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Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Upgrade the screens Dell.
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It’s an amazing machine but the issue is the screen. Mine had very noticeable screen bleed. Simply unacceptable for a price this high. They are selling people short by sticking with these dinosaur screens. I’ve used LCD Panels that make this one look pathetic. What’s the point of having this crazy powerful machine if its display can’t even create the best picture. I traded for the Rog Zyphrus G16 and even though it’s not as flashy, it’s way better value for your money. The display is stunning and makes the most of its powerful specs. And it’s is an incredible looking machine in its own right. Very thin/sleek model but still has an exceptional cooling system. I would recommend getting the G16 unless your just gonna use the Area 51 with an external Display.
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Good thermal performance. Excellent CPU performance (172W) Excellent laptop at surface value. Ultimately returned the device due to excessive light-bleed and the Thunderbolt 5 ports on the device did not work reliably with my eGPU or dock.
Battery life is abysmal, not sure if this will be fixed in future updates but 2.5hrs worth of web-surfing is unacceptable. This device should have had a MUX or similar to force integrated graphics on. Device of this size and weight ought to be closer to 5 but that's likely because the fans to not support 0db mode.
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Great computer, runs everything with 5070. The price drop was the reason I got this one. The battery last enough for me to get some stuff done but doesn’t last too long. It charges really fast though.
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4 Months in.
Main Game: Skyrim SE, with around 350 mods installed.
Uses: Cyberpunk 2077, Terraria, Youtube, Nexus mods, Excel.
- Runs well. Max all gameplay parameters.
--Fans run medium speed during gameplay use.
---Cyberpunk on max setting will cause maximum fan spin. Still able to use for extended periods.
----Fans at max speed are moderately loud. No decibel level to report. Noise canceling headphones make excess sound redundant.
- I keep the device plugged in during use. Battery life untested.
- I use an external mouse and keyboard-
-- Not because the keyboard is bad by any means. It's the opposite actually, Keyboard and control pad are exceptionally aesthetic. It feels to be a crime to finger print them(and eronomics).
-Advanced from Nintendo Switch, and Dell laptop.
-I bought the device on sale. Was used in the highest condition.
Note: I have not prior owned a gaming system other than a switch. Take review with minor salt.
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The laptop functions perfectly fine and has cool features, but its extremely blocky for its screen size, which makes it difficult when transporting it, its weight is also pretty heavy to the point of not being worth it.
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Excellent laptop. It's fast with incredible graphics. Settings are understandable. Lighted keyboard. It's an easy transition from a Windows 10. The only negative is it is very expensive.
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Own it for a month rn
Very loud fans when playing in performance mode and very hot
AWCC kinda cool but lagging sometimes
And also little bit scared to run heavy games cause don’t want to overheat that laptop
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One of the best Gaming Laptops I have used.
It’s great to run some of the design softwares on it.
Also, the buying experience was great with BestBuy as well.
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A little high at 3 but i got it at 2400 its Sleek Sleeeeeeeeek and lightweight.. makes me feel like a spaceman. It does run a little warm at times, but overall performance is excellent.