In the east, Infinix is like a massive brand, especially for phones here in Africa. Low prices for pretty good specs. Kinda weird to see ShortCircuit talking about them but happy for them too!
Infinix is on a massive trend this year here in the Philippines too, they just offer better specs at a better price. Though their OS and Camera ain't great compared to phones with similar price tag.
Infinix is a child company of Transsion Holdings from China, the brands Infinix, Tecno, and itel come from them and they all make phones that are extremely popular in Asian and African budget gadget markets. TH also owns the accessories company Oraimo iirc. I'm from Nigeria and my phone is actually a Tecno one. This is their first laptop as far as I know, and if I know anything about them, they wouldn't be making the most balls to the wall system on the market by any stretch of the imagination. Palmstore is an app that comes preinstalled on every TH phone, so I'm sure they made it too btw Edit: I'm sure they're planning to break into the western market next, if they approached you guys
YAY more chinese junk.... i mean, i'm looking forward to more competition. in all honesty it's not a bad laptop from the looks of it. but i've had a few chinese devices that haven't been up to the quality standards that i want from them. but that's besides the point.
Currently in Tanzania for 4 weeks and this brand is everywhere, every street corner has logo banners. Interesting to see their products are pretty decent!
Nice am actually Tanzanian, Its a Chinese brand and they are everywhere because they provide extreme low budget ,products to the African market which searches for cheap and budget friendly options products and they take advantage of that of that. Some of their mid range products is great too compared to what you would pay for in the West
Bro is saying this as if ltt is from south africa😂 bro they from canada, they dont get more advertisements than you, infinix doesnt exist in america like the whole
Ah most have a good power management in software, but limiting on hardware and that without will be the first that brakes on that thingy y would put it at max wia hard wire
I want more switches/buttons in general, and not just on laptops. Quick physical controls are always a nice thing to have to save time and frustration. The bixby button on Galaxy phones was really nice once rebound to a function of my choice for example. People shat on it because at first it couldn't be rebound officially but having a rebindable button is so useful. Give me 4!
Meanwhile companies like Lenovo and HP actively lock down your TDP and prevent you from changing it even with tools like AATU. Why would I buy a Ryzen 6800H if it never hits 45W?
Infinix is actually quite popular in the Philippines (and I guess, Asia) with their budget friendly phones. This is the first time I've seen a laptop from them, though.
Given how often you guys have foreign products in your videos, I'm surprised you haven't got wall-socket plug adapters of any kind. Whenever I go traveling, I always bring one with me, there are ones that have 3+ different plugs for wall-sockets out there.
3:02 that button is actually pretty neat. Sometimes you just don’t want the thing to go full bore with alle the bells and whistles and just need it to last through the day. Instead of using the stupid windows options you can just simply turn it down a notch or two. Nice one!
@@kianhaynes23 my work gives us discrete GPU laptops that are a nuisance. I use Linux so the driver setup becomes more of a headache, the battery life is worse and it's heavier for honestly not that much performance gain over a decent iGPU.
Lenovo offer(s/ed) the p1 with an i7 and could be configured with no dgpu. It would be in the same class as the dell precision/xps. I feel you I looked hard for an h class system with a 16:10 display. Its slim pickings in the north american market if you want anything more powerful than an i5 and no dgpu.
We've actually had Infinix laptops here for almost a year now in Indonesia, they're actually very fantastic and super competitive in the mid - low end market with their Infinix In-book X1, their only downside is not having a 16gb ram option and only 8gb max.
The specs look cool, especially for the price, but the soldered RAM is a big no no. Even if 8 or 16 gigs is good now, it won't be in a few years. Like c'mon, the laptop is thick enough, it could accommodate a SO-DIMM slot just fine. :D
Thats the socket we use here in Norway! if you guys at LTT want to try out a really long and expensive shipping process i'll be more than happy to take it off your hands😁
I find it really funny that with all the stuff you have lying around at LTT, you cannot even find a EU to US power plug adapter... I always carry a multistandard adapter in my backpack; the same since 15 years and it costed me less than a LTT bottle ;-)
With all the years testing tech devices, i do not believe that LTT media don't have an universal adapter to plug the "original" charger and minimize issues. Good video as always guys & ladies i have that same model, cost me around 1200-1300 us$. Not the best laptop but for what i use it, do his job in a pretty good way.
I'm curious about the "legality", but I'm also positive there has to be some type of wall-outlet company that can convert NA power standards to EU power standards so EU power bricks could work in NA. There's absolutely no technical reason you couldn't have the power converter hidden in the wall outlet.
@@InfernosReaper Yeah, I get that. But I was curious if any companies made wall outlets with the same functionality. It'd probably be against most building codes so I can't see much of a market.
It's so good to see a separate full-size Home/End/PgUp/PgDwn bar. It does not take up a lot of space, and it could easily fit into even smaller laptops, but there's absolutely no reason not to have it in any 15"+ laptop. The wattage switch is also awesome.
