Hi!
I’m in the market for a new laptop and I’d like to consult with the community about what’s being recommended on the year 2026.
This is a laptop that I intend to use for both playing games and using as a mobile coding platform so battery and horsepower are the main points that I’d take into consideration, prioritising battery power.
I do not care if it’s otherwise bulky.
I am currently encountering issues with AMD hardware on my main machine so just having a guarantee that the hardware is not gonna flop on me would be a big plus.
All in all! Thanks for giving my post a read and any answer would be appreciated, specially in the 900€ range.
I have the older 7640u Framework 13.
As a coders laptop it’s fantastic. Keyboard is excellent and it’s modular port design makes it’s limited 4 port extremely versatile for your needs. Plus the 2880x1440 display is perfect for text.
As a gaming laptop. Hummm. It can play games, but the display kills performance in games. The iGPU can’t handle much more than 720p for newer games. Without using a dedicated GPU I don’t know if any other laptop can do a better job and I was able to play most indi games at a solid frame rate. However a steam deck is a better way to play games.
In terms of battery life. Left in a bag there will be some juice left the next day. With light office work I was able to get 4-6 hours on it, with 2-4 if I was gaming and the fans were cranking.
The iGPU on the Ryzen 9 HX AI 370 is reasonably capable.
I also have a minisforum v3 with a Ryzen 7 8840U and sufficient for on the go Indy games as well as older AAA.