customreactions.txt

[
  {
    "Trigger": "!8th gen",
    "Responses": [
      {
        "id": 570161,
        "text": "intel's 8th gen mobile chips are power hungry, hot chips, clocked faster than any other mobile chips launched to date. Most notebooks will not power them, and even less will actually cool them if powered. The number of notebooks we can safely recommend with them is painfully low, but there is little we can do about it but recommend what works. Note that thin and light units will be especially bad, and likely require recommendations from specific sellers who will use liquid metal and do other cooling work on the units."
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "Trigger": "!8u",
    "Responses": [
      {
        "id": 926293,
        "text": "Intel's U-series CPUs are the *de facto* standard for most consumer ultrabooks; made for browsing, productivity work, media consumption, and so on. They cannot handle heavy loads like gaming or video editing, outside of a select few cases.\n\n8th gen added two more physical cores into the i5 and i7, and raised maximum clockspeeds... \n> i5-7200u = up to 2 x 3.2 GHz\n> i5-8250u = up to 4 x 3.4 GHz\n...meaning drastically increased power and cooling requirements.\n\nMost ultrabooks simply can’t handle these chips. They can supply a lot of power to the CPUs in short bursts (PL2), but long-term power limits (PL1 - usually 15W) and sub-par cooling systems cause severe throttling in sustained workloads, often at or below base clocks (4 x 1.6 GHz). Practically, this means three things:\n- **Thin/light units usually have worse thermals,** so “premium” ultraportables will have you overpaying *and* underperforming.\n- **The U-series i7 has no real advantage over the equivalent i5** - both throttle to the same level.\n- **In short burst performance - __like many benchmarks__ - these chips perform disproportionately higher than they do under real-life sustained load.**\n\nWhile some ultrabooks can set higher power limits for better performance, only a few (most notably the Thinkpad T480/T480s and the Xiaomi Mi Notebook Air/Pro) can do that and cool well enough to sustain this performance."
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "Trigger": "!acer",
    "Responses": [
      {
        "id": 854810,
        "text": "Acer make lower end consumer- and gaming-laptops, generally with an excellent price:performance ratio at the cost of various other factors.\n\n**Consumer:** Aspires are the cheapest units, while the Swifts are their ultrabook line, and Nitros are more performance oriented. They’re surprisingly good compared to their low-end competition (e.g. Asus Vivobooks), but they can have build quality issues (especially the Aspires), particularly relating to their hinges, as well as the usual power/thermal limits ultrabooks have..\n\n**Business:** the Travelmate line are Acer's little-known brand in this segment, but they fall well short of the more established names, particularly in build quality and port selection.\n\n**Gaming:** Predator Helios is their entry-level gaming line, with value favourites like the Helios 300, while the Tritons are thinner and lighter higher-end units. However, thermals are *always* subpar, with units either running insanely hot or being too big for the components and cooling job they actually *do*."
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "Trigger": "!acer models",
    "Responses": [
      {
        "id": 948046,
        "text": "Acer generally makes lower end consumer laptops and gaming laptops\n\nTheir consumer laptops have a few different names...  Swift, , Aspire, and Nitro  are their main consumer branded lines.  They vary in specs and form factor but generally in the they were typed they increase in size and power.\n\nTheir gaming lines consistent of Predator Helios, Predator Triton, and Predator.  Helios is more entry level and have had value favorites like the Helios 300.  Helios Triton are higher end thin gaming laptops.  Acer gaming laptops currently struggle in regards to cpu cooling pretty much across the line unfortunately"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "Trigger": "!alu",
    "Responses": [
      {
        "id": 746684,
        "text": "This is the average laptop user:\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46iTiYjFz8Q"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "Trigger": "!apple crap",
    "Responses": [
      {
        "id": 718610,
        "text": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUaJ8pDlxi8"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "Trigger": "!apple ripoff",
    "Responses": [
      {
        "id": 793911,
        "text": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XneTBhRPYk"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "Trigger": "!asus",
    "Responses": [
      {
        "id": 854811,
        "text": "Asus units range from ultrabooks (Vivobook, Zenbook) to gaming (TUF/ROG), and they are some of the highest rated units from most media outlets. Generally, however, most ASUS units have a lot of quality control issues or don't last very long in an optimal state, and ASUS support is generally quite incompetent.\n\nThey are also known for exceptionally low thermal throttle points on many of their lower end/non-gaming units (as low as 75c) and these limits cannot be removed from those devices. As such ASUS is generally not recommended here, even if the price seems attractive for their units."