Testing SSDs is much more involved than running Crystal Disk Mark, and it is time-consuming, and the worse the SSD, the more time it takes. For Short Circuit it's not worth the added hour or two.
As long as it's NVME it will be fast, fast enough for most tasks, you don't really notice big differences in your day to day tasks, and if you do, that mean you're stressing your drives and they'll die quickly.
@@XDSDDLord short-circuit is about first impression then do a crystal disk test and also do a file copy test from external SSD to internal one or other way around. Or copy something's within internal ssd. The shooting may take half an hour more but in video it's just 2-3 min. Of content to be added. This can only happen if they have their tests/tools ready during shooting. Also the cinebench test, they should keep a universal adaptor if they are going to check laptops from other countries. These are the small things that matter.
Best trackpad setup for me was always, click anywhere on it is a left click, double finger tap gesture for right click. Triple finger tap for Middle Mouse button. Never saw the use for left and right sides of a trackpad doing separate things, consistency is faster IMO.
This!! This is why I loved using macs compared to Windows machines back in the earlier days of the widows side of devices getting rid of the physical buttons and going full trackpad.
infinix is genius... we asians (specially subcontinental) people definitely know about infinix... infinix realised we all the watch famous tech-tube channels like linus or mkbhd and others, so they reached out to you guys... gets huge views also creates interest in north-american market as well... (most youtubers in this region are popular at national level, not international, reaching out to you guys covers all the asian countries at once)
LTT does not have a skross pro addapter in their tech temple? maybe have a look at them, they are a life saver when travelling (with devices that support 110-240V).
This is literally a Huawei Matebook 16 chassis. Keyboard, trackpad, power button, speakers, airflow grids placements (under & behind hinge), the screen black contour with same logo placement. Except for the custom backscreen and the side ports it feels like a rebrand (Edit: or maybe same chassis manufacturer). Another difference is the screen is 16:9 instead of 3:2 on matebook that mean they have the webcam above the screen instead of IN the keyboard. It would be interesting to see a test on some of the matebooks as they are often on the cheaper side (at least in europe). Althought I understand the distrust of the brand in north america.
Yo, I understand that here in Mexico we usually don't have the resources to purchase tech as US and Canada but just letting you know, Mexico is part of North America. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_America (1:08)
MechRevo is another brand that I've had a good experience with, currently using an Air S2 with a 4600H and 16gbs of ram. Cost me less than 600USD brand new in China.
Honestly, what would you rather do: spend hundreds of thousands or even millions on a "consultant" that will effectively drain your wallet and quite possibly leave you with no hard conclusions, or sponsor someone with the reach of LMG and not only get feedback from them in the video itself, but extremely varied and REAL comments, analysis, criticism, and sentiment from actual viewers and buyers that both do and don't use your products? It's literally a no-brainer. And it's WAY cheaper than a full ad campaign.
Cross country chargers before using they need to be tested or else sometimes it might not charge or worse it will burn ur circuit board (there might be surge protection but safety first) and ln Asterix they mentioned even with included change same output
@@raginginferno868 I recall enough times of a device coming with a non-NA charger that they can justify an adapter so they can use everything the manufacturer provided.
Speaking of Wifi troubles…remember when notebooks had **modular** wifi and Bluetooth chips? And you could upgrade them? I’ve got a Dell XPS from like 10 years ago and it’s now got wifi 6E. Pretty cool!
Good to see the Infinix brand receive gey recognized and recommended. They are a competitive alternates from branded smartphones, with prices for the masses
Aaaaalright baby!! Now we are talking. I bought the Infinix X1 slim laptop 6 months ago. i3 10th gen, 256gb m.2 ssd, 8 gigs of ram, full hd ips display, type c charging and just 1.24 kgs of weight. All in 360 dollars. I absolutely love this machine. I am a law student and it does everything i want.
He recently stopped using the Dell because Windows Modern standby is bad and went to a MacBook. You can hear his explanation at the timestamp of this video ruclips.net/video/OHKKcd3sx2c/видео.html
Actually Alex moved to a MacBook (not sure if moved back) because of his frustration with Microsoft Windows modern standby (do a youtube search for: "modern standby LinusTechTips for details)
the keyboard/touchpad (top case) looks like a 2012 Macbook Pro, even the front cut-out to open the top is the same shape, the power button position, and the design and look of the speakers at the sides, even the hinge and screen bezel design matches... Hmmmm..... Also, the bottom (with addition of the grilles), the screw positions (almost exactly the same) and even the internal layout is VERY similar! :O
Edit 7:52 is the answer, thanks Hastech. Question, did you use the ECO setting for the CPU during the benchmark? And during the gameplay? Should have been more clear I feel like .
Alex's little affirmations of approval are so satisfying. I -want- need him to tell me "Oh! well done! very nice!" _thumbs up_ Alex if you read this I need your approval. plz
Infinix is quite popular here in Asia I see lots of people in my school who uses it... atleast when i try to use wifi i see like atleast 10 infinix phones... their phones are pretty good for price to performance
Is an i9 really worth it in a laptop like this? I feel like an i7 would perform just as well. I mean I get an 18000 cinebench score with 12700k since my laptop has a better cooling solution.
