Key specs:
Intel Core i7 i7-13650HX processor.
NVIDIA®GeForce RTX 3050 6GB GDDR6 graphics.
15.6" FHD (1920x1080) display with a 144 Hz refresh rate.
24 GB of RAM.
512 GB SSD M.2 2242 PCIe 4.0x4 NVMe storage.
Edit: There's been talk online of a motherboard failure issue with 2024 LOQ units with intel HX CPU. Worth looking into if you're considering this deal.
daily reminder price in title
Tell'm the price son…
OP's name checks out
- I think the specs are fantastic for the price (but if you know better please share haha).
https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/879795
Save yourself $600+ after 13% cashback
is there still a 13% cashback somewhere for Lenovo?
This is such a terrible deal. These 2 are much better in value:
https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/879795
https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/878451
I understand not everyone has the courage of upgrading the ram themselves and would rather pay extra for it.
However, first thing I did with the acer laptop linked above was buy another ddr5 16gb stick for $58 making it 32gb and dual channel. Then I moved over my 2 sticks of 2tb nvme storage from my old laptop into it as well. Also reinstalled windows on it as the stock software came with so much bloateware like mcafee. Before upgrading, I did use the laptop for about 30 minutes to check everything was working before doing so. The ryzen cpu doesn't give you any disadvantages over the intel one. Gaming laptops are generally very easy to upgrade.
Also, regarding your other comment about running AI locally. That 3050 will really struggle. 8gb vram is like the bare minimum for it. Recently, i upgraded my 3060 ti 8gb to a 4060 ti 16gb and AI image generation became 8 times faster due to the extra vram.
Spat out my drink at specs are good for this price and 3050 lmao OP
This has dipped to $899 in the past, though it may have had less memory I'm not sure on that part. Still, you can find RTX 4060 for this money with the right deal.
Not a good deal. Many past deals have been better as other commenters have linked.
Im not sure if you know much about computer specs, if you are planning to mostly game, i5 core/16gb will not be the limiting factor, the 3050 will be. If you are planning to do daily tasks, nothing will be the limiting factor. If there are some specialised use then maybe. Even then, this spec at this price point is far from a good deal, for anyone. https://www.lenovo.com/au/outlet/en/p/laptops/loq-laptops/le…
This laptop for example, has a i7 and a 4050 which is significant upgrade from 3050. You can easily upgrade the ram to 32gb. I wouldn’t even consider this laptop a really good deal.
Do you need 32gb for daily tasks?
The op thinks it's a good deal so let him be happy but the rest of us know we can get better value.
@foreveraloan $2 more and its a 4050 GPU. 8gb less ram, but choice is yours
https://www.lenovo.com/au/outlet/en/p/laptops/loq-laptops/le…
No point getting a gaming laptop with a RTX3050 when similar specc'd and priced 4050 laptops exist, gaming performance should be 30-50% better which is huge.
"I specifically wanted > i5 CPU, >16GB RAM, and a GPU" - why? No game at the moment requires more than 16GB RAM, and the i7 only has 6 P cores which is the same as the i5, making it kind of pointless?
The i7 and 24GB ram is pretty useless for entry level gaming (what most people buy RTX 3050 gaming laptop for).
You won’t be bottlenecked by the i5 or 16GB ram you get for $899, you’ll be bottlenecked by the RTX3050 for most games and settings.
Price and store in title, mate