OMEN Transcend 14: High-End Gaming on a Thin & Light Notebook [Sponsored]

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OMEN Transcend 14: High-End Gaming on a Thin & Light Notebook [Sponsored]

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Video sponsored by OMEN. The OMEN Transcend 14 is a 14-inch thin and light laptop with the latest Intel Core Ultra 9 CPU, paired with Nvidia's RTX 4070 in 65W form - so to what extent can it game? By combining console-class optimised settings, Nvidia DLSS spatial upscaling and even frame generation, we can achieve PS5-class visual features and more - with ray tracing and even path-tracing in the mix. All PC capture in this video taken directly from the OMEN Transcend 14.
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00:00 Introduction
01:14 The OMEN Transcend 14
02:46 Optimised Game Set-Up vs Handheld & Consoles
04:44 Battery Life vs PC Handhelds inc. Asus ROG Ally
06:56 Gaming - Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
08:59 Gaming - Alan Wake 2
11:22 Gaming - Fortnite on Unreal Engine 5
12:00 Gaming - Horizon Forbidden West
13:48 Gaming - Cyberpunk 2077
17:59 Gaming - Control
19:06 Gaming Summary
20:17 And Now, The Conclusion
#OMENTranscend14 #RTXOn #FramesWinGames

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@dampflokfreund 3 ай бұрын

Do NOT buy gaming laptops right now. They simply ship with insufficient VRAM amounts for the near and far future, the 4070 with just 8 GB is particularly troublesome. Remember, you cannot upgrade the GPU in a laptop and you will most likely use it for a very long time if you spend that much money. Really hope Blackwell goes all in on VRAM or better yet, provide SOCs with high bandwidth unified memory.

@JulliusTheGreat 3 ай бұрын

Everyone who comes across this comment listen to this dude!

@nintendoconvert4045 3 ай бұрын

Agreed. 12GB minimum

@hypermetalsonic 3 ай бұрын

Who's Blackwell

@kylerclarke2689 3 ай бұрын

As a foolish 4070 laptop owner I completely agree

@Rapunzel879 3 ай бұрын

12G of vRAM seems to be the bare minimum if you want to future proof.

@eSKAone- 3 ай бұрын

This must have been an expensive ad

@fbelard 3 ай бұрын

This channel's ads look better than the other guys' content.

@lukeo5908 3 ай бұрын

Things that trigger people online: - Gaming laptops - Sponsored videos Haven’t checked the comments section yet but I think I’m in for a bumpy ride.

@adamuser8246 3 ай бұрын

WELL I'm sure they look to you for $ support then

@lukeo5908 3 ай бұрын

@@adamuser8246 They've got to keep the lights on somehow, and I'd rather cop the odd sponsored video in my feed than sit through sponsored segments embedded throughout their other videos, as is the case with most other large channels. But who knows, maybe they'll read the comments on this video and abandon their business model to appease a few keyboard warriors like you /s

@adamuser8246 3 ай бұрын

@@lukeo5908 fine but as much as we get from DF, this is just a way to help. DF. -my feeling.

@dang3038 3 ай бұрын

I swear some of these people in the comments need a reality check. Looking at DF's uploads, they only upload about 1 sponsored video for every 40-50 regular videos. And unlike most others they don't hide the sponsorship declaration at the bottom of the description but instead put "[Sponsored]" in the title and the top line of the description and the first 20 seconds of the video. Also unlike most channels they're not always begging for likes or subs, hardly ever have ads baked into the videos, and when they do include ads (eg. in their longer GOTY videos) they are pretty brief. This isn't some hobbyist channel that Rich works on the weekend. They're uploading tons of testing plus a weekly podcast and people are mad that they're not running it like a charity.

@oo--7714 3 ай бұрын

@@dang3038free users are always more entilted then paying users. It is what it is.

@DigitalFoundry 3 ай бұрын

Many thanks to OMEN for sponsoring this video - check out the OMEN Transcend 14 here: bit.ly/3QxLlfz

@leruty 3 ай бұрын

No Gsync is ridiculous at this price point

@federicocatelli8785 3 ай бұрын

No freesync or adaptive sync btw

@Wobbothe3rd 3 ай бұрын

Nothing is stopping you from plugging it in to a gsync monitor, the 4070 still supports gsync.

@jorge69696 3 ай бұрын

I think it's a limitation of the oled display.

@Wobbothe3rd 3 ай бұрын

@jorge69696 I'm not sure, but many OLEDs do support gsync and many laptops with non-OLED displays on laptops don't have gsync on their native display (even though any Nvidia GPU in those laptops support it when connected to an external display).

