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this is the kind of comparisons i want when i want to buy laptops. saves you hours of research. Thanks dude.

A very detailed comparison... much appreciation to you. This is what a laptop comparison video should always look like.

Very nice job on this comparison, especially great to see a wide variety of laptops being tested. I always appreciate that you pay attention to the heat produced by the laptop and felt by the user, not just how hot the CPU/GPU is. Nice to see the Slim Pro 9i doing so well, I have the model under it (Slim Pro 7) and while it isn't as fast or with as nice a screen it's still a great machine (they seem to share lots of similarities when it comes to their design/chassis) - helps that I snagged an "open-box" unit that was basically new for less than $700. Lower-end graphics cards are a nice compromise for that mix of gaming power but portability and temperature control in a 14" form factor - even a 4050 (or my poor 3050) can do some gaming if you keep settings balanced for it.

Comparing Macs to PCs like this is SO tough because the target consumer is usually very different. You did such a good, unbiased job.

We need more of these kind of videos. It saved me hours of research and frustration. Thanks!

I don't think I've ever noticed that I loved the structure of a video. This is the type of content we need, in every field of reviews. Well done m8. Subscribed

Perfect timing! Looking to pick up a 14 inch laptop on black friday/cyber monday. This is super helpful!

thank you so much for this very detailed comparison. one of the best channels out there for real

Great and detailed comparison, please do more of such and everyone will watch your videos before they buy a new laptop. Please post more of them and regularly each year for different categories (productivit/coding, gaming, video editing and form factor at least)

Great work! Thank you for your work to analyze different laptops, including a bunch of brands less famous, to easier our research for a new laptop that best suite our necessities with the best price. Excellent video!

Thanks for the heat and fan noise part, for me is key to know how well and cold can performance my laptop.

Great comparison! Reporting in here with the G14 4090 model and I’ve gotta say this much power in a 14” laptop is just insane. I don’t mind a bit of a warm keyboard, and I’m especially enjoying the battery life and the mini-LED display on this one!! All-around amazing machine.

Great and detailed review, first time I hear proper music for sound testing. Btw I considered to get Zenbook pro 14 for design work but I got ROG flow X13 and I can't be more satisfied. I'll upgrade with ROG external GPU and keep it in the office when needed for intense 3d rendering work.

This is the best laptop comparison video in the KZfaq. Big thanks! Would love to see comparisons of 15 inch devices as well!

Thank you Josh and Company, I great review that helped me narrow down my decision, but I need a 2 in1 laptop that allows me to draw. I do appreciate the additional information concerning what makes the laptops feel warm to the touch. I will keep combing through your videos. Thanks again.

I think that's the best, most objective roundup of laptops I've ever seen. I'm biased because I have both Apple (M1 MBP 14) and ASUS (VivoBook S15) laptops, so I was happy to see them score well.

That's a new level of comparison. On point, diverse and fair!

This is such a good video, unbelievable amount of works must be put in here, fantastic job! And the result is very clear and reasonable. I wish to see video like this every year but that could be dreadful.

19:55 There seems to be a problem with the webcam section, but a VERY nice and detailed video overall. Thank you Josh and to your team for another insightful video!

Happy to see G14 up there. I don’t have this year’s model, but I’ve been extremely happy with my older model. I hope it gets getting better throughout the years so I can upgrade to an awesome model in the future!

Superb quality comparison video Josh setting the standards

the quality, detail and informations in thiis video are insane. Fantastic work and thy so much for the effort!

I absolutely loved this laptop comparison video! It's incredibly informative and well-presented. You've earned yourself a new subscriber from me! Keep up the fantastic work Josh!

I have an IdeaPad Pro 16 and I’ve been loving Lenovo’s new slim portable powerful notebook lineup. Just enough power to manage some video editing and gaming while being very portable. So for me my favorite of the bunch would be the 9i. But if the games you play run on Mac oh boy that MBP14 is a beautiful marvel of engineering! I do all my AAA gaming on desktop anyways like you said none of these are great for that. So I guess it could go either way. But I enjoy the option of playing any game I want even at lower settings on my laptop if I wanted to or on the few weeks a year that I’m away from home visiting family.

It's weird to not mention the price at all

Very nice video, I love these huge comparisons on a specific category of Laptops. Big thanks to you and your team. Missing a Thinkpad though ): btw. could it be that you forgot the Slim Pro when speaking about upradeability?

