Anyone any advice between these two laptops?

McMurphy

So, I feel like my nearly ten year old Asus laptop needs to finally be upgraded.

I have narrowed my search down to two different machines, a Huawei and another Asus.

It will be used mainly for browsing, some Adobe, light office work such as word, excel etc.

Anyone any suggestions or input based on these two devices,?

https://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/computing/laptops/laptops/asus-e406ma-14-laptop-intel-pentium-128-gb-emmc-grey-10204316-pdt.html

Huawei MateBook D 15 2020 - 15.6 Inch Laptop with FullView 1080P FHD Ultrabook PC (AMD Ryzen 5 3500U, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, Windows 10 Home, Multi-screen Collaboration, Fingerprint Reader), Space Grey https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B083WXVJ13/ref=cm_sw_r_other_apa_i_arUREb18SJTV0

Thanks.

thas asus has only 4gb ram and it's soldered in so not upgradable so I'd skip it as you really want 8gb these days and into the future

the Huawei is all-metal more premium build

but I'd go for this laptop also made by Huawei (just a sub-brand). it's the same price

all-metal also and same cpu, ssd, ram but neater and has better battery life (bigger battery) than the matebook d 15.

use addresspal or similar to get deilvery to Ireland from Uk.

https://www.box.co.uk/products/keywords/magicbook/ex/true

Review of the magicbook

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oD4b0mxue0E

McMurphy

Cheers Glasso, I had actually a pm typed out to you yesterday asking for some advice on this very subject, (as incould tell this is something you seem to know a lot about) but then chickened out at the end as I didn't want to burden you with an uninvited task

Will be having a look online later - but if you think that will do the job I'd be happy enough with your recommendation.

As I said, it will never be under too much stress in this office, bit of excel, word, browsing etc, not even sure if what I'm picking out is overkill tbh.

I think that it's better if people post as opposed to pms.

I think that is a very nice laptop and is very well built, also portable and with fast charging.

should last a good few years.

for the quality offered it is very good value imo

a lot of people just look at specs but build-quality should also be high up on the list.

another factor is the thermal / cooling / fans design on that laptop. That, coupled with dual-channel ram means the max can be obtained out of that 3500u cpu - factors that are not apparent from just looking at the headline specs.

Calahonda52

Glasso,
does the laptop in the link above have WiFi?
Its not stated?
Thanks as always

Calahonda52

Calahonda52 wrote: »

Glasso,
does the laptop in the link above have WiFi?
Its not stated?
Thanks as always

yes it does.

all laptops released in the last 15 years have wifi but if you're not confident on the subject no harm in asking.

Brock Turnpike

glasso wrote: »

I think that it's better if people post as opposed to pms.

I think that is a very nice laptop and is very well built, also portable and with fast charging.

should last a good few years.

for the quality offered it is very good value imo

a lot of people just look at specs but build-quality should also be high up on the list.

another factor is the thermal / cooling / fans design on that laptop. That, coupled with dual-channel ram means the max can be obtained out of that 3500u cpu - factors that are not apparent from just looking at the headline specs.

Glasso, would you recommend that laptop for the following:

Coding (Python)
Podcasting (recording/editing)
Video editing (to a lesser extent than the above two)

I dithered over that Lenovo offer that was going around for the new IdeaPad 5 with Ryzen processor, and I'm kicking myself now. Even had it in my basket for €555.

Brock Turnpike

Brock Turnpike wrote: »

Glasso, would you recommend that laptop for the following:

Coding (Python)
Podcasting (recording/editing)
Video editing (to a lesser extent than the above two)

I dithered over that Lenovo offer that was going around for the new IdeaPad 5 with Ryzen processor, and I'm kicking myself now. Even had it in my basket for €555.

will handle that no problem

it's a lot nicer build than the lenovo 5 and the newer amd cpu is mainly just bragging rights more than anything most people will never actually use to 100% regularly really.

it's a great little laptop universally well reviewed

Brock Turnpike

glasso wrote: »

will handle that no problem

it's a lot nicer build than the lenovo 5 and the newer amd cpu is mainly just bragging rights more than anything most people will never actually use to 100% regularly really.

it's a great little laptop universally well reviewed

Cheers. One other question. Can the 8Gb RAM be upgraded to 16gb if needed?

