J.D. Hodges

Updated for 2024

Random PCs and laptops I have used in the past for work and play:

Lenovo T14 Gen4

Processor AMD Ryzen™ 7 PRO 7840U Processor (3.30 GHz up to 5.10 GHz) selected upgrade

Operating System Windows 11 Pro 64 selected upgrade

Operating System Language Windows 11 Pro 64 English selected upgrade

Microsoft Productivity Software  None

Memory 32 GB LPDDR5X-6400MHz (Soldered) selected upgrade

Solid State Drive 1 TB SSD M.2 2280 PCIe Gen4 Performance TLC Opal selected upgrade

Display 14″ WUXGA (1920 x 1200), IPS, Anti-Glare, Non-Touch, 100%sRGB, 400 nits, 60Hz, Low Power, Low Blue Light selected upgrade

Graphic Card Integrated Graphics

Camera 5MP RGB+IR with Microphone selected upgrade

Color Thunder Black

Wireless Qualcomm Wi-Fi 6E NFA725A 2×2 AX & Bluetooth® 5.1 (Windows 10) or Bluetooth® 5.3 (Windows 11)

Integrated Mobile Broadband No Wireless WAN

Ethernet Wired Ethernet

Fingerprint Reader Fingerprint Reader selected upgrade

Keyboard Backlit, Black – English (US) selected upgrade

System Expansion Slots No Smart Card Reader

TPM Setting Enabled Discrete TPM2.0

Absolute BIOS Selection BIOS Absolute Enabled

Battery 4 Cell Li-Polymer 52.5Wh selected upgrade

Power Cord 65W USB-C Low Cost 90% PCC 2pin AC Adapter – US

Electronic Privacy Filter No ePrivacy Filter

Language Pack Publication – Polish/Portuguese/English

Adobe Acrobat None

Adobe Creative Cloud None

Security Software None

Dash Manageability Dash Manageability

Warranty 1 Year Courier or Carry-in

Device name LAPTOP-9JEGNB8L
Processor AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U w/ Radeon 780M Graphics 3.30 GHz
Installed RAM 32.0 GB (30.7 GB usable)
Device ID 0997901D-5A4D-4DE3-91AB-D15FFEAXXXXX
Product ID 00355-61474-02946-AAOEM
System type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor
Pen and touch No pen or touch input is available for this display

Dell Latitude 7490

• Make & Model: Dell Latitude 7490
• Screen Size: 14″
• Processor: Intel Core i5 8th Generation:
  • Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-8350U CPU @ 1.70GHz 1.90 GHz
• RAM: 16 GB DDR4
• Storage (HDD or SSD): 500 GB SSD
• Operating System: Windows 10 Pro
• Ports: HDMI 1.4, DisplayPort over USB Type-C, USB 3.1 Gen 1, LAN
• Weight: about 3.44lbs
• Used: Late 2023, Early 2024

Lenovo ThinkPad T470

Device name T470
Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-7300U CPU @ 2.60GHz 2.71 GHz
Installed RAM 16.0 GB (15.9 GB usable)

256GB SSD
Device ID 9F2FAF22-D3F8-4ED1-B7A2-1000B73XXXXX
Product ID 00330-50581-75059-AAOEM
System type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor

Lenovo Legion 7 16″ WQXGA IPS, 500nits, 165Hz – AMD 5800H 3070 1TB SSD 16GB Ram

• Processor AMD Ryzen™ 7 5800H Processor (3.20 GHz, up to 4.40 GHz Max Boost, 8 Cores, 16 Threads, 16 MB Cache)
• Operating System Windows 10 Home 64
• Graphics NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX™ 3070 8GB
• Memory 16 GB DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8 GB)
• Storage 1 TB PCIe SSD
• Display 16.0″ WQXGA (2560 x 1600) IPS, anti-glare with Dolby Vision™, HDR 400, 500 nits, 165Hz
• Camera 720p HD
• Keyboard RGB Backlit – US English
• WLAN 802.11AX (2 x 2) & Bluetooth® 5.1

