These days AMD Ryzen 4000 powered laptops are what is trending in the laptop market with people just pouncing on these high performing, yet efficient laptops. So, this unprecedented demand in laptops has hurt AMD as well who trying to increase production as much possible to counter this availability and even overpricing issues.
People ask me for various laptops, and now that these Ryzen 4000U & H powered laptops are widely available in the market, I recommend, however, it feels sad to say that a lot of Amazon sellers are not utilizing this opportunity to serve customers but loot them with unrealistic pricing. Yesterday, I named two laptops whose price decreased a lot although there 4 more laptops that have been priced an absurd amount.
So here those four overpriced laptops with AMD Ryzen 4000 chip inside which you should be wary of:
ASUS VivoBook S14
The price of this laptop should have been Rs. 70k although sellers of Amazon are charging around Rs. 75k, so a massive Rs. 5k price hike.
- Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 4700U Processor, 2.0 GHz (8MB Cache, up to 4.1 GHz, 8 Cores, 8 Threads)
- Memory & Storage: 8GB DDR4 3200MHz onboard RAM | Storage: 512GB M.2 NVMe PCIe 3.0 SSD + empty 1x M.2 Slot for SSD Storage Expansion.
- Graphics: Integrated AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 Graphics
- Display: 14-inch LED-backlit Full HD (1920 x 1080) 16:9, Anti-glare panel, 3 sided NanoEdge bezels, with 85% screen-to-body ratio, IPS-level wide-view technology
- Software Included: Pre-installed MS Office Home and Student 2019 | Operating System: Pre-loaded Windows 10 Home with lifetime validity
- Design & battery: Metallic body |Thin and Light Laptop | Laptop weight: 1.40 kg | 50WHrs, 3-cell lithium-polymer battery | Up to 12 hours battery life; Note: Battery life depends on conditions of usage
- Keyboard: Full-size backlit, with 1.4mm key travel | Touchpad : Glass-covered, Precision Touchpad
- I/O Ports: 1x 3.5mm Combo Audio Jack, 2x USB 2.0 Type-A, 1x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A, 1x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-C, 1x Micro SD card reader
- Other: FingerPrint Reader with Windows Hello support | 720p HD web camera | Wi-Fi 6 (Gig+) (802.11ax) 2*2 | Bluetooth 5.0 | Fast charging: 60% in 49 minutes
Overall this is a great laptop to recommend, however, these absurd prices have actually made the thing lot more disheartening. It is sad to see that people are taking the benefit of the current situation of economic crisis. Amazon link: https://amzn.to/2Zc0FUG
HP Envy x360
This Envy x360 is already an overpriced laptop that retails generally at Rs. 75k and now against has received a price cut of Rs. 4k to take it Rs. 79k which is an insane amount of money for the specifications being offered.
- 13.3-inch Full HD multitouch IPS WLED-backlit display
- 2.3GHz AMD Ryzen 5 4500U 3rd Gen processor
- 8GB DDR4 RAM, 256 GB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD
- AMD Radeon Vega 6 integrated graphics
- Windows 10 Home operating system
- 1.3kg laptop, full-size backlit island-style keyboard
- 3-cell 51 Wh Li-ion polymer battery
This HP laptop is good for those who need a good display along with touch support and enough horsepower along with battery to last longer. The 256GB SSD storage is a major setback and the RAM is also not upgradable. I strongly feel people should wait until its prices drop significantly so that it becomes recommendable.
Amazon link: https://amzn.to/2F9g4O4
HP Omen 15
This is kind of unexpected because Omen 15 is one of the best gaming laptops in the price range, however, the laptop retails for Rs. 76k and suddenly it has received a price bump of Rs. 5k to make this gaming laptop even more costly.
- Processor: AMD Ryzen 5-4600H 6-core processor (3.0 GHz base clock speed, up to 4.0 GHz max boost clock speed, 8 MB cache, 6 Cores)
- Graphics & Keyboard: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650ti (4 GB GDDR6 dedicated) Graphics | Full-size, island-style mica-silver Backlit Keyboard, 26-Key Rollover Anti-Ghosting Key technology
- Operating System: Pre-loaded Windows 10 Home with lifetime validity
- Display: 15.6-inch Full HD (1920 x 1080) anti-glare IPS display | 60Hz refresh rate, 250 Nits, 45% NTSC
- Memory and Storage: 8 GB DDR4-3200 SDRAM (1 x 8 GB) (Upgradable upto 16GB) | Storage: 512 GB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD
- Design and Battery: Laptop weight: 2.36 Kg | micro-edge bezel | 3-cell, 52.5 Wh Li-ion Fast Charge Battery
- In the box: Laptop with the included battery and 150 W Smart AC power adapter
- Ports: 1 SuperSpeed USB Type-C 5Gbps(DisplayPort 1.4, HP Sleep and Charge), 1 SuperSpeed USB Type-A 5Gbps(HP Sleep and Charge), 2 SuperSpeed USB Type-A 5Gbps, 1 Mini DisplayPort, 1 HDMI 2.0a, 1 RJ-45
- Cooling: IR Thermal sensor| Omen Tempest Cooling Technology
The HP Omen 15 is one of the Ryzen powered gaming laptop with great cooling and performance that makes this one a great laptop. The Ryzen 5 with all its 6 cores and the GTX 1650 Ti is great for casual gamers and is highly recommendable. Amazon link: https://amzn.to/3bvDhXa
ASUS ZenBook 14
The worst price increase among all laptops has got to be this, the Asus ZenBook 14 with Ryzen 4000U APUs is one of the most underrated yet premium ultrabook by Asus. When launched, the laptop should have cost Rs. 70k but most of the time it was available for Rs. 75k and now, to everyone’s surprise, now the laptop costs Rs. 87k.
- Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 4500U Processor, 2.3 GHz (8MB Cache, up to 4.0 GHz, 6 Cores, 6 Threads)
- Memory & Storage: 8GB LPDDR4X 4266MHz onboard RAM | Storage: 512GB M.2 NVMe PCIe 3.0 SSD
- Graphics: Integrated AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 Graphics
- Display: 14-inch LED-backlit Full HD (1920 x 1080), 16:9, anti-glare Panel, 250nits brightness, 100% sRGB, 4-sided NanoEdge design with up to 90% screen-to-body ratio, IPS-level wide-view technology
- Software Included: Pre-installed MS Office Home and Student 2019 | Operating System: Pre-loaded Windows 10 Home with lifetime validity
- Design & battery: Up to 2.5mm-thin bezel | Metallic Chassis |Thin and Light Laptop | Laptop weight: 1.26 kg | 67WHrs, 4-cell, lithium-polymer battery | Up to 22 hours battery life;
- Keyboard: Edge-to-edge design, full-size backlit, with 1.4mm key travel | Touchpad: Glass-covered, Precision Touchpad with NumberPad 2.0, i.e., integrated LED-illuminated numeric keypad
- I/O Ports: 1x HDMI 2.0a, 1x USB 3.1 Type-A (Gen1), 2x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C, 1x Micro SD card reader
- Other: IR HD web camera with Windows Hello support| Face recognition login | Wi-Fi 6 (Gig+) (802.11ax) 2*2 | Bluetooth 5.0 | US MIL-STD 810G military-grade standard| with Cortana and Alexa voice-recognition support
The Asus ZenBook 14’s price hike is insane, more than Rs. 10k price hike is just not fair and you should never fall into this trap. So, know before buying and wait for some time until the AMD Ryzen 4000 APUs arrive in ample stocks to mitigate the situation in the Indian laptop market. Amazon link: https://amzn.to/3i1EZ4F
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