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Having recently ordered and returned both a Lenovo and an MSI laptop at a price point higher than this laptop, I can confidently say the quality here is considerably higher
Pros:
Good performance; includes software that lightly overclocks the GPU out of the box, and the CPU usually runs cool enough to sustain turbo
OK temperatures (so far hasn't broken 80 under load for me, though I run it on Silent)
Runs quiet if set to Silent mode, with negligible performance change
Surface doesn't noticeably warm up under load
Mostly nice keyboard; has useful hotkeys for changing performance profiles and calling up the tweaking software
Accurate touchpad with easy-to-press buttons
Good speaker quality and placement
Relatively thin and light for a gaming laptop while still cooling well
Included software is useful and unobtrusive. No McAfee! Just the stock Windows 10 bloat that can be easily removed.
VERY easy to open for maintenance (but beware of two ribbon cables on the bottom panel for the light bar)
M.2 SSD is fast (if not as fast as some - 1543 MB/s / 976 MB/s sequential r/w)
RGB is fun to show off, and is customizable via AURA Creator - you CAN set the light bar to a different pattern than the keyboard, it even has a few segments so you can have colors move around the edge.
Cons:
The bump on the W key is really annoying (might file that down)
Arrow keys are kinda tiny
Touchpad and its buttons could be a bit bigger (c'mon, Asus, the G750 line was great here)
No webcam
No SD card slots (those slots on the sides are subwoofers)
60 Hz screen when most competitors have 144Hz, and it could be a little brighter
RGB light bar kinda gets old fast
All in all, I don't think it can be beat for a brand-new laptop close to 1K. Would rather have had a 144Hz screen even if it cost me another 100-200, but only the very expensive high-end models appear to have that.
| Standing screen display size | 15.6 Inches |
|---|---|
| Screen Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| Max Screen Resolution | 1920x1080 Pixels |
| Processor | 4.7 GHz core_i7 |
| RAM | 64 GB DDR5 |
| Hard Drive | 2 TB SSD |
| Graphics Coprocessor | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 |
| Chipset Brand | Intel |
| Card Description | RTX 3060 |
| Wireless Type | Bluetooth, 802.11ax |
| Number of USB 3.0 Ports | 3 |
