Why not get a mac air m4? Satisfies all the requirements except refresh rate. I use m2 air for work and 170hz monitor at home. Honestly prefer mac screen while coding than monitor’s. Also don’t know the exact specifications but it feels much better than windows laptops in this range.
Edit: missed no macos point 
yeah just really dislike using macos, have a m2 air from work aswell, cant get used to all the weirdnesses of this os
any chance i can get this on the refurbished store? couldnt see it, wish lenovo had an option to filter by screen hz
Wouldn’t that depend on the panel type. I think the one I had mentioned has an ips panel.
A video showcasing the display, only video I can find reviewing the Asus S16 I had linked before.
Wouldn’t the Lenovo one fail on the battery backup requirement you had mentioned? I could be wrong but I’ve read that 13420h only lasts 3-4 hours on moderate use.
you are right, they do suck on battery usually
not sure what the play is tbh, are EVO certified laptops actually reliable in terms of how long the battery lasts?
Evo certification explained by intel.
Do you have any other laptops in consideration besides the asus one I have recommended?
This is the only other one I’m considering other than your suggestion but really not intending on spending this much to be honest. Might just settle for 60hz refurbished ideapads since I don’t really use laptops much, only a few hours a day if I need a change in environment and if I’m out of town
If you can wait 20–30 days for delivery, then you should consider Lenovo customized variants though they are priced 85-87k with 3 years adp included you can get decent discount on lenovo’s website. I think you can get 8% discount with coupons and 3-5k cashback in 3 months roughly 10-12k in discounts. The only drawback I have found in those variants is soldered ram. If you want I can drop some suggestions.
Here’s the link to the laptop I’ve mentioned above. Probably, the best vfm laptop you can find would cost you around 73-76k depending upon discounts you apply. Also, I may be wrong about cc cashback period. I need to check that again.
Here’s a review of someone.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Lenovo/comments/1lkt87c/received_my_ideapad_pro_5_intel_225h_32gb/
Everything’s same except cpu in these reviews.
good cpu, 144 hz and large battery
16gb ram too low for development, quite heavy for laptop with no dGPU, too expensive.
@theagilecoder Thoughts on the one I’ve recommended above.
compact thanks to quite thin bezels, 32 gb ram, great battery and cpu
does the OLED have PWM flickering ? it can be a issue for long coding/productivity sessions.
Over all looks quite good for a development laptop.
The reviews I have attached above says flicker only noticable when brightness is under 35%, skip to [7:28] if you want to watch that section yourself. It also depends upon how sensitive op is to pwm flickering.
this laptop does seem really good, considering it seriously thanks
it does say like free shipping by january? does anyone have any experience with the shipping process of lenovo webstore? does it take that much time?
If you can wait till black friday there could be a sale so chances of more discount or 3 year adp could be priced down from 3k to 999. Here are the links to some people sharing their review and laptop and the shipping period experience.
Any updates?
I really want it but it shows january as the delivery time, is this normal? I also saw that one was available from @Yamaraj but I missed it sadly
