I guess the question comes down to Lenovo LOQ vs HP Victus, as virtually everything is better on the HP Victus. This was a no-brainer, right?

Returning: LOQ 16 (Paid $737.99 - $81.18 Rakuten Cashback)

  • 7640HS
  • RTX 4050
  • 8GB DDR5 5600
  • 512GB QLC SSD
  • 16", 1920x1200, IPS, 144hz, 350 Nits
  • 4-Cell 60Wh
  • WiFi 6

Purchased: Victus 16.1 (Paid $769.99 w/ Upgrades - $77.00 Rakuten Cashback)

  • 7640HS (Same)
  • RTX 4050 (Same)
  • 16GB DDR5 5600 (Better)
  • 512GB TLC SSD (Better)
  • 16.1", 1920x1080, IPS, 144Hz, 300 Nits (Worse)
  • 6-Cell 83Wh (Better)
  • WiFi 6E (Better)
  • Yot5uya@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    dang Victus have dogshit quality tbh. And i don’t know why do people get 4050 in laptop when 3060 exists for lower price giving almost same performance, and mobile 3060 TI variant actually performs better with same price as 4050 laptops have. Better specks and lower price? Worse quality. You’ll be fine if your Victus would be stationary and opened all the time on desk. Other usage cases won’t lead to last it long enough

  • ZeroKnix@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Since you’ve tried both, can you tell which one has better build quality?

    • PovGRide742@alien.topOPBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      I didn’t open the LOQ in case I wanted to return it nor did I receive the Victus yet.

      • ZeroKnix@alien.topBEnglish
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        10 months ago

        damn 😩, I Was planning to buy and also confused between these two but in the end I thought I would settle down with build quality. I heard a bad reputation about hp build so I thought no one could give me a better suggestion than actually who tried these devices.

        • Aggravating_Ad1676@alien.topBEnglish
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          10 months ago

          From what I’ve heard the victus usually has decent build quality. Its not spectacular but you probably wont be complaining about it.

        • PovGRide742@alien.topOPBEnglish
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          10 months ago

          I had an Omen back in 2019 and the quality was fine but don’t really have much to compare it to. I also try to take care of my stuff so I don’t break things often, lol.

  • tymophy76@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I wouldn’t have done it. The screen is the part you interact with every single time you ever use the laptop, IMO it’s the most important part to be as nice to use as possible. I’d rather upgrade the ram myself later on and have the nice LCD than have more ram out of the box with a worse screen.

    The wifi, if you don’t have 6E in your house, is a non-issue.

    The battery is nice…but niether is getting genuinely great battery life given they’re gaming laptops, so I’d still stick with the better LCD over the better battery.

    • PovGRide742@alien.topOPBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      Looks like they are both 45%NTSC. So, resolution difference aside, the only difference is the Victus has 50 less Nits. That being said, I typically run my screens dimmer than others out of preference so that doesn’t bother me.

      I do have 6E. The upgrade from 6 to 6E was $10. I would have upgraded it in the LOQ anyway.

      I’ll probably have it plugged in when I’m using it. I bought it because I travel a lot for work. My girlfriend will probably use it when I’m home for basic productivity so I chose the $20 upgrade for the battery.

      • tymophy76@alien.topBEnglish
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        10 months ago

        I bought it because I travel a lot for work

        That’s the important part of your post that makes that IMO worth it.