Here it is my top Laptop picks of 2018! For those of you saying where is "X" manufacturer most likely I didn't review the laptop hence why it's not in here. This goes for Gigabyte and most Asus Laptops! What are your top picks? Hit me up on discord if you have any questions! discord.gg/mattmoniz
Naruto Uzumaki Is English even your first language? You literally might as well have said, “My favorite smell is blue!” You can’t even use proper capitalization. Are you 12? If so, change schools immediately, your’s is horrible!
Naruto Uzumaki Oh, as far as the attempt to ridicule me by making some comment about being an ex-wife. You won’t ever have to worry about having one of those with your current financial and education levels.
@@pranav3848 yeah I'm trying to get it too I compared it with others you cant get the ti under 700 sadly but you can get regular 1050 i5 256 SSD 3.3 gh for $650
The Matebook X is at a much better price point than the Razer Blade Stealth... if the price point was the same I’d have a harder time picking which one to get
As a gaming laptop I would say the Zephyrus M is better because it uses full-size GPUs, and it also has tb3 for eGPUs. But I think the Zephyrus S is a better overall laptop because of the thinner bezels, lighter weight, and the cooling system is even better than the zephyrus M because of the massive intake vents north of the keyboard. Also, it is still a great gaming laptop. I wish the battery sizes on both would be better though.
@@sriramsundar8388 people keep saying that but I own a surface pro and it sits on the lap just as any other laptop.... i notice most that say that dont own one. the Surface pro is really the best for students, the best portability and note taking. As a student you dont need dedicated gpus so the power argument dies there. For office use is arguably the best as well
@@muhammadabdullah2994 Coming from a 15 inch laptop, 13 inch does look small. But after using it for a couple of days I got used to the small form factor. But I think the smaller keyboard is better to type on. Also a smaller laptop can be carried easily. [1 more thing on the default scaling on the laptop is 125% but it looked way too small at least for me. So I reset it to 150%. Now the texts are easy to read]
I have the Matebook X Pro and it is such an amazing laptop. I agree with everything Mathew says about what is good and what is bad. The fans do tend to get pretty loud when I'm under full load but when it isn't, you can't hear the fans at all.
Best laptop of the 2018 is the OverPowered 15+, has excellent cooling, thin design (weights 4.5lbs), RGB and mechanical keyboard. and did I mention it packs and I7 8750h and a GTX 1060 6gb, oh an it only costs $799 with a 2 year warranty and free 2 day shipping.
Matthew Moniz ! My Acer Predator Helios 500 it’s the best in your Ranking !!!!! No dude it’s the best gaming laptop 2018!!!! Thank you for your amazing review!!!! ....... you’re one of the few Canadian youtubers that I follow , over again GOOD JOB BUDDY !!!!👏🏻👏🏻🇨🇦
I just bought a surface laptop 2 matte black... and let me tell you this thing is beautiful! So silent and never gets hot. I don’t need a usbc and don’t need a gaming laptop since I already have a gaming computer at home so this laptop is perfect for using at work and chillen at home
Matthew, I’m always impressed with your content. You can tell that you have no agenda and are giving your honest opinion. I really appreciate it! Keep up the great work! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
I am a recent subscriber to the channel so I didn't realize that it was so heavily involved in gaming. Not at all my cup of tea. I usually avoid unboxing videos as well as gaming reviews so I am trying to remember what brought me to this channel. I gave it a thumbs up because the reviews were focused and honest, and I continued to stay subscribed in order to give the channel an honest chance. I seriously need to find an elderly reviewer who is focused on the things the 50+ age group grandmother's and worker would be interested in using, with the only game likely to be solitaire! No trolls for the old folks, please!!!
Thank you for the video. It's great to hear, that there were some patches to the Razer Blade 15 (2018) since I just got it with a big price reduction (-600€).
I use the Surface Book 2 Everyday, for working, gaming, video and photo editing. It is an amazing laptop with insane perform and incredible versitily. I take all of my notes for school on it by hand, and it is also great for art. The only downside: it's hefty price tag. As a student, I had to save a long time for it
Just like i thought. He included a lot of Lenovo models here. And i glad he did it. They really deserve to be here, because they really did a good job with there product line up this year. Hope they do great for the coming years!!
I have the spectre x360 from earlier in the year, and I'm really impressed by it. Great battery life, and even better service. I had a laundry list of things HP needed to fix. I shipped my laptop last Friday, and I got it back on Wednesday with everything fixed. They even fixed the physical damaged that was caused by a poor design. Definitely sticking with HP in the future.
Just got myself a 15" Surface Book 2 with 256GB SSD for $1750 brand new. This thing is absolutely beautiful. It's gonna be hard to find a laptop in the future that will beat this thing in looks, functionality, and build quality. It's so good.
ASUS Strix Scar 2 GL504 (i7-8750H - 32 GB - GTX 1070 - IPS FHD Panel - Nvme SSD ) Razer Blade 15 4k touch Display ( same specs above ) This 2 is my favorite and i owned them. best for gaming and content creation.
I am not happy with my Surface book 2 anymore... often the internet somehow is soooo slow... I don´t know why... all the other devices in my horse still work fine, while the surface is extremly slow....
