with you will start working after MBA) , it makes sense to not heavily invest in premium laptop for studies and save the money for something else.
@mouldyfart3 жыл бұрын
I'd recommend getting a second hand x1 carbon myself. i got one with a 6th generation i5 for US$400 and it works great!
@ericc7054 жыл бұрын
DDR! Lol 😆
@jpowellfed4 жыл бұрын
yo this is a really really good review, tho i'm planning to get the 8th gen thinkpad x1 carbon. I've heard the 7th and 8th gen are very much similar!
@amandahall18863 жыл бұрын
Yes, they are similar in that the keyboard still sucks and the mouse is a little inferior to previous generations.
@user-iq3cq5dp5d3 жыл бұрын
@@amandahall1886 are you ok? There is no "mouse" on the x1 carbon and the x1carbon is known for having the best keyboard of laptops in its class.
@troseph4 жыл бұрын
If you didn’t have a desktop as your main computer at home would you have gone with the same specs?
@60beats444 жыл бұрын
Does the type of your degree aspiration really matter what kind of computer you choose? Otherwise, great presentation.
@aravindcetce4 жыл бұрын
The best review i have seen so far... Great job. Can you share your watsapp number I am planning to purchase Yoga C940. I need to get some clarity
@jhh6314 жыл бұрын
Here are some mistakes you have done which you can improve in your next video. Screen resolution doesn't affect vividness at all, they are often more vivid as manufactures use higher quality panels when making higher res displays, if a laptop as upward facing speakers as well as downward facing, that's fine as the downward facing speakers are woofers which dont distort or muffle when something covers them up unlike tweeters which are the upward facing speakers, another mistake is that most people can see beyond 1080p on a 14" when using it as normal, but 1080p @ 14" is fine for most, there is one thing you should know, matte displays can be unusable outdoors as they put an unattractive haze on the screen which can block the light coming from the screen to your eyes, unlike glossy displays which can be applied with an anti reflective coating on the display which can significantly reduce the reflection intensity on the display which in my opinion make them more usable than matte displays as they don't have this haze on the screen for light
@Belgarathe4 жыл бұрын
Good video on discussion of considering the wall adapter in top of just battery life. Surprise you didn’t talk about also considering what program you will use in school is an important factor. The thinkpad also has a very good sold state hard drive as well as preventing water damage when you spill drinks on the keyboard. Also lower resolution means longer battery life along with choosing the i5 over i5 intel cpu. Should also discuss that undervolting thinkpads are common because you get same performance, lower temperatures and critically longer battery life. Also no bloat ware to uninstall in thinkpads. Along with easy repair ability of screen and motherboard. Lastly thinkpads often go on sale so keep an eye out on the prices for “specials”. I agree that touch screen is way over blown and prefer a matte screen. Though you can slap on a Matte screen protector like I did with my X1 yoga. The red nub and keyboard are are great because it enable you to do things without a mouse.
@aravindcetce4 жыл бұрын
Can you share your experience with X1 yoga ?
@Belgarathe4 жыл бұрын
@@aravindcetce X1 Yoga is pretty good if you want to take handwritten notes as well as type. The trade-off is that it is heavier than the X1 Carbon and cost a little more. It is still very nice to carry around since it profile is slim. If you are not into using the red nub but you still want to use two-in-one computer the Lenovo C940 is popular. Some people don't like the aspect ratio but for me it fine since it is a 14' screen. Any smaller than I can understand that it being not as usable. I had originally the Surface Book 2 which weighed even more but definitely had longer battery life. The problem with that one was that I didn't use tablet part of it much and it just took too long to convert on the fly and I found that I didn't need that much battery life. But what made me return it was that it seems fragile. There was numerous complaints of screen cracking near the lip of the display. I didn't want to baby my laptop and also wanted something that I could easily repair myself. SB2 you would have to send to the manufacturer since it is practically impossible to do self-repair. Another minor point I didn't like about SB2 was the the keyboard layout. Look on the right side keys and youll see what I mean. I am a touch typer and didn't like that there was no right ctrl key. Not a big deal if you're just typing normal word documents but if you want to take advantage of all the keyboard shortcuts its a pain. Also face id microsoft thing isn't that great so much that I find the Thinkpad fingerprint scanner much faster. The sooner I can get the job done the sooner I am free to do other things. Think of the laptop as a tool. Any other specific questions? I am also using a reMarkable as well.
