WEBVTT 00:00:00.120 --> 00:00:07.560 our goal was perfectly simple to create a back toschool laptop buyer guide but 00:00:05.240 --> 00:00:14.559 recommending a laptop these days is anything but simple let me explain this 00:00:11.040 --> 00:00:17.920 Dell Inspiron was the best laptop as was 00:00:14.559 --> 00:00:21.279 this Acer Nitro and this HP Spectre was 00:00:17.920 --> 00:00:25.080 too that's because the best ,000 laptop 00:00:21.279 --> 00:00:28.439 is always going to be a $1,400 laptop on 00:00:25.080 --> 00:00:31.279 sale for $1,000 so instead of telling 00:00:28.439 --> 00:00:35.360 you what to buy I'm going to do you one better and I'm going to teach you how to 00:00:33.280 --> 00:00:39.879 buy a laptop so that you can shop with confidence and get a great deal on the 00:00:37.879 --> 00:00:43.559 right machine for you we're also going to include some honorable mentions to 00:00:41.840 --> 00:00:48.320 give you guys a good starting point whether you're looking for a thin and 00:00:45.399 --> 00:00:53.000 light or a mobile workstation I'm also going to be mentioning today's sponsor 00:00:50.280 --> 00:00:58.359 Lexar this entire video was shot on iPhone directly to their armor 700 00:00:55.680 --> 00:01:03.600 portable SSD it offers blazing fast performance is IP 66 rated to protect 00:01:01.480 --> 00:01:08.119 against both water and dust and its rugged design is built to withstand up 00:01:05.640 --> 00:01:12.560 to 3 m drops and Falls making it perfect for outdoor and extreme environments it 00:01:10.400 --> 00:01:16.560 supports Apple Pro reses recording has a unique thermal control design to ensure 00:01:14.479 --> 00:01:20.960 consistent performance and is compatible with basically anything with a USBC port 00:01:18.960 --> 00:01:24.920 and comes in two attractive colors we're going to have it linked down below the 00:01:22.720 --> 00:01:29.799 most important thing to do is be honest with yourself and look for a laptop that 00:01:27.000 --> 00:01:36.360 excels at what you actually do not at what what you think you might like to do 00:01:33.119 --> 00:01:38.759 someday maybe if you have time so for 00:01:36.360 --> 00:01:44.159 most people topof the line components aren't necessary and a mid-range machine 00:01:41.399 --> 00:01:50.280 will not only save you some money but it could be lighter quieter and last longer 00:01:47.320 --> 00:01:55.079 on battery with that said if you are looking for performance I would start 00:01:52.119 --> 00:01:59.520 your search with gaming laptops even if you don't game they typically have the 00:01:56.880 --> 00:02:03.840 best cooling fastest processors and better upgradeability than laptops that 00:02:01.640 --> 00:02:08.800 are marketed towards professionals or creators on top of being priced more 00:02:06.719 --> 00:02:14.239 aggressively at almost every performance tier as for the gamers out there if your 00:02:11.879 --> 00:02:21.360 primary use is school or work something with an RTX 4050 or RTX 3060 is going to 00:02:18.200 --> 00:02:23.680 handle 1080P or even 1440p gaming in 00:02:21.360 --> 00:02:27.440 most titles at least if you reduce the settings a little bit here are a couple 00:02:25.480 --> 00:02:31.519 of budget friendly options with any of these being worth picking up if you can 00:02:29.280 --> 00:02:36.160 find a good s on them not everyone wants to turn down settings though so intense 00:02:33.840 --> 00:02:42.640 Gamers should buy something faster right well yeah but it's not that simple in 00:02:39.440 --> 00:02:46.280 front of me are two laptops one with an 00:02:42.640 --> 00:02:49.360 RTX 4070 and one with an RTX 00:02:46.280 --> 00:02:50.560 460 guess which one of them is faster go 00:02:49.360 --> 00:02:56.879 ahead I'll wait yeah it's the 00:02:53.400 --> 00:02:59.519 4060 see these days you don't just