@@Legendarior while that is a logical explanation, I think it is more likely related to software... I have a SB1 and it is very cool because the design separates CPU and GPU so making it hot is not common unless you are constantly rendering media
I have an HP Envy x360 with AMD Ryzen 7 CPU and Radeon Vega 10 graphics. As I'm a uni student, mainly I do productivity but also some light gaming. And this ultrabook is fantastic. Great performance and build quality. Can recommend to any students.
My pick is the surface book 2. 13 inch. Gtx 1050 with 10 hours battery life. Convertible laptop with a pen decent gaming potential. Awesome keyboard to boot with a respectable trackpad. 2nd pick : c930 by Lenovo. Very sleek design love what they’ve done with the sound bar. Only problem is that it doesn’t have a dedicated gpu compared to the surface book. And at that price I wanted a dedicated one.
Hey Matthew, I just bought ASUS FX504 with 16Gigs of RAM... is that a good choice or I could've gone for something better under $1500 CAD? Let me know!!!
Im confused about getting either the lenovo y530(gtx 1060) or omen (1060- 60hz) , i like the design of both(not fan of redish omen back) but what about the thermals and who has the better screen? also thinking to attach an external 144hz screen later on cuz i need 2 screen for my work, any help? :) I do alot of FPS gaming.
Ahmed Elwardy with the 60hz screens neither will be very good usable but not great but if you get the 144hz at least the Lenovo he said it is pretty good and color accurate.
Ahmed Elwardy Check out the Asus TUF But make sure to buy the right one ::::: Also you need to check twice yourself if you care about the device looks and weight...(cuz I didn’t buy After taking a look at the razor stealth I wished if I saved more and bought it or maybe XPS 15 yes these are more then 1K $ but they look and feel amazing)
@@ko-Daegu I bought a Lenovo Legion Y530 w/ 1050 Ti, i7 8750h, 16gig ram, 60hz screen, and intel optane a few months back and after about a month just after I could return it it started pooping out. Disk write errors Windows would have a number of hiccups/errors and then fail to boot. I tried to reinstall Windows 10 4-5 times with the same thing happening after a few days each time. I contacted Lenovo support and let them know both verbally and written that a reinstall did not fix it and then sent it in for the 1st time. I also told them to hold onto it for as long as necessary and MAKE SURE it works. After two weeks they sent it back having done nothing, but installed windows 10 Pro on it which it did not even have a license for. I tried to reinstall Windows 10 home, but found out you need Lenovo's "special utility" to ket all of the software and drivers. Then after a call back to Lenovo I waited another week and a half to get the flash drive with the install. It pooped out on me again Then I had to contact Lenovo support again and sent it back a 2nd time. Saying the same thing again HOLD ONTO IT FOR AS LONG AS NECESSARY and the Indian tech support lady was not very sincere or helpful at all. They replaced the hard drive and took about two weeks again. I install and boot up and play SFV and try to play online and after five minutes boom banned for 24 hours. I play often on my desktop with worse wireless and it is located further away from the router and have never been banned. I contact Lenovo support again because I can tell it is just a matter of time and send it back a 3rd time. Wish me luck, but the Y530 is built pretty cheaply as well. I realize this might just be my experience, but I may have ended up with a lemon that I do not know what to do with. I cannot return it, I can guarantee that if I try to use it after a couple of days I will ALWAYS lose all my data and have to reinstall, and Lenovo support has not really listened or solved the problem yet. I cannot sell it either ethically because I do not want to sell a malfunctioning piece of crap to someone. I noticed the machine start to warp and bend after normal use and the plastic sh** on the back is so hard to figure out how to get off and the first couple of times it feels like you are going to break the thing just trying to get it off. Sorry for the long reply, but I wanted to share my experience. I realize that my experience may be unique, but if this is not a dark story about cheap Lenovo laptops I do not know what is.
Lame that you didn't even mention the Dell XPS 15 2 in 1 with the AMD Vega GPU! That laptop is sexy and even more powerful than some of the laptops that you listed!
When recommending the lenovo Yoga 930 and the HP Spectre x360 "with dedicated graphic card" it is also worth mentioning that only the 15" version of HP Spectre x360 has the nvidia card.. The 13" version of Spectre x360 (Equivalent of Yoga 930) still comes with Intel Integrated Graphic..
I’ve been using the ASUS GX501 Zephyrus from 2017 and honestly the only complaint I have is the abysmal battery life. Even the weirdly positioned keyboard is honestly fine for me since I’ve gotten used to it. I definitely won’t rank it as the BEST laptop but it’s still really good imo
@@springboxlp1370 Lately it has just started to feel like a waste of time. At least, my time. This is completely subjective, of course. Once Unbox Therapy was a good mix of entertainment and usefulness. Lately, I feel it's more entertaining than useful. Nothing wrong with that, but it's not what I'm currently looking for in a tech RUclips channel. (I also feel that Lew's antics are getting a bit more tiresome, to be honest.)
Seriously, Unbox Therapy is so full of useless content. He still thinks people should fall for his click-baity titles and thumbnails. I mean, c'mon, it's almost 2019. People aren't that dumb anymore.
