Download of the day: KeePass
KeePass
KeePass addresses a very modern problem: passwords that are strong enough to withstand automated guessing attempts and dictionary attacks are impossible for most humans to remember, so it does the remembering for you.
Why you need it
Because you really shouldn't use the same password on multiple sites. It's a really dangerous idea, because if one site gets hacked and your personal details compromised, then the same logins enable the crooks to get into every other service or site you use. Fancy letting them into your PayPal account or any other financial app? Exactly. So instead, you can use KeePass to manage complex, unique passwords for you.
That means you get the best of both worlds: secure passwords for each site, and just one master password for you to remember. Your passwords are encrypted to prevent anybody getting hold of them, but make sure your master password isn't easily guessable: the world's favorite password is currently '12345678' with '123456' and 'password' also in the top ten, which is just silly. It's like going on holiday with a big neon "Hey burglars! We're away and we have lots of cool expensive stuff!" sign in your front yard.
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Read more --> MSI 15.6" GE62VR Apache Pro-024 Intel Core i7 6700HQ (2.60 GHz) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 12 GB Memory 256 GB SSD 1 TB HDD Windows 10 Home 64-Bit Gaming Laptop VR Ready - "ONLY @ NEWEGG" - Pros: -Very fast! Haven't had a chance to run many games on this machine yet, but it's running Fallout 4 on ultra with no issues. Excited to see what else I can throw at it.
-Sleek, I love the design and had no idea I'd like the keyboard as much as I do.
-Cooler Boost, can kick both of the back fans on with the click of a button. Although it does this automatically if the machine gets too hot, I prefer control as needed. - Cons: -The 0 key on the number pad is tiny and shares the same space as the right arrow key, so I often miss hitting the 0. This personally was a bother for me.
-I was expecting a little more with the customization of the keyboard colors, but it's very limited. This isn't necessarily a problem, but customization is always a plus for me.
-Lots of bloatware, i've knocked an egg off for this as I'm still not done removing it all. I know it's not that big of a deal, but it's time consuming and I feel many major electronics companies make the mistake of forcing their software on their consumers.
-Windows 10... Eww... - Other Thoughts: -Received a code for GOW4, in case you received the same promotion, I did find out it's the play anywhere version. I already owned GOW4, so I gave this to a buddy who owns an xbox one but not a PC. You have to register the code on Nvidia's web page, which then e-mails you the actual code for downloading the game through Microsoft.
-Also received a gift headset with my purchase which I was actually pretty impressed with. It's a USB headset which was a drawback for me as I intended to gift it to my wife since she hates earbuds, but since it's a USB headset it wasn't of any use for her. I decided to keep it on hand with the laptop. - Reviewed By:Kamaren H.,12/6/2016 3:00:01 PM
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- Pros: It's a good computer for the most part. It runs fast. It has all the features I need for gaming.
- Cons: It arrived with a dead pixel. In all of my years of buying TVs, monitors, etc., I've never actually received one with a dead pixel, let alone that, they won't even replace it AND it's BRAND NEW & STILL under warranty. I don't make much money and this is a huge investment for me, so it's understandable I expect it to arrive without ANY defects.
- Other Thoughts: Lessons learned: Ignore the rebate deadline and check your hardware for defections before sending in the box's serial number/UPC. The manufacturer and retailer won't do anything about it after the fact otherwise.
I would forgo the rebate if it meant having a laptop without defects, as I'm sure most would, but obviously, these companies like to employ tricky policies that allow them to avoid replacing expensive tech, and it just really, really sucks :{ - Reviewed By:Anonymous,12/6/2016 1:56:50 PM
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- Pros: The box it came in....?
- Cons: This is the WORST laptop ever. I bought it because the specs. looked really good for the price $689.99. But you have to install all the all drivers and ones you are done doing that, this runs sooooo slow. My laptop from 2009 runs faster.....no joke DO NOT BUY PLEASE. I made the mistake of "giving it a shot" and now i regret it.
- Other Thoughts: No I would not my buy this again.
- Reviewed By:Anonymous,12/6/2016 1:33:52 PM
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- Pros: Runs the latest games in Medium/High (depending on the game) at 40-60 FPS
Turn it on, wait 2-5 seconds, and you are good to go
Looks better than expected, It is plastic, but no other plastic covered laptop looks this good
Keyboard is good
Screen is very good, anti glare with matte type of finish
Camera/Speakers/Microphone are standard leaning to good - Cons: The touch pad. THE FRIGGING TOUCH PAD!!!! IT IS SO ANNOYING, I HAVE NO IDEA WHO DESIGNED IT, ITS SO DIFFERENT FROM YOUR STANDARD TOUCHPAD. IT LITERALLY READS TOUCH DATA DIFFERENT, THE CLICKING IS DIFFERENT, EVERYTHING IS DIFFERENT.
Its been two weeks and I've grown used to the touch pad. It could be better. It should be better. - Other Thoughts: I would highly recommend this product, specially when they discount it.
- Reviewed By:Anonymous,12/6/2016 12:16:43 PM
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- Pros: Build quality is nice and stiff does NOT feel cheap at all.
1070 is great
120hz screen is great
fans are [pretty silent. - Cons: a bit heavy
bulky, but that is expected from gaming laptop - Other Thoughts: Terrible customer service,
My laptop arrived with out m.2 mount brackets, called their customer, was passed on to another guy, this man is never available an I am currently stock with this laptop and unable to upgrade my storage on it.
The only reason im giving this 1 egg is because i cant resolve/reach guy for about 3 days now, who suppose to send me missing parts on this laptop. - Reviewed By:Anonymous,12/6/2016 8:00:30 AM
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- Pros: - SSD for OS boot drive. It's an M.2 2280 package. And HDD for data storage, normal 2.5" 5400rpm.
- Two memory slots. One empty and one occupied with 8gb DDR4. Makes it simple to upgrade to 16gb. - Cons: - No cdrom/dvd drive. But I knew that when I bought it. There is a bay for one though.
- Other Thoughts: In my case, I added 8gb DDR4 for a 16gb total. Also swapped the lower end 128gb SSD for a Samsung Evo 250gb M.2. Stock drive write speed is on the lower end at ~150mbps. The Evo brings that up to ~500mbps. I also installed a Blu-ray drive into the available slot. So far, I have no complaints on this purchase. It's fast ... it plays Feed the Beast (modded minecraft) just fine. Which is a cpu intensive program. I also use it at work to read schematics for board repairs.
Displays just fine. Then again, I'm no display connoisseur. And I don't require the latest and greatest eye popping picture with a bazillion colors at some ridiculous resolution. :-) .... I've read some complaints about viewing angles. Honestly, who uses their laptop while looking at it from an angle??
For the price/package it was a decent buy at $529. But don't buy this with high expectations of running Battlefield with all of the eye candy. You'll be disappointed. You can expect to pay $1000 and up for a machine to run games like that with all of the eye candy turned on. This is a good casual gamer for mid-range settings. - Reviewed By:William G.,12/6/2016 7:54:56 AM
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- Pros: it is beautiful. design is pleasingly simple, The cooler boost is powerful
- Cons: the OS need improve. the first time I started the computer, windows 10 ask you to choose country and language, at tis time there was wifi available, while not in system ready. the driver lose. This is the first time I met this issue, no wifi when I first turn on a brand new laptop. this is a small issue, while for other is big, I have a computer could download the driver and know whrer to download. however, there is big number of people don't know how to slove this problem. they will think this computer is bad, need replaced.
- Reviewed By:Yang C.,12/5/2016 7:39:46 AM
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- Pros: -Fast on games: good speed on Civ VI, plenty good for Overwatch (seems to be running low/mid-range on the automatic graphics settings)
-Super quick boot (I never had an SSD before, that was part of my reason for buying this model)
-1TB HDD is lovely: I am able to back up files from two older machines with 80% space remaining - Cons: -Installation between SSD and HDD is tricky. For instance, I installed Steam on the HDD, and Steam will not create a folder to install games on the SSD. I installed Spotify on the SSD, but was able to get it to save music files to the HDD.
-Speakers are weird. Better than my superquiet old Toshiba's speakers, but still no good for music listening. Adequate for YouTube or games, however. - Other Thoughts: I am running this as a couch-based machine: not relying on portability. I have heard the battery life is really short, but that is to be expected with an i7 and 970m graphics card. I should give it a test running just Word on low-consumption mode.
Since it's only been a few days, we shall see if it lives up to my expectations. - Reviewed By:Jon P.,12/5/2016 7:27:56 AM
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- Pros: -amazing graphics
-preforms beautifully
-i can run games like fallout 4, league of legends, and skyrim with high settings and no fps problems
-very long battery life - Cons: -webcam quality is poor
-the lower right corner of the screen plasma moves when the computer is moved. not sure why this happens or what to do about it
- - Other Thoughts: not entirely sure my opinion holds much value since this is my first serious gaming laptop. the laptop has a matte finish and an odd feel to it if you run your fingers on it.
there's an area that looks like a dvd drive but im not sure what it does. - Reviewed By:Serena P.,12/5/2016 12:35:33 AM
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- Pros: I got it when it was on sale for 560 it was worth every penny I use it for light gaming. games include starcraft, leauge of legends,rocket league and overwatch. sometimes during leauge the frame rate does drop to about 50fps (still excellent for the cost) if I have other applications running, but that's a simple fix. every other game on high runs great, ultra gets to an unplayable fps. but still worth every penny. the battery is also great roughly 3 hours gaming and I do get a good amount of heat after hours of play
- Cons: when I don't have the charger plugged in my games fps don't go beyond 30 a little annoying but again a simple fix another thing is that the keyboard isn't back-lit like advertised I've only had the laptop for about 3 weeks so maybe the fps is something I can change while on battery only. the last con is alot of pre installed acer junk but they allow you to remove most.
- Other Thoughts: I plan to upgrade the ram and maybe the hdd to an ssd later on I'll write another review then.
- Reviewed By:Danny Gonzalez,12/4/2016 10:15:45 PM
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- Pros: Performance, slim elegant design, Feels sturdy, awesome back lit keyboard, not as much bloat ware as others, beautiful display, perfect touch pad, great sound, solid wireless connectivity.... 16gb ddr4 is snappy alongside the i7 quad core skylake..... and it's in my favorite color combo! All it needs now is an m.2 ssd and it'll be even better! I love it! Not bad for a budget mobile workstation!
(I'm a Graphic Designer and was in dire need of replacing my old i5 dual core Acer, which did the job slowly until it finally stopped running any graphic intensive apps like illustrator, Photoshop, AutoCad etc.). This is a beast!
*Note that I don't refer to it as a laptop, because you shouldn't put "laptops" on your lap, on the bed etc. because without a hard flat surface, you can build up heat, restrict airflow or crack the mobo when it flexes. - just a reminder to anyone who may not be aware. But in summary.... this is a nice pc! Got it OPEN-BOX and It had never been opened,!so that is something worth mentioning! - Cons: No ssd, just a hybrid hdd w/ 8gb ssd caching flash memory... at least a Sara ssd should have came with it
- Other Thoughts: Doesn't come with a m.2 ssd, mouse etc.
Also you can install 32 fb of ddr4 Memory but 16gb is all I need for now... - Reviewed By:Anonymous,12/5/2016 8:15:23 PM
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- Pros: -Good solid parts (i7, GTX960M,Dual fans)
-Nice screen
-Sleek Design
-Lights to indicate num and caps lock
-Very cool (temperature)
-Quick boot-up time - Cons: -Needs to be updated
-Keyboard is a bit crowded
-Windows 10
-Warranty voided if you change anything internal - Other Thoughts: This laptop has just arrived today and i have been using it for a few hours and so far I love it. I had switched from an ASUS to this MSI because I needed a faster processor for school and this was only $800 with a decent graphics card. Before I got my laptop, like you, I read every review and saw what most of the problems were and they had simple solutions. Most problems were small inconveniences like a loud mouse click, which isn't that loud compared to my old ASUS, and no black-lighting. There was also a complaint about heavy bloatware but when i got mine there wasn't much on here but Microsoft Edge. Also, the fan has a turbo mode, which is great if you are gaming hard, but unless you absolutely need it this laptop is pretty silent. Most major problems that most reviewers say is: the track pad is abysmal, there is static from the speaker, and the WiFi won't connect. The track pad is not horrible if you go into the settings and enable the two finger scroll, but you shouldn't have to know to do that. The static can be fixed if you change the minimum CPU power settings to 100% in the control panel, or re download the driver, and if that doesn't fix it, it might just be the sound of the fan but it sound like it is going through the speakers because this laptop has multiple air vents to let it breathe. I personally haven't had a problem with the WiFi, and if you are using this laptop for gaming you should be hard wired anyway, and if you do have problems, look for an update for the drivers. The worst thing about this computer is Windows 10 and that is because of the automatic updates that are random and completely destroys any WiFi in your house. One simple solution is, if you are on WiFi and not hardwired, you can set your connection as metered and this will stop Windows 10 from auto-downloading without your permission. Most of your driver problems like the static and WiFi can be traced back to drivers in need of updating or re-downloading due to weird Windows 10 coding.
If you don't care about the extra perks like back lighting and the best graphics since you looked out of a window then this laptop is great for the raw computing power and the ability to play some great games in between classes, and if you are in college with a degree that needs a good computer (engineering) I would suggest you look at benchmarks on the processor. I have really enjoyed the feel and look of this laptop and am looking forward to a long life, hopefully. - Reviewed By:James D.,12/5/2016 9:10:36 PM
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- Pros: - As far as hardware goes, great bang for the buck
- Backlit keyboard is a nice touch
- Fast and looks great - Cons: - After owning a Republic of Gamers laptop, I am left desiring better build quality. This laptop is built fine, but when you type the entire keyboard depresses a little, and the plastic doesn't have that high quality feel that the ROG machines do.
- In this price range, I really feel it should come with Win10 Pro, not home. - Reviewed By:Anonymous,12/5/2016 7:51:56 PM
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- Pros: Backlit KB
- Cons: It's red and while not overbearing it can a little hard to see in dim lighting. Everyones eyes are different though. Should be white.
- Reviewed By:Corey B.,12/5/2016 5:42:19 PM
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- Pros: Good size for a gaming laptop.
- Cons: The red color is wearing off.
Lots of problems with updates on win 10.
Gets really hot playing games. This was expected but even with my custom made cooling pate it still ran ridiculously hot - Other Thoughts: Over all I would not recommend this computer to anyone. The slim design and the specs were appealing. However with all the problems that i had to figure out how to fix i would tell your average tech savvy person to STAY AWAY FROM THIS LAPTOP. I treat my electronics with stupid amounts of respect and i dont abuse them at all, so the red paint or what ever they used wearing off just from opening and closing the case is just annoying and maddening.
- Reviewed By:Tyler W.,12/5/2016 5:28:45 PM
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- Pros: -Everything runs smoothly
-Super fast boot
-Light
-Would be 5 stars if it wasn't for the fps drops - Cons: -While I play ANY video games or sometimes while I'm running a heavy program, there are fps drops. I've looked up on the internet and a couple of people seems to be experiencing the same problem, but I haven't found any solutions yet. Everything goes smoothly and then the laptop freezes for a second, then going smoothly again.
-Sometimes when I'm running on the battery, a pop up will show up saying there's only 10% power left and then it shows the real percentage again (happens when the battery's at any percentage). - Reviewed By:Francis H.,12/5/2016 3:51:05 PM
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- Pros: -Extremely powerful. Runs every AAA games of 2016 in Ultra with 50-60 fps.
-Always cool and comfortable to use. The fans are pretty bearable in terms of noise.
-Boots up in under 15 seconds.