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "Trigger": "!asus models",
    "Responses": [
      {
        "id": 948065,
        "text": "Asus makes mainly consumer and gaming focused notebooks\n\nTheir consumer lines start out with Vivobook and have a higher end counterpart in Zenbooks.\n\nTheir gaming line begins with TUF laptops and moves up to ROG.  There is also ROG Zephyrus which are their thin and light gaming laptops."
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "Trigger": "!aw",
    "Responses": [
      {
        "id": 728458,
        "text": "This should say enough: https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/361611133737631755/500137206539878400/3DM11.PNG"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "Trigger": "!best ram",
    "Responses": [
      {
        "id": 787136,
        "text": "These are basically the best RAM sets one can buy for most notebooks today:\n\nFor 16GB only - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XC4W1LQ/ (buy two, of course)\n\nFor 32GB or 64GB - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01NAL3TYY\n\nIf you can afford it, it is suggested to replace your notebook's RAM with one of the above sets. Please note, if your laptop does not have XMP in the BIOS, the 2666MHz 16GB kit will run at 2400MHz. The 32GB/64GB set does not have this problem.\n\nFor users with 6xxxHQ chips, please find out if your laptop can handle RAM over 2133MHz before buying any of these RAM kits."
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "Trigger": "!bf",
    "Responses": [
      {
        "id": 783045,
        "text": "Black Friday deals are usually not on good products, and good products on sale are usually normal price, and the price was raised shortly before Black Friday/Cyber Monday to make it look like there is a bigger benefit to buying them at the price they're normally at the whole time.\n\nThe best SSDs, RAM, and most boutique-sold laptops are never discounted. Prebuilt configurations as found on Amazon often have downsides like single RAM sticks and poor storage configurations and the like, so even if they look good, they probably aren't actually very good. TVs often have special worse \"Black Friday\" SKUs that are sold for less, but you're getting a worse product than normal.\n\nEluktronics is having a sale though, which is very rare for a boutique PC seller, so feel free to wait for it from them. But otherwise, if your budget for a laptop is above $1300 and you're not getting an Eluktronics, you might as well buy whenever you see a good deal on exactly what you want."
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "Trigger": "!bsod",
    "Responses": [
      {
        "id": 959791,
        "text": "If you experience a BSOD with your new laptop and don't understand what caused it, use this tool and find out the reason: https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/blue_screen_view.html"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "Trigger": "!ccc fix",
    "Responses": [
      {
        "id": 996518,
        "text": "If you experience intermittent BSOD (Blue Screen of Death) on your Clevo notebook caused by SynTP.sys or HKKbdFltr.sys (use !bsod command to diagnose), follow these instructions to prevent the faulty driver from loading: \nhttps://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/303807371132796928/583069585146773517/CCC_BSOD_fix.png\n\nAs the above fix can cause the keyboard to stop functioning for some users, alternatively you can update the driver: \nhttp://forum.notebookreview.com/threads/clevo-p7xxtm1-syntp-sys-bsod.813584/#post-10921457"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "Trigger": "!clevo",
    "Responses": [
      {
        "id": 854833,
        "text": "Clevo is a laptop ODM or manufacturer.  This means their units are often not named Clevo but show up all over the place.  \n\nIn the U.S. their most popular units are their gaming lines like the P960, P750 etc...  One of Clevos unique selling points is many of their high end units actually use full desktop cpus instead of mobile chips.  For those in need of cpu horsepower this is a great boon.\n\nClevo laptops are sold by almost all \"custom\" or \"boutique\" laptop companies.  XoticPC, HIDEvolution, Eluktronics, OriginPC, Digital Storm, Falcon Northwest and more.  Basically if you see a laptop and you're not sure what brand it is...  It's probably a Clevo.  If it's not that it's probably a TongFang"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "Trigger": "!cpu throttle",
    "Responses": [
      {
        "id": 947987,
        "text": "CPU throttling is when the CPU, under sufficient load, is incapable of holding maximum ***TURBO*** clockspeeds for all cores. Not \"base\" clocks as many tech outlets/websites might say. Throttling is caused by one of three things: Overheating, Power limits set too low, or inadequate motherboard components for power delivery.\n\nMost laptops experience at least one of the above three issues, so any laptop that not only cools its CPU but also provides enough power to prevent throttling is highly sought after. Check <#532359413667725313> for more in-depth explanations on the kinds of CPU throttle listed above."
