The Best Laptop to Buy Instead of the New MacBook Pro

[@Dave2D]

I'm not feeling the 2016 MacBooks. I've switched to Windows laptops for this gen. Anyone else make the switch?

[@technopocalyse112]

nope im still on my 2015 one and i haunt upgrade but its just snappy and fine for me...Also i would find it hard to leave mac since i just LOVE the OS even though I've used windows for most of my life.

[@sukhrajsingh466]

Dave Lee can you please make the best ultrabooks/ portable laptops of 2016?

[@jasonbaird4512]

Dave Lee i want a laptop but i cant afford one

[@dominicgoetz3750]

Dave Lee I did

[@tipoomaster]

I have a mid 2014 15" rMBP, at the time it was an obvious choice for me, but if I was buying again today, I'd probably be tempted by the XPS 15, now that the update with a 1050 was leaked.

[@AshTailor]

Ah man, these are all the laptops I have been eyeing like a hawk for months. For me it was between the MSI GS63 and the Razer Blade. Great video buddy!

[@tomlam5241]

Ash Tailor ur the dude with the excellent videography skills.

[@SkywayVisuals1]

Looked at the MSI too. Checked it out at best buy, pretty durable feel. However, I read that a lot of people were getting 2 -3hr battery life, so am choosing between aero and razer blade.

[@AshTailor]

PartnersInCrimeGFX I mean, if I could, I'd immediately go for the blade due to its design. There's no competition. The XPS refresh is also another great one I'm waiting for 👌

[@AshTailor]

Tom X Ah, thanks dude. 😁

[@rajaoctober14]

Xps 15 leaked it's same design with gtx 1050 and i7 7700hq which is 200mhz faster, gtx 1050 is only slightly faster than gtx 960m if you could get a deal on xps 15 previous year, you can go for that.

[@hashtagheelgfx]

Man, I remember when Dave had like 60K subs... now at over 350K! Keep it up! :)

[@HassanPoyo]

HashTagHeelGFX That was last year tho

[@borissmalov5085]

HashTagHeelGFX 20 k lol

[@JesPulido]

Yeah, he makes great videos. He's probably one of the more underrated tech KZbinrs.

[@Vexolyte]

HashTagHeelGFX AJ STYLES PROFILE PIC, sub to me for WWE 2K17 gameplay :)

[@IO9802]

Actually that's way too low for a channel with this high a content quality. I have no idea why the sub count is so low, he's literally the best laptop reviewer I've seen on KZbin (better than Linus, even better than Jonathan).

[@AGirlandHerBike]

absolutely loved this video. even the way you set up the laptops next to each other is so clean and pleasing to the eye. lots of great information to help me choose the next laptop. switching from mac because of price and performance

[@TechAltar]

I'm waiting for that new XPS 15 that was just leaked recently to arrive. Quad core Kaby lake + a 1050 will make it a winner!

[@user-oe1nt4pp8n]

TechAltar When will it be released because I heard about it and I'm waiting on it too

[@RizLazey]

TechAltar no bro 1050 is sucks 1060 is better! 7th intel + 1060 = cheap but win!

[@doa_form]

xXx_MlgTr1kSh00ter _Xx Some people want battery life, so in that case 1050 is better

[@felixf4378]

I think that it's too small to handle a 1060.

[@thiamkiatsim3351]

1050 definitely will be a massive improvement over the 960m. If only we can fit a 1060 into it with the same thickness :D

[@denyssato]

Hi Dave! Could you make a 2019 version of this video? Congratulations on the videos! I appreciate!

[@ZaibJ]

How do you live so clean?

[@Y2Kvids]

Zaib Javed everyday Is a new Dave.

[@anthonysandoval43]

Zaib Javed good hygiene unlike other people

[@jeneralgod]

perks of having a wife ;)

[@amaxlite]

how do you live so dirty

[@erykkilianek1111]

could you do a update for 2018?

[@Space_Potat]

and 2019 xD

[@narwhal4304]

And 2020

[@sahilm3301]

@@narwhal4304 lol

[@sosopwsi829Jjw9]

and 2022

[@erykkilianek1111]

And 2023

[@edzrc]

I appreciate Dave a lot. I hope his channel grows a lot.