-Fast file transfer speed.
-The keyboard is awesome. Very comfortable to use.
-I can't emphasize how great the monitor is. Color Quality is great! - Cons: -Speakers are somewhat lacking and problematic.
-Trackpad is pretty bad. You'll need an external mouse to be able to enjoy gaming and even with general tasks.
-Driver problems upon driver problems.
-The OS is installed in the SSD.
-A bunch of blatware installed.
-Battery only lasts for 2 hours with General Use. Gaming I say mostly around 40-30 minutes with high intensive gaming use.
-Heavy and Bulky. - Other Thoughts: My experience with this laptop is pretty rocky. First I set everything up, updates, antivirus softwares etc., then that's where the problem started with the speakers. The fix was just simple. Reinstall the Nahmic Software in order to get the speakers working properly. The suddenly my bluetooth stops working from time to time. Pretty problematic if you're using a bluetooth mouse and headset. Haven't found a fix yet. Just hope that bluetooth works whenever I turn it on. I mean it's a great laptop but I feel like I spent more time fixing it that playing with it. Otherwise the performance is great. No fps drops with any games whatsoever and I'm always playing on max settings. The fan is also really good. Laptop never heats up uncomfortably. Don't let my experience change your mind with this laptop. I may have just got a bad one.
Overall. I say it's the best choice if you want to play games but want portability with performance. - Reviewed By:Cleo T.,12/5/2016 2:41:29 PM
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- Pros: Thin, Light, Fast, Good Price/Performance ratio
- Cons: Quality Control Issues. Bad Kingston memory??
- Other Thoughts: Whatever happened to quality control!? Recent purchases with electronics has been nothing short of frustrating. Bad pixels on Dell S2715DG (7 out 9 had problems and had to be return/exchanged just to get 2 good ones) and razer keyboards with sticky keys 2 out 4. And now 2 out 2 for the MSI GS63VR has bad memory. Sorry for the rant, but this has been most frustrating.
My first GS63VR seemed alright at first. Ran game benchmarks fine, gets the expected scores for the GTX1060. But then it started to random blue screen. One time it even corrupted the windows 10 install and wouldn't boot. That is when decided to really check things. Run memtest86 (passmark memtest ver 7.1 latest as of now) and within minutes it was spewing errors in excess of 60K+ all over the place. Needless to say this thing when back to Best Buy.
So now on to my second GS63VR. Runs memtest86 for a full 4/4 pass no error. You'd think things are good right? Install all the other software games, etc. But now that I've been nervous about things, I run more memtest overnight. I get 1 error out of 8 passes of memtest86. Run it again on another night, no errors. Try it again on another night and I get another error out of 8 passes of memtest86, this time at test 7 in contrast to test 13. For couple I try just hammering test 7 and 13 and I get no errors. Try it another night, I get 1 error at the same address location for 1 out the 8 passes again.
What is someone supposed to do about this kind of intermittent error that is just so hard to find? Has anyone else encountered memtest86 errors on their GS63VR? Is this common place? Has MSI picked a bad supplied in these Kingston MSI24D4S7S8MB-8 DDR4-2401 memory? To date I've not had a single blue screen or abnormal windows behavior in my regular day time use when I am not testing the memory.
I really wish there was way to change the wait states, fall back to say cas latency 18, or bump the voltage or something to work around this. I noticed that my first GS63VR was running with bios version E16K2IMS.10A whereas the second one is running the slightly older E16K2IMS.109. So it make me really nervous as to whether if I should even attempt to go to E16K2IMS.10A which may just screw myself over and cause the memory to fail in lots of places. Any advice, guidance, or moral support is welcome.
BTW thanks for letting me rant. - Reviewed By:ChunPi J.,12/5/2016 2:07:04 PM
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- Pros: - GOOD SCREEN
- KEYBOARD
- SUPERB COOLING BY FANS
- LIGHT WEIGHT & SLIM - Cons: - FAN NOISE
- BLOATWARES - Other Thoughts: JUST GO FOR IT. I WAS CONFUSED WHICH TO BUY, MSI OR ASUS ? BUT I READ REVIEWS OF ASUS ABOUT HEATING, IN THIS LAPTOP NO HEAT ISSUES AT ALL, THATS WHY I WENT WITH MSI.
- Reviewed By:Nirav M.,12/5/2016 4:45:06 PM
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- Pros: - An IPS display with great colors
- 60HZ G-sync
- Near desktop performance
- Spacious keyboard and responsive mousepad
- Loud front firing speakers - Cons: - 2.5 hours of battery life
- No thunderbolt port
- Plastic case build
- Underwhelming CPU performance - Other Thoughts: This is the first gaming laptop I bought because it's NVidia first PRACTICAL attempt of bringing the power of their desktop graphics into the mobile market and they have succeeded. This laptop performs almost as well as my overclocked Asus Strix 1070 with GPU intensive games. The one component that keeping this laptop from matching the desktop counter part is the CPU which has the same performance of an Ivy-bridge i5 processor. This is most noticeable with CPU bound games like Day-Z and Star Citizen.
The laptop is reasonably light for 15 inch laptop. It weighs only 4.8 pounds which matches laptops of similar dimensions. The keyboard key is comfortable to type fast for the productive and gaming. The mousepad is on par with a Zenbook and does make me scream for mouse. One minor annoyance is the placement of the Asus's dedicated overclock key. It located under the number lock and I keep pressing on accident ALL the time when using the number pad. Why Asus didn't have it away from the keyboard, maybe somewhere above with all that unused space), is beyond me.
The build of the laptop is okay but I really wish they went for an all aluminum build. I understand that Asus did this to save weight and cost but I would make this trade off and here is why. Plastic Breaks EASILY and you will eventually strip screwholes and compromise the build over time.
The display is really good and best part selling point for me. It is perfect for gaming and meida editing. This is the only laptop that has g-sync for the price range.
The battery is the weak. It gives me an average of 2.5 to 3.5 hours with brightness at medium and backlit keyboard off. I lost 15 percent battery life typing this review. I would not recommend this laptop for students or people always on the go. This laptop will die before you get your third class. - Reviewed By:Chrit S.,12/5/2016 2:52:28 PM
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- Pros: -Everything runs smoothly
-Super fast boot
-Light
-Would be 5 stars it wasn't for the con. - Cons: -While I play ANY video games or sometimes while I'm running a heavy program, there are lag spikes. I've looked up on the internet and a couple of people seems to be experiencing the same problem, but I haven't found any solutions yet. Everything goes smoothly and then the laptop freezes for a second, then going smoothly again.
- Reviewed By:Francis H.,12/5/2016 2:45:07 PM
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- Pros: -Turns on and starts very quickly.
-Fan works well.
-Plays games just fine (Overwatch, Wow, Etc.)
-Handles high quality settings well. - Cons: -non so far, sometimes you have to push the spacebar twice, it doesn't want to work the first time
- Other Thoughts: I would definitely recommend this computer, especially for its price, great product!
- Reviewed By:MATTHEW M.,12/5/2016 11:53:19 AM
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- Pros: - Heat vents out the back instead of the side
- Gigabyte Smart Manager is a handy little utility for controlling many laptop functions
- Sharp screen images
Power, power, more power! The cons section is a lot longer because I need to explain things, but the sheer power of this beast overpowers the cons to bring this up to 4 eggs. - Cons: - Overheats in extended play sessions
- Bad screen calibration from factory
- Some screen glow/bleeding/clouding
- Hard to get into Nvidia control panel display options
Overheating:
After about 3 hours of Fallout 4 it'll leave invisible textures and only seconds after that will lock up. GPU/CPU have run about 75C when I've checked it, unsure what temp is whenever this happens because I have to restart and stuff cools off before I can open the monitoring software again. The components cool down very quickly, so if I pause and tab out temps will drop 20C in only 30 seconds. I probably need to take more frequent breaks when gaming anyway.
Screen:
The calibration was way off from the factory, with several shades of black rendering the same making it impossible to see in dark areas. I actually submitted for an RMA thinking the screen was defective before I remembered "derp, you can calibrate these things!" Go into Nvidia Control panel and under Adjust desktop color settings change it from "other applications control color settings" to "Use Nvidia Settings". From there adjust the brightness, contrast, and gamma. Below are the settings I needed for my laptop, they may work for you they may not. You'll want to search for calibration images and set it to your particular unit in case there's variation and they're not all off by the same amount.
Brightness 50
Contrast 40
Gamma 1.2
You might not be able to see the adjust desktop color settings settings under normal conditions. I have to have an HDMI cable plugged into my laptop before they'll come up in the control panel. Something to do with the Optimus feature or something but you're going to see this with any Nvidia card on Windows 10.
EDIT: After unplugging the HDMI cable the settings will stay until it's restarted. What you have to do for it to consistently stay is :shudder: make changes in the Intel HD Graphics Control Panel. The conrols are really hamhanded but you can make improvements (although can't adjust gamma). Here's what I used on it.
Brightness 17
Contrast 47
Saturation -3 - Other Thoughts: Nvidia needs to update the drivers so all the graphics options are displayed in the control panel even when your laptop is running on the intel card from the desktop. Easy workaround is plugging an HDMI cable into the laptop but that shouldn't be necessary.
I'm only taking 1 egg off for the calibration and overheating because the first can be fixed, and the second can be mitigated with a little effort using a laptop cooler, adjusting fan settings, and taking a break every couple of hours. I'm just glad they put a full-power graphics card in a laptop and I'd hate to see companies move away from that because of bad reviews for overheating. - Reviewed By:Tanner B.,12/5/2016 11:37:39 AM
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- Pros: - I got it in the Black Friday sale deal for $569
- Well-built
- Easy to use (well, I was struggling at first since I just switched from my Mac Pro)
- Gaming is great and smooth - Cons: - Display is not good and quite cheap to be honest. Angles are limited. (not sure because I have been using Retina display for a long time so this cause me the burden)
- No back lit keyboard - Other Thoughts: Overall, this is a good deal for one's budget. I bought it to replace my Mac Pro Retina mid 2012 and I did expect from what I paid for at the price of $569, so the cons aren't that great to me. Gaming is nice (well, you know... Wannabegamer - Mac user). Totally love it.
- Reviewed By:Quang N.,12/5/2016 11:11:39 AM
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- Pros: - Fast, reliable, great product
- Comfortable, light weight - Cons: - no backlight for the keys
- Reviewed By:Daniel G.,12/5/2016 11:06:57 AM
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- Pros: Specs/price ratio
- Cons: The audio driver problem
A pop or crunch type of sound that only occurs when any new file is played or ends is caused by the power settings of the realtek audio driver. Go to the Asus website and download the audio driver for G751JL V6.0.1.7701, then regedit command and change the value of the powermgnt from 1 to 0 at [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Realtek\Audio\RtkNGUI64 \PowerMgnt]
"Enabled". Restart the computer and it should be working perfect.
The newest driver will override the setting power management setting, I tried multiple drivers and it this fix only worked with V6.0.1.7701. - Reviewed By:Efrain Vazquez,12/5/2016 8:12:07 AM
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- Pros: build quality.
keyborad response
clear display
easy to add memory, storage. - Cons: WIN10 SUCKS.
used it 1 evening with no issue. then win10 did auto update at midnight, even it made it sleep. second morning, keep getting blue screen and reload, around every 5-10 min.
searched MS website, found recommendation to update all drivers in safe mode. did it. and it helped a bit, reload happened less frequent, around every 30 min. MS must have some serious problem going on.
formated whole drive, installed Ubuntu ...... puff....... relax & enjoy.
installed windows 7 in virtualbox later, it worked fine. with 16G memory, Virtualbox is a piece of cake. - Reviewed By:Jinhui W.,12/5/2016 10:14:15 AM
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- Pros: - Beautiful IPS screen, good resolution and color accuracy.
- Great sound quality, speakers go nice and loud, I have yet to even have to watch anything on full volume. The speaker location/shape is smart and helps direct the audio toward you rather than straight up.
- Fast booting and loading of applications. I had to change the location for my files (docs, pictures, videos, etc) because they're originally allocated to the SSD (the 256GBs were quickly being used up), but this was not difficult to do.
- The specs are perfect for the amount of gaming I do, with graphics running smoothly on high settings.
- The keyboard is great, the keys have a great feel while typing, I find typing on it very pleasant.
- I've had zero issues with overheating and the fans are pretty quiet when they do kick in. The cooling vents are also well placed.
- I like the design of the laptop, it looks sleek and the palm rest area has a smooth, almost rubbery texture that is very soft and comfortable. - Cons: - Touchpad is not perfect, I sometimes find I have to tap hard or press the touchpad buttons to perform a left click. I exclusively use the touchpad unless I'm gaming so a good touchpad is important. I've dealt with bad touchpads in the past, but this one functions well enough for me, cursor moves smoothly with no jumping and multi-touch works fine, just the issue with left clicking.
- Battery life is adequate but could be better. I run on power saving settings on battery and I can get about 6 hours just web browsing, watching Netflix, etc. I haven't tested how long the battery will last during continuous gaming, but I have been able to get a decent amount of time out of it switching between web and gaming. But you will likely want to plug it in if you're doing any lengthy, heavy gaming.
- My only issue with the keyboard design is the lack of space between the arrow keys and the surrounding keys, they blend right in.
- This thing is a fingerprint magnet.
- The lid is a little hard to open, it closes very flush together. - Other Thoughts: - I'm very happy with this laptop overall and I find the "cons" to only be slight things that don't deter from my ability to use the laptop for everything I want it for.
- I would purchase this laptop again and recommend it to others. - Reviewed By:Tiffany L.,12/5/2016 9:53:22 AM
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- Pros: it is beautiful. design is pleasingly simple, The cooler boost is powerful
- Cons: the OS need improve. the first time I started the computer, windows 10 ask you to choose country and language, at tis time there was wifi available, while not in system ready. the driver lose. This is the first time I met this issue, no wifi when I first turn on a brand new laptop. this is a small issue, while for other is big, I have a computer could download the driver and know whrer to download. however, there is big number of people don't know how to slove this problem. they will think this computer is bad, need replaced.
- Reviewed By:Yang C.,12/5/2016 7:39:46 AM
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- Pros: Every amenity you could possibly want. No issues running Xubuntu alongside Windows. In linux the only thing you have to change right out of the box is you should (but don't have to) install the nVidia proprietary drivers.
- Cons: - Metal where your hands rest, this isn't really a con but textured rubber doesn't get as cold.
- Other Thoughts: - In Windows, can run Diablo III with max settings and still get 60 FPS and runs extremely smooth.
- I bought this because I wanted something I could work on, use linux with, and occasionally play games. It fits the bill perfectly at the right price.
- Might take out the mechanical HDD and swap it with a SSD as well! :) - Reviewed By:Anonymous,12/4/2016 1:33:16 AM
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- Pros: The computer is fast and seems well built. These are the reasons I bought the computer, so it's good to get confirmation. The speed is great, the build feels solid.
Backlit keyboard is great for use in the dark, especially for gamers. Major style points.
It might be a little too early to make the call on the battery. But it seems to charge at the regular speed (feels slow but the app I installed to track it says it's charging at the right speed), and hold a strong charge, Obviously if you push it any/all of the functions (ie, brightness, volume, heavy programs, etc), the battery life will suffer, as those kinds of activities are better suited to having the laptop plugged in. At this point, battery is all I would ask for. I'll get more familiar with it as time goes on.
