Does it matter when buying a notebook whether you choose AMD or Intel? Is the RAM soldered on more and more notebooks just for cost reasons? Are screens in 16:9 format slowly dying out? And integrated card readers? Are there still notebooks with a downgrade option to an older version of Windows? Do OLED notebook screens burn out? Questions upon questions - we bombard c't editor Florian Müssig with them in this episode of c't uplink. With: Florian Müssig Moderation: Jan Schüßler Production: Ralf Taschke Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:37 AMD or Intel - does it matter? 3:29 AI units: What do they do? 4:36 Screen formats: 16:9, 16:10 & Co. 6:20 OLED screens 9:29 High refresh rates 10:42 Notebook screen sizes 13:07 RAM equipment 14:09 SSD: rarely soldered on, but not always upgradeable 16:15 CPU choice: how old is too old, even for bargains? 18:03 Battery life 18:55 Fast charging for notebooks? 19:55 Save battery – limit capacity 21:56 Chromebooks 23:57 Convenience features: biometrics, keyboard lighting, presence sensors... 25:29 Keyboard quality and layout 28:05 Docking stations 30:17 Card readers 32:50 Outro ► The c't article (paywall): https://www.heise.de/select/ct/2024/6... ► c't Magazin: https://ct.de ► c't on Mastodon: https://social.heise.de/@ct_Magazin ► c't on Instagram: / ct_magazin ► c't on Facebook: / ctmagazin ► c't on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/heisec.bsky.... ► c't on Threads: https://www.threads.net/@ct_magazin ► c't on X/Twitter: / ctmagazin ► c't on paper: everywhere where magazines are available! #notebook #laptop #mobilesarbeiten