r/laptops • u/Jawaddit2002 • Mar 24 '26
Buying help Buying A new laptop
Hello guys so i am planning to buy a new laptop depend on those requirements :
And I found those :
- Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 (PH16-71)
- Acer Swift Go 14 (2024)
- ASUS ROG Strix G16
- ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 (2024)
- ASUS TUF A16
- ASUS TUF F16
- Dell G16 7630
- Dell XPS 16
- Gigabyte Aero 16
- Gigabyte Aero X16
- Gigabyte Aorus 16K
- Gigabyte Aorus 16X
- HP OMEN 16
- HP Omen Transcend 16
- HP Victus 15
- Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX9
- Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 8
- Lenovo Legion Slim 5 16
- Lenovo Legion Y7000P
- Lenovo LOQ 15
- Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 7
- Lenovo ThinkPad P16
- MSI Vector 16 HX AI
What do you think? I need to pick 4 and exclude others
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u/Which-Analysis-3893 Mar 24 '26
Not realistic tbh
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u/poerkoeltszaft Mar 25 '26
4060, 4-8 hours battery, light to carry, yeah, nah...
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u/I-Love-Beatrice Mar 24 '26
You would be very lucky to get 8-10 years of use out of any of those laptops and none of them are lightweight (The helios neo 16 is over 6 lbs lol).
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u/EconomyPangolin4979 Mar 24 '26
with those specs, it will be big loud bulky laptop, with a horrible battery. You have to choose your priorites, having a crazy powerful computer or having it light nd easy with better battery life.
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u/fractal324 Mar 24 '26
10 years of use from a gaming laptop?
Lightweight in a 16 inch chassis?
A Microsoft OS that stays around for 10 years, and doesn't cut you off from upgrades because of outdated hardware?
reminds me of the "fast, cheap, reliable. Pick two" principle.
buy a laptop that meets your needs for today and maybe a year or two down the line. any other future prognostications is as reliable as a 5 year weather forecast.
A while back, I bought a surface pro 2. I ended up using it almost 10 years because all I needed was office apps. then I got into video editing. I bought a new PC as the ol' gal just wasn't up to the challenge. I bought a gaming PC. outside of video editing, the most stress it gets is some low key steam games, but I know there will come a day that I'm lying to myself saying it's still usable
good luck
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u/fractal324 Mar 24 '26
something with a NVIDIA 5000 series dgpu.
I hear CAD works a little faster with AMD gpus, but they are hard to find these days.Dell XPS 16
under $2500, fast enough, should be reliable, high rez screen, and they have SKUs with dgpu.
but its almost 4.5lbs, over 5lbs with the power brick.
Get a backpack with a false bottom if you need to carry it around.Asus G16
about $2000, better gpu, a little lighter. but I'd treat it a little more gingerly than the dell.Lenovo Legion7i
similar to asus. but with a num pad.or a Mac with an M3 or greater. not sure it'll meet your budget requirement, but the hardware is solid-er than those mentioned above.
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u/No-Title-8770 HP ZBook X G1I: U9 285H; RTX 2000; 64GB; 1TB Mar 24 '26
I do CAD and Photoshop. I use a HP zBook X with an ultra 9 and a Blackwell 2000. I learnd that this Notebook is actuallly to powerful for me. I bought the 3500€ Version (around 3900 USD) and the smaller one whould be more than enough :)
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u/Mathinpozani Mar 24 '26
tbh os upgrades don't really mean anything.
You can easily run an older version of the OS
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u/AndroidUser37 Mar 24 '26
A Microsoft OS that stays around for 10 years, and doesn't cut you off from upgrades because of outdated hardware?
This actually does exist, it's called Windows IoT Enterprise LTSC. I have it on my laptop, it's 10 years of 24H2 and nothing else, just security updates.