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "Trigger": "!d2 on ga502",
    "Responses": [
      {
        "id": 1049098,
        "text": "https://youtu.be/uNmP_dVEpxc"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "Trigger": "!dell",
    "Responses": [
      {
        "id": 854815,
        "text": "Dell does the full gamut of consumer, gaming, and business lines\n\nTheir consumer line begins with Inspirons and moves up to their high end line of XPS units.  \n\nTheir gaming line begins with the G series and has their high end as Alienware.  Alienware has ironically struggled significantly with cpu cooling in recent years while the lower end G series units have performed quite well. \n\nTheir business line begins with Vostros and Latitudes and ends with Precisions.  These units can be pricey but come with excellent chassis quality and warranties vs consumer class competitors.  For the price minded Dell's Business Outlet is a great option for refurbished units at a lower price"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "Trigger": "!dell models",
    "Responses": [
      {
        "id": 948066,
        "text": "Dell does the full gamut of consumer, gaming, and business lines\n\nTheir consumer line begins with Inspirons and moves up to their high end line of XPS units.\n\nTheir gaming line begins with the G series and has their high end as Alienware.  Alienware has ironically struggled significantly with cpu cooling in recent years while the lower end G series units have performed quite well. \n\nTheir business line begins with Vostros and Latitudes and ends with Precisions.  These units can be pricey but come with excellent chassis quality and warranties vs consumer class competitors.  For the price minded Dell's Business Outlet is a great option for refurbished units at a lower price"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "Trigger": "!dfo",
    "Responses": [
      {
        "id": 870528,
        "text": "The Dell Outlet is a great way to get low-priced refurb units. All refurbs are sold with at least a 1 yr warranty, which can be extended during purchase. The Outlet website also has a Coupons page which can help with additional savings. \n\nUS (newer systems): https://www.dell.com/learn/us/en/22/campaigns/outlet\nUS (older systems): https://www.dellrefurbished.com/\nUK (newer systems): https://www.dell.com/learn/uk/en/ukdfh1/campaigns/splitter\nUK (older systems): https://www.dellrefurbished.co.uk/\nCanada (older systems): https://www.dellrefurbished.ca/\nAustralia: https://www.dell.com/en-au/outlet\nNew Zealand: https://www.dell.com/en-nz/outlet\nSingapore: https://www.dell.com/en-sg/outlet\nMalaysia: https://www.dell.com/en-sg/outlet"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "Trigger": "!egpu",
    "Responses": [
      {
        "id": 694842,
        "text": "eGPUs are mostly pointless.\n\n- They have an overhead from the Thunderbolt 3 to PCI/e conversion, and lose varying (but always significant) levels of performance. In essence, any GPU above a GTX 970 will suffer a performance loss. 1060Ns will beat 1060s on a bad day, and match them on a good day. 1070s will perform like 1060s, and 1080s can even be beaten by 1060Ns on a bad day. 1080Tis (or anything stronger) are the only cards basically guaranteed to surpass a 1060N in an eGPU housing, but with that cost you could even purchase a premium 1070N (or better) laptop.\n- eGPUs also use Optimus/Enduro tech. This means that the iGPU is still running the display, and you lack specific benefits that the GPUs have like monitor colour control, etc. And some games have problems with or dislike Optimus (Nvidia) with Enduro (AMD) being FAR more problematic.\n- eGPUs also have the added cost of the housing, and are generally otherwise more than they're worth. A decent notebook and an eGPU with a 1070 is almost always going to cost more than a decent notebook with a 1070N in it.\n- Only eGPUs that are designed for the notebook using a proprietary connector OR a M.2 NGFF form factor (usually reserved to DIY solutions) make any real sense as an eGPU. Examples are Alienware and the AGA units.\n\nConsidering all of the above, the only kind of notebook using an eGPU should have no dGPU at all to make any sense cost-wise, and only non-gaming or entry-level gaming GPUs like a 1050Ti, 1060 or RX 580 should be used."