Sound system wasn't quite as loud as I'd hoped, but it's super clean and the base comes through. So while I won't be using the native speakers to show anybody new songs (I'll use some speakers with a bit more power), I will probably be content using the native speakers to stream TV and movies when viewing solo. - Cons: So the touch pad is a bit of a weakness. Lenovo has a tendency to make the click on the touch pad too deep. It sounds trivial, but it makes using the touch pad very difficult for common and simple tasks. Want to highlight some text, drag and drop a file? The touch pad makes this into a frustrating wrestle. And while the click requires too much effort and depth, the actually touch sensitivity is very high, so browsing the internet and typing is frequently interrupted by random zooming and jumping cursors.
The charging plug looks solid, but I still prefer the mac magnetic attachment (from my very short list of things I like about mac, though mac is actually phasing out the magnet plug.)
The Ctrl button is strangely far from the other buttons. So (I'm a 6ft man and wear sized L gloves) while my hands can reach Ctrl+V easily, my hands cannot reach Ctrl+B without effort. I can get it if I move my wrist down, but if I'm using the bold feature frequently, I will lose speed typing compared to other keyboards. The only real reason I'm bringing this up is for people with small hands who might want a tighter keyboard set up.
VERY prone to finger prints. The exterior, the interior, everything. Pretty much anywhere on this computer that is black will get nasty finger grease spots at the first touch. So for those of you who are a bit OCD, you might want to look somewhere else. - Other Thoughts: fn+space lights up the keyboard, makes it brighter, then turns it off. I sort of wish the speakers lit up too, just for the style, but there's no practical reason for them to light up.
At the price of 899$ it was a steal. I definitely reccommend this computer for those who don't have money to waste and want speed and solid computer.
Most if not all of the CONS are very trivial and most of the PROS are must haves. I turned off the touchpad pinch zoom so that I didn't have random zooming on websites, and I usually use a wireless mouse. I have other speakers, so I'm not concerned that the speakers don't have a huge volume. And while not super happy about the fingerprints, I can deal with them.
So I say it's a great buy. At this price, I can't justify taking off any stars for trivial flaws. If you want perfect, go buy a comp worth three thousand dollars, and it still won't be perfect. 5 Stars. - Reviewed By:Neil R.,12/3/2016 11:19:01 PM
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- Pros: When it was working was able to play games (fallout 4, watch dogs 2) at the highest settings.
- Cons: Computer would crash then restart for what seemed like no reason while mid-game, constantly and randomly. (CPU and GPU temps fine, which has been a problem for me with MSI laptops. Seemed like video card issues, but why a full system restart?)
- Other Thoughts: If your going to spend 3k on a laptop, make sure this isn't the one. The laptop I was hoping to replace was also a MSI which also had major heating issues. (Had to manually replace thermal paste) Maybe I'm just unlucky cause MSI seems to have a good reputation but this has been the last straw for me and MSI.
- Reviewed By:Stephen C.,12/4/2016 5:10:27 PM
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- Pros: Boots up extremely fast.
Little bloatware...not even Norton.
I like that I can expand up to 32 gigs of ram.
Fans on mine are extremely quiet. Only game that I have played on it so far is GTA IV, so......
Keyboard feels very nice for a laptop.
Doesn't scream "look at me!" with crazy case graphics.
I'm actually glad that is has an ODD. - Cons: Have to press Fn button plus another for volume control. Would prefer dedicated volume buttons.
Have to press Number Lock key after every boot up.
Wife is jealous and now has covetous eyes. - Other Thoughts: I bought this because it had the specs that I wanted for a price that couldn't be beat. I have a Gigabyte motherboard on my 6 year old desktop that I built, and have never had a problem with it so I had no issue with buying this brand. I bought this for work as well as gaming.
Had it shipped to a FedEx locker location since I didn't want it stolen off of my porch. Supposedly, it didn't fit in the locker. They called me and offered to deliver it to a FedEx Office location about 4 or 5 blocks away. Apparently, 4 or 5 blocks add an additional day to the delivery time. :( - Reviewed By:Trevor W.,12/4/2016 4:20:41 PM
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- Pros: * Awesome performance, Firestrike score of 15035 out of the box, 15304 after some tweaking. Time Spy @ 5917.
* Good cooling, max CPU/GPU temps during benchmarking around 70C. Max temps during heavy gaming (Witcher 3 with Hairworks on, SW Battlefront, Interstellar Marines, were 75C. No re-paste.
* 1080p display looks fantastic, color accuracy is really good.
* Build quality is great, I don't have any "keyboard warping" that some others have experienced. Aluminum case is solid, very little flexing and very resistant to fingerprints.
* Fan noise. Based on the other reviews I expected hurricane type volumes, in reality it's typical fan noise for a high end gaming notebook. - Cons: * I'm not in love with the trackpad, mostly due to the lack of actual buttons.
- Other Thoughts: I would highly recommend giving this notebook a try, If you sign up for "Newegg Premier" you can test it for yourself as there is zero restocking fee on returns. Worth it in my book.
- Reviewed By:Rick B.,12/4/2016 4:12:56 PM
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- Pros: The beast is unleashed, I got mine last week and have put it through the paces! I simply can't say enough about the performance of this thing. I was long overdue for an upgrade and it certainly lives up to my expectations. I didn't want to spend as much as I did, but I'm glad I did!
I'm not using it for gaming, it's my new video edit machine. I have a drone camera platform, and found the need for a decent laptop after my last trip. I need to be able to transfer files quickly from the SD card to my external drive, and also edit 4K video. I believe this will meet my need for a long time to come!
It boots to desktop in what seems like mere seconds! The GTX 960M is outstanding, and the processor and memory config handle everything I've thrown at it with ease! I love the backlit keyboard and the monitor is respectable. The sound is excellent, with lots of options. The wireless is lightning fast, as well as the SSD and everything about this make it a killer laptop! The price point for all the features just can't be beat, especially the Black Friday deal! - Cons: The negatives I'll add are not expected to be deal breakers, however the battery life leaves more than a lot to be desired! With battery technology available these days, I would expect far longer than I'm getting with this. I've had work laptops that will give a solid six to eight hours, enough for nearly a full days work. I'm only getting a little over two hours with this. For me that's totally unacceptable and as a result I took two eggs off what would otherwise be a five egg review! This means I have to travel with a 12 volt power inverter in the car! It is nearly serious enough for me to consider sending it back! As the previous reviewer mentioned, the partitioning of the SSD is a real negative as well. I did have to use a third party software to merge partitions. I have a lot of editing software loaded, and have exceeded the partition size that was initially allocated for the OS. I would had to have loaded all the software on the data partition if I hadn't merged. I ordered this version because of the 256GB SSD, which is large enough for my programs, I have the 2TB external for storage. The only other con was I needed to calibrate the monitor to get rich true color displayed, a very minor issue I would expect on most laptops anyway.
- Other Thoughts: I'm so blown away by the overall performance of this, I will most likely keep it. It is a total beast and despite the battery issue, I'm again very impressed with the quality for the price!
- Reviewed By:Kevin M.,12/4/2016 8:21:24 PM
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- Pros: Great processor for the price. Keyboard is a nice touch. GPU is decent in terms of low level gaming and power consumption balance (heat). Works beautifully with Cinnamon Linux Mint - Windows.. eh...
- Cons: Difficult to access and replace hardware.
Windows will not function well after replacing hdd with SSD. More of a software issue, but worth mentioning the difficulty with drivers and a plethora of software lag issues.
NO OPTICAL DRIVE... - Other Thoughts: If you are looking into this beast, be prepared to face problems, lots of problems. If you can get the kinks out, it's a great little computer. This has been the most aggravating hardware purchase in over 10 years.
- Reviewed By:Justin V.,12/4/2016 7:54:10 PM
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- Pros: Screen as advertised. Bright and vivid all the way across the sky. (Double Rainbow award)
Deals with heat effectively.
Speakers on top (makes them louder).*
Power cord jack on left side towards the back (so the cord can be positioned away from heat exhaust and not in the way of the user as the ASUS K53 series had).
Graphics card does what it should.*
Laptop casing sturdy.
Laptop hinges strong.
Camera Functional.
Keyboard lights up.*
Battery is efficient.
Bluetooth works.
Room for two hard drives.
Optical disk drive functional and meets expectations.
Keys are standard laptop keys.*
extra coloring on the "WASD" keys with a small bump on the W.
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Plays single player games with no difficulty so long as you don't try to max out specs of newer games. (I played a few hours of Tales of Zesteria at the highest settings with no problem.)
Plays multiplayer games well with wireless connection.
Multitasks very well.
Plays movies beautifully.
Big screen allows for better browsing and coding experience.
Easily emulates Linux via Oracle VM VirtualBox and keeps it running in the background. - Cons: Windows 8.1 was installed at the time of the factory reset.
Minor Bloatware; easily uninstallable.
Speakers being pushed to their limits as they not made for extremely loud sounds. They crackle on certain sounds if they are turned up all the way.
Graphics Card software will not update driver. I haven't done it manually since the old driver seems to work fine.
Must replace a stick of RAM to upgrade to the max 16 GB.
Power Button replaced the "End" button as they placed it to the right of the "Page Up" and "Page Down" buttons. It makes key scrolling rather annoying.
The power converter is as follows: shy of 3 feet 18 AWG for the AC current, two pound AC adapter followed by a shy of 6 feet of sturdy 16 AWG cord for the DC current. I personally found this a bit short and awkward, so I replaced the 3 foot wire with a longer 6 foot wire from another power adapter. (Universal cloverleaf connector for the win.)
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My experience with touchpads are that they last about two years with normal usage and are connected to the innards of the system making them rather pricey to replace. That said, get a mouse ASAP and use the touchpad only when you have to. - Other Thoughts: I got this laptop on sale ($850) and refurbished since I can work on computers and laptops on my own if something messes up. I bought this laptop to play some games, work on code, watch some videos, and surf the web. I did not buy this laptop to benchmark it and complain that it didn't perform as advertised or last long as I thought it should have. My dad taught me the dangers of pushing cars to the max, and I say the same about laptops. Expect this laptop to do basic functions, don't eat or drink near it, don't stick up the keys, and occasionally blow it out with some canned air, and it will take care of you. Acting like its proverbial tachometer's high numbers and red zone are the normal operating conditions, not changing the proverbial oil, or maintaining the coolant system will result in a premature failure, and it will be all your fault.
All that said, I recommend this to anyone who isn't looking to push the laptop specs to the absolute maximum. For those people, I recommend dropping a few thousand more dollars and building your own system. - Reviewed By:Anonymous,12/4/2016 4:24:29 PM
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- Pros: The laptop works well.
- Cons: The battery last around 6 hour in battery save mode
- Reviewed By:Tobia L.,12/4/2016 11:23:10 AM
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- Pros: Bought this unit to be my primary gaming platform. Wanted to down grade from a bulky desktop unit as I noticed with all it's power I never took advantage of it. Games I primarily play are Hots, Skyrim, Darksouls, and sometimes Dota 2. You don't need much power for these games (I mod skyrim so I need a bit more than default). That's when I found this computer on sale. Sold my desktop for 400$ and bought a gaming laptop.
Pros-GPU gets the job done. 60 fps in dark souls and 75 on the others with G-sync. Skyrim I've been having drops in fps with but I assume it's one of the mods I'm using. Trying to figure out what I can do about it as many have stated the game doesn't handle V-ram well.
Solid CPU-Don't expect this to be an issue anytime soon. CPU's have pretty much caught up with gaming. Your GPU is MUCH more important than this.
Ram-It's ok but I'd be more incline to add this to the con list. It certainly gets the job done.
HDD-It's junk but I'm wanting to keep costs low so I'll live with it for awhile. When I say junk I just mean SSD's are the way to go anymore. WHen I can find a cheap 256gig one I'll upgrade. Even at 7200 rpm HDD's just hold you back hard. Skyrim had nearly zero load time on my old desktop that had an SSD where as now it's like playing on my xbox 360 again. Not exactly what you're looking for in a PC game. - Cons: Came with a small screen defect. It's a vertical line in the screen about 1/4 an inch across. It's just small enough that I don't notice it but knowing it's there bugs me. -1 egg for that.
The W key stuck really bad the first few days of playing. Was loud and annoying but since playing on it the sticking has stopped. No deductions for that.
Advertised a B-Ray drive. Didn't come with it. no deductions cause I don't care but easily could have been. - Other Thoughts: So far I think I'd recommend this product for somebody looking for a cost effecting gaming PC rig. Time will tell if this thing holds up. Haven't had to deal with CS yet. Might call then about the screen issue.
- Reviewed By:Anthony H.,12/4/2016 11:07:57 AM
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- Pros: runs everything really fast but
- Cons: dont have much space i thought the 1T HDD was going to be the main drive and i could download things that i wanted to run faster on the 250GB SSD but thats was not what i got my SSD of 250GB is being used as the main drive i tried to call the support for it and thay told me that was normal so if ur looking to be able to run 3 or 4 big games these the laptop for u but if u want multiple games u want i would not i only got hearth stone,ark,terraria and minecraft installed and its already full
- Reviewed By:ROGELIO J.,12/4/2016 10:25:31 AM
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- Pros: Fast, works well, no major issues except DVD/CD Drive
no bloated software
need to get used to mouse pad, once you do it works fine. - Cons: CD/DVD Drive does not work properly. Having issues reading and auto-playing discs. Switching from one disc to next, when opening the drive, and leaving open, the drive thinks the old DVD/CD is still in there. place new disc in and it still thinks old one is in there. I have tried this with dvd's, cd's, movies, games, and it all does the same thing. To remedy the problem i have tried a couple of things. i removed the cyberlink power DVD software, that didn't work, i updated the drivers, didn't work, uninstalled driver and reinstalled didn't work. I even went as far as to reformat the computer to make sure that nothing would be wrong. I checked gigabytes website and there are no drives for the drive, just the normal windows drivers. This is understandable but seems as this is just a bad DVD/CD drive from get go.
- Other Thoughts: I am giving this computer 2 eggs for now. If i can get assistance in fixing the DVD/CD issue before sending it back to NEWEGG that would be great, if there isn't a fix and it is a physical problem then back it goes. I hope to get a new working one because overall this is a really nice computer.
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- Reviewed By:Anonymous,12/4/2016 7:37:20 AM
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- Pros: 100+ fps in overwatch
Much lighter than my old laptop (asus g75, yes it's a boat anchor)
The packaging was godlike.
Every surface you touch is aluminum.
Thin.
Not much bloatware (compared to similar laptops)
~2.5 hrs battery life browsing and word processing - Cons: A bigger battery would always be a plus, but this one fit fairly well to its quoted battery life, so no deduction for that.
Small lip on the underside/sides of the chassis from the aluminum construction, not a big deal but i would have liked to see that portion fastened to the chassis in some way. - Other Thoughts: Want to game on the go, but not necessarily without an outlet near by? this machine is perfect.
- Reviewed By:Nick P.,12/4/2016 2:58:04 AM
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- Pros: - Asesthetics: This laptop looks Amazing!!
- Build quality: Very sturdy and solid chasis
-GPU: GeForce GTX 1080 8 GB GDDR5X: Nice! super fast handles any high end games with over 100 FPS on average at MAX setting, option to overclock
-CPU: Intel Core i7 6820HK (2.70 GHz) Fast! Great performance and option to overclock
-17.3" Full HD 1920 x 1080 120 Hz screen: Graphics on this machine are outstanding. Love the screen and games play smooth as butter. VR ready!
-Keyboard: Steelseries with Full-color backlight.
-Audio: Dynaudio Tech, Sound quality is very good.
-Storage: super fast 128 GB SSD (PCIE Gen3x4) and 1GB HDD - Cons: -Drivers were outdated
-Weight: 8.59 lbs, not as portable as thinner and lighter laptops. The power adapter alone weighs more than some laptops lol, but I use this as my desktop replacement.