@Chobbito 3 ай бұрын

@@Wobbothe3rd that's like saying nothing is stopping you buying DLC stuff that should have just come as part of the original game you paid for as standard.

@jsVfPe3 3 ай бұрын

The keyboard is a crime. It is otherwise so nice looking.

@aminesga8652 3 ай бұрын

It an okay 14 inch laptop but they are certainly better choices for about the same price , something like legion slim 5 14 inch has an oled screen , ryzen cpu with a full powered gpu 105 w which will perform better then the hp one and can be find for less money too.

@little_fluffy_clouds 3 ай бұрын

Yes, Legion Slim 14 is the best gaming laptop at its price class right now. Actually quiet operation when set to quiet mode and a gorgeous 16:10 OLED screen.

@gangganggang2219 3 ай бұрын

That's my laptop and it's been incredible

@XhoowieX 3 ай бұрын

One thing to note is that the legion noticeably bigger - both because it's 14.5inch and the big section behind the screen.

@OverlordRosenburg 3 ай бұрын

There's a hardware canucks video comparing 14 inch laptops that was very helpful in comparison.

@IronicSonic83 3 ай бұрын

Sadly 2024 model seems to be only 16"

@MrEditorsSideKick 3 ай бұрын

Truly a bespoke gaming notebook.

@HoroJoga 3 ай бұрын

but it comes with caviats

@wsjudd 3 ай бұрын

14" is rapidly becoming the sweet spot for me, the amount of utility and performance you can get out of this form factor is exceptional for something that's easier to pack than a Steam Deck

@formulaic78 3 ай бұрын

I have the legion slim 7i 16". Love it except it's probably about half a kilo too heavy to carry around comfortably. Problem is I'm not sure I could accept 14" as I use my laptop as my main work screen (use a 55" oled for gaming with PC). Might be tempted to give it a try when the slim 7 starts to falter.

@DBTHEPLUG 3 ай бұрын

Nice pixel density too

@sonicandroxas 3 ай бұрын

agreed! My used Rog G14 2020 is honestly the best laptop I've ever owned

@dddddddddddddddadddddddddddddd 3 ай бұрын

@@formulaic78 just carry it around anyway your body will build muscle in the necessary places to make the weight insignificant

@Wobbothe3rd 3 ай бұрын

17 inch laptops can have bigger fans. Most RTX laptops are MORE POWERFUL than this but weigh more and use more power.

@DeatheyeHardcore 3 ай бұрын

"Hey look, this $2500 Notebook runs this game a little bit better than a $400 Console!"

@JamesCook76131 3 ай бұрын

I love my x14 Alienware laptop, USB-C power. You’re not the target demographic if you’re complaining

@Saif0412 3 ай бұрын

😂 To be fair a 4070 GPU is leagues ahead of console RDNA 2 socs, even in this lower TDP form.

@DarkExternalHeart 3 ай бұрын

@@Saif0412lol no. Seriously 4070 is good GPU but they're neutered so much ere you might as well buy a console

@jihadrouani5525 3 ай бұрын

It's also a computer where you can get work done, it's not purely a gaming laptop lol

@teero121 3 ай бұрын

bUt iTs PoRtAbLe ThO

@RasoGOVI 3 ай бұрын

2.000 € for a 30 fps gaming experience thanks but no thanks.

@OmarRashid54 3 ай бұрын

POWER. It's a thing. I'm constantly on international 10 hour flights and my MSI 3080 laptop performs exactly like a 4070. Here's the difference... the 3080 draws 280 watts! If you dont know, those airplane outlets are only rated at 115 watts and shut off (although my previous 1080 max-q got away with 140 watts) This means I get a slide show (battery GPU profile) for 20 minutes. Then dead. A laptop that runs better than a ps5 (maybe even ps5pro) and on an airplane is pretty enticing. As others have meantioned, this is a sposored video, so the negatives are missing. That being said, you can read between the lines. Lots of tweaking to make new stuff play right. No compromises with 5 year old games. I think comparisons to higher draw laptops would be helpful. Thanks to other commenters for mentioning the Lenovo slim option. One last thought... why not provide scaleable power bricks and a 140w mode for all laptops? Not enough people asking for it? Ive been looking at an ROG or steam deck, but this has got my attention. Perhaps a 5070 version next year will finally get me to bite. Having a 3080 already, I'll just tackle my switch library backlog for now ;) Thanks DF!

@federicocatelli8785 3 ай бұрын

A very small niche indeed

@sleeplessindefatigable6385 3 ай бұрын

I like the idea of an optional higher power brick, but I think the problem with that would ultimately be cooling. Letting a 4070 go to full power for extended periods in a laptop about as thick as three beer mats stacked on top of each other would likely overwhelm any cooling solution pretty quickly, especially considering how tightly packed in any fans would be. Personally, I think the answer is to just abandon the slim-n-lite form factor altogether in favour of better cooling and repairability, but I have to admit there are legions of people who actually do want a form factor this thin, and who benefit from it.

