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Need help to find a laptop for Chess

#11
@Anonym365492 said in #9:
> They can
> Stockfish and Lc0 can obviously run on every computer but I want the engines to work fast and get to a high depth.

Understood. That is really beyond my expertise of knowledge as a 1200. Please can you inform us of which laptop you end up acquiring.
#12
If a manufacturer includes a high-end Nvidia RTX GPU in a laptop, I would assume they will be pairing it with a capable CPU. As for the RAM, it's usually around double the video memory of the GPU. A 512GB drive is often sufficient for my needs. I believe a well-performing system can be found for any budget. For my needs, I look at the video card first. It's probably easy to find old video cards that might do the trick for chess analysis.

lczero.org/dev/wiki/benchmarks/
disservin.github.io/stockfish-docs/stockfish-wiki/Download-and-usage.html#choose-a-binary
chess.massimilianogoi.com/benchmarks/
openbenchmarking.org/test/pts/lczero
openbenchmarking.org/test/pts/stockfish
www.videocardbenchmark.net/gpu_value.html

If you're really lucky, you might find a store that have their laptops connected to the internet. You could probably then do a chess analysis and compare the nodes per second between the laptops. Also note the amount of threads and memory used. @Anonym365492

www.pcgamer.com/it-looks-like-the-rtx-3050-is-finally-going-to-be-discontinued-only-to-be-replaced-by-a-worse-rtx-3050-becauseumm-reasons/

chessify.me/blog/nps-vs-time-to-depth-what-you-should-look-at-when-analyzing-with-stockfish

github.com/ThomasKaiser/sbc-bench/issues/55
#13
@EpiwesraRDX said in #6:
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I think overall Mac is a bad pick for a chess player. Chessbase is still far away from being 100% native on Mac and no one ones to duel boot. Plus a standard Windows laptop is miles cheaper. I picked up a nice used laptop from a pawnshop for only 500 dollars.
#15
@Zeggelaar said in #13:
> I think overall Mac is a bad pick for a chess player. Chessbase is still far away from being 100% native on Mac and no one ones to duel boot. Plus a standard Windows laptop is miles cheaper. I picked up a nice used laptop from a pawnshop for only 500 dollars.

What is a dollar?
#16
@EpiwesraRDX said in #15:
> What is a dollar?
The United States dollar (symbol: $; currency code: USD; also abbreviated US$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies; referred to as the dollar, U.S. dollar, American dollar, or colloquially buck) is the official currency of the United States and several other countries
#17
Depends on your budget and how demanding you are. In this case i am assuming your budget is pretty high since you actually asked for a laptop exclusively "for chess". We will be considering high end laptops, prioritizing cpus.

We will be excluding Mac because tbh their specs are really shitty and the OS does not support software we need for common usage involving in chess.

The only 2 reliable brands imo is ASUS and Lenovo, they serve good pricings, quality, stability and aftersales. Anything from these 2 brands will be decent. I live in NA so im not sure about the pricings or what is actually available in Germany sooo- I will be using amazon.de (amazon lacks in terms of models and pricings are a little bit more expensive, i will just use this for researching. Any similar models not mentioned would be probably the same but just a little bit different in terms of specs and pricing, you could consider them too)

BUT SORRY TO WRITE TONS OF SHIT: before we get to it would you prefer a "business model" prioritizing battery life and weight or a general gaming laptop prioritzing performance and pricing?
#19
You wrote that you are from Germany. You may want to check the site notebookcheck.com . They do the best laptops tests I know of: They do not just copy&paste the manufacturer and add some subjective judgement but go for a detailled standardized lab test routine. The tests are therefore long: It is for a quick impression sufficient to read the "Fazit" at the end.

They also have a section "Kaufberatung" in which they separate different types of laptops: You will not need a gaming laptop with strong graphic options for chess. The most versatile type of laptop are the multimedia notebooks, but if you want to go for a lower price point check their list about "Die besten günstigsten Office Notebooks".

IMHO the first criteria for selecting a laptop should be the display size: If you use it stand alone you may want to go for a bigger screen around 16inch. If you want to use an external monitor this does not matter much.

Additional criteria depend on your environment e.g. do you need a bright non-glare screen or are you using it in a darker surrounding. Further questions are if you want a touchscreen, a convertible, how important is a good keyboard etc.

Specifically for chess engines you may want to look for processing power, a good cooling system which leads to less noise. You will find data about that in their tests.

www.notebookcheck.com/Notebook-Kaufberatung.12901.0.html

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