12900H offers almost nothing over the 12800H, I downgraded my work laptop for more RAM instead for that reason. The 127 misses some features compared to the 128 however.
Infinix, Tecno, Realme/Oppo/Vivo, all these brands nobody know about, but they are killer. I remember having a Tecno Camon smartphone in hand for a couple of minutes, spec wise wasn't too big, but its 5X optical zoom made me take pictures that would be impossible without zoom, and at an insanely low price.
Both of them (Except Tecno) is very popular in the Philippines, most people here can see that they are using this device as they have a promising specs but in insanely low price. Realme is very popular for gamers, Infinix, Vivo and Oppo is popular because of Camera specifications.
They are quite popular in my country because of their phones. Their phones have low prices with solid specs but the main issue I have with them is the amount of bloatware and ads in their UI. I used to own one of their phones.
yeah i own the infinix zero 5g i alr got rid of the ads in the first day by turning off notifications from their bloat ware apps or deleted them if i could still awesome prices tho
I'm actually glad that for once a US/Canada based RUclipsr didn't just go ahead and assume they know everything about all markets and say "For this price, this is the best, just go buy it!". Because the PPP and thereby the prices can be extremely different in different countries. Obviously a lot of people from India are watching this video giving Infinix an opportunity to boost sales, this also gives them the opportunity to be introduced to Western consumers, so it is ethically the right thing for ShortCircuit to give an overview of the pros and cons of the product but be upfront about the fact you can't really say if this product is indeed as good a value of money for the actual target audience or not because that is not the market you primarily operate in. As an Indian, this video gave me enough idea about how good or bad the product is in the view of a team that has hands-on experience with a lot of high-end products but also cautioned me enough about not blindly fit everything you say to the product because ultimately the competition to this product in India may be very different than what you see in US/Canada.
Pretty big in my country. I have infinix as my main phone and so far pretty good impression. Only the software sometime little bit buggy if it got an update.
I know it's feel like too much to ask for this, for but"premium" laptop starting at $1000, which the top model equipped with high tier mobile CPU with no dGPU that doesn't have even a single thunderbolt 3/4 is kind a bummer and waste of unused PCIe lane, hope they can revise that in the future models.
90 Watt battery is quite minimum for i9 and if you get 2 hours you will be happy and who do you think will slide to eco mode , yet my bat is 240 Watt for i9
The Tuxedo Pulse 15 Gen 2 has a Ryzen 5700U and a 91Wh battery that should easily do 10h+ of light usage on battery. Tuxedo also has an InfinityBook Pro 14 Gen 7 w/ an i7-12700H w/ a 99Wh battery (the Schenker Vision 14 and Slimbook Executive 14 are basically the same laptop). It's possible to have decent battery life w/ Intel if you tweak with power limiting (eg, lowering power limits, adjusting EPP), but in general, recent Ryzen mobile chips tend to be a lot more power efficient.
@lhl yeah, but you spend more time until tasks are done, so y won't really recommend battery saver profiles on intel machines is not realistic core i 9 is not core i7 y know cause y have core i9 machine and 50 watt tdp is iddle no programs opened you have to add the gpu also on servers you might actually acive 4 hours of battery live y mean server os cause you can enable only what you need, but the license prices, 😉 no kidding 91 watt/hour is minimal for i9 people complaining with 100 watt/hour batteries intel cpus have parallel computation like a gpu card amd are serial cpus support more power management but the erro rate is way up compared to intel
It would be geat to see Benchmarks on windows devices without them being plugged in. The drop off in Performance is sometimes, especially compared to Apple Silicon, quiet high.
I would like to see Cities Skylines benchmarked on laptops as that seems to be incredibly reliant on good CPU and RAM. My M1 macbook only gets 30 fps at 1080p lol
Infinix is best known for their smart phones here in Africa. The Xero book seems like a solid laptop and even more amazing is having you folks cover it!
In the Philippines, Infinix is also here, idk (sorry if it's incorrect) but it's lagging behind dominant Android Phone brands Oppo, Vivo, Realme, Xiaomi, Poco and Samsung. It is actually nice that Infinix are having exposure in North America.
Seeing an INFINIX in your channel is surprising and exciting since I only got their new phone HOT20S, it's cheap but I want to really know how good is there laptop, and glad your video was created and recommended to me :DD
It's usually the other way around with things not being available in other parts of the world, so it may be good for you people to experience the other side of the spectrum once in a while, to appreciate what you already have gainef without effort and also understand thr situation of people in other parts of the world and be more humble at the very least.
The hardware power/performance mode switch is sick. I'd actually be interested in these if they sold them in North America. Seems like a surprisingly solid device.
Infinix is a pretty new brand in south east asia (indonesia) but they managed to sell the best budget laptop by a wide margin. Their inbook X1 & X2 come with a great screen, metal body, 8/512GB and an i5 for ~450. Nobody here even comes close in terms of value
Is it just me or does it look like the red RGB only lit up when he switched to "overboost" ... if so, it's a nice visual reminder that you're in high power setting.