@moodyrcf4 жыл бұрын
i dont understand why people complain about where the fn button is. specially for people who have apple laptops which has the fn button on the left of the ctrl button
@MR-cp9vm4 жыл бұрын
Hi Dave... I’m starting MBA next month and looking at X1 Carbon, or sticking with Macbook (Apple user here)... if I stay with Apple... can I get by with all the school work? Worried about the apps and software compatibility.
@DesByDesign4 жыл бұрын
I think you can probably get by with a Mac, but you might have to use dual boot for some programs. With that being said, I think the most common program that will be challenging to use will be Excel. If you're pursuing finance, then I'd highly recommend you get a Windows laptop just so you can learn all the hotkeys.
@Abraham_Tsfaye4 жыл бұрын
I just recieved the X1 Carbon 8th with 4K screen. It's a featherlight but I would advise about not ordering the 4K screen as it is too glossy. I should have gone for the WQHD AntiGlare screen.
@DesByDesign4 жыл бұрын
Great piece of advice. I've steered away from glossy screen since my first laptop almost a decade ago. Sometimes even morning light through a window causes enough glare to force me to reposition. Kinda annoying.
@hrm294ever4 жыл бұрын
I'm happy to hear you say this! My 7th gen X1 is on the way and I ordered the anti-glare with touchscreen and I was second-guessing my choice. I'm planning on using the laptop for law school, and with the amount of papers I write, I thought the anti-glare screen was the better option. The glossy screen is beautiful, but the glare on my MacBook Pro makes me nutty. (Yes, I'm switching from a Mac -- grand experiment!).
@bigdisme56223 жыл бұрын
I use mine only indoors and wanted the hdr screen
@adityaupalkar0074 жыл бұрын
Simplicity at its best... Great Work, David...
@ramatgan14 жыл бұрын
I just bought the 8th gen but sadly UPS are late with delivery. Did you call pre-sales and ask them if they can give you a better price. I got 20% off the RRP.
@DesByDesign4 жыл бұрын
Wow! That's amazing. Mine actually came pretty quick so no complaints there from me.
@yannclaes74284 жыл бұрын
What do you think of the WQHD resolution for the X1 Carbon? I've been hesitating with the FHD display, it seems to offer a good compromise between display and battery life
@DesByDesign4 жыл бұрын
For MBA purposes, a FHD screen is more than enough. The only time I would consider getting a higher resolution screen is if you do graphic/video editing. Keep in mind that large 24" monitors still have FHD resolutions. I have two of these myself and I can't even tell the quality difference. So for a 14" laptop screen, the same FHD resolution means that it will have a much higher pixel density, so you're even less likely to be able to tell the difference. Might as well save your money.
@yannclaes74284 жыл бұрын
@@DesByDesign It would rather be for coding purposes, so I would be in front of my screen the most part of my day! :)
@bigdisme56223 жыл бұрын
I had the qhd screen and it's fine, clear, but I sold it and got the hdr 4k instead
@hellowill4 жыл бұрын
still waiting for AMD 8core T14s... but this one is now on sale! Tempting!
@user-hu2fr7eo1v3 жыл бұрын
same to me, just purchase t14s 4750u 8core 16 thread. beast
@shaddolf66624 жыл бұрын
This is a very well edited video, great job
@zhexinxu16064 жыл бұрын
just got my 8th gen X1C last week in China. really amazing laptop. but it is a pity that Lenovo did not upgrade it with 3:2 display. btw, a L shape USB-C adapter might improve your charging experience.
@viktorkastro4 жыл бұрын
Congrats mate!! You were admitted to three out of the 5 top business schools, you must be really proud. May I ask which was your GMAT score, which was the most important part of the application (based on your point of view) and which school did you finally choose? Thanks! Hope you enjoy the experience fully.
@anantvijay9824 жыл бұрын
Great vid!