worry 00:02:56.879 --> 00:03:05.000 about which GPU is in your laptop you also also have to worry about the 00:03:01.000 --> 00:03:08.080 wattage of your GPU in this G14 here 00:03:05.000 --> 00:03:10.720 that 4060 gets fed up to 90 watts of 00:03:08.080 --> 00:03:16.680 power while the 4070 in this more professional oriented Acer gets just 50 00:03:13.920 --> 00:03:22.040 watts to add insult to this confusing injury laptop gpus share almost nothing 00:03:20.080 --> 00:03:26.200 in common with their desktop counterparts with the same names and the 00:03:24.400 --> 00:03:32.400 only way to break through this deceptive branding is to painstakingly test 00:03:29.040 --> 00:03:34.599 everything single one of them thankfully 00:03:32.400 --> 00:03:39.360 Jared's Tech has done all the work for you he tested a truly incredible number 00:03:37.040 --> 00:03:44.959 of games in gpus and has made this incredible resource for the community 00:03:42.439 --> 00:03:49.400 and there's more good news if your idea of gaming is planting turnips in stardew 00:03:47.360 --> 00:03:54.439 Valley there's a solid chance that you can completely forget about a dedicated 00:03:51.360 --> 00:03:57.519 GPU at all many recent CPUs can even 00:03:54.439 --> 00:04:00.239 handle AAA games speaking of how do you 00:03:57.519 --> 00:04:04.720 choose the right CPU for your laptop well if you simply want the best it's 00:04:02.760 --> 00:04:10.319 Apple yeah you're stuck with the Notch and macOS and whether the ecosystem is 00:04:07.599 --> 00:04:14.959 a feature or bug is subjective but their battery life is fantastic and their M3 00:04:13.200 --> 00:04:19.359 chips have single core performance that is currently unmatched by Windows 00:04:17.239 --> 00:04:23.919 machines getting a Macbook does have a couple of problems you can't play many 00:04:21.519 --> 00:04:27.880 games and they're expensive but if you're a student or you don't mind 00:04:25.720 --> 00:04:31.600 factory refurbished there are deals to be found out there on the Windows side 00:04:29.919 --> 00:04:36.280 we're going to start with AMD whose mobile naming scheme is so bad that we 00:04:34.080 --> 00:04:42.199 made an entire video about how they are intentionally misleading consumers their 00:04:39.120 --> 00:04:45.120 most recent chips are the ryzen AI 300 00:04:42.199 --> 00:04:49.600 series and these offer a small uplift in performance over the last generation but 00:04:47.240 --> 00:04:54.800 with a huge Improvement in efficiency with our ryzen AI laptop getting an 00:04:51.560 --> 00:04:56.240 additional 3 hours of battery life you 00:04:54.800 --> 00:04:59.919 can watch our full review at the link down below but the too long didn't watch 00:04:58.199 --> 00:05:04.600 is that if you can afford a laptop with a ryzen AI 300 chip you're going to have 00:05:02.240 --> 00:05:11.120 a pretty good time moving back a generation though things get really 00:05:07.000 --> 00:05:13.800 confusing look at the ryzen 57640 U the 00:05:11.120 --> 00:05:20.759 most important number in there is not the seven but it's actually the 4 which 00:05:16.919 --> 00:05:23.000 signifies that this CPU uses AMD's Zen 4 00:05:20.759 --> 00:05:29.120 architecture so you could be easily tricked into thinking that the ryzen 00:05:25.919 --> 00:05:31.759 37320 U would be similar but with a 00:05:29.120 --> 00:05:36.440 little bit l performance but remember I just said the seven means nothing it's 00:05:34.520 --> 00:05:42.160 going to be way slower because the important number is the two it's using 00:05:39.240 --> 00:05:48.840 the Zen 2 architecture from 2019 yikes so if you're looking for a 00:05:45.680 --> 00:05:52.000 deal on a slightly older ryzen 7000 or 00:05:48.840 --> 00:05:54.520 8000 series chip they can be good bets 00:05:52.000 --> 00:06:00.479 but just make sure there's