3. PROS
Noticeably thinner design than last
year’s model (just 19.41 mm)
High-quality TN panel with excellent
properties
Slightly improved battery performance
since the upgrade
36 month warranty
CONS
200 HZ PWM FROM 0 TO 99%
BRIGHTNESS
SPONGY KEYBOARD
4. LENOVO FLEX 4
• INTEL CORE I7-7500U (2.7GHZ,
TURBO UP TO 3.5GHZ)
• 8GB DDR4 RAM
• 256GB SOLID STATE DRIVE
• AMD RADEON R7 M460 WITH
4GB DDR3 VRAM
• 15.6-INCH 1080P TOUCHSCREEN
DISPLAY
5. PROS
Outstanding design and choice of
materials
Relatively light and thin
Excellent touchpad and keyboard
Variety of ports in a budget convertible
CONS
WOBBLY SCREEN
PWM FROM 0 TO 99% BRIGHTNESS
6. HP PAVILION 15T 15-AU147CL
• INTEL CORE I7-7500U (2.7GHZ,
TURBO UP TO 3.5GHZ)
• 16GB DDR4 RAM
• 1TB HDD
• NVIDIA GT 940MX WITH 4GB
GDDR5 VRAM
• 15.6-INCH 1080P TOUCHSCREEN
DISPLAY
7. PROS
Unique design and good build quality
Relatively thin (28.96 mm) and light
chassis (2.32 kg)
Excellent keyboard experience
Good cooling system that keeps the
internals and outer chassis cool
CONS
UNSATISFYING GPU
PERFORMANCE FOR THE
ASKING PRICE AND THE USE
OF DDR3 RAM INSTEAD OF
DDR4
UNDERWHELMING BATTERY
LIFE
8. ACER ASPIRE E15
• INTEL CORE I7-6500U
PROCESSOR (2.5GHZ WITH
TURBO UP TO 3.1GHZ)
• 8GB DDR4 RAM
• 256GB SOLID STATE DRIVE
• NVIDIA GT 940MX WITH 2GB
GDDR5 VRAM
• 15.6-INCH 1080P DISPLAY
9. PROS
Low price
Great touchpad and keyboard
performance
No throttling of the GPU, nor the CPU
under heavy load
CONS
A BIT LOWER BATTERY LIFE
THAN EXPECTED
A BIT LOWER BATTERY LIFE
THAN EXPECTED
10. ASUS R516UX
• INTEL CORE I7-6500U
(2.5GHZ, TURBO UP TO
3.1GHZ)
• 8GB DDR3 RAM
• 1TB HDD
• NVIDIA GTX 950M WITH
2GB GDDR3 VRAM
• 15.6-INCH 1080P DISPLAY
11. PROS
Sturdy construction and sleek design
Good input devices
Quality IPS panel
High-quality sound + external
subwoofer
CONS
BULKY (32.2 MM) AND
HEAVY (2.7 KG)
PWM FROM 0 TO 99% SCREEN
BRIGHTNESS