-Price: expensive, but you pay for quality - Other Thoughts: I would definitely buy this laptop again and recommend it to others
- Reviewed By:Tony P.,12/4/2016 5:18:34 AM
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- Pros: Every amenity you could possibly want. No issues running Xubuntu alongside Windows. In linux the only thing you have to change right out of the box is you should (but don't have to) install the nVidia proprietary drivers.
- Cons: - Metal where your hands rest, this isn't really a con but textured rubber doesn't get as cold.
- Other Thoughts: - In Windows, can run Diablo III with max settings and still get 60 FPS and runs extremely smooth.
- I bought this because I wanted something I could work on, use linux with, and occasionally play games. It fits the bill perfectly at the right price.
- Might take out the mechanical HDD and swap it with a SSD as well! :) - Reviewed By:Anonymous,12/4/2016 1:33:16 AM
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- Pros: The computer is fast and seems well built. These are the reasons I bought the computer, so it's good to get confirmation. The speed is great, the build feels solid.
Backlit keyboard is great for use in the dark, especially for gamers. Major style points.
It might be a little too early to make the call on the battery. But it seems to charge at the regular speed (feels slow but the app I installed to track it says it's charging at the right speed), and hold a strong charge, Obviously if you push it any/all of the functions (ie, brightness, volume, heavy programs, etc), the battery life will suffer, as those kinds of activities are better suited to having the laptop plugged in. At this point, battery is all I would ask for. I'll get more familiar with it as time goes on.
Sound system wasn't quite as loud as I'd hoped, but it's super clean and the base comes through. So while I won't be using the native speakers to show anybody new songs (I'll use some speakers with a bit more power), I will probably be content using the native speakers to stream TV and movies when viewing solo. - Cons: So the touch pad is a bit of a weakness. Lenovo has a tendency to make the click on the touch pad too deep. It sounds trivial, but it makes using the touch pad very difficult for common and simple tasks. Want to highlight some text, drag and drop a file? The touch pad makes this into a frustrating wrestle. And while the click requires too much effort and depth, the actually touch sensitivity is very high, so browsing the internet and typing is frequently interrupted by random zooming and jumping cursors.
The charging plug looks solid, but I still prefer the mac magnetic attachment (from my very short list of things I like about mac, though mac is actually phasing out the magnet plug.)
The Ctrl button is strangely far from the other buttons. So (I'm a 6ft man and wear sized L gloves) while my hands can reach Ctrl+V easily, my hands cannot reach Ctrl+B without effort. I can get it if I move my wrist down, but if I'm using the bold feature frequently, I will lose speed typing compared to other keyboards. The only real reason I'm bringing this up is for people with small hands who might want a tighter keyboard set up.
VERY prone to finger prints. The exterior, the interior, everything. Pretty much anywhere on this computer that is black will get nasty finger grease spots at the first touch. So for those of you who are a bit OCD, you might want to look somewhere else. - Other Thoughts: fn+space lights up the keyboard, makes it brighter, then turns it off. I sort of wish the speakers lit up too, just for the style, but there's no practical reason for them to light up.
At the price of 899$ it was a steal. I definitely reccommend this computer for those who don't have money to waste and want speed and solid computer.
Most if not all of the CONS are very trivial and most of the PROS are must haves. I turned off the touchpad pinch zoom so that I didn't have random zooming on websites, and I usually use a wireless mouse. I have other speakers, so I'm not concerned that the speakers don't have a huge volume. And while not super happy about the fingerprints, I can deal with them.
So I say it's a great buy. At this price, I can't justify taking off any stars for trivial flaws. If you want perfect, go buy a comp worth three thousand dollars, and it still won't be perfect. 5 Stars. - Reviewed By:Neil R.,12/3/2016 11:19:01 PM
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- Pros: GeForce 1060- Nice cooling, benchmarked well in Unigine
CPU- Great, "overclocking" through dragon center
Good hardware in general - Cons: The cheapest feeling laptop I have ever worked with at this price range. When opening the laptop I feel like the screen is about to break in two every time. Only had this for one week and already can see white spots on the screen at angles as if I were pressing fingers on the screen. Cheap feeling track pad clickers. I was going to use this for traveling but I hardly think this will last in a bag for more than a month before it falls apart.
I have had issues when opening the laptop to continue work and it freezes at the MSi logo screen. A hard reboot and It starts fine. Have also encountered upon booting up the computer from off an error message "No media presence" and it booted into the BIOS. Upon restart it seemed to be fine. - Other Thoughts: At the marked price this is not worth the price.
Even at the 1k price tag I got it for doesn't feel worth it now.
It feels like it will break with in the month.
My sony VIAO from 6 years ago has more durability - Reviewed By:Anonymous,12/3/2016 6:12:47 PM
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- Pros: Seems to be a very capable laptop. I might delete my desktop to make more space on my desk.
- Cons: Ordered on 11\22\16. First time it was started was 11\30\16. Now it is 12\3\16 & only the left 1/3 of the keyboard will light up ??. I did not realize the red on black keys would be so hard to read. I do not think the font helps either. I HATE!!!! windows 10. I have ordered win 7 Pro to replace the 10. I would much prefer if it was possible to have an updated XP, but sadly Not possible. I HATE not having any control over anything not even how it looks. And to those who LOVE 10 I am a control freak. I don't like a machine telling me what it will & will not do. To Bill & the rest of MS QUIT trying to control me & mine. Let US decide... Sorry about the soapbox diatribe (not). Now.. The desktop as a whole, otherwise, is VERY well done. TY.
- Reviewed By:George Y.,12/3/2016 5:43:42 PM
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- Pros: Everything and then some
+ Build quality
+ Performance
+ No heating
+ That screen tho
+ Sound is epic (talking Dolby) - Cons: + none yet
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- Pros: GeForce 1060- Nice cooling, benchmarked well in Unigine
CPU- Great, "overclocking" through dragon center
Good hardware in general - Cons: The cheapest feeling laptop I have ever worked with at this price range. When opening the laptop I feel like the screen is about to break in two every time. Only had this for one week and already can see white spots on the screen at angles as if I were pressing fingers on the screen. Cheap feeling track pad clickers. I was going to use this for traveling but I hardly think this will last in a bag for more than a month before it falls apart.
I have had issues when opening the laptop to continue work and it freezes at the MSi logo screen. A hard reboot and It starts fine. Have also encountered upon booting up the computer from off an error message "No media presence" and it booted into the BIOS. Upon restart it seemed to be fine. - Other Thoughts: At the marked price this is not worth the price.
Even at the 1k price tag I got it for doesn't feel worth it now.
It feels like it will break with in the month.
My sony VIAO from 6 years ago has more durability - Reviewed By:Anonymous,12/3/2016 6:12:47 PM
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- Pros: Seems to be a very capable laptop. I might delete my desktop to make more space on my desk.
- Cons: Ordered on 11\22\16. First time it was started was 11\30\16. Now it is 12\3\16 & only the left 1/3 of the keyboard will light up ??. I did not realize the red on black keys would be so hard to read. I do not think the font helps either. I HATE!!!! windows 10. I have ordered win 7 Pro to replace the 10. I would much prefer if it was possible to have an updated XP, but sadly Not possible. I HATE not having any control over anything not even how it looks. And to those who LOVE 10 I am a control freak. I don't like a machine telling me what it will & will not do. To Bill & the rest of MS QUIT trying to control me & mine. Let US decide... Sorry about the soapbox diatribe (not). Now.. The desktop as a whole, otherwise, is VERY well done. TY.
- Reviewed By:George Y.,12/3/2016 5:43:42 PM
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- Pros: Cheapest 1060 15 inch laptop!
Excellent Keyboard!
Excellent battery life for a gaming laptop.
Surprisingly good screen!
Not too heavy. - Cons: Touch pad is on of the worst I've ever used!
Too much plastic in the design.
A little noisy.
Possible QC issues. - Other Thoughts: For the price and what is inside you really cannot beat this laptop; skylake i7, gtx 1060, 16GB ram, ssd+hdd combo, 1920x1080 for $1050 is not bad at all. But you get what you pay for, this touch pad is awful to physically click you need to apply a ridiculous amount of force and when you try to use the two finger scroll it constantly recognizes it as a tap click extremely frustrating! Chassis feels pretty good, very sturdy no flex on screen or keyboard, would definitely have preferred some metal but I like this better than the matte finish on the i7559 I'm coming from. Size wise its a little thick but fairly small for a 15 inch. Keyboard is phenomenal nice and clicky, lots of feedback, good key spacing, acceptable back lighting. Gaming performance is right where you would expect it with these specs, runs a little hot but surprisingly not much hotter than any other 15 inch with these specs despite it having only one fan. Screen is bright and vivid with good viewing angles, mine has a defect where one portion about the size of Lincoln's head on a penny is slightly brighter than the rest, its only visible on white backgrounds but its still annoying. Battery life is good, seemed to get over 4 fours consistently.
All in all I think its a good laptop that could be a great laptop if they overhauled the chassis and touch pad. Maybe the in the kaby lake refresh? Again at $1050 there is no competition, but at full price I would seriously consider ASUS or MSI models, they have there downsides (awful battery life) but the touch pad is just that bad on this laptop that it might be worth it. - Reviewed By:Matthew L.,12/3/2016 3:19:46 PM
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- Pros: I don't know .. It didn't work.
- Cons: On it's initial set up the laptop blue-screened and continued to crash several times as I wrestled it for hours attempting to fix it based off of the error messages I was receiving. The laptop also appeared to be damage on arrival - Keyboard was warped in the center and the plastic encasing the screen was coming off on the bottom of the screen. Pretty disappointed with the laptop at this point. I've since sent it back for replacement - Once I've received a hopefully operational laptop I'll change my review.
- Reviewed By:Anthony V.,12/3/2016 12:56:10 PM
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- Pros: + price was pretty good. < $1500 with a free game and a headset. newegg had best price among competition and laptop sold out at that price eventually
+ quite lightweight (but I have concerns with venting)
+ very fast. Core i7 skylake with a gtx 1070 and 16GB 2133MHz mem and SSD + 1TB HDD.
+ everything plays on ultra at present.
+ DVD drive that can be replaced by an SSD
+ 17.3" screen which is bright and nice
+ not much bloatware. Smart manager is actually useful
+ good wifi adapters
+ text on screen is nice and sharp and I prefer 1080 display to 4k display where everything is super small and tiny
+ speakers aren't bad. In fact they do a pretty good job
+ fast shipping from newegg on laptop but not on headset. Still waiting after 12 days - Cons: - during gaming right side of keyboard gets quite hot.
- temps: idle = cpu is 45C, gpu is 42C, load (hitman on ultra or gta v on ultra or jc3 on ultra) - cpu 75-77C, gpu - 75-82C
using a laptop cooler didn't help a lot. Doesn't seem to have enough vents and gets quite hot
- trackpad is inaccurate
- only 3 usb ports. Should have at least 5 nowadays
- no gsync for those who care about this. game looks very smooth so not required with vsync to avoid screen tear
- no 120Hz but I had 120Hz before and I found it no different than 60Hz. So I don't care about 120Hz on this for that. I used my 120Hz with nvidia 3d vision but 3d vision is now superseded by VR (which has built in 3d) so it is still good
- FAN NOISE - during gaming, it is just sitting near a jet engine. It is super super loud. I use headphone and I can still hear the hum from the fans. It really is loud and I worry it will attract enough lint and other dirt so you have to constantly clean with air duster - Other Thoughts: ~ keyboard is average
~ keyboard has only 1 light color - white. It has 2 levels of keyboard lighting. Would've liked the fancy colors
~ no caps lock light button. just on screen display. Not a big deal - Reviewed By:Fani R.,12/3/2016 12:48:12 PM
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- Pros: -Price for the hardware
-Keyboard is spaced out well and has comfortable travel.
-Visual design is quite nice without being to attention grabbing. - Cons: -The biggest problem is that as a gaming laptop, when I am gaming every 5 to 10 minutes or so the laptop will behave as though I have unplugged it for 2 or 3 seconds which results in slow downs and screen dimming. These symptoms of slowdown last for about 5 seconds total and are as severe as starting out at a constant 60 fps and drop to anywhere from 14 to 25, this severely hurts the playing experience.
- Other Thoughts: I want to love this laptop, but I cannot seem to find a solution for the problem, if anyone could help me out please let me know, whether it be reformatting and installing windows 10 without the gigabyte software on it, or a different power adapter. I just want to use the 970m GPU like I know it can be used.
- Reviewed By:Anthony M.,12/3/2016 11:08:02 AM
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- Pros: This thing is pretty quick. It boots up really fast and zips around programs quickly. The screen looks great as well. The battery life isn't too bad. I'm averaging 3-4hrs depending on the task and screen brightness. I wouldn't count on it being good though if your playing games. I haven't had a chance to play any games on it yet but I don't expect them to be a problem. The GTX 960 is a decent graphics card coupled with DDR4 and the i7 6700hq should play most games on low to medium settings. That works just fine for me since this isn't my main gaming rig. I'd probably be using it mostly for games like Fallout 4.
Runs very cool
The SSD is really fast, thinking about pulling the 1Tb drive and replacing with another SSD for fast speeds and improved battery life. The 128gb just isn't enough for any amount of games.
Really like the keyboard. I wish it was backlit but it's not a big deal that its not. It feels good, very tactile
Its not very heavy and I like that it doesn't look flashy like a gaming laptop. It's simple and unadorned of flashy emblems and crazy colors indicative of most gaming laptops. - Cons: Ok, so the computer came with issues initially that nearly made me return it. The laptop came way out of date on software and drivers. The WiFi wasn't connecting or staying connected, the USB ports would recognize devices and Windows wouldn't update. Once I figured out how to update windows (required making and running a .bat file) everything started working again. I went through and updated all the drivers just to be sure though. The Windows update too hours to do as well. I had to download all the updates ant just let it run over night because it was taking so long. Once they were done though, everything is smooth and fast.
It does run a little on the loud side with the fan. Just having it idle is kind of loud but i'm coming from a Lenovo that made no fan noise so that might just be me being picking.
I'm not giving it 5 stars(eggs) because of the issues with the software. I expect the laptop to be fully functional when it arrives. If it requires extensive reading and technical knowledge to get it working, its not very user friendly. Thankfully I was able to figure it out but an average user might struggle finding solutions to the issues described. This may not be the case with every laptop as I don't know their process for manufacturing but it was for mine. - Other Thoughts: I would recommend this laptop to other looking for a cheap gaming laptop but not for those who would like it as their main rig. For those looking for using it as their main gaming rig, you'd be better looking for something with the GTX 1070 or better, but for someone looking to occasionally play games and use it for other things such as work or school, its not bad.
- Reviewed By:Andrew C.,12/3/2016 12:13:59 PM
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- Pros: Worked well before it would freeze. Booted up very fast, gotta love that.
Played some older AAA (Arkham City) games at a decent fps. - Cons: The trackpad is semi garbage.
Not backlit.
Received a defective model. - Other Thoughts: I purchased a new F550VX-NH76 from Newegg on 11/17/2016 and got it on the 21st. I charged up the battery for the 3hrs recomended and turned on the laptop. I followed the steps, setting up windows and was finally at the desktop when I tried using the bluetooth function to see how it worked and I clicked the icon and before anything could happen it froze. I waited because I thought it was just lagging a little because it was on for the first time. Nothing happened so I powered it off then on, tried it again and no problem. Later I tried to update a few things and it froze while it was restarting. I tried installing some programs like steam, when I tried launching them nothing would happen. I had to reinstall it then it worked sort of but it freezes every now and again when I try to open it and its the same with other programs as well and games too. It even freezes during sleep mode or when waking from sleep mode. I tried a clean install of windows thinking that would help but it froze while loading in the desktop. I didn't even open anything. It might be a hardware issue because every time it freezes about 10 seconds or so later the fans start spinning up very loudly and I can feel a lot of warmth being exhausted from the vents.