[@ryanruiz1045]

I watch a ton of reviewers about phones and pcs but yours are the most relaxing and impartial, rarely a clear winner but always giving the pros and cons and leaving it up in the air which I can appreciate. Definitely subbing

[@salimvali6509]

"The Best Laptop to Buy Instead of the 2016 MacBook Pro" anything

[@tylersimpson2974]

Dave says in this review it has unquestionably the best keyboard, trackpad, speakers, CPU performance, and build quality, and brightest display (of second highest accuracy). Which are generally the most important aspects of a laptop. But a shitty price and battery life compared to last year's, and at the top of the line AMD"s GPU only reaches what Nvidia was doing a year ago, which is very weak compared to the 1060. So like nuance.

[@worldhello1234]

"Dave says in this review it has unquestionably the best keyboard, trackpad, speakers, CPU performance, and build quality, and brightest display (of second highest accuracy)." ... and you believe it. :D Built quality is fit and finish. I bet he did not measure it. ;) "Which are generally the most important aspects of a laptop." I call that bullshit and claim it is number of IO ports, price to performance ratio and in general, integral quality. "So like nuance" So kiss my ass and don't try to prescripe people what their priorities are. =)

[@salimvali6509]

***** oh the irony

[@kevinjohnanand]

von kasteren except it was the best in everything except GPU performance

[@salimvali6509]

Boris Singer i can afford to buy you and your entire generation off, i dont waste money on trash, ok ? lol, "afford" a laptop...

[@AshyView24]

Wish I could afford any of them lol.

[@ChimpnSalmon]

thank you very much for your videos dave. I bought the xps 15 mainly for video editing and i couldnt be happier. The review you did back then really convinced me

[@orcca9294]

Mahatma Gönn Dir Do you have the 9550 or the 9560 Model?

[@kanakkanaks]

nice video..really like your reviews

[@jordanp.4648]

Your Videos are ridicioulusly well made, designed and thought-trough. The Backgrounds, angles, color grading, even your clothing are on Point! Also Amazing How all the laptops you open the lid are exactly in the Same Spot Every Time! It Must take you forever to finish your videos! Keep it up man! Most quality tech Channel in the world Right now!!! Cheers

[@JP-be9cx]

I dunno how I got to your channel, and I'm not particularly looking to buy a laptop/ultrabook right now but I've spent the last couple hours watching your laptop reviews. Lol

[@jruddigon]

Jericho Pedronio ikr they're so interesting

[@NA-du5vm]

I own the XPS 13 Kaby Lake, the build and performance is stellar. The display with the thin bezels is amazing to look at. My only gripe is opening the laptop. I have to hold it like a book when opening it.

[@owengee7415]

I Finn my complaints with mine would also be the hinge, it now makes a clicking noise on the left side when I move it. also it makes that annoying coil whine sound.

[@NA-du5vm]

Owen Gee never said anything about the hinge, it's just not easy opening it with one hand and I don't get any whining sound.

[@ashveensharma5468]

I Finn you will experience the whine soon! I returned my Skylake

[@owengee7415]

Ashveen Sharma lucky you, Dell won't let me return my skylake

[@ashveensharma5468]

Owen Gee speak with customer care! I have found their customer support to be amazing tbh.

[@ownurlove]

Returned my MacBook Pro 15 yesterday..... looking for next replacement, but don't know which one should I buy.

[@Isaiah094]

Harry zhang I honestly think a fully speced XPS 15 off eBay would work wonders

[@holoparty9857]

Harry zhang Dell XPS 15, Razer Blade, or MSI Stealth Pro are excellent alternatives

[@tomlam5241]

last year's model if you had opted for the 2016 model.

[@Miquelalalaa]

Why the hell would you replace a year old laptop?

[@zimgir1690]

He's talking about the 2016 model, hence "returned".

[@LaosyCanadian]

Those first 5 seconds were smooth !!!!!!!!! Clean editing Dave! Hope you have a merry Christmas and a Happy new year!

[@azsdango]

Great vid Dave! Your quality is only getting better, amazing work. Maybe think about doing a 2016 Ultrabook video? Like the ones that you didn't bring in this video for not being powerful enough.