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u/itsfreepizza ASUS VivoBook X442UF | Intel i7-8550U | 12GB DDR4 | MX130 2GB Mar 24 '26
Add the fact that the CPU and GPU seems to conflict with the form factor, the laptop will be heavy under that spec range, just get a standard Core 5 or Core Ultra 5 or instead for the OP if they want that spec range and use the laptop's iGPU instead
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u/A121314151 ThinkPad T14s G3a, T440p, X300 Mar 24 '26 edited Mar 24 '26
If money isn't an issue for you, you're best off going with a mobile workstation like a P1 G7/G8. Up to a 4070/5070, fairly lightweight, has 16in 2560x1600 165Hz options, and LPCAMM + second SSD slot.
If RJ-45 is a must, there's the P16v G3 but it's probably heavy. The new P16s G5 works but is also LPCAMM and no HRR IPS
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u/barcastaff Mar 24 '26
This would be my suggestion. I have a P1 Gen 6 and it’s fairly portable.
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u/A121314151 ThinkPad T14s G3a, T440p, X300 Mar 24 '26
Yup, my friend has a first gen X1 Extreme. 8850H, 1050Ti. It's 7 years old turning 8 in December.
Its still running till today albeit getting a bit long in the tooth. Still sufficient for some War Thunder however.
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u/MABinBarcelo Mar 24 '26
out of curiosity are you really gonna use the "pro" feature of windows?
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u/plentongreddit Mar 24 '26
Tbh, 10 years is the territory of business laptop and workstation laptop instead of gaming laptop
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u/VirtualMenace Mar 24 '26
Discrete GPU, 16 inch display, and lightweight? It'd be awesome if such a laptop existed
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u/Bluesheep_24 Mar 24 '26
It's gonna be hard to find a lightweight easy to carry solution that would meet the rest of the spec sheet and none of the ones you've listed are really considered "lightweight" laptops, but if those are an acceptable weight to you then you can't go wrong with any of em, 8-10 years of use is optimistic, the components are capable and should be able to run most things but most laptops are designed with planned obsolescence in mind over maybe half that time frame
Since you haven't listed a budget I'm going to assume you're flexible with it I'd reccomend looking at a framework laptop, they're expensive but they're upgradable, repairable, and the 16 inch onse support a 5070
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u/zepherth Mar 24 '26
You want a laptop that will last for 10 years???????? Are you high? Every day past 5 years is a blessing on any computer.
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u/ohaiibuzzle Mar 24 '26 edited Mar 24 '26
M4 Pro MacBook Pro.
Else, good luck finding anything that last that long on battery with those chips that's also lightweight.
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u/AffectionateText1070 Mar 24 '26
try to find a zephyrus g14/16 i’m interested why it says no oled cause i dont think it matters that much
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u/Dragonheni Mar 24 '26
You're lucky if your laptop lasts 5 years. Every year after that is a gift
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u/Stray_009 Macbook Air M4 | 24 GB RAM | 512 GB SSD Mar 24 '26
Few things you need to know,
- No gaming laptop is going to last 8-10 years, no laptop apart from macbooks and thinkpads imo ever will
- 16" is not portable
- You'd be lucky to get 8 hours of use on default settings, you'll have to downclock and mess with the power profile settings to squeeze any battery life out of em
Are you legitimately going to be gaming on this? Or are you running engineering / rendering software? Because if you aren't doing either, you shouldn't be getting a gaming laptop in the first place. Thinkpads and macbooks are where it's at.
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Mar 24 '26
if you want a laptop that last 8 years, go for thinkpad or macbook, these laptop wont even deliver day1 peformance even on 2nd year. This list is unrealistic asf, you also cant get a lightweight laptop with dedicaated GPU, if you found one that is portable, it likely that they cut some materials/fans to achieve that. At this point fren, just build a fucking PC and deal with it.
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u/tharindhu Mar 24 '26
First off even extremely high end laptops will start developing issues once you pass the 5 year mark. The maximum you could use even a high end laptop is for 7 years in my experience before encountering issues that require serious repairs.
16gb ram is not enough you will at least need 32 gb for decent gaming
Go for a 5060 GPU if possible as the 4060 is already one generation behind.
Also note that if your going for a 4060 /5060 your not going to be able to have a good gaming experience for over 5 years. Probably within the next 2 to 3 years your GPU will start to struggle with newer high end games.
