So glad I got this. I didn't need it for anything intense, this is a casual personal laptop, I'm not bitcoin mining or running enormous spreadsheets. Mostly just watching youtube and doing a bunch of Zoom meetings. After setting up windows 11 and making sure the laptop was generally functional, I upgraded the RAM to 32GB which resolved some initial slowness. With 8GB of RAM out of the box it was running at 66% usage. For a new laptop that's not good, but not a problem for me. If I was going to upgrade RAM anyway, I'm glad it only came with 8GB. Saved me money in the end.
After updating windows, updating the drivers, and updating the BIOS, this thing is better than what I could have hoped for. Battery life seems acceptable and the keyboard is actually RGB, which I didn't realize. I thought it was just going to be a static white keyboard backlight, so the colors were a pleasant surprise.
I haven't tested the gaming capabilities yet. I am not expecting it to run something like Helldivers II, but I could easily play Skyrim with the higher resolution graphics. Will update this review once I test gaming but, 10/10 if you need a practical and reliable laptop that will likely last you a long time.
Edit: It runs Helldivers II seamlessly, no lag, fantastic rendering. Buy it.
Standing screen display size | 15.6 Inches |
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Screen Resolution | 1366 x 768 pixels |
Max Screen Resolution | 1920 x 1080 Pixels |
Processor | 4.5 GHz ryzen_5 |
RAM | 4 DDR5 |
Memory Speed | 5600 MHz |
Hard Drive | 512 GB SSD |
Graphics Coprocessor | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 |
Chipset Brand | NVIDIA |
Card Description | Dedicated |
Graphics Card Ram Size | 4 GB |
Wireless Type | 802.11ax |
Number of USB 3.0 Ports | 3 |