THREE NOTEBOOKS WITH RTX GPUS ON OFFER: PROPOSALS FOR GAMERS AND CREATORS
The NVIDIA RTX 3000 series graphics cards launched in recent months are among the products of the tech world most desired by the public. Yet, there is an alternative that many are thinking about, namely the laptop sector : after all, laptops and notebooks also guarantee excellent performance, especially when it comes to PCs dedicated to gaming and the world of creatives, two categories of users who need a lot of power to manage games and professional applications, even on the move.
There is no scarcity of alternatives in this field, but it
is not always easy to find the model that best suits your needs. So let's try
to juggle the current offer by discovering three laptops equipped withNVIDIA
GeForce RTX 2000 series GPUs , which can meet the expectations of gamers but
also professionals.
MSI Gaming GF65 Thin 9SEXR, the entry-level for gamers
MSI Gaming GF65 Thin 9SEXR , reviewed by us in early July ,
is the first gaming laptop that we will see today: built by the Taiwanese
house, which has long offered high quality components at very interesting
prices, it has an Intel processor inside. i5-9300H with 4 cores and 8 threads,
with a base clock of 2.4 GHz and a maximum frequency of 4.10 GHz. Inside we
find an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 GPU with 6 GB of GDDR6 memory and, on the
memory side , 16 GB of DDR4 RAM at a frequency of 2666 MHz, as well as a 512GB
NVMe SSD. The storage space is expandable via a second M.2 slot, while the
maximum supported RAM reaches 64 GB.
As for the design and
the display, however, MSI Gaming GF65 Thin 9SEXR is 359 mm wide, 254 mm deep
and 21.7 mm thick, for a total weight of 1.86 kg, in line with the technical
characteristics of gaming notebooks. belonging to this performance band. The
plastic shell, except for the keyboard cover and brushed aluminum cover,
surrounds the 15.6-inch Full HD screen with 120Hz refresh rate , with IPS-level
panel, great for those who mainly use the computer to play . Coming to the last
details, the 51 Wh battery guarantees good autonomy for normal use (ergo web browsing
and from office / school / university) reaching about 6 hours. Finally, on the
connectivity and functions side we find an HDMI output that supports up to 4K
at 30Hz, an RJ45 connector, two USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-A, two USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-C
and 3.5 jack for headphones and microphone; Wi-Fi ac and Bluetooth 5.0 are
available for wireless connectivity. Above the displays there is also a 720p @
30fps webcam with integrated microphones.
Currently it can be purchased on the Unieuro website on
offer at 1,279 euros instead of 1,399 , thus saving 8% compared to the list
price. This model is suitable for gamers who want to enter the RTX world
without raising the price bar too much.
HP OMEN 15-EK0013NL, mid-range and quality assured
Now let's move on to the HP world with its OMEN series, with
the HP OMEN 15-EK0013NL mid-range model . The beating hearts of this machine is
the Intel Core I7-10750H processor with a base frequency of 2.6 GHz and turbo
at 5 GHz, accompanied by an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 GPU with 6GB of GDDR6
memory and 16GB of 2933 DDR4 RAM MHz, while the storage space is equal to 512GB
thanks to the supplied SSD.
In this case the dimensions are 358 x 22.5 x 240 mm, for a
weight of 2.46 kg. Unlike the MSI laptop seen previously, this model also has a
numeric keypad, greatly improving the user experience in the field of
productivity. The supplied anti-glare Full HD IPS display is from15.6 inches
and offers a 144Hz refresh rate .
HP OMEN 15-EK0013NL has a 70.9Wh Li-Po battery inside for up
to 8-10 hours of autonomy in normal use.
On the connectivity and functions side, there are four total
USB ports (3 USB SuperSpeed Type-A and 1 USB SuperSpeed Type-C with DisplayPort
1.4 function), a Thunderbolt 3 port, an HDMI, a Mini DisplayPort, a
Gigabit-Ethernet, a combo jack headphones-microphone and a multi-format SD
memory card reader. There is also the HP Wide Vision 720p HD Camera webcam with
integrated dual-array digital microphone.
The list price is 1,699.99 euros, now you can find it in
promotion at 1499 euros online from MediaWorld . This model is mainly indicated
for gamers, but thanks to the powerful Intel i7 CPU and the RTX 2060 GPU it
does not disdain even the most demanding workloads, typical of the professional
world.
HP - Gaming OMEN 17-cb0010nl, for those who want the best
Let's now move on to the most powerful notebook among those
on offer that we have selected, or the HP model - Gaming OMEN 17-cb0010nl ,
which is placed in the high segment of the market. Also in this case under the
body we find an Intel Core processor, specifically the i7-9750H model, equipped
with 6 cores and 12 threads for a base frequency of 2.60 GHz and turbo at 4.50
GHz. The GPU instead is an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 8GB of GDDR6 memory. As for
the supplied memory, there are 16 GB of 2666 MHz DDR4 RAM in a 2 x 8 GB
configuration, along with a 256 GB M.2 NVMe SSD and 1 TB SATA HDD.
The supplied display this time goes to the next level, as
expected from a high-end gaming notebook: we find a 17.3-inch Full HD IPS
screen with 144 Hz refresh rate , to offer the best possible quality during the
game, moreover the dimensions allow to have a configuration more suited to the
working environment. The dimensions are 405 x 27 x 295 mm and the weight of
3.31 kg, measurements that make it a real desktop replacement. The battery is
70 Wh total, but given the specifications it is better to use this laptop
connected to the power supply, to make the most of the power available.
In all, there are four USB ports (3 USB 3.1 Gen1 Type-A and
1 USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C with Thunderbolt 3 and DisplayPort 1.4), 1 HDMI, 1 Mini
DisplayPort 1 RJ-45, 1 headphone / microphone combo jack and also 1
multi-format SD memory card reader.
Also in this case there is a webcam, since we find the HP
Wide Vision HD Camera model with integrated dual-array digital microphone. The
high quality, however, is also shown in the audio sector thanks to the double
Bang & Olufsen speakers , enhanced by HP Audio Boost technology. Currently
you can find HP - Gaming OMEN 17-cb0010nl on offer from 1,999.99 euros to
1,899.99 euros on Amazon in the 1 TB SATA HDD + 256 GB SSD configuration, with
RTX 2070 GPU; alternatively, always on Amazon you can buy the same model but
with 1 TB SSD and RTX 2070 Super 8GB, but at the price of 2,099 Euros.
This model is suitable for both gamers and creators, given
the power available and above all for the size of the screen, which allow a
more comfortable use in both areas.