a four in this spot or that price better be really 00:05:57.479 --> 00:06:03.039 good as for Intel their new Ultra 100 00:06:00.479 --> 00:06:08.120 series CPUs actually offer a tiny bit less performance than the 13th gen chips 00:06:05.680 --> 00:06:12.720 that they replaced but with a big Improvement in battery life making 00:06:10.360 --> 00:06:16.360 realistically either a decent Choice depending on your priorities in the 00:06:14.919 --> 00:06:19.800 coming months Intel is going to be launching their lunar Lake lineup which 00:06:18.240 --> 00:06:25.000 they promise is going to be really really good but okay what am I going to 00:06:22.639 --> 00:06:29.800 do drive my Roadster 2 to the future mart and buy one the hard truth is 00:06:27.720 --> 00:06:34.560 Intel's a little behind on mobile right now but not by so much that you should 00:06:32.680 --> 00:06:39.120 buy an AMD machine with a keyboard you hate versus an Intel one that's more 00:06:36.360 --> 00:06:43.639 comfortable and as long as the Price Is Right you can safely go back I'd say to 00:06:41.479 --> 00:06:48.960 about 12th gen without missing out massively on performance or efficiency 00:06:46.360 --> 00:06:53.639 speaking of we are not done yet because the laptop CPU Market was just massively 00:06:51.639 --> 00:06:58.560 disrupted by Qualcomm and their Snap Dragon X chips which offer unmatched 00:06:56.400 --> 00:07:04.680 battery life with performance that is comparable to am ryzen AI line the only 00:07:01.960 --> 00:07:08.879 catch is that these are ARM processors and if your application doesn't run 00:07:06.400 --> 00:07:15.400 natively on Windows on ARM you could be looking at a 30 to 50% reduction in 00:07:11.919 --> 00:07:17.280 performance if it works at all we did a 00:07:15.400 --> 00:07:22.840 live stream where we tested a bunch of games on Snapdragon X and found that 00:07:19.440 --> 00:07:25.039 only about half of them worked and it's 00:07:22.840 --> 00:07:29.680 more than just games Adobe Premiere works but only the 2023 version at the 00:07:27.680 --> 00:07:34.800 moment and other parts of the creative Suite like after effects are currently 00:07:31.919 --> 00:07:39.199 Mia altogether so there are two groups of people then that these laptops could 00:07:36.520 --> 00:07:43.919 be great for users who know for sure that they're going to be doing things in 00:07:40.360 --> 00:07:46.879 a web browser or just using common apps 00:07:43.919 --> 00:07:51.159 always or the Geeks who love to be the first to test obscure programs on new 00:07:49.159 --> 00:07:56.280 hardware and then work with the dev team to resolve them if you're in either of 00:07:53.319 --> 00:08:00.560 those categories hey enjoy that laptop that you only need to plug in every few 00:07:57.759 --> 00:08:05.919 days we really like the surface laptop 7 Samsung Galaxy book 4 Edge and HP Omni 00:08:03.280 --> 00:08:09.440 book X though we have a full video looking at over half a dozen different 00:08:07.840 --> 00:08:13.360 options which you can check out down below of course if you looked at all of 00:08:11.440 --> 00:08:16.520 those and thought gee there's nothing really in my budget that's 00:08:15.159 --> 00:08:21.720 understandable and there's lots of options For You especially if you're willing to consider something 00:08:19.639 --> 00:08:26.360 unconventional Chromebooks might not be very sexy but will serve you very well 00:08:24.639 --> 00:08:30.520 if everything that you do can be done through an internet browser or through 00:08:28.360 --> 00:08:34.839 Linux apps and and they tend to be better speced for their price thanks to 00:08:32.640 --> 00:08:39.399 manufacturer saving on the cost of a Windows license on the Windows side of 00:08:37.800 --> 00:08:43.719 things though there are budget friendly options as well and Acer was