GIGABYTE P34Wv5-SL3K2 Gaming Laptop 6th Generation Intel Core i7 6700HQ (2.60 GHz) 16 GB Memory 1 TB HDD 128 GB SSD NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M 3 GB GDDR5 14.0" 3K IPS Windows 10 Home

Pros: - Comes with the latest 6th Gen CPU + high end graphics chip - Warranty allows end user to swap out RAM, HDDs, WiFi Adapter. The Battery and the Power adapter both have 1 Year Warranty. - Beautiful FHD screen - Nice and light. Great construction IMHO - For the size of the laptop, the battery seems pretty sufficient. Starting at 100%, I was able to clean install Windows 10 and some updates, deploy Hyper V, install 2012 R2 in a VM and do some wifi browsing. This total process took about 4 hrs and still had 20% battery left (Little bit above min Brightness)

Cons: - CPU and GPU gets really hot when gaming. Depending on the game you play, if you max out the graphics expect both CPU and GPU to reach 90+ celcius. This isn't optimal if this is to be used as a gaming machine but since I'm mostly using it to run VMs with gaming thrown in here and there it doesn't bother me much. It helps that the laptop has a 2yr warranty.. - Warranty DOES NOT allow user to remove cooling fans and re-paste the chips with better thermal compound - Slight wobble when I just got it while resting flat on a table. EASILY RECTIFIED by unscrewing the bottom panel and clicking it back into place correctly.

Overall Review: I would definitely recommend this product to people wanting to get away from the regular big brand companies and would like to tailor a laptop specifically to themselves. If you value having extended warranty options, a machine with a luxurious design or even just a laptop that people will go "oooh and ahhhh" over then this is not for you. - Gigabyte does not offer extended warranty, any repairs go through a local repair depot ***** Canadian warranty link: http://ca.gigabyte.com/support-downloads/customer-service.aspx?m=n& ***** - Laptop may not be beautiful like an XPS 9550 or a MacBook but I love the minimalist design that still seems very robust. People have complained about the trackpad but the only 'issue' I can see is the buttons need to be pressed closer to the edge of the trackpad for the click to really register well. - If you click too close to the center, you will be met with significant resistance. Again, this does not bother me as I went into the ELAN software, adjusted touch sensitivity etc and just use the touch feature to do my left clicking. The ELAN config will be your best friend as you can adjust the two-finger scroll directly, zoom sens etc etc. - If you would compare the P34Wv5's trackpad to the one found on the XPS 9550, the 9550 wins out no problem; it definitely is superior. Realistically though, the P34Wv5's trackpad is still good and won't cause you alot of stress when not using an external mouse One major complaint I've seen from people online is that the screen isn't bright enough. You NEED to have the Gigabyte smart manager software installed as this directly affects the screen brightness. When I reinstalled windows, I noticed even though the brightness was @ 100% it was still very dim. Installing the SmartManager software immediately rectified this. Other than that software, no other "bloatware" was needed. For now I can say that this is a great machine and I'm quite happy with the purchase. If I have anything to add I will at a later date.

Pros: At the time of product launch in 2015, with its configuration, the laptop seemed to be at an affordable price. However, since purchasing the laptop 2.5 years ago, I have found it is not only poorly designed, but also made of low-quality parts.

Cons: Design issues: 1. Gigabyte describes it as a lightweight and portable gaming laptop. The catch is the AC adapter has the same size as a small brick that weighs much more than other brands’ adapters. When the size and weight of the AC adapter plus the battery life (see Quality Issue #4 below) are considered, I don’t think the laptop is portable. 2. Like another reviewer points out, the heat of the laptop vents out directly towards the hinge area connecting the two upper covers of the LCD screen and two bottom covers of the motherboard. The heat melts the glue holding these covers, and eventually the covers get detached and damaged. Quality issues: 1. The left-click button of the mouse pad is not sensitive. To perform a left click, I need to double click on the pad, or press the left-click button very hard. 2. Sometimes the cursor on the screen moves randomly without touching the mouse pad. 3. The wifi connector frequently resets itself, and a typical cycle is: the current wifi signal is gone, the laptop cannot detect any wifi connections, after five minutes or a restart getting wifi signal again. This is very annoying. 4. After one year, the battery can only last about 30-40 minutes. The warranty of the battery is exactly one year. 5. I sent the laptop to the Service Center to fix the detached and damaged covers twice under warranty. After the second repair, there were often gray rectangles on the LCD screen, sometimes small, sometimes large, and they stayed on the screen for several seconds. Eventually, at the end of May 2018, the LCD screen showed stripes, and then went black completely.

Overall Review: Final thoughts: 1. Gigabyte only provides 2-year warranty for laptops. I have owned several laptops of multiple brands, and only Gigabyte's LCD screen fails after 2.5 years on occasional use. This is not acceptable from a quality assurance standpoint. As a comparison, the HP laptop I own also have a LCD screen failure, but after 6 years of everyday use. 2. Due to the design and quality issues and lack of service support, I will never buy another Gigabyte’s laptop. 3. Gigabyte’s response to consumers’ negative experience, “Please contact GIGABYTE RMA department for further assistance about laptop service at 1-626-854-9338 opt. 4”, is not helpful. I called, and got a quote of $350 to replace a LCD screen. For me, this kind of assistance shows Gigabyte does not want to stand behind its products, and makes the consumers pay for its quality issues.

