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I found this sub a few days ago and it has been so helpful. I never had problems with screens until about 2015 when I bought a Macbook Air. I had nausea and headaches all the time. Did all the doctors, opticians, etc for 3 months feeling horrible until I finally twigged it was the Macbook. At that time John Lewis had a very good exchange policy so as it was just short of 3 months since I had purchased it, they allowed me to return it, even though I had been using it daily for 3 months. They weren't too happy about it. I assumed it must have been the shiny screen so I looked around the shop floor for a matt screen and saw a Dell XPS 13 laptop which was a similar cost so I used my credit to purchase that. that laptop has been fine for my eyes mostly for the last 10 years - although I did have increased headaches during covid due to greater screen time at that point, but it was ok. Around 3 years ago I started a new job and was given a work laptop. It had a matt screen and was also a Dell so I assumed it would be fine but it very much wasn't. I can use it for a short time but too much time cumulatively is too much. I couldn't use it for a full day. I work around it by using a benQ monitor with it and it works fine. Because of this, I knew that replacing my personal Dell XPS laptop was going to be difficult as I had no idea which screen would be ok. I can't tell straight away. The Dell XPS has been repaired so many times but now the hinge is broken and it's windows 10 so it needs to be laid to rest. I have been visiting computer shops and spending time looking at various screens for months now trying to work out which one was safe. I ended up buying a Lenovo ideapad at the weekend after it looked ok in store, but it's a disaster. I can't use it. After reading the suggestion on here I bought a portable monitor which I am currently using with it as a stop gap and this seems ok so far, but I don't think the monitor is great either and it's not an easy set up - can't use in bed or comfortably on the sofa, etc. After reading some experiences on here I now have a better idea of which issues may be affecting me. I am really not knowledgeable about tech at all, and no one in the computer shops has seemed to understand about eye/ screen issues. in the last few days I have been reading information here and using AI to suggest models which might work for me. I told it the models which definitely did not work, etc and it has made various suggestions. Today I went into John Lewis to see if I could check out any of the models AI suggested. There was one that looked ok, but I wasn't sure. I asked the sales guy and he explained to me about the refresh rate. The one I was considering had a 60 Hz refresh rate (which AI told me was average and could be an eye issue). He showed me a different laptop which has a higher 165 refresh rate as is a gaming laptop. I asked AI whether the gaming laptop would likely be a good fit based on my issues and it is saying it would be an excellent choice. This is the laptop: ASUS TUF A14 Gaming Laptop, AMD Ryzen AI 7 Processor, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD, RTX 5060, 14" 2.5K, Or slightly higher spec: ASUS TUF A16 Gaming Laptop, AMD Ryzen 9 Processor, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD, RTX 5060, 16" FHD+, Grey, with 3-month PC Game Pass (Apparently the screen tech is the same in with spec) I've already wasted money on the lenovo I now can't return, so I am worried about wasting money on this again, but based on my research it looks like it could work. I wondered whether anyone has used a similar laptop? Any advice? I don't mind paying more for a laptop if it will resolve my issues. My plan is to gift the Lenovo to my dad once I have found a better option.
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