realme Book Slim was launched globally on Wednesday, August 18 as the company's first laptop model. The laptop features a 2K display and is powered by 11th Gen Intel Core processors. The realme Book Slim comes in two distinct colour options and is designed with narrow bezels to deliver a higher screen-to-body ratio of 90 percent. The laptop sports the latest connectivity options including Wi-Fi 6 and Thunderbolt 4.

realme Book Slim specifications

The realme Book Slim runs on Windows 10 (free upgrade to Windows 11) and features a 14-inch IPS display that has a 2K (2,160x1,440 pixels) resolution, 100 percent sRGB colour gamut, and a 3:2 aspect ratio. The display is touted to be up to 33 percent brighter than typical laptops offering 400 nits of peak brightness. the Realme Book Slim comes with up to 11th Gen Intel Core i5-1135G7 CPU, coupled with Intel Iris Xe graphics and up to 8GB of LPDDR4x RAM along with getting up to 512GB of PCIe SSD storage.

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The laptop carries a dual-fan ‘Storm Cooling' thermal management system that has two copper pipes to disperse heat. The Realme Book Slim features a backlit keyboard with a three-position backlight adjustment and a 1.3mm key travel. There is also a touchpad that supports multitouch gestures and Microsoft's PTP precision touch technology. There is a two-in-one fingerprint-power button.

The realme Book Slim carries two Harman speakers that are claimed to deliver an immersive surround sound effect. The speakers are also backed by DTS audio technology. The laptop has two microphones that use artificial intelligence (AI) backed algorithms and a pre-processing technology to cancel out noise when participating in a video conference.

The realme Book Slim includes Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth, a USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C port, a USB-A 3.1 Gen 1 port, a Thunderbolt 4 port, and a 3.5mm headphone jack. The laptop is powered with a 54Wh battery that is rated to deliver up to 11 hours of battery life on a single charge. It supports a 65W Super Fast Charge that is claimed to charge 50 percent of the built-in battery in 30 minutes.

The realme Book Slim is made of an aluminium-alloy unibody design featuring a mirrored logo. Lastly, the laptop is 15.5mm thick and weighs 1.38 kilograms.

realme Book Slim price and availability

The laptop comes in Real Blue and Real Grey colour options. The i3 8GB + 256GB prices on USD 749, i3 8GB + 512GB prices on USD 799, The i5 8GB + 512GB prices on USD 969, i5 16GB + 512GB prices on USD 999. Laptop will be soon available in Nepal.

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The gaming trend is escalating, and so is the technology and features in the gaming laptops. If you have enough budget to put in the gaming laptops, then why to hesitate- for gaming laptops enrich your gaming experience with smooth transitions for a longer period without burning your hardware. 
One should be cautious about every feature while buying a gaming laptop as it is pricy and in case of damages, the repair costs can be really high. Some of the important things that should be considered while buying a gaming laptop are:

Hardware (GPU & CPU)

Both GPU and CPU are equally important to enrich the gaming experience. Advanced GPU aids the gamer with smoother VR and special effects to enrich the gaming experience. While talking about GPU, there are many advanced graphics cards from the AMD series and the Nvidia series. These cards differ from entry-level gaming that requires basic settings to mainstream gaming, and VR and Highest settings. So, do some research and choose accordingly.

The gaming experience is mostly affected by the GPU rather than the CPU. So, you can choose a very powerful CPU- Core i7 or you can simply choose Dual Core i5 as well. However, for lag-free experience in high-intensity games, you should go after Core i7 which relatively is expensive than other processors.

RAM/VRAM

RAM, undoubtedly, is the feature that affects the entire experience, and don't forget, things under the hood matters the most. For gaming, I recommend you not to settle below 8GB RAM, as even the best games might stress you out with all the disadvantages that come with lower RAM. If possible, go for 16GB RAM that is generally offered on the laptops with GTX 2060 or more. Nevertheless, memory, in most of the laptops today, is upgradable; so you can boost it when it’s convenient.

