The Best Laptop to Buy Instead of the New MacBook Pro
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- Dave2D comparison of the best thin and light alternatives to the 2016 15" MacBook Pro.
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2016 MBP - • 2016 15" Macbook Pro R...
XPS 15 - • Dell XPS 15 9550 Revie...
UX501 - • Asus UX501 Review - A ... (older model)
GS63 - • MSI GS63 (GTX 1060) Re...
Aero14 - • Aero 14 Review (GTX 10...
Razer Blade - • Razer Blade (GTX 1060)...
GTX 1060 Performance - • GTX 1060 Laptop Perfor...
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I'm not feeling the 2016 MacBooks. I've switched to Windows laptops for this gen. Anyone else make the switch?
nope im still on my 2015 one and i haunt upgrade but its just snappy and fine for me...Also i would find it hard to leave mac since i just LOVE the OS even though I've used windows for most of my life.
Dave Lee can you please make the best ultrabooks/ portable laptops of 2016?
Dave Lee i want a laptop but i cant afford one
Dave Lee I did
I have a mid 2014 15" rMBP, at the time it was an obvious choice for me, but if I was buying again today, I'd probably be tempted by the XPS 15, now that the update with a 1050 was leaked.
Ah man, these are all the laptops I have been eyeing like a hawk for months. For me it was between the MSI GS63 and the Razer Blade. Great video buddy!
Ash Tailor ur the dude with the excellent videography skills.
Looked at the MSI too. Checked it out at best buy, pretty durable feel. However, I read that a lot of people were getting 2 -3hr battery life, so am choosing between aero and razer blade.
PartnersInCrimeGFX I mean, if I could, I'd immediately go for the blade due to its design. There's no competition. The XPS refresh is also another great one I'm waiting for 👌
Tom X Ah, thanks dude. 😁
Xps 15 leaked it's same design with gtx 1050 and i7 7700hq which is 200mhz faster, gtx 1050 is only slightly faster than gtx 960m if you could get a deal on xps 15 previous year, you can go for that.
Man, I remember when Dave had like 60K subs... now at over 350K! Keep it up! :)
HashTagHeelGFX That was last year tho
HashTagHeelGFX 20 k lol
Yeah, he makes great videos. He's probably one of the more underrated tech TH-camrs.
HashTagHeelGFX AJ STYLES PROFILE PIC, sub to me for WWE 2K17 gameplay :)
Actually that's way too low for a channel with this high a content quality. I have no idea why the sub count is so low, he's literally the best laptop reviewer I've seen on TH-cam (better than Linus, even better than Jonathan).
I'm waiting for that new XPS 15 that was just leaked recently to arrive. Quad core Kaby lake + a 1050 will make it a winner!
TechAltar When will it be released because I heard about it and I'm waiting on it too
TechAltar no bro 1050 is sucks 1060 is better! 7th intel + 1060 = cheap but win!
xXx_MlgTr1kSh00ter _Xx Some people want battery life, so in that case 1050 is better
I think that it's too small to handle a 1060.
1050 definitely will be a massive improvement over the 960m. If only we can fit a 1060 into it with the same thickness :D
Hi Dave! Could you make a 2019 version of this video? Congratulations on the videos! I appreciate!
"The Best Laptop to Buy Instead of the 2016 MacBook Pro"
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Dave says in this review it has unquestionably the best keyboard, trackpad, speakers, CPU performance, and build quality, and brightest display (of second highest accuracy). Which are generally the most important aspects of a laptop. But a shitty price and battery life compared to last year's, and at the top of the line AMD"s GPU only reaches what Nvidia was doing a year ago, which is very weak compared to the 1060. So like nuance.
"Dave says in this review it has unquestionably the best keyboard, trackpad, speakers, CPU performance, and build quality, and brightest display (of second highest accuracy)."
... and you believe it. :D Built quality is fit and finish. I bet he did not measure it. ;)
"Which are generally the most important aspects of a laptop." I call that bullshit and claim it is number of IO ports, price to performance ratio and in general, integral quality.
"So like nuance" So kiss my ass and don't try to prescripe people what their priorities are. =)
***** oh the irony
von kasteren except it was the best in everything except GPU performance
Boris Singer i can afford to buy you and your entire generation off, i dont waste money on trash, ok ? lol, "afford" a laptop...