@federicocatelli8785 3 ай бұрын

Thin and light laptop (with decent battery) without dedicated GPU and external replaceable GPU

@OmarRashid54 3 ай бұрын

@@sleeplessindefatigable6385 or the other way. Big Desk Top Replacement with a low power brick and low power mode. It wouldn't reach full TGP, but it would run better than battery.

@niebuhr6197 3 ай бұрын

PS5 Pro will be much more powerful

@Montusama 3 ай бұрын

I have this laptop. I bought it before most reviews were out and based my decision on most of the CES previews. I like to call this a gaming lite laptop due to the capped TGP compared to the competition. It is a nice piece of hardware overall.

@SirDuksalot 2 ай бұрын

Interesting. I'm looking to either get this or the new Zephyrus G14 for 3D work and gaming. Which would you recommend for animation? Lovely keyboard nevertheless!

@Montusama 2 ай бұрын

@@SirDuksalot I didn't really give the G14 serious consideration. One of my requirements was to purchase directly from the manufacturer. This left Lenovo, HP, and Dell. Both are probably functional for what you are looking for.

@SirDuksalot 2 ай бұрын

@@Montusama thank you!

@shyamkumarsasi3577 3 ай бұрын

What about the thermals? What is the nax temp on demanding usage?

@js-123 3 ай бұрын

I have a Zephyrus G14 with a 4090 - that’s quite the jump from the 4070 here while having from what it looks like smaller chassis. It has enough power to run Cyberpunk at Ray Tracing Overdrive at DLSS Quality at 1600p with about 80 FPS. So that’s high end gaming on the go without compromises.

@PlayJasch 3 ай бұрын

Even Linus is more objective about sponsored stuff. No word about temps under full load, noise, how hot this thing gets on your lap to even use it as a handheld replacement?

@dante19890 3 ай бұрын

Rich greed knows no bounds. We have to call him Richie Rich soon

@Wobbothe3rd 3 ай бұрын

The whole point of thin laptops like this is that they don't require complex cooling, there is no noise or severe temperature rise except on the power brick. This WAS mentioned, it's kinda the whole point of this form factor and TDP! Most rtx 4070 gaming laptops are MORE POWERFUL than this particular OMEN, but they're also thicker, heavier, and louder.

@mbsfaridi 3 ай бұрын

@@dante19890 If the bkaclash is big enough, they'll change temporarily.

@warrenmcclure7819 Ай бұрын

Very nicely done, this is the 1st video Ive watched by you. I had the Omen 14 (same model as yours) and was so close to keeping it but ended up keeping the ROG Flow X13. Honestly it was super close between the two. What did it for me was the weight and versatility of the Flow x13 since its a 2 in 1 with the same 4060GPU. Still, its sad I had to return that beauty.

@HydraCFW 3 ай бұрын

People click onto a video with [Sponsored] in the title (which other channels don't even do) and then dislike it

@dante19890 3 ай бұрын

you have to disclose a sponsored video, its illegal not to. For DF who pride themselves in objective analysis its below them to do this kind of shilling video. It will hurt their credibility

@mechanicalmonk2020 3 ай бұрын

That's a very fair thing to do. I don't __want__ them to do sponsored videos.

@diablorojo3887 3 ай бұрын

People having opinions? Unacceptable

@PrnvP23 3 ай бұрын

The point is to let DF know viewers have no interest in this type of content. If they still feel the need to do it to bring in more dough that's their choice but its not what we come to this channel to see. There are plenty other KZfaq channels better suited for those looking for this kinda stuff.

@HydraCFW 3 ай бұрын

@@PrnvP23first world problems

@splashydiamond 3 ай бұрын

Hi Digital Foundry [Not sponsored]

@muhuee 3 ай бұрын

This video fails to mention that this laptop costs USD 2,249. Very disappointing. The main thrust of this video is that, in gaming, the Omen 14 can meet the PS5's performance, but with a little extra oomph occasionally wherever there is framegen, but always ONLY with DLSS/upscaling enabled. That is a sad, sad comparison to use as a selling point. So, the fundamental question that this product is asking you is: do you care for a portable PS5 experience enough to pay $2,250 for it (without shipping, I imagine)?

@jddes 3 ай бұрын

I love you guys and want to see you make more money and expand but doing sponsored reviews that feel so much different from your regular content is not the way, I feel

@piorism 3 ай бұрын

Where is the mention of the actual price ?

