Thunderobot Storm 17, Core i5-12450H, 16GB, 512GB SSD, RTX 3050, Gray
CPU Intel Core i5 12450H
RAM 16 GB
Storage 512 GB
Screen 17.3" 1920x1080
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
OS Windows 11 Home
Weight 2.6 kg
36 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (79th percentile) 79th
Cons
- Below average portability (4th percentile)
- Below average reliability (4th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 12450H |
| Cores | 8 |
| Frequency | 2.0 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 4 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 17.3" |
| Resolution | 1920x1080 (Full HD) |
| Refresh Rate | 144 Hz |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 3 |
| HDMI | 1 x HDMI |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | Yes |
| Ethernet | RJ-45 |
Physical
| Weight | 2.6 kg / 5.7 lbs |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | Thunderobot Storm 17 | Apple MacBook Air M4 | Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US | ASUS ROG Flow Z13 GZ302EA-R9641TB | MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 | HP OmniBook X Flip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 12450H | Apple M4 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX | AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 | Intel Core i9 14900HX | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 24 | 32 | 64 | 32 | 24 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 | 2048 | 1024 |
| Screen | 17.3" 1920x1080 | 13.6" 2560x1664 | 15.1" 2560x1600 | 13.4" 2560x1600 | 16" 3840x2160 | 14" 1920x1200 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 | Apple (10-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | AMD Radeon Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 | AMD Radeon 860M |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 2.6 | 1.2 | 2 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 1.4 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 54 | 80 | 70 | 100 | 59 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderobot Storm 17 | 52.1 | 78.5 | 36.3 | 48.4 | 48.4 | 3.8 | 51 | 4 | 55.8 | 53.2 |
| Apple MacBook Air M4 Compare | 76.1 | 74.8 | 65 | 51.5 | 87 | 91.4 | 79.3 | 98.1 | 99.4 | 27.5 |
| Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US Compare | 94.6 | 87.5 | 86.4 | 97.3 | 94.4 | 56.4 | 79.3 | 81.8 | 89.3 | 27.3 |
| ASUS ROG Flow Z13 GZ302EA-R9641TB Compare | 95.8 | 90.8 | 99.1 | 77.4 | 88.9 | 94.3 | 65.2 | 60.4 | 96 | 7.9 |
| MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 Compare | 93.2 | 94.5 | 86.4 | 98.6 | 98 | 9.3 | 93.9 | 60.4 | 51.3 | 10.2 |
| HP OmniBook X Flip Compare | 80.3 | 63.7 | 82.3 | 77.4 | 74 | 79.4 | 65.2 | 33.4 | 97.3 | 43.4 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
- Overall35.6
- AI/LLM23.3
- Gaming51.7
- Portability20.7
- Creator46.7
- Student38.2
- Business26.1
- Developer38.1
- Entertainment39.2
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