Customer Ratings & Reviews

As a single mother of 3 kids, I rarely spend money on myself let a lot a big amount. I decided to treat myself to a new laptop; so I did my research. All the reviews on the DELL G15 where showing this laptop was top notch. Once I reviewed the laptop , I opened it right away and loaded in. I was super happy with all the features the G15 has to offer, fast loading into programs and apps. Comfortable to type on, screen resolution is amazing. I have nothing bad to say regarding this Dell G15 Laptop. IF you are thinking of buying this I would do it.

2 years later and no issues, i basically use it everyday and it runs like new Handles games and various other tasks very well Would recommend

Fave laptop ive had and had still. Fast and great graphics

This laptop runs smoothly, I a very impressed with the graphics, and the speed of the processor. This laptop works quite well, and the battery life is working well right now, I mainly bought it to game with, and it has so far taken care of being able to run smoothly while playing games like Resident Evil Village, Reamke of Resident Evil 4, Halo Infinite, and Horizon Zero Dawn. If you are looking for a laptop to game with this is the laptop you are seeking for.

The Dell G15 5535 gaming laptop, powered by the AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS processor and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 graphics, is a solid choice for both gamers and creative professionals looking for a reliable and portable computing solution. Performance-wise, this laptop truly shines. The AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS processor, combined with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 GPU, provides a great balance between gaming and productivity tasks. It handles modern games and demanding software with ease, offering smooth gameplay and accelerated rendering speeds. The laptop's 15.6-inch display with a 120Hz refresh rate adds to the immersive gaming experience. The build quality of the Dell G15 5535 is what you'd expect from a Dell laptop: sturdy and well-constructed. It exudes a premium feel with its matte black finish and blue accents. The backlit keyboard is comfortable for extended typing or gaming sessions, and the trackpad is responsive. The laptop's overall design is sleek and modern. I downloaded the new Counterstrike 2 from Steam and this rig was able to run it easily at 1080p with no stutters. While performance and design are strong points, the laptop does have some areas for improvement. The 15.6-inch display, while adequate, could benefit from a higher resolution for creative work. The 1080p resolution is sufficient for gaming but may leave professionals wanting more pixel real estate for graphic design or video editing. This is a mid range laptop, so one shouldn’t expect 4K resolution. Battery life is decent but not exceptional. You can expect around 4-6 hours of usage on a full charge, depending on the tasks you're performing. It's not the most portable laptop due to its size and weight, but it's manageable for occasional travel. The brick recharger isn’t too large, but it isn’t small either. However, it is light weight for its size. One of the standout features of this laptop is its comprehensive port selection. It includes multiple USB 3.2 ports (including 1 USB C port), an HDMI port, an SD card reader, and an Ethernet jack. This versatility is excellent for connecting various peripherals and external displays. The laptop comes with Dell's proprietary software, which offers system optimization, performance monitoring, and customization options. It's user-friendly and provides useful tools for getting the most out of your laptop and keeping the software and drivers up to date. In conclusion, the Dell G15 5535 is a well-rounded gaming laptop that's also suitable for creative professionals. It offers robust performance and a well-constructed design, making it a competitive option in its price range. While it could benefit from a higher-resolution display and improved battery life, it still stands as a reliable choice for those seeking a powerful and versatile laptop for gaming and productivity tasks. Dell continues to maintain its reputation for delivering quality computing devices, and the G15 5535 is no exception.

This gaming laptop is by the best I’ve had. My last one was an Acer Nitro which I’ll admit was a bit more customizable as far as keyboard colors and fan speed, but that’s nothing compared to raw processing power which I now have with my dell.

