Customer Ratings & Reviews

Performance is quite good, you can run most games at a solid 60 to 80 fps with a mixture of medium to high settings with good temperatures (~75°C, but at ~3.6Ghz). However, for most AAA titles you might have to drop those settings down to low due to some CPU throttling. As for engineering & 3D modelling, this computer can handles almost anything you throw at it; even with models up to 100 parts (but probably best to upgrade the RAM to 16GB). Speaking of RAM, the G3 has incredible upgrability and repairability. You can upgrade RAM, storage (both M.2 and 2.5'). Furthermore, despite the low powered Max-Q variant, the G3 still suffers from frequent power limit throttling, but all can be improved if you're brave enough to mess with the voltages (eg throttlestop). I recommend turning boost clock down to 3.8 GHz (max) if you want to try to remain under 80°C. The G3's build quality is fairly good. Despite the full plastic build, the frame is very sturdy with few keyboard flex. Ports selection is also great but thunderbolt 3 would have been a nice addition. Keyboard is decent with no major complaints, you can comfortably type a quick paragraph but might struggle with long essays due to it being positioned slightly to the left (although number pad is also nice for excel works). Only major downsides of the G3 is the panel. The screen is not great in both brightness and color accuracy. Colors are very muted and it's not very bright under sunny conditions. However, the panel here is fairly good enough at this price point. But if you are trying to do some creative work, maybe consider getting a monitor. Side note: check the hinge when you buy one, since mine popped out only a few days after purchase, exposing the top cover. This is probably an isolated incident but doesn't hurt to check.

I have a 2yr old Dell Inspiron 7559 (the Dell G3,G5 & G7 have replaced the Inspiron 7000 series - Nvidia gaming), which I had upgraded to 16GB memory with a 512GB M.2 drive and a 1TB SSD. I had recently run the Steam VR performance test on this machine and I was disappointed in the results, and I had some issues running current games smoothly. So I thought this would be a good opportunity to see how the latest Intel i5 (G9) processor and the newer GTX 1660Ti compared to what I had been using. One of the things I really like about the Dell Inspiron and G# series is that they are easily upgraded. Remove a few screws (10, none hidden), pry loose the back and you can get to everything that can be upgraded. I've had great success with both HyperX and Corsair - Vengeance memory, both have a lower CL than Dell's stock memory (at about $75 for 16GB), and both support Intel's XMP memory standard (insures it will work with latest processors at maximum speed). The HyperX memory I used to upgrade my G3 to 16GB is CL15, and Dell's stock memory appears to be CL19 at 2666Mhz - so there should be a performance difference. But first the G3 is clearly narrower (<1") and thinner (~1/4") than the Inspiron 7559, it is only hinged in the center vs all the way across. The keyboard backlight lighting on the G3 is a nice blue that shines through the keys vs white just under the keys on the Inspiron. IMHO the G3 looks much better and has a better keyboard feel. The trackpad seems to be exactly the same (except for a blue outline). The G3 has a SD card slot, 1 USB-C ports (non-thunderbolt) and 1 USB 3.1 ports, 2 USB 2.0 ports+ 1 HDMI + 1 Gigabit Ethernet port + Audio port (same as Inspiron except it had no USB-C). The G3 weighs one ounce less at 5.57 pounds. Battery life will be highly dependant on the application load I found I could get about 6 hrs mixed usage from Inspiron, I'd expect the same from the G3. The G3's bezel is slightly narrower than the Inspiron, but has a matte screen vs a very shiny screen on the Inspiron. Initially I prefered the matte screen as reflections can be very annoying on the Inspiron. The G3 is a much sharper looking laptop. Attached are images of the G3 in use and with the back removed (note the 4 screws by the spine do not come out, and when prying the back off the spine should be pulled apart last (carefully). The G3, if ordered without a SSD still includes the SSD cable and screws for the SSD inside the case (well done Dell). The system can support Optane 10 memory, but not with the M.2 drive and a 2.5" drive both installed, so you can add either Optane memory or a 2.5" drive. I opted to add a 1TB Samsung EVO 860, which was immediately recognised, it just needed to be formatted and partitioned (took 30s) from Computer Management, Storage, Disk Management. On to some testing, just comparing the G3 with 8GB stock memory and 16GB CL15 memory. As expected the performance of the Processor in both configurations was excellent (1.2% better with the faster memory) The Graphics performance was essentially equal, the disk performance was 24% points higher (probably due to caching being faster). And the memory performance was 16% points higher - about what I might have expected. But seeing the memory improve the disk performance was a bit of a bonus. I then ran set of PowerUp benchmarks comparing the Insperion w/530 GPU & Nvidia GTX 930M to the G3 w/Intel 630 GPU and Nvidia GTX 1660Ti. Here the texture fill numbers and the bandwidth numbers are most telling how much faster todays dedicated graphics processors are compared to a base Intel GPU. I then ran the more substantial 3D graphics test with the Valley Benchmark v1.0, here the speed of the Nvidia GTX 1660Ti (129 FPS) clearly blows away the GTX 960M (29 FPS) this explains my failure on the Steam VR performance test. And boy did the 3D graphics look great on the G3. Considering the G3 with i5 is less than $xxx's is quite a performer for the price and for a few $s more add more faster memory for even better performance. Dell did cut few corners (losing a star), the USB 2.0 ports are a disappointment, USB-C not supporting Thunderbolt is too bad. You can't currently get a 4K display (which the GTX 1660Ti w/6GB mem could easily drive) - you can still use a 4K display externally via USB-C or HDMI. The fan is a bit loud. The sound quality is not as good as the Inspiron (it is just acceptable) - Before upgrading to the latest drivers & BIOS speakers had a hum, which the updates corrected. None of the above is a show stopper, the G3 is quite a bargain as a base system, I recommend more faster memory and adding a 2.5" SSD. The base 512GB SSD is more like 440GB partitioned & formatted and 300GB after OS installation etc. But all told it's substantially better than a 2 yr old (Dell) i7 configured almost exactly the same. So I'm now ready to find my first VR application/game, now searching for a headset.