@chilldude30 3 ай бұрын

599 us dollars

@italian316 3 ай бұрын

@@chilldude30Do you go to the actual site? that laptop is $2,249.99

@italian316 3 ай бұрын

@@chilldude30 $2,249.99

@italian316 3 ай бұрын

$2,249.99

@techsamurai11 3 ай бұрын

I'd drop the memory to 16gb, switch from i9 to i7 (very little performance difference due to thermals and throttling) and swap for a 4070Ti or 4070 Super and save 10-15%

@ZONDIE99 3 ай бұрын

I have this model in white, it won’t be for everyone but those that see the appeal in a slim jack of all trades device like this will be really happy with it

@GordonGordon 3 ай бұрын

Alright. Let's see how this goes!

@zzavatski 3 ай бұрын

£1,999.00

@chilldude30 3 ай бұрын

Under 2 grand!

@cosandreas9414 Ай бұрын

I just got mine for 1661 from Curry's business. Got them down from 1800 which is their current discount price. I wouldn't pay the full 2k for this laptop. Its good but not the same as the G14 from Asus, but better with thermals and fan noise.

@R3endevous 3 ай бұрын

Hmm wish the RTX 4070 TGP went up to 100W as that is where the performance/W plateau’s with the 4050/4060/4070.

@TheBlackbirdii 3 ай бұрын

get the xmg they go up to 140 watts

@iurigrang 3 ай бұрын

I imagine that is out of reach for a thin and light. This isn't the format for pure gaming performance, this is for people who prioritize portability, and see raw performance as a good bonus

@Wobbothe3rd 3 ай бұрын

There are, it does. Many rtx 4070 laptops do in fact have TDPs over 100w

@R3endevous 3 ай бұрын

@@TheBlackbirdii XMG doesn't have a 14-inch model. MSI Stealth 14 goes up to 90W with their model so it can be done.

@R3endevous 3 ай бұрын

@@Wobbothe3rd I know, but that wasn't my point.

@jdrob1840 3 ай бұрын

I don’t mind DF doing these as long as the title states it’s sponsored. I find that they always add good info and analysis even if it is a sponsored video about a product. Plus why shouldn’t they “ pay the bills”. These videos are not ideal, but I still find them entertaining.

@memo29b 3 ай бұрын

Despite being sponsored, they're showing how a laptop should be used on battery power and not enough reviewers do that. Going maximum performance hurts battery life far too much with far too much power draw. I always make sure my gaming laptops use as little power as possible, whilst looking good. Even if that means it looks console grade.

@eslamarida 3 ай бұрын

Why do many dislike it? They labelled it as sponsored. Do you think they give you this content for free? They need to make money, so they can keep giving you high-quality content.

@dante19890 3 ай бұрын

they are shilling products to their fanbase. Its morally disgusting

@eslamarida 3 ай бұрын

@@dante19890 I would say that if it's not sponsored, I always ignore sponsored videos on any channel I watch.

@dante19890 3 ай бұрын

@@eslamarida they have to disclose if it sponsored or not. Its illegal not to

@oo--7714 3 ай бұрын

@@dante19890 nah it’s fine, most of us aren’t paying for the content to begin with

@Wobbothe3rd 3 ай бұрын

It's a GOOD THING that DF is covering gaming laptops, otherwise the ignorant fanbase will continue to stick their head in the sand regarding RYX GPUs at low power and vastly overrate the AMD handhelds (SteamDeck et al). I wish it didn't take sponsorship money for it to happen, but if that's the case then so be it. Better a sponsored video than no coverage at all while Alex dismisses laptops and everybody sucks Valve off over the Deck...

@BigCheeseEvie 3 ай бұрын

Another video with Richard "Bespoke" Digitalfoundry 🔥🔥🔥

@randomgamer4610 3 ай бұрын

Sponsored say no more Digital Laundry 😆 I love that subtle way of saying"just so you guys know,we don't agree with this but we're still making it"🤑😆

@dante19890 3 ай бұрын

never trust a sponsored video. Its just product shilling

@Wobbothe3rd 3 ай бұрын

Sponsored in this case means "we can't afford to cover this normally", I don't think thers anything biased or dishonest in this video. Blame youtube's greed, not DF. In an ideal world hundreds of thousands of view would be enough to pay for content (it was back in the days of TV amd Neilson ratings!), but Google is greedy.

@diablorojo3887 3 ай бұрын

You can find a used laptop with similar performance (and upgradable/repairable) by half the price Plus this manufacturer is known by having the bios corrupt by no reason

@awlafferty 3 ай бұрын

I thought this is was a great video, good work.

@offspringfan89 3 ай бұрын

A thin 14" gaming laptop from HP is asking for overheating, that if the hinges don't break first.