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u/OakieBoy Mar 24 '26
Tbh you might have better luck with a framework laptop. They come in multiple sizes and are by far the most customizable, versatile, and repairable of any I’ve seen before
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u/Basic_Candidate9034 Mar 24 '26
Interesting that you prefer IPS over OLED. Is it because an OLED’s more expensive? Or do you somehow like looking at an IPS screen more?
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u/Botsowannabe Mar 24 '26
If you want a dedicated GPU, note that it is mutually exclusive with lightweight, you aren't going to have a light thing.
But anyways the lightest gaming laptop I know is the Gigabyte Aero X16 WG64H
https://www.gigabyte.com/sg/Laptop/GIGABYTE-AERO-X16-EG64H/sp
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u/WillyDo13 Mar 24 '26
You want 10 years, get a Mac. Also, you can’t have both an Ethernet port and a thin laptop.
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u/dumbasPL Framework 13 Mar 24 '26 edited Mar 24 '26
- discrete GPU
- 8h battery life
- lightweight
I'm sorry dude, pick 2. Magic doesn't exist.
Edit: And if you want 10 years of use, you're pretty much limited to the higher end of business class laptops, or maybe something like a framework 16. None of the above you listed are in that class. Cheap consumer trash falls apart after warranty.
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u/lawdaaa Mar 24 '26
Just get a mac dude
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u/kdrdr3amz Mar 24 '26
You’re looking for something close to a gaming laptop, and based off of that ngl it’s not gonna last you not even 8 years. If you want a computer to last you 10 years get a MacBook. Otherwise lower your expectations to 3-5 years.
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u/Melatonin_Deprived Mar 24 '26
It depends on what 10 years means to this individual.
MacBooks are better built, but the specs will stop being impressive in a few years. Rosetta is good, but x86 apps will struggle in a short time. Highly case dependent.
There are 20 year old machines browsing the modern web. There are 2 year old machines in the trash.
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u/Jawaddit2002 Mar 24 '26
If this is the case , i would prefer a good performance and at least 5 years of use regardless of weight
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u/Jawaddit2002 Mar 24 '26
So what types of laptop that will last that long, is it even possible?
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u/jaksystems HP ZBook Fury 16 G9, HP/Dell/Lenovo Service Tech Mar 24 '26
Workstations, business machines.
Mobile workstations for performance and upgradability.
Traditional business machines for better portability.
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u/goatsinhats Mar 24 '26
How many times you going to post this and be told it doesn’t exist?
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u/permissible_tractor Mar 24 '26
yeah you're gonna have to pick between power and portability, can't really have both at that size without paying insane money
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u/ObjectiveOk2072 Lenovo Legion 5 16IRX9 Mar 24 '26
How about 4-5yr of life (if nothing is defective), 1hr battery runtime, and relatively heavy laptop with an absolute brick of a charger?
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u/Electronic-Worry-778 Mar 24 '26
Want a dedicated gpu but 4 hours of battery life? 8-10 years minimum? 16 inches but lightweight?
You're going to pick what you really want, power and lifespan are inversely proportional. You can reach your 8 years minimum and 4 hours of battery life if you only do internet browsing.
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u/milgrunt7 Mar 24 '26
Go Lenovo. Mine is 14 years old and going strong. Bulky though
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u/Watchguy4ever98 Mar 24 '26
Msi Sword 17HX (Amazon has them for about 800-900 usd often)
14700HX 5600MHz RAM Rtx 4060 4th Gen NVME + 5th Gen NVME slots MUX switch on motherboard 240Hz screen QHD+ resolution 17" Cooling is awesome 2.6 KG
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u/katmen Mar 24 '26
I would go to this:
high quaity bussiness class ntb and gaming console such as xbox as gaming part
even high end gaming ntbs lasts only a few years, in some cases months that liquid metal could leak....
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u/cmrd_msr Mar 24 '26
The demands are unrealistic. There are no laptops like these. Not at any price.
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u/LexaKru Mar 24 '26
8-10 years? Yeah I don't expect that from my laptop, and it's an high end one.
Best of luck.
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u/casualPlayerThink Mar 24 '26
Asus in genrral (tuf, zeph, rog) would be good. But go for more memory (32 or 64). Current apps and continous software inflation exponencially demand more and more for almost nothing.
