Why it took TWO YEARS to Build a Laptop Test Lab

Laptops are difficult to test thanks to how many components they have. After just two years, the lab is confident in their methodologies and we’re so close to being ready. Come check it out.

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MUSIC CREDIT
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Intro: Laszlo - Supernova

Outro: Approaching Nirvana - Sugar High

CHAPTERS
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0:00 Intro
0:33 Step 1
1:07 Endurance Test
2:28 Why LABS
3:28 Laptop Weight Classes
4:50 Gaming Benchmarking
7:29 Thermals
9:13 Noise Test
10:42 Speakers
11:02 Display
13:26 Keyboard
13:55 WiFi
14:30 Outro

[lespacecowboy]

I clicked because linus was holding it with one hand in the thumbnail and I thought he might drop it in the video

[Quarchtechnology]

It was very cool to see our PAM mentioned for the power analysis side of their testing! I can't wait to see the results

[particle_wave]

Y'all will probably think of this, but I don't like to assume anything... Please test fan noise levels with and without a charger plugged in. I have an HP laptop that is quiet enough while on battery power, but it gets SUPER loud when it's plugged in, even at idle with no programs open.

[JarrodsTech]

Time for me to quit.

Nah but for real though this gives me some good ideas to improve!

[adfjasjhf]

9:50 The Arc joke with Gary never gets old

[abhig]

Love what LTT is doing with the labs. We do need media teams who thoroughly test devices in a repeatable manner. I also really enjoy these behind the scenes type of videos that go over these processes.

[quxleed]

the ones that can burn your thighs off are the worst

[danieldurso]

i did some signs for a company that does environmental testing various ways like defense aerospace space ect and they had tons of these giant chambers and its so weird being inside with the door closed. noise is just dead inside. It was awesome

[watercannonscollaboration]

10:35 here’s something that would be really neat to include (and Notebookcheck does when they’re making laptop content instead of complaining about PS5 equivalents): coil whine. A lot of Thinkpads I’ve seen have no coil whine out-of-the-box, but as soon as you put a load, it gets coil whine that persists throughout the lifetime of the laptop; alternatively I’ve seen laptop docks make coil whine worse (possibly from a dock w/ really bad coil whine)

Maybe once the device goes through all the performance testing, have a test on coil whine during idle (load coil whine does occur more often but isn’t as big of an issue because the fans would be spinning)

[CrimsonBlade]

Hope the Labs guys love getting feedback cause HOLY this video already has a ton of suggestions. Good luck with this, guys! Looking forward to this, especially seeing the transparency with every single test!

[Jjop]

$5300 for a max spec Titan 18 HX laptop. It's literally the most high end thing you can buy and I'm sure it will be just right for one type of person lol.

[darrenmorley]

I'm so excited for labs. It's going to be such an amazing service to the community. Massive props to you all! Keep up the good work!

[jamesklusener]

didn't think I'd enjoy this video as much as I did, the lab is super interesting and the team behind it looks passionate and robust. you don't notice the quality of ltt's testing until you watch other channels and get somewhat vague answers. thank's ltt!

[TimelessTechNL]

Hey LTT,

Great video! I can definitely see myself using the info on your new website to make future buying decisions, a great win for the community!

I saw that you were building a sound chamber, which is a great benchmark given that that mic is really sensitive. Having said that though, I think making use of a Binaural Microphone for the test chamber makes more sense here since your ears are not in the center of the screen and the noise can actually be a little deceptive I think if captured by a single mic. Basically a binaural microphone are microphones within a mall of human ears so you have a head with anatomically correct ears and you have two very sensitive and specialised mics in the "ear" canals so you can perceive the audio as you would percieve it like you were there. I could see myself listening to noise clips from these mics to determine whether I find the noise acceptable or not. Because sometimes it is not really the dB level but more the pitch of the noise for example, which I reckon is determined by the shape of the fan(ducts). Being able to listen to short snippets of the noise would be a huge benefit for me.

Moreover, I think it would then also be useful to make sort of "standard environments" like an office space or perhaps a small room that really captures the acoustics that will be faced by a lot of people, because measuring the noise coming from a device in a soundproof room is one thing, but it is another to actually measure it in a more or less standard environment where the acoustics of the room play a role in the amount of annoyance you will get from the device noise. Because I reckon that if the exhausts are directed in a certain way the reflection could become important for the user, say a small room vs a roomy office space.

I totally understand that this all would require some more investments, but I think getting at least the binaural microphone would give a more accurate measure and would benefit the community probably more.

In any case thank you all for being so awesome and good luck with finishing the lab! ❤

[RobloxianX]

When I saw Linus hold the laptop with one hand without dropping it I almost thought it was a fake video

[MakeOrBreakSociety]

9:07 who did the Pokemon drawings lol there lookin good!

[pneumonoultramicroscopicsi]

I checked the website and i really like it, good work, i hope you achieve your vision in terms of equipement and methodology and test a lot of products!!

[Zephanyahh]

Nice. Just slapped my laptop and now it's blinking. Damn slaptop.

[AuthenTech]

can't wait to see more added on lttlabs, its gonna be such an awesome resource. well done to the whole team. 👏 (one suggestion after looking through the photos gallery of "In the Box" section, many dark areas are looking crushed and can't see details. Would be great to see products captured in a shooting tent/light box with even soft lighting/non distracting background to help capture photos.)

[stevemaricar]

This exhaustive approach ensures consumers get the most accurate information when making a buying decision. Super impressed by the scale and detail of your evaluation procedure.