I really liked this notebook when it was operational. I managed to play a few older AAA games even managed to play Fallout 4. Currently in RMA process to hopefully replace with a working unit. - Reviewed By:jose a avalos,12/3/2016 11:08:38 AM
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- Pros: Haven't really been able to experience any.
- Cons: Defective. It freezes constantly. It freezes while trying to play games, while browsing the internet in a single tab, while booting up Windows, and even once while shutting down. It becomes completely unresponsive, the fans start blasting, and I have to restart. Sometimes the restart doesn't work and it immediately freezes again while booting. Windows and drivers are all up to date.
- Other Thoughts: I'm sending it in for a replacement. If the new one isn't also a dud, I'll update my review.
- Reviewed By:Anonymous,12/3/2016 9:22:04 AM
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- Pros: I'm in the process of returning it. I haven't had it enough time to discover any pros.
- Cons: Right out of the box, the plastic structure of the screen would bend dangerously even when simply opening the laptop. Trying to close the screen had similar results. I travel and bring my laptop with me. This laptop would not survive and I expect a higher quality built regardless.
- Reviewed By:Timothy R. Blier,12/3/2016 6:13:43 AM
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- Pros: Bought a gaming laptop for our business for the design programs we need to run for our embroidery & screen printing design software. Every program we want open is no longer a problem with this beast. Display colors are fantastic. Filled the C drive up right away loading software & artwork and the D drive is almost half full and it works great. For the money it's a great buy.
- Cons: Don't like the DVD drive being in front but will get used to that. Only a problem for me when it's on my lap
- Other Thoughts: Expected to see it on Wednesday and received it on Monday. Awesome surprise.
- Reviewed By:Devin Campbell,12/3/2016 5:44:21 AM
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- Pros: - Solid construction (doesn't feel cheap)
- Fast boot times thanks to the 128GB m2.sata
- Vast storage with the 1TB drive which can be expanded
- Great price if you can get it on sale (sub $1100)
- Games run great on this machine ( It can handle all current gen games) I don't have benchmarks but I did not notice any Issues running games.
- Additionally I own a desktop version of the GTX 1060 paired with an amd A-10 processor. This laptop runs games better than my desktop thanks to the intel i7 processor. So this laptop is beast. - Cons: - DIdn't like the gigabyte proprietary software that comes with it but its not a deal breaker, the software is easily removed/turned off
- The 128GB storage will fill up fast if you're not careful. Only make sure that drive is used for your OS and make sure you use the 1TB drive for all games and Apps. you can go to settings/storage in windows 10 and change some of these settings to help out. You can also set steam to install games on a different disk. - Other Thoughts: - I would recommend this Laptop to a casual gamer looking to dabble in the higher quality gaming market. The laptop is inexpensive relative to other gaming laptops and can hold its own. Additionally it serves as an excellent work station for other productivity tasks. So it would be great for school work/job as well.
- Don't pass this up if you see the deal - Reviewed By:Francis G.,12/3/2016 10:18:52 AM
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- Pros: I've had mine for a few days now and like the title says, so far so good.
It came with the specs that were advertised. and works (performance wise) parallel to them.
I like the aluminum finish
The keys aren't spongy and nice to the touch. No deep stokes.
The speakers work "Ok" out of the box and "well" with software enhancements. A lot Better than others I've heard.
The only real bloatware is from Microsoft and easily removed.
The screen is nice and not glossy.
I like the placement of the power and headphone jacks will extend the life of my cable. - Cons: So far so good with its hardware.
Product support (for this model) on the Asus website is a bit convoluted. ** See other thoughts ** - Other Thoughts: It's a lot easier to get support with its drivers and updates if you register the product and join Asus. Other wise, you need to put in "R510VX" and NOT "F550VX". Typing F550VX will show zero results on the product support page.
I'll update if I experience any longevity issues with the hardware. - Reviewed By:Kristine C.,12/3/2016 7:04:28 AM
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- Pros: I upgraded from a dual core 710m to this, which is a huge upgrade. Its hella fast.
- Cons: The speakers sound like a wiimote, they're sooo bad. Headphones are mandatory.
- Other Thoughts: This computer is good bang for your buck.
- Reviewed By:Anonymous,12/2/2016 8:27:47 PM
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- Pros: -Little/no noise
-Good graphics card
-SSD and a 1GB hard drive
-Quick startup thanks to the SSD
-keys are satisfying - Cons: -No Optical drive, if people still use those these days
-As others have pointed out, the screen ripples when you move it cause it's so thin
-The display seems low quality, it's got terrible viewing angles and just seems off sometimes. It may be because I don't use TN displays much
-Power button is on the keyboard, which I find annoying - Other Thoughts: All in all, this is a fantastic product for the price. Everything comes together great. Obviously being cheap as it is, it will have some drawbacks. But honestly, for a budget gaming laptop I couldn't ask for anything less. Although it has it's cons, I think most people will be able to look past them to see that this is a great buy compared to other laptops.
- Reviewed By:Rahemtu M.,12/2/2016 9:14:29 PM
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- Pros: Great screen.
great build
good keyboard.
Great gpu for this price range. - Cons: speakers are bit low.
touchpad can be better.but its a gaming laptop so you will mostly use a mouse. - Reviewed By:Santosh B.,12/1/2016 6:52:12 PM
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- Pros: I love the design and feel of this laptop. It is a lot thinner than I thought it would be, which is amazing considering what they fit into it. You don't usually see that with the other gaming laptops. I have been able to run games like battlefield 1 in ultra with around 50FPS which is great.
Now for VR (Which is why I bought it)
I am using the HTC VIVE (Which is the most amazing thing I have ever used. Watching videos of it online does it no justice).
Now if you are going to buy this for use with the HTC VIVE I have some very important things you will need to know. (Think this applys to most of the ROG Laptops not just this one) The HDMI Port on the laptop is not directly connected to the GPU. So when you plug in the HTC VIVE using the default HDMI port, the headset will crash after a few minutes in the game. This is something not experienced on a desktop because you plug directly into the GPU. After research and trying it myself I found that you will have to use the MINI DISPLAYPORT. The Mini Displayport is connected directly to the GPU in the laptop. After buying an adapter for Mini Displayport to HDMI, The HTC VIVE worked flawlessly without crashing.
Yes I understand you can change the settings on the computer to only use the GPU but it does not work on this computer.
With that DON'T FORGET TO UPDATE YOUR GRAPHICS DRIVER!!!!!!. You have to do this on the ASUS ROG Website. Your VR will be super glitchy and crash the computer if you do not. - Cons: Why can I not use the HDMI port for VR? That is really it I was going crazy trying to figure out how to make it work and no one had a straight answer online. This should be a con for almost all laptops because I think it is common. But don't let this stray you because the HTC does have a Mini Displayport if you just want to buy a cable.
- Other Thoughts: Yes this Laptop is well worth it for any type of gaming.
- Reviewed By:Kyle B.,12/1/2016 6:28:47 PM
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- Pros: Good price when I bought it on sale
- Cons: The computer came with a keyboard that was uneven because the insert on top doesnt seem to stay in place.
Also half the time certain wont even work when I'm playing WoW. - Other Thoughts: I will try to contact support and see what they can do for me...
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- Reviewed By:Paul k.,12/1/2016 5:06:32 PM
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- Pros: I bought this on thanksgiving day so I got this on sale. I never thought that I would buy this kind of brand coz it's not familiar to me and my eyes are only on asus/msi. But my friend recommended this and he said that this is a great brand. So I gave it a try. This laptop met my expectations. It has all i need and has great specs. This is also a bit lighter than the other 17" laptop. The speakers are in front so I could play music even I close the cover
- Cons: *i dont like the idea of placing the odd in front coz it opens when im using it on my lap or on my chest when i'm lying on bed which is I used to do.
*the appearance isn't that cool as other brands like asus/msi
*the backlit doesnt have rgb color
*made of plastic
*the fan is noisy when I'm playing which is understandable (I guess) - Other Thoughts: I hope it would last for at least 3 years. Definitely recommended to gamers who are lookig for high performance with affordable price. Lastly, I hope this brand would be recognized.
- Reviewed By:Anonymous,12/1/2016 7:22:35 PM
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- Pros: bright, sharp screen; solid build, fast
- Cons: The audio system was messed up out of the box. Updated the audio drivers, still no luck. The sound is mono, tinny, and definitely no bass. Why release a machine to market when the drivers aren't ready?
- Other Thoughts: Do not buy this product.
- Reviewed By:John H.,12/2/2016 2:43:37 PM
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- Pros: I won't go into all the technical specs here since I am not a tech geek and the people here have done an excellent job of stating the pros and cons. A big reason why I purchased this laptop was from reading the reviews. I went in knowing it didn't have the best screen display, but really it's not bad at all! Once you calibrate the colors and mess around with the settings a bit it is perfectly acceptable. Getting all that hard drive space, a good graphics card, a speedy system, and the latest Intel processor for i5 are features hard to come by at this price point. I got the laptop for only $574.99 with 3 day shipping for Cyber Monday and that is a steal if you ask me! I bought this for my son and spent some time configuring and downloading the latest updates, but after all that was said and done I am happy with it and so is my son. Games also look very nice/impressive when played on this laptop. If you are looking for a value laptop (even with the price going up from what I purchased it for) this is a very good choice. It is also upgradable with RAM, as many have noted, which is a big plus. I am happy with my purchase.
- Cons: -I find the laptop shell gets a lot of fingerprints on it, probably cheaply made
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- Pros: Great while it worked
- Cons: Like a canned mackerel now. I get to test customer service.
- Reviewed By:Peter M.,12/2/2016 1:41:47 PM
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- Pros: Just got the laptop so still putting it though it's paces may have to update this section later.
- Cons: Been working on computers for a LONG time and one of the first laptops that had a warranty sticker over the memory\Hard drive access???!??? really?
Last Asus I had the screen seem better noticed a bit of bleed on boot-up in the bottom left on this one. - Other Thoughts: **ok really can't get over the warranty sticker over the drive and memory access, seems daft.
- Reviewed By:James B.,12/2/2016 10:24:27 AM
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- Pros: Superb internal hardware for the price.
Speakers are loud
Solid screen
Fast processing
Graphics better than anticipated - Cons: No backlit keyboard.
No optical drive (really only need one for nostalgic products).
not a con but if this had a metal chassis it would the best laptop ever. - Reviewed By:Anonymous,12/2/2016 7:45:04 AM
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- Pros: -The computer worked, but......
- Cons: -The screen did not work! No power went to the screen and I had to use an external monitor to see anything.
- Other Thoughts: -I would not recommend this and you can't get a refund, only replace.
- Reviewed By:Anonymous,12/2/2016 5:26:03 AM
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- Pros: Solid build, runs most games on high settings, I really like the keyboard feel. Boots very fast. Runs cool and quiet only getting slightly louder when running something demanding.
- Cons: Drivers were really bad out of the box. My wifi card was turning on and off about every minute and a half and would sometimes disappear completely. The sound driver was also terrible and was very loud, tinny, and crackled. After updating the wifi driver using the latest ones off of Intel's site and updating the sound drivers from MSI's site everything is working well.
Came with a little bloatware but this is unfortunately expected and no problem to remove. - Other Thoughts: UPDATE THE DRIVERS!
Also worth noting I can't get Ubuntu or any derivative to boot but I have yet to try other distro's due to time.
Oh, get ready to update Windows 10 a dozen times. - Reviewed By:Anonymous,12/2/2016 7:49:12 AM
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- Pros: -Beautiful graphics: The GTX 1060 will play Overwatch at the highest graphic settings at 60 Hz and not miss a beat at all.
-Very nice screen: Very bright, very big, display is crisp.
-Doesn't generate that much heat, fans are not that loud, and you can customize speeds with the software included in the laptop.
-Boot up is really FAST.
-High build quality. The case is made of a high quality plastic.
-Within 20 minutes of taking this laptop out of the box, I was online playing Overwatch.
-Weighs a little less than I expected. - Cons: -The speakers are flat out awful. Not a problem if you play with a headset. This is the only real con that gives me any concern, and I debated knocking off an egg, but I never really used the speakers on my old laptop that much (the old speakers are still better, though), so 5 eggs it is.
-Some backlight leakage on the screen when displaying a lot of dark colors or turning off the computer, but not really an issue 99.9% of the time.
-Lack of G-Sync is a little disappointing, but honestly, the graphics on this laptop will satisfy 99.9% of all hardcore gamers. Only those who are looking for gaming at 120Hz or higher will be picky about it, and they will probably want a desktop rig.
-Wish the keyboard was a little larger, and the trackpad was smaller/nonexistent. Thankfully, you can disable the trackpad, which I did immediately.
-Wish there was a 256 GB SSD on it instead of a 128 GB, but with the extra bay you can swap out the ODD for another SSD, so again, not a big deal. - Other Thoughts: I bought this laptop for $1,149 with a Cyber Monday deal on NewEgg. It is replacing a 6 year old laptop, and I couldn't be happier with this purchase.
It looks like this laptop is selling now at $1,300, and I still think it is worth it at that price, but I would shop around a little bit to see if you can get more bang for your buck. - Reviewed By:Anonymous,12/2/2016 6:05:39 AM
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- Pros: Awesome looking, specs look great was very excited, got a decent price considering (high end etc)...
- Cons: Well, all was going well, that is until the 6820 CPU shot up to 194 degrees F!!!!! This with (also) brand new Thermaltake cooling pad... Guys this is brand new, straight out of the box doing updates for crying out loud:(
Unbelievable and when I called customer service I remembered why I stopped buying Asia products, so sad.. what a huge waste of my time and money jeeps! - Other Thoughts: Better off buying Acer's Predator. I might get laughed at but I would still be loving mine except my house was robbed and they sure grabbed that bad boy up lol. Better GPU (GTX 1080 vs 1070) but regular I7 (6700 vs 6820), oh well- stayed nice and cool under heavy gaming time ALL ULTRA zero lag, fraps always maxed.
- Reviewed By:Perry Ruby,12/1/2016 11:11:21 PM
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- Pros: Great RAM
Fast SSD
Good graphics
Touchscreen - Cons: The webcam is terrible. Everything is blurry. Lighting is terrible. It makes me look ugly. And I'm a good looking guy!
Charger connector is flimsy and weak. I don't expect this to last if someone trips over a cable.
Screen doesn't flip back 180 degrees. What happens if I drop the laptop? Does the screen crack off its hinges? - Other Thoughts: In the future I will be looking at other laptop brands. A 1500 dollar laptop should have a good webcam. Period. It should also have a sturdy charger connection.
- Reviewed By:Anonymous,12/1/2016 8:37:19 PM
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- Pros: Matte screen makes long Hours easier on the eyes. Super fast (faster once I swapped the HD for an SSD) easily upgrade able. Great Graphics...
- Cons: The trackpad is as dismal as described by others. I use a gaming mouse.
- Other Thoughts: If you can live with a lousy trackpad (circa 2006) the rest of the system is awesome!
- Reviewed By:brenda r.,12/1/2016 8:16:20 PM
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- Pros: Great screen.
great build
good keyboard.
Great gpu for this price range. - Cons: speakers are bit low.
touchpad can be better.but its a gaming laptop so you will mostly use a mouse. - Reviewed By:Santosh B.,12/1/2016 6:52:12 PM
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- Pros: I love the design and feel of this laptop. It is a lot thinner than I thought it would be, which is amazing considering what they fit into it. You don't usually see that with the other gaming laptops. I have been able to run games like battlefield 1 in ultra with around 50FPS which is great.