@Wobbothe3rd 3 ай бұрын

The low TDP means that's much less likely than your standard gaming laptop. This laptop doesn't need the same kind of cooling as most.

@CuttinInIdaho 3 ай бұрын

I have the Acer Nitro 16 with a 4070 at 115w and I can tell you performance is better, but not as good as 40 watts would make you think. Past 100w there are very few fps to gain...you will get more heat though. Still an amazing experience if you are into visual fidelity.

@AndrianHendrawan 3 ай бұрын

they should advertise this as creator / ai laptop not gaming (ofc it can handles gaming too)

@CheddarGetter 3 ай бұрын

this is literally my work computer. I do 3D metrology. I told my boss it was overkill. I love him tho

@Beastw1ck 3 ай бұрын

Love to see a sponsored spot. Get that paper, boys! 💵 💴 💵

@jonathanharding5103 3 ай бұрын

I truly don't understand the issue with using frame generation at 60fps. If my options are 30fps with equivalent latency or to look like 60fps with 30fps latency, why wouldn't I want it to look better?

@jorge69696 3 ай бұрын

Frame generation introduces additional latency since it has to queue an additional frame for interpolation. You should already be playing at 30 fps with reflex enabled.

@eddyh252 3 ай бұрын

It's not jsut latency. It's artifacting. Not enough information at 30. Loons terrible.

@564d3 3 ай бұрын

Don't know why people are complaining it's sponsored. We got a very interesting analysis of what this kind of devices can do, I'm very grateful for it.

@johngalactus4014 3 ай бұрын

My wish would be that manufacturers continue to "miniaturize" these gaming-capable with discrete graphics devices even more. We now have the ROG Flow Z13 (13.4" display) with an RTX 4050 and now a 14" laptop with upto 4070.

@chilldude30 3 ай бұрын

I notice its always rich doing the ads. I hope the other guys are getting a fair and even cut of the ad revenue.

@N3gn4v 3 ай бұрын

Why does [Sponsored] getting thumbs down so much?

@Pete-Almighty 3 ай бұрын

Because Rich here is being completely dishonest about the product. We as the tech community don't mind sponsored stuff but at least have some objectivity, he didn't discuss thermals, noise and more importantly how it does against other notebooks in its price range that do the exact same things this one set out to do. He compared it to handheld devices. handheld devices sip so much less power, plus he locked the framerate to not allow it to use its full power to make the battery test look good.

@Wobbothe3rd 3 ай бұрын

@@Pete-Almightyhe did discuss thermals and noise, that's the whole point! This laptop is a special thin form factor that doesn't need active cooling.

@N3gn4v 3 ай бұрын

@@Pete-Almighty Ah thanks for a good detailed explaining.

@dante19890 3 ай бұрын

Cause it's not an objective review. It's just chilling a product

@Swisshost 3 ай бұрын

He don't even say the price of $2,250, bad review.

@TheSentientmeat 3 ай бұрын

check out LTT review of this, price isn't justifiable

@Modderfestival 3 ай бұрын

So a 'Gaming Device' Overpriced AF without ever mentioning the price. Fail. 2k+ EUR and not ever mentioning Battery Live. Also Fail. Inferior to the steam deck. Period.

@chilldude30 3 ай бұрын

Ive got an ingenious new python based healing oil and rich is very interested. Look for the performance review soon

@Complextro93kg 3 ай бұрын

8gb gpu at that price point is laughable!

@zaq_d 3 ай бұрын

that screen looks great.

@OverlordRosenburg 3 ай бұрын

I don't trust frame-time with DLSS 3. I know for a fact that when playing I feel the input latency to be much higher compare to what tools show. DF can you incorporate GPU/CPU busy in your charts like GN. It's gives more clarity in my opinion.

@jippalippa 3 ай бұрын

This is a fine little product, but 8GB of Vram is just a bad futureproofing strategy. I'd go with at least 12GB.

@jorge69696 3 ай бұрын

That weight is very impressive.

@fatplanediaries 3 ай бұрын

aghhh why does digital foundry have to pull a snazzylabs every once in a while? I.E. mostly amazing journalism and then an obscenely over the top sponsor like this

@FierceElements 3 ай бұрын

I personally prefer e-gpu setups. Portability has compromise, bolt on powerful gpu allows for a great experience at home, work, or wherever you prefer to station the e-gpu.

@TheMadTitan3891 3 ай бұрын

DF selling out again

@rgb1996 3 ай бұрын

What's the problem with an occasional ad. It's a business. I don't currently see it affecting the rest of their content in the slightest.

