Adata - 15.6" Gaming Laptop - Intel Core i7 - 32GB Memory - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti - 1TB SSD - Black

Well, I guess I got lemon in the bunch. Mine arrived with a large open seam between the bottom panel and the keyboard… it exposed the trackpad and ran for several inches – it was impossible to tighten or close shut. (Shipping box and XPG box came completely undamaged.). I would chalk to his up to purely bad luck, except that Toms Hardware received two different review units with the exact same problem. My production date was Oct 2019, as an FYI. Sadly, Best Buy could not exchange it since they were out of stock at the time, otherwise I would have taken another chance, especially given the sale price. A few other not-so-great things before I get to the positives. First, very light-sounding speakers, no bass. I suggest downloading the Soundblaster software from their site. This did improve the sound quality. Also, the drive was oddly partitioned into a C (200gb) and D (800gb). Not sure of the value in doing so with a single SSD, and just makes installing applications more complicated. Last issue for me, but maybe not for the more tech savvy, there wasn’t an easy way to tell if you had the latest drivers/software, since there was no tool to check them, like the big manufacturers have. If there was such a tool, I missed it. While all the drivers and updates are on their website, you have to manually check each one, and for some, I had no idea what they were for (they don’t describe them on the website). Lots of positives though: • Great hardware specs, plus good weight and design, quality build • Nice, bright screen • Loved the per-key RGB lighting and keyboard feel • Wi-fi was really, really fast • Not a big gamer but tried Borderlands 3 on high (let Nvidia software choose the ideal settings) and was getting 90 fps, with no additional tweaking on my part. • Fans do get a bit loud when gaming, but not nearly as loud as the latest Omen 15 that I now own. Totally quiet on the lower settings when just doing normal productivity work. • Battery life was good for me the two days I used it for web activities. I turned down the brightness just a bit more than the battery-saving setting that the XPG software provides and got a solid 6-7 hours. In sum, despite my experience with this laptop, I’d recommend it and just hope you have better luck!

All things considered, this is a great machine. Light weight, fast, great graphics, good memory, SSD hard drive, and a reasonably long battery life. I would say that the 10 hour battery life feature is definitely exaggerated. With almost nothing running, I could get the battery to say about 7-8 hours remaining right after a full charge, but as soon as I turned on YouTube, it dropped to 3 hours left (even though the percentage charge remained the same). I have gotten a solid 3-4 hours on it using normal web browsing and office software, but as soon as I start working on 3D graphics, it drops to less than 2 hours. Still, it's better than my last ASUS ROG with comparable features. This one is a pound and a half lighter and battery is better than my ASUS--even when it was new. Also, the keyboard back-light features are pretty fun to mess around with.

So I will try to keep this short. While you may or may not know the brand of this laptop, it is the same unit that a lot of the custom laptop shops use to build their laptops. There are multiple reviews on these units from people that run multiple tests etc. This model is highly recommended, so do not be put off if you do not know the brand. A couple of small things I did not see when I purchased mine. The laptop came with a Steam code for Insurgency I believe it was, it is a first person shooter it seems though I don't play those. It also came with a very large custom pad, I will call it a mouse pad but its pretty large for one, maybe its the style now. The laptop meets or exceeds all my expectations, it is fast, it runs cool, a very nice display for the money, its easy to remove the bottom to get to the user changeable parts. It comes with a ton of ram, a very large m.2 ssd, and there is an empty slot for a second m.2 ssd if you are so inclined. With a very nice build quality and quality parts inside this is a very nice laptop. If you pick it up on one of the sales they have had on it, its a steal.

I was in desperate need of a laptop I could edit videos on and this is a great option for anyone like me who is a content creator and a gamer as well. Upgrading a laptop is such a pain so the fact this comes with 32gb of memory out of the box is a big plus for all of my applications. Throw in a 2070 graphics card so that I can still play games with my friends with no issues and I have the perfect laptop for my needs! Screen is great and very vivid even on a bright day. Keyboard feels like my desktop keys with mechanical switches and I really like the feedback. Battery life has been pretty decent so far for my projects and I haven’t had any problems with charging it quickly. Gaming is a joy and working on the go has been easier than ever for me. Overall the build for the frame is solid and I am sure it will be fine in my messenger bags during my commute which I can’t say about my previous laptop. Would recommend to friends!

This laptop is a pretty good value. I got it for school and gaming. Games run very smoothly and that monitor quality is great. The blacks look super black, which is good because most laptops that I have tried look kind of washed out. Additionally, it doesn’t have any bloatware.

Fast and easy to use. Unexpected kind of speed!!!!