kind enough 00:08:41.560 --> 00:08:48.000 to send us over a few machines ranging from 00:08:44.600 --> 00:08:49.959 $230 to $400 to see just how much 00:08:48.000 --> 00:08:56.959 performance you can get on their most basic models the build quality of the 00:08:52.480 --> 00:09:00.320 $230 Aspire go is surprisingly okay but 00:08:56.959 --> 00:09:03.079 the Intel n100 processor that powers it 00:09:00.320 --> 00:09:09.880 is like it's not just slow it's struggling to do basic tasks meanwhile 00:09:06.320 --> 00:09:12.040 the $300 Aspire go with a ryzen CPU is 00:09:09.880 --> 00:09:18.240 literally twice as fast for not that much more money while the $400 Aspire 3 00:09:15.640 --> 00:09:23.160 is not a huge upgrade in raw performance but gets 16 gigs of RAM meaning it can 00:09:20.760 --> 00:09:28.720 complete our full test suite and actually seems very worthwhile it uses 00:09:25.959 --> 00:09:32.600 AMD's older Zen 2 architecture so neither perform nor battery life are 00:09:30.800 --> 00:09:37.680 going to be on par with the most modern machines but it's good enough to the 00:09:35.399 --> 00:09:41.600 point where the mediocre screen is more of a concern to me than the outright 00:09:39.519 --> 00:09:46.680 performance if you have a little more to spend this HP Pavilion arrow is 00:09:44.320 --> 00:09:51.920 currently on sale for $600 and the amount better it is is hard to overstate 00:09:50.160 --> 00:09:56.640 of course all of this assumes that you need to buy new if you don't mind giving 00:09:54.279 --> 00:10:02.079 up things like warranties you could save a significant amount of money University 00:09:59.560 --> 00:10:06.600 and offices regularly sell Surplus equipment that is pretty decent just a 00:10:04.519 --> 00:10:10.720 couple of generations older here's a listing from the University of Utah that 00:10:08.680 --> 00:10:15.959 has laptops for half of what they're worth on the used Market also if you end 00:10:13.760 --> 00:10:20.040 up with a machine that seems slow you could potentially give it a shot in the 00:10:17.560 --> 00:10:25.640 ARM with upgrades to RAM storage and Wi-Fi just verify beforehand that these 00:10:23.680 --> 00:10:30.440 items are in fact replaceable by Googling laptop name teardown if you're 00:10:28.959 --> 00:10:35.440 lucky will have covered it on ShortCircuit or I fix it will have a guide 00:10:33.480 --> 00:10:41.920 speaking of upgrading RAM how do you know if you need to well in 2024 4 gigs 00:10:39.040 --> 00:10:46.480 of RAM is a complete noggo and despite what Apple might try and tell you 8 gigs 00:10:44.240 --> 00:10:51.920 really isn't enough either unless you're my grandma my grandma it is going to 00:10:49.800 --> 00:10:56.240 slow you down our new starting recommendation then is 16 gigs and 00:10:54.880 --> 00:11:01.920 that's only really enough until you start getting into more professional video editing or science ific programs 00:11:00.279 --> 00:11:07.279 at which point you'll need significantly more as for the exact amount the most 00:11:04.839 --> 00:11:11.839 important thing is that however much you need you'll need to get it right now 00:11:09.680 --> 00:11:16.200 because many newer machines do not support upgrading your RAM later if the 00:11:14.480 --> 00:11:21.639 ability to upgrade is important for you then look for a laptop that supports 00:11:18.160 --> 00:11:25.360 sodm or Cam modules thankfully storage 00:11:21.639 --> 00:11:26.920 is simpler just get a 256 gig SSD if you 00:11:25.360 --> 00:11:30.880 plan on doing video editing or you want to install a bunch of games then feel 00:11:28.639 --> 00:11:35.200 free to increase that number but if your budget is tight storage is probably the 00:11:33.320 --> 00:11:39.720 first place that I would try to cut costs especially since it's the most 00:11:37.480 --> 00:11:43.920 