@GENKI_INU 3 ай бұрын

It's such an impressive laptop that all the images on their marketing page had to be AI-generated

@i3l4ckskillzz79 3 ай бұрын

A 1080p screen would've made more sense for this device

@Saif0412 3 ай бұрын

@techsamurai11 3 ай бұрын

OLED are something else but yeah a 1080p would have saved power. A 1440p would have been ideal to strike a high DPI and conserve power but you also get higher brightness with more pixels. My 15 inch 4k OLED puts to shame the iPad which hits 500 nits full window and is crazy bright for a $300 device. The OLED is probably twice as bright and that puts it up there with the $30,000 Sony Reference monitor in terms of full window APL.

@Wobbothe3rd 3 ай бұрын

Did you watch the video!? You realize most games are not as demanding as the ones DF chose to focus on, right!? Besides, you can always plug a laptop into whatever TV or monitor you want!

@Pillokun 3 ай бұрын

what why? 16:9 for such a small laptop is not good, it will feel a bit claustrophobic. 16:10 or simiar is better as it offer more vertical space so to speak.

@crestofhonor2349 3 ай бұрын

I'd rather have the higher resolution screen. 1080p is cramped for normal stuff on a laptop. Besides you can always turn down the resolution of the screen or use upscaling via DLSS

@ZoDDto 3 ай бұрын

Mr. Rich, you could also test with integrated scaling with this screen. With such a high resolution and a small screen, 900p it could look quite good.

@juancruz258 3 ай бұрын

so this, on a 4k monitor that upscales 1440p... will be GOLDEN

@patrickstevens2473 3 ай бұрын

Sponsored = Paid to only say nice things about it.

@XhoowieX 3 ай бұрын

Really? Thanks. I had no idea. Can you tell me what a notebook is next?

@Wobbothe3rd 3 ай бұрын

Sponsored = otherwise wouldn't have had time to cover it at all. There's nothing in this video that isn't true, I WISH DF would take RTX gaming laptops more seriously, it would have tempered their bias towards the SteamDeck and handhelds in general.

@patrickstevens2473 3 ай бұрын

@@XhoowieX Sure!

@rhoderzau 3 ай бұрын

If it weren't for the look of the keyboard I'd have been tempted by this, I think I'll be going for a G14 4070 in the next week or so. I think it has a bit more wattage for the GPU without the need for dynamic boost but need to look into that some more.

@Mottalott 3 ай бұрын

There's a video in your sponsorship.

@mustafanobar 3 ай бұрын

dont have gsync?i stoped right there

@federicocatelli8785 3 ай бұрын

It does not have either freesync or adaptive sync

@Wobbothe3rd 3 ай бұрын

The GPU supports gsync, you can plug the laptop into any TV or external monitor with gync and the 4070 will support it. No gsync only applies to the laptop display itself.

@LBPreviews 3 ай бұрын

@@Wobbothe3rdSo? The comment is correct, this laptop doesn't support gsync. Because the display is part of the laptop.

@maddie24251 Ай бұрын

About to unbox it .Should I ? Jb hifi deal for $2600 with ultra 7 Rtx 4060

@spenny2cents 3 ай бұрын

Hey Rich, are we gonna see this brilliant device propped up next to your triple PS5's on the next podcast!?

@porcupinetree3033 3 ай бұрын

At present this laptop is on sale in my country 4070 version with 32gb of ram and 2tb ssd 2290 euro

@xKarvalho 3 ай бұрын

Would love to know if the paycheck they got from this actually translated to some people watching this and buying it right after. The numbers on it are so intriguing to me because i see no value in buying this whatsoever and i wonder if that money on the ad was wasted by the company

@bryanroy3239 3 ай бұрын

I picked up a Lenovo Legion 5 slim 14 last year and have been quite happy with it. I dont see this, at this price point, very interesting tbh. Especially at the powered down 4070...

@leonardoholanda2250 3 ай бұрын

NOTEBOOK GAMER 👍👍👍👍

@PrecludeLP 3 ай бұрын

No VRR on the integrated screen is a deal breaker. Otherwise, a nice performance review considering the sponsored nature of the video.

@omegawii 3 ай бұрын

This is what I expect for Switch 2, something along these lines, just lower resolution.

@social6077 3 ай бұрын

😂

@xtr.7662 3 ай бұрын

Definitely forgot the 3 there

@dante19890 3 ай бұрын

nice joke

@XxViciousxX 3 ай бұрын

Well I'm sorry to break it to you but the Switch 2 will not even be half as powerful as this.

@federicocatelli8785 3 ай бұрын

Don't hold your breath

@sushimshah2896 3 ай бұрын

Ffs people not getting that this isn't a product review channel, rather a game + tech focused channel.