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "Trigger": "!ez",
    "Responses": [
      {
        "id": 932669,
        "text": "Razer Blade Pro\nAcer 21X"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "Trigger": "!ffo",
    "Responses": [
      {
        "id": 870555,
        "text": "The Fujitsu Outlet is a great way to get low-priced refurb units. All refurbs are sold with a standard 1 yr warranty, and carry an \"Assembled in Japan\" or \"Assembled in Germany\" tag. \n\nUS (direct): https://www.shopfujitsu.com/store/outletstore.do\nUS (eBay): http://www.ebaystores.com/Fujitsu-Computer-Store/"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "Trigger": "!form",
    "Responses": [
      {
        "id": 924653,
        "text": "* Total budget (In local currency) and country of purchase: \n-fill here, remove dashes-\n\n* Are you open to refurbs/used?\n -fill here, remove dashes-\n\n* How would you prioritize form factor, build quality, performance, and battery life?\n -fill here, remove dashes-\n\n* Do you have a preferred screen size? If indifferent, put N/A. \n -fill here, remove dashes-\n\n* Are you doing any CAD/video editing/photo editing/gaming? List which programs/games you desire to run. \n -fill here, remove dashes-\n\n* If you're gaming, do you have certain games you want to play? At what settings and FPS do you want? \n -fill here, remove dashes-\n\n* Any specific requirements such as good keyboard, touch-screen, finger-print reader, optical drive or good input devices (keyboard/touchpad)? \n -fill here, remove dashes-\n\n* Leave any finishing thoughts here that you may feel are necessary and beneficial to the discussion.\n -fill here, remove dashes-"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "Trigger": "!furmark",
    "Responses": [
      {
        "id": 626256,
        "text": "**__Why You Should Not Use FurMark (Or Similar Power Viruses Like Kombustor and OCCT):__**\n\n**FurMark runs the GPU *cooler* than demanding games/benches at constant 100% load**\n\nOn Nvidia GPUs, clocks speeds under load are limited by TBP (Total Board Power) and temperature. TBP includes the power consumption of not only the GPU core, but also the other components on the board such as VRAM and VRMs (Voltage Regulator Modules). On notebook GPUs, only the GPU core itself has a temperature sensor. The VRAM and VRMs do not have temperature sensors. \n\nWhen you run FurMark, it sends an excessive current load through the VRMs, making them draw more power and run hotter than usual. TBP limit is still in effect, so as a result of the VRMs using more power, less power is allocated to the GPU core itself, causing it to run at lower clock speeds and voltages, and hence at lower temperatures, than in non-FurMark 3D loads.\n\nThe extreme amount of current being pushed through the VRMs, in conjunction with the increased VRM temps (which you cannot see!), when running FurMark increases the stress on those components and can reduce their lifespan. And in extreme cases, it can even lead to the VRMs burning out, especially on notebooks without active cooling, or even without passive cooling, on the VRMs.\n\n**FurMark is useless for stability testing when overclocking or undervolting**\n\nFurMark uses the OpenGL API, which very few games use, and this does make a difference when stability testing. Furthermore, because FurMark makes the GPU run at lower clock speeds and voltages, it cannot test the stability of the higher clock speeds and voltages reached in actual games and benchmarks. All of this means that settings which are stable under FurMark, may not pass in other 3D applications."
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "Trigger": "!g2",
    "Responses": [
      {
        "id": 784660,
        "text": "The TongFang GK5CN5Z/GK5CN6Z, commonly recommended/known here as the Mech 15 G2, are rebranded by many shops worldwide, like Clevos. As such, we recommend the best shops first if multiple are available. Repastes will be necessary from most vendors (including Walmart). Liquid metal is unnecessary for this unit. Kryonaut does not fit this unit well however, so use something like IC Diamond.\n\nBe aware that the CPU power limit may throttle to 35W under combined CPU/GPU stress (I.E. gaming) by default - to increase this to the full 45W under combined load, you must use the laptop's control software (differently named by each vendor) to set the laptop to Gaming or Performance Mode, which will automatically create a power plan such as \"MyHighPerformance\" in windows, which can be edited manually later. Simply switching the power plan in windows will NOT be enough. Also, do not use \"office\" fan profile, as this will lock both power limits to 35W."
