Customers are pleased with the performance and graphics capabilities of the G15 gaming laptop, frequently citing its value for the price. However, some users noted concerns regarding screen brightness and the laptop's tendency to generate heat during use. The build quality received positive feedback, but the weight and fan noise were also mentioned as potential drawbacks.
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Pretty good casual gaming laptop
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Posted . Owned for more than 2 years when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Pretty good laptop, I use it for a variety of things, though mostly gaming. The only thing it needs is more space, but other than that it's pretty good, especially if you are just casually gaming or working on paperwork. Wouldn't recommend for heavy gamers, as I ran out of space pretty quick. But that could be said for a lot of laptops.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Performance
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
EXCEELLLLEENNNTTT!
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Posted . Owned for more than 2 years when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Excellent gaming computer! For a great price! Just probably need to upgrade the RAM in the computer.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Charming, sturdy laptop with thoughtful features
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Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I quite like this laptop. It's thicker than many of the lighter choices sold outside of the 'gaming' category, which gives it a nice, sturdy feel, it has admirable cooling and the gray plastic has cheerful little speckles to it, which are almost retro in a classic-console way. One of the dearest things about it is that Dell thought to give it a 'calculator' button, which opens the calculator program instantly, the moment you need to do a bit of math, and that, coupled with the numeric keypad at the side of the full keypad, justifies it being a very sensible and logical choice of laptop for a completely grownup adult, who does business and dignified grownup things such as taxes and legal things on it, and the fact that I also can use it to have a nice game with friends is just an elegant bonus.
The lighted keyboard has a brisk, responsive feel, the screen has a lovely, smooth look with wonderfully crisp graphics and no lag, simply no lag at all, and I can't tell you when I've been more pleased with a gaming laptop. It does about as well as some of the better gaming towers I've built, but doesn't weigh so heavily in a good padded shoulderbag (get yourself a nice one for it, this one's worth it,) that you mind taking it over to a friend's for an old-school LAN party.
One thing I was a little amused by is that it has a classic, round-ended charger, as opposed to the USB-C style popular with the new thinner laptops nowadays, but the designers placed the port thoughtfully at the back, as a gamer would for a LAN party back in the old days so as not to obstruct the Ethernet cable, or as a business user keeping it at a desk would prefer, so as to have the side ports free. It couldn't be better done, and one has the impression that actual users had a say in the design.
It did upgrade to Windows 11 right out of the box, which was fine, and I did like that there's a longer battery life than one normally gets for gaming PCs. You want to adjust your settings, though, as battery life is rather dependent on the setting you choose. I can get a shocking number of hours on a dim screen with a dark theme, but playing my very best game on my very highest settings, not plugged in? I might get a few hours of that at most. Still, that's awfully good compared to what I had been using, and given what laptops were like when I began playing computer games (barely useful for ought but the most retro gaming, suitable for business only, out of my budget entirely except as a hand-me-down,) this is decadence writ large for the elder Millennial whose first PC ran Windows 95 and had dial-up. A Super Nintendo-gray case, NES-orange glow on the keyboard? This feels like it was made with me specifically in mind. I have waited all my life for it and oh, how it delivers! Such a fine thing.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Performance
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Gaming laptop
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Posted . Owned for 1.5 years when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Bought this gaming laptop for my husband and he love ls it! It works great and uses it to play online w/friends
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Good gaming/desktop replacement laptop.
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
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This a very solid laptop, both in function and in construction. The physical structure is very rigid and robust, no flex whatsoever, while being lightweight for it's size. It has good thermal dissipation, with the palmrest area never getting hot as I've seen other gaming laptops in the past do. The keyboard has good feel, and the presence of a numberpad is a welcome feature, as I use this as a desktop replacement when traveling. The lack of discrete physical mouse buttons (as all modern laptops do) is a major negative for me, particularly if I'm actually trying to play a game on it using the touchpad, as I can't rest a finger on the button portion of the touchpad without activating the multitouch functionality. I had noticed (at least in Minecraft) that the touchpad and keyboard seemed to interfere with each other; that may be a software issue, I haven't tested it with other games to this point. Graphical performance works great, the 120hz screen is almost overkill for regular use, but it does make mouse cursor movement appear extremely smooth.