Now for VR (Which is why I bought it)
I am using the HTC VIVE (Which is the most amazing thing I have ever used. Watching videos of it online does it no justice).
Now if you are going to buy this for use with the HTC VIVE I have some very important things you will need to know. (Think this applys to most of the ROG Laptops not just this one) The HDMI Port on the laptop is not directly connected to the GPU. So when you plug in the HTC VIVE using the default HDMI port, the headset will crash after a few minutes in the game. This is something not experienced on a desktop because you plug directly into the GPU. After research and trying it myself I found that you will have to use the MINI DISPLAYPORT. The Mini Displayport is connected directly to the GPU in the laptop. After buying an adapter for Mini Displayport to HDMI, The HTC VIVE worked flawlessly without crashing.
Yes I understand you can change the settings on the computer to only use the GPU but it does not work on this computer.
With that DON'T FORGET TO UPDATE YOUR GRAPHICS DRIVER!!!!!!. You have to do this on the ASUS ROG Website. Your VR will be super glitchy and crash the computer if you do not. - Cons: Why can I not use the HDMI port for VR? That is really it I was going crazy trying to figure out how to make it work and no one had a straight answer online. This should be a con for almost all laptops because I think it is common. But don't let this stray you because the HTC does have a Mini Displayport if you just want to buy a cable.
- Other Thoughts: Yes this Laptop is well worth it for any type of gaming.
- Reviewed By:Kyle B.,12/1/2016 6:28:47 PM
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- Pros: Good price when I bought it on sale
- Cons: The computer came with a keyboard that was uneven because the insert on top doesnt seem to stay in place.
Also half the time certain wont even work when I'm playing WoW. - Other Thoughts: I will try to contact support and see what they can do for me...
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- Reviewed By:Paul k.,12/1/2016 5:06:32 PM
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- Pros: I bought this on thanksgiving day so I got this on sale. I never thought that I would buy this kind of brand coz it's not familiar to me and my eyes are only on asus/msi. But my friend recommended this and he said that this is a great brand. So I gave it a try. This laptop met my expectations. It has all i need and has great specs. This is also a bit lighter than the other 17" laptop. The speakers are in front so I could play music even I close the cover
- Cons: *i dont like the idea of placing the odd in front coz it opens when im using it on my lap or on my chest when i'm lying on bed which is I used to do.
*the appearance isn't that cool as other brands like asus/msi
*the backlit doesnt have rgb color
*made of plastic
*the fan is noisy when I'm playing which is understandable (I guess) - Other Thoughts: I hope it would last for at least 3 years. Definitely recommended to gamers who are lookig for high performance with affordable price. Lastly, I hope this brand would be recognized.
- Reviewed By:Anonymous,12/1/2016 7:22:35 PM
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- Pros: -Powerful enough for VR. No issues with any games (Raw Data, Space Pirate Trainer, etc) and scored a 10.3 on Steam VR Performance Test. Functions just fine as a desktop with a laptop stand. (I used a 3M LX550 Notebook Stand)
-Light weight. At around 8 pounds it is light enough that you don't really notice it on your back. Several family members tried it and no one thought it was too heavy.
-Does not heat up the back. The exhaust vents direct the hot air way from the user and the backpack structure is vented with a one inch spacing between the PC and your back. Never noticed the heat at all.
-Comes with a 3' replacement 3 in 1 cable. Instead of dealing with the 16' HTC Vive cable you can replace it with the included cable. This also removes the need for the link box. Power for the headset comes directly from the PC.
-No tether! I didn't realize how much I interact with the 3 in 1 cable until it was not there anymore. I am always walking on it, untwisting it or moving it out of the way. With the backpack that issue is gone and in games like Raw Data where you are spinning around not having it makes the game that much more immersive. - Cons: -Battery life. Depending on the game(s), your battery life will be 60-90 minutes max. At this point in time the spare batteries and charger are not available so once the batteries run out you would have to switch back to the long 3 in 1 cable and plug in to AC power. The batteries took about 2 hours to recharge. Once the extra batteries and changer are available this will not be an issue if you spring for them.
- Starting VR. With no display connected it can be an adventure getting things up and running. I connected a monitor to the mini-displayport and used a wireless keyboard to launch SteamVR. Once running I would disconnect the monitor and everything was fine. You can also use Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) to connect to the computer (which is why it comes with Win10 Pro) and control it that way. The second way was better because without a display connected there is no way for anyone else to see what you are doing. The RDP session had a bit of lag but still worked well. I have heard Steam Broadcasting might work for viewing the game but I didn't try it.
-Cost. I did a quick search of Newegg for a laptop with matching specs and everything that I would actually buy was around the same price. But since this PC doesn't have a screen or keyboard I would expect it to be a little cheaper. I don't know what the extra batteries or external charger are going to cost but in my experience they are almost required so that will have to be factored in as well.
-Not upgradable? My unit came with a sticker over the access panel to the memory and M.2 drives that said "Warranty Sticker Void if tampered". That was dealbreaker for me and I sent the unit back. - Other Thoughts: One small issue is the backpack straps, it would be nice if the entire structure came off with one button press instead of four buckles. It would make switching to "desktop mode" easier.
Another small issue is when the display is disconnected. I discovered that Steam desktop or Virtual Desktop would not display anything inside the headset unless I was connected with RDP.
Until wireless for VR is perfected this is a compelling solution if you are looking for a new system or upgrading to run VR. Having tried the cable on the ground and even suspended from the ceiling using a retractable dog leash this is by far the best option. Using the backpack we were able to max out the play space to 17' by 17' in the garage. We started to lose tracking with anything larger. Not having the cable on the floor to trip over makes gameplay so much better. This PC was more than up to the task. - Reviewed By:Anonymous,12/1/2016 2:49:12 PM
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- Pros: The most affordable laptop to still have premium gaming components that I was looking for to use as my main computer.
Startup is FAST, thanks SSD
Very little bloatware - only comes with Power DVD and some gigabyte custom software
Keyboard has a white backlight which has 3 settings: Off, On (Low), On (High)
Keys feel firm and large.
Screen is very bright and large.
Obviously with components like this, even modern graphically intense games will run buttery smooth.
Seems to have good heat distribution - Did not heat up excessively during a regular gaming session.
CD Drive can be swapped out with another HD or, if you're like me, just because you never need a disk drive you can put the empty bay in.
Neither Color scheme nor general appearance is obnoxious. It's loud enough to say that it's a quality laptop without looking like you belong in hot topic and need to speak with a counselor. - It's professional enough to take to work or elsewhere. - Cons: Does not come with Windows 10 PRO. Not a major problem for me, may eventually upgrade, but it's a minus.
I always disable the trackpad because I use a mouse, but this also disables the battery level indicator button.
CD Drive directly faces you and I found myself accidentally opening it while sitting in my lap or putting my hands on the edges.
AC Adapter is MASSIVE, like 2-3 times larger than other adapters and heavy.
Battery is NOT user replaceable or removable.
The Num Lock is off by default, which I do not prefer, and returns to that state on reboot (may be fixable in registry/bios).
Front indicator can be distracting -- they are bright piercing white. Powerbutton is more muted but may still possibly reflect in the screen.
The numberpad shrinks the 0 key to a single key under the 2, with the left arrow where the 0 is in other keyboards.
What's with that weird pointy bit above the webcam that a lot of laptops seem to have now? - Other Thoughts: Newegg shipped this to me incredibly fast, but shipped this in its actual packaging, which practically screams "steal me" -- I was there to receive it though.
A desktop is still the most cost effective option, but I don't have the space for it so I try for the largest laptop I can get.
Dimensions are pretty wide which means it will be harder to find a backpack to fit this into on the go.
Not sure what the purpose of the blocked off port on the right side is for.
Have yet to fully evaluate speakers, but the sound that results in the headphones is great. - Reviewed By:Caleb F.,12/1/2016 2:39:42 PM
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- Pros: Beautiful display (with one ever so minor con, see below), fast as hell in every measurable aspect. Built very solidly, well-designed cooling, excellent aesthetics. Dual PCIe NVMe SSDs, 64 GB DDR4, and one of the top-tier CPUs on the market make this system scream in ways that are hard to quantify, other than to describe the performance as this: Replace every progress bar with the word "Done." GPU performance is exactly what you'd expect from a GTX 1080 on a 1080p display.
- Cons: The first system that I received had a major light bleed issue with the display. It was significant enough that it was screwing up color reproduction on non-black images. I ended up returning the system and buying another one through a different vendor, as Newegg's RMA process is needlessly slow, and I was on a schedule. The one I received as a replacement has been flawless. There is still the tiniest light bleed here as well, but even on a flat black image, it's difficult to make out, even on full brightness. The camera is not Windows Hello compatible, nor is there a fingerprint reader, so no biometric authentication option is available using integrated hardware. The speakers are a bit odd, in a manner opposite to what I'm used to with laptops: Rather than overly tinny, these seem to overemphasize the low-midrange, giving sounds a kind of "dull" quality. That said, this doesn't really ruin it for me, as any time I'm listening to something where I care about sound quality, it's through headphones or an external speaker system of some kind. There also seems to be a driver issue where the trackpad will lose gesture capability (two-finger scrolling, two-finger tap to right-click, etc.) after waking from sleep, and requires a restart to fix.
- Other Thoughts: I want to point out that this laptop is large, and somewhat heavy. I don't consider this a con, because I knew that I was getting a large, somewhat heavy laptop. Please, be aware of what you're buying before you buy this laptop. If you want something that is "thin and light," you're going to hate this. If you want a laptop that can go toe-to-toe with some of the best desktops/workstations out there, and you're fine with the size and weight, then I can happily recommend this system. This would easily be a top-tier gaming laptop, or an excellent professional mobile workstation, and I'm using it for both. In all, an incredible amount of power, marred only by the smallest little niggles, make this a fantastic buy for anyone not deterred by size, weight, and budgetary impact.
- Reviewed By:Justin C.,12/1/2016 12:35:33 PM
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- Pros: Beautiful display (with one ever so minor con, see below), fast as hell in every measurable aspect. Built very solidly, well-designed cooling, excellent aesthetics. Dual PCIe NVMe SSDs, 64 GB DDR4, and one of the top-tier CPUs on the market make this system scream in ways that are hard to quantify, other than to describe the performance as this: Replace every progress bar with the word "Done." GPU performance is exactly what you'd expect from a GTX 1080 on a 1080p display.
- Cons: The first system that I received had a major light bleed issue with the display. It was significant enough that it was screwing up color reproduction on non-black images. I ended up returning the system and buying another one through a different vendor, as Newegg's RMA process is needlessly slow, and I was on a schedule. The one I received as a replacement has been flawless. There is still the tiniest light bleed here as well, but even on a flat black image, it's difficult to make out, even on full brightness. The camera is not Windows Hello compatible, nor is there a fingerprint reader, so no biometric authentication option is available using integrated hardware. The speakers are a bit odd, in a manner opposite to what I'm used to with laptops: Rather than overly tinny, these seem to overemphasize the low-midrange, giving sounds a kind of "dull" quality. That said, this doesn't really ruin it for me, as any time I'm listening to something where I care about sound quality, it's through headphones or an external speaker system of some kind. There also seems to be a driver issue where the trackpad will lose gesture capability (two-finger scrolling, two-finger tap to right-click, etc.) after waking from sleep, and requires a restart to fix.
- Other Thoughts: I want to point out that this laptop is large, and somewhat heavy. I don't consider this a con, because I knew that I was getting a large, somewhat heavy laptop. Please, be aware of what you're buying before you buy this laptop. If you want something that is "thin and light," you're going to hate this. If you want a laptop that can go toe-to-toe with some of the best desktops/workstations out there, and you're fine with the size and weight, then I can happily recommend this system. This would easily be a top-tier gaming laptop, or an excellent professional mobile workstation, and I'm using it for both. In all, an incredible amount of power, marred only by the smallest little niggles, make this a fantastic buy for anyone not deterred by size, weight, and budgetary impact.
- Reviewed By:Justin C.,12/1/2016 12:35:33 PM
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- Pros: Most everything
- Cons: It does have some light bleed on black screens but its not too bad
- Reviewed By:John T.,12/1/2016 11:42:58 AM
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- Pros: I dont know
- Cons: Not workin to play games
- Other Thoughts: Hi! I want to ask if anyone who bought this laptop had problems with it, I purchased it on 25/11/2016 and received it yesterday. I tried to play beGone and played for 10 min and the entire laptop froze couldn't clic or do anything so I had to push the power button to shut it off.
Turned it on again and tried to play a game with poor graphics "Tibia" and did the same it froze and had to turn it off again... I'm really dissapointed of this laptop.
I asked for I refund right away I found this problem, and they sent me a label etc for returning item.and It says I have 7 days to ship it.
I talked to a friend and he said it could be the driver "Nvidia GeForce~~~" So I downloaded it and for now seems working fine, but I will see tonight.
If anyone had the same issue please repply. - Reviewed By:blustingamer2@gmail.,12/1/2016 4:39:05 AM
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- Pros: I got mine on a black Friday sale after looking over laptops for months. I had my eye on the Asus Gl502vs for almost the whole time. I've built computers with Asus parts for years, so I'm a bit biased. The sale was enough for me to try a new brand, so this is how I feel so far.
-The 1070 is a beast, mine came with watch dogs 2 so I set the resolution to 4k (external monitor) just to test it out. It's smooth as a babies bottom!
-I've never had a 17" laptop, the extra screen size is nice. It also looks very sleek and not too flashy. I'm not one for a million LED's all over the place.
-i like that it has a DVD drive that can be swapped out. I'm definitely going to get a SSD to replace it. But for now it's convenient to have because I have some old programs that I only have on the good old DVD. - Cons: -one thing I don't like is the fan noise during gaming. However, if you consider the power this thing is putting out I really can't hold it against them.
- Other Thoughts: I'm a little perplexed by the choice to have a VGA port. I think someone was just trying to use up parts or something. But hey maybe someday I'll run into that situation
- Reviewed By:Anonymous,12/1/2016 2:46:13 AM
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- Pros: This was the cheapest build with these specs I could find. It's great quality, really solid construction, runs great. Has swappable disk drive and hdd bay. Didn't know it had until I opened the box, but its a great surprise. Lighter feeling than I expected. I really like the feel and layout of the keyboard. The screen is a good size for music production and video editing on the go, not to mention gaming.
- Cons: Finger prints show up really easy on the finish
- Other Thoughts: So far I love it and would recommend it to anyone who wants a big screen, good performance, and portability with great features that doesn't mind it's weight.
- Reviewed By:Curtiss B.,12/1/2016 7:17:57 AM
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- Pros: - Expandability - can easily Drop in 2 more GSkill DDR4-2400 ram sticks to get 32GB total; 2 extra PCI Xpress slots that support NVMe SSDs (1 is a gen 3 slot though).
- 1070 runs most games at the highest setting
- 60Hz G-Sync works very nicely to keep gameplay smooth
- Utility app makes it easy to overclock the CPU and GPU - Cons: - Fan seems to rub against the backplate if you don't lift the laptop correctly. If i lift it by the back left corner the fan would be hitting something while it was running.
- Gets hot and loud - under heavy load this thing gets hot and the fans get a bit loud. It's not ideal to game with this laptop without good headphones. Also invest in a laptop cooler with built in fans.