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "Trigger": "!g2 vendors",
    "Responses": [
      {
        "id": 847173,
        "text": "Since TongFang's naming schemes suck, we have a list of known decent rebrands of this unit below (if a shop should be avoided it won't be on this list):\n```- China(?): MechRevo \"Deep Sea Ghost Z2\"\n- EU/Germany: XMG \"Neo 15\"\n- Italy: Raiontech \"Raionbook GS5\"\n- Malaysia: Illegear \"Onyx\"\n- Netherlands: LaptopParts4Less (sold under original TongFang designation)\n- Poland: Hyperbook \"Pulsar Z15\" (cheaper 1050ti option available)\n- Poland: Xtreem \"Smart7 Kallisto GX15D\"\n- Singapore: Aftershock \"Apex-15\"\n- Turkey: Monster \"Tulpar T5\"\n- UK: Scan/3XS \"LG15 Vengeance Pro\"\n- USA: Eluktronics \"Mech 15 G2\"\n- USA: HIDevolution \"EVOC 16GK5\"\n- USA: Walmart \"Overpowered 15+\"```"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "Trigger": "!gaming laptops",
    "Responses": [
      {
        "id": 943112,
        "text": "https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/731932-gaming-laptop-guide-updated-rtx-edition/"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "Trigger": "!gigabyte",
    "Responses": [
      {
        "id": 854850,
        "text": "Giagbyte is mostly known for their gaming units.  \n\nRight now that's mainly the Aero line which are thin and light units with a focus on battery life.\n\nThey also have the high end brand Aorus which have better built, more expensive, and more powerful gaming machines"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "Trigger": "!gigabyte models",
    "Responses": [
      {
        "id": 948073,
        "text": "Gigabyte is mostly known for their gaming units.\n\nRight now that's mainly the Aero line which are thin and light units with a focus on battery life.\n\nThey also have the high end brand Aorus which have better built, more expensive, and more powerful gaming machines"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "Trigger": "!glbg",
    "Responses": [
      {
        "id": 786231,
        "text": "Here's a quick and dirty gaming laptop buyer's guide. If your budget is above $900, the following should be present in ANY gaming laptop you are considering, period:\n```\n- two or four matching sticks of RAM. 2 x 8GB, 4 x 4GB, 4 x 8GB, whatever. Doesn't matter as much, as long as you are not using 1 x 8GB or 1 x 16GB or 3 x 8GB etc.\n- An OS SSD AND 7200RPM HDD for game storage, or better. OS drive should be 250GB minimum, but if money is very tight then 128GB can be made to suffice. But games should not be on a 5400RPM HDD at all, you will severely regret it. If buying a device with a single SSD, be prepared to add your own SSD in aftermarket for storage. Don't buy any laptops for gaming with a single storage slot.\n```\n\nWhatever you are considering, if it does not at least have these present or you're not willing to improve it to standard after purchase, then just find another unit."
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "Trigger": "!googleform",
    "Responses": [
      {
        "id": 1007270,
        "text": "We've created a form for people to post laptop stress test data!  If you can and would like to contribute please run our preferred stress test (aida64 + unigine heaven) and fill out this form: \n\nhttps://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdpFyLCazq49oHV2GcGqqqACVtV4kH5PADvWM3lvQm8S9sDEA/viewform?usp=sf_link\n\nThere are instructions on the form for how to run the test if you're unfamiliar.  This will help show the community how current and older laptops are really performing with an even benchmark.  What clockspeeds are being held by what models etc...  \n\nThere are guidelines and helpful links to download all within the form!  If you end up helping us out we really appreciate it, feel free to let us know in <#361611133737631755> about it or if you have any questions!"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "Trigger": "!hfo",
    "Responses": [
      {
        "id": 870549,
        "text": "The HP Outlet is a great way to get low-priced refurb units. All refurbs are sold with a standard 1 yr warranty. Orders can be placed over call only. Online ordering is not available. \n\nUS: https://h41369.www4.hp.com/pps-offers.php"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "Trigger": "!hid",
    "Responses": [
      {
        "id": 857731,
        "text": "HIDevolution.com – Custom Builder of EVOC (CLEVO & MSI) Gaming Laptops w/ Custom Prema BIOS\nAuthorized Dealer | ASUS ROG | Alienware | Aorus | DELL | Gigabyte | Lenovo | MSI | Razer | TongFang Custom Built Laptops\n\nDonald@HIDevolution.com | CALL ME FOR Discord ACTIVE MEMBER DISCOUNTS\nUSA – 888-666-3418 Ext. 44 – 9AM-6PM PST | Global – 011+562-485-6272 – 5PM-2AM GMT Monday~Friday\nhttps://i.imgur.com/f1PNRTe.jpg"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "Trigger": "!hidevolution",
    "Responses": [
      {
        "id": 857730,
        "text": "HIDevolution.com – Custom Builder of EVOC (CLEVO & MSI) Gaming Laptops w/ Custom Prema BIOS\nAuthorized Dealer | ASUS ROG | Alienware | Aorus | DELL | Gigabyte | Lenovo | MSI | Razer | TongFang Custom Built Laptops\n\nDonald@HIDevolution.com | CALL ME FOR Discord ACTIVE MEMBER DISCOUNTS\nUSA – 888-666-3418 Ext. 44 – 9AM-6PM PST | Global – 011+562-485-6272 – 5PM-2AM GMT Monday~Friday\nhttps://i.imgur.com/f1PNRTe.jpg"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "Trigger": "!high end clevo",
    "Responses": [
      {
        "id": 695196,
        "text": "High end Clevo systems with the desktop CPUs require significant work and modded system BIOSes for proper functionality and to generally run at something under 100°C (especially on the CPU). For this reason, we only suggest them from shops that are willing to do the work necessary to tame them so that you, the customer, don't have to open your shiny new unit and then\n- replace thermal pads\n- delid your CPU (which generally voids warranties)\n- use liquid metal.\n\nIn this respect, only one shop currently fits the bill: HIDevolution. OBSIDIAN-PC does not offer the Prema modded sBIOS, but will do all the other work, if you are willing to accept this."