For content creation get an imac 5k 2017. It comes around the same price as dell xps 15. Plus you just have to upgrade ram which you can do yourself later. Its highly upgradable. And provides even more power than macbook pro 15
If the higher end variant of Lenovo y530 or y730 cost same as razer 15, what would be your pick, I use softwares like MATLAB, ANSYS, CREO to name a few. Which offers better thermal performance in the above mentioned laptops. Thanks for your time😊
If anyone is thinking about the mid-range gaming laptops I can highly recommend the Hp Omen 15 (144hz) as the only problem I can give you that it has is that the fans can get pretty loud if you're doing any intense gaming and the fans on idle are somewhat noticeable but all this could potentially be fixed with an update.
@@nates180 sounds like problems that most of these laptops have. And honestly who uses their front cam anymore, i dont think i have used skype for a long time.
What would be your recommendation for a sorta thin/light laptop for car design/industrial design? Most important software is gonna be the Adobe CC stuff (PS, Illustrator, ID) and Autodesk Alias. Sorta good battery life would be nice and no overheating of course and maybe not looking like a spaceship. I was looking at a Blade 15 or a Aero 15X (also Zephyrus M and GS65 but those don't have the greatest battery). The thing is, the Blade is probably the perfect package, but I've heard so many negative things about them. Not really in the reviews, but after some time. Just not sure if those are just the few faulty devices or if it's a general issue. And spending €2000+ I don't really want to have issues to be honest. What would you recommend in that situation? Maybe a different device than the ones I considered? Or should I maybe just wait a little longer for new devices?
For someone trying to get into more 3d modeling, video editing and game making, would you recommend the Helios 500 AMD edition or would you have a better recommendation?
I'm stuck between the HP Omen (configure able on their site) and the predator Helios 500 I'm looking for something that can play some heavy fps games like fallout 4 and such
What about the XPS 13 (9370)? I got mine for a month now and I think it's incredible. For me it has the best keyboard of all the thin and light laptops, its screen is beautiful and it has super thin bezels, the battery life is GREAT and its build quality makes me think about replacing my hammer with it. I feel like it definetely deserves mentioning for the best laptops of 2018.
does lenovo finally have the y730 with 1060 on it...do you have some news on it..i really want to know...cuz i like the 17" version, but because its on 1050ti i wont buy it..
I like this, for me i pick best of all for me Illegear Selenite, all that i need have on that laptop, i think if u can do the review for that gaming laptop
I can’t make my mind up on my next one I want a thin and light but want more power than the MX150. Can you really game on the UI7S with a 1050 like the ASUS VivoBook Pro or the zen book. As they weren’t in your video I’m guessing they ain’t any good. I love the hp Spector envy laptops. Also I have a 17inch MSI laptop with i7 7700h and a gtx 1070. So just want something light that can carry around. Thanks.
@@MatthewMoniz Thank you for your videos! By the way, my favorite was the Lenovo Y530 but only because it is a prettier version of my Y520. And I made the mistake of buying this one to make comics and illustrations
best desktop replacement is without any kind of competitors, clevo chassis like p870tm(top line),p775tm.p751tm wth cpu desktop like 8086K which you can now even put 9700K/9900K not to mention ram support of 3000-3200Mhz ramand supporting them too. not to mention 4-5Storage options. and different (up to 5-6 monitor/LCD panel) and ... it's very regretful that many aren't recommending or testing these powerful laptops.the cinebench for clevo with 9th gen is 2014 and for 8950hk it's below 1600 points. then at second place is their gtx1060/1050ti variant(more portable) models n950tp6/n957tp6 and nb50tk/nb50tj which again you could use 65W desktop cpu on it like 8700 which performs better than 8950hk(latter due to to throttling) and as it's upgradable you will be able to put 9700 on it too next year!
my top pick for the premium gaming laptop is the zephyrus S, i just love that is so thin and that its thermals are so good. and for the premium ultrabook, since i dont love 3:2 i have to go with the new zenbook 14 ux433, i just love its design and again, its so small and thin.
I honestly think the Alienware m15 hits the mark. Hear me out. The thermals can go high but only because it clocks the CPU higher than the Razer Blade or MSI GS65. The keyboard IMO is amazing. And it can be cheap. I got my base model for $1200 around Black Friday. That's mid-range price for a premium build!
Hmm. I am looking for an HP Envy x360 13.3". I really like the laptop and I believe it is really good for editing, me being an university student who will need that a lot. But what about storage? It has a 128GB and I'm afraid it might not be good enough, because again, I will be using the laptop a lot and although I m going to save most of my documents on a USB I'm not sure what to do or if that's going to be enough.
The very first Laptop 2-in-1 which could be turned to tablet and had a built-in sheathe for the stylus pen was Fujitsu. It is a pity that rarely somebody heard of Fujitsu Lifebook, and it apparently discontinued its laptop products and carried on with its larger projects.
I’m looking for a long lasting laptop thats designed for students that also want to casually game, but with battery life that lasts throughout the day... ANY RECS?