likely part of your laptop to be easily upgradeable and even if you don't feel 00:11:41.800 --> 00:11:48.959 like cracking open your device oh yeah external ssds are readily available like 00:11:46.320 --> 00:11:54.279 the armor 700 from Lexar just plug it into your laptop and boom more storage 00:11:52.079 --> 00:11:58.240 don't cut your storage budget too much though a hard drive might be tempting 00:11:56.440 --> 00:12:05.480 since it can give you a lot of capacity for cheap but but these days it is not 00:12:01.079 --> 00:12:07.680 worth the performance hit at all emmc 00:12:05.480 --> 00:12:12.839 even though it's solid state is actually a similar story too it is dog slow 00:12:10.360 --> 00:12:17.320 compared to a proper SSD and it's considerably less reliable so avoid it 00:12:15.199 --> 00:12:22.279 if at all possible what you might also want to avoid is scuffing up your new 00:12:19.079 --> 00:12:25.079 laptop so it's finally here maybe 00:12:22.279 --> 00:12:30.199 consider the all new LT laptop bag complete with thoughtful layout and 00:12:27.480 --> 00:12:35.639 rugged design got freaking love it available 00:12:32.000 --> 00:12:37.959 now at LTT Store.com moving on to the 00:12:35.639 --> 00:12:44.839 display of your laptop there's a lot to consider there are four main panel types 00:12:40.480 --> 00:12:47.240 TN OLED mini LED and IPS TN is the 00:12:44.839 --> 00:12:52.839 technology of yesterday and should be avoided while OLED and mini LED are the 00:12:49.959 --> 00:12:58.240 best if you can afford them OLED excels in dark rooms with its perfect blacks 00:12:55.199 --> 00:13:00.560 and unmatched contrast but it might not 00:12:58.240 --> 00:13:05.320 get quite bright enough for well-lit rooms or Outdoors mini LED is the 00:13:03.560 --> 00:13:09.839 opposite with exceptional brightness making it Punchy even in bright rooms 00:13:07.279 --> 00:13:13.880 while sacrificing contrast in dark rooms meaning your typical use case will 00:13:11.560 --> 00:13:18.040 determine which is best IPS is your allrounder offering generally good 00:13:15.600 --> 00:13:22.040 viewing angles color and brightness and with the extra benefit of being 00:13:20.000 --> 00:13:27.639 sometimes significantly more efficient for instance the IPS version of the Dell 00:13:24.360 --> 00:13:30.519 XPS 13 plus got almost 5 hours more 00:13:27.639 --> 00:13:34.519 battery life than the p OLED version nice probably most importantly though 00:13:32.600 --> 00:13:39.320 IPS is going to be the most affordable making it the right choice for most 00:13:36.279 --> 00:13:40.839 people it doesn't suck now we mentioned 00:13:39.320 --> 00:13:45.880 brighter panels being better for outdoors but how do you tell what's 00:13:43.079 --> 00:13:51.720 bright enough 200 to 300 nits will be fine for most indoor use with 400 to 500 00:13:48.760 --> 00:13:56.880 nits being required for outdoors or 600 plus for a satisfying HDR experience be 00:13:54.880 --> 00:14:02.040 careful with some laptops that might be claiming huge numbers like5 100 nits 00:14:00.120 --> 00:14:06.199 because sometimes that number will only apply for a tiny bright spot on the 00:14:04.240 --> 00:14:10.720 display with a much lower brightness when the entire screen is bright an 00:14:08.399 --> 00:14:17.320 often overlooked aspect of a display is the aspect ratio for TVs the standard is 00:14:14.199 --> 00:14:21.440 16x9 but for laptops the slightly taller 00:14:17.320 --> 00:14:23.680 16 X10 or even if you're crazy 3x2 have 00:14:21.440 --> 00:14:27.560 become popular in recent years and for good reason this little bit of extra 00:14:25.720 --> 00:14:31.320 vertical real estate can be a big productivity boost for office or 00:14:29.240 --> 00:14:35.560 creative work alike and it also tends to be a better fit in a laptop chassis 00:14:33.440 --> 