OPTIMUS PRO XI vs 17.3" DEFIANCE VII - AMD vs Intel?

[MyteriousTurtle]

Hey! I recently ordered a Desktop through PCS, and after a really great experience I would like to use them again for my partner's laptop.

I was always heavily recommended AMD CPU's for my desktop build, is it the same for laptop builds? The two listed in the title are the two I was mainly looking at.

Budget ~ £1400.
Use: Gaming mainly, the likes of World of Warcraft and a few others. A heavy amount of web browsing and light work. Want something fairly future proof, if such thing exists with laptops

This was the first build I considered:

Chassis & Display
Optimus Series: 17.3" Matte Full HD 144Hz 72% NTSC LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen™ 7 Eight Core Processor 4800H (2.9GHz, 4.2GHz Turbo)
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair 2666MHz SODIMM DDR4 (1 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2060 - 6.0GB GDDR6 Video RAM - DirectX® 12.1
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB SAMSUNG 970 EVO PLUS M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3500MB/R, 3300MB/W)
Memory Card Reader
Integrated 3 in 1 Card Reader (Full Size SD / SDHC / SDXC)
AC Adaptor
1 x 180W AC Adaptor
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre Cloverleaf UK Power Cable
Battery
Optimus Series Integrated 46WH Lithium Ion Battery
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
2 Channel High Definition Audio + MIC/Headphone Jack
Wireless Network Card
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 (2.4 Gbps) + BT 5.0
USB/Thunderbolt Options
1 x USB 3.1 PORT (Type C) + 2 x USB 3.1 PORTS + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Keyboard Language
OPTIMUS SERIES RGB BACKLIT UK KEYBOARD
Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00001]
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
BullGuard™ Internet Security - Free 90 Day License inc. Gamer Mode
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Keyboard & Mouse
INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
Webcam
INTEGRATED 1MP HD WEBCAM
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Chassis
TongFang GK7NR0R (6GB RTX-2060, R7-4800H, 144Hz, Blank KB)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 11 to 13 working days
Price: £1,416.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/optimusXI-pro-17/Re0Qa6ANSZ/



Any help as always is greatly appreciated

 

[MyteriousTurtle]

Any thoughts? Hopefully looking to buy in the next 48 hours

 

[Bhuna50]

Hey! I recently ordered a Desktop through PCS, and after a really great experience I would like to use them again for my partner's laptop.

I was always heavily recommended AMD CPU's for my desktop build, is it the same for laptop builds? The two listed in the title are the two I was mainly looking at.

Budget ~ £1400.
Use: Gaming mainly, the likes of World of Warcraft and a few others. A heavy amount of web browsing and light work. Want something fairly future proof, if such thing exists with laptops

This was the first build I considered:


Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair 2666MHz SODIMM DDR4 (1 x 16GB) Consider 2 x 8MB rather than 1 x 16MB

1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB SAMSUNG 970 EVO PLUS M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3500MB/R, 3300MB/W) Consider 2 x M.2 drives - get a 250mb as drive 1 for OS and then 2TB for games / files - will obviously increase price slightly more sorry but if you have problems with OS, then you dont lose your files and also helps with performance slightly


Anti-Virus
BullGuard™ Internet Security - Free 90 Day License inc. Gamer Mode - the advice is to remove this - windows Defender is sufficient - this is known to cause occassional issues apparently

Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) - again will increase cost, but definitely consider 2 year warranty for just £69 - if anything goes wrong with graphics card or processor, this could result in a new motherboard needed


Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/optimusXI-pro-17/Re0Qa6ANSZ/



Any help as always is greatly appreciated

Expand the post here to see my comments / suggestions in red.

My review: Optimus Pro XI / AMD Ryzen 4800H / RTX 2060 | PCSPECIALIST

 

[FerrariVie]

If you really want something that is going to be a bit more future-proof, maybe consider a DTR (desktop replacement) laptop. It's basically a beefy laptop that has AMD or Intel desktop CPUs inside and which are replaceable (not GPUs though), but you also need to understand the drawbacks of those type of laptops. I explained about them on the thread below:

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www.pcspecialist.co.uk

The Nova chassis uses AMD desktop CPUs and would be around that price-point you're looking for, offering you better performance than the optimus or defiance. But if you're looking only for a 17" laptop, then that's not the case. You would need to go for the 17" Recoil (uses Intel desktop CPUs) to get a DTR, which is a lot more expensive.