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Victus 15
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Advantages of the HP Victus 15
  • Good for engineering and design
Advantages of the Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3
  • Excellent portability
  • Good battery life
  • Very good speakers

Key differences

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Screen Quality

6.9
Victus 15
Surface Laptop Go 3
6.8
15.6in
SIZE
12.4in
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
1536 x 1024
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
144Hz
REFRESH RATE
60Hz
262.0 nits
BRIGHTNESS
337.0 nits
The HP Victus 15 has a better screen than the Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 for gaming and AI, while the Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 has a better screen for engineering and design.

Battery

5.5 Hours
Victus 15
Surface Laptop Go 3
8.0 Hours
The HP Victus 15 has 5.5 hours of battery life. The Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 has 8 hours of battery life.

Portability

Fair
Victus 15
Surface Laptop Go 3
Excellent
15.6in
SIZE
12.4in
5.0 lbs
WEIGHT
2.4 lbs
0.9in
THICKNESS
0.6in
The Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 has excellent portability, while the HP Victus 15 has only fair portability.
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Key similarities

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General Use

7.2
Victus 15
Surface Laptop Go 3
7.2
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
1536 x 1024
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
262.0 nits
DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS
337.0 nits
5.5 Hours
BATTERY LIFE
8.0 Hours
7.5/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
7.0/10
6.9/10
PORTABILITY SCORE
9.2/10
The Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 and HP Victus 15 are both good for general use.

Gaming and AI

6.5
Victus 15
Surface Laptop Go 3
6.1
4.4/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
3.6/10
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
1536 x 1024
144Hz
REFRESH RATE
60Hz
Yes
SUPPORTS DLSS
No
No
MUX SWITCH / ADVANCED OPTIMUS
No
7.0/10
FAN NOISE SCORE
7.5/10
The HP Victus 15 and Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 are both only fair for gaming and AI.

Engineering and Design

7.0
Victus 15
Surface Laptop Go 3
6.8
7.0/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
6.4/10
4.4/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
3.6/10
8.0 GB
RAM
8.0 GB
Although they have very similar scores, PerfectRec considers HP Victus 15 to be good for engineering and design, while the Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 is only fair.

Content Creation

7.2
Victus 15
Surface Laptop Go 3
7.3
7.0/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
6.4/10
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
1536 x 1024
8.0 GB
RAM
8.0 GB
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
The Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 and HP Victus 15 are both good for content creation.

Software Development

7.0
Victus 15
Surface Laptop Go 3
7.1
7.0/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
6.4/10
8.0 GB
RAM
8.0 GB
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
1536 x 1024
7.5/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
7.0/10
The Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 and HP Victus 15 are both good for software development.

Build Quality

7.4
Victus 15
Surface Laptop Go 3
7.8
The Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 and HP Victus 15 both have good build quality.

Cost

$699
Victus 15
Surface Laptop Go 3
$699
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$1,000

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The HP Victus 15 has a price of $699 and the Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 costs $699.

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How the HP Victus 15 and the Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 compare to other laptops

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Spec Comparison

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HP Victus 15Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3
HP Victus 15Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3

GENERAL

Price
$699
$699
Release Date
May 1, 2023October 1, 2023
Overall Dimensions
14.1'' x 10.4'' x 0.93''11'' x 8.1'' x 0.62''
Weight
5.06 lbs2.49 lbs
Width
14.09"10.95"
Depth
10.4"8.12"

INTERNAL

Processor
AMD Ryzen 5 7535HSIntel i5-1235U
RAM
8 GB8 GB
DDR Memory Version
55
RAM Slots
20
Storage
512 GB256 GB

BATTERY

Battery Life
5.5 Hours8 Hours
Battery Capacity
52.5 Wh41 Wh

SCREEN

Diagonal Size
15.6"12.4"
Display Technology
IPSIPS
Resolution
1920 x 10801536 x 1024
Refresh Rate
144Hz60Hz
Display Brightness
262 nits337 nits

RELIABILITY, APPEARANCE & ACOUSTICS

Build Quality Score
7.4/107.8/10
Portability Score
7/109.3/10
Gaming Laptop Appearance
YesNo
Premium Business Laptop
NoNo
Fan Noise Score
7/107.5/10

HARDWARE FEATURES

Keyboard Quality Score
7.5/107/10
Speaker Quality Score
7/108.4/10
Webcam
720p720p
Fingerprint Reader
NoYes
Backlit Keyboard
YesNo
Number Pad
YesNo

CONNECTIVITY

USB Type-A
21
USB-C ports
11
USB-C Charging
NoNo
Display Outputs
21
Thunderbolt Ports
00

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Rtings

Olivier Martin, Ryan Lim, and Yannick Khong | March 2023
"The HP Victus 15 is great for gaming. It's available with Intel 12th Gen. CPUs and NVIDIA discrete graphics, which are powerful enough to provide a smooth gaming experience in demanding AAA titles at 1080p. It has a nice keyboard and a fast SSD, as well as Wi-Fi 6 and Ethernet connectivity for low-latency online gaming. Unfortunately, its 144Hz display has a slow response time causing noticeable ghosting, and it doesn't support variable refresh rate to reduce screen tearing."

Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3

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PCMag

Joe Osborne | October 2023
"When it comes to affordably priced laptops, the numbers after the dollar sign are crucially important—more so than in any other price category. By increasing the starting price of its Laptop Go line by $200 and not changing much else, Microsoft irrevocably altered the calculus surrounding the decision of whether to buy the Surface Laptop Go 3. Sure, it has a newer processor and longer battery life, but don’t think for a second you’re not paying dearly for that extra RAM and SSD capacity at that new price."

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About HP

HP, also known as Hewlett-Packard, is an American technology company that develops personal computers and computer peripherals. In the laptop industry, HP is known for its entry level Essential series laptops, its mid-range Pavilion, Envy, and Victus series, and high-end Omen and Spectre series, in addition to its business-oriented EliteBook, ProBook, and Dragonfly series laptops. HP laptops generally undercut other mainstream competitors in terms of price, placing itself as the value-oriented mainstream brand.

About Microsoft

Microsoft is an American technology corporation. Microsoft is best known for their Windows operating system and Surface laptop series. The Surface Laptop is their standard notebook offering, while their Surface Go, Surface Pro, and Surface Studio are their 2-in-1/tablet offerings in order of increasing capability. Although Microsoft charges a premium price tag for their laptops, buyers can expect a well integrated and packaged device since Microsoft develops the Windows operating system.

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