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Ask HN: Which Is the Best Laptop?

3 points by throwawayt856 ↗ HN
Asus ROG Zephyrus G14

Lenovo Legion 5

Acer Swift 3

Dell G5 15

Please help me choose one.

Edit: I will be using the laptop for coding, video editing, casual gaming and streaming. My budget is under $1000.

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duxup
Use case and what you value is what really matters here.
throwawayt856
I will be using it for coding, video editing, casual gaming and streaming. My budget is under $1000.
Someone1234
And an external video card in an enclosure isn't an option? Even a cheap PC video card will out-perform these laptops discrete ones.

But it matters before purchase because the laptops needs the correct IO to hook up to an external enclosure (Thunderbolt 3).

giantg2
You probably don't want my opinion. I'm cheap.

I have a 13 year old Inspiron (swapped HDD for SSD) and it works for me.

satvikpendem
Looks like you're already considering Ryzen 4000 series laptops already. Stick with one of those and add a GPU to it, especially for the video editing part. I don't know exactly which one that is, but check out r/AMDLaptops for suggestions.
tubu
If it were for me I would go for the G14. The Ryzen 4900H is very powerful and the laptop is pretty light weight (compared to other gaming laptops).