Craigels

Where can I view this with the intel processor?

Brock Turnpike

Brock Turnpike wrote: »

Cheers. One other question. Can the 8Gb RAM be upgraded to 16gb if needed?

no, it's soldered like a lot of laptops these days

tbh unless you are doing a lot of video editing at 4k (1080p fine) this laptop will be fine

Craigels

Craigels wrote: »

Where can I view this with the intel processor?

seems to be only really available with the ryzen 5

it's a good cpu and runs well in this laptop

and has better graphics capability

sibersha

I'm looking for something in similar price range (maybe a bit cheaper), seen the below recently which looks like good value but not sure about build quality and one month delivery wait.

https://www.laptopsdirect.ie/asus-ryzen-5-3500u-8gb-512gb-ssd-14-inch-fhd-windows-10-laptop-a412da-ek609t/version.asp

Any thoughts?

amdaley28

Hello Everyone.

Could someone offer an opinion on this Lenovo machine which I saw while looking at the Honor Magicbook.
https://www.box.co.uk/81V5001AUK-Lenovo-V155-15API_2808677.html#DetailTop

Stay safe.
Thanks.
Tony.

sibersha

sibersha wrote: »

I'm looking for something in similar price range (maybe a bit cheaper), seen the below recently which looks like good value but not sure about build quality and one month delivery wait.

https://www.laptopsdirect.ie/asus-ryzen-5-3500u-8gb-512gb-ssd-14-inch-fhd-windows-10-laptop-a412da-ek609t/version.asp

Any thoughts?

plastic vs metal

non ips screen

cpu won't run as well as in the honor (thermals)

battery not as big as honor

Brock Turnpike

glasso wrote: »

no, it's soldered like a lot of laptops these days

tbh unless you are doing a lot of video editing at 4k (1080p fine) this laptop will be fine

Thanks. And one final question. I can get the below spec'd laptop from Lenovo for €575 (which is €40 cheaper than the Honor). How do the two compare? Am I wrong to lean towards the Lenovo because it has 16GB over the 8GB of the Honor?

Configuration Details
Processor : AMD Ryzen 7 3700U Processor (2.30GHz, Max Boost up to 4.0GHz, 4 Cores, 4MB Cache )
Operating System : Windows 10 Home 64
Preload Language : Windows 10 Home 64 English
Microsoft Office : Microsoft Office Trial
Color : Platinum Grey
Selectable Memory : 16GB DDR4 2400MHz SoDIMM
Total Memory : 16GB DDR4 2400MHz Onboard
Second Hard Drive : 256GB Solid State Drive, 2.5", TLC
Optical Device : Dummy ODD Platinum Grey
Display : 15.6" FHD (1920x1080), TN, 220nits, Anti-glare, No touch
Graphic Card : Integrated Graphics
Keyboard : Keyboard Grey English (UK)
Camera : 720p HD Camera with Single Microphone
Surface Treatment : IMR
Palmrest : PC/ABS
Battery : 3 Cell Li-Polymer Internal Battery, 36Wh
Power Adapter : 65W Wall Mount AC Adapter (2pin)-UK
WiFi Wireless LAN Adapters : Wireless 1x1 AC, Bluetooth Version 4.1 or above
Language Pack : Publication-English
Warranty : 1 Year Depot or Carry-in

Craigels

Ordered the magicbook from box UK

Brock Turnpike

Brock Turnpike wrote: »

Thanks. And one final question. I can get the below spec'd laptop from Lenovo for €575 (which is €40 cheaper than the Honor). How do the two compare? Am I wrong to lean towards the Lenovo because it has 16GB over the 8GB of the Honor?