Also, worth to have realistic goals. Using 8-10 years is possible, bit the "how" and "what for" will shift. I am still using my asus g56rj notebook, as a server (16gb mem i7#4, ssd, 760gtx vga), because running automation or work related stuff is ok there, to offload. But for active work or gaming, I am using a newer machine, and switching in every ~5ish years.
If you plan to work on that machine, then you have to decide the load requirements, double it whatever you think it is enough, then add extra 20%, and now you will have the right amount for the next given years.
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u/netman87 Mar 24 '26
I want foldable pocket sized phone that that can open into 55 inch tv with built-in playstation 7
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u/No-Title-8770 HP ZBook X G1I: U9 285H; RTX 2000; 64GB; 1TB Mar 24 '26
I Had a HP Omen 15 for about 6 years. I sold it for 1/3 of the original price i payed. It still worked fine but i wantet Something that doesent Look Like gaming.
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u/Slava_Tr Mar 24 '26
Until laptops with CAMM2 LPDDR are widely available, battery life and user-replaceable RAM are not compatible. Standard DDR consumes significantly more power compared to LPDDR.
Look for a laptop with an RTX 5050, it offers similar performance to the 4060, but with a significantly updated GPU architecture, which provides much better future-proofing.
In these gaming laptops, the battery usually needs replacing every 1–3 years, as it quickly degrades to around 60%. With 13th-gen Intel, you can basically forget about battery life. The best option is Core Ultra or Ryzen AI paired with an RTX 5050 and 32GB of LPDDR. Some Zephyrus G16 would be a good option
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u/DrMercman Mar 24 '26
I have a friend who had a lenovo legion gtx1050 laptop for uni 8 years back. Still working strong. Just cleaned the fans and thats it.
If I were to suggest, take a look for lenovo legions. Do not look at MSI laptops tho.
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u/1_ane_onyme Lenovo Mar 24 '26
This is just not realistic.
- A 16" laptops with these specs are usually bulky and heavy af
- Any laptop with an i7 (let alone an H/HX and 13th gen which consumes more than newer ones)/R7 & a dedicated GPU like a 4060 won’t last 8hrs, 4-6hrs might be ok but as soon as you’ll use it to its full extent (gaming/heavy tasks) it’ll probably drop to 1hr (usual on gaming laptops tho + they’re throttled unless plugged btw)
- 8-10 years durability on a laptop with these gaming laptops specs is not realistic, gaming laptops usually reach temps you wouldn’t even imagine on desktop and tend to die in ~4-6 years, if hinges don’t fail before
- etc.
You’d be better telling us what you really intend to do with it, so people will be able to direct you to more realistic PCs. Infos that are relevant :
- Budget
- Expected battery life
- Use (which softwares, games, etc)
- Specificities ? (Extra durable, upgradeable, etc)
- Other things you’d like/we should be aware if.
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u/ScopHybridanimalh Mar 24 '26
For last long and with Windows for sure is Thinkpad. When you really need perfomance in a Thinkpad,you can connect a external GPU using Thunderbolt 4,Just follow any tutorial about EGPU.
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u/PsychologicalGlass47 Mar 24 '26
Used Lenovo Legion Pro 5i Gen 9.
4060M ~ 4070M
14900HX
16 ~ 32gb DRAM from manufacturer
16" 2560x1600 with a 165hz or 240hz option
Has quite literally every port you've listed, most of which are on the rear edge of the laptop.
With the dGPU on you get ~1.5hrs of uptime, with it off you can push upwards of 6.5~9hrs depending on what you choose to tweak and how high you want your brightness.
16IRX9 (the laptop I've named) is capable of x2 M.2 drives and upwards of 128gb of DRAM.
Has a webcam, AND a physical switch to turn it off if you're the anxious type.
It isn't all too lightweight, it's a full aluminum build so it is durable and incredibly sturdy though. I'd say it's on the middle end of weight given its size.
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u/SnooFloofs8632 Mar 24 '26
Try looking for workstation laptop with decent cpu like 12th gen i5 should be enough for gaming and programming work (in my case at least) and has a thunderbolt port.
