Hello Mike,
Thanks for the details. Very helpful.
I don't believe the USB-C display is Thunderbolt. I believe it is using DisplayPort Alternate-Mode (DisplayPort signals over USB-C plug). Using TB for 1080p would be an expensive overkill, limiting compatibility of the display.
The device with DisplayLink technology is also Full HD, which is easy to handle on any machine nowadays.
Our chip in this device would run with the CPU, but, as it's only HD, I don't expect your machine to sweat at all: we've been showing 4x4K and 8x4K desktops for productivity on a single USB 3.0 port.
Your
CPU has an H which is supposed to mean High end UHD 630 graphics, but HP might have not enabled it. If it does have an Intel GPU (see in Device Manager under Graphics Adapters), I recommend you move all your applications to the nVidia GPU (in
Settings > Display > Graphics settings). 3 full HD displays will make your Nvidia GPU laugh.
I'd say RAM does matter when you are running multiple software you wish to run fast, and 16GB is good for that. The new one is better, not only because you have more RAM (which may not be used), but because it will be dual-channel (it's not explicitly said, but I expect it to be). Dual-channel means more bandwidth, which is significant when you have a lot of data to shuffle. Personally, I would only buy dual channel machines now.
I'm surprised the refresh rate was decreased on the new machine.
Have you seen much impact of the 144Hz on the current one? I'm curious as I don't play games, where I believe it is supposed to have most visible benefit.
I am interested in your feedback, as this can help us steer developments.
Kind regards,
Alban