Lenovo LOQ (16″ AMD) with RTX 4050

• Part Number 82XU000XUS
• Processor : AMD Ryzen™ 7 7840HS Processor (3.80 GHz up to 5.10 GHz)
• Operating System : Windows 11 Home 64
• Graphic Card : NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4050 Laptop GPU 6GB GDDR6
• Memory : 16 GB DDR5-5600MHz (SODIMM) – (2 x 8 GB)
• Storage : 512 GB SSD M.2 2242 PCIe Gen4 TLC
• Display : 16″ WUXGA (1920 x 1200), IPS, Anti-Glare, Non-Touch, 45%NTSC, 350 nits, 144Hz
• Camera : 1080P FHD with Dual Microphone and Electronic Privacy Shutter
• Battery : 4 Cell Li-Polymer 60 Wh
• AC Adapter / Power Supply : 170W
• Keyboard : White Backlit, Storm Grey – English (US)
• WLAN : Wi-Fi 6 2×2 AX & Bluetooth® 5.1 or above

MSI Codex R Gaming Desktop (Dec 2023)

• Model #: Codex R 13NUC5-080US
• Graphic Card: NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4060 8GB
• Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-13400F
• Chassis: Black chassis, Tempered Glass Side Panel with 3 120mm Fans
• Memory: 16GB DDR5
• Storage: 1TB NVMe SSD
• PSU: 650W 80+ Gold
• Accessories: MSI Mouse and Keyboard
• Weight: 26.45 lbs
• 2 RGB LED Fan (Front) + 1 System Fan (Back)
• Intel® Wi-Fi 6E
• Bluetooth 5.3

Specifics:
MSI MAG FORGE 100R Case

Intel i5-13400F 10-Core (6P+4E) / 16-Thread Processor

ARGB Fan CPU Air Cooler

MSI PRO B760-VC WIFI Intel B760 ATX Motherboard

16GB (2x8GB) DDR5 5200MHz Memory

1TB M.2 PCIe Gen 3 NVMe Solid State Drive

MSI GeForce RTX 4060 8GB Graphics Card

80+ Gold 650W Power Supply

Windows 11 Home

Lenovo Slim 7i 14″ touchscreen 2.8K Laptop Intel Core i7-1260P 16GB Ram 1TB SSD

• SSD Capacity
• 1 TB
• GPU
• Intel Integrated Iris Xe
• Processor Type
• Core i7
• Processor Core
• Dodeca-Core (12 core)
• Processor Manufacturer
• Intel
• Item Height
• 0.570
• Processor Model
• i7-1260P
• Product Model
• Lenovo Slim 7 14IAP7
• Graphics Card Model
• Integrated Iris Xe
• Features
• Touchscreen
• Operating System
• Windows 11 Home, English
• Hard Drive Capacity
• 1 TB
• Item Width
• 12.290
• Touchscreen
• Yes
• Screen Resolution
• 2880 x 1800
• Standard Memory
• 16 GB
• Wireless LAN Standard
• Wi-Fi 6E (IEEE 802.11ax)
• Solid State Drive
• 1 TB
• Screen Size
• 14 in
• Color
• Cloud Grey
• RAM Size
• 16 GB
• Webcam
• Yes
• Processor Speed
• 2.10 GHz
• Brand
• Lenovo
• Type
• Notebook/Laptop
• Product Type
• Notebooks
• Maximum Resolution
• 2880 x 1800
• Graphics Card Manufacturer
• Intel
• Model
• lenovo 7i
• Country/Region of Manufacture
• United States
• Storage Type
• SSD (Solid State Drive)
• UPC
• 840347600033

Chuwi GT Box used as an HTPC (home theater PC)

• CPU: Intel Core i3-5005U
• Graphics: Intel HD5500
• RAM: 8GB DDR3
• Storage: 256GB NETAC
• Ports: 2x USB2.0, 2x USB3.0, 2x HDMI, audio jack, RJ-45 gigabit Ethernet
• Connectivity: Intel Wireless-AC 3165, Dual-band WiFi 2.4GHz/5GHz, Bluetooth 4.0
• Weight: 860g
• Size: 17.30 x 15.80 x 7.30 cm
• Product Specs Page: https://www.chuwi.com/product/items/chuwi-gtbox/specs.html

ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14

• 14″
• 512GB SSD
• 16GB RAM
• AMD Ryzen 7 5800HS
• RTX
• Gaming Laptop

ASUS Zenbook

• Brand ASUS
• Model Number Q410VA-EVO.I5512
• Processor 13th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-13500H, 2600 Mhz, 12 Core(s), 16 Logical Processor(s)
• Zenbook 14.5″ 2.8K OLED Touch Laptop – Intel Evo Platform – 13th Gen Core i5 Processor with 8GB Memory (soldered RAM, not upgradeable) – 512GB SSD – Inkwell Gray
• “Open box excellent condition”, price after discounts ~$388 USD

ASUS ROG Ally

Lenovo ThinkPad P16s G1 (Gen 1) AMD

Specs:

• AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U 2.7GHz 8-Core Processor
• 16.0″ WQXGA 2560×1600 IPS Dolby Vision 400-nit Display
• 32GB LPDDR5 6400MHz Memory (Soldered)
• 1TB PCIe SSD Gen 4 NVMe Solid State Drive
• AMD Radeon 680M Integrated Graphics (12 CU)
• 802.11AX WiFi (2×2) + Bluetooth 5.2
• Backlit Keyboard + Fingerprint Reader
• Windows 11 Pro
• Ports:
  • 2x USB-C 3.2 Gen2 (1 w/ Power in)
  • 2x USB 3.2 Gen 1
  • 1x HDMI 2.0b
  • 1x Audio Combo Jack
• 52.5Whr Battery with Rapid Charge

LG Gram 16

LG Gram (2022) 16Z90Q Ultra Lightweight Laptop, 16″ (2560 x 1600) IPS Display, Intel Evo 12th Gen i5 1240P Processor, 16GB LPDDR5, 512GB NVMe SSD, FHD Webcam, WiFi 6E, Thunderbolt 4, Windows 11

Lenovo P16s Gen 1 (Type 21CK, 21CL) Laptop (ThinkPad) – Type 21CK

Machine Type Model:21CK0026US

• Processor
  • 1x AMD Ryzen™ 7 PRO 6850U Processor(Ryzen™ 7 PRO 6850U)
• Memory
  • 1x 32GBLPDDR5-6400
• Operating System
  • Windows 11 Pro 64(EN:English)
• Hard Drive
  • 1x 1 TB SSD PCIe
• Wired Network
  • 1x
• Wireless Network
  • 1x Qualcomm Wi-Fi 6E NFA725A 2×2 AX; Bluetooth® 5.1 or above; Near Field Communication
• Ports
  • 1x Kensington lock; 1 RJ45 (rear); Smart Card Reader (Optional); 1 x HDMI 2.0b; 2*USB3.2; 2x USB Type-C  with PD & DP (TBT4); Headphone & Microphone combo Jack
• Camera
  • 1x 1080P FHD IR with Dual Array Integrated Digital Microphone and Privacy Shutter
• Graphics
  • 1x AMD Radeon™ 680M
• Monitor
  • 16″ WQXGA
• Included Warranty
  • 1YR Onsite

Apple Macbook Air 13″ M1 8gb RAM 512gb SSD, Space Gray 8-Core

HP Pavilion Gaming Desktop

Intel Core i5-10400F, Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD,

+Upgraded to 32GB RAM

+Upgraded to Windows 11 Pro

Acer Swift 3 Laptop

14″ Full HD 1080p, AMD Ryzen 5 4500U Hexa-Core Processor, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, Fingerprint Reader, Back-lit Keyboard, Windows 10 Home, SF314-42-R0HP

Lenovo Compact 12.5″ X230 ThinkPad Laptop (new for 2022)

Lenovo ThinkPad X230

16GB RAM (upgraded from 8GB)

4TB SSD (upgraded from 1TB SSD)

Gateway 14.1″ Laptop

Overall PassMark Rating: 2340.7

Passmark CPU Mark (multithreaded): 5825.2 (actual result 2020_11)
Passmark CPU Single Thread: 2085 (actual result 2020_11)

AMD Ryzen 3300U (ordered a 3200U and they shipped me a 3300U!!!)