Pros: -Seemed like a great deal for the power it offered

Cons: -shoddy construction all around -The laptop vets its heat straight up into the screen case which slowly caused the glue holding the plastic case of the screen together to melt. This eventually caused permanent damage to the screen making it unusable. -I had constant problems with my wi-fi stability from day one but around half a year ago I started getting having serious issues where I would be kicked from my network regularly with Windows diagnostic repeatedly giving errors like the default gateway is unavailable and/or a network cable may be damaged or unplugged. Attempting to trouble shoot the problem my self has had no lasting success. -Final nail in the coffin for my is that recently the battery has started to swell meaning i NEED to replace or risk literally watching 1,000$ go up in flames.

Overall Review: -There is no way I will be purchasing from Gigabyte again. the price is not worth it for how much its going to cost to repair all of the problems i am having.

Pros: -Nice looking screen -Thin -Decent keyboard -Good specs for price

Cons: -Bad internet connection (compared to my 4 year old mac) -Slow processing sometimes (again worse then my 4 year old mac) -Terrible touchpad -Very small battery life (but I knew that when I bought it) -Runs pretty hot

Overall Review: I have really been disappointed by this product. With an I-7 core I would have expected this product to never slow down on something as small as a webpage but very often it freezes when I'm scrolling down the facebook homepage or other websites. I thought at first maybe it had to do with the terrible connection to the internet which was also a issue but even when I had great connection it would slow. Also the internet connection sucks. I have an old mac that I am giving to my sister and it can connect to the internet better than this laptop which is stupid. Things that load very easily on my mac take more time to load on this computer unless I am literally standing next to my router and even then this computer lags slightly on so many things that it ends up being a decent amount slower than a 4 year old mac. This really sucks cause unless you are constantly next to your router you may have to sit through long loading time on literally every web page. Another thing to note is that the trackpad is very bad. the position of it doesn't really bother me too much but when you try to scroll it is very clunky and slow and often times it thinks that I'm trying to click when using the trackpad to scroll. I recommend just buying a mouse. Overall I was just really disappointed in this product. I'm not sure how well it works for gaming but for just everyday use it struggles in some areas which makes me scared of trying to game on this machine.

Pros: - Discreet exterior is classy and well built. No complaints at all about build quality with this one. - Incredibly light. This is coming from the perspective of someone who's used to workstations and huge, beefy laptops. - GTX 970M performs well. Test games were Fallout 4 and Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward. Had to tweak some settings for Fallout 4 to get consistent frame rates.

Cons: - Screen seems a bit dim (might require more fiddling around) - Keyboard is not as responsive as I'd like with button presses - Trackpad is...mediocre, to put it kindly - Heat concerns are well founded, but proper ventilation (either with a flat surface or a cooling pad) should help mitigate those concerns.

Overall Review: - I would recommend this for those individuals who want a smaller, more discreet laptop for day-to-day activities and mid-to-high settings games. - One thing that needs changing would probably be the fact that I never got a copy of "The Division" as per the GeForce GTX bundle thing :(

Pros: - Awesome performance - Battery Life is a lot better than expected. I am able to play games on high performance for more than an hour and do work for around 4+ hours - Great look. I like the simplicity of the flat black - I was worried about the arrow keys but I have had no issues with them - Keys have a great feel but the space bar is a little stiff (not terrible) - Killer bang for the buck with the deals

Cons: - Biggest complaint is the power button and the only real one. First time getting this laptop it wouldn't turn on. After a while an repetitive panic of pushing the power it came on. After that, often times I press the button and the fan kicks on but the laptop doesn't. I have to hold the power button (force turn off) then do it again it works or i may have to repeat to get to turn on. - System runs HOT. CPU is 95C while gaming - The system needs larger primary hard drive than 120 gig - Fans are LOUD when running (especially when they are working their hardest)

Overall Review: Love the machine and would recommend it if the power button would work consistently but it is heart ache.

Pros: Amount of power crammed into 14in laptop is amazing! Primary mSata drive is really fast. Lightning quick boot up time. I am able to start working relatively quick. The screen is sharp, even when viewing from outside during the day.

Cons: The fans can be quite noisy when the laptop gets hot. And it seems to heat up quite easily when you have multiple apps running. There still is more room to place the PgUp, PgDn, Home, and End keys somewhere else instead on having to really on the keyboard. The WD 1 TB disk that it came with was easy to swap. I swapped out the slower WD standard disc drive for a 500gb SSD. You just have to remove the entire bottom panel which was not troublesome.

Overall Review: Overall I am satisfied thus far with this purchase. I mainly use it for projects on Premiere and Photoshop.

Pros: The laptop is powerful, amazingly for a 14' laptop. The heating problems is not as bad as it sounds- I live in a cold environment. Its a cute laptop with a monster laying inside.

Cons: The build quality is plastic, but if you maintain the quality- it will stay swell.

Overall Review: I got it for $1099. Great bargain!