The computer arrived well packed and safe. Doing setup and updates went well, and soon ready to begin using. The processor is a Ryzen 5 running 4.3Ghz, with boost to 5Ghz; 6 core and 12 threads. The GPU is a Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 with 6Gb GDDR6. Along with the 16Gb DDR5 4800Mhz ram, makes this a potent gaming machine - at a reasonable price. I found it very capable even on more demanding games. There is not too much bloatware, and that can be removed if wanted. Dell has included Alienware software for updates, setting computer parameters, etc. The screen is FHD at 1920 X 1080P, and coupled with the 120Hz refresh makes gaming and watching videos / movies smooth. The 250 nits brightness is quite adequate for using indoor. Contrary to description, the keyboard seems to have only 1 color back lighting, and it is a little smaller due to the number pad. However, typing and key action felt good. Although some may find useful, personally I don't see the need for a number pad on a gaming machine. It makes for smaller keys, and it shifts the entire keyboard / track pad to the left. The track pad worked well, and clicks were accurate. The machine does get warm under load, which is to be expected with this amount of hardware. I recommend using a cooler when gaming or other demanding tasks. There is a LAN port, headphone jack, 2 USB A ports on the sides of the mchine; 1 USB C, HDMI 2.1, and power port in the back. The 1 Tb SSD offers a good amount of storage, but still would be a nice addition to have a port for micro SD for additional storage. The ram appears to be 2 X 8 Gb with 2 slots, so can be upgraded. Do not expect more than an hour or so when gaming due to the demands of the hardware, although longer run times can be achieved when just browsing and adjusting brightness, etc. If possible, I would give 4 ½ rating due to lack of port for additional storage, and having number pad / slightly cramped keyboard. But, overall, in this price range, it is a tremendous “bang for the buck”. Highly recommended.

Great laptop. It still working like a champ! Thanks!

Great service and welcoming staff helped me find exactly what i was looking for

I got this refurbish from Geek Squad. Never again will I buy anything that is supposed to be refurbished from them. The system crashed shortly after the “warranty” was up and now both fans are not operational at all. I’m to the point of closing my credit card with Best Buy and going elsewhere. Do not buy from Geek Squad. Unable to test the full aspects of this unit due to it crashing.

I’m starting with the bad because everything else is great! We call this little guy The Anvil in our house. No one picks it up without an audible grunt. It’s a 15” laptop that weighs SEVEN pounds. That’s about three times what my everyday work machine weighs, so I’m always a little stunned by the heft. Be forewarned, if you are looking for lightweight, this is not your pick. But if you want a perfectly capable, fun to use, quick gaming rig with a trusted nameplate and DNA, take a second look. First off, the reason for the heft is no doubt the abundance of fans and cooling going on under the sturdy Alienware hood. The mid-lane i5 processor works hard, but heat is not an issue, and the multiple fans are surprisingly quiet while they do their job. The battery also accounts for some ounce-age, and the three solid hours of gameplay are worth it. We play a lot of Steam titles and some newer ones on a laptop, and the graphics card keeps up with nary a stutter. After a good solid month of use, we have zero complaints with rendering or gameplay. And for daily tasks, it’s flat out fast. I was shocked actually at how smoothly it handles video calls and multiple pdfs and spreadsheets simultaneously without lagging. Alienware has been building gamers for many years, and they have a good grip on what works in different segments. This laptop is midrange, and it is solid in that segment. Budget friendly with the specs needed and nothing that blows the doors off. The Alienware control center can ramp up some more advanced settings, but it really works great right out of the box. I would not hesitate to recommend—but not to someone looking for sleek or light. This is a gaming rig, and it’s heavy and bulky!

