What's the difference between Certified Hardware and Non-certified Hardware?

[rene.avilazng]

Hello, I need to buy a new laptop for 3D modeling, rendering and doing some animation, but I'd like to know what's the difference between certified and non-certified hardware?

I found a laptop with the following specs: Laptop ASUS ProArt Studiobook Pro 16 16" 4K Ultra HD, Intel Core i7-12700H 3.50GHz, 32GB, 1TB SSD, NVIDIA RTX A3000 ($4300 dlls) and another one with the following specs: Laptop Gamer Lenovo Legion Pro 7 16IRX8H 16" WQXGA, Intel Core i9-13900HX 2.20GHz, 32GB, 1TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 ($3572 dlls).

As you can see, the first one have certified hardware, and the second one have non-certified hardware, the difference in price is around $750 dlls, and I have the feeling that A3000 RTX have less performance than RTX 4080.

I'd appreciate if you could tell me if it's worth having certified and sacrificing powerful hardware?

[domo.spaji]

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@rene.avilazng wrote:

I'd appreciate if you could tell me if it's worth having certified and sacrificing powerful hardware?

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No.

[darawork]

Hi,

https://technical.city/en/video/RTX-A3000-mobile-vs-GeForce-RTX-4080-mobile

RTX4080 blows the RTXA3000 out of the water.
I presume the i9 would murder the i7 too.

As above, certification be damned. I know what I'd be buying.

Regards,