Which one is the coolest among these laptops? I am using it a lot on the sofa and this would be my main requirement. (Mainly programming and occasional gaming)
Here it is my top Laptop picks of 2018! For those of you saying where is "X" manufacturer most likely I didn't review the laptop hence why it's not in here. This goes for Gigabyte and most Asus Laptops! What are your top picks? Hit me up on discord if you have any questions! discord.gg/mattmoniz
Man you doesn't said much about Dell g series. I think it's budget worth laptop.
It was ok! Not my fav
@@MatthewMoniz can you please follow me it would make my last birthday wish
Matthew Moniz Nice Nice Nice u :)
Yup!
theres more money on matts table then ill make in 10 years.
being Hokage doesn't pay well
Not being able to properly form sentences won’t help you either.
@@40isfab87 yeah cause im so trying on RUclips. you will make a good ex wife.
Naruto Uzumaki Is English even your first language? You literally might as well have said, “My favorite smell is blue!” You can’t even use proper capitalization. Are you 12? If so, change schools immediately, your’s is horrible!
Naruto Uzumaki Oh, as far as the attempt to ridicule me by making some comment about being an ex-wife. You won’t ever have to worry about having one of those with your current financial and education levels.
(Looks at Razer Blade Price) *Ah haha, oh that's hot! that's hot!*
Lmfao
Meaning getting HOT ?
@@gobug5684 look up will Smith saying that's hot
@@gobug5684 that aint it chief, thats yt rewind meme
Cman every time I think of will Smith now I think of how cringey youtube rewind was
Oh cool acer helios is the best budget laptop*
Me - searches it on amazon*
price - 1300$
Ahhh thats hot! thats supa hot!
I have the helios 300 it’s a good laptop
Nitro 5 is better bang for the buck (it was available for $600 a while back with a 1050ti and solid build quality)
@@pranav3848 yeah I'm trying to get it too I compared it with others you cant get the ti under 700 sadly but you can get regular 1050 i5 256 SSD 3.3 gh for $650
The Matebook X is at a much better price point than the Razer Blade Stealth... if the price point was the same I’d have a harder time picking which one to get
True that. The 2019 Razor Blade stealth is too expensive for its brand
@@hectorramirez5413 also Razer is basically the apple of windows
I could never buy a product from a company with no originality, they are literaly ripping off apple’s desing and i find that so shitty
What about the zephyrus S? Its a pretty good gaming laptop
zephyrus m has better gpu, better keyboard position, hence better trackpad position, ahhhh so it's better.
Waiting for mine to arrive 😭
As a gaming laptop I would say the Zephyrus M is better because it uses full-size GPUs, and it also has tb3 for eGPUs. But I think the Zephyrus S is a better overall laptop because of the thinner bezels, lighter weight, and the cooling system is even better than the zephyrus M because of the massive intake vents north of the keyboard. Also, it is still a great gaming laptop. I wish the battery sizes on both would be better though.
@Yeakin Ashrar If you're gaming, you're not gonna even get a full hour lol
Don't forget that Zephyrus M had thicc bezel. But yeah... they share one common thing which is the battery life is literally worse.
Surface book 2 🔝🔝🔝
I think the "Best Laptop for Student" is the Surface Pro. I have seen so many uni students using them lately
Where you studying? Most at Sussex use a macbook
Swinburne student here and all laptops are either macbooks or surface-lineup
if you neede processing power as well as writing on it, a yoga with ryzen is the way to go...
Surface Pro isn't a laptop, it sucks horribly while keeping on your lap. Surface Book, Surface Laptop and MacBook Pro are better for me.
@@sriramsundar8388 people keep saying that but I own a surface pro and it sits on the lap just as any other laptop.... i notice most that say that dont own one.
the Surface pro is really the best for students, the best portability and note taking. As a student you dont need dedicated gpus so the power argument dies there. For office use is arguably the best as well
great vid!!! :D and happy holidays :)
1:57 thank me later :)
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THICC laptop
man i wanna thank ya now
Lol
Loving my new X1. Had it for a week now. Your reviews helped. Thanks Matt.. 👍👍
Awesome! Glad I was useful for once haha. Thanks man!
Have you undervolted it and/or changed any other settings?
X1 carbon or the extreme?
Just got a Huawei Matebook X Pro :) love this thing, it’s AMAZING!
Nice! Glad you're enjoying it! It's pretty sweet.
I brought HP Envy 13 2018 an hour ago!!!
Thanks Moniz for recommending this laptop to me.
How is it?
@@Ser_Fabian it's been awesome. Wicked fast and very good keyboard. Display is also good
@@gokulmanohar5677 I'll have to keep my eyes out for a good deal 👀
@@gokulmanohar5677 Does the 13 inch look too small?
@@muhammadabdullah2994 Coming from a 15 inch laptop, 13 inch does look small. But after using it for a couple of days I got used to the small form factor.
But I think the smaller keyboard is better to type on. Also a smaller laptop can be carried easily.
[1 more thing on the default scaling on the laptop is 125% but it looked way too small at least for me. So I reset it to 150%. Now the texts are easy to read]
I work on a Huawei matebook X and game on a Razer 15. Your recommendations are spot on, thank you for providing this video to everyone!