[@macreuben6998]

If only i could mix the MacBooks build quality with the razor blade or blade pro

[@Kmangopod]

Tech-Talk-Toe Mac You mean quality control? Becauss the build quality of razer is on par with apple imo

[@jayp.3898]

you can if your a crazy ass tech lol who eats sleeps an breathes this.

[@adude.3655]

why never a Surface book or a pro 4 on your channel? i know you selected only quad-core laptops for this selections but since they are designed to be macbook-competitors i would have expected you to include them in here.

[@bassmama]

A dude. he has videos on surface devices and called them the best device for college students. He doesnt have a bias against them. and the surface products are not competitors to 15 in mbp because they lack the processing power of quad core devices

[@potiron1]

The Pro 4 is competing with the 13 inch MacBook Pro instead of the 15 inch one imo, and maybe Surface Book with the performance dock can be compared with the 15 inch MBP, but personally I still feel like Surfaces are way different than other regular laptops, so it's kind of hard to do comparison.

[@tylersimpson2974]

The SB has half the CPU performance of any of these laptops, including the 15" MBP. But the 965M in the performance base is slightly more powerful than the AMD chips in the MBP 15", so it's a tough slot. In the past, dedicated graphics have been exclusive to high end CPUs and 14"+ displays.

Also the Surface Pro 4 and Surface Book use dual core CPU, which place them more against MacBook Pro 13 inches.

[@buccob]

I love his videos, but I partially agree with "A dude" here... Dismissing the Surface Book as a "college" product is inaccurate, specially since the laptop is marketed towards the professional segment.... If the Surface Pro 4 goes against the MacBook Pro 13... then the Surface Book goes against both the 13 and the 15 as an in-betweener. I recently got a first gen Surface Book, i7, 16, 512, dGPU and I am a professional creative, a Mechanical Engineer. I considered options like the ones on this video (Dell XPS, Asus UX501, etc) but ultimately decided for the less powered Surface Book because my use would required better mobility. I use it with CAD and Industrial 3D design software and even though it is a bit under-powered for large assemblies, the versatility more than makes up in my case. Clipboard mode lets me sketch and generate ideas that then will be design in detail, and the pen allows me to better communicate these ideas with people abroad. College students are generally on a budget, and the Surface Book does not fit that category (with exceptions)... It fits in the professional segment that requires a bit more flexibility than simply a workstation and have great productivity with its design. Performance is great, battery life is also great for what I do... Maybe the Surface Book would not fit in this video, but it definitely would have fit in the MacBook Pro 13 / Razer Stealth / XPS 13 comparison from weeks ago.....

[@trinajska]

its funny how the worst laptop is the most expensive.

[@jase37]

Trinajskaa Macs are useful for a bunch of things, they are ridiculously expensive though.

[@kevinjohnanand]

Trinajskaa did we watch the same video? The MacBook beat all of the other laptops in every aspect except graphics. It had the best cpu, speakers, build quality, ssd, etc.

[@ashaf3561]

Problem is if he picked all of the pc laptops at $3,000 and over price range sure then I guarantee you would have the light functions = or better while being stupidly better on processing power. The fact that units close to 1/3 of the costs are so close to this model is ridiculous.

[@alicesrabbit7126]

Buy apple stuff refurbished. They replace some key things, like the battery, so it's practically new, and you get a new warranty, as well.

[@blake9570]

Tommy Trillfiger yah they should be cheaper they are more expensive then high end gtx 1080 laptops lol

[@billyjoesarangelo1608]

I love how you edit your videos, its so minimal and clean. fits my aesthetic taste :D

[@Powcoolvlogs]

I just looked at your subscriber count. That comma moved over since the last time I checked? You've grown really fast, it's awesome!

[@johnnyboy5155]

Damn no HP Spectre X360?!!?

[@Dave2D]

that's a dual core ultrabook. . completely different class of device

[@andrewgeppert9629]

Dave Lee review of the Kaby lake X360 coming at any point?

[@AMJGreenspy]

John Sanchez He made this video as replacements for 15 inch models. The latest hp spectre x360 is the best ultrabook of the year according to Dave.

