
Rating 4.5 out of 5 stars with 806 reviews
4.5- Performance (198)
- Speed (93)
- RAM (69)
- Graphics (51)
- Price (48)
- Battery Life (32)
- Storage (20)
- Speakers (7)
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- Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Good but know what you're getting into
This is my first gaming laptop and I bought after thinking for a long time, and this laptop is fantastic for this price point but you should know what you're getting into. There are flaws that can make or break your purchase decision. But if not then this is a great budget gaming laptop. So here are my thoughts. Pros: The performance is fantastic. The Ryzen 5 4600H is a 6 core 12 thread cpu which is unheard of at this price-point and even beats out most 9th and 10th gen intel core i7 processors, so no complain there. Also because this is AMD's Zen 2 7nm CPU the temperatures in this laptop is also amazing. It stays cool to the touch and the temperatures stay in 60s almost all the time when gaming. Another great thing is expand-ability. There is a Sata SSD/HDD bay and another M.2 slot available as well as an RAM slot, and it's really easy to open this laptop. So you can upgrade this laptop A LOT. The backlighting is also great, I don't mind the red. The GTX 1650 graphics is also amazing. I have been able to play all my games at 60fps high settings. The games I've played are Sleeping Dogs, Assassin's Creed and Far Cry. Cons: The biggest con of this laptop is the screen. The colors are terrible out of the box. The reds and greens are over-saturated and the color tone was very warm which made the colors looks terrible. This is however fixable through manually color calibrate the screen. Now the people who don't know how to properly color calibrate the screen will be very disappointed in this screen. The color tone can also be changed to cool which can be found in the AMD Settings Lite app which is pre-installed in the laptop. There are slight backlight bleeds on the screen around the webcam and very little backlight bleed on the right side of the laptop. Now coming from a laptop that had zero backlight bleed this is noticeable to me, but it's not that bad as some other laptops and you can get used to it. It only affects the blacks on the screen but it's fine when you're playing a game or watching a movie. But trust me the screen can be fixed dramatically through color calibration. It took me a while to find just the right colors but it looks great now. The deck feels a little small on the left side, but unless you have big hands like me you should be fine. So these were the pros and cons and trust me they can be overcome if you know how to manually do the things I did. As much as the cons were a pain to deal with I am still very happy with this laptop. I'm giving it a 4 stars since the problems do exist and you have to do more work to fix them, so that's keeping me from giving it a 4 stars. Oh and I recommend buying an extra SSD with the laptop because the 256gb storage this laptop comes with is just too low for gaming or if your transferring you files from a previous device which had a lot of files like I did. I hope this review will be helpful to others who are looking to buy this laptop.
Posted by TwoFace69
- Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Good beginner gaming pc
This review for the boys/girls that are working hard for something they really want, and that being a gaming pc. The pc is the real deal , just enough to play all of the games you wanna play , the price is at a reasonable price for the budget people , when I started saving for this pc I was a bit worried that it wouldn’t work with games I wanted to play (team fortress 2, cod , etc) but it actually works. But if you want to play really good , then you need a 16gb upgrade and a 1tb HHD, just that and you’re pretty much set for a really good experience. If you’re contemplating to get this pc , just get it I promise you it will be a good experience
Posted by Jose
- Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Best power / value on the market
I purchased this little powerhouse as a secondary laptop and did not want to spend too much. I was concerned about some negative reviews. The quality, fit, and finish are on par with much more expensive machines. The case is plastic, but with smooth, higher quality materials at the top of the case and around the keyboard. The keyboard is soft, but with nice travel. Everything feels solid and of higher quality than some reviews would lead to believe. As for the specs, the CPU, and GPU, this is a steal. Also, the machine is very easy to upgrade. There is an extra open slot for memory, 2.5" HDD, and also an extra M.2 slot. HDD cable connector is included in the package.
Posted by gbgc
- Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Awesome
Easy to upgrade Ram memory. I definitely recommend buying a mouse the keyboard is good for gaming really responsive.You will hear the fans but the system stays cool.I always gamed on Playstation after my first experience with a gaming laptop I am definitely not going back.
Posted by Anthony27
- Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Amazing Laptop for the price!!!
Let me start off buy saying that this Laptop is amazing, the best you can get for the price, there’s nothing to beat this, but I will say a couple of things, it’s keyboard is kind of small, the right shift key is annoying because whenever I try to press it I end up pressing the Up key, the battery is ok, can last 1-2 hours, and the ram a storage is the best but you can upgrade the ssd and the ram so that a plus. Gaming so far can do good at low to medium settings, the gaming software doesn’t have much options, you can change the fans, I would recommend you change the settings on the keyboard to not turn off every 30 seconds because in the dark you can’t swipe on the mouse pad to make the keyboard light ups, you have to press a key on the keyboard in order to have it turn on. If your looking for a prebuilt desktop, I would buy this, because you can always use a extra monitor or small tv to have a bigger display, plus at most prices prebuilts cost as much as this laptop.Also to mention can have some smudges on on it( Last photo) so it can look pretty unclean. But over all 700-800 bucks is a great deal. You should definitely buy this laptop if your looking for a budget friendly computer
Posted by Bagel