Configuration Details
Processor : AMD Ryzen 7 3700U Processor (2.30GHz, Max Boost up to 4.0GHz, 4 Cores, 4MB Cache )
Operating System : Windows 10 Home 64
Preload Language : Windows 10 Home 64 English
Microsoft Office : Microsoft Office Trial
Color : Platinum Grey
Selectable Memory : 16GB DDR4 2400MHz SoDIMM
Total Memory : 16GB DDR4 2400MHz Onboard
Second Hard Drive : 256GB Solid State Drive, 2.5", TLC
Optical Device : Dummy ODD Platinum Grey
Display : 15.6" FHD (1920x1080), TN, 220nits, Anti-glare, No touch
Graphic Card : Integrated Graphics
Keyboard : Keyboard Grey English (UK)
Camera : 720p HD Camera with Single Microphone
Surface Treatment : IMR
Palmrest : PC/ABS
Battery : 3 Cell Li-Polymer Internal Battery, 36Wh
Power Adapter : 65W Wall Mount AC Adapter (2pin)-UK
WiFi Wireless LAN Adapters : Wireless 1x1 AC, Bluetooth Version 4.1 or above
Language Pack : Publication-English
Warranty : 1 Year Depot or Carry-in

only if you need 16gb - do you?
nothing in it the the cpu
the build quality of the magicbook is excellent - all-metal chassis.
220 nits is not very bright - will appear dark.
it's not ips
battery is very small.

don't do it

amdaley28

amdaley28 wrote: »

Hello Everyone.

Could someone offer an opinion on this Lenovo machine which I saw while looking at the Honor Magicbook.
https://www.box.co.uk/81V5001AUK-Lenovo-V155-15API_2808677.html#DetailTop

Stay safe.
Thanks.
Tony.

Anyone please ?

Thank you.

amdaley28

amdaley28 wrote: »

Anyone please ?

Thank you.

inferior build quality (plastic vs metal chassis), screen (non-ips) and battery life. has a bigger ssd yes.

same cpu but it runs better in the honor due to better thermal design

honor magicbook 14 / matebook d 14 easily worth the extra £40 or £50

amdaley28

glasso wrote: »

inferior build quality (plastic vs metal chassis), screen (non-ips) and battery life. has a bigger ssd yes.

same cpu but it runs better in the honor due to better thermal design

honor magicbook 14 / matebook d 14 easily worth the extra £40 or £50

Thanks glasso.
Its appreciated.

McMurphy

glasso wrote: »

thas asus has only 4gb ram and it's soldered in so not upgradable so I'd skip it as you really want 8gb these days and into the future

the Huawei is all-metal more premium build

but I'd go for this laptop also made by Huawei (just a sub-brand). it's the same price

all-metal also and same cpu, ssd, ram but neater and has better battery life (bigger battery) than the matebook d 15.

use addresspal or similar to get deilvery to Ireland from Uk.

https://www.box.co.uk/products/keywords/magicbook/ex/true

Review of the magicbook

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oD4b0mxue0E

Am about to pull the pin on it, just hanging on for a pm ref one of the Lenovos from the other thread (someone ordered a metal palm rest and also ordered a standard so might be one going for cost) if that falls through, I'll get this one.

Just letting you know Argos UK are the same price as these lads but with 3.95 delivery, just wondering if there's any benefit to ordering from box v Argos?

https://www.argos.co.uk/product/7449310

Brock Turnpike

McMurphy wrote: »

Am about to pull the pin on it, just hanging on for a pm ref one of the Lenovos from the other thread (someone ordered a metal palm rest and also ordered a standard so might be one going for cost) if that falls through, I'll get this one.

Just letting you know Argos UK are the same price as these lads but with 3.95 delivery, just wondering if there's any benefit to ordering from box v Argos?

https://www.argos.co.uk/product/7449310

I managed to get the Huawei Matebook 14 (same laptop) from Amazon with free shipping through Prime.

yes matebook d currently £540 (+ a bit more Irish VAT at checkout = £553)

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Huawei-MateBook-2020-Multi-Screen-Collaboration/dp/B083T5HFPX/ref=sr_1_4?dchild=1&keywords=matebook%2Bd14&qid=1589919175&sr=8-4&th=1

as Amazon's service is usually so good could be worth going for that.

Justin10

Honor having a sale tomorrow I think, laptop for 549, with a free backpack and 2nd generation smart watch.

They also have money off vouchers and free delivery to the UK.

McMurphy

Rochey18 wrote: »

Honor having a sale tomorrow I think, laptop for 549, with a free backpack and 2nd generation smart watch.

They also have money off vouchers and free delivery to the UK.

What site?