@zhaochen42354 жыл бұрын
HUGE congratulations, David! #Goalz
@amitmishra-dh8eb4 жыл бұрын
Did you see girl's expressions? FAKE, trust me
@Kobemamba23574 жыл бұрын
Chutiya
@amitmishra-dh8eb4 жыл бұрын
@@Kobemamba2357 you or that guy? lol
@Kobemamba23574 жыл бұрын
maybe chicago is cold? Maybe MIT is entrepreneurial? BRUH HOW AWESOME WERE YOUR APPS WHERE YOU GOT IN WITHOUT KNOWING BASICS?!! YOU MUST BE A STAT BEAST FAM!!!!
@Kobemamba23574 жыл бұрын
this is the ultimate ride or die girl - boy got four wins tonight- chill on the emotions tho fam where you end up picking
@brendan53524 жыл бұрын
Damn, I thought I did the first MBA reaction video. Congrats man, which school did you choose?
@babypearl19084 жыл бұрын
I loved your video!
@danielelibariki40383 жыл бұрын
I watched your video bro
@claughlin4 жыл бұрын
Amazing, and congratulations on all three successes. Please reach out if you want to chat about MIT Sloan. You can find me on LinkedIn. - Christopher Laughlin, MIT SFMBA '20
@kyanbaghdasaryan13324 жыл бұрын
Hey David. Congrats!! Make a right decision, and go to Chicago Booth. Haha Btw , will be great if you share some tips on your GMAT journey.
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Hi David, do you know if Blizzard hires international MBA students for its Summer MBA programs, assuming they went to top Business Schools? Im very interested in joining!
Yes they do. I'm actually international (Canadian).
New subscriber here, waiting on the essays
This video offers great insight into the quantity and quality of swag being farmed, processed, packaged, and delivered by Activision Blizzard for its MBA interns. As an underpaid startup intern, I might consider taking on a gelatinous form in reaction. Or as others might say... I'm jelly.
YOU HAVE A CFA CHARTER??? MAD RESPECT BROTHER!!!
Hi David! Thank you so much for the video! Got and interview invitation from booth this morning and this video helps me to get a better idea on what I will expect on the interview day
These tips are so helpful and organized, explained so clearly. Thank you!
This was very insightful. Thank youuu
Very helpful tips! Thank you for sharing, David. I hope you could do more videos about your MBA journey. I’m looking forward to seeing them all. Best of luck!
Well. 6 months later, the Air smoke the X1 in benchmarks.
Mine came in a plastic bag :
that's a well-made, informative video.
Love the editing, great humor 😂👌
these two are nothing about game.
Nothing can make up for the garbage customer service experience. If you don't trust me just do a quick google search.
Hi David, great video! Do you have the link to your Sloan video essay?
Nice video but I disagree with you on one point. You can see the difference between 4k and FHD on 17" screen very well. Even on 15.6", it is a good difference. I can even see the difference on smaller 13-14" screens but at that point, you need a trained eye to see.
Good job very helpful review Thanks
Great video David. Keep up the good work!
I just bought an x1 I'm stoked about it and more so now 🙌 seeing it showcased even though you were talking general lap top choosing I feel great about my choice now.
How’s your Lenovo laptop?
I don't recommend the 7th or 8th generation Carbons for typing. They really have the worst keyboards since the Carbons first came out. Not pleasant to type on unless you come from a MacBook with horrendous keys. The mouse is ok. I'm not a fan of ELAN software. Lenovo should have stuck with the software from the 6th Gen.
Something not considered here is the aspect ratio of the screen. While the Lenovo X1 Carbon has about four more square inches of screen than the MacBook Pro to which you compared it (an MBA student can calculate this), the X1 Carbon's screen is shorter than the MacBook's. The Carbon's is about 6.86 inches tall, while the MacBook's is about 7.05 inches tall. That's not a big difference, I know, but when you consider you're losing viewable screen height to a bar or bars of information at the top of the screen, you might find you must scroll your screen annoyingly more to see the information you want to see. This might be irritating to those using spreadsheets or trying to read the text of a program they're writing. Microsoft produces some computers (I include tablets among these) with screen width to height ratios of 3:2, which is best for productivity of a quantitative nature. The MacBook's aspect ratio is 16:10, and the Carbon's is 16:9.