- I seem to be getting a lot more backlight bleed after a few weeks (edges of screen are yellow when the screen is displaying dark images). - Other Thoughts: - I was debating between this and the Asus Strix with the 1070 which was 700 bucks less. This is a high quality laptop but I don't see why this warrants so much money over the Asus. I also think I should've waited and bought the X5 v6 with the lower resolution but 120hz refresh rate.
- Reviewed By:JACQUES G.,12/1/2016 6:30:23 AM
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- Pros: it is beautiful. design is pleasingly simple, The cooler boost is powerful
- Cons: the OS need improve. the first time I started the computer, windows 10 ask you to choose country and language, at tis time there was wifi available, while not in system ready. the driver lose. This is the first time I met this issue, no wifi when I first turn on a brand new laptop. this is a small issue, while for other is big, I have a computer could download the driver and know whrer to download. however, there is big number of people don't know how to slove this problem. they will think this computer is bad, need replaced.
- Reviewed By:Yang C.,12/1/2016 5:18:24 AM
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- Pros: Powerful machine, works really well with World of Warcraft on high graphics.
- Cons: Trackpad is far too smooth and the mouse key buttons still register as part of the trackpad itself, it's annoying when I just want to click something and my cursor goes flying off into the distance. Definitely use a mouse for this laptop!
Bit of a pain to get programs to run off of the Nvidia card instead of the Intel one. - Reviewed By:Joan C.,12/1/2016 12:46:11 AM
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- Pros: Currently still testing this laptop though first impressions are good. Keyboard feels solid and does not flex. Touchpad tracking is smooth and responsive. Construction is all plastic though do not feel any flex then again I'm not preforming the bend test on this... Currently also tweaking the GTX 950M graphics card.... Yes that's correct. I am tweaking the clock speeds using MSI Afterburner. Currently boosted the core clock speed from 915 MHz to 1050MHz and the memory speed from 1253MHz to 1380MHz. Slight boost and more heat output of course which may throttle the CPU (warm to the touch and currently not able to cook bacon off of it yet). As stated, tweating/testing. Data transfer speeds to and from SSD to HHD are decent and boot is quick enough. No problem with current memory from factory though looking to upgrade. i5 7200U is rated to 32 GB at 2133Mhz. Current CPU temps hover around 150 and hits 180 when testing. GPU temps hover around 126 and hit 162 under load. Bacon is still not cooked.... Fan is not loud though is audible if I pay attention to it. http://www.3dmark.com/sd/4416315 Tweaking reference. Impressed with connectivity through Wifi and Bluetooth. As noted, can project to my Samsung 4k tv. Also convenient enough Mozilla Firefox comes preinstalled. There is an extra vacant DDR4 slot to expand memory.
- Cons: USB 3.0 ports stick a bit inserting and ejecting cables. Display is indeed a let down, at first.... Tweaked the settings with Windows 10 advanced display settings and walked through the process. Improved from factory settings. The viewing angle is limited though I do not plan on using my laptop at a weird angle and yes the display does move back and forth for me to find the sweet spot. It's normal now though I'm sure I can find a fault if I look for it with custom settings. Speakers are indeed all tremble and no base.... Oh well, head phones or just letting it go. Also note, Intel i5 7200u can connect to a 4K Samsung smart tv and can wirelessly connect and project to it. Took 30mins to delete unnecessary programs and McAfee. Overall I took an egg because there isn't even a DVD drive included.... I mean really scrimp on that? Basic luxury gone though I have a Bluray player from my previous laptop that I will install in a bit. Windows 10 keeps saying Microsoft Edge is the best browser, kinda annoying.
- Other Thoughts: I would recommend this at the Black Friday price of $569 or even a little lower. $600-700 is not recommended. Remember, no DVD drive.
- Reviewed By:Anonymous,11/30/2016 8:47:57 PM
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- Pros: Suited gaming needs
- Cons: USB c port as well as audio jack were malfunctioned less than a week in
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- Reviewed By:Andrew L.,11/30/2016 8:07:07 PM
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- Pros: Powerful machine, works really well with World of Warcraft on high graphics.
- Cons: Trackpad is far too smooth and the mouse key buttons still register as part of the trackpad itself, it's annoying when I just want to click something and my cursor goes flying off into the distance. Definitely use a mouse for this laptop!
Bit of a pain to get programs to run off of the Nvidia card instead of the Intel one. - Reviewed By:Joan C.,12/1/2016 12:46:11 AM
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- Pros: -Got it for $569...
-Small and compact
-Latest version of i5, runs up to 3.1 ghz which for a laptop is awesome
-8 GB RAM, a 256 gb SSD and 1 TB HDD... this packs a lot of hardware!!! Very fast bootup and shutdown times.
-Middle of the road gaming capabilities, 950M graphics card. I don't expect desktop performance on the road (I have one with a 1070) so this is perfect.
-Great speakers - Cons: -Screen is kind of low quality, very limited viewing angles and color reproduction isn't amazing. Not a deal breaker though.
-Doesn't have a subwoofer.
-Doesn't have a GTX 1070. JK. - Other Thoughts: Overall this laptop is working great so far, I am literally running tons of applications, downloads, and music streaming all at once with no speed limitations. I feel like I got a great bargain for the 569 pricetag, considering that it works way better than my old $1000 laptop that is only 3 years old. I've only used it for a little while but it is clear it won't be slowing down or restricting my work/gaming needs for some time!
- Reviewed By:Ian S.,11/30/2016 9:49:55 PM
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- Pros: I bought it on Black Friday, got it for $230 off plus the rebate. Updated from an older laptop and this thing is awesome. Installed battlefield 1 played on 1080p high settings and didn't struggle one bit. I went from a 17.3 to this 15.6 and it doesn't bother me one bit, great quality screen, the virtual surround sound blew me away, can't believe how good that sounds, but without a woofer it's still a laptop quality sound, but not too bad, I mainly use headphones. You get about 80gb free space on the ssd drive. Hope this thing last a long time, it's been good so far.
- Cons: -if you want super quality sound a woofer is needed, but it's a laptop, who buys a laptop for the speakers?
- Other Thoughts: I really wish I bought this sooner, switching from my old acer i5 2.3Ghz 6gb ddr3 nvidia gt640m to this a huge upgrade, and you can really get a better deal till you spend around the $1800 range.
- Reviewed By:Anonymous,11/30/2016 8:03:53 PM
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- Pros: None
- Cons: My first review when I first got this laptop a week ago was 4 stars but after a week of playing with it, I opted to send it back (and pay a restocking fee *ugh*). The graphics are sub-par. I have constant ghosting issues, fuzzy fonts on non-Windows programs, high quality video files not playing properly and the back light is very low. The sound is low, shallow and the supposed virtual surround sound is non-existent. The screen does not cover the entire case and it looks cheap and is distracting. The keyboard is fairly nice but the keys are very close together (and not standard) so I find myself hitting incorrect keys. My 4 year old Acer Aspire laptop beats this thing out of the water on all of these aspects.
- Other Thoughts: I have been using Acer or Asus laptops for as far back as I can remember but made the switch to this one as I like the MSI products on my regular PC but I am going back to Acer or Asus laptops.
- Manufacturer Response:Dear Valued Customer,
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Please feel free to contact us directly to set up a RMA service with the following information provided to usreview@msi.com.
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Once your information and warranty are verified by the system then you will get a RMA# immediately.
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If you have any questions or concerns regarding the product or special requests, received the unit back from RMA but are still having issues, please do not hesitate to call us or email us directly and we will be more than happy to assist you, thank you.
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- Reviewed By:Darren O.,11/30/2016 7:10:45 PM
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- Pros: -great screen
-gtx1070
-i7 6700
-can replace dvd for ssd
-great quality feel - Cons: -speakers are a bit weak but i use a headset anyways so not a problem for me
- Other Thoughts: all this to say if you want a monster laptop thats affordable and well built ...Gigabyte is the way to go!
- Reviewed By:SEBASTIEN D.,11/30/2016 6:25:25 PM
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- Pros: - Seams like a solid build, doesn't "flex" from the weight if you move it around with 1 hand
- Display is nice for what it is
- GPU performs as expected being the mobile variant of the GTX980
- CPU is what it is
- HDD I took out makes for a nice paperweight
- FedEx didn't manage to destroy this package - Cons: Can't have any pros without the cons. I have listed these in the order which I noticed there being either an issue or flat out joke.
- "backlit keyboard" is laughable.
In a dim or even bright lit room there seems to be no difference in brightness/intensity. This feature may come in handy if and when there's nothing on screen to illuminate the keyboard in a pitch black room.
- Audio, wow it's annoying.
With a near $1k price tag for those of us who got it for $944 (even before the Black Friday sale with a coupon) you would expect above average WORKING drivers out of the box that don't introduce any crackling / popping when ANY audio is played through the speakers. If you have this problem, good luck finding a solution. I have searched all over forums and tried at least 10 - 15 different drivers to correct this issue. The only way I have found so far to avoid this issue is to completely remove any and all Realtek drivers (through device manager), wipe the registry (with whatever cleaner you normally use) of anything remaining tied to Realtek and allow for windows to install its own drivers. Then go into "playback devices" and tweak the levels to something more bearable. It may list 2 different "speaker" devices. 1 will be for the little speakers, the other is for the sub. I turned down my "internal subwoofer" to about 35 - 38 and disabled any enhancements for the regular "tiny" speakers.
- Bloatware, junk software, whatever you call it.
Didn't really see any of these wonderful jewels as useful as they already take up space on the not so beast of a standard laptop hard drive that come with this machine. I'm sure I noticed these added programs trying to add even more junk software to the poor, slow moving HDD as soon as I connected to the internet.
- Optical bay / drive. I haven't used one of these in quite some time, maybe I forgot they can be loud?
Where sound really isn't an issue here (unless its the janky audio drivers ASUS somehow integrated into the old school CD-DVD drive), when mine spun up to start reading a disc (couldn't find my USB drive to clean install windows), there was this horrid, beast like, vibrating, lets get out the duct tape and fix it rattle happening with mine. Maybe it's a cheap faulty drive? We'll never know. I have since then replaced this with a SSD/HDD caddy to use this bay for extra storage. (If you do this, be sure to disable letting this drive sleep in your BIOS)
- Other stuff.
If I'm allowed to update this later on, I will surely add my findings here. I have owned this laptop for a few days now and these are the only larger issues I have come across so far. - Other Thoughts: - Would you recommend this product to other people?
Yes, only if I felt these "other people" were capable of taking on the task of dealing with any problems that may arise with this laptop.
- If given the choice, would you purchase this product again?
Probably not unless it was at the price point in which I paid for this one ($944) or lower. I mean the hardware as far as GPU, CPU, overall case or build quality is nice. But if it means having to repair and even go as far as replacing things (upgrading doesn't count) then NO.
I purchased this knowing it came with a standard HDD, cd-dvd rom, the monitor wasn't 4k or anything, I wasn't getting a i7-6950X. The "egg rating" is what it is based on overall opinion from the problems I have uncovered so far.
I know how ASUS support would (if) they so chose to address these issues would involve shipping it to them so they could either flash the BIOS or add another driver to see if the audio problem would be solved, even swap out the DVD rom with another cheap fix. All fairly simple task any intermediate and some novice users should be able to do on their own. AND SHOULD learn to do on their own in the event they get stuck with problems as small as the cons I have listed above. So trying to get an RMA number for this machine is pointless unless the screen arrived broke or something else major. Hopefully ASUS will back their warranty claims in the event something happens.
- If there is something about the product you could change, what would it be?
Maybe ending "the search for incredible" with this laptop (ASUS). After 2 years there seems to be no working audio drivers that eliminate the wretched crackling and popping noises coming from the speakers. I wouldn't expect the quality of a Corsair K70 Cherry keyboard but the lighting and key placement could for sure be improved on. Lastly I don't know what else I would do with this laptop. Not sure if this turned out to be an angry or slightly irritated review, maybe it'll be too honest and someone will forcefully remove it, who knows? - Reviewed By:RICKY K.,11/30/2016 6:24:43 PM
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- Pros: Sleek and powerful laptop with excellent capabilities
- Quiet and cool when running heavy apps/games.
- Fast boot and data reads, smoothly bounces between heavy applications with ease
- Comes with expandable HDD drive to allow you to have even more space
- Runs games and VMs with ease - Cons: Support and documentation of features
- According to support horrible reply, looks like the Type-C port does not support video, so this can only connect to 2 displays (1 vga, 1 hdmi)
- Long wait time on reply back from support
- DVD-Rom will pop out if you put it in your lap and you bump the button, i do sometimes. - Other Thoughts: - Has 2 graphic cards (Intel HD 530 and 1070 8GB) - You need to open Nvidia Control panel, Manage 3D Settings, Global Settings, and set the processor to High Performance Nvidia processor to make it default
- Reviewed By:Dustin O.,11/30/2016 6:01:17 PM
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- Pros: The main pro of this laptop is definitely the performance and cooling. The 1070 gives this laptop A LOT of power, it essentially puts it on even with a desktop 1070 rig (with a small decrease in performance obviously). The cooling is also amazing on this thing. The longest I've gamed on it so far is about 4 hours straight and it got decently hot, but not uncomfortable. In addition, it has what's called Cooler boost, where you just press a button and it just cranks the fans, which will completely cool your laptop down again. I typically just pop it on for 10 mins when I need a bathroom break or want to go make snacks, and by the time I get back the air coming out of the fans is already noticeably cooler. You can even keep it on during an intense gaming session if you don't mind the noise.
Another major pro of this laptop is the keyboard. It's great to type on and the lighting options are great. I usually just keep my whole keyboard one steady color but it's great to be able to switch up what color it is, and the rainbow keyboard also looks great. It's fairly bright on max settings, though unless you're in a very dark room keeping the lights on max brightness is the best option. The speakers are also great, they sound good enough to use them for gaming by themselves, which is what I've been doing since I bought the laptop. It's not the best sound I've ever heard, but it's very good for a laptop (It actually has a sub-woofer which helps a lot). The port selection on this beast is also a pro, you have 3 usb 3.0 ports on the right side of the machine and a single usb 2.0 port on the other side, so you can basically plug everything and more into this laptop.
Other pros include the screen, which is amazing, G-sync, the MSI software that comes preinstalled, the trackpad, the extremely fast SSD and the easy disassembly. - Cons: One of the big cons you will notice about this immediately is how huge the power brick is. I'm not knocking MSI for this because obviously a 1070 is going to suck a lot of power but man, this thing is huge. It's at least 4 times the size and weight of your standard 15.6" laptop power brick, and it can be a pain to carry around, but keep in mind this is a standard for all laptops packing this kind of performance.
Another con that is once again not really MSI's fault is the coolerboost and how loud it is. The speakers at half volume barely go over it and I mean barely. I definitely don't recommend keeping it on when your gaming (as I've stated earlier I like to use it to cool my rig off on short breaks), especially when you don't have a headset.
This might just be me but I would have preferred a 2TB+ HDD. When you have over 200 games between several different platforms, it's essentially impossible to have all or even most of your collection downloaded at once on a single TB. This is more of a con with MSI laptops in general as I can't remember seeing any laptops in this price range with larger HD's.
Though a webcam isn't very important on a high end gaming laptop, this one is meh at best. It's just your standard cheapo webcam with bad colors that seems to suck the light out of whatever it's capturing. As I've said, not a big deal but still, it would have been nice to at least have one that's a bit more useful.
