Question 1

Battery life on normal use and does this have a backlit keyboard?

Accepted Answer

The battery life is great! It will normally last a few hours. If you have lower brightness it can last even longer. The battery runs out quick when playing games but plugging the computer in helps. Yes there is a backlit keyboard.

Question 2

Is this 64 bit Windows?

Accepted Answer

Yes, the 64 bit operating system is installed in the SSD.

Question 3

How heavy is it?  I don't see the weight listed.

Accepted Answer

Its about 5lbs.  Its pretty light for its size. GET IT!!!  I love this thing.

Question 4

Does this laptop have a built-in webcam?

Accepted Answer

Yes it does!

Question 5

What about cooling system - is it very nice?
Do you think that this laptop will work 5 years or more without problems?

Accepted Answer

My gpu burned out within 6 months. But they replaced it for free. (I still had to pay one way shipping) i always use a cooling pad while gaming. 5 years though...not a chance. Unless you use it to browse the net and watch some movies.

Question 6

Can you play games with just the battery or do you have to plug it in for extra power?

Accepted Answer

As far as I can tell there is a 30fps lock when on the battery, but I'm sure this has more to do with a software option than a hardware feature. I just need to find the option.

Question 7

does this product come with microsoft office?

Accepted Answer

No it does not. though you get 30 day trial of office 365

Question 8

What's the hard drive speed?

Accepted Answer

The hard drive is 7200 rpm.

Question 9

Is the screen matted or glossy??

Accepted Answer

Matte.

Question 10

My question are:
1) Is this laptop's screen IPS and/ or Wide Viewing Angle Display?
2) I'm thinking of upgrading the RAM, what are the specifications? Is it performance memory or regular memory? 
3) What is the 1TB storage's RPM?
4) Does this laptop support WiFi 802.11AC?
5) Does this laptop have dual-band WiFi? (2.4GHz and 5.0GHz)
6) Does this laptop have Bluetooth? If so which version?
7) On Gigabyte's website (also called Gigabyte about this) it says it's 6GB dedicated graphics, but here's 3GB. Which one is it?

Thanks!

Accepted Answer

1. Wide viewing angle display.
2. Its a 8 GB DDR3L. Not too sure if its a regular or performance.
3. 7200 RPM
4. I believe it does not support 802.11ac
5. It has a dual band wireless - AC 7260
6. It does have bluetooth. Its a intel wireless bluetooth 4.0 + HS adaptor.
7. It has 6 GB dedicated memory.

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