I use a Dell Latitude 3440 with the "upgraded" matte screen (it was an option when I bo ught it) with absolutely zero issues. With 8GB of RAM it runs Windows 7 just fine

ryans Yes i am still using the external monitor so I was able to keep going on with my job. The bad thing is that I have a laptop that I am not able to use it as a laptop because I need always the external monitor, keyboard etc..

I miss my old laptop (latitude e5550) but better than having to change jobs..

For some reason, the HDMI output didn't work when I tried.. i don't know why but I am still using the USB C with zero issues. The laptop still using W11 with the last update! Every week the laptop is forced to restart in order to install the last OS updates, driver and bios 🙁

    2 months later

    What 14-16" (ips?) notebooks, still being sold, are considered generally safe? Price range: 700€, max 950€.

    My older pc, now broken, was a 15.6" ASUS with Windows 10, maybe a X556? I couldn't find PWM info on notebookcheck because it's 5-6 years old. I'm very sensitive to light (any source) so I had to use low brightness and suffer from its (likely low hz) pwm, using it for very short sessions. Clearly with worse problems in the last years, when I literally thought to stop working. I suspect even non-pwm lights could hurt me, but it's worth a try anyway. I only tested them viewing videos for an hour (non-pwm phone).

    So, I would use my new notebook for programming and web surfing. The most GPU demanding stuff would be playing twice a month, at max GTA V (medium settings). Nvidia GPU would be cool for CUDA programming, but it's not a must have.

    Buying a gaming laptop just for the 144+Hz frequency feels overkill for me, as the price skyrockets and heat/noise is annoying. Never tried anything above 60Hz.

    I know about Windows 7 being safer than 10, which has problems with later builds and 11 being in between, but still bad. An older OS is not a problem.

    I'm also reading that some new gpus have unavoidable temporal dithering.

    What is a reliable setup I can try? Possibly from EU markets. I don't mind if it's 4 years old, if it's safe.

    A working setup can't be recommended, as the screen can (and will) vary.

    If you are not yet compelled to Wirus 10 or 11, a tested almost paper like setup is consisted of B156HAN01.1 screen, intel gpu with drivers not newer than 2015, ditherig 1.7 and Win8.1. The display is eDP 30 pin FHD and can be fitted to any compatible laptop that is max Intel gen 7.

    7 months later

    In cases where a laptop has both integrated and dedicated GPU, is the HDMI port connected to the dedicated GPU or always to the integrated GPU?

    For example, the samsung Galaxy Book3 ultra which has both intel and nvidia's 4050 GPU.

    Thanks

      Lauda89

      Used to be (and probably still is) in laptops that the discrete GPU just renders frames and sends them to the integrated GPU. So I'd expect the everything will go through the integrated GPU, including the HDMI.

        a month later

        Quad43 Which laptop do you use with it? Some other folks in this forum suggest that zenscreen is not good for macbook air m1, perhaps due to temporal dithering issue

          2 months later

          What about Acer Swift X SFX14?

          a month later

          ThaCMaster Are there cheaper alternatives to the 2070 RTX Razer Blade PRO but are equally good to the eyes?

            ryans

            Which xps 13? There seems to be a new model every year or so.

            I have tried ditherig and have not had any success with it. It does not give a status message or anything when I try to run it.

              5 months later
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