Thanks for supporting my channel! It means SO much to me that you all can appreciate content like this!

When a sponsor says "just saying what it actually is is enough " , it means they really have a good product.

Nothing wrong with doing sponsored content, if you advertise it accurately and its a product you stand behind. All for it, Dave. Take care of your family and your wealth!

I think another huge advantage you did not talk about is the battery life. Every single AMD Advantage notebook has significantly better battery life than notebooks without it. I think this is an important thing to mention especially for students.

The fact that he's so happy to have been contacted by AMD makes him a real tech fan :)

Showing gratitude to your audience and being absolutely honest with them is something all can't do. Mad respect Dave !

What really sold me that on that this was an unbiased opinion is that you still acknowledged DLSS and raytracing, where nVidia has the edge. Sign of integrity

very few that actually respect their fans, thank you of disclosing the sponsorship, and the unbiased reviews, KEEP UP

AMD has so many good great features that nobody talks about. Switching from a GTX1070 to a Radeon RX6600XT I was absolutely amazed with what AMD is offering in their Software suite. Radeon Chill has been absolutely amazing! Lowering my overall power consumption, heat generation and noise. Let say I am playing Doom Eternal with raytracing enabled. I can quite easily reach 120fps, however, If I set the fps range from 60-120. The software will limit the framerate to 60fps when standing still, once I start move forward or sideways, it instantly reaches 80fps, and once I turn it instantly reaches 120fps.... I save about 60% power. and it makes a lot of sense, the card only renders what is necessary depending on your movement, you don't need insane framerates when you aren't moving. It still feels exactly the same way as if the game was locked to 120fps at all times... Sure this doesn't perhaps apply to competitive games with twitch-movement like CS:GO, but it works great for anything else. And for laptops that are usually thermally constrained Radeon Chill must be a godsend. AMD just need to step up their marketing :)

dave: “thank you so much AMD for giving me this oppertunity” also dave: “AMD used to be not great”

I'm a computer science grad student and here's something I wish I knew sooner: Don't buy an AMD GPU laptop if you're looking to use it for machine learning related work! AMD GPU has great price-performance ratio on gaming, but the amount of software support on it for machine learning is seriously lacking. It needs a couple more years to catch up to Nvidia in that area.

To me, the main AMD advantage in the laptop space it their latest U series of low power CPUs, without discrete graphics. Amazing, leading performance per watt, and comparing to their last gen U series, Vega is out and rdna2 is in. Amazing little things they are!

Get your bag, dave!!!

Hey Dave... Why aren't there laptops that are advertised towards engineers (mechanical, electrical, civil....)? The design tools required in the engineering world are very CPU and GPU heavy which results to all engineers that I know using gaming laptops as their professional devices. This seems an interesting topic to talk about.

I simply want the AMD to have good hardware encoder/decoders for video editing.

Thank you for bringing the AMD Advantage editions laptops topic!, however there is something that nor AMD or OEM will mention, some vendors (ASUS,DELL) I don´t know about others, will not honor the Adavantage program as they sell units with different VBIOS firmware depending on who they sell their units to (ebay,bestbuy) instead of their on asus/dell store, this VBIOS discrepancy causes the unit to randomnly crash, this has been a nightmare to me as an owner to the Asus G15 advantage edition as the only work around is to patch the most stable firmware with linux otherwise if tried on windows it would brick the GPU, Asus and dell do not follow the Advantage guidelines nor they do make themselves responsables to fix it, there's a big reddit post about it there ,I felt that it is my duty to warn people about this, this is not an AMD issue its an AMD- OEM relationship issue, and I dont think AMD is even aware, would love for you to voice out these issues to AMD, thumbs up so Dave can see it, regardless of this keep the good work up Dave!,

That was incredibly informative for being a sponsored video! As a total newbie to gaming laptops, the explanation between the different pairings of CPU and GPU was so helpful because gaming laptop configs are so confusing to me. I've been weighing the 2022 G14 vs its 2021 model and this video helped me make the obvious choice. Awesome 101 explanation. Thank you!

I felt the same way looking for an AMD laptop the last couple years, the complete lack of a half decent or premium screen. I found one with my Ryzen 4700u in the Xiaomi Redmibook 16” Ryzen Edition …. It wasn’t a gaming screen at 60hz, but had terrific colour a accuracy 🥰🤯👍. Seeing a number of newer Ryzen 5000 and 6000 CPUs in laptops with great quality and high fps screen is a step in the right direction for many laptop manufacturers and also AMD. AMD Advantage gives users a certification now to guarantee a very high standard when shopping, regardless if it’s an entry level, mid-range or high end model.