The G3 is a mid-tier gaming platform. They primarily focused on providing performance to pricing limbo!! And I think they succeeded The laptop at the time of release was just over the 1K price point. Leading with an i5 CPU//8GB RAM/512SSD drive paired to a 15.3" 1080 screen. It has all your expected connection ports and a full keyboard(includes numeric pad). The shell although is plastic but is very sturdy and has limited flex. I was able to put this through its paces as both a gaming platform and for work running Wireshark traces and other networking tools. It handled all tasks well with no issues. I really like the black and blue styling and the rubber feet on the bottom to keep everything in place during use. Especially in those critical gaming moments when you exert more force than normal!! I only knocked down the score to a 4 for the following reasons: 1. The audio was lacking volume (speakers on bottom)- will definitely want a set of headphones with this rig - I paired with the Astro A50 4th Gen 2. The power brick is HUGE!! 3. Power plug in is the typical half inch circle plug that comes out the side and sticks out a solid 2" - not mobile friendly 4. for a Gaming machine a few programmable functions buttons on the keyboard would have been a nice touch for quick media controls - plenty of space for this 5. Fan noise can be a bit excessive and a little loud if in a quiet environment Overall I was happy with this build and performance for the pricing point offered. Functions were on point with no lag from the machine.

There are some small corners cut on this laptop, but it is definitely worth it. I would have liked to see 16gb of RAM in it, but not at the expense of the 6gb 1660ti GPU they put in it. It has great storage with the 512gb SSD they put in it. I use it primarily for graphic design, but love it for gaming as well. It is very capable for the price. It goes on sale frequently and I was able to land one open box for under $700 (a total steal). It is well-built and looks great with the blue accents and LED backlighting on the keyboard. Seriously, love this machine. It is easily upgradeable as well.