The Dell G15 lineup is like the white-label version of a gaming laptop from Dell. It doesn't have quite the bells and whistles as Dell's premium gaming range, Alienware, but you can quickly tell they share a lot of the same design characteristics even if the premium add-ons aren't on the G15 compared to the AW units. One major con, and this is with most laptops, is a high amount of OEM bloatware. Again, this shows how close the platform is aligned with Alienware, as there's just tons of AW branded software pre-installed on the Dell G15 just to make sure you have full functionality. I tend to leave most of this stuff installed as it is often the only way to avoid ! in the Device Manager, or to quickly and easily download and install all the Dell updates for the laptop in one spot without having to search yourself. I didn't love the fact there's McAfee Anti-Virus and a few other kinds of bloatware preinstalled, and Microsoft Windows is only Home version which means you need to sign in with network and using a Microsoft account. As for some highlights: - Build quality is solid, although the laptop is made mostly of very hard plastic. No premium metal, aluminium, carbon etc on this entry-level gaming laptop. - Keys are metal and backlit, but only in Red not full RedGreenBlue. - Full-sized Ethernet port, WiFi 6, 240W power adapter, USB-C, 3x USB-A and full-sized HDMI output provide lots of connectivity options. AMD platforms tend to be a bit lacking here with no full Thunderbolt and WiFi 6E (soon 7) support, which is a bummer. - 6-core AMD CPU+GPU (APU) 7640H with 16GB of System RAM with dedicated Nvidia RTX 3050 with 6GB of RAM. 1TB of SK Hynix nVME SSD. All solid specs for a laptop in this range. - 120Hz Full HD 1920x1080p display is bright without excessive backlight which surprised me at how good this was. Most laptops in this price range tend to have subpar screens, but this has a nice matte 1080p screen with 120Hz refresh rate, which the RTX 3050 can achieve in some older games or with settings turned down in newer games. - Beefy cooling, you can see the copper fins in the back exhaust ports, is that real copper or painted? Either way its beefy. The fans are audible under full blast and the fans do seem to ramp up inexplicably at times. I did some general 3D Mark gaming comparisons against some of the laptops and desktop GPUs I own to give you an idea of performance and the Dell G15 certainly holds its own. It is just slightly slower than a 3050Ti laptop, about 50% faster than a GTX 1060 laptop, about 60% as fast as a RTX 4060 laptop, and about 35% as fast as a RTX 3080 desktop. Its not going to play the latest and greatest games at full maxed out details even at 1080p, but with DLSS or lower settings, it can definitely handle solid gaming even with high frame rates in the 80-120 FPS range depending on the game. Overall this is a great laptop if you're on a strict budget, otherwise I'd consider spending a bit more money and buying something with a bit faster GPU, like the RTX 4060 really impressed me. Along with the better GPU, overall the entire laptop is going to be better build quality down to the screen too for a bit more money (maybe 30-50% more). Still, you can't go wrong with this for a younger gamer who also needs a desktop replacement laptop for schoolwork and some portability.

The laptop performance is perfect. I knocked off a star because of the enormous huge charger, this thing is 240W, long time ago I had desktop power supply that was 240W, also the laptop itself is quite heavy and shape is not sleek, but the build quality is great. The Ryzen 7640hs perform great, Geekbench result is around 2400 single core and around 9900 multi core which is very close to Apple M2 chip. I tested the RTX 3050 6GB with Shadow of the Tomb Raider at high settings, the result is 87fps average and for reference The MSI Bravo 15 with RTX 4050 pushed 114fps average at 85W power, this RTX 3050 is at 95W power, and the HP Victus with RTX 4060 at 75W power also pushed 114fps average. The game runs nice and smooth on the 120Hz display. The keyboard orange backlight looks fantastic. The key are a little hard to press but accurate. The sound is amazing on the built in speakers with Dolby Access, the best I've seen on a laptop and great loudness too. The Display brightness is 250 nuts which is not enough but the colors are good. Overall a very nice machine, but not made for portability as it's heavy and the charger is huge, but for gaming at home is great. If you get it on Sale it's highly recommended.

