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Final videos for December
Alright there's just one more video coming in December, so this is likely going to be the final update post of 2023!Thursday 14th: Intel Meteor Lake previewIntel's Meteor Lake launch date is public, and I've got a video ready as soon as it ends. That wasn't going to be the case though.Between last week's BTS update and yesterday, my mind was changed and I had cancelled the video, as I thought it would be too boring.I instead spent the time updating the website with some new p...
Videos for December 4th - 10th
Just one video this week, but it's a big one!Tuesday 5th: Lenovo Legion 9 reviewIt's a massive review, just over 29 minutes long because there are so many different features to discuss. This will be the final review for 2023, but not the last video (hopefully).Our Intel Meteor Lake laptop arrived a few hours ago, so hopefully I can have a 12th & 13th gen CPU comparison ready for the embargo on December 14th.I've been given some numbers we should expect from Meteor Lake, and with the ...
Videos for November 27th - December 3rd
Move over Black Friday, hello Cyber Monday 😅 here's what's happening this week:Monday 27th: Gaming Laptop Awards 2023Friday 1st: 5 tips to make your laptop last longerWe've been very busy over the last few days, mostly with keeping the deals site up to date with all the sales.I also did the 2nd video of the year on the 2nd channel talking through all the deals available, maybe half the deals are still active but many have changed, the video can be found here if you're not subs...
Videos for November 20th - 26th
Black Friday week is here! Which is what the companies selling stuff seem to be calling it at least. I'm still not sure how a single day has become an entire week, but here's what we've got coming this week:Monday 20th: Ranking all 34 gaming laptops tested in 2023 with a tier listFriday 24th: Top 5 best gaming laptops of 2023I might also do a video on the 2nd channel on Friday covering the best deals that we've found as a bonus. I've never done one before, so figured I'd ...
BTS 24: Lenovo Event in Singapore, New Laptops & More!
Lenovo invited us to Singapore to check out some new gaming laptops and we also had a couple days off to check out the city.
Videos for November 13th - 19th
We're back to the regular 2 video schedule, here's what's on coming this week:Tuesday 14th: Should You Buy A Gaming Laptop Now or Wait?Friday 17th: Top 7 Tips for Buying a Gaming LaptopThe first video is ready to roll and I should finish the second one later today. Once that's done we'll get into the highly anticipated ranking video where we rank every laptop we tested, which will come out next week!We got back from our Singapore trip a couple of days ago, and after basically...
Videos for November 6th - 12th
Alright so now this is the week of 1 video, not last week (see my comment on last weeks post to get caught up)November 10th: The most popular gaming laptops you bought in 2023This video analyzes all gaming laptop sales that were attributed to us from affiliate programs.I think it's quite interesting as we can see trends, what CPUs/GPUs people are going for and which models are popular etc.The reason for one video instead of two is we're heading to Singapore today and get back on the week...
Videos for October 30th - November 5th
There's just one video this week, as we'll be in Singapore next week and just have less time. Also there's just less to review this late in the year, so this video might be our final gaming laptop review of 2023!October 31st: ASUS TUF A15 ReviewI'm editing this at the moment, so it should be ready for tomorrow.At this point I'm going to assume we're not getting the Legion 9i, at least in time for the end of year November round up content, as Lenovo still haven't sent ...
Videos for October 23rd - 29th
So this is a little embarassing, I forgot to post this on Monday like normal because I usually have a weekly calendar reminder on my phone. I swapped from the Pixel 6 Pro to iPhone 15 Pro and forgot to move my calendar over, but that's all sorted now.. Anyway here's what's happening!24th: Comparing all laptop & desktop GPUs (as you already know!)27th: I Added a $3800 GPU to a $100 LaptopThe 2nd one is a bit of a fun/stupid eGPU video.Otherwise we're currently working on the revie...
Videos for October 16th - 22nd
There are a couple of videos this week, but the schedule might change a bit as I'm waiting on confirmation from some sponsors.17th: Apple MacBook Pro 14 Review20th: The big 34 laptop & desktop GPU comparisonI don't expect the MacBook video to do very well, but I've used it for over 6 months now and figured it might be interesting to some. Otherwise the GPU comparison is the biggest project I've ever worked on, there's just a stupid amount of data and I have many regrets spend...
Videos for Octover 9th - 15th
We've got a couple of videos coming your way this week!10th: Acer Helios 18 Review13th: Is the MUX Switch Useless?The 2nd video is the CASO testing I was talking about in Discord a few days ago. Basically a 25 game comparison with optimus on vs off to show that the difference is way smaller these days.This week I'm planning on finishing a video on the MacBook Pro 14 for next week, as well as other general review work on the MSI GP68. Apart from that, we're still waiting on the ASUS T...