This wall plug is great, works in most of Europe, south America and Asia. Way safer and sticks better to the plug the the US plug. (my country used to use a mix between us and this plug, now we only use this one)
In the east, Infinix is like a massive brand, especially for phones here in Africa. Low prices for pretty good specs. Kinda weird to see ShortCircuit talking about them but happy for them too!
Yh, I was just about to comment on this, especially how big infinix is in Nigeria.
They're being paid to review it.
Honestly I'd like to see what they think about Infinix phones
Infinix is on a massive trend this year here in the Philippines too, they just offer better specs at a better price.
Though their OS and Camera ain't great compared to phones with similar price tag.
Big in Kenya too
They are present in India and nobody cares about them
That sponsor segue was so smooth even Alex didn't notice it 🤣
Nice one man xD 👏
I love smoth sponsor seaways
Typing this at 69 likes... *NICE*
@@j.a.n.e.n I had limited time corrected now thanks 🙂
@@TheGamingNest I'm really sorry bro, but before you got bombarded again, it's segue
Infinix is a child company of Transsion Holdings from China, the brands Infinix, Tecno, and itel come from them and they all make phones that are extremely popular in Asian and African budget gadget markets. TH also owns the accessories company Oraimo iirc. I'm from Nigeria and my phone is actually a Tecno one. This is their first laptop as far as I know, and if I know anything about them, they wouldn't be making the most balls to the wall system on the market by any stretch of the imagination.
Palmstore is an app that comes preinstalled on every TH phone, so I'm sure they made it too btw
Edit: I'm sure they're planning to break into the western market next, if they approached you guys
Its also somewhat popular in south america ( im from ecuador but i seen phones from transsion being sold in others markets like argentina )
YAY more chinese junk.... i mean, i'm looking forward to more competition. in all honesty it's not a bad laptop from the looks of it. but i've had a few chinese devices that haven't been up to the quality standards that i want from them. but that's besides the point.
@@saulsho29 I didn't know that but it makes sense
@@TheObsesedAnimeFreaks LMFAO, to be fair, I'm actually strongly choosing to avoid a Chinese phone when I get my next one
They already be selling their phone here in Brazil for a few years too.
Currently in Tanzania for 4 weeks and this brand is everywhere, every street corner has logo banners. Interesting to see their products are pretty decent!
Good to see someone from tz here....much love
Nice am actually Tanzanian, Its a Chinese brand and they are everywhere because they provide extreme low budget ,products to the African market which searches for cheap and budget friendly options products and they take advantage of that of that. Some of their mid range products is great too compared to what you would pay for in the West
China owns a lot of Africa no wonder they are pushing aggressively to cover their market and make the lent money back
@@ismailkidaya2886 He isn't, he's just visiting.
@@SneedsterSpeedster okay
Infinix isn't big here in the states, but that is honestly a pretty cool laptop. I think it should definitely be advertised here
It's mostly common in Africa 🌍
Bro is saying this as if ltt is from south africa😂 bro they from canada, they dont get more advertisements than you, infinix doesnt exist in america like the whole
@@Daisykilla when did anybody ever say LTT was from South Africa
8:51, well this time Intel dedicated, as it this time is a discrete GPU
@@Rew123 lmao who are you to tell me that
A hard wattage switch! More gaming laptops should have this really.
They should put that on everything! That's DAM convenient. Budget to BALLS with a flip of a switch !😎
Ah most have a good power management in software, but limiting on hardware and that without will be the first that brakes on that thingy y would put it at max wia hard wire
I want more switches/buttons in general, and not just on laptops. Quick physical controls are always a nice thing to have to save time and frustration. The bixby button on Galaxy phones was really nice once rebound to a function of my choice for example. People shat on it because at first it couldn't be rebound officially but having a rebindable button is so useful. Give me 4!
agree, i need to resort to creating script for my laptop so i can have physical switch button.
Meanwhile companies like Lenovo and HP actively lock down your TDP and prevent you from changing it even with tools like AATU. Why would I buy a Ryzen 6800H if it never hits 45W?
Alex has legit become my favorite person on the channel, keep up the awesome work!
Infinix is actually quite popular in the Philippines (and I guess, Asia) with their budget friendly phones. This is the first time I've seen a laptop from them, though.
We do have one infinix laptop years ago just came out along with Infinix Note 8.
Given how often you guys have foreign products in your videos, I'm surprised you haven't got wall-socket plug adapters of any kind. Whenever I go traveling, I always bring one with me, there are ones that have 3+ different plugs for wall-sockets out there.
they certainly do have them but they need something to whine and complain about.
1:54 I see the old turbo button is making a comeback 😂
3:02 that button is actually pretty neat. Sometimes you just don’t want the thing to go full bore with alle the bells and whistles and just need it to last through the day. Instead of using the stupid windows options you can just simply turn it down a notch or two. Nice one!
I like that it's got an H series CPU without a discrete GPU, I've always wanted that for dev work.