I absolutely love your style of reviewing, and very much appreciate your honest feedback!

I just got my 2022 g14 last week and its the first laptop of about 40 I have owned in the past 10 years with AMD. I am so happy with it. No Bluetooth lag with wireless mouse with my MX Vertical mouse that I had with intel chips, runs so quiet but fast, and I am running Lumion which is super heavy GPU work with it and it is great! Good work AMD. I am so tempted to try an M16 but have to wait on that! My first high performance machine was an Asus G74 and am back to Asus again and really thrilled with the whole package.

I have to say only you who is not overhyping things like max tech or ijustine. You are totally genuine with your great content and giving us actual real life information about laptops or computers. Thanks for all. Keep it up

This is so funny. I bought the STRIX G15 Advantage edition because of your previous video you referenced. At the time, it was a pain to find any good machine at a reasonable price point. I upgraded the RAM to 64 GB and the SSD to 4 TB. Other than the heft of the machine (I am a long term Macbook Pro user) and the sound not being very loud or good, I absolutely love the machine. In fact, am typing on the same machine right now after watching the video.... So yes, the AMD Advantage does deliver the promise! And yes, you make fantastic content! Keep it up!

Appreciate the up front transparency. And you're one of the few reviewers who I think will continue to be objective, regardless.

I like that you're upfront about the sponsorship and yet give the pros and cons in a well rounded manner, always a treat to watch your content.

Its wonderful to see that you're getting this much leeway to talk about something that is ultimately a positive for consumers. Its also great to see manufacturer's willing to support such a method of sponsorship. At minimum, it reflects how confident they are in the 'AMD Advantage' program

Dave +AMD is a combo I stand for.

thank you for making this video! it helps narrow what laptop I'm looking for a lot

Informative as always! I don't mind the sponsored content because you actually make it clearer for us. Thanks, Dave!

AMD Advantage laptops are good for Linux as AMD's drivers are fully open source. Even though Nvidia now has the Kernel open source on their 20 and 30 series of GPUs and could have fully open source drivers in the future. But still

I picked up the Asus G15 Strix Dave mentioned in the video. Bought it used from someone for $850. Performance is insane for the price. Of course once I changed out the RAM. Glad I went this route and didn’t overpay for nvidia.

Got to love the wrap it up music and Dave rushing to get the last words

Love the disclosure in the beginning.

If there’s one person whose proven themselves to be objective over the years and id trust with promotional content, it’s Dave 🔥

This is literally the best sponsored content I've ever seen, period. They gave you the green light to say whatever and you talked about AMD's past shortcomings and how it stacks up against Nvidia. This felt super genuine. This was a fantastic partnership.

Awesome Video as always Dave! I was waiting so long for you to talk about AMD's Advantage Programme and honestly it didn't disappoint for one bit! Really shows that AMD's not dicking about making products that are just well rounded to the point where you don't need to compromise regarding the screen or the specs!

Dave you have a high level of agnostic credence - if you produced some sponsored deconstructions of tech you wouldn't lose my subscription! Always very enjoyable & concise videos mate (UK).

Sponsored content is absolutely fine! We are here for your unbiased, polished reviews, as always.

AMD Advantage (I will abbreviate this to AA) is a really good move from AMD In my country, last year's Lenovo Legion 5 AA Edition with Ryzen CPU + RX 6600M 8GB is actually cost less than Legion 5i with Intel 11800H + RTX3050Ti 4GB I am still waiting AMD's FSR, RSR, and Smart Access Memory technology to mature and can compete with Nvidia's DLSS

I bought the Zephyrus G14 cuz I saw your video, and this is the best follow up I could have while I wait for delivery. Thanks for keeping a sponsored video so honest..

Top notch Sir, Much obliged for the insight.

The big thing why I NEED a Nvidia GPU is CUDA. For machine learning and dev work, there sadly is no alternative. And this wont change anytime soon I am afraid. It takes so much more than having the hardware. 15 years of CUDA and all the frameworks, tools and products built on it, cannot be easily replaced. I would love to be proven wrong though.

Great video as always! I will say that i bought the g15 advantage and I've had some issues, especially with the gpu vs cpu graphics and not auto switching. I often need to restart the computer to force the gpu to be used in games. When it works its great, and maybe i just had bad luck on the specific one I got but it can be annoying.

