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Several commenters note the 155H needs more wattage (35W) than AMD chips (30W) to reach comparable framerates, questioning its efficiency for handhelds. This is described as a recurring pattern across recent Intel mobile generations.

@ClappOnUpp

We always knew Intel would eventually catch up, but I don't think that time has yet come. This thing is going to run so hot and drain the battery so quick that it will need a Jackery and a dry ice cooling system just to match the 780M's performance LOLlaunch

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January 12, 2024

@alexgonzalez9053

Crushing is probably going too far, matching or outperforming it is way more realistic. What I'm most worried about is the efficiency, for a few generations now Intel mobile chips have needed more juice to match their AMD counterparts so even the bigger battery might not be enough to have a meaningful improvement in the battery life. We'll have to see oruselves how much of the promises the marketing does they'll manage to fulfill.launch

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January 12, 2024

@Dr.D00p

I see no upside to choosing this over the AMD powered rivals.\nHigher wattage (35w vs 30W) to get similar framerates and Intels somewhat inferior drivers,especially for older games running on earlier Direct X versions.launch

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January 12, 2024

@PseudoGfx

The way it stands, this is gonna have pretty terrible battery life, considering it can't reach the maximum GPU frequency even closely at 35W. And they even use an H-series CPU to be able to compete with AMD's U-series.launch

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January 12, 2024

Real owners report serious thermal issues, including CPU temps hitting 90-100°C during gaming on an Acer Swift Go 14, and fan noise severe enough to prompt a laptop return. Acer's implementations specifically were called out as worse than other brands.

@TheMiraculousMrBoSpangles

I just bought an Acer swift go 14 with this chip in it and it get super hot. CPU hits 90-100 degrees when gaming. Admittedly we're in the middle of a heatwave in the UK, so maybe that isn't helping.launch

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July 13, 2025

@stonec8238

I got the Ultra 5 125H and found fan noise was a serious issue to me. I had to return it.\nI have watched / read a few reviews on several Acer's laptops. It seems that their laptops are a bit worse than other brands when it comes to fan noise...\nAcer has just released Swift 14 GO with Snapdragon X Plus 8 Core, which is supposed to have better therma and hence lower fan noisel. But I am skeptical.launch

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November 24, 2024

@NoName-zf6nr

Since you ask, you get your answer: this kind of notebook is not for me. I have settled for a desktop. This notebook has these major drwabacks:\n- way too loud for my taste\n- OLED flickering is not for me but IPS is my preference\n- small arrow keys and wobbling keys are unacceptable; I very much prefer a mechanical keyboard with German desktop-like layout\n- maintenance is way too difficult\n- the price is greedy\n- 14\" limits hardware options too much; 18\" are closer to my needslaunch

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March 14, 2024

Multiple commenters do the math and conclude that advertised battery life figures (e.g., 2 hours at 35W on a 53Wh battery) are physically implausible, suggesting real sustained gaming battery life is much shorter, closer to one hour.

@Coconutgl

53Wh battery for 2 hours means running a 26.5w for whole system. Since we know the screen fans other components draw about 8-10w, that apu has around 16-18w to run. Therefore the 2 hours scenario should add the term “up to”, and I think it is based on core ultra is not suggested run below 15w, according to those 155h laptop reviews show if it run below 15w, it is totally a mess in gaming. Hope that there will be game testing with ALLY and Legion Go side by side in low wattage soon.launch

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January 13, 2024

@examancer

A 53wh battery obviously cannot power 35W continuously for 2 hours. That's absurd. This has to be running in a 25W mode to get those numbers. No other way.launch

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January 12, 2024

@MartinXTech

2 hours at 35W is not true... and you know it.... 35W APU + 15W system = 50W. that is approx 1 hour of battery at 35W APU.launch

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January 12, 2024

Users with prior Intel-based handheld experience report ongoing driver issues and poor automatic power optimization compared to AMD and the Steam Deck, requiring manual per-game profile tuning to get comparable results.

@Gorger12

After using a 1165g7 based handheld, there are a lot of issues with intel's drivers and power optimization. I don't think that has changed. The steam deck automatically meets demand, giving better battery life than any other device. Every windows device you have to adjust profiles to every single game to get something similar, and even then it falls short. The only use case for these other devices is at high power, which kind of kills the purpose of a portable.launch

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January 13, 2024

@Dr.D00p

I see no upside to choosing this over the AMD powered rivals.\nHigher wattage (35w vs 30W) to get similar framerates and Intels somewhat inferior drivers,especially for older games running on earlier Direct X versions.launch

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January 12, 2024

Commenters criticize laptops pairing this chip with modest GPUs like the RTX 4060 for costing £1.5-2K, calling it poor value compared to building a desktop PC for similar money.

@OtherwiseUknownMonkey

damn rtx 4060 and an intel 7 at 2k laptops really are a scam, never againlaunch

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March 13, 2024

@iitzFizz

The efficiency of the 40 series cards is probably a huge part in being able to make them so thin and light but holy crap £1.6K is a lot for a laptop with a 4060, even the 4050 model is £1.5k...You could build a really nice PC for that.\n\nIt is a nice laptop thoughlaunch

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March 13, 2024

Some commenters worry that 16GB total system RAM, shared between system and iGPU graphics needs, is insufficient for modern games, especially compared to more RAM-flexible alternatives.

@redhoodedduke9967

Why do these handhelds keep coming with only 16gb of total system ram? Some games by themselves take up to 16gb of ram. Pair that with an APU where it needs to be split up between the vram and system and you’re bound to have issues. I could understand 16gb of ram for something like the steamdeck, it’s cheaper starting at $350-400 and runs its own lightweight operating system, then you get these systems that start at $500-600 at minimum running windows and a high resolution screen with no easy way to upgrade past 16gb of ram. I think it would be more than passable with 24gb for the forceable future, but for now I’m gonna wait.launch

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January 16, 2024

@mercyoface8421

from what i remember the ally ran cyber punk with better fps at same settings and honestly igpus utilize the ram alot and the claw will have half the ram of said laptop.this might just turn into a buy if ur an intel fan but otherwise it seems less performing..launch

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January 13, 2024

Some users remain skeptical that Intel has truly closed the gap with AMD, citing concerns about sustained performance, frame stability, and whether the chip can genuinely match AMD's Z2 Extreme or 780M in real gaming scenarios.

@Cantripping

The frames seem reasonably high, however... \n\n1. 35W seems like a lot for a handheld. It does look like the cooling is holding up reasonably well, but I am curious to see long term testing and if it can keep it up over sustained periods of time.\n\n2. Those frame jumps are a little concerning. Doesn't seem like the frames are all that stable.launch

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January 12, 2024

@nicklong27

This will be awesome for emulation but PC gaming is kinda weak to be honest. Just by these few benchmarks I can see the Ally is quite a bit more powerful. It better be cheap.launch

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January 12, 2024