One of the first annoying things you will run into when you first turn on the laptop is Microsoft forcing you to have a Microsoft account. There is a way to bypass it by allowing you to select that you have no internet connection. Just search for “bypass Windows 11 Microsoft account”. Now that is out of the way, this laptop has 16GB of ram – they are not soldered, and they are a pair of 8GB Hynix HMCG66MEBSA095N. It is DDR5 SODIMM running at 4800MHz. I am sure you can swap these out for higher capacity or better performance. It comes with a 1TB NVME Hynix BC901 drive. It is rated to perform around 4500 MB/s and uses PCIE Gen 4x4. Its form factor is M.2 2242. There is a free M.2 2280 slot you can add additional storage. I did not check how it is wired. But you have the option to add more storage. It has a Ryzen 5 7640HS with 6 cores and 12 threads and can boost up to 5GHz. It has a USB-C port on the back and looks like it has power delivery capability according to the logo above it. Although I would not recommend using it as a power source when gaming. The power brick is slim but on the heavier side. It has 3x USB3.0 USB type A ports, full size HDMI, and full size ethernet port. I love seeing ethernet ports. And when gaming, you really should connect using LAN, not wireless to reduce network latency. It has a combo port for microphone and headphone. The laptop got warm while doing Windows update. It was not too loud but noticeable. The keyboard is a bit cramped for my taste but useable. There is a numpad that I would rather not be there if this is marketed towards gamers. I rarely use the numpad for gaming. This would have increased button size and spacing between keys and improved the keyboard. I played the Robocop demo from Steam. It ran well. NVIDIA DLSS was enabled. The intro scene lost some frames but when the settings were adjusted, the game ran well. Are speakers are okay. Sound gets loud enough when playing games. You are better off using headphones if you want more immersion. The laptop is great. My only complaint is the keyboard. After playing on it for a few hours, my fingers got used to it. For some strange reason, the right shift key, and the question mark/slash key my pinky gets confused on. It could be the placement of the keys.

First off let me start by saying, wow. This laptop isn't at all what I expected. It's fast, it handles all the games in my steam library easily. The construction was a concern at first because the body is plastic but after getting a feel for it, the build quality doesn't seem to be any real issue. The screen is clear and has a glare reducing coating. Resolution: I'm averaging 100+ fps @1080p with most games, some AAA titles are dipping lower but nothing below 90 fps. I was able to download a 2.4 gig file in under 1 minute, which for me and my previous setup was noticeably faster. The keyboard buttons are responsive but not clacky and the backlighting is a nice touch without being too much of a distraction. The mousepad could be bigger but I'm planning to use an actual mouse anyway. Some cons: Battery life isn't great, it's approaching the 50% mark after a little over 2 hours of use. The charger is enormous, almost 3 times the size of my MacBook air. The front facing camera is a little low res for my taste and the speakers are a little tinny so headphones are probably a must for anything outside of casual viewing. Overall, if this is your first gaming laptop, you could do a lot worse. The speed and performance are enough for anyone not wanting to commit to a full pc build. Setup and start time for it are great, runs all the major titles I tested on it with some graphics changes. If the plastic body concerns you, I get it, but honestly this thing feels solid and at about 5 lbs it better be.

With this laptop, it's somewhat easy to focus on what it's not. It's not a hardcore gaming laptop with a more mid-level graphics capability and fixed color lighting instead of crazy HGB. It's not the fastest laptop with a 6 core / 12 thread processor that's plenty fast but also efficient - but not the fastest. It's not the most portable or lightest laptop as it's thick and not a lightweight. It has adequete but not the most connectivity with 1 USB-C port that does support display but doesn't support power delivery since the laptop needs more power than that, a few USB-A ports, HDMI and Ethernet (gigabit). But instead, we should focus on what this laptop IS - and that's capable of some of everything. It can play games at moderate graphical settings very well. The gamer aesthetic (mostly limited to the red/orange keyboard backlight and a little G on the back corners) is quite reserved but still present. The screen is clear and birght, the keyboard is great to type on and the trackpad is generous and works very well. The new 7000 series Ryzen chip is fast but also very efficient, keeping the battery life up while giving you quite a bit of power on the go. The build quality is what you would expect from Dell and super solid. It could still use a few extra ports, but it has everything you need, pretty much regardless of what you want to do with it. All that is to say, this is a great all-around laptop, capable of playing games, doing homework, replacing a desktop and/or working on the go. So if that's what you're in the market for, give it a try today!

