long battery life oled ultrabook

[ryan]

General Questions

1) What is your budget?  1000

2) What size notebook would you prefer?

c. Thin and Light; 13" - 14" screen
d. Mainstream; 15" - 16" screen
 

 

3) In which country will you buying this notebook? canada

4) Are there any brands that you prefer or any you really don't like?

a. Like: HP
b. Dislike: MSI

 

5) Would you consider laptops that are refurbished/redistributed? yes

6) What are the primary tasks you will be performing with this notebook? music and youtube

7) Will you be taking the notebook with you to different places, leaving it on your desk or both? couch

😎 Will you be playing games on your notebook? (If so, please state which games or types of games?) ill be using geforce now

9) How many hours of battery life do you need? 8 - 12hrs
10) Would you prefer to see the notebook you're considering before purchasing it or buying a notebook on-line without seeing it is OK? yes

11) What OS do you prefer? Windows, Mac OS, Linux, Chrome OS, etc. chrome/windows

12) What ports do you require on your laptop? (ex. MiniDisplayPort or HDMI? Displayport or USB-C w/ DP?)

Screen Specifics

13) What screen resolution(s) would you prefer? See further below for explanations. 1080p-4k

14) Do you want a glossy/reflective screen or a matte/non-glossy screen? See further below for explanations. dont care

Build Quality and Design

15) Are the notebook's looks and stylishness important to you? no
Notebook Components

16) How much storage space do you need? 1-4tb will upgrade myself

Timing, Warranty and Longevity

17) When do you consider purchasing this laptop? in a week

18) How long do you expect to use this laptop? 5 years

19) How long could you afford to do without your laptop if it were to fail? yes i have 4

20) Would you be willing to pay significantly extra for on-site warranty, or would it be acceptable to you to have to ship the laptop to the vendor for repair with perhaps a week or more outage? no

 

[ryan]

settled with the ZENBOOK 14 OLED, it recieved great acclaim and review scores. alot of people are talking good about it on you tube so I pulled the trigger.

 

A few weeks in, and it's not getting even close to the 22 hours of SOT but it does have great battery life at max brightness and actual use like streaming video. I'm seeing 6-8 hours and if I dim the display 50 percent i get 10hours of solid use. the display is gorgeous 2880x1800 OLED 90hz panel its got 100 DCI P3 coverage and really is suprising when you first see it. only flaw is the screen door effect from the coating on the touch display its noticable on white when you move close to the screen. but overall performance and battery life and temps are fantastic. big thumbs up

[Redneck_Randy]

You can't go wrong with a ASUS.  Been an ASUS person for many years.  I have an older G712 and before that I had a G75VW.

[ryan]

Im using geforce now, bought a 6month 4080 subscription. It runs and looks good. I honestly will never buy anything that isn't oled again, battery life is better with the zenbook than the vivobook but not by much, the reason I bought it was because reviewers were claiming 11 hours usage at max brightness, in my testing im getting 5-6hours go figure and now its too late to take it back as I dont need 4 laptops/lol.