Have really come to like this channel. One of the best tech spots on YT. Good job, Matthew.
Thanks man !!
Watching this on my gaming desktop replacement. Matthew definitely inspired to buy it and truth be told, I love every single bit of it. ❤👌
Which one did you buy,, Acer? Is the screen bright enough for you
Now I don't regret subscribing to your channel. You helped me make up my mind what laptop and phone to buy this year end.
Thanks Jude! I appreciate it! Well, whats the phone and laptop! Love to hear what you went with!
I have the Matebook X Pro and it is such an amazing laptop. I agree with everything Mathew says about what is good and what is bad. The fans do tend to get pretty loud when I'm under full load but when it isn't, you can't hear the fans at all.
Best laptop of the 2018 is the OverPowered 15+, has excellent cooling, thin design (weights 4.5lbs), RGB and mechanical keyboard. and did I mention it packs and I7 8750h and a GTX 1060 6gb, oh an it only costs $799 with a 2 year warranty and free 2 day shipping.
Matthew Moniz ! My Acer Predator Helios 500 it’s the best in your Ranking !!!!! No dude it’s the best gaming laptop 2018!!!! Thank you for your amazing review!!!! ....... you’re one of the few Canadian youtubers that I follow , over again GOOD JOB BUDDY !!!!👏🏻👏🏻🇨🇦
I just bought a surface laptop 2 matte black... and let me tell you this thing is beautiful!
So silent and never gets hot. I don’t need a usbc and don’t need a gaming laptop since I already have a gaming computer at home so this laptop is perfect for using at work and chillen at home
300,000!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOOOOO GO MONIZ! Well deserved mate!
Gigabyte Aero 15X
Asus Zenbook 15 UX553
Asus Zephyrus M
Matthew, I’m always impressed with your content. You can tell that you have no agenda and are giving your honest opinion. I really appreciate it! Keep up the great work! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Oooh no macbook
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yousuf farooq it’s it honorable mentions at 8:06
Amen
Asus's new bezel-less Zenbook are better value than the Huawei and overpriced Stealth that you showed.
Never reviewed it. Can't recommend it
What happend to the dell xps 13????
That Zenbook has No thunderbolt 3, matebook x pro is better
Matthew Moniz Zenbook pro 15 ux580gd is one of the laptops you should take a look at.
I am very close to buying asus zenbook 15 2018.... but i can't find any reviews...I guess I have to trust my research and just buy..
Got my Y530 yesterday. very happy with my purchase
Congratulations on 300k Matt! Great video as always!
100% recommend the Helios 300 and Razer Blade, both are really versatile although the Helios is substantially more bulky than the blade.
I am a recent subscriber to the channel so I didn't realize that it was so heavily involved in gaming. Not at all my cup of tea. I usually avoid unboxing videos as well as gaming reviews so I am trying to remember what brought me to this channel. I gave it a thumbs up because the reviews were focused and honest, and I continued to stay subscribed in order to give the channel an honest chance. I seriously need to find an elderly reviewer who is focused on the things the 50+ age group grandmother's and worker would be interested in using, with the only game likely to be solitaire! No trolls for the old folks, please!!!
Absolutely GREAT, ON POINT and SHORT! This video is going to save time of so many people who their friends and relatives constantly ask what to buy!
Thank you for the video. It's great to hear, that there were some patches to the Razer Blade 15 (2018) since I just got it with a big price reduction (-600€).
I use the Surface Book 2 Everyday, for working, gaming, video and photo editing. It is an amazing laptop with insane perform and incredible versitily. I take all of my notes for school on it by hand, and it is also great for art.
The only downside: it's hefty price tag. As a student, I had to save a long time for it
what kind of game did you play?
@@thevvvvv fortnite, pubg, overwatch
Just like i thought. He included a lot of Lenovo models here. And i glad he did it. They really deserve to be here, because they really did a good job with there product line up this year. Hope they do great for the coming years!!
razer blade 15 and surface laptop 2!!!
razer blade is overpriced shit, it gets too hot you can almost burn yourself. But design is good..
MSI GS65 1070! Best laptop of the year! No problem with the build quality here... 144 Khz screen... just awesome!
His video had some Dave2D vibes hahahahahaha. Great content! I’m a new subscriber and I’m already enjoying your tech vids, thank you!
Thanks dude welcome to the channel !
I have the spectre x360 from earlier in the year, and I'm really impressed by it. Great battery life, and even better service. I had a laundry list of things HP needed to fix. I shipped my laptop last Friday, and I got it back on Wednesday with everything fixed. They even fixed the physical damaged that was caused by a poor design. Definitely sticking with HP in the future.
Nice that's what I love to hear! Glad you're happy with it!
I have been very very happy with my MSI Stealth GS65. Highly recommend it!
How is the aero 15x or w and asus zephyrus not on there?
Read the pinned comment
Lol sorry my guy :)
Just got myself a 15" Surface Book 2 with 256GB SSD for $1750 brand new. This thing is absolutely beautiful. It's gonna be hard to find a laptop in the future that will beat this thing in looks, functionality, and build quality. It's so good.