Ok I'm curious why would you not want a discrete GPU?
@@rajamrifqi5764 im guessing its just not necessary for computer programming stuff, just wasted power, extra weight, cost etc
@@kianhaynes23 my work gives us discrete GPU laptops that are a nuisance. I use Linux so the driver setup becomes more of a headache, the battery life is worse and it's heavier for honestly not that much performance gain over a decent iGPU.
@@caleballen1330 okay fair enough
Lenovo offer(s/ed) the p1 with an i7 and could be configured with no dgpu. It would be in the same class as the dell precision/xps. I feel you I looked hard for an h class system with a 16:10 display. Its slim pickings in the north american market if you want anything more powerful than an i5 and no dgpu.
We've actually had Infinix laptops here for almost a year now in Indonesia, they're actually very fantastic and super competitive in the mid - low end market with their Infinix In-book X1, their only downside is not having a 16gb ram option and only 8gb max.
The specs look cool, especially for the price, but the soldered RAM is a big no no. Even if 8 or 16 gigs is good now, it won't be in a few years. Like c'mon, the laptop is thick enough, it could accommodate a SO-DIMM slot just fine. :D
16gb variant is available here in India...
Thats the socket we use here in Norway! if you guys at LTT want to try out a really long and expensive shipping process i'll be more than happy to take it off your hands😁
Interesting, Brazil uses the same.
@@Edino_Chattino Nice! so norwegian and brazilian electronics are interchangeable, wjo knew?😋 do you have 220/240 volts too?
Same here in Chile
here in Italy too
Same in India.
I find it really funny that with all the stuff you have lying around at LTT, you cannot even find a EU to US power plug adapter... I always carry a multistandard adapter in my backpack; the same since 15 years and it costed me less than a LTT bottle ;-)
8:43 "I like that boulder. That is a nice boulder."
You should've tried valheim again after knowing about the power adaptor issues, maybe you would've gotten a different result in the end
And played with the power switch(whatever it's called) ingame while not touching the game.
@@kiloneie Especially since he set it to Eco mode
With all the years testing tech devices, i do not believe that LTT media don't have an universal adapter to plug the "original" charger and minimize issues. Good video as always guys & ladies i have that same model, cost me around 1200-1300 us$. Not the best laptop but for what i use it, do his job in a pretty good way.
I'm curious about the "legality", but I'm also positive there has to be some type of wall-outlet company that can convert NA power standards to EU power standards so EU power bricks could work in NA. There's absolutely no technical reason you couldn't have the power converter hidden in the wall outlet.
Ah actually to get an i9 kynda ok some have i5 at same price, maybe they reviewed the flagship if the model and that way more that 1200
@@nicka5040 These converters exist. Like, we can buy lower-end ones for international travel and do so for relatively little money.
@@nicka5040 the power supply works in NA all you need is a plug adapter no power converter is needed with this one.
@@InfernosReaper Yeah, I get that. But I was curious if any companies made wall outlets with the same functionality. It'd probably be against most building codes so I can't see much of a market.
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The best part for me is the physical switch as a quick way to adjust the TDP.
Their webpage has the most random assortment of available countries I have seen
You do know that most of the entries are Thai provinces right?
@@noxiousophidian9634 which makes it even stranger that they are listed as countries
@@jerma984 lol 😂
That switch brings memory of the turbo button on ancient PCs :D
I still remember the big red chungus Turbo button which my first PC had. It wen't from 16 Mhz to 32 Mhz when switched. :D
It's so good to see a separate full-size Home/End/PgUp/PgDwn bar. It does not take up a lot of space, and it could easily fit into even smaller laptops, but there's absolutely no reason not to have it in any 15"+ laptop. The wattage switch is also awesome.
Alex is probably the only Shortcircuit MC that doesn't instantly shames something for being chinese or not available in NA, that's very appreciated
"We're not going to recommend a windows laptop until Windows Modern Standby is fixed." Promptly recommends a windows laptop in a sponsored video.
You guys should also start doing the SSD speed test. It shows the quality of the SSD.
Nope its not
@@Harshit_INTP what's the speed you are getting
Testing SSDs is much more involved than running Crystal Disk Mark, and it is time-consuming, and the worse the SSD, the more time it takes. For Short Circuit it's not worth the added hour or two.
As long as it's NVME it will be fast, fast enough for most tasks, you don't really notice big differences in your day to day tasks, and if you do, that mean you're stressing your drives and they'll die quickly.
@@XDSDDLord short-circuit is about first impression then do a crystal disk test and also do a file copy test from external SSD to internal one or other way around. Or copy something's within internal ssd.
The shooting may take half an hour more but in video it's just 2-3 min. Of content to be added. This can only happen if they have their tests/tools ready during shooting.
Also the cinebench test, they should keep a universal adaptor if they are going to check laptops from other countries.
These are the small things that matter.