Screen/ Display

Every move you make, every target you set, every detail, every enemy, and everything you enjoy while gaming is all on your screen. So, don't forget to consider the laptop with the best resolution, refresh rate, and viewing angle! One needs to consider the size, resolution, refresh rate, panel type, and G-sync and free sync. Click here to know more about the display best for the gaming experience. And, if possible, avoid 2-in-1 laptops with touch screens as glossy screens that kill the battery are pitfalls for the best gaming experience. 

Keyboards and touchpads

As you make most of the movements using the keyboard, you have to examine the keyboards as well. The key travel i.e. how far you can press the key down; actuation i.e. force you need to apply to press the key down along with anti-ghosting and n-key roller that allows registers all the keys if pressed hurriedly should be considered to ease you with the gaming experience. Also, most entry-level gaming laptops have a red or white backlight or some also may have RGB backlight while some allow you to change colors as per the game.

Others

While the above mentioned are crucial and most important specs to consider, good sound output, ample storage, and brands should also be considered.
 

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With various features and configurations, there are several gaming laptops available on the market. Some of them are either decent or some of them are poor. But how can you find that if you have no knowledge of the requirements? See, it's clear that we all want a decent laptop for gaming at a reasonable cost. So for this, you just need to hear about the benefits and drawbacks, so that the disparity between the poor laptop and the good gaming laptop can be quickly found.

Because of its great and advanced features such as speed, compatibility, size, etc., even people who do not want to play games on a gaming laptop like these laptops.

Gaming Laptops Advantages

1. Portability 

In terms of portability, it is very convenient to hold and bring in some areas, but in the case of weight, this is not so. If you go to work, it's often mandatory to take your laptop with you. At this time, the best laptop for gaming shows itself. You can only take your college bag and really quickly bring the laptop.

2. Speed

Speed So the Gaming Laptops are designed to hold the quickest operating system, high graphics, and other advanced features since gaming is the primary objective of designing the laptops.

Many labels are present on the market. You can buy the best Gaming Laptop brand from which you can not face the problem of slow processing and operating system if you choose to use the Gaming Laptop for more speed.

3. Less consumption of power

As there are many laptops that use more power when charging, power usage is also the key point of concern. Due to the charging issue, the impression of the standard laptop is a little lower than gaming laptops. Compared to gaming laptops, the charger of the regular laptop gets exhausted easily when it adheres to the outlet or socket. If we take into account the battery life of a gaming laptop, so it will last longer than regular laptops.

It is also true that the battery's lifespan and life depend on its specifications and usability as well.

 

Disadvantages of Gaming Laptops

1. No Upgrade

The biggest demerit of gaming laptops is that your laptop will not be updated. The processing device and functionality were periodically updated. Suppose you bought a gaming laptop with the newest operating system and features, but you will not update the gaming laptop until the new edition arrives.

If you want to use the newest features, you need to buy the new laptop again and the cost of the old laptop will be absolutely lost. Non-upgraded units are Gaming Notebooks.

2. Pricey

Laptops for games are much more pricey than standard laptops. It involves several modern and innovative features and, for this reason, the cost of these laptop styles is very high. For the same price as one gaming laptop, you can get two regular laptops. If you wish to purchase a gaming laptop, you can only spend twice the price of a regular laptop.

3. Bulky

Gaming Laptops are very portable in the benefits section, but the weight is heavy relative to standard laptops. So, because of its weight, it is sometimes not very easy to bear. Gaming laptops weigh a little bit heavier relative to standard laptops. They usually come with 2 options for hard disks.

One is an SSD and the second one is a conventional hard drive for backup. A decent dedicated graphics card is also bundled with a gaming laptop, which is an external peripheral that we find in standard laptops.

The scale and weight of the laptops really matter a lot because in public spaces it is very convenient to bring and wear.

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