Do you think it would be worth the wait and price to hold out until the 14th Intel laptops are released? I’m mainly interested in them as they will allegedly have a much better battery life, but I was also looking to get some good deals on black friday sales and it’d be a lot easier switching right now. Any thoughts?

  • SkullAngel001@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    14th Gen Raptor Lake is a refresh, not a complete new architecture so the performance difference is marginal. So no, I wouldn’t wait. If you can score a BF/CB deal on a 13th gen, I’d say pull the trigger.

    Also 14th Gen just came out so it’s just now starting to trickle into the mass market in the next few weeks and going into 2024 (not enough time to show up for BF/CB).

    Since you mentioned battery life, you’ll want to look for a laptop with a “U” designation as these chips are designed to sip power for max battery life (example).