Thank you so much for great information, fantastic job !!!!
Jesus christ is tha MacBook a newer model, wtf is with that ancient design?
X1 carbon is great laptop but for an MBA student in is quite expensive one, especially outside of USA. Also considering the fact that you will get a good laptop from your employer (the one with you will start working after MBA) , it makes sense to not heavily invest in premium laptop for studies and save the money for something else.
I'd recommend getting a second hand x1 carbon myself. i got one with a 6th generation i5 for US$400 and it works great!
DDR! Lol 😆
yo this is a really really good review, tho i'm planning to get the 8th gen thinkpad x1 carbon. I've heard the 7th and 8th gen are very much similar!
Yes, they are similar in that the keyboard still sucks and the mouse is a little inferior to previous generations.
@@amandahall1886 are you ok? There is no "mouse" on the x1 carbon and the x1carbon is known for having the best keyboard of laptops in its class.
If you didn’t have a desktop as your main computer at home would you have gone with the same specs?
Does the type of your degree aspiration really matter what kind of computer you choose? Otherwise, great presentation.
The best review i have seen so far... Great job. Can you share your watsapp number I am planning to purchase Yoga C940. I need to get some clarity
Here are some mistakes you have done which you can improve in your next video. Screen resolution doesn't affect vividness at all, they are often more vivid as manufactures use higher quality panels when making higher res displays, if a laptop as upward facing speakers as well as downward facing, that's fine as the downward facing speakers are woofers which dont distort or muffle when something covers them up unlike tweeters which are the upward facing speakers, another mistake is that most people can see beyond 1080p on a 14" when using it as normal, but 1080p @ 14" is fine for most, there is one thing you should know, matte displays can be unusable outdoors as they put an unattractive haze on the screen which can block the light coming from the screen to your eyes, unlike glossy displays which can be applied with an anti reflective coating on the display which can significantly reduce the reflection intensity on the display which in my opinion make them more usable than matte displays as they don't have this haze on the screen for light
Good video on discussion of considering the wall adapter in top of just battery life. Surprise you didn’t talk about also considering what program you will use in school is an important factor. The thinkpad also has a very good sold state hard drive as well as preventing water damage when you spill drinks on the keyboard. Also lower resolution means longer battery life along with choosing the i5 over i5 intel cpu. Should also discuss that undervolting thinkpads are common because you get same performance, lower temperatures and critically longer battery life. Also no bloat ware to uninstall in thinkpads. Along with easy repair ability of screen and motherboard. Lastly thinkpads often go on sale so keep an eye out on the prices for “specials”. I agree that touch screen is way over blown and prefer a matte screen. Though you can slap on a Matte screen protector like I did with my X1 yoga. The red nub and keyboard are are great because it enable you to do things without a mouse.
Can you share your experience with X1 yoga ?
@@aravindcetce X1 Yoga is pretty good if you want to take handwritten notes as well as type. The trade-off is that it is heavier than the X1 Carbon and cost a little more. It is still very nice to carry around since it profile is slim. If you are not into using the red nub but you still want to use two-in-one computer the Lenovo C940 is popular. Some people don't like the aspect ratio but for me it fine since it is a 14' screen. Any smaller than I can understand that it being not as usable. I had originally the Surface Book 2 which weighed even more but definitely had longer battery life. The problem with that one was that I didn't use tablet part of it much and it just took too long to convert on the fly and I found that I didn't need that much battery life. But what made me return it was that it seems fragile. There was numerous complaints of screen cracking near the lip of the display. I didn't want to baby my laptop and also wanted something that I could easily repair myself. SB2 you would have to send to the manufacturer since it is practically impossible to do self-repair. Another minor point I didn't like about SB2 was the the keyboard layout. Look on the right side keys and youll see what I mean. I am a touch typer and didn't like that there was no right ctrl key. Not a big deal if you're just typing normal word documents but if you want to take advantage of all the keyboard shortcuts its a pain. Also face id microsoft thing isn't that great so much that I find the Thinkpad fingerprint scanner much faster. The sooner I can get the job done the sooner I am free to do other things. Think of the laptop as a tool. Any other specific questions? I am also using a reMarkable as well.
i dont understand why people complain about where the fn button is. specially for people who have apple laptops which has the fn button on the left of the ctrl button
Hi Dave... I’m starting MBA next month and looking at X1 Carbon, or sticking with Macbook (Apple user here)... if I stay with Apple... can I get by with all the school work? Worried about the apps and software compatibility.