I own the XPS 13 Kaby Lake, the build and performance is stellar. The display with the thin bezels is amazing to look at. My only gripe is opening the laptop. I have to hold it like a book when opening it.
I Finn my complaints with mine would also be the hinge, it now makes a clicking noise on the left side when I move it. also it makes that annoying coil whine sound.
Owen Gee never said anything about the hinge, it's just not easy opening it with one hand and I don't get any whining sound.
I Finn you will experience the whine soon! I returned my Skylake
Ashveen Sharma lucky you, Dell won't let me return my skylake
Owen Gee speak with customer care! I have found their customer support to be amazing tbh.
Wish I could afford any of them lol.
I watch a ton of reviewers about phones and pcs but yours are the most relaxing and impartial, rarely a clear winner but always giving the pros and cons and leaving it up in the air which I can appreciate. Definitely subbing
This might be a small thing, but the way you synced the laptops appearing with the music... so smooth
How do you live so clean?
Zaib Javed everyday Is a new Dave.
Zaib Javed good hygiene unlike other people
perks of having a wife ;)
how do you live so dirty
could you do a update for 2018?
and 2019 xD
And 2020
@@narwhal4304 lol
and 2022
And 2023
Returned my MacBook Pro 15 yesterday..... looking for next replacement, but don't know which one should I buy.
Harry zhang I honestly think a fully speced XPS 15 off eBay would work wonders
Harry zhang Dell XPS 15, Razer Blade, or MSI Stealth Pro are excellent alternatives
last year's model if you had opted for the 2016 model.
Why the hell would you replace a year old laptop?
He's talking about the 2016 model, hence "returned".
I appreciate Dave a lot. I hope his channel grows a lot.
I just looked at your subscriber count. That comma moved over since the last time I checked? You've grown really fast, it's awesome!
Quick question if I may? Which one would you recommend for video editing on Premier, iMovie or Final Cut? XPS or MacBook Pro? Thanks
J TheAndroidFreak final cut on mac and premier on windows
Julian Giorgilli Thanks for the feedback. Are you into video editing?
J TheAndroidFreak No he sells goats for a living..
That sarcasm was both a year late and unneeded. If you're gonna be rude, at least do it on time.
Haters incoming, but to be honest there is not one single manufaturer that can keep up with the build quality of a macbook. No, not a single one. Apple ist just perfect in things like design and unique solutions (speaker f.e.) even tho they are fucking useless when it comes to things like gaming other than only editing or some shit like that.
Xele Nor well yeah it's not made for gaming so don't understand why everybody is complaining about it having a bit slower processors.
Because people are dumb as fuck. Everyone thinks that a laptop with such a high price (max spec MBP 4k+$) must have the top notch high end specs such as a 1060-1080 and all that shit, but they do not realize that some people do not want to game, also macbooks with max specs have one of the best editing and rendering times out there one the market due to the fact that it uses Apple OS and not poorly optimized windows.
Amen. Unfortunately, nothing comes close to Apple, it's not even a fair comparison. Plus the OS is way superior.
Yes, spec numbers are fine, but so are perfectly built computers that just work really, really well.
I'm a gamer even and I wouldn't switch.
Xele Nor yeah you are right, MacBook can be the best choice for light work. But to be honest I would expect more for such an expensive laptop...
3.8k for a glorified paperweight seems way too much for me.
Damn no HP Spectre X360?!!?
that's a dual core ultrabook. . completely different class of device
Dave Lee review of the Kaby lake X360 coming at any point?
John Sanchez He made this video as replacements for 15 inch models.
The latest hp spectre x360 is the best ultrabook of the year according to Dave.
He told you why less than one minute into the video.
John Sanchez fuck ultrabooks
msi gs63 is the best. if u got common sense u can easily see that. dave does a excellent job in this video.
razer blade is basically the premium version
Abishkar Jung Shah it's so thick
Carlos Garcia Razer lade is the hot throttling version of the MSI GS63. Don't get it.
Common sense is not common. Bang for buck it is king yes, but utility and preference is different for everybody.
Battery life sucks on that though. Still deciding.