[@jonathanknight89]

He told you why less than one minute into the video.

[@Andre-kf4dc]

John Sanchez fuck ultrabooks

[@TheHaters112]

4:46 - poor scaling bro the gap between 13k and 11k ain't that big.

[@tranvu3578]

true, and the next one start at 0 and somehow

[@TheHaters112]

Aaron Wang Still poor Scaling. It makes things look larger than they should.

[@Racingboom]

I just picked up a GS63VR :)

[@Jezza36]

How is it? I'm thinking of getting it

[@SivaR1020]

I have his brother... GS60..

[@Racingboom]

Jezza 36 I haven't gotten it yet :3 it hasn't arrived, I guess I should've said "I just ordered one"

[@Racingboom]

Siva R how are you liking it?

[@Jezza36]

OH RIGHT

[@crescentbeach691]

really nice overview of various laptops ... and no axe to grind ... I appreciate your openness to different laptop approaches

[@mustardthunder]

Already the four first seconds of the video were so dope, damn. Awesome work Dave

[@adamkleinman9576]

Why don't you add in the Alienware 15 r3 into the mix when you do these types of Videos, i just got one and i want to know how they really compare to eachtoher when put up to the test. Btw: my aloenware cost about the same as the 2016 macbook pro, but had a gtx 1060, 32 gb of ram, a 4k ultra hd screen, lgb keyboard and an i7 6700 k cpu inside

[@Dave2D]

+GrantGamz because it's double the weight and size of these laptops. It's a different class of laptop

[@cokebottlesteve9067]

Dave Lee but would you still recommend it to a gamer as myself

[@thesheepthemightythecrazy]

try the tornado F5 from eurocom if you want a gaming laptop. 6700k cpu + 1070 :)

[@danielmorgan104dm]

im getting the new xps 13. looks really good

[@xxxHotChocoLate]

XdanielZ99 are u happy with it

[@turtlesarecaredfor]

WE NEED MORE THAN 99 WATT HOUR BATTERIES!!!!!!!!

[@QualityInfinite]

yea, but that's the legal limit you can take on a plane. So you want see higher, until they change that rule.

[@Amuaya]

Princesses Are Awesome then you won't be able to take your laptop to a plane

[@cactus9277]

Princesses Are Awesome i want a 199wh battery

[@Genoflesh]

Man who the hell checks if that battery is 99Wh or 110Wh? As long as there is no bomb or weed inside your laptop, it is totally fine. Lol P.S: I dont know what'sup in the US tho.

[@SamTulster]

Pritish Prayag no one checks carefully, because manufactures are not dumb enough to make them over 99. Lol

[@andrecalil]

Hey Dave, have been following your channel a lot lately. Just wanted to congratulate and thank you for the good work. Keep 'em coming!

[@forumfly]

Love your reviews. The combination of clean, high resolution video, together with your detailed and generally unbiased reviews is perfect! Thanks for the content. keep em coming!

[@oceyho]

Haters incoming, but to be honest there is not one single manufaturer that can keep up with the build quality of a macbook. No, not a single one. Apple ist just perfect in things like design and unique solutions (speaker f.e.) even tho they are fucking useless when it comes to things like gaming other than only editing or some shit like that.

[@petterv6604]

Xele Nor well yeah it's not made for gaming so don't understand why everybody is complaining about it having a bit slower processors.

[@oceyho]

Because people are dumb as fuck. Everyone thinks that a laptop with such a high price (max spec MBP 4k+$) must have the top notch high end specs such as a 1060-1080 and all that shit, but they do not realize that some people do not want to game, also macbooks with max specs have one of the best editing and rendering times out there one the market due to the fact that it uses Apple OS and not poorly optimized windows.

[@MiguelVergaraK]

Amen. Unfortunately, nothing comes close to Apple, it's not even a fair comparison. Plus the OS is way superior. Yes, spec numbers are fine, but so are perfectly built computers that just work really, really well. I'm a gamer even and I wouldn't switch.

[@marekvedral6891]

Xele Nor yeah you are right, MacBook can be the best choice for light work. But to be honest I would expect more for such an expensive laptop...

[@hxsjdbdjavs]

3.8k for a glorified paperweight seems way too much for me.