Hp spectre x360 gem cut m8😍😍😍
Great roundup!
I love your content Matthew! Concise but still knowledgeable! Keep it up
Thanks Xenn!!
ASUS Strix Scar 2 GL504 (i7-8750H - 32 GB - GTX 1070 - IPS FHD Panel - Nvme SSD )
Razer Blade 15 4k touch Display ( same specs above )
This 2 is my favorite and i owned them. best for gaming and content creation.
Rizky which one do u have now?
Great, rundown always like the videos. Subscribed!!!
Thanks! Welcome to the channel : )
I am not happy with my Surface book 2 anymore... often the internet somehow is soooo slow... I don´t know why... all the other devices in my horse still work fine, while the surface is extremly slow....
you should stop using your laptops on your horse....
Most likely the laptop is heating up and the wifi-card getting hot may cause the issue.
@@Legendarior while that is a logical explanation, I think it is more likely related to software... I have a SB1 and it is very cool because the design separates CPU and GPU so making it hot is not common unless you are constantly rendering media
Dude your vids are awesome✌️
Congrats on 3K members on the discord family... As usual great video mate❤️
thats the video i was looking forward to!
great job mathew!
wish you happy holidays! and a great new year!
Happy Holidays to you too Parichay!
I have an HP Envy x360 with AMD Ryzen 7 CPU and Radeon Vega 10 graphics. As I'm a uni student, mainly I do productivity but also some light gaming. And this ultrabook is fantastic. Great performance and build quality. Can recommend to any students.
My Surface Book of 2015, I bought new mid 2018 works just fine, apart from occasionally welcomed by BSOD after some windows 10 updates!
Thanks bro ! Keep going ! & Merry Christmas 😍😘😍😘
This video is pretty fluid. It almost looks like one take and that's dope
It was one take : ) but I had to cut it down a bit to shorten it up
This was a great and very useful summary, thank you !
My pick is the surface book 2. 13 inch. Gtx 1050 with 10 hours battery life. Convertible laptop with a pen decent gaming potential. Awesome keyboard to boot with a respectable trackpad.
2nd pick : c930 by Lenovo. Very sleek design love what they’ve done with the sound bar. Only problem is that it doesn’t have a dedicated gpu compared to the surface book. And at that price I wanted a dedicated one.
Hey Matthew, I just bought ASUS FX504 with 16Gigs of RAM... is that a good choice or I could've gone for something better under $1500 CAD?
Let me know!!!
Im confused about getting either the lenovo y530(gtx 1060) or omen (1060- 60hz) , i like the design of both(not fan of redish omen back) but what about the thermals and who has the better screen? also thinking to attach an external 144hz screen later on cuz i need 2 screen for my work, any help? :) I do alot of FPS gaming.
Ahmed Elwardy with the 60hz screens neither will be very good usable but not great but if you get the 144hz at least the Lenovo he said it is pretty good and color accurate.
Ahmed Elwardy
As someone with dark history with omen I will tell you to avoid it ...
Lenovo will survive
@@ko-Daegu just when i was about to feel that omen is the way to go, you appear, i think i should just w8 for 2019 xD
Ahmed Elwardy
Check out the Asus TUF
But make sure to buy the right one
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Also you need to check twice yourself if you care about the device looks and weight...(cuz I didn’t buy After taking a look at the razor stealth I wished if I saved more and bought it or maybe XPS 15 yes these are more then 1K $ but they look and feel amazing)
@@ko-Daegu I bought a Lenovo Legion Y530 w/ 1050 Ti, i7 8750h, 16gig ram, 60hz screen, and intel optane a few months back and after about a month just after I could return it it started pooping out. Disk write errors Windows would have a number of hiccups/errors and then fail to boot. I tried to reinstall Windows 10 4-5 times with the same thing happening after a few days each time.
I contacted Lenovo support and let them know both verbally and written that a reinstall did not fix it and then sent it in for the 1st time. I also told them to hold onto it for as long as necessary and MAKE SURE it works. After two weeks they sent it back having done nothing, but installed windows 10 Pro on it which it did not even have a license for.
I tried to reinstall Windows 10 home, but found out you need Lenovo's "special utility" to ket all of the software and drivers. Then after a call back to Lenovo I waited another week and a half to get the flash drive with the install. It pooped out on me again
Then I had to contact Lenovo support again and sent it back a 2nd time. Saying the same thing again HOLD ONTO IT FOR AS LONG AS NECESSARY and the Indian tech support lady was not very sincere or helpful at all. They replaced the hard drive and took about two weeks again. I install and boot up and play SFV and try to play online and after five minutes boom banned for 24 hours. I play often on my desktop with worse wireless and it is located further away from the router and have never been banned.
I contact Lenovo support again because I can tell it is just a matter of time and send it back a 3rd time.
Wish me luck, but the Y530 is built pretty cheaply as well. I realize this might just be my experience, but I may have ended up with a lemon that I do not know what to do with. I cannot return it, I can guarantee that if I try to use it after a couple of days I will ALWAYS lose all my data and have to reinstall, and Lenovo support has not really listened or solved the problem yet. I cannot sell it either ethically because I do not want to sell a malfunctioning piece of crap to someone.
