The primary reason I chose to buy this laptop is for the portability. As a student in college (in a particularly small dorm) constantly moving between my school and my home, which are on opposite sides of the country, I found having a desktop would be majorly inconvenient and a general pain to travel with. I used to have a desktop but it got broken in shipping, so I decided I needed something more portable. This is where the laptop comes in. It is pretty big compared to most laptops but it is still easy to fit in any travel bag and can be brought on planes. The portability is excellent and allows me to move my setup on the go.
(Note that I purchased the option with the 2060 and 1tb ssd.)
There are a few things the laptop does very well. For one, the SSD is buttery smooth. The computer literally takes less than 5 seconds to start up and lets you start doing stuff immediately. (Not to mention you can fit a decent amount of games with the 1tb.) Another upside is the display. The 240hz display is incredibly smooth and satisfying to use for both basic functions and gaming. Additionally, the i7 is perfectly fine for the laptop and gets the job done well.
Now for the downsides. For the price, the gaming performance is...okay. I've found that a lot of graphics intensive games run at less than 60 fps unless you tone down the in-game graphics settings a bit. This could be a result of the 2060's lower benchmarks, but my guess is it is related to the internals overheating as the cooling on a laptop is severely limited compared to desktops. The fan is pretty much full blast the whole time you're gaming and the laptop is constantly very hot. (Forewarning, don't put it on your lap while gaming, it will burn you!) Another issue I found to haunt me is the power supply (charger cord.) My suggestion would be to put the power supply in a cool, open area because it gets VERY hot. If it gets too hot, it will eventually stop working for a little while until it cools back down. When the laptop isn't plugged in, gaming performance drops dramatically, so it's best to avoid this scenario!
Of course, this is all to be expected from a gaming laptop, they will always be inferior to desktop builds. If portability isn't an issue for you, I would HIGHLY suggest building a pc. You can get better specs for much less money. If you're like me and you need a laptop because you're constantly traveling, this will get the job done!
| Standing screen display size | 15.6 Inches |
|---|---|
| Screen Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| Max Screen Resolution | 1920 x 1080 Pixels |
| Processor | 4.5 GHz apple_ci7 |
| RAM | 16 GB DDR4 |
| Memory Speed | 2666 MHz |
| Hard Drive | 1 TB SSD |
| Graphics Coprocessor | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 |
| Chipset Brand | NVIDIA |
| Card Description | Dedicated |
| Graphics Card Ram Size | 6 GB |
| Wireless Type | Bluetooth, 802.11b/n/ac |
| Number of USB 3.0 Ports | 4 |
| National Stock Number | G531GV-DB76 |
