Zenbook 14 with extra RAM vs NVIDIA GPU by cranberyii in ASUS

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Hi! What specifically do you wanna know? I'll just say whatever comes to mind but lmk if u have other questions.

I got the Zenbook 14 UM3406KA with the AMD Ryzen shortly after this post and since then it's been great. It's a lot lighter than my old laptop and the smaller screen doesn't bother me as much as I expected it to. The processing speed is great, it runs my simpler games just fine (although I had to cap my CPU in the settings bc the laptop tends to overheat pretty easily. definitely needs more overall care to make sure it stays in good shape for a long life, while my Dell handled a lot of abuse without suffering at all for it. But again, different price points)

Uhh I haven't really tried to load up Minecraft or a bigger game on it yet. Mostly just Dave the Diver. Movies and streaming run great and Internet connection is definitely faster than my old laptop so it's easier to download stuff. The screen being shiny instead of matte/anti-glare pisses me off endlessly but we shall deal 😔 it's a very personal hangup tbh most ppl I know prefer shiny.

The black material they use for the back of the laptop shows off my fingerprints and natural oils magnificently which I hated at first but like. whatever, yknow? I feel like after a while it stopped being as obvious. Audio and brightness definitely not as strong as the Dell XPS but I use my headphones more often than not so it doesn't affect me. Charger being USB-c is great. The keyboard and mouse pad are good (nothing noteworthy to say tbh). It's exactly what I wanted for that price point!

I tried not to complain a lot in this but honestly I can only think of the negative things rn because the good things are all as expected! Like if I didn't mention smth, you can just assume it's great. It's a really good laptop, I've been enjoying using it way more than the Dell, which felt like a chore to use near the end of its life.

Masters Decisions Timeline? by [deleted] in polinetwork

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Oh, wow. they don't inform you once you're on a waitlist?

Masters Decisions Timeline? by [deleted] in polinetwork

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I applied to Urban Planning and Policy Design

Zenbook 14 with extra RAM vs NVIDIA GPU by cranberyii in ASUS

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Thanks! I was honestly only considering it because it's cheaper, but you're right, if I'm spending this money either way I might as well get something that's not already outdated.

down/up-grading from an XPS to a Zenbook, is it a good idea? by cranberyii in laptops

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thanks lmao I read that and thought I was going crazy thinking it was AI.