I noticed the machine start to warp and bend after normal use and the plastic sh** on the back is so hard to figure out how to get off and the first couple of times it feels like you are going to break the thing just trying to get it off.
Sorry for the long reply, but I wanted to share my experience. I realize that my experience may be unique, but if this is not a dark story about cheap Lenovo laptops I do not know what is.
Hey Matthew .. Superb !! Really helpful to buying laptops
Great video Mat. Razer blade 15 is the best laptop Ive ever owned. Premium indeed it is. Can't for next year videos
Thanks for this nice Video. Have a nice X-mas Time. Greetings from Germany 🤙🏼
Lame that you didn't even mention the Dell XPS 15 2 in 1 with the AMD Vega GPU! That laptop is sexy and even more powerful than some of the laptops that you listed!
Michael Vo No there are even bigger problems with that laptop such as keyboard and heat. Check out notebookcheck
That laptop has serious problems
When recommending the lenovo Yoga 930 and the HP Spectre x360 "with dedicated graphic card" it is also worth mentioning that only the 15" version of HP Spectre x360 has the nvidia card..
The 13" version of Spectre x360 (Equivalent of Yoga 930) still comes with Intel Integrated Graphic..
Yup that's true! Thanks for the feedback
I’ve been using the ASUS GX501 Zephyrus from 2017 and honestly the only complaint I have is the abysmal battery life. Even the weirdly positioned keyboard is honestly fine for me since I’ve gotten used to it. I definitely won’t rank it as the BEST laptop but it’s still really good imo
Happily subscribed to your channel after happily unsubscribing from Unbox Therapy. Hi Matthew, keep up the good work, and Happy Festivities!
Thanks Riccardo!! Happy Holidays!
Wait what's wrong with Unbox Therapy?
@@springboxlp1370 was gonna ask the same thing
@@springboxlp1370 Lately it has just started to feel like a waste of time. At least, my time. This is completely subjective, of course. Once Unbox Therapy was a good mix of entertainment and usefulness. Lately, I feel it's more entertaining than useful. Nothing wrong with that, but it's not what I'm currently looking for in a tech RUclips channel. (I also feel that Lew's antics are getting a bit more tiresome, to be honest.)
Seriously, Unbox Therapy is so full of useless content. He still thinks people should fall for his click-baity titles and thumbnails. I mean, c'mon, it's almost 2019. People aren't that dumb anymore.
For content creation get an imac 5k 2017. It comes around the same price as dell xps 15. Plus you just have to upgrade ram which you can do yourself later. Its highly upgradable. And provides even more power than macbook pro 15
very solid video, thx!
If the higher end variant of Lenovo y530 or y730 cost same as razer 15, what would be your pick, I use softwares like MATLAB, ANSYS, CREO to name a few. Which offers better thermal performance in the above mentioned laptops. Thanks for your time😊
If anyone is thinking about the mid-range gaming laptops I can highly recommend the Hp Omen 15 (144hz) as the only problem I can give you that it has is that the fans can get pretty loud if you're doing any intense gaming and the fans on idle are somewhat noticeable but all this could potentially be fixed with an update.
I'm going to give a like to this video because you listed the dimensions using metric measurements :)
I have the Acer Predator Helios 300 since 3 days and I absolutely love it 😍
no Dell XPS wtf
Why are you surprised? They’re riddled with issues
Nate S such as?
Axelle Patri Adi Heat management, power limit throttling, DPC latency, material design, and webcam placement just to name a few.
@@nates180 sounds like problems that most of these laptops have. And honestly who uses their front cam anymore, i dont think i have used skype for a long time.
PPEPEA DPC Latency and power limit throttling actually only affect a select few laptops.
What would be your recommendation for a sorta thin/light laptop for car design/industrial design? Most important software is gonna be the Adobe CC stuff (PS, Illustrator, ID) and Autodesk Alias. Sorta good battery life would be nice and no overheating of course and maybe not looking like a spaceship. I was looking at a Blade 15 or a Aero 15X (also Zephyrus M and GS65 but those don't have the greatest battery). The thing is, the Blade is probably the perfect package, but I've heard so many negative things about them. Not really in the reviews, but after some time. Just not sure if those are just the few faulty devices or if it's a general issue. And spending €2000+ I don't really want to have issues to be honest.
What would you recommend in that situation? Maybe a different device than the ones I considered? Or should I maybe just wait a little longer for new devices?
What about the LG GRAM 14 inch laptop?
It's okay preferring apple or Android, it's okay to have different opinions than others
What's not okay... *Commenting first on a video in 2018*
Most people on the internet don't agree with those first 2 statements.
Connor McDermott ah but most agree with the last statement
I think the msi ge63 raider rgb should make a cut, it has the fastest screen at 2ms and 120hz.
But not just that, it's the most RGB laptop there is.