@coreybryan3668 3 ай бұрын

Im glad I went for the 2024 G14 over this, the 780m igpu is great for gamng with super low power consumption on the go and I still get the 90w 4060 when im plugged in

@sehrschee 3 ай бұрын

To be very honest... 1 hour battery life is a bit rediculous.. i know its for gaming and all.. but especially in these days where games get longer and longer.. I dont game on the go so i dont have that problem. I use my MBair M2 for anything really except gaming and its gold. Battery dont last for ever thats a given, but they last a couple of hours even when using After Affects or tons of applications at once and so on.

@Wobbothe3rd 3 ай бұрын

Plug the laptop in wherever you're sitting. Problem solved.

@sehrschee 3 ай бұрын

@@Wobbothe3rd I mean yeah.. of course... but i just love the fact that i can take my MBAir into any kind of cafe and do what ever i would like to do for a few hours without thinking about it. I get what you are saying though.

@crestofhonor2349 3 ай бұрын

Gaming on battery and getting 1 hour isn't all that surprising. You get higher power draw when gaming. Under normal loads it'll last much longer. Plus you can always limit performance to make it last longer like using the iGPU instead of the dGPU on battery

@Wobbothe3rd 3 ай бұрын

@@sehrscheeyou can't really game on MBair though right? At least not unplugged, to the extent you can at all. Also, not all PC Games are as demanding as the ones shown in this video.

@n9ne 3 ай бұрын

$2K is steep

@Wobbothe3rd 3 ай бұрын

Not for an rtx40 laptop it's not, lol.

@sylvestercalzone1003 3 ай бұрын

Rich, let’s crack on

@oo--7714 3 ай бұрын

Eh I'm more suprised about the battery life. Oh, I realised that it is onpy decent when you run it at handheld pc setting, if you don't and let it run all way it will use 120 watts.

@sehrschee 3 ай бұрын

love the 13.3 (MB Air) or 14 inch form factor.. love it..

@mbsfaridi 3 ай бұрын

Always love laptop reviews. Real shame HP provides tech to run a apartied colony

@rhoderzau 3 ай бұрын

I enjoyed this video thanks. Nice to see the comparison using these lower wattage gaming laptops. I know it was mostly for comparison's sake but the idea of running anything at 30 FPS makes me dizzy. Even on the Steam Deck I'll sacrifice everything to get a game over 45 FPS or otherwise refund it.

@victorsegoviapalacios4710 3 ай бұрын

The 4060m at 65 watts delivers like 10 of equivalent Turing/RDNA2 TFLOPS (15.62*(2/3)).... So the similarity is expected....

@malamri424 3 ай бұрын

I miss the days of modular laptop gpus.

@KARLOSPCgame 3 ай бұрын

But is it AAAA compatible

@will3641 3 ай бұрын

65W 4070!??? Let me see the perofrmance😂

@Taorakis 3 ай бұрын

Now just put an RTX in a Handheld already...

@kupokinzyt 3 ай бұрын

I have the 15 with a 4060 and love it to death, especially for the 700 I payed for it.

@adamuser8246 3 ай бұрын

Looks like a lot of CRPR got most of their so-called improvements from GPU upscaling ...

@Rexxark1ng 2 ай бұрын

Competing with the PS5 settings eh? I’m sure this Omen isn’t $500!? If you say that you can do other “work” things on this, getting a PS5 and Chromebook will be cheaper, I bet!

@HueyTheDoctor 3 ай бұрын

I remember back when Digital Foundry was cool.

@alex.starostin 3 ай бұрын

Like circa-2016

@dang3038 3 ай бұрын

Is this satire?

@emcdonald75 2 ай бұрын

I love my ASUS G14 2024, but it has the AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS, 16GB RAM, 1 TB Hard Drive and the GTX 4060 GPU. I paid for the G14, after taxes, $1,711. The HP OMEN is on sale now and it has the Intel Ultra 9, 32GB RAM, 2TB Hard Drive, and a GTX 4070. The HP OMEN is on sale for $1,911 after taxes on HP’s website. I like to game but not much. I love the speakers on the G14. I use my laptop more for work productivity, light gaming through STEAM and I desire better battery life for video streaming and web surfing. I almost considered the new Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite laptop from Samsung, but I am afraid of Windows app compatibility with ARM processors. I am also afraid that STEAM will not work on a Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite. Should I pay the $200 more for the HP OMEN because of the 32GB RAM, 2TB Hard drive and GTX 4070 GPU? I see that the speakers as well as the Front Facing Camera are horrible on the HP OMEN. Should I switch to the HP OMEN because of the upgraded specs and lower price?