00:14:41.240 giving designers more room for cooling and large comfortable trackpads as for 00:14:38.759 --> 00:14:45.880 what resolution you need we can use Simple Math to find the distance at 00:14:43.320 --> 00:14:49.560 which a panel becomes a retina display which is Apple's marketing term for the 00:14:47.519 --> 00:14:54.000 pixel density being high enough that you can't see the individual pixels here's 00:14:51.680 --> 00:14:59.079 the full breakdown per resolution but the gist is that full HD is good enough 00:14:56.560 --> 00:15:04.079 Quad HD will be noticeably sharper if if you have good eyes and 4K isn't really 00:15:02.360 --> 00:15:08.560 worthwhile especially considering those extra pixels can negatively impact 00:15:06.120 --> 00:15:13.600 battery life and I care about battery life no matter the resolution increasing 00:15:10.759 --> 00:15:17.680 the refresh rate above 60 HZ will be a worthwhile Improvement High refresh rate 00:15:15.880 --> 00:15:22.720 displays will have the biggest impact if you plan on gaming though there are 00:15:19.639 --> 00:15:24.959 diminishing returns above 144 Hertz and 00:15:22.720 --> 00:15:29.680 even non- Gamers will benefit everything you do will feel smoother be that photo 00:15:27.240 --> 00:15:35.319 editing CAD or even just making a new folder I do that all the time but like 00:15:32.759 --> 00:15:40.240 so many other nice things it can negatively impact your battery life one 00:15:37.800 --> 00:15:44.199 thing that may or may not matter to you is a touchscreen I'm personally a fan of 00:15:42.360 --> 00:15:48.000 them maybe you aren't but the choice is up to you unless you're getting Apple 00:15:46.040 --> 00:15:52.959 only the final factor to watch out for in your display is color a wider color 00:15:50.800 --> 00:15:57.319 space or gamut means the panel can physically produce more colors while a 00:15:55.279 --> 00:16:02.480 smaller color space can leave content looking dull and UNS saturated color 00:16:00.160 --> 00:16:06.440 spaces can get a bit confusing since there are a bunch of different standards 00:16:04.199 --> 00:16:12.639 but unless you know you need something else aim for near 100% coverage of srgb 00:16:10.560 --> 00:16:16.480 that's the standard that web uses for those of you who do need more graphic 00:16:14.600 --> 00:16:20.839 designers colorist and like you know who you are you'll need to be concerned not 00:16:18.639 --> 00:16:25.000 only with gamut but also the accuracy of your display a poorly calibrated display 00:16:23.360 --> 00:16:29.440 might show everything with a slight magenta or a blue hue and this is 00:16:27.480 --> 00:16:33.839 usually caused by slight variation from panel to panel during manufacturing so 00:16:31.680 --> 00:16:37.639 if you plan on doing color critical work look into getting a laptop with a 00:16:35.519 --> 00:16:42.480 factory calibrated display something like an average Delta e2000 of two or 00:16:40.639 --> 00:16:46.839 below is generally considered to be accurate enough as that's what the human 00:16:44.560 --> 00:16:52.480 eye can typically discern some laptops with excellent displays are the Dell XPS 00:16:49.040 --> 00:16:57.000 13 plus MacBook Pro Samsung Galaxy book 00:16:52.480 --> 00:16:59.680 HP Spectre and ASUS G14 and g16 I guess 00:16:57.000 --> 00:17:04.319 that would be g's 14 and 16 whatever now for a rare Simple Choice 00:17:02.240 --> 00:17:08.480 the trackpad ever since Microsoft introduced Windows Precision drivers 00:17:06.319 --> 00:17:12.400 almost all laptops come with a trackpad that will be accurate and not slow you 00:17:10.360 --> 00:17:16.640 down although the very best trackpads are large glass topped and use Force 00:17:14.760 --> 00:17:21.120 touch instead of a physical click standups here include MacBooks and 00:17:18.760 --> 00:17:27.280 