Vorph
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That's basically what I was looking for, except with Ryzen 4500U or 4700U because AMD stomps Intel at this point. I also demand a 100% sRGB/72% NTSC display which in the end made me give up for now since the only option besides buying Chinese shit off Banggood or whatever is the HP Envy x360 13.3" model and that thing is nearly as much as a full-on gaming laptop.
If you're willing to accept a shittier display, my best advice would be to go directly to HP and find a model you like. Pick the CPU and display you want (don't fall for the "1000 nit" BS, those are privacy displays that are as bad or worse than the 250 nit options even with privacy mode off because it's a coating that is never really "off"), then remove everything else. You'll save something like $230 just getting rid of Windows 10, which you can easily get a key off Ebay for less than $10, and by going with base RAM and SSD you can save a lot more by opening it up and upgrading it to 16GB and 500GB-1TB yourself. Just make sure the thing offers an option for 16GB with dual channel RAM so that you know there's actually 2 slots inside. Downside is it probably won't ship until the end of August at the earliest.
If you don't want to tinker, then I doubt you're getting anything in that price range with those specs (even settling for Intel). Laptop supply is almost as bad as consoles and guns right now, and I don't see there being much in the way of 'back-to-school' sales this year.
If you're willing to accept a shittier display, my best advice would be to go directly to HP and find a model you like. Pick the CPU and display you want (don't fall for the "1000 nit" BS, those are privacy displays that are as bad or worse than the 250 nit options even with privacy mode off because it's a coating that is never really "off"), then remove everything else. You'll save something like $230 just getting rid of Windows 10, which you can easily get a key off Ebay for less than $10, and by going with base RAM and SSD you can save a lot more by opening it up and upgrading it to 16GB and 500GB-1TB yourself. Just make sure the thing offers an option for 16GB with dual channel RAM so that you know there's actually 2 slots inside. Downside is it probably won't ship until the end of August at the earliest.
If you don't want to tinker, then I doubt you're getting anything in that price range with those specs (even settling for Intel). Laptop supply is almost as bad as consoles and guns right now, and I don't see there being much in the way of 'back-to-school' sales this year.
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