Joined on 09/03/14
Blazing fast but Hot
Pros: Screen is beautiful! No backlight bleed. Fast refresh. Computer is powerful in creativity video editing as well as gaming. Gaming performance is almost on par with my desktop with RTX 3080 ti. Give or take about 10fps average difference. Dual screen is a bit to get use to as bottom is touch screen and top is not. Moving mouse between two monitors take a getting use to as games need to be in borderless window mode to do. To compensate, touchscreen the bottom to select the discord chat or other things running then mouse click to get back to game up top. But this dual monitor is a must! A game changer for laptops.
Cons: Need better implementation with dual monitor setup. The tilt is not high enough and will need a prop to get better viewing angle, otherwise bad ergonomics posture. Fix is to prop under laptop to change angle, but then keyboards become bad angle for typing. Computer Ryzen chip runs super hot, even when attempting to under volt cpu. Temps can range well above 90-100*C. Even combating with setting manual or turbo mode, fan ramps up loud! At least 60db loud. Its not as bad if you have headsets on with active noise cancellation. But this can bother your roommates. Graphic card is descent in managing temps under 80*C.
Overall Review: Game on this laptop is a beast and dual monitor is a game changer. Maybe future drivers or bios update can offer better thermal control will be a plus. Dont play this on your lap! ;)
Best Rig purchase for what I am looking for.
Pros: For the current situation on GPU market, best bang per buck! Fast and reliable so far. Exports my 30 min video in 2k in under 5 min in Adobe premiere. Idles in 32-34C in a 70F ambient temperature. Under 80*C under load at the cooler. I havent play with OC yet. This is all stock load for testing reliability and baseline performance. Above average parts used if not yet best component parts picked. Everything I would have used if I were to build this on my own.
Cons: I wish Ive gotten this earlier. Case is not my best choice but is better than most. Enough ventilation, but not the best efficient way to access say HDD expansion bay. You have to remove the cable management and rail before accessing the HDD expansion bay. I hate to ruin their perfect and clean cable management. Doesnt come with keyboard and mouse, which is not a deal breaker as I have my own but plan your purchase. Which Ive guess as it was not listed! They should have a small disclaimer for new purchaser somewhere in the product listing.
Overall Review: Overall, what are you waiting for!?