If you prioritize high-end gaming or demanding tasks like 3D modeling, the Eluktronics Mech-15 G3R, being a powerful gaming laptop, will be an excellent choice despite its higher price and potential drawbacks in portability and battery life. Conversely, if your needs are more oriented towards basic computing, such as browsing, office applications, and media consumption, without requiring significant power, the Jumper 14" Laptop will be more cost-effective and offer greater portability and potentially longer battery life, especially useful for those who travel often or need a lightweight device for on-the-go use. Give Feedback
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Advantages of the Eluktronics Mech-15 G3R
Very good for general use
Very good for engineering and design
Very good for gaming and AI
Very good for software development
Very good for content creation
Very good overall display quality
Good overall build quality
Good speakers
Excellent keyboard
Advantages of the Jumper 14" Laptop
Very good portability
Key differences
General Use
8.3/10
5.9/10
2560 x 1440
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1080
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
350.0 nits
DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS
220.0 nits
6.5 Hours
BATTERY LIFE
7.0 Hours
9.0/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
6.0/10
7.0/10
PORTABILITY SCORE
8.8/10
The Eluktronics Mech-15 G3R is very good for general use, while the Jumper 14" Laptop is poor.
The Eluktronics Mech-15 G3R offers a stronger CPU, more RAM, a higher-quality screen, and better battery capacity than the Jumper 14" Laptop, making it well-suited for a range of tasks from basic to more demanding ones. However, the Eluktronics is less portable due to its greater weight and has a shorter battery life despite its larger capacity, but it compensates with its higher performance and better screen quality for visual tasks.
Gaming and AI
8.7/10
5.7/10
8.9/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
3.5/10
2560 x 1440
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1080
240Hz
REFRESH RATE
60Hz
Yes
SUPPORTS DLSS
No
Yes
MUX SWITCH / ADVANCED OPTIMUS
No
8.7/10
FAN NOISE SCORE
7.5/10
The Eluktronics Mech-15 G3R is very good for gaming and AI, while the Jumper 14" Laptop is poor.
The Eluktronics Mech-15 G3R outshines the Jumper 14" Laptop for gaming and 3D tasks due to its much more powerful Nvidia RTX 3070 Ti GPU and a high screen refresh rate of 240, which provides smoother visuals and better performance in graphics-intensive applications. Conversely, the Jumper with its Intel UHD Graphics 600 (part of the Celeron J4105 processor) and a standard refresh rate of 60 is less suited for these tasks, leading to poorer gaming and 3D performance.
Engineering and Design
8.7/10
5.8/10
9.1/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
3.4/10
8.9/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
3.5/10
16.0 GB
RAM
12.0 GB
The Eluktronics Mech-15 G3R is very good for engineering and design, while the Jumper 14" Laptop is poor.
PerfectRec’s Engineering and Design Score takes into account the many different features of the laptop that make it more or less suitable for graphic design and 3D rendering work.
Content Creation
8.4/10
6.1/10
9.1/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
3.4/10
2560 x 1440
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1080
16.0 GB
RAM
12.0 GB
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
The Eluktronics Mech-15 G3R is very good for content creation, while the Jumper 14" Laptop is only fair.
PerfectRec’s Content Creation Score takes into account the many different features of the laptop that make it more or less suitable for photo editing, video editing and other content creation tasks.
Software Development
8.1/10
6.2/10
9.1/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
3.4/10
16.0 GB
RAM
12.0 GB
2560 x 1440
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1080
9.0/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
6.0/10
The Eluktronics Mech-15 G3R is very good for software development, while the Jumper 14" Laptop is only fair.
PerfectRec’s Software Development Score takes into account the many different features of the laptop that make it more or less suitable for software developers.
Screen Quality
8.4/10
6.1/10
15.6in
SIZE
14.0in
2560 x 1440
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1080
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
240Hz
REFRESH RATE
60Hz
350.0 nits
BRIGHTNESS
220.0 nits
The Eluktronics Mech-15 G3R has a better screen than the Jumper 14" Laptop for general use, gaming and AI, engineering and design, software development, and content creation.
Choosing the Eluktronics Mech-15 G3R would serve users looking for vivid and accurate colors for tasks like photo editing and CAD design due to its high-quality display color gamuts, but its screen may not refresh fast enough for the smoothest experience in high-speed gaming. The Jumper 14" Laptop's moderate resolution and brightness makes it adequate for daily tasks and basic design work, but it may not offer the color precision or clarity that professional design work demands. For gaming and 3D applications, both laptops may fall short as their screens don't offer the high refresh rates required for the most fluid visual experience.
Portability
Good
Very Good
15.6in
SIZE
14.0in
4.6 lbs
WEIGHT
2.7 lbs
0.9in
THICKNESS
0.6in
The Jumper 14" Laptop has very good portability, while the Eluktronics Mech-15 G3R has good portability.
The most portable laptops are small, thin, and light.
Build Quality
7.8/10
5.1/10
The Eluktronics Mech-15 G3R has good build quality, while the Jumper 14" Laptop has poor build quality.
PerfectRec’s Build Quality Score incorporates case materials, display and keyboard flex, hinge quality, and overall reliability.
Cost
$2,400
$247
$0
$1,000
$2,000
$3,000
$4,000
The Eluktronics Mech-15 G3R has a price of $2,400 and the Jumper 14" Laptop costs $247.
"Everything considered, the XMG Neo 15 (Mech-15 G3R) with RTX 3070 Ti is a great gaming performer. The combination of the Ti graphics card with the new Intel 12th gen CPU is enough to go toe-to-toe, and even slightly pull ahead of the RTX 3080 in most titles, though on games with Ray-Tracing enabled, particularly with graphics set to the maximum and on higher resolutions, the additional VRAM of the RTX 3080 makes a big impact, and the 8GB RTX 3070 Ti machine simply can’t compete, even with the more powerful processor."
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About Eluktronics
Eluktronics is a relatively new American gaming laptop company, founded in 2011. They are a reseller for the Taiwanese brand Clevo, who manufacture laptops exclusively and ship them to resellers like Eluktronics who customize them. Eluktronics laptops generally have great hardware specifications for the money, including the CPU, GPU, and RAM. They also feature a relatively clean design by gaming laptop standards, with few logos and discreet colors.
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