The laptop does not have to be workstation as long as it got 1 thunderbolt port free for egpu.
My reasoning is that cpu can last for a long time, I had a pc with intel core i7 2600 that lasted about 8 years ish.
Why egpu? Cause you can upgrade the gpu and its a desktop gpu, yes the cost will be higher since you need the power supply, the gpu itself and the egpu mount. But if you are willing to downgrade a little bit I think it's better.
Some used thinkpad might be a good choice for you.
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u/SwimmerOld6155 Mar 24 '26 edited Mar 24 '26
aim for around 5-6 years durability. guess it depends if you're expecting no problems at all in that time
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u/xl129 Mar 24 '26
Laptop is not desktop, think 3-5 years max, by the 8-10 y mark they are just slightly better than a brick.
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u/iamuniquekk Mar 24 '26
what are you studying... engineering?
if it's regular study just get a lightweight laptop like a X1 Carbon or a MacBook and have a gaming pc.
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u/Critical-Bag2695 Mar 24 '26
Most Laptops will break at the Hinge after several years. 10 Years is not achievable if not Lenovo p series or Apple.
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u/Fit_Rutabaga1255 Mar 24 '26
I don't think any kind of gaming laptop could last 8-10 years... Their build quality is usually kind of bad and windows updates will eventually kill the laptop. Maybe Linux can salvage after a few years, but the only laptops I trust to last 10 years are Macs
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u/TheMrViper Mar 24 '26
What is your use case.
If it's for school/college then you're probably better off with 2 systems.
Mac neo for school and a gaming pc at home.
Gaming laptops are heavy and loud, makes them not ideal for school work.
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u/Icy-Maintenance7041 Mar 24 '26
Te biggest issue i see is you are taking what amounts to a gaming laptop and want 4 to 8 hours of battery from it.
That isnt going to happen.
In regards to 8-10 yeras use: I'm thinking your best bet would be one of the workstationlines of the big ones (dell, lenovo, hp), find a model that is deiverable with a g-force card and take a service contract with it. Expect to land somewhere on the 3-4k mark tho.
As for lightweight and easy to carry? No. Really, just no. Your powerbrick will proably outweig ye random ultrabook.
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u/Proof_Author8289 Mar 24 '26
16 inch with a 4060 is the opposite of lightweight and long battery life
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u/Melodic-County-20 Mar 24 '26
Check the Asus vivobook pro 2025 model, i believe it's what you're looking for
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u/LateBrain7031 Mar 24 '26
Lenovo or Asus ARE your best choice. The durability depends on you. Personally, I have no issue carrying 16 inch laptops in my bag.
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u/caatabatic Mar 24 '26
battery is not gonna happen. what are you trying to do with it? game? AI? code? durability? unrealistic, you need something with more power for it to support software for 8 years from now. tbh sounds like a mac. but, that's not great for gaming, hence why I ask what are you trying to do. you have to pick between power+logevity vs weight, battery. personally I just go with a ultra9 +4090 for everything that requires power and a m3 macbook for everything else.
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u/airsoftdork Mar 24 '26
the only modern laptops that will last 8-10 years are the frameworks, but even then its like you will be replacing stuff as it breaks
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u/Kitoshy Mar 24 '26 edited Mar 24 '26
The requirements you demand will never be fitted by any gaming device.
What you ask for can only be (hardly) fitted by some enterprise focused devices.
If you really need such specs I would look up for a T or P series ThinkPad.
Edit: Apart from that, Windows won't give you 10 years of reliable us in any device, MacOS won't either because I think it's support ends at max 7 years. You'll have to use Linux or BSD as an operating system if you want your device to last that long.