I got this laptop on sale the week of Black Friday 2019 for under $700. What a major improvement over my Dell Inspiron 15 Gaming Laptop. The Ram on this was very easy to upgrade but by no means is it 100% needed. The computer by itself (No upgrades) is lightning fast, excellent graphics, much lighter than my old gaming laptop and feels good. Doesn't have that cheap feeling to it, feels sturdy. Very pleased with my purchase. I believe not on sale its runs about $999.99, this is still a great computer for $1000 but I would wait until a sale.

Wished I was able to give it more stars than 3, but there are a few things that are left to be desired. So if you paid full price for this then there are many other options that would perform better, but if were able to get it on sale or open box then I think there is some value there. The computer itself is fast enough for many games, but it gets extremely hot. So if you game for longer than 30 minutes then you will definitely get a laptop fan that sits below the laptop. Also when using without the power supply the laptop drains the battery and I can get 1-1.5 hours of use. I guess that is typical for a gaming machine, but that means you will always have to carry around the 180W power supply with you at all times if plan to carry it with you anywhere. This will add weight to your bag or backpack. So now that the bad things are out of the way. It is has all the ports that you need. Full size HDMI, SD card reader, 4 USB ports and USB C. This is great when you setup it up a station computer. I planned to use it in the office so I guess it works for my application, but keep in mind that if you plan to use it as a portable laptop then look else where. Overall happy with it as it is speedy and has an awesome selection of ports. Just do not like the thermals and low battery life. Just my 2 cents.

## Performance The Dell G3 15.6 Gaming Laptop (model I3590-5988BLK-PUS) isn't a top-of-the-line gaming rig, but it holds it own and provides great performance for many games.  For example, I'm able to run Fortnite with all of the setting set to "Epic" (highest) and the game is still very fluid and looks amazing. Unfortunately, at the time of this writing, there is a bug that prevents the FPS from showing in Fortnite, but I would estimate it to be in the 45-55 range. The F7 key also functions as the "Game Shift" key which kicks up the fan speeds to prevent thermal throttling. The fans are somewhat noisy, so you'll likely find yourself reaching for headphones if you turn this feature on. A quick look at the specs: Intel Core i5 (Coffee Lake) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660Ti 8GB RAM (2 x 4GB for a dual channel boost) 512GB NVMe solid-state drive (with about 480GB available out-of-the-box) Design Although the exterior of the laptop is constructed of plastic, it still feels solid and should stand up against the occasional bumps and rigors of transporting it. The exterior has a nice matte finish that helps hide fingerprints. The keyboard is comfortable for both gaming and typing, with a full numeric keypad on the right. The keyboard also has a blue LED backlight that looks cool, especially at night. The WASD are clearly identified with a border. Speakers are located on the bottom and, unfortunately, sound a bit tinny and underwhelming. This is yet another reason to use headphones while gaming. The laptop is a little bulky, weighing about 5 pounds. However, this is expected since it is a gaming machine. ## Display I love the fact that the display has an anti-glare finish while still maintaining a sharp onscreen appearance. The display is IPS and looks great from an angle, with a 1080p 60Hz resolution. I also sometimes "dock" the laptop, using the side USB-C port with a hub that outputs to a 1080p monitor and it runs both displays without an issue.  The default resolution for the display is 1536x864 ## Battery Life I can typically get about 2-4 hours of battery life when gaming with this laptop. The charging brick is HUGE, which makes sense as it outputs 180 watts. The USB-C port shows a Power Delivery symbol, but as far as I know, Power Delivery specs max out at 100 watts, so you likely won't be able to charge and use this laptop at the same time if using a third-party Power Delivery charger. ## Setup Set aside about 2 hours to allow the system to perform all necessary updates, including the Windows updates. There are also several Dell driver updates that the included "Dell Update" program can perform for you. Additionally, there was a system BIOS update that required a manual installation by downloading the update directly from the Dell support website.