I think you can probably get by with a Mac, but you might have to use dual boot for some programs. With that being said, I think the most common program that will be challenging to use will be Excel. If you're pursuing finance, then I'd highly recommend you get a Windows laptop just so you can learn all the hotkeys.
I just recieved the X1 Carbon 8th with 4K screen. It's a featherlight but I would advise about not ordering the 4K screen as it is too glossy. I should have gone for the WQHD AntiGlare screen.
Great piece of advice. I've steered away from glossy screen since my first laptop almost a decade ago. Sometimes even morning light through a window causes enough glare to force me to reposition. Kinda annoying.
I'm happy to hear you say this! My 7th gen X1 is on the way and I ordered the anti-glare with touchscreen and I was second-guessing my choice. I'm planning on using the laptop for law school, and with the amount of papers I write, I thought the anti-glare screen was the better option. The glossy screen is beautiful, but the glare on my MacBook Pro makes me nutty. (Yes, I'm switching from a Mac -- grand experiment!).
I use mine only indoors and wanted the hdr screen
Simplicity at its best... Great Work, David...
I just bought the 8th gen but sadly UPS are late with delivery. Did you call pre-sales and ask them if they can give you a better price. I got 20% off the RRP.
Wow! That's amazing. Mine actually came pretty quick so no complaints there from me.
What do you think of the WQHD resolution for the X1 Carbon? I've been hesitating with the FHD display, it seems to offer a good compromise between display and battery life
For MBA purposes, a FHD screen is more than enough. The only time I would consider getting a higher resolution screen is if you do graphic/video editing. Keep in mind that large 24" monitors still have FHD resolutions. I have two of these myself and I can't even tell the quality difference. So for a 14" laptop screen, the same FHD resolution means that it will have a much higher pixel density, so you're even less likely to be able to tell the difference. Might as well save your money.
@@DesByDesign It would rather be for coding purposes, so I would be in front of my screen the most part of my day! :)
I had the qhd screen and it's fine, clear, but I sold it and got the hdr 4k instead
still waiting for AMD 8core T14s... but this one is now on sale! Tempting!
same to me, just purchase t14s 4750u 8core 16 thread. beast
This is a very well edited video, great job
just got my 8th gen X1C last week in China. really amazing laptop. but it is a pity that Lenovo did not upgrade it with 3:2 display. btw, a L shape USB-C adapter might improve your charging experience.
Congrats mate!! You were admitted to three out of the 5 top business schools, you must be really proud. May I ask which was your GMAT score, which was the most important part of the application (based on your point of view) and which school did you finally choose? Thanks! Hope you enjoy the experience fully.
Great vid!
HUGE congratulations, David! #Goalz
Did you see girl's expressions? FAKE, trust me
Chutiya
@@Kobemamba2357 you or that guy? lol
maybe chicago is cold? Maybe MIT is entrepreneurial? BRUH HOW AWESOME WERE YOUR APPS WHERE YOU GOT IN WITHOUT KNOWING BASICS?!! YOU MUST BE A STAT BEAST FAM!!!!
this is the ultimate ride or die girl - boy got four wins tonight- chill on the emotions tho fam where you end up picking
Damn, I thought I did the first MBA reaction video. Congrats man, which school did you choose?
I loved your video!
I watched your video bro
Amazing, and congratulations on all three successes. Please reach out if you want to chat about MIT Sloan. You can find me on LinkedIn. - Christopher Laughlin, MIT SFMBA '20
Hey David. Congrats!! Make a right decision, and go to Chicago Booth. Haha Btw , will be great if you share some tips on your GMAT journey.