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Rating 4.3 out of 5 stars with 440 reviews

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  • Battery Life

    Rating 3.7 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.2 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.0 out of 5 stars

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84%would recommend to a friend

Customers are saying

Customers commend the G3 15.6" Gaming Laptop's performance, graphics capabilities, and ease of use. Many appreciate its value for the price and the option to upgrade RAM and storage. However, some users note concerns regarding battery life, fan noise, and the laptop's tendency to generate heat. A few also mention the weight of the device and potential hinge issues.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Blew My Mind

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    Posted . Owned for 4 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I've built custom gaming rigs and have had several other OEM PC's. I mainly use this as my work laptop, but also game on it. My main con is the trackpad on this laptop is horrible! That's easily fixed by just purchasing a mouse which I was going to do anyway and did. I've ran Withcer 3 on medium, Skyrim High, WoW High. Of course this is not going to beat out a 4k display but this laptop gives you a very smooth running and capable laptop. I like it better than the Acer Helios which I previously purchased before this and returned the same week.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great laptop for gaming.

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I haven't had the chance to use it for a lot of gaming yet, but it does seem very promising. I do wish that it didn't have so many apps for "games" already installed. It took a bit to delete them all. I'm also not a fan of it trying to use the mic to listen to my voice so it can "improve " it's voice recognition. This doesn't interest me at all. Other that these minor things, I'm happy with the purchase.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Battery life, Fan noise

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great gaming laptop

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    It's been solid so far, battery life could be better and fan could be a bit quieter but overall not a bad laptop

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance
    Cons mentioned:
    Heat

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great gaming laptop

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great laptop. No issues running high performance games, at the moment playing witcher 3. Only complaint is that it does get hot in certain areas.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance
    Cons mentioned:
    Heat

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great for gaming.

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Excellent laptop for gaming. So far it had handled all thr games I've thrown at it with power to spare. No heat issues or any sense of lag.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ram

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    WOOOOOOOOOW

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    love this laptop.....bought it as open box and thanks to the person that returned it ....this machine runs well. I am running my stream through it.......and no issues. i7 running 16 gigs.....with SSD that runs like a champ

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Graphics, Performance

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great for streaming, good price

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    nice machine. Powerful. good graphics. lots of ports. Plenty of memory. all around nice machine for the price.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ram
    Cons mentioned:
    Heat

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Best overall

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    Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Very good laptop fast easy to upgrade RAM or HDD or Wi-Fi card, but sometime it overheat you need to update bios if it did not work go and exchange with different laptop some time the board does not accept the update

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance
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    Weight

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good Gaming laptop

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    It is a good gaming laptop for that price range. It is a little bit heavy though as most gaming laptops are.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Graphics, Performance

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great laptop

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great performance and graphics are great. The Value has hard to pass up the opportunity to own this.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Graphics

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Excellent computer for the price.

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Good graphics and solid state and hard drive space. No problems about a month in, so we'll see.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ram

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great price for a lot of power

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The internals on this machine are great. Fast CPU, fast GPU, fast hard drive(nvme), and fast ram. I was impressed with how it performed. I rendered a 3 minute video at 1080p in 1min 7 sec. For the same 4k video, took about 3-4 minutes. This is very acceptable to me for that. I put 32gb of ram in, only 2 slots so needed to remove old and add new. Also added a 1tb SATA ssd drive for storage. This also has USB-3.1 for fast file transfers. Very impressed for a video processing out in the field laptop. Very happy so far. Won't be perfect colors, but good enough to get video out fast, and at around $1000,it is a steal.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Fan noise

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Best bang for your buck

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    Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This laptop is a winner like gamers on a budget this thing is it. But keep it mind Dell cuts big corners to make things affordable. *The screen isn’t mediocre and 60hz. *The fans are very loud. *The computer feels like cheap flimsy plastic. But not entry level cheap but don’t expect asus quality either. Can’t find much else wrong besides those main 3 points everything else is a steal of a deal.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Battery life

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Dell G3 Laptop

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Excellent laptop with its amazing and blazing Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660Ti graphics card for vivid and vibrant screen displays. Plenty of dedicated RAM memory for multi-tasking projects. High quality and durable built design with a balanced feel for easy carrying. Love the multi-color lighted keyboard and layout design too. Highly recommended.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance
    Cons mentioned:
    Fan noise

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great computer

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I bought this computer for college and gaming. It is great for both. The only complaint I have is that the fan is loud. Other than that, I really like this system.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Battery life, Weight

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Excellent gaming laptop

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    Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great gaming laptop, crisp 60hz panel, only cons: heavy, bad battery life when charger is not plugged in.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    really nice laptop

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    very happy with this purchase for my 12 year old son, its fast, very easy for him to use and do his home work on, would recommend this one currently.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Graphics, Performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Gaming Laptop

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Functions great, very fast Computer, plays the most current games being released. Keep Graphics settings to medium ranges for optimal performance.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ram, Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Bought for Engineering student

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Has the extra Ram and video card required for my sons Engineering class. He loves the speed. Still new so will check back in 6 months from know

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Battery life

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    nice laptop but wont stay cool while gaming

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    Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    My wife purchased this laptop when we were planning on getting the i5-9300H model with the 8GB ram(on sale for 699.99) and when she got to bestbuy she saw this one and figured it was better so she got it instead and this one is the i7-9750h and 16GB ram model on sale for 999.99 and i was amazed she got the better one for me, or so i thought. This laptop runs ok on battery unless you are gaming with it. When you plug it in while playing games it will run the cpu at 90-99*c which it hot. From what i have read a gaming laptop does run hotter than a desktop but usually that would be around 75-85*c at the warmest. I think i'm going to be returning this laptop before i cant just because i would think all the extra heat will ruin it within a year or so. I went through and did all the updates and made sure I had it set. I gave it 3 stars because it is a heck of a nice computer for the price we paid.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from YourDellTeam
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      Yellowfever,

      Thanks for your review. We're sorry that your computer is operating hotter than you hoped it would. We'd recommend the following tips to help your computer run cooler for you:

      Tips for Proper Usage:

      1. Dell does not recommend placing portable systems directly on your lap. Due to reductions in the thickness of modern portable systems, heat transfer can be an issue.
      2. Using a portable system (Laptop) on a hard, flat, non-cloth surface will increase airflow and reduce heat from underneath and inside the system.
      Using the portable system on a blanket, pillow, or other types of cloth will cover up the fan cause the computer to overheat and can cause permanent damage.
      3. It is recommended to use the portable system in a Room temperature of 0°C to 35°C (32°F to 95°F) with a Humidity level no greater than 90%.
      4. Use compressed air to clean the vents on a regular basis.
      5. Using a cooling pad can decrease heat and increase performance.
      6. If you want to know the temperature limitations for your system, go to the Dell Support Website, look up your system model then open the user guide under the manuals link.

      You can read the full article here - http://dell.to/2uJ8AdG.

      Best,
      Bryan
      1-800-624-9896 Dell

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