ClaptonBay

It's on the honor website itself..seems they are launching a UK site from what I gather. You can spin a wheel to win a coupon which you can use then. I got a £15 one so will use it. Might try to shift the watch as have a Garmin already.

ClaptonBay

ClaptonBay wrote: »

It's on the honor website itself..seems they are launching a UK site from what I gather. You can spin a wheel to win a coupon which you can use then. I got a £15 one so will use it. Might try to shift the watch as have a Garmin already.

link to the honor website itself uk ordering part?

edit - found it

https://www.hihonor.com/unitedkingdom/product/honor-magicbook-14#18244166142598

ClaptonBay

glasso wrote: »

link to the honor website itself uk ordering part?

edit - found it

https://www.hihonor.com/unitedkingdom/product/honor-magicbook-14#18244166142598

Sorry was on the mobile. Seems a good offer.

amdaley28

ClaptonBay wrote: »

It's on the honor website itself..seems they are launching a UK site from what I gather. You can spin a wheel to win a coupon which you can use then. I got a £15 one so will use it. Might try to shift the watch as have a Garmin already.

You can have 3 spins but you won't get more than a £15 voucher.

ClaptonBay

amdaley28 wrote: »

You can have 3 spins but you won't get more than a £15 voucher.

Yeah got the 5,10,15..doubt you can stack them though and use in one go?

the deal with the included smartwatch and backpack is excellent and not to be missed if you're in the market for a new laptop.

even if don't want/need the smartwatch you could fairly easily sell it for €100 as it's a good one and costs £130 new

so if you get a £15 voucher that's £535 + addresspal etc for the lot

amdaley28

ClaptonBay wrote: »

Yeah got the 5,10,15..doubt you can stack them though and use in one go?

The coupons are for different amounts bought.
To use the $15 one you need to spend over $150. €10 over €100 & €5 over €50.

You could probably use only one coupon per order.

amdaley28

glasso wrote: »

the deal with the included smartwatch and backpack is excellent and not to be missed if you're in the market for a new laptop.

even if don't want/need the smartwatch you could fairly easily sell it for €100 as it's a good one and costs £130 new

so if you get a £15 voucher that's £535 + addresspal etc for the lot

I presume you could also use DPD in NI ?

Also there seems to be only the 256Gb SSD available.
You can get the Huawei version with a 512Gb SSD on Amazon for £50 more but not with the watch of course.

amdaley28

amdaley28 wrote: »

I presume you could also use DPD in NI ?

Also there seems to be only the 256Gb SSD available.
You can get the Huawei version with a 512Gb SSD on Amazon for £50 more but not with the watch of course.

ssd is user up-gradable (clicks in and out) down the line of course. you're not stuck with that size forever.

it also has a memory card reader so you could stick an sd card for storage of media files etc which would be ok for that sort of file storage

Brock Turnpike

glasso wrote: »

ssd is user up-gradable (clicks in and out) down the line of course. you're not stuck with that size forever.

it also has a memory card reader so you could stick an sd card for storage of media files etc which would be ok for that sort of file storage

I didn't realise SSD was click-in/out. This is great news. I got the 256GB version, so it's good to know I can do that in future.

amdaley28

glasso wrote: »

ssd is user up-gradable (clicks in and out) down the line of course. you're not stuck with that size forever.

it also has a memory card reader so you could stick an sd card for storage of media files etc which would be ok for that sort of file storage

I couldn't see any memory card reader ?
I wouldn't have minded paying an extra £50 for a 512GB SSD option.

McMurphy

glasso wrote: »

the deal with the included smartwatch and backpack is excellent and not to be missed if you're in the market for a new laptop.

even if don't want/need the smartwatch you could fairly easily sell it for €100 as it's a good one and costs £130 new

so if you get a £15 voucher that's £535 + addresspal etc for the lot

Yeah my mind's made up, buying this (if I get the Lenovo it'll be an added) cheers Glasso.

Can't seem to buy until tomorrow, 10am though?

ClaptonBay

McMurphy wrote: »

Yeah my mind's made up, buying this (if I get the Lenovo it'll be an added) cheers Glasso.

Can't seem to buy until tomorrow, 10am though?

Yep correct.