Gamers shopping for laptops these days have a lot of options. The G15 model from Dell falls in the mid-range from a price and performance perspective and is perfect for people on a budget that still want to play newer games at decent settings. After spending nearly a week with this laptop, I found that I was able to play any game in my Steam library without issue and experienced beautiful visuals on the HD screen (with a 120Hz refresh rate) and strong frame rates. While this is not an Alienware branded laptop, Dell owns the brand and gives you access to their Alienware Command Center. This is a very handy hub to monitor your performance (primarily CPU, GPU, Memory, and thermals). While you can fine tune settings if you want, I like the convenience of choosing between the presets including a battery saver mode, quiet mode, a balanced mode, and the high performance mode. Be prepared for a loud fan to kick in for performance mode, but this is important in order to keep your processors cool. One other nice thing about the Command Center is that it will show you all of your installed games so you can use this app as a lunching pad for your gaming sessions. The specs are solid all around on this laptop. You get plenty of RAM (16 GB), a good CPU, and a graphics card that can handle all but the most demanding of games on their highest settings. The solid state drive, thankfully, comes with a full terabyte of storage which is critical if you are using this laptop for gaming. The added benefit of solid state is that your boot and load times are much shorter. If you are shopping around for a new laptop and want to get the best bang for your buck, the G15 is a great option to consider!

I recently got my hands on the Dell G15 15.6" Gaming Laptop, and I couldn't be happier with my purchase. First off, the build quality is incredible—it feels sturdier than most laptops I've used, which is a huge plus for me. The Dark Shadow Gray finish adds a sleek, stylish look that stands out. One of the first things I noticed was how fast this laptop charges. I can get a full charge in no time, and the battery life lasts a good while without needing a plug, which is perfect for gaming sessions and productivity on the go. Performance-wise, this laptop is a beast. The AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 delivers excellent gaming performance. Games run smoothly with great graphics, and multitasking is a breeze with 16GB of memory and a spacious 1TB SSD. Overall, the Dell G15 is an awesome gaming laptop that offers fantastic performance, durability, and aesthetics. Whether you're gaming, working, or just browsing, this laptop handles everything with ease. Highly recommend!