Your Videos are ridicioulusly well made, designed and thought-trough. The Backgrounds, angles, color grading, even your clothing are on Point! Also Amazing How all the laptops you open the lid are exactly in the Same Spot Every Time! It Must take you forever to finish your videos! Keep it up man! Most quality tech Channel in the world Right now!!! Cheers
If only i could mix the MacBooks build quality with the razor blade or blade pro
Tech-Talk-Toe Mac You mean quality control? Becauss the build quality of razer is on par with apple imo
you can if your a crazy ass tech lol who eats sleeps an breathes this.
why never a Surface book or a pro 4 on your channel? i know you selected only quad-core laptops for this selections but since they are designed to be macbook-competitors i would have expected you to include them in here.
A dude. he has videos on surface devices and called them the best device for college students. He doesnt have a bias against them. and the surface products are not competitors to 15 in mbp because they lack the processing power of quad core devices
The Pro 4 is competing with the 13 inch MacBook Pro instead of the 15 inch one imo, and maybe Surface Book with the performance dock can be compared with the 15 inch MBP, but personally I still feel like Surfaces are way different than other regular laptops, so it's kind of hard to do comparison.
The SB has half the CPU performance of any of these laptops, including the 15" MBP. But the 965M in the performance base is slightly more powerful than the AMD chips in the MBP 15", so it's a tough slot. In the past, dedicated graphics have been exclusive to high end CPUs and 14"+ displays.
Also the Surface Pro 4 and Surface Book use dual core CPU, which place them more against MacBook Pro 13 inches.
I love his videos, but I partially agree with "A dude" here...
Dismissing the Surface Book as a "college" product is inaccurate, specially since the laptop is marketed towards the professional segment.... If the Surface Pro 4 goes against the MacBook Pro 13... then the Surface Book goes against both the 13 and the 15 as an in-betweener.
I recently got a first gen Surface Book, i7, 16, 512, dGPU and I am a professional creative, a Mechanical Engineer. I considered options like the ones on this video (Dell XPS, Asus UX501, etc) but ultimately decided for the less powered Surface Book because my use would required better mobility.
I use it with CAD and Industrial 3D design software and even though it is a bit under-powered for large assemblies, the versatility more than makes up in my case. Clipboard mode lets me sketch and generate ideas that then will be design in detail, and the pen allows me to better communicate these ideas with people abroad.
College students are generally on a budget, and the Surface Book does not fit that category (with exceptions)... It fits in the professional segment that requires a bit more flexibility than simply a workstation and have great productivity with its design. Performance is great, battery life is also great for what I do...
Maybe the Surface Book would not fit in this video, but it definitely would have fit in the MacBook Pro 13 / Razer Stealth / XPS 13 comparison from weeks ago.....
I have a variant of the Asus UX501 and love it...went with a matte, non-touch screen, 4GB DDR5 VRAM, 16GB RAM, and dual 128GB SSD/1TB spinning drive over the usual "VW" configuration. Apparently, this setup ("V") isn't available in NA...I picked it up near 光華 in Taipei. Love it.
Greetings and thank you for your not just helpful video regarding laptop comparison, but I also liked your understated & un-rushed delivery..accompanied with gentle/sensible musical background which did not intrude. Cheers!
im getting the new xps 13. looks really good
XdanielZ99 are u happy with it
Honestly, and this might seem like not buying a car because it doesn't have a cup holder, I passed on the XPS entirely because of the location of the webcam. I may be shallow but if I'm doing a skype session or even an interview that seems like an awful awful angle.
Would've rathered they just add a half inch to the top bezel and put the camera up there, they'd still have the infinity edge display in a fashion similar to the galaxy edge
4:46 - poor scaling bro the gap between 13k and 11k ain't that big.
true, and the next one start at 0 and somehow
Aaron Wang Still poor Scaling. It makes things look larger than they should.
Great vid Dave! Your quality is only getting better, amazing work.
Maybe think about doing a 2016 Ultrabook video? Like the ones that you didn't bring in this video for not being powerful enough.
Those first 5 seconds were smooth !!!!!!!!! Clean editing Dave! Hope you have a merry Christmas and a Happy new year!
its funny how the worst laptop is the most expensive.
