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  • description: Minimal, Functional, and Pocketable AF. Get 25% off Ohsnap accessories using our link! http://ohsnap.com/LTT It's already that time of the year where the children must go back to school. Going back to school means shopping for school supplies, like a new laptop that doesn't run ChromeOS. But there's so many options out there, just what will Linus' son choose? Discuss on the forum: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1642787-my-son-needs-a-new-laptop/ Check out the laptops! Top Pick: Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge, 16" Touchscreen AMOLED, 120hz, Snapdragon X1 Elite, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD: Best Buy: https://prsm2.com/VqNCeg1Nb Samsung: https://prsm2.com/-q-Cikxxs Runner up: Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5X 16GB Memory 512GB Storage Snapdragon X2 Plus: https://geni.us/18Cu3t Others mentions: ASUS Vivobook S16, AMD Ryzen™ AI 9 HX 370 (M5606): https://prsm2.com/rsWyA3JZn ASUS Vivobook S 16" Laptop OLED AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS with 16GB RAM 1TB SSD: https://prsm2.com/rmclIiuCY ASUS TUF Gaming A16, NVIDIA RTX 5050, AMD Ryzen 7 260: https://prsm2.com/ZMY1y92Qp Check out our Channel Partners: Secretlab - Grab a TITAN Evo ergonomic gaming chair: https://lmg.gg/secretlabltt - Grab an ATLAS ergonomic office chair: https://lmg.gg/secretlablttatlas PIA - Get the VPN of our choice: https://www.piavpn.com/ltt dbrand - Buy a "Circuit" series skin for your device: https://dbrand.com/pcb ► SHOP LTT PRODUCTS: https://lttstore.com ► GET EXCLUSIVE CONTENT ON FLOATPLANE: https://lmg.gg/lttfloatplane ► DIVE DEEPER ON THE LTT LABS WEBSITE: https://lmg.gg/labs ► SPONSORS, AFFILIATES, AND PARTNERS: https://lmg.gg/partners Purchases made through some store links may provide some compensation to Linus Media Group. Affiliate links powered in part by https://affilimate.com/?aid=ghz1izbpb Linus Sebastian is an investor in Framework Computer, Inc and HexOS by Eshtek. CHAPTERS --------------------------------------------------- 0:00 Intro 1:53 Initial research 4:34 He'll learn one day 4:54 Where are we going? 5:48 A 5 pound laptop 6:27 LG Gram 7:27 Linus' laptop 8:12 More of the boys research 8:44 Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5x 10:02 How about a 16" laptop 11:45 The third choice 14:10 Testing the ThinkBook 16 15:13 Looking at some more laptops 18:03 And the winner is... 19:46 Outro
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