[@Matt-wg9xn]

Honestly, and this might seem like not buying a car because it doesn't have a cup holder, I passed on the XPS entirely because of the location of the webcam. I may be shallow but if I'm doing a skype session or even an interview that seems like an awful awful angle. Would've rathered they just add a half inch to the top bezel and put the camera up there, they'd still have the infinity edge display in a fashion similar to the galaxy edge

[@HassanPoyo]

My answer: Macbook Pro 2015 refurb

[@powerhouse884]

hassan nassar My answers, just dont buy any of it.... Your wallet is the only thing with power to make them change.

[@oliverxhmll]

ya u r still gonna pay a lot of money for old ass technology and no tb3.

[@tylersimpson2974]

Old ass technology still has the best CPU (4:28), battery life (8hr vs nearest 6.5hr), speakers (besides the 2016 MBP), and trackpad (in most people's opinion better than the 2016, 2016 is just too big). You can get one of these for $1300 used these days without giving fucking apple a cent.

[@lassesdanielsen1883]

it is easy to get good battery life, if you put shit shit specs inside for example look at the asus vivobook

[@powerhouse884]

lasse danielsen NO, you get good battery by being intelligent and using power efficient CPUs and GPUs and a power efficient OS. Putting a high end GPU on a laptop makes only sense if you just simply dont give a crap about battery performance. Otherwise you will end up building a BRICK for a laptop in order to deliver on both ends.

[@middle_pickup]

Your video looks really good. Opening shot with all the machines sitting in grid formation simply popped! Nice work.

[@jwkuo]

This might be a small thing, but the way you synced the laptops appearing with the music... so smooth

[@jayjaypotato]

Can we get a update please?

[@alimhamad6532]

PLZZZ

[@eoussama]

Hello dave, nice video as always I have a question, so for my birthday, My father told me to choose between two Dell laptops, 1st has i7 CPU and 8Gb ram the 2nd has i5 CPU and 16 GB ram, I' so confused whether to choose the one with the best CPU to the one with the most RAM, can you advise me? as for the kind of stuff I use my laptop for is mostly video editing, so what laptop would provide me the best working quality in my editing?thanks in advance

[@BipinOli90]

So which one did you get?

[@jamescook5931]

I'm disappointed that you omitted the Alienware 13 with oled display. I feel like it's an awesome computer.

[@Dave2D]

it's in there =)

[@jamescook5931]

***** sorry😁

[@najmlion7129]

This is such an awesome video! The editing is amazing! Just look at the intro! CLEAN!

[@stefancimer3597]

This is really one of the best tech-review channels on KZbin I've seen so far! Great work Dave!

[@JTheAndroidFreak]

Quick question if I may? Which one would you recommend for video editing on Premier, iMovie or Final Cut? XPS or MacBook Pro? Thanks

[@KINGBARBOZA]

J TheAndroidFreak final cut on mac and premier on windows

[@JTheAndroidFreak]

Julian Giorgilli Thanks for the feedback. Are you into video editing?

[@MistaShifta]

J TheAndroidFreak No he sells goats for a living..

[@kaylinann914]

That sarcasm was both a year late and unneeded. If you're gonna be rude, at least do it on time.

[@lbrown5142]

WHERE IS THE SURFACE BOOK?

[@Dave2D]

not a quad core cpu

[@lbrown5142]

***** Microsoft touts the Surface Book as a direct rival to the Macbook Pro, but you've got a good point. Hopefully the next one will be quad-core.

[@MikeSmith-ej4zv]

Donald Trump OK Mr president

[@paolopizzi5603]

*The new XPS15 2017 (model #9560) presented at CES:* - i7/7700HQ Kaby Lake (vs. Skylake on the MBP15) -32 gigs of RAM (vs. 16 NON-UPGRADABLE on the MBP15) - NVidia 1050 (or 1050ti specs not finalized... vs pathetic AMD 460 with sucky performance) - 4K Igzo multi-touch panel with Infinity Display (vs. non-4K with huge bezels) - Samsung 960 m.2 NVMe SSD (vs. same) - Room for an additional 2.5" SSD (or drive, but why bother, right?) - Smaller footprint than MBP15 (due to Infinity Display). Not heavier than MBP. - Built-in SD reader All of that for $1500 less than the MBP!!This is a *DREAM COME TRUE for 4K editing on the go!!* *IT TOTALLY OBLITERATES THE MBP!!*

[@TheSar]

Been really enjoying your content throughout the year dude - keep it up and roll on 2017

[@reneniclasen353]

Compliments to the production quality of your videos. Informative as well.