Trinajskaa Macs are useful for a bunch of things, they are ridiculously expensive though.
Trinajskaa did we watch the same video? The MacBook beat all of the other laptops in every aspect except graphics. It had the best cpu, speakers, build quality, ssd, etc.
Problem is if he picked all of the pc laptops at $3,000 and over price range sure then I guarantee you would have the light functions = or better while being stupidly better on processing power. The fact that units close to 1/3 of the costs are so close to this model is ridiculous.
Buy apple stuff refurbished. They replace some key things, like the battery, so it's practically new, and you get a new warranty, as well.
Tommy Trillfiger yah they should be cheaper they are more expensive then high end gtx 1080 laptops lol
Hello dave, nice video as always
I have a question,
so for my birthday, My father told me to choose between two Dell laptops,
1st has i7 CPU and 8Gb ram
the 2nd has i5 CPU and 16 GB ram,
I' so confused whether
to choose the one with the best CPU to the one with the most RAM, can you advise me?
as for the kind of stuff I use my laptop for is mostly video editing, so what laptop would provide me the best working quality in my editing?thanks in advance
So which one did you get?
I just picked up a GS63VR :)
How is it? I'm thinking of getting it
I have his brother... GS60..
Jezza 36 I haven't gotten it yet :3 it hasn't arrived, I guess I should've said "I just ordered one"
Siva R how are you liking it?
OH RIGHT
Hey Dave, have been following your channel a lot lately. Just wanted to congratulate and thank you for the good work. Keep 'em coming!
This is really one of the best tech-review channels on TH-cam I've seen so far! Great work Dave!
My answer: Macbook Pro 2015 refurb
hassan nassar My answers, just dont buy any of it....
Your wallet is the only thing with power to make them change.
ya u r still gonna pay a lot of money for old ass technology and no tb3.
Old ass technology still has the best CPU (4:28), battery life (8hr vs nearest 6.5hr), speakers (besides the 2016 MBP), and trackpad (in most people's opinion better than the 2016, 2016 is just too big). You can get one of these for $1300 used these days without giving fucking apple a cent.
it is easy to get good battery life, if you put shit shit specs inside for example look at the asus vivobook
lasse danielsen NO, you get good battery by being intelligent and using power efficient CPUs and GPUs and a power efficient OS.
Putting a high end GPU on a laptop makes only sense if you just simply dont give a crap about battery performance. Otherwise you will end up building a BRICK for a laptop in order to deliver on both ends.
I'm disappointed that you omitted the Alienware 13 with oled display. I feel like it's an awesome computer.
it's in there =)
***** sorry😁
Why don't you add in the Alienware 15 r3 into the mix when you do these types of Videos, i just got one and i want to know how they really compare to eachtoher when put up to the test.
Btw: my aloenware cost about the same as the 2016 macbook pro, but had a gtx 1060, 32 gb of ram, a 4k ultra hd screen, lgb keyboard and an i7 6700 k cpu inside
+GrantGamz because it's double the weight and size of these laptops. It's a different class of laptop
Dave Lee but would you still recommend it to a gamer as myself
try the tornado F5 from eurocom if you want a gaming laptop. 6700k cpu + 1070 :)
Already the four first seconds of the video were so dope, damn. Awesome work Dave
nice video..really like your reviews
I love how you edit your videos, its so minimal and clean. fits my aesthetic taste :D
thanks for the video man! Your channel has been helping me a lot with which laptop to buy in US, mainly because most of them are not available in my country!
2:17 LAKE LOUISE !!!!! :D
Big Neuton I’ve been there lol
i really love his way to speak. he has good and clear voices. i always skio the review and jump to the score but if i watch him i watcg the entire video. good bro :)
xps 15 wins
I don't think so. I'd HIGHLY suggest the Razer Blade for sure.
Prune i just prefer the thin bezels and screen quality of the xps, but the razer is awesome as well
totally agree. Those bezels are phenomenal. I just wasnt all that impressed with the xps when I used it.
It also has 8th gen i7 and DDR4 memory option which -- as example -- the MacBook Pro does not.
"Best laptops to buy instead of a macbook"
literally anything.
Lucian lol nice one !
I recently got the XPS 15. I'm super satisfied with it.