In terms of software, this device is my first experience using Windows 11, as I'm a Linux user on my desktop, and my prior experience only went up to Windows 7. I can't say I'm a fan of the UI changes, or the invasive data logging 'features' MS has inserted into the OS; thankfully much (but not all) of that can be changed. As for bundled software, this laptop comes with a free trial of McAfee Antivirus, which I of course did not activate, and plan on removing, as MS's own antivirus tools are plenty sufficient for competent users who know not to click on links in spam E-mails and/or links with a .ru suffix...
Battery life is reasonable for a high-powered gaming laptop, if you're just browsing websites you can expect probably 3-4 hours, maybe more depending on how CPU intensive the scripting on the sites you're visiting are. Gaming wise, I believe you can expect about 1.5 hours on average, obviously depending on the software.
Port location is good, having the HDMI port and 2 of the 4 USB ports on the back is good for keeping the cable clutter from taking up desk space by the device. The Ethernet port is on the left side, TBH I think that should have been placed on the back instead of one of the USB ports, and that port placed on the left side, but that's just my personal preference.
Overall this has been a solid, enjoyable to use device that's been a great replacement for my previous laptop.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Dell G15 Gaming laptop
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Posted . Owned for 10 months when reviewed.
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This gaming laptop is amazing! Fast and easy to use. Excellent value. You know its great when your teenager abandons his usual gaming system for this laptop.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Performance
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Gaming laptop
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Posted . Owned for more than 2 years when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
It’s a great laptop, does the job. Great laptop for gaming
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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Performance
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
great
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Posted . Owned for 10 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
overall its been a great laptop, i use it for many things but ultimately for gaming was the final purpose lol smooth quick graphics
I would recommend this to a friend
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Performance
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Perfect
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Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Absolutely amazing! This laptop does everything we need it to, very quickly. My son does his school on it and he games on it.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Build quality, Performance
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Decent, good bang for the buck.
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This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Good laptop, decent performance. Feels sell built. Display looks good, and keyboard feels nice. Sound quality is decent. I do not like how they have the main display connected to the integrated gpu. You need to force configuration to use the rtx as a physix processor, however it is really not the same. Also not thrilled with the fact that the mount and heay sync for a second pcie ssd is not included. Still, good bang for the buck. Makes for a decent mid range gaming laptop.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Speed
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Not just for gaming, works great for CAD
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Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Great display, fast processor, using it with CAD software. Has worked well and fast.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Weight
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Dell
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Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
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Short lived battery, a little heavy, price not bad.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Graphics
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Screen brightness
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great Budget Gamer Laptop
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Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
For the price you are paying you are getting a very decent set of components that will play most games just fine and will look great doing it. I use it for xbox game pass and steam and everything runs smoothly on medium settings at least. However...if you are a pc snob who wants the highest fps and wants a much brighter and higher quality screen, and want to play everything in high or ultra settings...you will need to spend at least $200+ more.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Graphics
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
You won’t be disappointed!
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
This product is affordable for our family! My teenage son upgraded to this gaming laptop. The keyboard lights up, the screen is definitely big enough, graphics are impressive, and everything is easy to navigate. Initial setup was quick, and directive. I believe that even beginner computer/laptop users could easily set this up on their own. This purchase came with add-on perks, which made it even more worth the money.
My son loves this!
I recommend 100%
No complaints.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Dream computer
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Excellent computer for the price point that I paid. Excellent service staff guaranteed that I would be happy with my purchase or return it.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Performance
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
G15
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Posted . Owned for 1.5 years when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Great computer, worked great for its intended purpose. No complaints.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Graphics
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Best PC
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Posted . Owned for 10 months when reviewed.
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Got this to step up to a new level of gaming. It exceeds my expectations every day. Fast, and Graphics are amazing.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Performance
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
good gaming laptop
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Posted . Owned for 1.5 years when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
excellent it works amazing I love the way it works it just smooth
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
First Pc
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Posted . Owned for more than 2 years when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
its a very good first pc but honestly bought this awhile ago and theres better options but this was a very good pc for me and my little brother to use
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Computer
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Computer very nice. Price was great for this particular item.