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "Trigger": "!hp",
    "Responses": [
      {
        "id": 854827,
        "text": "HP does the full gamut of consumer, gaming, and business lines\n\nTheir consumer line begins with the Pavilions and has a higher end line in the Spectre models.\n\nTheir gaming line consists of the Omen laptops.\n\nTheir business line consists of Probooks, Elitebooks, and at their highest end ZBooks.  These units come with better warranties and chassis quality than their consumer class competitors.  The ZBook Studio G5 is a well priced well equipped option vs competition.  They have some of the brightest screens on the market.  They also have a business outlet for refurbished deals though it involves a phone call."
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "Trigger": "!hp models",
    "Responses": [
      {
        "id": 948064,
        "text": "HP does the full gamut of consumer, gaming, and business lines\n\nTheir consumer line begins with the Pavilions and has a higher end line in the Spectre models.\n\nTheir gaming line consists of the Omen laptops.\n\nTheir business line consists of Probooks, Elitebooks, and at their highest end ZBooks.  These units come with better warranties and chassis quality than their consumer class competitors.  The ZBook Studio G5 is a well priced well equipped option vs competition.  They have some of the brightest screens on the market.  They also have a business outlet for refurbished deals though it involved a phone call."
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "Trigger": "!hperks",
    "Responses": [
      {
        "id": 1044824,
        "text": "HP Perks Discount (US only)\n\nHead to https://store.hp.com/us/en/cv/employee and register using the code EP4297"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "Trigger": "!ips",
    "Responses": [
      {
        "id": 614165,
        "text": "IPS doesn't mean \"good screen\". IPS means \"potentially better viewing angles than TN (usually better)\", ***potentially*** better contrast (this is NOT a guarantee!!!) and definitely worse potential response times versus TN (though notebook TN hasn't hit 1ms like it can yet).\n\n99% of notebook IPS panels are horrible, don't have response times clearing even 60Hz (lots of ghosting/smearing). A lesser, but still large percentage, have awful colour spaces (there's even some of them with something like 50% sRGB coverage!), and a small percentage actually have worse viewing angles than higher end TN panels.\n\nSo try looking for a high end panel first, and don't be surprised if someone shows you that a TN panel available for the notebook you are looking at is indeed superior to an existing IPS panel. Don't just ask for \"IPS\" because \"IPS\" doesn't mean \"good\"."