Agree might try and sell the honor watch, might get 80/100 quids for it. Would end up a good deal then. Seen they were giving free earbuds on the french site. Probably would have kept the buds if they were part of the offer but waiting on a delivery of Tronsmart ace earphones anyway.

amdaley28

amdaley28 wrote: »

I couldn't see any memory card reader ?
I wouldn't have minded paying an extra £50 for a 512GB SSD option.

actually yep, no sd card reader.

McMurphy

Bought the space grey one with the bag and watch for £535,

The silver one didn't appear to be available to me, and wouldn't you know as soon as I paid - it was. :mad:

Might have a look and see if there's a chat function available that will let me switch.

Justin10

Was lucky enough to get the silver.

Probably try sell the watch, as I doubt I'll use it.

€590 all in, happy with that.

amdaley28

Two things stopped me from buying.
The lack of a card reader & no option to chooses a 512GB SSD.
Sure I could have probably sold the watch but I'd have given that up for a card reader & a larger SSD.
Good luck to everyone who bought one.

onsite

anybody go with this and not receive an email confirmation? I got an order confirmation which i didn't keep expecting to receive e-mail confirmation but haven't received anything, I can see the payment is pending on my credit card. Have tried contacting customer support but it timed out on their side. anybody have the same issue? I cant see anything in my Honor account either that i created.

McMurphy

onsite wrote: »

anybody go with this and not receive an email confirmation? I got an order confirmation which i didn't keep expecting to receive e-mail confirmation but haven't received anything, I can see the payment is pending on my credit card. Have tried contacting customer support but it timed out on their side. anybody have the same issue? I cant see anything in my Honor account either that i created.

No I got an email straight away, took a while for the order to show up on the account though.

amdaley28

onsite wrote: »

anybody go with this and not receive an email confirmation? I got an order confirmation which i didn't keep expecting to receive e-mail confirmation but haven't received anything, I can see the payment is pending on my credit card. Have tried contacting customer support but it timed out on their side. anybody have the same issue? I cant see anything in my Honor account either that i created.

I was watching & they seem to have run out of them pretty quick so maybe that's it ?

You can still order them onsite but delivery date is 27th May for the silver & 3rd June for the grey.

amdaley28

amdaley28 wrote: »

I was watching & they seem to have run out of them pretty quick so maybe that's it ?

You can still order them onsite but delivery date is 27th May for the silver & 3rd June for the grey.

not surprising.

it's a fantastic deal.

onsite

amdaley28 wrote: »

I was watching & they seem to have run out of them pretty quick so maybe that's it ?

You can still order them onsite but delivery date is 27th May for the silver & 3rd June for the grey.

Actually the confirmation e-mail went to my wifes e-mail address as its her account for delivery via Parcel Motel. I was able to eventually see the order in my honor account as pending delivery so think I'm good, looking forward to getting this now plus the watch!

Craigels

We got the space grey honor magicbook 14 and we are thrilled with it. The build quality is excellent. Its so lightweight and portable. Battery seems good but would need to test more. Only negative is the pop up camera but we knew about that before ordering. All in all we are very ease with it. We ordered from box and delivery was very quick to Ireland. Thanks for your reccomendation and help.

amdaley28

amdaley28 wrote: »

I was watching & they seem to have run out of them pretty quick so maybe that's it ?

You can still order them onsite but delivery date is 27th May for the silver & 3rd June for the grey.

glasso wrote: »

not surprising.

it's a fantastic deal.

Temptation was to great so splashed out on a silver one on the HONOR Uk site.
As you said "fantastic deal"
You wouldn't get anything like it for the money anywhere else.
And with the watch added in was a no brainer.

The only difficulty I had was trying to get my full DPD Parcel Wizard address in.
Fifty characters between address line 1 & 2 meant any proper punctuation went out the window.
Have no idea where the fifty character limit came from ?

ClaptonBay

amdaley28 wrote: »

Temptation was to great so splashed out on a silver one on the HONOR Uk site.
As you said "fantastic deal"
You wouldn't get anything like it for the money anywhere else.
And with the watch added in was a no brainer.

The only difficulty I had was trying to get my full DPD Parcel Wizard address in.
Fifty characters between address line 1 & 2 meant any proper punctuation went out the window.
Have no idea where the fifty character limit came from ?

Looks like at least another 7-10 days before delivery asked on livechat this morning