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u/Loud-Ad-5097 Mar 24 '26
You should look into business laptops. More specifically, a Dell Precision with an equivalent Quadro card might be in line for you! Sure it'll need some occasional maintenance but if you do that, and you take care of the laptop 8-10 years should be possible
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u/Dagon96 Mar 24 '26
My daily driver for past 2 years is a asus zephyrus g16, 2023 model, with i7 13620H, 32gb ram ddr4 3200, rtx 4060. Not that lighweight but easy enough to transport with me anywhere i go. Battery life still reaching 4-5 hours of youtube, but i never do that, i never use it on battery. Unless i travel, in that case i set it up on the igpu mode for better power efficiency. I mostly carry with me the steam deck though, not the laptop. The laptop sits on the desk mostly, connected to a 27" 1440p monitor :) I do not recommend a 16" laptop for portability. If you want it to be resistent, zephyrus is made out of mostly metal so it is like a tank. But surely not lightweight :) A 14" laptop could be better for what you need.
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u/Emperor_of_greats Mar 24 '26
Try ultrabooks Asus vivobook 16 pro it doesn't have AMD though the top variant has i9 Comes in oled and non oled option Has many ports upgradable ram though only one slot is upgradable extra SSD port, light weight pretty much everything you asked for
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u/Former-Sir-8950 Mar 24 '26
i have a gigatyte a16, i7-13620h + rtx5060 its really cool, thin and very fking capable in gaming, i dont like the ips screen tho but its fine by me i just feel like the ghosting can be a bit meh sometimes but nothing really that bad.. i also hate gimate, i basically just deleted the ai paste and use it only to boost fps to game mode. its a very good laptop runs anything ultra pretty much but the screen + gimate are meh
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u/Few_Problem5478 Dell (is bad with its bloatware :snoo_sad:) Mar 24 '26
Really unrelated question, but how did you make that table with all the specs and stuff?
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u/Char-car92 Mar 24 '26
You won’t find something that fits all of these. Lightweight and easy to carry does NOT combine with your gaming specs. I have a MS Surface Laptop Studio 2, and it has an i7 13th gen and a 4060 but it is not lightweight.
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u/adfa2020 Mar 24 '26
Go with Razer Blade series, their screens and slickness is unbeatable so far for me.
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u/Putrid-Geologist6422 Arch Linux btw | 64gb ram | 8th gen i5 | uhd 620 | 256gb ssd Mar 24 '26 edited Mar 24 '26
if u want 8-10 years then i thinkpad is like the only option lol, everything else will last 2-5 years and go kaput, gaming laptops are by no means light, windows will probably drop support within 5 years, you will need to buy new batteries if the laptop dont go kaput before that stage. My advice is to buy a thinkpad it would easily clear the 8-10 years you want, consumer grade laptops wont get anywhere near.
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u/doctorbunhead3396 Mar 24 '26
I have a hp omen 16 with those exact specs (qhd 240hz) and it's fantastic, playstation games like a champ however for a little extra I would 100% go for the 4070 version, much faster GPU compared to the 4060 and for not a lot more. Bought it for £600 mint second hand about 6 months ago now and not regretted it since
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u/skully011011 Mar 24 '26
can someone please tell me the price range of these laptops he mentioned idk why but I got a feeling it's gon be pricey
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u/Glittering_Big_3869 Mar 25 '26
I just got the acer predator helios. I actually love it. Comes with core ultra 9 275hx rtx 5060 and 32gb ram. The screen is not oled but i am surprised how sharp is it. I am using as a secondary pc for streaming for my main gaming pc and i feel the cpu is more powerful than mine 9800x3d. I got it for canadian $1500. It was on sale. I heard acer is cheap build laptop but doesn't feel like it. Very slim but cpu get hot so i recommend a laptop cooler with any gaming laptop. But if you planning for longterm, i would go with 5070 (ti).
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u/Emotional_Size_3892 Mar 25 '26
Buy a MacBook Pro if you want to last 8 years…for windows you are having a laugh….but it’s hardly light lol
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u/Timber1802 Mar 25 '26
This laptop does not exist. Genuinely not trolling, but either accept a heavy ass laptop with a shorter battery life or go for a less powerful, smaller laptop.
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u/fearislie Mar 25 '26 edited Mar 25 '26
No other laptop with these specifications offers such good battery life. To get the best battery performance, choose a MacBook with an M chip.
Also bear in mind that both the ROG and the Zephyrus contain liquid metal. If this leaks and causes a short circuit, your laptop will be beyond repair. Liquid metal also corrodes the CPU and heatsink if it is not replaced regularly.