My old laptop had a Cinebench score of ~1300 on a good day (700 on a bad one lol) and it cost $2K. Thanks for the reviews, they're incredibly useful
Best trackpad setup for me was always, click anywhere on it is a left click, double finger tap gesture for right click. Triple finger tap for Middle Mouse button. Never saw the use for left and right sides of a trackpad doing separate things, consistency is faster IMO.
This!! This is why I loved using macs compared to Windows machines back in the earlier days of the widows side of devices getting rid of the physical buttons and going full trackpad.
The sponsor segue to the video again was hilarious
infinix is genius...
we asians (specially subcontinental) people definitely know about infinix... infinix realised we all the watch famous tech-tube channels like linus or mkbhd and others, so they reached out to you guys... gets huge views also creates interest in north-american market as well...
(most youtubers in this region are popular at national level, not international, reaching out to you guys covers all the asian countries at once)
LTT does not have a skross pro addapter in their tech temple? maybe have a look at them, they are a life saver when travelling (with devices that support 110-240V).
This is literally a Huawei Matebook 16 chassis. Keyboard, trackpad, power button, speakers, airflow grids placements (under & behind hinge), the screen black contour with same logo placement. Except for the custom backscreen and the side ports it feels like a rebrand (Edit: or maybe same chassis manufacturer). Another difference is the screen is 16:9 instead of 3:2 on matebook that mean they have the webcam above the screen instead of IN the keyboard.
It would be interesting to see a test on some of the matebooks as they are often on the cheaper side (at least in europe). Althought I understand the distrust of the brand in north america.
Yo, I understand that here in Mexico we usually don't have the resources to purchase tech as US and Canada but just letting you know, Mexico is part of North America. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_America (1:08)
MechRevo is another brand that I've had a good experience with, currently using an Air S2 with a 4600H and 16gbs of ram. Cost me less than 600USD brand new in China.
In India currently it's at ₹52,000 which is around $619.86 and that too which i9 13900H with 32GB Ram and 1Tb SSD. It is a steal.
What I learnt from this episode of ShortCircuit: Alex has lots of reasonable expectations
I love that LMG has become powerful enough that someone will sponsor a video about their laptop where the presenter is super critical of it.
Honestly, what would you rather do: spend hundreds of thousands or even millions on a "consultant" that will effectively drain your wallet and quite possibly leave you with no hard conclusions, or sponsor someone with the reach of LMG and not only get feedback from them in the video itself, but extremely varied and REAL comments, analysis, criticism, and sentiment from actual viewers and buyers that both do and don't use your products?
It's literally a no-brainer. And it's WAY cheaper than a full ad campaign.
@@spdcrzy still he earn millions from RUclips
@@muzammil292 I'm talking about the viewpoint of the company sponsoring a video like this, not LMG.
@@spdcrzy do you mean that company is waisting money on this to sponsoring on this guy and what is omg is it the othere channel name of this guy
@@muzammil292 if you can't grammar properly, bro, don't talk.
India is where they shine
Nahhhh, mainly Africa and South East Asia
@@vyneshindenmc6181 you know
Not india bruh mostly in africa
bruh india has better options,people have decent knowledge about after sales service and this has no existent one.
That's a common wall plug that most of the world uses. You must have an adapter somewhere.
With all the fancy gadgets they have at their disposal, they don't have a $10 electrical plug changer for different types of plugs? My mind is boggled
Bro he said they dont even exist in north america why would they include an adapter for the usa?
@@raginginferno868 he's talking about LTT
@@FhangMedia ohh my bad sorry
but also, i doubt ltt has encountered the different plug many times before so they probably wouldnt have an adapter
Cross country chargers before using they need to be tested or else sometimes it might not charge or worse it will burn ur circuit board (there might be surge protection but safety first) and ln Asterix they mentioned even with included change same output
@@raginginferno868 I recall enough times of a device coming with a non-NA charger that they can justify an adapter so they can use everything the manufacturer provided.
Linus needs to remind Alex that Ram isn't 4800MHz it's MT/s
I don't think we're going to genuinely find out how good they are in a sponsored video
Speaking of Wifi troubles…remember when notebooks had **modular** wifi and Bluetooth chips? And you could upgrade them? I’ve got a Dell XPS from like 10 years ago and it’s now got wifi 6E. Pretty cool!
Good to see the Infinix brand receive gey recognized and recommended. They are a competitive alternates from branded smartphones, with prices for the masses
Aaaaalright baby!! Now we are talking. I bought the Infinix X1 slim laptop 6 months ago. i3 10th gen, 256gb m.2 ssd, 8 gigs of ram, full hd ips display, type c charging and just 1.24 kgs of weight. All in 360 dollars. I absolutely love this machine. I am a law student and it does everything i want.
You know what would have been funny, saying "...our sponsor! ...still Infinex"
The design on the top of the laptop looks like when Canva has a watermark on its assets.
I wonder if this will actually replace Alex’s Dell given how dedicated he is to that laptop. Probably not given that this is a sponsored video.