Windows devices with sensil trackpads like the surface laptop 7 HP Spectre D 00:17:23.720 --> 00:17:29.200 XPS and Lenovo ThinkPad Z series will 00:17:27.280 --> 00:17:33.360 almost certainly be more difficult is the keyboard these can be very personal 00:17:31.640 --> 00:17:37.840 though so the best way to confirm that you like one is just go to your local 00:17:35.280 --> 00:17:42.520 Big Box store and try out a bunch the first thing to look for is that your 00:17:39.320 --> 00:17:44.440 hands physically fit some 13-in devices 00:17:42.520 --> 00:17:49.400 won't have a large enough Palm rest for everyone or maybe there are some sharp 00:17:46.960 --> 00:17:54.200 edges on a device that will bother only some folks who end up resting right on 00:17:51.960 --> 00:17:58.840 them after that check the chassis Flex of the machine soft spots can throw off 00:17:56.400 --> 00:18:03.280 your typing then check how stable the Keys themselves are press the edge of a 00:18:01.400 --> 00:18:07.640 key it's a fail if you can get the corner to go too low before the key 00:18:05.280 --> 00:18:11.480 actuates and finally just press a whole bunch of keys to see if there are any 00:18:09.360 --> 00:18:16.120 obvious differences in force required to press each one the ones that we like the 00:18:13.559 --> 00:18:20.760 most are the HP dragon fly Elite Dell Latitude 9440 and alien wear gaming 00:18:18.880 --> 00:18:24.760 laptops especially if you choose the optional Cherry switches the last big 00:18:23.120 --> 00:18:30.000 things we haven't mentioned are weight and Battery weight is pretty 00:18:27.400 --> 00:18:35.360 self-explanatory light is nicer to carry around duh but battery is more complex 00:18:33.880 --> 00:18:40.720 the standard measurement for battery capacity is wat hours but even with 00:18:38.039 --> 00:18:45.159 identical specs you can end up with wildly varying battery life numbers 00:18:42.760 --> 00:18:49.640 since the efficiency of every single part in the chain and how the 00:18:46.799 --> 00:18:54.320 manufacturer has tuned each individual part plays a role adding insult to 00:18:52.039 --> 00:18:59.760 injury laptop manufacturers battery life numbers are almost always comically 00:18:56.640 --> 00:19:02.360 overstated and often cont predictor on 00:18:59.760 --> 00:19:06.240 the same web page all of this is to say get your battery life numbers from a 00:19:03.919 --> 00:19:10.159 reputable Source such as ShortCircuit and try to use only battery life numbers 00:19:08.440 --> 00:19:14.400 from a single source for direct comparisons since everyone tests them 00:19:12.320 --> 00:19:18.520 slightly differently finally there are a couple of nice to haves that you might 00:19:16.080 --> 00:19:22.919 want in a laptop plan on doing a bunch of meetings with your webcam while 00:19:20.280 --> 00:19:27.440 qualcomm's recent CPUs currently support much better webcams than the rest of the 00:19:24.640 --> 00:19:32.280 CPU makers even if not every single laptop that has a qualcom CPU has the 00:19:30.240 --> 00:19:36.919 best implementation if you're all about privacy then look for a laptop with a 00:19:33.960 --> 00:19:41.559 hardware webcam and microphone toggle or even one of the rare machines without a 00:19:38.880 --> 00:19:45.440 webcam at all for logging in quickly look for a fingerprint reader or Windows 00:19:43.200 --> 00:19:50.799 hello facial recognition the ladder in particular was a game Cher for me and of 00:19:48.520 --> 00:19:56.159 course don't buy anything until you know you can live with the I/O if a laptop 00:19:53.120 --> 00:19:59.320 has full-size HDMI make sure it's 2.1 00:19:56.159 --> 00:20:02.200 not 1.4 and many manufactur pies these 00:19:59.320 --> 00:20:07.000 days leave off usba a ports SD card readers and even 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