UPGRADE! 4GB 20GB DDR4 RAM (4GB soldered, 16GB added)

128GB M.2 SATA SSD (not NVMe)

UPGRADE! 1TB M2. SATA SSD (not NVMe)

Gigabyte AERO 15 OLED laptop
SA-7US5130SH

9th Gen Intel Core i7-9750H 6 core processor (12 threads)

Passmark Rating: 11374
Passmark Single Thread Rating: 2519

Style: 4K OLED | GeForce GTX 1660 Ti | Color: 15.6″ | AERO 15 OLED |2019 | Capacity: i7-9750H | 16GB | 512GB SSD

• 15.6″ 3 millimeter ultra-thin bezel | Samsung UHD 3840×2160 Amoled display | 100%DCI-P3 Color Gamut, more colors than sRGB
• Best color accuracy: Individually calibrated and certified with X-Rite Pantone
• 9th Gen Intel Core i7-9750H 6 core processor w/ 2.6 GHz/4.5 GHz (base/max turbo)
• Powerful graphic performance: NVIDIA GeForce GTX1660Ti GDDR6 6GB Supports NVIDIA Optimus technology to increase gaming experience
• 16GB DDR4 2666MHz Samsung DRAM module | M. 2 NVMe PCIe 512GB Intel 760P SSD | Windows 10 Home
• Microsoft Azure AI | All Intel Inside | Killer Ethernet E2600/ Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650 (powered by Intel)
• Various I/O ports: UHS-II Full-sized SD Card Reader | HDMI 2. 0 | mini-DP 1. 4 | Intel Thunderbolt 3

HP Pavilion TP01-0066 Desktop PC

Passmark Rating: 22827
Single Thread Rating: 2690

Specs screenshot:

CPU:

• AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6GHz (up to 4.4GHz with Boost) 8-Core, 16-Thread
  • L2 4MB cache
  • L3 32MB cache

RAM: 32GB DDR4 RAM (upgraded from 8GB DDR4 RAM)

+Upgraded to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060

SSD: 256GB PCIe SSD

-Original video card: AMD Radeon RX 550/2GB

(Renewed)

ASUS Laptop

Passmark Rating: 8412
Passmark Single Thread Rating: 2140

Asus – FX705DT 17.3″ Gaming Laptop – AMD Ryzen 7 – 8GB Memory – Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 – 512GB Solid State Drive – Black

2nd Gen Ryzen 7, 3750H 4-Core, 8-Thread

Quad Core

2.3-4GHz

Samsung Slim 15″ Notebook

Passmark Rating: 5990
Passmark: Single Thread Rating: 2100

SAMSUNG 15.0″ 16GB Memory 256 GB SSD Laptop Notebook 9 Intel Core i7 8th Gen 8550U 1.80 GHz NVIDIA GeForce MX150 Windows 10 Home 64-Bit Model NP900X5T-X01US

Intel i7 8550U

1MB L2 Cache

8MB L3 Cache

Quad Core – Eight Thread

1.8-4GHz

Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga Laptop

Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga

Passmark Rating: 2534
Passmark Single Thread Rating: 1559

Intel® Core™ i7-4500U Processor 4M Cache, @ 1.80GHz with turbo up to 3.00 GHz, 2 cores, 4 Threads, 512KB L2 cache, 4MB L3 cache. Haswell architecture. Released Q3 2013.

Intel® HD Graphics 4400

8GB RAM.

Lenovo Compact 12.5″ X230 ThinkPad Laptop (old, now dead from bad motherboard/CPU heat)

Passmark Rating: 2874
Passmark Single Thread Rating: 1721

Lenovo ThinkPad X230 [2325JQ8] 12.5″ 2.90GHZ CORE i7 [3520M] 8GB 320GB WEBCAM

Intel i7-3520M 2 Cores, 4 Threads @2.9 GHz, Ivy Bridge, 2 x 256KB L2 cache, 4MB L3 cache. Released Q2 2012.

i5-2500K Desktop PC (nickname XWING)

Passmark Rating: 4084

Passmark Single Thread Rating: 1696

2.5″ SATA SSD

Q6600 Desktop PC

Passmark Rating: 1757
Passmark Single Thread Rating: 955

First PC Build ~1997

Pentium II 233MHz

SCSI HDD