Your insane level of attention to detail is quite unmatched, Josh. Keep up the awesome work!! since i definitely needed a Windows machine, I'm going for the pro9i (glad now that i waited, even though the mbp is so temptingly good)

My favourite youtube channel for the most unbiased laptop reviews 🙌

Excellent comparison! it would've been nice to also have an estimated hours of battery life for different use cases like browsing the web or video editing, but non the less great video! Also please review the Thinkpad T14s gen 4 AMD or any other laptop with 7840U cpu. And it would be great if you can do a similar video for ultrabooks!

Well done. Good work, Josh and team. Succinct, to the point in each comparison category, and all the categories needed to allow for the different use cases. Best and most useful comparison video on KZfaq. Arizona evidently has talented people as well as great weather. And thank you for not screaming or getting hysterical like a used car salesman as some KZfaqrs do. I want to listen to an adult talking to adults, like you do.

Thanks for the Comparison Josh, you always give the best advice for upgrading laptops. Hope your mom is still proud!

Incredible video! This is the kind of roundup that would merit a yearly return. As others said, I think next time cost (or value for money) should be added as a new category, or even a weighting of the overall score. Say, for instance, the Zenbook has a score 1 point under the Pro 9i, but costs 500$ less, I think it would be a better choice for most people. It might also reduce the lead of the MBP, like you mentioned on your Zenbook 14/14X video. Again, amazing work from the team, and we hope to see this kind of roundup for different categories, too!

Kinda wish I found this a little sooner. Would have come to the same conclusion as I did on my own, but WAY faster, just picked up the 4060 G14, and been loving it. Using it as a work travel laptop, and pc gaming TV set up in the living room and with my limited runs, it works REALLY well. Im just curious how much of a performance hit it takes if you use USB C vs the Barrel connector

Super Awesome review Josh! You have truly outdone yourself with this Monumental effort!! 5-Star review!!! 👏👍😁

Loved the comparison Josh. 14 inch laptops are my ideal since it's very portable and still has powerful enough components to do creative, productivity and gaming on. With that said, I would have 100% gotten the Macbook Pro 14 if it was able to handle gaming. Which is why the Asus G14 is the winner for me personally. One question for you Josh, for the Battery test, did you disable the dedicated GPU before video playback? I believe some of the AMD laptops can run for much longer. I get about 9-10 hours on my G14.

Hands down the best review ever! Your mother should be very proud! Just an extra info: the Lenovo Slim Pro 9i is the same as Yoga Pro 9i in Europe, the difference is that the "euro-version" can go up to a RTX-4070 and 64Gb RAM... maybe it would go up a little in performance ranking

Excellent review, really happy with it. Just wish there was the Surface Laptop Studio too, despite it's about to be replaced.

Man..first time viewer and I have to say excellent review! I will admit I'm still personally undecided between a zenbook 13 vs 14 but you've definitely made it a little easier!

This video is what the gold standard of consumer tech reviews looks like. Keep up the great work.

Like always, the whole thing is fantastic, but I like to suggest adding the cost( with an even - score )to the overall score since cost is also one of the most important aspects of buying a laptop.

One of your finest work I've witnessed so far. Timing also is great since we are getting closer to holiday season.

Pretty fair review. I have the Macbook Pro and the Alienware X14, both fully loaded and have been happy with both.

As a user of the g14 with rtx 4080, I found that using the windows best power efficiency profile instead of the asus armoury crate silent profile greatly helped with heat on the keyboard deck. There is a little more fan noise, but nothing too noticeable.

Good to see Lenovo 9i Pro being on top Windows category. Surprisingly enough there are extremely less reviews about that and they are on crazy discounts.

great video, you know right away what to expect from which machine. If possible I would like to see a video like this for 15 inch laptops

I love your video because it objectively analyzes these laptops better than I've seen anywhere else. Props to you

The Legion Slim 5 with AMD Zen 4,14.5 inch OLED 120hz, and RTX 4060 60 watts could have done pretty well amongst this group.

I have a MacBook Pro 14 (M1) and the ASUS ZenBook 14X. These are definitely 2 of the best laptops I've ever used for personal use and the only time I want the MacBook over the ASUS is if I need portability and power at the same time. I'm a Windows guy at heart and thanks to your coverage of the Zenbook 14X, I own one for the best sale price I've seen on it ($699) and it's just fantastic!! Thanks for you continued reviews of modern tech!

Simply amazing video. This is the kind of brilliance in content making and information delivery we need. Well done Josh❤❤

Great round-up and thank you for maintaining the location of each device in the graphs. It makes comparing a specific model much easier instead of re-ordering from best to worst every time.