Unboxing The laptop feels solid and heavier than I thought, especially with its massive external power supply. I'm not complaining, though. The weight helps with preventing desktop creeping while typing. Half of the bottom chassis is ventilation and raised rubber strips for improving cooling. Vents are on each side of the chassis and two on the back. The lid is smooth with a fine texture, which I like for preventing fingerprints. The left side has an RJ45 ethernet port with a cable lock - a definite requirement for serious gaming, and a headphone/mic jack. The back ports are a USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 with Display Port, HDMI 2.1, USB 3.2 Gen 1, and the power port. The power connecter has a blue LED band as a nice touch. The right side of the chassis has two USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports and an orange G logo. Lifting the lid is smooth, does not require holding down the base, and is firmly mounted. The 15.6" screen has an anti-glare finish. The full-size, backlit keyboard is tight but not overly so. I'd rather have the numeric keypad instead of large keys. I appreciate that the trackpad is centered under the alpha keyboard instead of the center of the chassis. There is additional venting above the keyboard and below the display. My only minor gripe with the chassis is the sharp edges, which are uncomfortable for my wrists. Setup and Performance The setup of Windows 11 Home went smoothly. After the Microsoft and driver updates, I removed the McAfee Security (I'm not a fan) and then installed the following: • Steam • 3DMark Benchmarks • Novabench • Valley Benchmark • Microsoft's Flight Simulator • Space Engineers These games are massive. Even with a fast Wi-Fi download speed of 36 Mbps and ping of 11ms, it still took a whole day to download and install. With a focus on gaming performance, the laptop comes with GeForce Experience, AMD Adrenalin Experience, Alienware Command Center, and a built-in Game Shift (F9 button) for the Dynamic Performance Mode. These provide a wealth of information on the utilization of the CPU, GPU, memory, and storage and selecting different performance levels. I configured these to give the best performance possible. I ran various benchmarks and listed the results below. Aside from the preset performance settings, this model does not support overclocking. Though with the extensive venting and cooling, I'll be looking into third-party tools for getting more performance. I looked into the custom configuration of the keyboard backlighting, which defaults to a dark orange. The Alienware Command Center does not provide custom backlighting configuration. I contacted Dell Support and was informed this specific model does not come with customizable colors. At this price, I can live with that. Gaming and Usage While the benchmark tests were disappointing, I expected lower-than-desired performance with my games. I was pleasantly surprised to discover I could run Flight Simulator with Ultra mode graphics settings. I assume the Nvidia folks have fine-tuned the graphics device driver to utilize the GPU's capabilities fully. Textures, shadows, reflections, and animated traffic are amazingly smooth. I didn't see any topology texture tearing or lag in the graphics. Likewise, with Space Engineers, I increased the game resolution and configured the graphics to the highest quality. Again, I am pleased with how smoothly the game runs with many detailed graphics. Be sure to have a good set of headphones when playing games in Game Shift mode since the fan noise is significant. I highly recommend that all gaming with this laptop be done with it plugged in. I ran Flight Simulator on battery in high-performance mode for only one hour. The game stuttered and froze when the computer switched to low-power mode. Using the laptop for other activities, web surfing, and watching YouTube videos, I got 3 hours on the battery. I assume switching the computer to balanced mode would last longer. Summary Overall, I am pleased with the Dell G15 Gaming Laptop. I am impressed with the performance of my games on a system with such a reasonable price. The quality feel of the laptop is also impressive. I highly recommend this computer for serious gamers on a budget. Features • CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 w/Radeon 760M Graphics, 22MB Cache, 6 Cores, up to 5GHz • RAM: 16GB, 2 x 8 GB, DDR5, 4800 MT/s • GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050, 6GB GDDR6 • Storage: 1TB PCIe NVMe, SSD • OS: Windows 11 Home • Display: 15.6" FHD 1920x1080, 120Hz, ComfortView Plus blue light reduction • Camera: 720p, 30fps HD RGB, single integrated mic. • Speakers: Realtek 2x 2.5W • Wireless: MediaTek Wi-Fi 6 802.11ax, Bluetooth • Battery: 3 Cell, 56Wh, integrated • Keyboard: Orange Backlit with numeric keypad and G-Key • Game Shift F9 macro key for high performance • Advanced thermal design for heat reduction • Ports: ○ Headset/mic ○ 1 RJ45 Ethernet ○ 3 USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A ○ 1 HDMI 2.1 ○ 1 USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 with Display Port Alt-Mod ○ Power input • Preinstalled Software ○ Microsoft Office 365 ○ McAfee Security ○ Xbox ○ Dell Support ○ GeForce Experience ○ Alienware Command Center ○ AMD Adrenalin Experience Performance Tests Novabench • CPU Score: 1353 • GPU Score: 487 • Memory Score: 352 • Storage Score: 438 3DMark • Speed Way Score: 1258 (Legendary) • Time Spy DX12 Scores ○ Score: 5971 ○ Graphics: 5730 ○ CPU: 7855 • Fire Strike DX11 Scores ○ Overall: 12897 ○ Graphics: 14631 ○ Physics: 21033 Valley Benchmark • Max FPS: 272 • Min FPS:45 • Avg. FPS: 141 • Score: 5918