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "Trigger": "!lenovo",
    "Responses": [
      {
        "id": 854807,
        "text": "Lenovo's laptops fall into 3 categories.  \n\nIdeaPad - These are the consumer minded machines.  Cheaper in most regards compared to their business class brethren they have lower end cooling, construction, and warranties.   \n\nThinkPad - These are the business minded machines.  Significantly improved in regards to chassis construction as well as warranty they are solid options at higher budget ranged.  For the budget conscious we recommend checking out the Lenovo Outlet for refurbished machines.  These come with most of the same perks for a cheaper price.  The ThinkPad T480 and T480s are stand out ultrabook options. \n\nLegion - These are the gaming minded machines.  Higher end graphics cards and meant for gaming.  Not yet leaders in performance or value"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "Trigger": "!lenovo models",
    "Responses": [
      {
        "id": 948069,
        "text": "Lenovo's laptops fall into 3 categories.\n\nIdeaPad - These are the consumer minded machines.  Cheaper in most regards compared to their business class brethren they have lower end cooling, construction, and warranties.\n\nThinkPad - These are the business minded machines.  Significantly improved in regards to chassis construction as well as warranty they are solid options at higher budget ranged.  For the budget conscious we recommend checking out the Lenovo Outlet for refurbished machines.  These come with most of the same perks for a cheaper price.  The ThinkPad T480 and T480s are stand out ultrabook options. \n\nLegion - These are the gaming minded machines.  Higher end graphics cards and meant for gaming.  Not yet leaders in performance or value"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "Trigger": "!lfo",
    "Responses": [
      {
        "id": 870539,
        "text": "The Lenovo Outlet is a great way to get low-priced refurb units. All refurbs are sold with a standard 1 yr warranty, which can be extended post purchase. \n\nUS (mirror): https://lw.ofwiz.com/"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "Trigger": "!lm",
    "Responses": [
      {
        "id": 694811,
        "text": "Liquid Metal thermal paste is as it sounds. It's electrically conductive and can short out a motherboard if any gets on it, so care should be taken when applying. Many use foam barriers, coating PCB with nail polish, or Kapton/Electrical tape on surrounding components. Or some combination of the three. The point of it, is to remove as much resistance between the die and the heatsink, so the cooling can perform at its maximum potential. It will NOT help an underpowered heatsink to cool a ridiculous heat, like the Thinkpad P52 with its single shared heatpipe for an 8750H. On such units, it will simply take longer to achieve maximum temperatures, but the maximum temperature will indeed be the same.\n\nOn other units, it generally will help maximum temperatures though, but it's important to make sure. Do note that with poor contacting heatsinks it will not do much, you would need a new heatsink or to lap your existing heatsink. It helps Pascal GPU temperatures less than one would expect, but still helps if high heat is achieved."
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "Trigger": "!mini-q",
    "Responses": [
      {
        "id": 942979,
        "text": "Average benchmark performance courtesy of Notebookcheck: https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/557546679293706240/565664067768025094/MaxQ.PNG"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "Trigger": "!msi",
    "Responses": [
      {
        "id": 854846,
        "text": "MSI makes mainly gaming units in the U.S.\n\nMSI has a lot of different gaming machines in the U.S. From order of increasing quality/price they go GV -> GL -> GF-> GP -> GE -> GS (thinner) -> GT (big boys) \n\nThey have also offered 16L13 which was a variant of the GT63 with a desktop cpu.  \n\nIn general cooling on MSI's larger units tends to be fairly good.  The GT75 can handle an i9 and XX80 without much sweat."
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "Trigger": "!msi models",
    "Responses": [
      {
        "id": 948072,
        "text": "MSI makes mainly gaming units in the U.S.\n\nMSI has a lot of different gaming machines in the U.S. From order of increasing quality/price they go GV -> GL -> GF-> GP -> GE -> GS (thinner) -> GT (big boys) \n\nThey have also offered 16L13 which was a variant of the GT63 with a desktop cpu.\n\nIn general cooling on MSI's larger units tends to be fairly good.  The GT75 can handle an i9 and XX80 without much sweat."
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "Trigger": "!optimus",
    "Responses": [
      {
        "id": 1050668,
        "text": "Nvidia Optimus (automatic graphics switching technology present on most Intel/Nvidia based gaming laptops) can reduce performance in games which run at high frame rates and/or are CPU-intensive, due to increasing PCIe bus utilization and reducing power budget to the CPU: \nhttps://youtu.be/RJfHr-Y57LY\nhttps://i.imgur.com/obrOv0b.jpg"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "Trigger": "!perks",
    "Responses": [
      {
        "id": 861005,
        "text": "**Lenovo Discounts**\n\nUse the links below to get a good discount on Lenovo systems.\n\n__US__\n\nBeneplace: `https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/beneplaceoffer/` (no passcode)\nEBates: `https://www.ebates.com/lenovo.com`\n\n__Canada__\n\nIBM EPP: `https://www.lenovo.com/ca/en/ibmeppca` (no passcode) \nEBates: `https://www.ebates.ca/lenovo-canada`"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "Trigger": "!perks2",
    "Responses": [
      {
        "id": 1053780,