You content are always so good man, keep up thebgood work

This is where I come to for the straight to the point no BS POV. Good Work!

I don't know why, but i love watching your reviews. The video's aren't too long. Well explained. And i like you as a person as well. Which helps quite a bit actually. I am very selective of which video's i watch these days. And there aren't many anymore. Good job Dave!

His content always feels legit. Same old pure style. Nice.

Thank you. Your review helped me to save up on spending too much on a laptop. Much appreciated Dave!

I literally just bought a G14 last week as saw the title and was like, "Uhh ohh..." Glad to be reassured on my purchase! It's a wonderful laptop! Thanks for the info, Dave!

I kind of want to buy an AMD advantage laptop and try Linux on it. If I can get an incredible Linux gaming laptop experience without crappy nvidia drivers then I am sold.

I think the current battery systems for laptops has a big issue. Like when you are gaming and the laptop has power connected; the system still draws the high demand of power from battery itself. Only thing is the connected power continuously charges the battery having said so, this high rate of power drawing, kills the battery fast. Only sensible way i.e., to direct power supply to the system is being done by no manufacturer. Please let me know if I am right about that.

Thank you for saying before that this one is a kind of sponsor with your authentic experience. Great channel, accurate info. Everything fine about this channel. Cheers from GT

There are very few creators like Dave out there, too good as always.

One important thing to note is Ram is super important for smartshift, my g5se has a broken ram slot due to liquid damage, and as a result my FPS in game has dropped significantly more than what usually drops from 2channel -> 1 stick of ram. Shows that smartshift does really work though

The only thing that stopped me from getting advantage edition is missing the DLSS. yes, FSR exists, but in its current state, DLSS is more common to be found in games than FSR, with Nvidia can use both options.

I've been paying my bills video editing for work and gaming with a 2021 G14 and have never even noticed the screen lag issue. It's awesome that the AMD Advantage models have 5ms now though.

I didn’t even know this existed. Good info, I’ll consider this when buying a new laptop at the end of the year

For the few people like me who want to game on their Linux system mid to high end AMD Graphics are defo the way to go. Much better driver support

What AMD is doing with advantage edition lineup is pure genius. I agree with everything you said Dave but I think there's a 3rd perspective that we all should take on to this topic; BUSINESS AMD is probably not "forcing "the manufacturers to use better screens for this lineup. They probably offer a better bundle than what the manufacturers are forced to choose with an NVIDIA based product. They sell the components for cheaper, offer or maybe help the manufacturers to use a better screen for their products and close the deal. Result? A product that offers great performance, great experience and costs less for users AND provide better profit margins for the manufacturers and their trading partners. Like I said; genius. In the long run AMD Advantage edition devices will look like the apple of windows platform.

I bought the G15 AE after viewing your review a few months ago. I am very satisfied with the purchase. When I want to play, he can handle all the new titles. When I want to browse the internet and watch movies, I forget where the charger is. Thanks for your recommendation.

Dude all your videos are great do what you want ,i value your opinion and that is not going to change

hey Dave, when is nothing phone (1) review coming ? I plan on buying it. waiting for your review.

Never heard of AMD Advantage before, nice to give this some exposure. Though AMD should step up their game as well. Currently the "Shop AMD Advantage Systems" section on their AMD Advantage page has ZERO systems listed when visiting from a Dutch IP-address.

That's a very good looking keyboard behind on your desk!

Wow thanks for the transparency! I’ve been looking into one of these, I’m just a sucker for the AMD hype and I like that it’s matching. Did not know there was so many AMD advantage laptops coming out, really wish there was a Razer one coming out though :(

No stream?

That's what i love about dave even when doing sponsorship he disclosure that and speak only the truth.

Mah Davey looks happy with sponsored content. Looking good, bro!

This makes sense as to why the g15 has the worse screen over the g14! Thanks for clearing this up, i had no idea about it.

G14 was already a near perfect 14 inch Windows machine. The 2022 one finished the job, all their previous issues are gone

Damn it, I just bought an AMD laptop.

You deserve to be sponsored man. Happy you got to do it your way. Maybe now others will follow!

I think this was the easiest sponsored content I've ever seen dropped. 😁 Great job in explaining things and keeping it balanced with the evolution of the history.

No stream

All for sponsored vids as long as your giving your own opinions on it as well. Nice video!