I'll take the Lenovo Slim Pro 9i. Is a great all-rounder and Lenovo is the most friendly brand when it comes to Linux use.

just one thing i might add: the oled panel in the zenbook pro has the best color accuracy, contrast and response time of all of these laptops. Yes it is not as bright and pwm might bug some, but other than that it is actually probably the best screen. Also no ghosting. It depends on your needs. That said, I actually really like the 14 inch macbook screen alot. Also, it is also worth noting that macbooks are only fast at video editing works bc hw de/encoders that are amazing at what they do, all the others laptops completely dominates (basically destroys) the macs in most other3d gpu loads, like blender, games and such. Im sure apple will look into it sooner or later, but if you need 3d performance and raytracing, windows is your friend atm. Macs do have unified memory though, so more complex 3d scenes possible. But for most common workloads a windows machine with cuda cores will be several times faster than even the most expensive mac. Which again goes to show, it depends on workload. Which is why im thinking your comparison might not give the full picture.

Solid recommendations at the end. I have a 1st gen G14. They keyboard isn't that great and as a result I don't do serious work on it. If I game, I put it in external mode as you mentioned. Getting a small laptop for gaming also seems to be less of a thing as Steam Deck/Ally becomes more powerful

I am a new subscriber, I must say this is a well researched review..

Great review, the Asus G14 is my favourite, I brought one. I think the problem with the Mac is they can’t really do AAA PC games. So the Mac should have received a lot fewer points on that criteria. It doesn’t really matter how good a computer is if it can’t do the basic user case of playing AAA games. Most people will only be able to afford to buy one laptop so they need an all rounder, the Mac fails on that point. I disagree the 14” size isn’t ideal for gaming due to its portability and ability to plug-in to a monitor or TV. I brought the G14 to have a portable gaming PC, that can do web browsing, word documents and go on holidays. Windows 11 is perfectly fine. I also own a Mac but it maybe my last one due to inability to play games. Although the Mac advantage is power off battery, low heat and noise and performance.

I concur, After using windows laptops for 8 yrs, coming back to the Mac Pro 14 was fabulous, I love this machine even with the M1 chip and the basic config. I simply can't see a reason to go back to any Windows machine.

Thanks for informative videos like this. I ended up going with the M3 Pro MBP for my new laptop. There are so many competitors out there but having a focused 14” review video is amazing as that is the size I want.

Jesus, you really covered your bases! And you reviewed some of the favorites like the Zenbook 14 pro as promised!

I think your mom will be proud of this one. Excellent video!

Ports are still so frustrating. I have an older 11th gen intel Lenovo laptop - it has 2 thunderbolt ports. I buy laptops basically based on ports and ability to charge via that type C port. In 2023 this criteria is still a problem

Very great video, summarising all important points for laptops in a easy, dissolvable video. Liked and subsribed!

Thanks Josh for the best review video about laptops ever. This is exactly what I'm looking for instead of many other reviews literally just read all the information available on the website. I know your team has been working very hard and your video speaks itself the reason why. I made the decision to buy Lenovo slim pro 9i after watching your video. Thanks so much again.

@12:20 Slim Pro 9i does have an SD card reader. It’s also possible to get one with RTX 4070 graphics. Honestly the Slim Pro 9 is a no brainer in Europe right now as it’s much cheaper than the Macbook.

It's very sad that Schenker didn't upgrade a lot going from 12th to 13th gen. Faster ports, a sturdier lid and a better touchpad would've probably bumped this more towards average. Especially since the port selection itself is pretty good already. For the price it's still a nice machine but definitely not without compromises. Great video overall!

the best comparison man, good job, will you do a video for Gaming on Mac, specially the new M3, btw your review of the M3 macbooks was great

Excellent work from the Just Josh Team. Really good work to test like a propper test facility. And I am sure your mothers brought you all up to be nice to each other (and ladies). The Linus Sebastian / Linus Tech Tips Team should watch and learn.

I would be nice to know how good "tap to click" feels on the trackpads (I wish all laptops had the Mac's force touch)

The Zenbook Pro 14 OLED screen is by far the best display I've ever used, and beats the minileds in both accuracy and colors. And regarding its low brightness: it actaully goes up to 400hz SDR when plugged in and reaches 550 nits in HDR mode, which I often use for daily usage as well (sadly there is no DCI-P3/Adobe RGB profile toggle in HDR...). It simply beats every other screen out there hands down, as you don't have the typical glow that still haunts miniled screen when viewing high contrast content. Or just a mouse cursor on a dark background. Great comparison btw, that was a very solid line-up!

Currently with an ASUS Zenbok PRO 14 agree with your review. You can get this one in discount from ASUS and the OLED screen is great. Well rounded laptop for work/gaming/travel.Thanks again.