Verdict: The Dell G15 Gaming Laptop with AMD Ryzen 5 and RTX 3050 is a solid gaming laptop for high-quality gaming anywhere and for daily use. I love the “G” key to toggle between balanced performance/cooling and peak performance/cooling. First impressions. It’s a fairly sizeable 15-inch laptop. It’s heavier than the average 15-inch laptop, but that is to be expected for a gaming laptop. There is a large bump-out in the back for the fan and power connector, which adds to the size of the laptop. The power adapter block is quite large and heavy actually… something to consider if you will travel with this computer. Esthetics. While I prefer smooth lines and sleek design, this laptop looks cool with its blocky design and aims to appeal to the gamer style. The keyboard has a red/orange backlit keyboard. There are red accents in the back vent and a red “G” logo on the side of the laptop. The speakers above the keypad look cool. Specs. This laptop comes with Windows 11 Home. It has an AMD Ryzen 5 7000 processor, which is a solid processor with six cores. With 16GB of RAM (DDR5), you can multitask about as much as you want. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 is a midrange graphics card with 6 gigabytes of memory that will allow you to play most games on medium to high settings without an issue. Finally, storage is provided by a 1TB solid state drive for ample space and snappy operation. These are great specs that will make most people very happy. Daily use. The 15-inch screen has a wider view than most 15" laptops. It is worth noting that while the screen is 15 inches, the laptop diagonal footprint is considerably bigger at almost 18 inches, due to the forward placement of the screen hinge, which is typical of Dell and Alien gaming laptops. Personally, I don't like this design because essentially, I am carrying an 18" laptop for only 15" of screen size. However, the positive tradeoff is that you get high-performance cooling, great speakers, and excellent components in a thin-ish package. The screen is Full HD, with 120hz refresh rate, which is fine. The keyboard is comfortable and not loud. I really appreciate that Dell maximizes the keyboard space on this laptop, essentially going edge-to-edge to provide a numeric keypad. The keypad has slightly narrower keys, but they work fine and add functionality. The touchpad is on the small side, but adequate. Taping on the touchpad provides audible feedback it seems... not sure how it does it, but it's nice to hear that taps are registered. The speakers are fine; certainly loud enough to play games or watch a movie, but the sound is a bit flat... good highs, ok mids, and virtually no lows. Gaming performance. To test gaming performance, I installed the brand-new Forza Motorsport, published just 4 days ago. The 1TB hard drive is absolutely necessary on a gaming laptop; Forza alone was 118GB! I played the game at full HD (1920x1080) on ultra, high, and medium settings, with and without NVIDIA DLSS. On ultra settings, framerate was terrible and I could not play the game. On high settings, game play was fairly smooth, with an average of 38FPS. On medium settings, game play was smooth with 43FPS (often reaching into 60s FPS). NVIDIA DLSS on ultra reduced FPS by one or two FPS, but without any noticeable difference in gameplay or quality. Overall, gameplay on this laptop at full HD and high settings was really enjoyable. The laptop has a highly convenient “G” key to enable peak performance for gameplay (max cooling and optimized processing performance). I highly recommend using this setting while gaming to keep your laptop cool and maximize performance. The Dell G15 laptop essentially enables high-quality gaming anywhere. Things I love. - Great 15-inch gaming laptop - Full HD screen - Cool blocky gamer design and red keyboard - Specs are solid… good processor, 16GB of DDR5 RAM, 1TB of SSD storage, and a solid graphics card - The fan gets loud under “G” mode, but that’s great to keep the laptop cool - The solid-state drive makes for smooth and snappy operation - Strong performance on medium to high settings on most games Things I don’t love. - One more USB-C port would be nice - The speakers can get loud, but sound quality is average at best - The webcam should have a privacy slider Overall, the Dell G15 laptop is a fantastic option for gaming on the go, gaming at home with an external monitor, or to have as a power laptop for everyday use. The value at full price is great, given the specs. If you catch this laptop on sale, it’s definitely a must buy. I am very happy with this laptop and it is my new laptop for everyday use, travel, and gaming. I highly recommend it.