Andrew Cunningham
| Specs at a look: (*16*) Laptop 16 | |
|---|---|
| OS | Windows 11 23H2 |
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 7 7940HS (8-cores) |
| RAM | 32GB DDR5-5600 (upgradeable) |
| GPU | AMD Radeon 780M (built-in)/AMD Radeon RX 7700S (devoted) |
| SSD | 1TB Western Digital Black SN770 |
| Battery | 85 WHr |
| Display | 16-inch 2560×1600 165 Hz matte non-touchscreen |
| Connectivity | 6x recessed USB-C ports (2x USB 4, 4x USB 3.2) with customizable “Expansion Card” dongles |
| Weight | 4.63 kilos (2.1 kg) with out GPU, 5.29 kilos (2.4 kg) with GPU |
| Price as examined | $2,499 pre-built, $2,421 DIY version with no OS |
Now that the (*16*) Laptop 13 has been by means of three refresh cycles—together with one which swapped from Intel’s CPUs to AMD’s inside the very same physique—the corporate is setting its sights on one thing greater.
Today, we’re taking an prolonged take a look at the primary (*16*) Laptop 16, which desires to do for a workstation/gaming laptop computer what the (*16*) Laptop 13 did for thin-and-light ultraportables. In some methods, the individuals who use these sorts of methods want a (*16*) Laptop most of all; they’re an excellent greater funding than a thin-and-light laptop computer, and a single CPU, GPU, reminiscence, or storage improve can prolong the helpful lifetime of the system for years, similar to upgrading a desktop.
The Laptop 16 melds concepts from the unique (*16*) Laptop with some all-new mechanisms for customizing the gadget’s keyboard, including and upgrading a devoted GPU, and putting in different modules. The consequence is a comparatively cumbersome and heavy laptop computer in comparison with a lot of its non-upgradeable alternate options. And you may must belief that (*16*) delivers on its upgradeability guarantees someplace down the road for the reason that present choices for upgrading and increasing the laptop computer are pretty restricted.
But the corporate has completed a terrific job of constructing belief with the (*16*) Laptop 13—when you do not thoughts the design of the Laptop 16, there is a moderately good probability you may have interesting upgrades to seize. In a yr or two.