Videos for October 2nd - 8th
Another couple of videos coming up this week:3rd: HP Victus Review (RTX 4050)6th: Intel Core i7-13700H vs AMD Ryzen 7 7840HSThe Victus review is done, but still a lot to do for the CPU comparison. The 26 games at 1080p and 1440p is complete, I worked through the weekend to get it done, so now it's just the CPU tests left.I think it's going to be a big video because same laptop with each CPU means we can do things like thermals/battery life/latency/etc, but this year 13700H feels less com...
Videos for September 25th - 30th
We've got a couple of videos coming up this week:26th: Dell G16 Review29th: Monthly Q&AThe YouTube community post going up asking for questions for the monthly Q&A is scheduled 24 hours or so before the Dell G16 review goes live, but you can get yours in through Discord in the #questions-for-qna-only channel.I think this is the first time we've done a Q&A a month after the last one, the idea was that they could be a monthly thing. Personally, I'm not convinced there are enough intere...
Videos for September 18th - 24th
This is going to be more of a testing week, so just 1 video (definitely not because I played Starfield for 3 days).19th: Lenovo Legion Slim 5 14" OLED ReviewI'll spend Monday (today) finishing this review off, then after that I'll probably spend a day working on the Helios 18 for a future video.There was originally going to be a 13700H vs 6800H comparison on Friday, but that's delayed as Lenovo never helped me out with getting the Intel based Slim 5i, so I ended up buying it late...
Videos for September 11th - 17th
Back to a couple of videos this week, on the usual Tuesday and Friday:12th: Alienware x16 Review15th: The cheapest gaming laptop I could get for $400The Alienware video is ready to go, I'll be starting on the second one today. Most of the data should already be collected though, as this is the laptop I used in a collab video a few months ago with the Just Josh channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1LpsjoYu8cBasically I did way more benchmarking than was needed for that video and thought ...
Videos for September 4th - 10th
Just one video this week:5th: XMG Neo 16 ReviewThis one took a lot of work and is a bit longer than normal due to covering air + water cooled tests. I was originally planning on a 13700H vs M2 Max (MSI Stealth 14 vs MacBook Pro 14) comparison for Friday, but in the end decided not to go ahead with it after the AMD one, would have been nicer if I had an i9, but at the end of the day I don't think there's enough interest to spend days on it.Instead I'm working on next weeks videos, sta...
Videos for August 28th - September 3rd
We've got a couple videos coming this week:29th: Q&A1st: 7945HX3D vs 7945HX vs 13980HX in 25 games & appsI won't be filming the Q&A until tomorrow, so if you have questions get them into Discord in the new #questions-for-qna-only channel.The 7945HX3D testing is taking a long time. I already did 7945HX vs 13980HX in 25 games but it was 4-5 months ago, and I was able to get both laptops back in so refreshing all the results is taking some time.Due to that, reviews have been on pause for a ...
Videos for August 21st - 27th
Here's what's happening this week!22nd: Lenovo Legion Slim 5 Review25th: ASUS TUF F15 Mini ReviewI bought both of these laptops to cover. The Slim 5 is basically the popular Legion 5 from last year, but they added "Slim" into the name for some reason despite it not being slim at all. The TUF F15 is the same one I used in the ROG Ally vs Gaming laptop comparison, but it's also very popular on Amazon, so figured I'd find out why that's the case in it's own video.The...
Videos for August 14th - 20th
Here's whats coming up this week!15th: MSI Stealth 14 Review18th: Ryzen 9 7940HS vs Apple M2 Max - 14" Laptop CPU Comparison!The MSI review is done, the CPU comparison is on hold while I wait for MATLAB support to get back to me regarding a benchmarking license for Apple M2. They only have native Apple silicon support in a new pre-release version that requires a license - the normal free trial can't use it. If they can't get it to me by mid-week I'll just bail on MATLAB and f...
Videos for August 7th - 13th
I got back from LTX on Wednesday and had a break to recover from all the time zone changing, but I'm back and here's what's coming this week!8th: RTX 4060 vs RTX 4070 Laptop Comparison11th: Razer Blade 14 ReviewI actually finished both of these before leaving on the trip so that there wouldn't be lots of pressure upon return, so here's what we're actually working on at the moment.I'm working on a 14" laptop CPU comparison between the Apple M2 Max and AMD Ryzen 9 7...