He is already using a mbp (cfr, latest video in windows power mode)
He recently stopped using the Dell because Windows Modern standby is bad and went to a MacBook. You can hear his explanation at the timestamp of this video ruclips.net/video/OHKKcd3sx2c/видео.html
Actually Alex moved to a MacBook (not sure if moved back) because of his frustration with Microsoft Windows modern standby (do a youtube search for: "modern standby LinusTechTips for details)
Didn't he switch to Macbook because of Windows modern standby issues on the dell?
I am using infinix mobile phone and the frequency of updates are really bad.
the keyboard/touchpad (top case) looks like a 2012 Macbook Pro, even the front cut-out to open the top is the same shape, the power button position, and the design and look of the speakers at the sides, even the hinge and screen bezel design matches... Hmmmm.....
Also, the bottom (with addition of the grilles), the screw positions (almost exactly the same) and even the internal layout is VERY similar! :O
Edit 7:52 is the answer, thanks Hastech. Question, did you use the ECO setting for the CPU during the benchmark? And during the gameplay? Should have been more clear I feel like .
that's what i was thinking also no idea though
7:52
@@Hastech77 Thank you =)
@@arnekristian5704 ^_^
Alex's little affirmations of approval are so satisfying. I -want- need him to tell me "Oh! well done! very nice!" _thumbs up_
Alex if you read this I need your approval. plz
Infinix is quite popular here in Asia I see lots of people in my school who uses it... atleast when i try to use wifi i see like atleast 10 infinix phones... their phones are pretty good for price to performance
That PFP makes me snopes TROLL
It miss a thunderbolt port, but at that price we cannot ask for it
Is an i9 really worth it in a laptop like this? I feel like an i7 would perform just as well. I mean I get an 18000 cinebench score with 12700k since my laptop has a better cooling solution.
Agree, the i9-12900h is overkill for this machine. You won’t fully utilize its power even with their boosted 50w TDP.
@@arvs7356 it's just an excuse to charge people an extra $300.
12900H offers almost nothing over the 12800H, I downgraded my work laptop for more RAM instead for that reason. The 127 misses some features compared to the 128 however.
Infinix, Tecno, Realme/Oppo/Vivo, all these brands nobody know about, but they are killer. I remember having a Tecno Camon smartphone in hand for a couple of minutes, spec wise wasn't too big, but its 5X optical zoom made me take pictures that would be impossible without zoom, and at an insanely low price.
Both of them (Except Tecno) is very popular in the Philippines, most people here can see that they are using this device as they have a promising specs but in insanely low price. Realme is very popular for gamers, Infinix, Vivo and Oppo is popular because of Camera specifications.
They are quite popular in my country because of their phones. Their phones have low prices with solid specs but the main issue I have with them is the amount of bloatware and ads in their UI. I used to own one of their phones.
yeah i own the infinix zero 5g i alr got rid of the ads in the first day by turning off notifications from their bloat ware apps or deleted them if i could
still awesome prices tho
@卡萊克 yeah it sucks that it isn't as fast as like Samsung
I think the 160W charger is for OPPO devices. It can only do 45W over PD protocol.
"We have RGB! At least we have R..."
Can G and B purchased as a DLC afterwards? 🤔
$9,99 a month
The HDMI 1.4 joke was fantastic
I'm actually glad that for once a US/Canada based RUclipsr didn't just go ahead and assume they know everything about all markets and say "For this price, this is the best, just go buy it!". Because the PPP and thereby the prices can be extremely different in different countries. Obviously a lot of people from India are watching this video giving Infinix an opportunity to boost sales, this also gives them the opportunity to be introduced to Western consumers, so it is ethically the right thing for ShortCircuit to give an overview of the pros and cons of the product but be upfront about the fact you can't really say if this product is indeed as good a value of money for the actual target audience or not because that is not the market you primarily operate in.
As an Indian, this video gave me enough idea about how good or bad the product is in the view of a team that has hands-on experience with a lot of high-end products but also cautioned me enough about not blindly fit everything you say to the product because ultimately the competition to this product in India may be very different than what you see in US/Canada.
absolutely right bro.....
ABSOLUTELY RIGHT BRO.....
did you ever swap it from eco mode to high performance mode when you swapped to gaming tests?
$1000 for an i9 is a pretty good price. Most of the ones on Best Buy are $1800 and up.
The case looks a lot like a 1st gen Zephyrus G14
Soldered RAMs usually notified as 'rows of chips' on system.
Pretty big in my country. I have infinix as my main phone and so far pretty good impression. Only the software sometime little bit buggy if it got an update.
Very similar looking of macbook late 2012 even the touch bar, to keyboard
Yeah, it does indeed look like the old Macbooks (2011late here) - so many similarities :)
I know it's feel like too much to ask for this, for but"premium" laptop starting at $1000, which the top model equipped with high tier mobile CPU with no dGPU that doesn't have even a single thunderbolt 3/4 is kind a bummer and waste of unused PCIe lane, hope they can revise that in the future models.
They are a mainland Chinese brand which targets small markets. For those who don't know.
Are there any laptops that are power efficient but also have a 90w battery? it seems strange to me that those usually have way less.