Honestly I wasn't expecting that much, but when I loaded several games (WoW, Fortnite, League of Legends) I was blown away. Setup was painless and was a seamless experience. The little bloat that is present doesnt hamper the device at all. Blazing fast with amazing graphics and a solid display. While it only comes with 8 GB ram (2x4 GB), you can upgrade up to 32GB with no issues. The SSD and its storage are blazing fast, and the CPU puts in work. Everything I've thrown at this thing so far has been executed to perfection.. while the computer is under load, you can hear the fans, but if you use headsets, this won't be an issue. I was struggling to find the right gaming laptop for my needs for a while now.. and a friend recommended this to me. So far I am EXTREMELY IMPRESSED.. and the blue backlighting keys are a nice add to at night and/or in a dark room. If you're looking to upgrade and get into the gaming laptop market, this is worth checking out. The only con I'd say would be the speakers. Downfiring and it didn't sound that impressive, however, headphones do the trick for me. This is day 2 for me, and I must say I am very happy with my purchase.

So I am fairly new to PC gaming. I have been a console gamer ever since the N64 days. I work as a firefighter every third day for 24 hours, and I was packing up my xbox one every day to bring to work and then take home. I got sick of it. I have played PC games in the past such as SimCity, rollercoaster tycoon, etc. But I never had a decent graphics card to play anything spectacular. Recently I had decided enough is enough, and I cant be tied to just playing my xbox one. I researched gaming laptops for probably 3-4 months before I pulled the trigger on this one. I was trying to look for something affordable, but also did not want to compromise on performance. I personally believe this is a great mix of both. I have been playing GTAV and cities skylines with no issue whatsoever. The laptop powers on 100x faster than my last laptop, which was bought for school. It isn't too heavy and is discreet, it doesn't have that Alienware type gaming laptop look you see everywhere. I would highly recommend this product for anyone that is low to mid level gamers.

I got this on sale with the student discount and overall the value was amazing. I was gonna be using this for college and gaming on the side when I have time. The cooling solution in this laptop isn’t great. The CPU can easily thermal throttle when being pushed to the limits. It can even reach 100c when playing demanding games. The graphics card however performs great and runs reasonably cool. I don’t recommend playing triple a games for too long unless you get a cooling pad. I myself don’t have one and can’t guarantee whether the cooling pad will make a big difference also it just depends where it is and what cooling pad you have. The storage is alright and what I mean by that is, 512 gb NVME boot storage is fantastic, but it only has that one drive. Downloading a lot of games is not possible so I got a usb c external hard drive to download all my games and is what I recommend. Overall this laptop was great for the value and id recommend as a mid range gaming laptop in 2019 for the price.

Picked up a couple of these while thry were on sale, GTX 1660 is great for 1080 gaming at high serrings on most games, 8 gigs of ram is more than sufficient for most tasks. And the M.2 ssd at 512gb is roomy enough. Pros : Graphics are great Replaceable / upgradeble ram - comes with 2 x 4gb sticks but upgradeable to 32gb Replaceable / upgradeable hdd(s) - M.2 slot is occupied by 512gb ssd, and Im fairly sure theres a 2.5” hdd bay available. Full keyboard with numeric 10 key. Gas a built in rj45 lan port Wifi and bluetooth Cons Display is not touchscreen Not a huge fan of the keyboard layout, i have to have my hands slightly to the left of center which throws me off finding the homerow raised keys. I reccomemd getting a cooling pad if you plan on long play sessions, and you will probably find yourself removing some bloatware in the beginning. I do like the dell support assist tool, it comes in handy for drive cleanup and driver / bios updates.