Guys i suggest the "Omen X" laptop, I have it and it's THE best that I ever had
Which cpecs/configuration you have. And are you into video editing? I'm turn between 300 predator/ Omen n razer blade
Thanks man i was waiting for this
Huawei matebook x pro
Lenovo Y530
C930
Acer Helios 300
For someone trying to get into more 3d modeling, video editing and game making, would you recommend the Helios 500 AMD edition or would you have a better recommendation?
I'm stuck between the HP Omen (configure able on their site) and the predator Helios 500
I'm looking for something that can play some heavy fps games like fallout 4 and such
Can razor blade 15 last long being incredibly thin or is it better to buy helios 500 out of these 2?
He sais omen has 144 hz screen but in the specs he showed it was written 60 hz...not to mention he said omen 15 instead of helios 300 1:30
Omen has two models one with 60hz worse colour accuracy and one with 144
Oh thanks for the clearance
@@leonomesaldo6790
Love my W omen
Many gaming laptops have 60 and 144hz options. If you go on HP’s site you can customize the sh*t out of the pavilion gaming and omen laptops.
What about the XPS 13 (9370)? I got mine for a month now and I think it's incredible. For me it has the best keyboard of all the thin and light laptops, its screen is beautiful and it has super thin bezels, the battery life is GREAT and its build quality makes me think about replacing my hammer with it. I feel like it definetely deserves mentioning for the best laptops of 2018.
So for the past 3 years the XPS 13 was my top pic but I feel this year it lost its spot to other competitors. But yes it's still a great machine!
does lenovo finally have the y730 with 1060 on it...do you have some news on it..i really want to know...cuz i like the 17" version, but because its on 1050ti i wont buy it..
Should I wait for the new rtx new gaming laptop or just buy a 2018 one
And when the rtx new laptops will Be released ??!
I like this, for me i pick best of all for me Illegear Selenite, all that i need have on that laptop, i think if u can do the review for that gaming laptop
I can’t make my mind up on my next one I want a thin and light but want more power than the MX150. Can you really game on the UI7S with a 1050 like the ASUS VivoBook Pro or the zen book. As they weren’t in your video I’m guessing they ain’t any good. I love the hp Spector envy laptops. Also I have a 17inch MSI laptop with i7 7700h and a gtx 1070. So just want something light that can carry around. Thanks.
Any suggestions for asus rog gaming laptop.? And what about asus strix scar ii ??
nice video. subbed.
Thanks man!
Love those animations!
Thanks Jose!
@@MatthewMoniz Thank you for your videos! By the way, my favorite was the Lenovo Y530 but only because it is a prettier version of my Y520. And I made the mistake of buying this one to make comics and illustrations
best desktop replacement is without any kind of competitors, clevo chassis like p870tm(top line),p775tm.p751tm wth cpu desktop like 8086K which you can now even put 9700K/9900K not to mention ram support of 3000-3200Mhz ramand supporting them too. not to mention 4-5Storage options. and different (up to 5-6 monitor/LCD panel) and ...
it's very regretful that many aren't recommending or testing these powerful laptops.the cinebench for clevo with 9th gen is 2014 and for 8950hk it's below 1600 points.
then at second place is their gtx1060/1050ti variant(more portable) models n950tp6/n957tp6 and nb50tk/nb50tj which again you could use 65W desktop cpu on it like 8700 which performs better than 8950hk(latter due to to throttling) and as it's upgradable you will be able to put 9700 on it too next year!
my top pick for the premium gaming laptop is the zephyrus S, i just love that is so thin and that its thermals are so good. and for the premium ultrabook, since i dont love 3:2 i have to go with the new zenbook 14 ux433, i just love its design and again, its so small and thin.
What about the Huawei matebook d. I think it's a great laptop with the mx150 and the 8th Gen processors.
I honestly think the Alienware m15 hits the mark.
Hear me out.
The thermals can go high but only because it clocks the CPU higher than the Razer Blade or MSI GS65.
The keyboard IMO is amazing.
And it can be cheap. I got my base model for $1200 around Black Friday. That's mid-range price for a premium build!
What do you think about the Spectre x360 15 with the AMD graphics and 16gb ram?
Hmm. I am looking for an HP Envy x360 13.3". I really like the laptop and I believe it is really good for editing, me being an university student who will need that a lot. But what about storage? It has a 128GB and I'm afraid it might not be good enough, because again, I will be using the laptop a lot and although I m going to save most of my documents on a USB I'm not sure what to do or if that's going to be enough.
The very first Laptop 2-in-1 which could be turned to tablet and had a built-in sheathe for the stylus pen was Fujitsu. It is a pity that rarely somebody heard of Fujitsu Lifebook, and it apparently discontinued its laptop products and carried on with its larger projects.
I’m looking for a long lasting laptop thats designed for students that also want to casually game, but with battery life that lasts throughout the day... ANY RECS?
I'm still waiting for the full review of the Acer Nitro 5 with AMD CPU and GPU :D
FACTS
Which one is the coolest among these laptops? I am using it a lot on the sofa and this would be my main requirement. (Mainly programming and occasional gaming)
Well, probably that 1st one or that thick Acer.
Just wondering why the Dell G7 isn't on the gaming laptop part. It is cheaper than the Lenovo and has a GTX1060 MaxQ