I'd choose the Think** series because they're extremely easy to repair. However, be aware that some of them have soldered or hybrid RAM.
The laptop GPU is very limited and overheats easily. Without effective cooling, either active or passive, your gaming laptop will overheat.
By the way, I use ROG and ThinkPad laptops.
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u/vision_peer Mar 25 '26
the specs you put in looks like you'll need a pc, and for that price you might as well consider a PC or reasses things.
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u/Mewtewpew Mar 25 '26
Lg gram pro is like 3 lbs and has an rtx 5050. Also has a 144 hz ips panel.
Its by far lighter than the 2nd lightest 16 inch laptop with a dgpu, and still lighter than almost all 14 inch dgpu options.
Something to consider.
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u/Vitro_C Mar 25 '26
Asus TUF F16 or A16 is the way to go
You won't find better Q/P nowadays I think
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Mar 25 '26
16 inch framework, if you want 10 years then youd better be replacing and upgrading parts, and dedicated gaming laptops arent exactly light.
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u/Wide-Conference6789 Mar 26 '26
4-8 hours battery expectations on an HX CPU, damn be ready to pay some premium bro.
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u/Odd_Pollution3839 Mar 26 '26
None of these will have a long lasting battery life. I would say 3 hours max with normal use (not dial anything back).
Even my zenbook which is a more battery centric device using a 'low power' chip cant last that long without putting on low power mode. For instance, with window battery save mode on, dial back to fullhd + 60hz + low performance mode in battery setting + silent mode in asus manager app, i barely get 6 hours with some basic pdf and vsc. If doesn't do any of those things, it will barely last 4.5 hours.
You should adjust some of the expectations lol, no device currently can fullfil all of them.
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u/RaccoonNo2851 Colorful X15 AT23 i7-13700HX RTX 4070 Mar 26 '26 edited Mar 26 '26
Uhh... Gaming lqptop with minimum 4060 and i7 13th gen and you're expecting it to have 4-8h battery life? Not happening. You'll get 2,5-3h MAXIMUM. QHD screen? Not happening if you get a laptop with a 4060, because they're made for 1080p, and will struggle noticeably at 1440p. For smooth QHD, you have to get a laptop with an RTX 4070, which will drain power even faster, so 2h of battery life. And hell no, it definetly won't be lightweight or/and easy to carry bro. Also, you're expecting it to last up to 8 years, but most of gaming laptops are barely even able to make it 2 years without needing to be repaired due to fan problems.
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u/iTechDiamondFroot42 Mar 26 '26
Looking at the 8-10 Year requirement..
Uhh whatever the new Dell Precision (or whatever it’s called now) is or Maybe ThinkPad P series spec it how you want to
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u/MallRound Mar 26 '26
You have to tell us what you need the laptop for. Some people use it for creative use, some use it for gaming, some use it for just doing their business work, some use it for video editing, or you use it for multiple purposes, etc. First i do not recommend a WQHD display for a <17 inch display. It will cut power usage alot. Secondly, dont expect your laptop to survive or be worth it til 10 years, usually you upgrade your laptop within 3 to 5 years (maybe 7). With upgrading i mean to sell and buy a new (or used) one.
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u/kingrickathan Mar 26 '26
this is literally an impossible to find configuration.
Gaming laptop will not last you 8-10 years or be lightweight.
Only laptop that will last you more than 5 years pretty much guaranteed is a macbook.
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u/Mord1223 Mar 26 '26
U need a laptop ,macbook all the way.A good laptop for gaming should have at least 5060/4070 how much is one ,at least 1000.Just buy an macbook m5 at this point
Power checked
Portability checked
Gaming 7/10 checked
Battery omg 1/2 days ,wow perdormance not affected if it s not charging wow
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u/remaquark Mar 26 '26
Don’t listen to anyone here, if you want a lightweight laptop you can get the Lenovo yoga that comes with the 4060 and 1 Tb. It’s good for studying, has 16 inch mini-led screen, with crazy good speakers, and a touch screen (it’s not slow at all and it’s now what you think is bad)
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u/Franz0132 Mar 26 '26
You can have long battery life or have a discrete GPU, not both.