Overall this laptop is really good, great even. It has it dell bloat ware but it is great. Looks wise: this is an awesome looking laptop for those that want a small gaming aesthetic with a professional looking laptop. The keyboard is fluid and responsive. Decent backlight, It is awesome! 5/5 Sound: decent speakers, 3/5 Memory: games take a lot of memory, and after all the window space and updates you get about 400+ gbs of actual space. Gears 5 took 80 gbs. All the alienware downloads plus the dell stuff, that was about 50 gbs there. Wish we had more memory, but let me tell you it runs fast. It has a great read/write speeds 4/5, if we had more storage 5/5 Screen: it looks like a well done screen. It's not an HDR screen and it only runs at 1080p and 60 hz. 3/5 I feel for the premium you get with Dell, it should come with a better screen Gaming: with the 1660ti max q, i ran gears at 5, since I am new to gaming, I had xbox game pass and I love gears and that's all I've been able to test. It ran gears at high to ultra and performed in the 60-90 range depending on the settings you put. It will run modern AAA games fairly easy with some tweaks. I do love the heat system. The fans are on the cpu and gpu and the laptop cools the back. Battery: last about 4 hours on normal use, screen fairly high. 2 hours for gaming. I loved the computer but felts for 1000 bucks, it may be a but much, yes you get a i5 but you could've added a better screen or more storage to make this worth it. I would recommend buying an open box. This is a 5/5 if you want a laptop with decent specs, professional and premium look but not so focused on gaming but an overall well built machine that will last. Ultimately i returned this for a ASUS that had a RTX 2060, same memory but also had a 120hz screen for the same price.

I purchased this computer for work and a couple of online games (WoW and MTG Arena). I need a PC for a couple of work applications, but mostly use Mac's. After using this computer for just a few days it's quickly becoming my favorite! I have a brand new MacBook Pro, but can't stand the keyboard. For 1/3 the cost, this PC seems just a fast with an amazing screen and audio quality. I like that it has the basic peripherals that you'd want in a laptop, unlike my MBP that requires adapters & dongles. CONS: My biggest beef with PC's is all of the unnecessary programs that are added. Even if they are deleted, there's still files that remain hidden. The constant popups for McAfee, Dell, etc. are annoying, and require some time to get them removed from the machine. Overall I'm extremely satisfied with my purchase decision.

I try to be objective with these... so ill start by saying that I was pleased to see the footprint shrink from the last style of G3 (which I still use, and am now having to use again) You do get a really good GPU that comprises half the cost of the unit when on sale, HOWEVER.... I was regularly reaching temps of 100 Celsius, and now the hinge seems to be failing so it's gonna have to go back to the store. I'd recommend the ASUS that's on sale for 900 right now, you get an I7, 16 gigs rather than 8, and a much sturdier build... well worth the extra 220

Bought this laptop for my grandson to use for school and some gaming. Provides solid performance for the money. Nice crisp display, decent weight, good length of cord on the AC adapter, decent keyboard feel and feedback (but not $300 mechanical keyboard smooth), it comes with a full numeric keypad, and an excellent webcam. The preinstalled bloatware that comes with the machine can be uninstalled or disabled easily. Consider buying a wired or wireless headset for online communications as the built-in microphone is a little tinny and hard to hear if the user isn't about a foot away from the machine. The built-in mic also picks up a good bit of background noise that any $50 headset will eliminate. For most productivity needs and some gaming wants this laptop will work very well. I would recommend adding a USB 3.0 portable 2-5TB drive to the machine for daily or weekly backups. Overall, worth the money. Good value, solid build, and enough features to satisfy a majority of users' needs.

It has been about 2 to 3 months since I started using this laptop. Amazing for its price, though a day ago, the laptop's hinge broke. Whenever I'm closing the laptop, it makes a cracking noise. It is the left side hinge, it pops out of place. After further research, I found that many other g3 owners have faced the same issue. To anyone's concern I took care of this laptop. It wasn't treated harshly, it had never been dropped. The point is, this is a design flaw, and anyone considering to buy this laptop should know this. Except of this design flaw, the laptop is flawless

This my very first gaming laptop, I was very fortunate enough to come across an amazing deal during Thanksgiving giving week. Best buy had an open box excellent condition for only $654.99 I had to pull the plug immediately. I have not seen this deal again even during Black Friday and Cyber Monday. So I am glad I didn't wait. Honestly the 60hz display is not bad at all. The performance is fast and smooth. I play FIFA and I am getting 140+ FPS, Titanfall 2 120+ FPS, PUBG 120+ FPS all at max settings. If you can get this laptop under $800.00 you will not be disappointed. I did buy a cooling fan to help keep my laptop at decent temperature and boy did it really help I would highly recommend a fan. With all the money I saved I will be getting a 16gb DDR4 I did add 2.5 512gb SSD that I bought on Black Friday for $59.54 giving me a total of 1TB which is more than enough storage. Highly recommend this laptop for anybody considering it.