Pssst I just got a Lenovo Yoga 710 last month. It comes in three different sizes but I got the 15 inch core i7 version. It's a thin and light laptop with a gtx940 graphics card, and is a 360 convertible with a touch screen. It also has great display, an sd card slot, and a fingerprint reader. I got it on sale at Best Buy for only $750, but its usual price should still be under $1000. Super underrated laptop!!
I hate windows pc that looks like a macbook
David why lol?
Jason Zhou
cause the design is copy or stolen. lot of windows pc looks better than macbook
i've a macbook and one of the best things it has is the design, i think that everybody would like to see windows based pc with the same or better build quality than the macbooks and once they started with ultrabooks line you say that you hate that? I was always waiting for the other brands to catch up the style thing and light with aluminum and not plastic, and when they started to do it people start hating. what do you want the old big fat plastic with horrible quality? no competition, and then allow apple to put (even) higher prices. Imagine how much would have cost the new macbook pro without a real alternative in terms on design and performance like the dell xps, surface book, asus zenbook etc. on the market.
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Vishwas Dubey 😀
Compliments to the production quality of your videos. Informative as well.
Just want to put my two cents in: I have the XPS 15, and it's pretty great and very upgradeable (for a laptop), though complex to order. What I mean is that MY model has two RAM slots (which are standard across the board), an M.2 NVMe-capable SSD slot, and also a 2.5" form factor SATA space. In order to get that SATA space though, you need to buy the model with the smaller 56WHr battery, rather than the 86Whr battery, and if you don't get the model with a hard drive, you need to order the special SATA data/power cable after the fact, as it doesn't come with the SSD-equipped option. Really confusing, to say the least
There's a reason why Macbooks are the best laptops in the market today. They have undisputedly the best build quality and attention to detail. If you looked at the video you'd notice that only the Macbooks plus the Razer Blade can be opened with one hand, all the other Windows laptops can't. It has a great screen (the brightest one) even though it isn't as colour accurate. Also, looking at even the inside of the laptops, the Macbooks look beautiful. Everything is put so well in together that it's so pleasing to the eye. For Windows laptops, the insides look ugly with all the different colour cables and green motherboards. The Macbooks also have the best trackpads and speakers, quietest fans, as well as the most powerful CPU's. It has the best battery life of all these laptops. Yes, Macbooks aren't perfect (the ports omg) but there's a reason why Apple charges a premium for them.
nah yeah macbooks def have the best overall quality, just not gpu performance, but it's not supposed to so yeah
Dan Cho Are you seriously defending Apple and saying that the Macbooks are the best laptops just for the looks? For tech, performance and optimization matter more than 90%. When you're playing a game/rendering a video, you're not going to care about how good it looks.
the issue I have with the new Mac book is that I could buy a MSI gs43 phantom pro and build a desktop with an i7 1700k with GTX 1080 SLI... and the MSI gs43 is almost the same as the MacBook and has a better graphics card. the only thing I miss out on is the "premium quality"
CasuAl Pro funny you mention performance and optimization, since Macbook are better than Windows at that too. Have you tried rendering a video in Final Cut Pro? It does wonders. The only thing Windows does better that you mentioned is gaming, but then again, Macs are not meant for gaming.
***** Mac OS is better optimized, but as someone who works in a technical field, they don't support 80% of the software I have to use. And they cost so much for for lower specs. The only reason you don't notice the performance difference is because as you said Mac OS is optimized extremely well, but as a result isn't nearly as versitile.
lol if i got my macbook for christmas,should i throw it out lmao
TunerCat no way
You do not throw out gifts. Like tf is wrong with you
Sell it
Exactly man, you get it
Throw it out and into my window
I agree with you. Really wasn't happy with the macbooks this year, so I made a switch to the MSI GS73VR. Its thin, light, powerful, super well built and definitely meets my needs :)
Thx Dave for all your great content !
In your Aero 14 review you said it got 7Hrs of battery, but didn't mention it here. I actually bought the Aero b/c of the long battery life with a quad core CPU.
I wasn't too interested in this videos topic. But you produced the video so well, that I still enjoyed watching!