LTX Wrap Up + Videos for August 1st - 6th
I just finished up at LTX, here's the update - but first, the videos coming this week:1st: Nvidia RTX 2050 vs RTX 3050 Laptop Comparison4th: ASUS Zephyrus G14 ReviewAs for LTX, well it was awesome and I had a great time.Unfortunately for you, this means that I didn't really take enough random video on my phone to justify a dedicated video, but I'll upload random stuff along with this post that I did get.Everything after the LMG sign is from the office tour we just did tonight. There ...
Videos for July 24th - 30th @ LTX
Here are the two videos coming this week!25th: ASUS ProArt Studiobook 16 OLED28th: HP Omen Transcend 16 ReviewThe Studiobook overview video is sponsored content as it's not a gaming model.I'm flying to Canada on Wednesday for LTX and will hopefully be able to get enough content for a short BTS video of the trip once I get back. I'll be gone for a full week, but pretty much 2 entire days will be eaten up by travel.I honestly don't know what to expect, but hope it will be a good ch...
Videos for July 17th - 23rd
Here's what's coming up this week!18th: Lenovo Legion Slim 7i Review21st: RTX 4070 vs RTX 4080 Laptop ComparisonThe Legion review has been heavily requested, and now it's finally here! The 4070 vs 4080 comparison is quite interesting too. In many cases, it's actually worth spending more for the 4080 because the performance gap is just so big, as you'll see.This week I'm working on the review of the HP Omen Transcend 16 for next week.We've just finished testing the ASU...
Videos for July 10th - 16th
We've got an extra video this week for 3 in total!10th: 6800M Revisit11th: Gigabyte G5 Review14th: RTX 4070 vs RTX 4080 Laptop ComparisonThe bonus video is because we had some sponsors want advertising around Prime day, but regardless I think it's still a great video.We were able to get the RX 6800M 12GB back after 2 years for some retesting. The 6800M revisit tests 24 games at 4K, 1440p and 1080p and sees where it's worth buying an older 12GB VRAM gaming laptop compared to newer mor...
Videos for July 3rd - 9th
Here are the videos coming your way this week!5th: ASUS Strix G16 Review7th: RTX 4060 Laptop vs Desktop ComparisonTuesday's video moves to Wednesday this week due to a sponsor requirement of not having an ad running over July 4th in the US.I've spent pretty much all monday working on the 4060 comparison, it's actually super close because for the first time this generation, the laptop and desktop parts are using the same GPU die with same power limits etc.I'm still waiting on a re...
Videos for June 26th - July 2nd
Here are the videos coming your way this week!27th: $700 ROG Ally vs $700 Gaming Laptop30th: Top 5 BEST Gaming Laptops in 2023 (So Far)After the Ally video with RTX 4090 mobile GPU last week, I figured it would be worth seeing how a gaming laptop for the same price compares to the Ally alone.Otherwise we're about half way into the year, so it's time for a mid-year update talking about the good and bad laptops that we've tested so far in 2023!The embargo for the Razer Blade 14 ended l...
Videos for June 19th - 25th
The week is only just starting but it's already super busy! Here are the videos coming your way:20th: Acer Helios Neo 16 Review23rd: ASUS ROG Ally + RTX 4090 MobileI had originally only planned that one Ally video, as they wanted it back Monday (today, the courier literally just collected it!) but I instead worked all weekend to get another one done for next week.This weeks Ally video focusses on the XG Mobile, and seeing how far we can push the Ally with comparisons against high end desktop...
Videos for June 12th - 18th
Hey everyone,We have been getting back into the swing of things after Computex and are back into review mode!This weeks videos are:13th: Lenovo LOQ 15 & 16 Review16th: RTX 4080 vs RTX 4090 Laptop GPU ComparisonI know people have been pretty keen to see how the LOQ performs, so I hope you enjoy the review. It includes both the LOQ 15 and 16, so differences and similarities are all covered.We started testing on the Gigabyte G5 and ASUS Strix G16 last week, but there is a potential issues with the ...
BTS 23: The Rest of Computex 2023 + Q&A
Here's everything else we got up to in Tapei last week during Computex, as well as some answers to questions we got in Discord!
Videos for June 5th - 11th
Hey everyone,We're back from Taiwan and Computex! After an epic 13hr sleep last night, we're ready to get back into reviews!This weeks videos are:6th: Q&A with Hardware Unboxed9th: RTX 4050 vs RTX 4060 Laptop ComparisonAs you might recall, a few weeks ago I was down at Steve from HUBs place where we built a new desktop for me (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkA_nvsLe-k). We also got to film a Q&A, so check that out to find out more than you ever need to know about VRAM!As I mentioned a ...