        "text": "Lenovo Discounts\n\nUse the links below to get a good discount on Lenovo systems.\n\nGermany (Students only, ships all over EU)\n\nok1: https://ok1.de/ThinkPads:::6.html?MODsid=ea0ejr7mhrhhmjc47kkln8mi82\nLapStars: https://www.lapstars.de/thinkpad-campus.html (offers multiple keyboard language choices)\nnotebooksbilliger: https://www.notebooksbilliger.de/studentenprogramm/lenovo+campus\n\nUK\n\nEPP: https://www.lenovo.com/gb/en/gbepp/ (passcode pending)\nEducation Store: https://www.lenovo.com/gb/en/gbeducation/gatekeeper/showpage?toggle=RegistrationGateKeeper\nStudent Store: https://www.studentstore.co.uk/getech/all-manufacturers/Laptops/for-students.aspx\n\nSwitzerland\n\nProjekt Neptun: https://www.projektneptun.ch/ (seasonal)\n\nIreland\n\nIBM EPP: https://www.lenovo.com/ie/en/ieepp/ (passcode: save4today)\n\nAustralia\n\nEPP: https://www.lenovo.com/au/en/auepp (passcode pending)\nGoldenKey: https://www.lenovo.com/au/en/goldenkeyi224/ (passcode pending)"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "Trigger": "!razer",
    "Responses": [
      {
        "id": 694769,
        "text": "Razer makes some of the most aesthetically pleasing aluminum unibody laptops with some of the best trackpads on windows devices. Unfortunately, they are also some of the most issue plagued units on the market. From very common problems like horrid backlight bleed and crackling power bricks to rarer issues like inferior/failing board components like VRMs to model-specific issues such as frequent BSODs due to uncooled NVMe SSDs, most of the problems with them aren't even a case of quality control - it's horrible design, with only a few units ever actually performing well (by our standards, at least).\n\nOn top of this, they're also famous for poor post-sale service while being very expensive for the specs. Finally, they require Razer Synapse for control of things like fan speed and keyboard lights. As a result of all of this, we recommend against them here."
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "Trigger": "!readme",
    "Responses": [
      {
        "id": 957132,
        "text": "Use the <#532359413667725313> channel for information on how we decide on which laptops are good, or why most reviews on laptops are not very good, or for explanations on other things you may see people saying but be otherwise confused about."
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "Trigger": "!recs",
    "Responses": [
      {
        "id": 957181,
        "text": "Please remember that our recommendations come about because of a large amount of data pooled from users we've asked to do specific tests and sources that report the correct information. You are of course free to buy whichever laptop you please, but please do not constantly ask if a unit we say is bad has somehow become good."
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "Trigger": "!sapc",
    "Responses": [
      {
        "id": 966448,
        "text": "Need a desktop PC?  Check out the SuggestAPC Discord here! https://www.discord.gg/aPqaTnG"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "Trigger": "!stress test",
    "Responses": [
      {
        "id": 607168,
        "text": "https://youtu.be/J4s3ghSNj8Q"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "Trigger": "!tongfang",
    "Responses": [
      {
        "id": 854841,
        "text": "TongFang is another laptop ODM similar to Clevo.  This means their units often go by different names.  The \"!g2 vendors\" command contains examples.\n\nTongFang is a newer name in the American market.  They've gained popularity around here with their GK5CN6Z model which was a small form factor but well cooled GTX 1060 laptop that was well priced.  Walmart took this a step further when they fire saled their OP series laptops offering the TongFang as the OP15+ for a mere 800 dollars with specs normally upwards of 1400.  One of their more unique points is having mechanical keyboards on their rather low priced units.  A feature normally found on much more expensive gaming laptops"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "Trigger": "!tpd",
    "Responses": [
      {
        "id": 709102,
        "text": "This will explain things about Thonkpad durability: https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/361368530639257600/490045761321435138/Screenshot_8160.png"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "Trigger": "!ultipill",
    "Responses": [
      {
        "id": 1069449,
        "text": "https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/484053801360424960/607818257327456256/Redpilling.png"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "Trigger": "!ulv",
    "Responses": [
      {
        "id": 570132,
        "text": "Intel's -U chips are 15W chips that are not designed for anything beyond basic functionality such as word processing, video watching, etc. They are not chips for gaming, they will never hold their listed clockspeeds, and only a very small amount of units have the capability to raise this power limit; none of which are designed to cool much higher power limits either. Do not buy a laptop with a xxxxU chip if performance is your concern in any way, shape or form."
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "Trigger": "!uv guide",
    "Responses": [
      {
        "id": 600091,
        "text": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjCR4jMYTtQ"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "Trigger": "!voltage",
    "Responses": [
      {
        "id": 639634,
        "text": "https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/456242532502863882/473975669332639754/Adaptive.png https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/456242532502863882/473975672834883594/Static.png"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "Trigger": "f",
    "Responses": [
      {
        "id": 872733,
        "text": "respecks"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "Trigger": "rip",
    "Responses": [
      {
        "id": 872734,
        "text": "press F for respecks"
      }
    ]
  }
]