I'm not going to complain that laptop prices have shot up to cosmic levels, but what's happening now is just crazy. My previous all-rounder (that's a weird word) Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro 14 from 2020 has gone to the great tech graveyard. As it was dying, its fan was literally wailing like a human; it got so bad I had to start taking antidepressants. So I was looking for a replacement among Lenovo's descendants, but in the 14-inch category, Lenovo doesn't currently have a machine with a quality GPU, which I need for video editing work in DaVinci. So I did look at bigger machines, but quickly changed my mind. The new Yoga 7 Pro looks beautiful, the display is perfect, but for me, it's just a big 15-inch laptop that's not as easily portable anymore. Notice I'm not complaining about the price yet. So I looked at the competition and was basically choosing between the Tuf A14, Zephyr G14, Transcend 14 and the ProArt 13. Paradoxically, for me, besides a decent GPU, the most important thing was a second SSD slot, which only the Tuf has out of the ones mentioned. My thinking got quite stuck in a loop there. So I can say that while the ProArt is beautiful, the price is frankly ridiculous to sacrifice a second slot for and struggle with cloning a larger drive. The Zephyrus might have a better display, but it also lacks a second SSD slot. Transcend, likewise. So I was back to the Tuf. I ended up getting the version with shared 64GB memory and a CPU/GPU with an 8060s, which seemed like the ideal option. On the Yoga, a one-hour full HD video would take up to 70 minutes to render; on this machine, it's done in a quarter of an hour. So there's no need to wonder if it was a good move. The display pales in comparison even to the IPS on the six-year-old Yoga. Especially in colour reproduction, but for regular work and writing, the matte display is perfect. I'm not that bothered about the refresh rate and I'm probably too blind to appreciate it. For now, I'm using the basic Armoury Crate system for performance control; some people recommend GHelper. Maybe I'll get around to it. Right now, I know that my laptop runs its fan even in silent mode, which irritates me to no end, so I have to wear headphones all the time. Compared to the Yoga, this thing is a blender. It gets hot! This machine is a warm friend. The keyboard is comfortable and works great. Compared to the Yoga, the keys are smaller and the font is a bit dafter. The backlighting is a tad uneven because only the primary character is lit; the secondary ones are in shadow, so on a key, you can't see, for example, the letter ‘ž’, but the number six is visible. Those of us who took second place in the 1996 regional typing competition don't care, but someone else might have a problem with it. Of course, I have to keep the Fn key permanently activated, otherwise, instead of the keys for controlling screen brightness, I'd be pressing F7 and F8, which is useless to me. The separate Aura key is completely pointless, but maybe someone will remap it to Netflix, for all I know. The abundance of ports is a plus. Just be aware, the two standard USB 3 ports have different transfer speeds. Better plug your external drive into the one on the right; it's a bit quicker than the one on the left. But you're clever and use USB-C anyway. The power button is above the keyboard, so no accidental shutdowns in a rucksack from a side button. The camera doesn't have a shutter, so if you're gawking at something illegal, hackers will see you. Overall, it's a sort of better plastic job for fifty-five grand (if you're lucky and bought it before the price hike). Hopefully, it'll last at least three years. And by then, our salaries will reach the levels in Germany so I can buy a premium model for 150k, because I think someone promised us that. Good luck : )