This is the review I have been searching for, much appreciated.

add the Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14" AMD to the mix

Hi Josh! A cringe video idea but, would you be interested in putting out a videos on your perfect laptop design if you were building it? It would be cool to get your perceptive on what constitutes the perfect laptop for you.

It has been a great video. Thank you for taking the time to do such a great effort. None the less, I have 2 comments for you that might help on a future video. 1. Apple MacBook Pro is waaaaaay out performing the other laptops. I would have tested the MacBook Air as a more even comparison. 2. Although these are many laptops on the market, there are missing some important competitors like HP, Dell, Microsoft, Samsung, just to mention some. Thank you again for the video and all the research, it helps a lot when trying to make a decision for a ne laptop.

Great production value! Looks like a video from a 5 million subscriber channel

I wish someone would make a basically copycat MacBook Pro for windows, I miss when the xps was THE windows laptop. In the meantime seems I’m getting the Lenovo. Amazing video as always!! Also, some constructive feedback. Giving the MacBook 5/5 on graphics felt out of left field because it only showed up in 1/3 graphs you showed us. The lack of macOS compatibility with gaming and other gpu-intensive programs feels like it should be something that’s talked about more. Video editing isn’t the only profession and shouldn’t receive an immediate 5/5 because of it.

Apple's quality control is just a completely different level. I hope Windows laptops manufacturers catch up so Apple can feel the competition heating up.

Great video as always. A really detailed comparison, thanks man.l

Brilliant! Josh. Great laptop recommendations.

I'm curious how the rankings would change if the laptops were all normalized to the same price.

what about on a buget

Thanks a lot dude I request you to continue this for the next generations of these laptops as well once again thanks a lot man love from india

Fantastic video. Very comprehensive and all justified. It would've been good to factor in price somehow. It would be excellent if you did a 16 inch version.

Apple laptops are on a league of their own

I smell apple bias here. It cant game at all but you still give it 5? Thats an automatic 3. Thats like giving a smart but disabled kid a combined fitness and intelligence score of 5. It makes no sense.

What a lineup! As someone who has been looking at the 14 inch laptop market, I have looked at around many of these. I ended up ordering the Slim Pro 9i today. Had the Pro 7 for a week but ended up returning it due to speakers having some sort of issue, decided to try the Pro 9i because it had 32gb of ram + presumably better speakers as well

Great video! Been waiting a long time for this one. One thing though, wondering why any of the thinkpads didn't make the list.

Great comparison!

Incredible work Josh! Thank you!

Hi, thanks a lot Josh your video is great. No big surprise I'd say, in particular the MSI is clearly not as premium as its price sounds.. I guess the Lenovo Yoga Slim Pro 9i exists with a 4060 or even 4070 ? Depends on the country maybe ? Also the noise and heat really depends on the settings. I've seen some reviews staring that the Razer 14 is much quieter in balance mode still having great performance in games. Difficult to compare the laptops with all these parameters yet. Anyway, thanks a lot for your job, hope it will pay as much as your previous one 😂

I really enjoyed this video and feel even better about my purchase of the ASUS Zenbook 14X today. Great comparisons!!!

Great job mate 👍🏻. Please do a comaprison of best 17 inch laptops or gaming laptops, or have you already done that ?

This video is undoubtedly one of the finest laptop comparison reviews I've come across in quite some time.

Great summary for people in the market for a high-end laptop! The only thing keeping me away from the MacBook Pro lineup is the lack of USB A which I need for my mouse. Dongles are kinda cringe to me.

Great review!! Thank you for taking this effort. Slim Pro 9i (Yoga Pro 9i) also has a i9-13905H, RTX4060, 32GB ram, configuration. Do you think with this config, it would be a worthy competitor to Macbook? Interested in your thoughts on this?

been using the 14" MBP for 3 months now. Its great. I expected more out of its battery, but im a power user and the screen is on all the time and mostly at 8/16 brightness or higher. Still can somehwat comfortably get one day of use out of it. I gave away my windows laptop - it was great, buuuut. (asus zenbook OLED 13 from 2021 i think, AMD 5800U/16GB)

What a quality comparison. But... just to point out - the thing is, that many of these laptops perform differently depending on CPU/GPU configuration of the same device. I'm not just talking about performance, but also heat and noise levels. That said, my choice (after watching this review) would be Lenovo Legion Slim 5 14 or HP EliteBook 845 G10 in HS CPU option :)

Great video as always Josh!

The new macbooks are really beasts. I have the original Macbook Air M1 bought 2 months after release and still going strong. My sibilings dropped it a few times, but only got some bent corners. It's quite sturdy.

You guys killed it with this one!!