[@WPaKFamily]

2:17 LAKE LOUISE !!!!! :D

[@adrn0104]

Big Neuton I’ve been there lol

[@richardbruce8514]

Dave, I just wanted to comment here, that after shopping the range of gaming/gaming capable film editing laptops, they all suck for one reason or another, with my current Sony machine (I know they're out of the biz) weighing 4.48 pounds with a nice small brick, a slot loading Bluray player, a 3rd gen i7 quad and 2gig nVidia 640LE which I can still rip Crysis 3 on high with, and further it has a hardware switch to turn off the nVidia card, not seen anymore. I say respectfully, ALL the rest have one lousy drawback or another, with the Alienware alone having Optimus for a decent 5 hour battery, but weighing 7.6lbs without the HUGE brick (and no disc drive), and the only other likable option the Dell XPS 15 with a now lame card but passable, but guess what? If you want an affordable platter drive with my minimum 2T AND the i7 6700 you cannot do it, even though there is a space for it, blowing the whole deal (and making Dell suck for the first time to me, and Dell was my first laptop which I loved). The rest suck so bad they are not worth mention, such as the MSI with a screen that looks like dim poop and a keyboard that gets hot (but the Stealth is a great size laptop) but also the keyboard gets hot and fans noisy. My Sony 15" always has a cool keyboard under intense use, and always nice and quiet, NEVER hear it. I am WAITING to buy this season. - Richard Bruce

[@lucian5389]

"Best laptops to buy instead of a macbook" literally anything.

[@dipugrg9104]

Lucian lol nice one !

[@horationelson57]

Greetings and thank you for your not just helpful video regarding laptop comparison, but I also liked your understated & un-rushed delivery..accompanied with gentle/sensible musical background which did not intrude. Cheers!

[@jamsffxiv]

Mate your videos are amazing surprised how your channel hasnt sky rocketed, good videos with good quality and effort in your vids im glad im a subscriser to u bro

[@sunpreetsahota935]

Wtf. Best laptops to buy other than the Macbook Pro. So the Macbook Pro is better in almost all these categories. Wtf. Did u consider cost as a category?

[@adamfoster3217]

xps 15 wins

[@Noxor0]

I don't think so. I'd HIGHLY suggest the Razer Blade for sure.

[@adamfoster3217]

Prune i just prefer the thin bezels and screen quality of the xps, but the razer is awesome as well

[@Noxor0]

totally agree. Those bezels are phenomenal. I just wasnt all that impressed with the xps when I used it.

[@pmAdministrator]

It also has 8th gen i7 and DDR4 memory option which -- as example -- the MacBook Pro does not.

[@timur8245]

lol if i got my macbook for christmas,should i throw it out lmao

[@Abmarp]

TunerCat no way

[@ParkerLewis912]

You do not throw out gifts. Like tf is wrong with you

[@AdamGSmart]

Sell it

[@pmAdministrator]

Exactly man, you get it

[@noistune5707]

Throw it out and into my window

[@garrettdebord5737]

I live the intro to this video !!! Like it was very chill and attention grabbing !

[@cheekypasta55]

This is an absolute fantastic video man. Love your channel! Keep it up!

[@MissMartianDCAU]

There's a reason why Macbooks are the best laptops in the market today. They have undisputedly the best build quality and attention to detail. If you looked at the video you'd notice that only the Macbooks plus the Razer Blade can be opened with one hand, all the other Windows laptops can't. It has a great screen (the brightest one) even though it isn't as colour accurate. Also, looking at even the inside of the laptops, the Macbooks look beautiful. Everything is put so well in together that it's so pleasing to the eye. For Windows laptops, the insides look ugly with all the different colour cables and green motherboards. The Macbooks also have the best trackpads and speakers, quietest fans, as well as the most powerful CPU's. It has the best battery life of all these laptops. Yes, Macbooks aren't perfect (the ports omg) but there's a reason why Apple charges a premium for them.

