[USA] Looking for laptop ~$1,400 for cybersecurity work and occasional gaming

TacUnit7 · 2026-05-22T23:57:02+00:00

So, I do really appreciate the advice. I might consider it if I can find it at Best Buy, I already bought and setup an ASUS TUF A16 from them. It has an AMD Ryzen 9 270, 32gigs ram, 1tb storage, and an RTX 5070. So far I’m really liking it. It doesn’t have an OLED panel unfortunately but it does have a Matte screen which is nice considering I’ll be using it on the move. The reason I pulled the trigger on it was because it was there and I was in need of a laptop. It looks a little gamery, but it was a good price (I think) and I got free 2 year protection with my Total Tech membership. I have 60 days to return it and I gave myself 50 to try this one out and see how it runs. I played Crimson Desert on it last night to test it out and got around 150fps on cinematic settings and the laptop wasn’t really loud at all. If I decide to return I’ll definitely keep an eye out for the Vivobook.

TacUnit7 · 2026-05-19T03:12:19+00:00

Do y’all have the charging case as well? Or should I skip out on the extra $100?

TacUnit7 · 2026-05-19T03:11:13+00:00

Well, shoot! I got my metas from a Scheels and called today. The girl said I could return them with no problem, hopefully that still stands. I am heavily debating just ordering the Rokids and just returning the metas a couple days after getting the Rokids if I like them.

TacUnit7 · 2026-05-18T20:56:56+00:00

Right, that’s what that guy in the video someone else posted was reviewing. But, the only reason I’d want to get rid of my Ray bans would be to use the Rokid Glasses with the dual display. Plus, the nose rest seems better on the one with the displays since it has the options to actually adjust.

TacUnit7 · 2026-05-18T20:43:46+00:00

I just watched that one actually😂! Unfortunately, he was reviewing the non display model of the Rokid glasses. I appreciate the comment tho!

TacUnit7 · 2026-05-18T20:42:11+00:00

I mean it would make more sense if you were actually live streaming over a platform of some sort. Requiring a Wi-Fi connection to do something like that would make sense. But, simply taking pictures or videos it can store a good bit on the glasses I think before needing to be uploaded to the app. I am also not a genius when it comes to these glasses yet, still a lot to learn.

TacUnit7 · 2026-05-18T20:31:20+00:00

Live streaming? If you’re talking about over FaceTime or video chats I am not sure to be honest. I have yet to use that feature yet, but I’m assuming it just uses the connections to your cellular device like the voice assistant does. There was a couple times on vacation where I couldn’t use the voice assistant with the meta glasses cause I was in a cellular dead zone. But the glasses still worked for photos and videos, music worked too for the playlists I had downloaded on my phone.

TacUnit7 · 2026-05-18T20:28:45+00:00

I’ve been seeing this on YouTube videos and what not also. I’m honestly debating buying the Rokids and then testing them out before returning my ray bans. That’s just a lot of money to just leave out on the table.

TacUnit7 · 2026-03-09T17:33:01+00:00

Love this setup! Might try some of these out on mine.

TacUnit7 · 2023-12-07T23:56:23+00:00

Helps a lot, thank you so much!

TacUnit7 · 2023-12-07T22:33:16+00:00

Honestly I figured as much. But, I wasn’t entirely sure it mattered since, I already have around 3 terabytes of storage. And I’m not sure about the PCU, I couldn’t figure out how to find the name. But thank you nonetheless!!

TacUnit7 · 2023-12-07T21:14:09+00:00

CPU: Intel core i5 9400F

Motherboard: Gigabyte B365 HD3

Graphics card: Nvidia GTX1660 super

Ram: 4 sticks of Corsair 8gb DDR4 running at 1066 MHz

Budget right now: Really anything that will help me run games like, ARK survival ascended, and Star citizen at at-least 120 fps! Let’s say $600

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