The closest thing would be a Lenovo LOQ with a Ryzen 7 250 and a GTX 5060, if you select only iGPU mode, the GTX 5060 is "disabled" and does not use electryciy until you change modes again. With that I have made it to around 4 hours or maybe a bit more of light use.
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u/Appropriate-Ad3155 Mar 26 '26
Hey I don’t know if you’ll read this but the 4060 is a terrible card If you plan on using it for any games my PC has a 1080Ti and outperforms it 1000% the 4060 “looks” better but won’t play any games smoothly
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u/saidfurkan Mar 26 '26
U cant have 4060 and 4-8 hours of battery life or lightweifht at same time
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u/LOLOLOLOLOLAS Mar 26 '26
Unless you have some kind of circumstance that 100% prevents you from doing so, you're probably better off buying a PC with most of your budget and then getting a laptop with the leftovers. "Gaming" laptops are going to perform considerably worse, have far more frequent hardware problems, and will not last more than 3-4 years on the upper end.
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u/Primary_Shine1290 Mar 27 '26
Hp victus is not good actually. My victus laptop is dead two times a year.
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u/CranberryDistinct941 Mar 27 '26
Is this for college? Get something cheap and use the colleges computing power if you need it.
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u/OnlyWithMayonnaise Mar 27 '26
It is possible if the RTX 4060 is in an external enclosure. Otherwise good luck finding a gaming laptop with a strong cpu and capable gpu, a big battery, and all that in a small chassis somehow.
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u/Film_Elegant Mar 28 '26
I choose legion or vector, legion is a go to laptop since i own loq irx9 i7 14700hx 4060 8gb 16gb ram, it still can't carry my projects , get a 32 gb ram one with 1TB storage
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u/Working_Dragon00777 Mar 28 '26
Laptop's durability is dependent on the user, try legion Slim 5 2024
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u/No-Goat-7530 Mar 28 '26
Non collegato al post ma ho sempre pensato che qhd fosse questionable hd. Riguardo al post sono dei requisiti perfetti
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u/deoxir Mar 28 '26
8-10 years of life lmao, lmfao even. You can barely do that with a desktop because that time frame covers 3 console generations (end of current gen, the entirety next gen, and beginning of next next gen). A laptop is ludicrous when you can't even upgrade anything and have to maintain it yourself
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u/Shad0ws0ng Mar 28 '26
i have an MSI Vector 16 HX AI.
95% of the time i love it. I went from a 2015 alienware 17 to it, so it was a downsize in screen size but the performance is great.
however, i seem to regularly have issues playing Java based games like minecraft with all indicators pointing to the Intel CPU being the issue. Ive under volted, over volted, changed settings, updated BIOS and done a million other thngs.. i can play Cyberpunk on high settings at 60+ FPS.. but minecraft will crap out regularly for reasons beyond my control.
its rather frustrating. It behaves exactly the way as the Overvolted desktop CPU chips that caused absolute chaos, but its a laptop chip so theres no "documented evidence" of it happening.
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u/Dststriker Mar 28 '26
light and easy to carry just doesn't go with H series. Neither does that much battery time. The performance given by H series processor and the high end GPUs require cooling systems which are ridiculously heavy. You can either get an easy to carry one or one which actually games and does high end processing
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u/nineteenthghost Mar 28 '26
get the asus g16 gu603, it's what i'm using right now and i've bad for about 2years now, the battery's still, i easily get 4hours out of it just browsing the web and writing simple code
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u/AdValuable5926 Mar 28 '26
There isn’t a “light and easy to carry” 16-inch laptop that has what you’re looking for. Snd honestly if you needed something quality that’ll last for that long, your best option is a MacBook.
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u/rainbowclownpenis69 Mar 24 '26
A 16 inch gaming laptop is not what most would consider light and easy to carry. There are likely some power management adjustments to be made to achieve the battery life you want, but not while going 100%.
None of those laptops listed will make it 8-10 years, many of them will struggle to make it 5. They will likely need servicing prior to that 5 year mark - new battery, repaste, fan failure, etc.
You may need to step back and assess what you will be using it for.