[@Marshcar]

nah yeah macbooks def have the best overall quality, just not gpu performance, but it's not supposed to so yeah

[@casualpro4772]

Dan Cho Are you seriously defending Apple and saying that the Macbooks are the best laptops just for the looks? For tech, performance and optimization matter more than 90%. When you're playing a game/rendering a video, you're not going to care about how good it looks.

[@jacobholm47]

the issue I have with the new Mac book is that I could buy a MSI gs43 phantom pro and build a desktop with an i7 1700k with GTX 1080 SLI... and the MSI gs43 is almost the same as the MacBook and has a better graphics card. the only thing I miss out on is the "premium quality"

[@MissMartianDCAU]

CasuAl Pro​ funny you mention performance and optimization, since Macbook are better than Windows at that too. Have you tried rendering a video in Final Cut Pro? It does wonders. The only thing Windows does better that you mentioned is gaming, but then again, Macs are not meant for gaming.

[@jacobholm47]

*****​​​ Mac OS is better optimized, but as someone who works in a technical field, they don't support 80% of the software I have to use. And they cost so much for for lower specs. The only reason you don't notice the performance difference is because as you said Mac OS is optimized extremely well, but as a result isn't nearly as versitile.

[@David-nj6wd]

I hate windows pc that looks like a macbook

[@jaysunzow]

David why lol?

[@David-nj6wd]

Jason Zhou cause the design is copy or stolen. lot of windows pc looks better than macbook

[@jphernan1162]

i've a macbook and one of the best things it has is the design, i think that everybody would like to see windows based pc with the same or better build quality than the macbooks and once they started with ultrabooks line you say that you hate that? I was always waiting for the other brands to catch up the style thing and light with aluminum and not plastic, and when they started to do it people start hating. what do you want the old big fat plastic with horrible quality? no competition, and then allow apple to put (even) higher prices. Imagine how much would have cost the new macbook pro without a real alternative in terms on design and performance like the dell xps, surface book, asus zenbook etc. on the market.

[@تكنولوجينيوز-ز2ح]

notification squad

[@تكنولوجينيوز-ز2ح]

Vishwas Dubey 😀

[@AL3X042399]

Love your videos Dave, always a good day when a new one comes out. Hope to see more gaming laptop coverage when such technology and models become available in the near future. Keep it up!

[@subparmonkey9186]

I've watched this video like 10 times in the last 2 months but I can't stop clicking on it. I think I'm addicted to your channel

[@imran.jafery]

thumbs down for not including surface book 😒

[@Dave2D]

it's not a quad core cpu

[@bryanleebmy]

You're an idiot.

[@JimmyRoche4]

Dave Lee still beats the MacBook pro in performance tests

[@bryanleebmy]

***** Since when?.. The quad-core CPU instantly beats the SB hands down. Unless you're using it for gaming, professional use in rendering projects require strong CPUs, and the MacBooks are way stronger than any other laptop at the moment. Just look at the comparisons to other QUAD core laptops.

[@JimmyRoche4]

It only renders faster because of proprietary software. anyway using a quad core for nominal performance increase isn't worth only having 3 hours of battery life

[@mrbrightside3771]

I'm gonna get the MacBook pro. Just because I hate messing around with BS. I need work done properly.

[@worldhello1234]

You can do that with Win 10 too. ^^

[@k0zzu21]

The new macbook pro is riddled with bugs and crashes. Just search google if you don't believe me.

[@kevinjohnanand]

Nara P I bought it and it was great. I love it

[@thepromman]

Big thing for me with Windows 10 is that it installs updates and restarts for you. I ALWAYS have work open at some point - updates absolutely cannot restart the computer and force me to lose work for the sake of "staying up to date". I realize that it's for security, but I take the time once a month to go through and update everything - it doesn't have to happen the instant the update is pushed. Afaik only the enterprise version of Windows allows for controlling updates - even the Windows 10 Pro version requires that you "trick" windows 10 by setting wifi connections as metered or using registry hacks to set ethernet connections as metered. This is unacceptable and a software practice I refuse to support even more so than mediocre refreshes. As a result I'm stubbornly hanging on to my old Mac until either company fixes the issues I have with them.

