Need your advice regarding this machine for possible purchase

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RAM 16GB DDR4 4266 MHz

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That is also pretty questionable, but in reverse :sweat_smile:
If thatā€™s true however (doubt it, small laptop would burn) - thatā€™s super-RAM.

Wonder what timings though

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Lenovo says:

Up to 16GB LPDDR4X

Canā€™t see any more info there:

https://www.lenovo.com/eg/en/laptops/yoga/yoga-s-series/Yoga-Slim-7-14ARE05/p/88YGS701397

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Yeah itā€™s 4266MHz LPDDR4X according to Lenovoā€™s website. Doesnā€™t list the timings though.
https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/ideapad/ideapad-700-series/IdeaPad-Slim-7-14ARE05/p/88IPS701400

Apparently itā€™s called Ideapad in some countries and Yoga Slim in others? Itā€™s quite confusing.

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Iā€™ve owned 3 Lenovo Yogaā€™s. Iā€™d say avoid it. I hated all 3. Loved every Thinkpad Iā€™ve owned, hated every Yoga.

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Holy Molyā€¦Thatā€™s insane frequency for laptop, most insane iā€™ve ever seen! :hot_face:
I bet timings are high, but at such frequency it may be little less relevantā€¦

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@pebcak
I think this is a better Laptop.

https://store.hp.com/CanadaStore/Merch/Product.aspx?id=3F605UT&opt=ABA&sel=NTB

Edit2:
Not soldered Ram (Extra Slot)
Has 512 nvme drive
8 core 8 Thread with AMD Graphics
Has Realtek Ethernet

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Thanks @ricklinux!
I need to do some serious research as the alternatives seem endless. Decision makingā€¦ :woozy_face:

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Yogaā€™s 512 Mb memory on GPU is a little too small this days, but i guess itā€™s no gaming machine anyway

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MOSTLY Iā€™d agree, but ugh on the 15.6"ā€¦so bulky and IMO at only 1080P 15" LCDā€™s start to get a bit too large for comfortable working at arms length, they need 1440P to me.

Now, THIS oneā€¦
https://store.hp.com/CanadaStore/Merch/Product.aspx?id=3S846UT&opt=ABA&sel=NTB

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How about this configuration (more or less) from Tuxedo:

tuxedo

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RAM is worse now (if Yoga is for real) :rofl:

Also iā€™d use 32 Gb, since you can.
And what about GPU, only through CPU?

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Or witth AMD Ryzen 7 4800H (8x 2.9-4.2GHz Eight-Core, 16 Threads, 12 MB Cache, 45 W TDP)

Tuxedo2

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Itā€™s a little more expensive, and might have shippingā€¦ Doesnā€™t come with Windows which is worth something. Itā€™s only Ryzen 5 and 6 core 12 thread. I donā€™t like the Intel wifi. Although it is the newer standard AX but you have to have the equipment that is AX also. Everything else seems okay and it does give an extra year of warranty but i donā€™t care about that too much.

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Right, why not. Would be the better option.

Unfortunately looks like so. Canā€™t find any config with dGPU.

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This one is more comparable so it would be a better deal but i donā€™t know those products.

Edit:
I can only go by specs.

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Not me either really. They look like quite compelling contenders. I know that they have some deal with Manjaro and ship some models with it preinstalled. I should do some research on them and see if I can find some reviews.

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@pebcak
It also depends on what you want. The 4800H is higher processor and uses more wattage. Than a 4700U which is geared to lower power consumption The H series is geared more towards gaming. 35-54 watt range. The 4700U is 10-25 watt range.

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Right! I donā€™t do gaming at all :blush:. I would just to have some laptop with better performance in case I get into learning how to code, compile, build packages etc.

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Iā€™d usually say

But without dGPU it doesnā€™t matter that muchā€¦
To play 4k video both should do fine

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