90 Watt battery is quite minimum for i9 and if you get 2 hours you will be happy and who do you think will slide to eco mode , yet my bat is 240 Watt for i9
@@adriancoanda9227 don't confuse W (power) and W*h (energy)
@vincentmoreau5896 no y don't jet is the same unit per hour
The Tuxedo Pulse 15 Gen 2 has a Ryzen 5700U and a 91Wh battery that should easily do 10h+ of light usage on battery. Tuxedo also has an InfinityBook Pro 14 Gen 7 w/ an i7-12700H w/ a 99Wh battery (the Schenker Vision 14 and Slimbook Executive 14 are basically the same laptop). It's possible to have decent battery life w/ Intel if you tweak with power limiting (eg, lowering power limits, adjusting EPP), but in general, recent Ryzen mobile chips tend to be a lot more power efficient.
@lhl yeah, but you spend more time until tasks are done, so y won't really recommend battery saver profiles on intel machines is not realistic core i 9 is not core i7 y know cause y have core i9 machine and 50 watt tdp is iddle no programs opened you have to add the gpu also on servers you might actually acive 4 hours of battery live y mean server os cause you can enable only what you need, but the license prices, 😉 no kidding 91 watt/hour is minimal for i9 people complaining with 100 watt/hour batteries intel cpus have parallel computation like a gpu card amd are serial cpus support more power management but the erro rate is way up compared to intel
is it just me or the quality of this video is really slick, the colors just pop right up.
It would be geat to see Benchmarks on windows devices without them being plugged in. The drop off in Performance is sometimes, especially compared to Apple Silicon, quiet high.
I like the glowing zero text at the back of the laptop =) haha great review ! thanks.
I would like to see Cities Skylines benchmarked on laptops as that seems to be incredibly reliant on good CPU and RAM. My M1 macbook only gets 30 fps at 1080p lol
Imagine that, pressing both buttons at the same time literally presses both buttons at the same time. Pure unadulterated genius.
Have you never used a decent laptops track pad? You aren't supposed to be able to hit both at the same time.
This seems like a pretty good competitor to something from HPs envy line or dells Inspiron lineup.
Riley and Alex are like Clark Kent and Superman. With only a glass making them look a lil different!
Idk, I always confuse Alex and Riley help :D
You're the only one mate
Infinix is best known for their smart phones here in Africa. The Xero book seems like a solid laptop and even more amazing is having you folks cover it!
All the LTT employees are trained for glorious segways :D
That red light on boost is a nice detail to remember you go to drain the battery XD I love it! and wonderful the USB A on each side.
Its pretty nice stuff.
Off when browsing but boosted while gaming.
That's not a bad machine for $1000
This looks an awful lot like a variation on Huawei's mid-tier matebook laptops
Packaging problems? Zero.
Affordability problems? Zero.
Sponsorship segways? Zero.
The hdmi 1.4 bit just trailing into silence was hilarious.
In the Philippines, Infinix is also here, idk (sorry if it's incorrect) but it's lagging behind dominant Android Phone brands Oppo, Vivo, Realme, Xiaomi, Poco and Samsung. It is actually nice that Infinix are having exposure in North America.
Same in India! Everyone see them as inferior quality brand !
3:24 I was ready to skip the sponsor but then I remembered the video was sponsored. I lol'ed.
in india, at 1000 bucks, its an unbelievably killer deal. idk how infinix managed to bring down the price by this much
I love how Crab Rave is the standard for dound tests and has been for a while.
Seeing an INFINIX in your channel is surprising and exciting since I only got their new phone HOT20S, it's cheap but I want to really know how good is there laptop, and glad your video was created and recommended to me :DD
It's usually the other way around with things not being available in other parts of the world, so it may be good for you people to experience the other side of the spectrum once in a while, to appreciate what you already have gainef without effort and also understand thr situation of people in other parts of the world and be more humble at the very least.
The hardware power/performance mode switch is sick. I'd actually be interested in these if they sold them in North America. Seems like a surprisingly solid device.
Infinix is a pretty new brand in south east asia (indonesia) but they managed to sell the best budget laptop by a wide margin.
Their inbook X1 & X2 come with a great screen, metal body, 8/512GB and an i5 for ~450. Nobody here even comes close in terms of value
3:50 ha the heyboard does that illusion where you see some dots between the squares but you cant see them all at the same time
Is it just me or does it look like the red RGB only lit up when he switched to "overboost" ... if so, it's a nice visual reminder that you're in high power setting.
Infinix is a popular brand here in Bangladesh.
They have a mobile manufacturing factory here.
This wall plug is great, works in most of Europe, south America and Asia. Way safer and sticks better to the plug the the US plug. (my country used to use a mix between us and this plug, now we only use this one)
I'm throwing a wild guess out there that the red light at the back indicated overdrive mode and it would change to green in eco mode.
I'm liking Alex's new "train style" reviews: "it's not choo-choo bad"
"screen is quite good, it's 1080p" that's the quickest contradiction I've seen all day.