Those price tags scare me. I got lucky and was able to get my 13 inch 2015 mbp for like $800 because of a price matching error at Best buy and a student discount. Plus through a promotion they gave me an ipad mini. I think it was an isolated scenario for me, but it was one of the few times where the Mac option was exactly what I wanted at the time and costed less than a windows machine. That being said, the 2016 Macbook "pro" took me out of the running out of owning one of the machines compared to a Windows laptop unfortunately.
That's how a comparison is done! It's been hella nice!
Your analysis is amazing. I love how you show the specs of the display. 🖒
Mate your videos are amazing surprised how your channel hasnt sky rocketed, good videos with good quality and effort in your vids im glad im a subscriser to u bro
Love your videos Dave, always a good day when a new one comes out. Hope to see more gaming laptop coverage when such technology and models become available in the near future. Keep it up!
This is such an awesome video! The editing is amazing! Just look at the intro! CLEAN!
Just got a maxed out late 2013 15" Macbook for $1000. Apple products may be overpriced at launch, but after a price drop they offer quite an incredible value, even against some similarly priced windows laptops.
subscribed for the first time on youtube. and i'm here for 10 years!
great video thanks
Excellent comparison overview. Keep up the good work. Trying to spec a quad core MacBook pro for software development under £2300 and just crying at the price compared to PC's. :(
Holy crap. The Asus and the Dell have 4K screens? :O the MacBook maxes out at 1880p but has way less horizontal pixels which I didn't know.
My last mac was the mid 2014 macbook pro, spec’d out. At the time it was a beast, everything about it was stunning. Exceeept, that it couldnt game. The best Ive pulled with it was CSGo on low settings. For editing its brilliant, and still is, but recently replaced it with an MSI GS63VR 7RF (please come up with new names lol), and its worlds ahead. It claims 100% sRGB but I find thats off, and once you tweak it a bit it makes you sad that Apple hasnt played catch up in any way, opting for design over beast mode. Which is great! The macbook pros are still the best looking laptops designed, only the Razer pros come close (and theyre essentially a similar thing), but comparing my MSI to a ‘17 MBP and it just leaps ahead with the 1060, upgradability and ports. The only thing I feel this is missing is a higher res panel and usb-c charging, but otherwise my poor macbook is already collecting dust.
I like you. You dont seem biased. You're one of my favorite youtubers and I've learned a lot from your content.
What is the monitor who have setup in the background? Would you do a tour of your setup? Like your desktop and all that stuff that you use regularly?
Hey Dave! Could you make a video on using the xps 15 with the core? would love to know specifics.
Or even better, are you planning to review the Akitio Node eGPU? Great video as always, your shots are so precise it's obvious you take a lot of care.
dang i remember when Dave Lee was like the underrated tech channel on youtube. its great to see his channel grow :)
Warning about the ASUS Zenbook Pro, though: It advertises a screen resolution of 3840x2160 like the XPS, but it's actually a false-resolution Pentile display with half the total number of RGB dots. The XPS uses a true 4K screen which is MASSIVELY better than the false one in the ASUS -- which is rather grainy and effectively has fewer pixels than the Macbook Pro Retina display.
I just want to say I enjoy your videos very much and I hope you keep up the good work
I know he's talking about the razer blade and not the blade stealth, but on my blade stealth, most of the screws on the bottom panel popped off without me even messing with them. Soon, there simply will be no bottom panel, as they just keep popping off one by one when I am using it to do pretty standard computer tasks (maybe minecraft here or there). Otherwise, the build quality on the blade stealth is amazing, but I just thought I would point that little detail out about the blade stealth.
you make amazing videos dave!! your channel is incredible
Can you do a video on the top ultrabooks at a under $1500 price point?
rocking my 2015 macbook pro with all them ports and loving it!😃
I purchased the 14 inch Razer Blade with the GTX1060 and for the price, I wasn't impressed. I went through a few others before I ended up with the new XPS 15 with the GTX1050 and am really liking the machine. I was also able to benchmark it against the fully loaded 2016 Macbook pro in Cinebench and it won. It may not be as fast as the Razer but for 800 less, and over 1000 less than the Macbook, I find it hard to argue. And as you said Dave Lee, I was kinda sold by the display. The infinity edge and color accuracy is quite nice.
