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It also comes with two USB4 ports and dual 2.5Gb LAN. There is no separate graphics card, so plan on lighter games and esports titles at modest settings. It matches the UM880 Plus on memory (32GB).

It matches the PELADN HO5, the UM880 Plus and the GMKtec K8 Plus on SSD capacity (1TB). No other pick in this guide offers a ryzen 9 8945HS processor; compare the GMKtec K8 Plus, which has a ryzen 7 8845HS processor. Like the UM880 Plus and GMKtec K8 Plus, it has a DDR5 memory type, while the PELADN HO5 uses an LPDDR5X-6400 memory type.

Check the UM890 Pro's ports against your monitor: most graphics cards use DisplayPort and HDMI, so match the cable to the refresh rate you want. It was the highest-priced of the 5 picks at the time of writing, so the case for it rests on what it adds over the PELADN HO5 and the rest.

It also comes with Radeon 890M graphics, OCuLink and a three-year warranty. There is no separate graphics card, so plan on lighter games and esports titles at modest settings. On memory it sits mid-pack at 24GB: the UM890 Pro offers 32GB, and the ACEMAGICIAN S3A comes in at 16GB.

On SSD capacity it ties with the UM890 Pro, the UM880 Plus and the GMKtec K8 Plus at 1TB. A radeon 890M (integrated) graphics card is unique to it among these picks, while the UM880 Plus uses a radeon 780M (integrated) graphics card. A ryzen AI 9 HX 370 processor is unique to it among these picks, while the UM880 Plus uses a ryzen 7 8845HS processor.

You get an LPDDR5X-6400 memory type here, which sets it apart from the ACEMAGICIAN S3A and its an LPDDR5-6400 memory type. When we checked, only the UM880 Plus and cheaper picks cost less, and the UM890 Pro cost more.

It also comes with an OCuLink port for an external graphics card. There is no separate graphics card, so plan on lighter games and esports titles at modest settings. On memory it ties with the UM890 Pro at 32GB.

On SSD capacity it ties with the UM890 Pro, the PELADN HO5 and the GMKtec K8 Plus at 1TB. It shares a ryzen 7 8845HS processor with the GMKtec K8 Plus; the ACEMAGICIAN S3A goes with a ryzen 7 H 255 processor. It shares a DDR5 memory type with the UM890 Pro and GMKtec K8 Plus; the ACEMAGICIAN S3A goes with an LPDDR5-6400 memory type.

Check the UM880 Plus's ports against your monitor: most graphics cards use DisplayPort and HDMI, so match the cable to the refresh rate you want. When we checked, only the GMKtec K8 Plus and cheaper picks cost less, and the PELADN HO5 cost more.

It also comes with two SO-DIMM slots that take up to 128GB. There is no separate graphics card, so plan on lighter games and esports titles at modest settings. On memory it ties with the ACEMAGICIAN S3A at 16GB.

On SSD capacity it ties with the UM890 Pro, the PELADN HO5 and the UM880 Plus at 1TB. It shares a ryzen 7 8845HS processor with the UM880 Plus; the ACEMAGICIAN S3A goes with a ryzen 7 H 255 processor. It shares a DDR5 memory type with the UM890 Pro and UM880 Plus; the ACEMAGICIAN S3A goes with an LPDDR5-6400 memory type.

Check the GMKtec K8 Plus's ports against your monitor: most graphics cards use DisplayPort and HDMI, so match the cable to the refresh rate you want. It was priced above the ACEMAGICIAN S3A and below the UM880 Plus at the time of writing.

It also comes with a two-year warranty. There is no separate graphics card, so plan on lighter games and esports titles at modest settings. It matches the GMKtec K8 Plus on memory (16GB).

Its 512GB SSD capacity is the smallest in this group; the UM890 Pro leads at 1TB. No other pick in this guide offers a ryzen 7 H 255 processor; compare the UM880 Plus, which has a ryzen 7 8845HS processor. It is the only pick here with an LPDDR5-6400 memory type; the UM890 Pro has a DDR5 memory type instead.

Check the ACEMAGICIAN S3A's ports against your monitor: most graphics cards use DisplayPort and HDMI, so match the cable to the refresh rate you want. The ACEMAGICIAN S3A's PSU wattage isn't published, so ask the seller before planning a GPU upgrade. It undercut the GMKtec K8 Plus and every other pick on price at the time of writing.