Laptop suggestions - Business machine that can handle some light gaming.

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FatLarry

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#322672 10-Sep-2025 23:53

Currently using an old Lenovo X1 Yoga Gen 3 and I'm wanting something a little more capable that could play some recent games at low or medium settings. Preferably with an AMD Apu as i've heard they actually have some capability with modern games. Hoping to find something a few years old second hand.

I do not want another gaming laptop, had one in 2018.. never again MSI... crappy hinges and motherboard that cooked itself.

Any suggestions? Asking as i haven't kept up with hardware for a long time and tbh i was impressed with what the Intel UHD 620 could do but it can't handle much post 2015 gaming wise.

darylblake

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#3413554 11-Sep-2025 05:58

Few guys I worked with used a "P" series lenovo. It will handle some games. They are big machines though.

jonb

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#3413645 11-Sep-2025 09:07

In my recent thread, Intel Arc graphics were recommended for this exact scenario. It's quite hard to tell on most store pages when it just says 'integrated graphics' but most of the latest Intel Core Ultra series have Arc integrated graphics compared to the older Iris XE (that is still okay for light gaming).

Check out this reduced Lenovo that has ARC graphics for $1599 - sometimes you need to do a bit of research on the processor model to confirm:

https://www.lenovo.com/nz/en/p/laptops/yoga/yoga-slim-series/lenovo-yoga-slim-7i-aura-edition-gen-10-14-inch-intel/83jxcto1wwnz3

SirisLeOsiris

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#3413657 11-Sep-2025 09:41

HP Probook / Elitebook with 5 in the model are AMD APUs eg Elitebook 865 G9/G10, Elitebook 645 G9, Probook 455 G9/10, Probook 445 G9/10 etc

Also new HP ProBook 4 G1a 14/16
Something G9 and up would be better and the Elitebooks are pretty well rated, probook are a bit cheaper in casing but similar otherwise.