The only thing I miss about my macbook pro is the trackpad. It's so good I didn't have to use a mouse for like 2 years at all. Windows ones are a pain in the ass to use.
Your videos are the kind of videos I watch while sitting in my bed, eating chocolate lucky charms, in the middle of the night. Very educational
Your set up look really clean
Take a look at the Kaby Lake Lenovo Yoga 710, if you have time. I bought it a few weeks ago and I'm more than happy with it. Really, I think it's very underrated for its price (860€ here in Germany). The only problem I had were that the fans would turn on even when idle which was really annoying, but it was pretty easy to solve it (using Notebook Fancontrol). The build quality is also great, performance is also pretty good, I love the keyboard and DAMN those speakers blew my mind. I'm not an audiophile or something, so I can't speak for everyone I guess, but for me they were unexpectedly good. Battery life is also pretty good at 8h (recharges in 2h) and yeeeah... The only downside I see is that the touchscreen has no pen support, which might be a dealbreaker for some, not for me though :P
It would be really nice, if you could review it, so I can hear your opinion on it and so other people who still search for a notebook could see it :D Yeah... that's it I guess, was a pretty long comment. Hope you read it anyways :D
Greetings from a Turk living in Germany writing an English comment xD
~mö
Great work on the comparison! 👍
love your roundups
That intro was so satisfying. Thumbs up
Your editing is absolutely amazing good job 👏 😊
Great video. Thank you. Very informative. Macs are expensive! I agree with you on the XPS. Looks and feels great and has good battery life.
Thank you dave for your very calm and informative videos. I hope you continue reviewing laptops that way. More power and god bless.
wow, I just looked at your 2015 pick today and now this vid is in my recommendation box. For once the recommendation box works!
my mid 2014 MacBook Pro still runs like the first time I bought it, my other 6 year old windows pc anytime could just shut itself off permanently .. still looking for a suitable replacement for it... maybe a desktop
Sticking to my 2016 Razer Bade with 970m for now. I was really looking to swich back to MacOS, after using Windows primarily for the past year (after seven years of mostly using MacBooks). I still prefer MacOS, even though Windows has come along really well recently.
The Razer Blade offers everything the 2016 MacBook should have offered. It's not perfect (no laptop is), but is the best allround package, especially if looks factor in. I love the Dell XPS on paper, but I've never really liked the looks of it.
Thank you for all of these videos!
They have helped me a lot for deciding whoch Laptop to buy. My budget is about 1000€ and I am looking for a Laptop that can handle Photo and Video editing well. I found a dealer selling the 2015 14" Razer Blade for 1000€, so I think, that's what I am going to go for!
This is an absolute fantastic video man. Love your channel! Keep it up!
I gave the Dell XPS 13 a solid chance, but had a really bad experience. Here are my high-level criticisms:
- Windows 10 is a living nightmare
- Trackpad had trouble detecting 1 pixel movements for detail work (Windows problem?)
- Lid is too clumsy to open (two handed, no cutout to get leverage, incorrect hinge tension)
- Slanted base causes the laptop to "pop-a-wheelie" if you put pressure on it with your palms
- 9350 model comes with standard charger, not USB-C.
My environment is set up for macOS. I could convert to Windows but I don't want to as I am comfortably in the Apple ecosystem and I use several tools that work on iOS and macOS and I like that they have the same interface and work seamlessly. I also don't like some of the policies on Windows 10 and my work environment is Unix. My solution is to just stick with 2014 and 2015 MacBook Pros and hope that Apple gets its hardware act together in the next couple of year. I expect that 2014 and 2015 systems to be good for ten years - not the fastest or the most storage but the current performance is great for me. I only need the ability to drive two QHD displays.
Glad to see you rate the xps 15 so high. Makes me feel more justified spending so much on my xps 15 9550.
I kinda wish I had waited to get a new laptop. The MSI GS63 looks amazing. I wound up with the GS60 but I love to be honest. It's a great laptop. The battery life is my only complaint.
That intro was amazing, still astonished by it.
Hey Dave, what about the Aorus X5 (v6)? It's still a bit cheaper than the MacBook but seems to have beast performance and solid build quality and portability. Will we see a review of it sometime in the future? Great vid btw.