[@bhagswag8434]

@Strix not sure where you guys are getting this problem from. I've had my Windows 10 MSI laptop for over a year. Never has it randomly restarted or made me lose my work. I restart it whenever I want it to restart.

[@armandocaceres6450]

Thank you for the wallpaper! It's a nice touch

[@sonative3783]

Background music 👌🏽 love all your videos!

[@datujaasserzachariaivcanda7848]

Last time I checked Dave got like 100k subs. Now he has like 350k! Grats for that man. Your vids are neat af and the subs are well deserved.

[@hodlmkt9]

you make amazing videos dave!! your channel is incredible

[@smagooginpoop]

Great production value. The video was informative and to the point. Thanks!

[@BrianWebb]

I have a variant of the Asus UX501 and love it...went with a matte, non-touch screen, 4GB DDR5 VRAM, 16GB RAM, and dual 128GB SSD/1TB spinning drive over the usual "VW" configuration. Apparently, this setup ("V") isn't available in NA...I picked it up near 光華 in Taipei. Love it.

[@jersn5560]

Excellent video! I can't still believe that this channel has 300k sub. Also, Will you ever review the GS43VR?

[@Daddyazza]

love your roundups

[@noureldeinguenedy3888]

I just want to say I enjoy your videos very much and I hope you keep up the good work

[@asadahsan5351]

Your videos are so relaxing!

[@azoharadonis9452]

Your videos are awesome. You cover so many things. Keep it up

[@GuangLife]

Great work on the comparison! 👍

[@예찌-g6m]

Your analysis is amazing. I love how you show the specs of the display. 🖒

[@jantestowy123]

thanx to your recomendation just picked up xps 9550, I love it, thanx a lot, and Merry Christmas to you!

[@RyuN100]

msi gs63 is the best. if u got common sense u can easily see that. dave does a excellent job in this video.

[@Carlos-xs9ck]

razer blade is basically the premium version

[@biondiwiyono5431]

Abishkar Jung Shah it's so thick

[@zaka2630]

Carlos Garcia Razer lade is the hot throttling version of the MSI GS63. Don't get it.

[@TheMrwarior]

Common sense is not common. Bang for buck it is king yes, but utility and preference is different for everybody.

[@shubham_yadav1611]

Battery life sucks on that though. Still deciding.

[@theblisswish9787]

Thank you. I was looking for a review like this.

[@PrateekKochar]

This guy and mkbhd are the best tech reviewers. The videos are just super neat

[@spidah6228]

Your editing is absolutely amazing good job 👏 😊

[@SarangaBuragohain]

Amazing editing skills bruh!!👌👌👍👍

[@taehyung3847]

Laptops aside, I really like the clean editing style your videos have ^^ regardless, great video.

[@ArcticFox_27]

thanks for the video man! Your channel has been helping me a lot with which laptop to buy in US, mainly because most of them are not available in my country!

[@KannX]

I subscribed because this guy is very calm and informative :)

[@johannyberg9811]

Beautiful video! Keep up the great work!

[@iqbalmaulana236]

thank god, been waiting for this vid, nice dave

[@punnu5997]

Your videos are like morphine to me bro. You rock. If you could make a behind the scenes video showcasing your lighting and setup to shoot these videos, I would be super happy and learn a lot from that. I am a photographer, I will soon submit to your my laptop setup series too.

[@piyushmittra]

That's how a comparison is done! It's been hella nice!

[@detroid89]

That intro with the volume turned up!

[@BrianAndersonTT]

Fantastic and concise presentation.

[@theosiahaan6853]

i really love his way to speak. he has good and clear voices. i always skio the review and jump to the score but if i watch him i watcg the entire video. good bro :)

[@karikun90]

subscribed for the first time on youtube. and i'm here for 10 years! great video thanks

[@jasantos1760]

Thank you dave for your very calm and informative videos. I hope you continue reviewing laptops that way. More power and god bless.

[@pheabunpheng2855]

Your set up look really clean