@Hobbes4ever 3 ай бұрын

14 inch screens are way too small for gaming. I find my 15inch gaming laptop too small

@drummer7557 3 ай бұрын

You know the gaming industry is in the toilet when there are no more Game Comparisons, and this is all the content that gets covered. Console gaming is dying folks!!!

@Baoran 3 ай бұрын

You can see it is sponsored from how much he avoids talking about noise. There is no way a laptop of that size with that kind of wattage is not going to be a very noisy thing when playing games.

@Wobbothe3rd 3 ай бұрын

Oh my God. DID you watch the video!? This is a light form factor with less cooling. There isn't as much noise as your usual gaming laptopbbecause of the lower tdp. THAT WAS THE WHOLE POINT!!!

@Baoran 3 ай бұрын

@@Wobbothe3rd And you dont seem to understand that 65W is a huge amount of heat to dissipate for laptop of that size. Even 40W is. Your thinking of what is low tdp is very wrong. For a laptop of that size normal power they use is somewhere between 15W and 25W

@niebuhr6197 3 ай бұрын

@@Baoranyou dont seem to understand that most laptops that you are talking about arent meant for performant computing and has super cheap cooling compared to this one. There are 14 inch laptops with +120 watts of total gpu power.

@Baoran 3 ай бұрын

@@niebuhr6197 It is about physics and size of the device. You need bigger heatsink, more heatpipes, bigger fan to make effective cooling without increasing noise and you cant put those into a small device so more effective cooling usually ends up being still a small fan but with high rpm and making lots of noise with small devices. All I was hoping was that he would have talked more about the noise levels in this review.

@vanceg4901 3 ай бұрын

Puts my $450.00 8 GB RAM 2 GB VRAM Lonovo IdeaPad 3 laptop to shame.

@ru5t397 3 ай бұрын

Rich FYI you're microphone audio sounds scratchy/buzzed as hell

@ozzun6789 3 ай бұрын

I have a asus rog zephyrus duo with an rtx 3080 with 16gb vram at 130w tgp ryzen 9 5980hx with overclock and 32gb ram 3200mhz and I am able to play everything shown in this video in equal or greater performance I only lose when they use dlss 3 but when I use fsr 3 mod again reached or exceeded the performance of this laptop...and mine is from 2021

@santiagomoralesgarcia1802 3 ай бұрын

A rtx 4070 being 8 GB VRAM in a laptop is a huge "no", i almost bought a lenovo legion pro laptop because it has a great discount and specs, but that goddam RTX 4070 with 8 GB VRAM canceled the deal

@Wobbothe3rd 3 ай бұрын

8gb of vram is perfectly find for 1800p. Unless you're plugging it in to a 4K display vram isn't an issue.

@TheSliderW 3 ай бұрын

When you disable the RTX features, does this mean no RT / Path Tracing ?

@xerron698 3 ай бұрын

Ray tracing is dx12/vulkan feature, i like how effective nvidia marketing department is in brain washing people.

@TheSliderW 3 ай бұрын

@@xerron698 Please take my comment in the context of the video. It is unclear what exactly is disabled in the stated segment. When they say RTX features, it can either mean including RT / PT or not. Also please avoid passive agressive insinuations. Your comments are eternal unless you manually go and delete them.

@xerron698 3 ай бұрын

@@TheSliderW sorry

@andrewsneacker1256 3 ай бұрын

Whats the point of 2880x1800 screen if gpu has only 8gb of vram? Its not enough even for 1080p gaming sometimes. Laptops for gaming (modern games that is) is soo stupid... If they would make the screen 1080p, it would atleast run games at 60fps. The screen is not big to start with, 1080 would look good on it, but yeah, its would be not markateble to broad (aka stupid) audience of buyers.

@Wobbothe3rd 3 ай бұрын

8gb of vram is enough for 1800p, this video shows that clearly. Even at 4K 8gb can be enough with upscaling or turning down settings. Vram is cope for AMD fanboys.

@andrewsneacker1256 3 ай бұрын

@@Wobbothe3rd Hahaha have fun playing at 30 fps xDDD That video is sponsored. And btw I think - as you said "turning down settings" is such a cope for 2500$ pc

@gsestream 3 ай бұрын

so, why is rtx 3000 series nvenc chip in the gpu not able to compress high quality 4K video into files on the fly. only a 6MB/s stream quality can be processed.

@gsestream 3 ай бұрын

also youtube official identification mechanism is broken.

@gsestream 3 ай бұрын

how much protection of money is going on here

@spartin149 3 ай бұрын

14' screen for AAA gaming is way too small imo, visuals for this look great but lacks immersion, ive got a 16inch lenovo legion 5i laptop and the screen is just too small for bigger games

@crestofhonor2349 3 ай бұрын

I find 16in screens fine for gaming. Why not get a 18in laptop