Thank you Dave for your content, your videos are always helpful and enjoyable to watch :)

I’ve never had an issue with sponsored content. Transparent creators deserve all the love and support in the world.

A Razer Blade 15 AMD Advantage would be insane. I’d gladly spend the premium; cooler, faster and far better battery life.

AMD does not need to fake results like intel.

Thankyou Dave for such an informative video, i was planning to buy the 2021 G14 with the 45ms screen response time 💀 But now im gonna wait for the AMD version for the 5ms even tho it doesnt have 100%srgb coverage.

Great Info. thanks Dave.

I'd definitely like a comparison of the new M2 chips with the competition. It makes me happy but also frustrates me that apple is now so good at chips that nobody can properly compete rn supposedly. (Also bcz Macs had terrible performance before and everyone still regarded them too highly)

I wish more laptops would come with the AMD combo 👌 And just imagine a world where the new Macbook Pro’s would come with 6000 series AMD silicon. Man that would be AWESOME! Being able to run Mac and Windows natively on the same device and also having real horsepower on a Mac laptop thanks to the update 140W power brick!

I purchased the Asus Strix Advantage Edition because you recommended it Dave. It has been amazing. I’m super happy with my purchase.

Hi im new here hope the fam is alright and Dave thanks for your guidance in pc gaming. Love to start but wasn't sure til you came so again thanks

The problem is, as harsh as it sounds, AMD Advantage, isn't really an advantage on the whole. Because of AMD's lackluster effort in productivity features or tools, they overall lack the versatility of Nvidia cards which are great for both WORK and PLAY. Yes almost all RDNA2 cards up untill the 6700XT provide slightly better fps/dollar ratio compared to Nvidia cards, but as soon as you include let's say, video editing which requires good encoders/decoders, or 3D modelling, where Nvidia can use Optix or AI acceleration using Tensor cores, AMD cards fall flat and provide way less value. That's why I believe and personally always look for AMD CPU + NVIDIA GPU configs. The Zephyrus G14 as good as it is, is not appealing to me because of a lack of an NVIDIA GPU. No fanboying, this is fact. My hard earned money will be spent on the more complete product.

Sounds like a great program, and they certainly chose the right guy to work with to present it. Well done! Now, if only Google would do the same thing with Android Advantage, it would clear 95% of the garbage hardware off the shelves.

I've bought an amd advantage HP omen 16 and I'm falling in love with it, the free-sync screen, the amazing power efficiency and the incredible horse power makes this laptop something special. I already see lots of enjoyment hours!

Dave really did sponsored video and praised the competitor in the same video. That is a huge privilege to have. Love your videos!

Dave2D writing his resignation letter having discovered sponsored content :)

sadly its the amd disadvantage still. They need to get their software, drivers, ray tracing, codecs, and everything besides the actual graphics up. Its all way way worse in terms of every single thing and completely unstable and extremely underwhelming when you look at an intel/nvidia setup even for content creator workload. IF they fixed all the massive holes and had such competetive things to things such as nvidia broadcast for people that work at home i would love to say they are at least equal and go AMD all day long, hell i named one of my children Ryzen ffs LOL. I have 3 amd advantage systems currently (G14 2022, strix 15 2021, and an omen) but find myself on my asus m16 instead just because of the bennefits of intel and nvidia provide with what im doing. Side note i cant wait until the APU's are so good that dedicated gpu isnt needed anymore and at THAT point AMD wins the crown hands down. Yes the RDNA 2 in the 6000 series in my g14 2022 is really really good and kills intels iris currently you know technology is coming shortly that kills this and once it becomes the "norm" then im set.

I got a G14 and it is amazing. Far better than I expected. Disappointed my model doesn't have the LED cover, but it came with more RAM so a win.

I adore my 2021 G14, the 5900HS is amazing! I ran a livestream dashboard, had a screen for talent running timers and notepad files for prompts while also charging an iPhone to see the viewer's feed and handled a 3 hour stream with battery to spare. It can also handle 8k H.265 video editing when needed. All at 1.6kg. I love this thing!!!

M2 MacBook Air will be available soon, would like to know what you think of the performance, especially against windows light weight laptop, like the x1 carbon.

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I wouldnt have seen that sale on that g15 thanks dave!

Learned something new today! Will look for that AMD Advantage tag as I buy a new gaming laptop. 👍

Like for AMD👍

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Great stuff! Only wished that the Strix Advantage Edition was available in my country

been a huge fan for a very long time dave!