Works perfectly, run hard capacity games easily, doesn't overheat, and has a good battery management. Quality/price ratio is perfect

THE BREAKDOWN: Let me start by saying that gaming laptops these days are a super competitive market. I was expecting big things from Dell on this one. Have had other Dell laptops in the past I look forward to putting this one through the paces. The packaging was very simple with nothing extra. At first when I opened the package I was thinking that I received a refurbished laptop as there was just the laptop, charger and warranty card, that’s was it. No fancy vibrant pictures or anything else just bare bones. After unboxing, I plugged the laptop in and turned it on. The Windows 10 setup was pretty easy, especially if you have an account already. I was up and running in a matter of just minutes. The design and feel of the laptop for me was great. It feels very solid even though its made of plastic. I love the blue rubber feet on the bottom and it also raises up the laptop to allow for airflow. One thing on the design for me was very lack luster and that is the fact that at the top of the keyboard the plastic goes up at an angle and creates a viewable space in-between the base and the laptop screen. It may not bother some people but I found it very distracting. The performance was very competitive among other gaming laptops in this price range. I would score it slightly higher than other laptops on this price range. Running some benchmark tests, 3D Mark and PC Mark 10, this laptop comes in slightly higher than there typical results of a gaming laptop. Played several games on max settings and averaged anywhere from 40-100FPS. One note is that when playing World of Warcraft for some reason I was getting only 40-50FPS. On this laptop I found the fans to be louder than normal. I also had a Bios update while playing a game and on restart I received the blue screen of death. I took several times going into advanced setting and finally had to just wipe it and start again. So, one note to buyers is go to the Dell support website and download all of the updates before you begin testing/playing. I thought the battery life was just ok at about 2 hours of gaming and around 3 hours of streaming video. WiFi was excellent as expected for me I was getting really good almost max throughput every day. PRO’s: -Windows 10 -15.6” Full HD Display -8GB memory -512GB NVMe solid-state drive -NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660Ti graphics -9th Gen Intel Core i5-9300H -Backlit keyboard CON’s: -Heavy -Loud fan -Only 1 of the 3 USB are capable of USB 3.0 SUMMARY: Overall, I feel that this product worked very well and I would recommend this to a friend if they are in the market for device like this.

Thus far the laptop itself is excellent, I went ahead and upgraded the ram to 16GB and added a 2TB HDD for storage, no complaints with how easy it was for someone like me with very little experience to do this in an afternoon. (Just note if installing an extra HDD you will need 4 Hard Drive Screws) HOWEVER, THE INTERNET SPEED WAS HORRENDOUS...but a culprit was found. ***Beware SmartByte*** Before I uninstalled Smartbyte: - Via 5G: I reached only 10Mbps download speeds. - Via Ethernet: Also only 10Mbps download speeds. As you can imagine I was justifiably irritated. After uninstalling SmartByte: - Via 5G: I reached 220Mbps - Via Ethernet: I reached 220Mbps Conclusion: Uninstall SmartByte and all of its drivers/updates. I went ahead and also uninstalled DellSupportAssist(I've read can also slow speed, but I did it as an extra precaution anyway). Quick google search confirmed this is an issue that affects Dell Computers with this program installed. Works perfectly now, and at it's Black Friday price of 699$ instant steal! 4 Stars only because SmartByte is absolutely awful and nobody should have to do detective work for a brand new laptop fresh out of the box. Enjoy!