Gaming laptops are too expensive right now, but this one’s a good value
Gaming laptops are too expensive right now, but this one’s a good value
游戏笔记本电脑目前价格过高，但这一款性价比不错
It’s not a great time to shop for a gaming laptop. The unprecedented rise in cost for RAM (and storage to a slightly lesser extent) has made laptops with low-to-midrange specs cost much more than they should. Recent deals on gaming laptops worth your attention have been uninspiring, but one recently caught my eye: MSI’s Katana laptop with a 15.6-inch 1440p display, Nvidia’s RTX 5060 GPU, a fast Intel Core i7 CPU, and the pairing of 16GB DDR5 RAM and a 1TB SSD costs $1,133.67 at Amazon.
现在并不是购买游戏笔记本电脑的好时机。内存（以及存储设备，程度稍轻）成本的前所未有的上涨，使得中低端配置的笔记本电脑价格远高于应有水平。近期值得关注的游戏笔记本电脑优惠并不多，但有一款引起了我的注意：微星（MSI）的 Katana 笔记本电脑，配备 15.6 英寸 1440p 显示屏、Nvidia RTX 5060 显卡、高速英特尔酷睿 i7 处理器，以及 16GB DDR5 内存和 1TB SSD 的组合，目前在亚马逊上的售价为 1,133.67 美元。
It’s a little painful to be able to recall a time when you used to be able to sometimes find the 4070 or the 5070 GPU variants in laptops around this price point, but those times are behind us for now (but hopefully ahead of us, too, sooner than later). Regardless, the Katana is a good value if you’re shopping in the $1,100 ballpark. I particularly like that its screen has a fast 165Hz refresh rate, and that it’s not hurting for ports. In addition to its barrel plug charging port, it has three USB-A 3.2 Gen 2 ports, a single USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 port that can output video, an HDMI 2.1 port supporting up to 8K at 60Hz or 4K at 120Hz output, Ethernet, and a headphone jack.
回想起曾经在这个价位段有时能买到搭载 4070 或 5070 显卡的笔记本电脑，现在确实让人感到有些心痛，但那段时光暂时已经过去了（希望未来能早日回归）。无论如何，如果你在 1,100 美元左右的预算范围内选购，Katana 是一款性价比不错的选择。我特别喜欢它那 165Hz 的高刷新率屏幕，而且接口也非常丰富。除了圆口充电接口外，它还拥有三个 USB-A 3.2 Gen 2 接口、一个支持视频输出的 USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 接口、一个支持最高 8K 60Hz 或 4K 120Hz 输出的 HDMI 2.1 接口、以太网接口以及耳机插孔。
While RAM is bananas expensive right now, the Katana supports up to 96GB of DDR5 RAM clocked at 6,000MHz via two user-accessible slots. It has just one M.2 SSD slot, though. All of the specifications are listed on MSI’s site.
虽然目前的内存价格贵得离谱，但 Katana 通过两个用户可自行更换的插槽，最高支持 96GB 频率为 6,000MHz 的 DDR5 内存。不过，它只有一个 M.2 SSD 插槽。所有规格参数均可在微星官网查询。
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其他值得考虑的 Verge 推荐优惠
You might already have a good Ethernet switch, but maybe you’ve been kicking around the thought of upgrading. Ugreen’s 10-port gigabit switch doesn’t seem all that remarkable, if not for the fact that eight of its ports support power over Ethernet (PoE). More smart home devices are launching with support the tech, which lets you power devices and supply internet connectivity with a single cable. The switch — now down to $37.97 at Amazon (it fluctuates between this price and around $50) — can deliver up to 60W to certain devices, and it’s over $20 less than TP-Link’s similar model. If you don’t envision using this feature, you can get a switch without PoE for much less money.
你可能已经有一个不错的以太网交换机了，但或许你一直在考虑升级。绿联（Ugreen）的 10 口千兆交换机看起来并不起眼，但它的八个端口支持以太网供电（PoE）。越来越多的智能家居设备开始支持这项技术，它让你只需一根线缆就能同时为设备供电并提供网络连接。这款交换机目前在亚马逊上的价格降至 37.97 美元（价格在 37 美元到 50 美元之间波动），可以为特定设备提供最高 60W 的功率，比 TP-Link 的同类产品便宜 20 多美元。如果你不需要这个功能，你可以花更少的钱买到不带 PoE 功能的交换机。
Hold onto your shells: the limited edition bundle of the live-action Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles trilogy from the 1990s is down to $39.09 at Amazon and Walmart. Containing each of the films in 4K Blu-ray (Dolby Vision and HDR10-compatible) would be enough for me at this price, but the set contains a bunch of extras that fans like me will likely enjoy. It contains posters, cards, and other physical trinkets, plus director’s commentaries, interviews, and lossless audio. I wonder how young is too young to show these movies to my kid. I adored The Secret of the Ooze as a youngster.
抓紧你的龟壳：90 年代真人版《忍者神龟》三部曲限量版套装在亚马逊和沃尔玛的价格已降至 39.09 美元。以这个价格能买到包含每部电影的 4K 蓝光碟（支持杜比视界和 HDR10）对我来说已经足够了，但该套装还包含许多像我这样的粉丝会喜欢的额外内容。它包括海报、卡片和其他实体小物件，以及导演评论音轨、采访和无损音频。我在想，孩子多大看这些电影才合适呢？我小时候可是非常喜欢《忍者神龟 2：软泥怪的秘密》的。
Lastly for today, Death Stranding 2: On The Beach is $55.99 at Steam during the platform’s summer sale through July 9th. But you can get it for $10 less at Newegg. The online retailer is offering this price when you use the code 5DSUMMER at checkout. The PC port came out several months after the PlayStation 5 version launched, yet it’s great to see that it’s already more affordable to buy on Steam than a physical pre-owned copy for PS5 at GameStop. PC players can enjoy 21:9 aspect ratio support, plus a host of graphical improvements not present in the console version.
今天最后要说的是，《死亡搁浅 2：海滩之上》（Death Stranding 2: On The Beach）在 Steam 夏季促销期间（至 7 月 9 日）售价为 55.99 美元。但在 Newegg 上你可以再便宜 10 美元。这家在线零售商在结账时使用代码 5DSUMMER 即可享受此价格。虽然 PC 版比 PlayStation 5 版晚发布了几个月，但很高兴看到它在 Steam 上的购买价格已经比 GameStop 的 PS5 二手实体版更便宜了。PC 玩家可以享受 21:9 的长宽比支持，以及主机版本所没有的诸多图形改进。