Finally, it comes with a lot of software that I don't think most people will use. This isn't really a con so much as a warning that it can get extremely overwhelming when you have no idea how to use any of these things. I'm quite tech savvy and it was difficult to figure out the whole keyboard lighting when you can modify it from two separate applications. - Other Thoughts: I'm including this in the other section because it has nothing against the laptop but as my order was processing they updated the deal that includes Watch Dogs 2 with the machine (Just a bit of backstory, this had happened to me once before a year or two ago when I made a $2200 order of computer parts, the newegg support person was kind enough to email me the game code back), I emailed Newegg support asking for a game code and they said no this time. Now, I know that it is technically not necessary to give me a game code, however they had done it before and I've made thousands of dollars worth of orders at newegg. Just though that I should add this because it was a bit frustrating.
- Reviewed By:Anonymous,11/30/2016 5:39:26 PM
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- Pros: Fast and handles my games max settings.
Heat was never an issue with the turbo cooling. - Cons: Speakers crackle constantly.
Wifi constantly drops out. When trying to reconnect it would tell me no wifi adapter installed so it took multiple reboots to get it working again. - Manufacturer Response:Dear Joseph,
We apologize for the issues that you are having with this product.
Please feel free to contact us directly to set up a RMA service with the following information provided to usreview@msi.com.
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Once your information and warranty are verified by the system then you will get a RMA# immediately.
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- Reviewed By:Joseph S.,11/30/2016 2:39:50 PM
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- Pros: I love everything about this laptop down to the price and packaging. nothing feels cheap about it opening the box I could really see and feel great quality of what I paid for, hence why I went with gigabyte instead of asus this time, its not made in china like most and you can see and feel the difference.
- Cons: haven't found any cons about it yet in my eyes.
- Other Thoughts: highly recommending this to everyone, I hope once gigabyte really blows up in the laptop scene they don't go the cheap route like the other companies did.
- Reviewed By:Phillip B.,11/30/2016 12:55:29 PM
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- Pros: Laptop arrived in perfect condition and showed up a day early. I am currently writing from this laptop and as of right now can say that the keyboard is more than sufficient. Good tactile feedback and I don't find myself missing keys very often. Also, I paid $504.99 for my unit after coupons.
Once I unboxed the laptop and tried to turn it on the laptop wouldn't turn on. I figured it was out of battery so I plugged the ac adapter and sure enough the laptop booted. However, to my surprise the laptop was showing 90% battery when it was booted up to desktop. Uhmmm weird? Anyway the laptop looks clean and has a minimalistic look. You'd never expect to pack a new 7th gen intel cpu or a Nvidia 9 series card. Touchpad is great in my personal opinion. I've seen others saying that it's too smooth or too loose but I haven't found any of those issues with mine. Two finger scrolling works like a dream and so does pinch to zoom.
A full 1080P screen is included and that's great. That's it.. More on it later. The speakers lack bass and are full of treble, maybe too much. I'd just like to say again that I am enjoying typing on this laptop very much however the very front tip of the laptop is a tad taller than the palm rest area and it's now starting to scratch under my wrist a bit. Not a big issue if you don't rest your rist on the palm rest area but if you are you'll know what I am talking about.
CPU/GPU combo is great for current games in lower detail of course. This machine was definitely aimed at light to medium gaming usage. You just can't expect too much out of a ultra low power cpu and a entry level GPU but then again if you know what you are getting you'll love this laptop. GPU uses GDDR5 vram which is surprising since Acer usually gimps on vram type. In the past they've opted for slower vram for their GPU when available, I'm glad they didn't here.
Has a USB 3.1 Type C port so that's nice and also "future" proof you could say. I'm currently connected to my 5G wireless network and web surfing, youtubing has been a pleasure.
All in all I am very happy with my purchase. - Cons: There are quite a few cons I feel necessary to mention. All of these cons are somewhat minor if you paid $5xx for the laptop, for the folks considering to buy it at $699 (retail price) should re consider.
First, at retail price the laptop to me feels over priced. Why? Well, for $700 I would expect a back lit keyboard and a slightly better screen. I've seen both of those two features on other laptops at the same price or lower and would be nice to see it from Acer as well. (Asus K501, similarly priced during BF)
M.2 is NOT PCI-E! Big disappointment since you are stuck using m.2 sata drives with much slower speeds compared to nvme/pcie. The drive you get is a Hynix 256GB and the 1TB is a Toshiba.
Screen color reproduction and accuracy is off the chart, no where near true or even passable for video/photo editing. Acer Exacolor is a joke. Vertical viewing angles are useless, side to side is actually decent for a non IPS panel.
USB 3.1 Type C is not thunderbolt 3. Does it cost a ton of more money for this port or something? I've only seen it on higher end laptops but I find it a bit of a joke to use TB3 only on higher end systems to get consumers to pay more for that laptop. A single port does not make that laptop worth a ton more money, it's all marketing. Somewhat disappointed, you can't get 4K 60FPS out of this laptop, not for gaming but just general use. I would use 4K output simply for a better media consumption experience on a bigger screen. - Other Thoughts: If you can get the laptop for mid $5xx then it's well worth the price. At $700 look for different options or spend a little more and you'll find yourself with a handful more features and better internal components.
- Reviewed By:Vandee X.,11/30/2016 1:00:40 PM
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- Pros: - GTX1070 and great CPU+RAM+hard disk at an amazing price!
- Such low profile yet elegant design that I can take it to business meetings without problem.
- Connection to my 29" ultrawide monitor is flawless and amazing! - Cons: - Need some time to get used to the keyboard and touch pad, but I use wireless mouse and keyboard most time, so no big deal.
- Other Thoughts: - 100% recommendation. You cannot find another latop at this price with GTX1070.
- Reviewed By:Duanxiang Z.,11/29/2016 9:51:43 AM
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- Pros: - Great Gaming/Editing Performance
- Very light and thin
- G-Sync - Cons: - Bloatware
- Screen leaves much to be desired, some back-light bleeding.
- Slow Boot, (Can be fixed if you install your OS on an M.2)
- Battery is a little below average, but that is the case with most gaming laptops
- Gets warm when under load, but not too hot. If you're gonna game with this, don't do it on your lap. (Unless you're a fan of sweaty thighs!) - Other Thoughts: Anything more than a GTX 1060 is overkill for 1080p gaming on a notebook. If your looking for a Desktop replacement or simply want to game on the go, you can't go wrong with this laptop. It gives performance on par (if not slightly better) than a desktop with a GTX 970. It has PLENTY of power for 1080p, 60 fps gaming at ULTRA settings on most titles.
DISCLAIMER: The GTX 10** Series mobile graphics chips are said to be "equivalent in power to the desktop chips". This is slightly misleading. The margin in performance is really small but it does exist. They tend to be around 5-10fps slower. - Reviewed By:Eric M.,11/29/2016 9:46:46 AM
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- Pros: The laptop itself is great when it works. I've heard that MSI hardware is generally reliable. But...
- Cons: I must have gotten the bad one of the bunch, because it has failed on me twice in one year for the same problem. I close the laptop to put it to sleep, and a few minutes later I open the screen to continue work, and nothing. No power or LEDs, even when plugged in. Apparently the motherboard somehow fries itself when the computer is put to sleep. The first time it happened I wasn't upset, I decided to give MSI customer service a chance. I sent it in for an RMA, they replaced the motherboard, and a couple weeks later I got it back and all was good. However the same thing happened several months afterwards. I sent it in for another RMA, but this time it took a whole month for them to send it back to me, and they didn't give me any sort of updates during the process. When I got it back, the laptop had physical damage, and it obviously didn't happen during shipping. The front-right corner of the palm rest was crushed in and warped. I contacted MSI customer service about this, and they responded by shoving me over to the tech support department, which subsequently gave me another RMA without even reading my situation. I am not sending my laptop in for another RMA.
- Other Thoughts: Unless this is remedied, I am staying away from all MSI products indefinitely. MSI customer support is some of the worst I have ever experienced.
- Manufacturer Response:Dear Sharon,
We apologize for the issues that you are having with this product.
Please feel free to contact us directly to set up a RMA service with the following information provided to usreview@msi.com.
1. Full name (first, and last)
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Once your information and warranty are verified by the system then you will get a RMA# immediately.
You will receive a RMA email which indicates the turn-around time as well as ship-to address.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding the product or special requests, received the unit back from RMA but are still having issues, please do not hesitate to call us or email us directly and we will be more than happy to assist you, thank you.
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- Reviewed By:Sharon S.,11/29/2016 10:57:51 AM
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- Pros: Black Friday $994 purchase price.
16 GB RAM,
i74720 is a decent CPU,
980M can still handle most games without too many compromises.
Excellent cooling solution - Cons: No Cons should you get a defect free unit. It has the potential to be a wonderful. Quality Control could be am issue but I do not have the statistic to make a factual statement.
See my RMA Experience thus far in the "Other (Optional) section... - Other Thoughts: The product specs and engineering are top notch relative to the price and assuming you get a defect free Notebook. Cons are related to the RMA process thus far and not about actual product and or its engineering. I do have an issue with quality control and both the New Egg and perhaps even more so with ASUS RMA process depending on how well they support their defective notebook. This Notebook is to be a gift to my brother who does not work with computers day in and day out. I decided to open up the box to check out the notebook for issues, perform OS updates and removal of the bloatware before I move the OS over to as SSD. My first task was to look for issues such as dead pixels and any other typical notebook issues. What I found was an issue with the CAT5/6 / LAN connecting to the notebook. Wifi worked but the Cat 5e / Cat6 cables did not work ( tried three of them), even when they were confirmed to be fully and properly plugged. The NIC still indicated a disconnected status. This was strange so I decided to update the OS via Wifi and also updated the Realtek NIC driver so as to rule out a driver issue. Next I turned off Wifi thinking that maybe the NIC and wifi cannot not be active at the same time but also knowing this was very unlikely to be the issue. As expected the WiFI and NIC being on at the same time was not an issue. The OS reported the NIC was ready and the driver was installed. As I was now out of reasonable software options to explore I took a look at the Rj45 port on the notebook where the Cat 5 cable connects and finally I spotted the issue. One of the prongs, for lack of a better term, was not springing up like all the others and thus only 7 out 8 prongs was making contact with the cable. To fix this you can not simply bend up the prong. You would need to take out the MB and desolder the port/component so you can then solder a new port/component to the MB. Here is the Kicker... New Egg is sold out and has no ETA for when new inventory might be in stock and ASUS tells me that first I have to pay for shipping to their repair facility even though on the ASUS box I see a sticker that says ASUS 360 which states 2 way free standard shipping. Eventually the ASUS RMA rep agreed that ASUS would provide complimentary to and from shipping, however, I was also informed that I may need to pay for the repair should the repair facility somehow assess that the damaged was caused by the user. I have no idea how this will ultimately turn out but I can say I did not have such rigmarole when I had to return my Sager for a dead pixel issue. Oh, the other solution from ASUS was for me to get a refund and to purchase the notebook from another vendor. The end result of this latter solution is a $994 notebook will now cost between $1,300 and $1,600 as the good Black Friday sales are over. For the faulty 10 cent part the solution would have one spending between $306 to $606 dollars more for the same or similar spec notebook. I would find it difficult to suggest to folks that ASUS has fair customer support should such a scenario materialize but I do know I will not pay for the repair since the notebook shipped with the issue. Let hope ASUS can see the issue has nothing to do with abuse to a PC that was just taken out of the box.
- Reviewed By:James M.,11/29/2016 10:33:20 AM
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- Pros: -Excellent specs for the price
-New Haswell processor, dedicated graphics, and fast SSD
-Plays games much better than I expected, and overall a very fast machine - Cons: -The screen is horrible (hence the 4 stars). I read reviews and thought, how bad could it be? Whites are a warm yellow, contrast is blown out so whites and light grays all blend together and make images dark and blown out, low saturation, and overall just a very cheap screen that I've never used on any laptop - even ones many years ago. I even calibrated it in Windows 10 and it helped but there is only so much you can do in software.
-The trackpad feels very loose when you click down, and causes some unwanted gestures and touches.
-Lots of bloatware, but after 20 minutes it was all removed. - Other Thoughts: For a cheap gaming laptop, it's hard to beat this price. If you care about quality though, you may want to spend a bit more for a higher quality laptop.
- Reviewed By:Geoff J.,11/29/2016 9:52:25 AM
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- Pros: As I travel a lot for work I wanted something in a pretty small form factor to be able to do development work for VR while on the road. So far this laptop is performing flawlessly in that regard as well as the the occasional Overwatch game on max settings.
- Cons: Like others have mentioned just know this will get super hot (VR mode is no exception). I bought a laptop cooler to try and help a little but I always keep this on a desk (home or hotel) so I can live with some heat in such a small package.
- Reviewed By:Joshuha O.,11/30/2016 8:12:46 AM
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- Pros: Great laptop its fast, great graphics etc... good to take to classes and game while you are there if the teacher is boring.
Overwatch medium settings 60 fps no problem!
Great if you are doing dual computer streaming, processor works smoothly for this, no problems yet. - Cons: Gets like finger prints and everything sticks to it and leave a mark, not fun to clean it every time i finish using it.
Probably just me, but I cant get the back to open... left a scratch already on the body, owned the product for 2 days...
SD card slot is at an awkard place like in the front of the laptop not the left or right side... - Other Thoughts: Definitely worth upgrading to 16gb ram and adding an ssd if you can.
The mouse pad gets in the way every time I game, make sure to disable mouse pad if you are using external mouse
Wish it came with like a sleeve for carrying purposes. - Reviewed By:Jithin S.,11/30/2016 7:31:18 AM
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- Pros: it played new Deus Ex very well
- Cons: Not water resistant keyboard
- Other Thoughts: I had mine 5 weeks and spilled coffee in my keyboard. I got an RMA from MSI repair center today. I will update this thread once I get my estimate to repair. I will post so everyone knows the cost to be careless with your new gaming laptop.
OK, The folks at MSI computer repair in CA tell me my main board and keyboard have to be replaced. I was hoping that wasn't the case since I only spilled maybe2 ounces of liquid and I turned my laptop over instantly when the spill happened and also powered unit off.
cost to repair $1010. I will mention to the repair team about my speakers which had a crackle in them under slightly loud volume settings.
Will my warranty continue with my replaced boards? I will ask and update here - Reviewed By:andrew w.,11/30/2016 1:40:20 AM
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- Pros: Specs are on par with machines that are several hundred dollars more
Backlit keyboard is nice (yes, it IS backlit despite what some reviews out there reflect)
IPS 1080p display is great
16gb RAM
256gb M.2 PCIe SSD (huge bonus) - boots in less than 14 seconds! - Cons: number pad is a bit cramped, and the 0 key is not in a usual 10 key placement (or the normal larger size).
trackpad is less than optimal, and had an issue with it cutting out for a few seconds at a time, but I use a bluetooth mouse anyways, so it's not a deal breaker for me. - Other Thoughts: I had some reservations about this laptop, because the price seemed so low for it's specs (specifically 16GB ram, and 256gb M.2 PCIe drive). I know, specs are not everything when considering a computer, but so far, this laptop has exceeded my expectations. I read several reviews where it did not come with a backlit keyboard (which was kind of a deal breaker for me). I just bought this black Friday week from newegg, and I can confirm it DOES HAVE A BACKLIT KEYBOARD, yay! The pictures displayed on the Newegg site show the spacebar without the lighting logo on it, but mine has the logo on it, and a quick FN+Spacebar turns the lights on. Remember to hold down the FN key while pressing spacebar. I even called Lenovo to see if they could confirm the backlighting for this specific model, and they confirmed it has it.
I've played a few games on it, and so far so good, even with the slightly less powerful GTX 950m. Star Wars Battlefront was running around 40 fps on default settings (looked to be set to medium). if you're a gamer, this is not going to blow you away (you'll want a laptop with a 10 series card); however, I'm not a huge gamer, so this is fine with me. Knowing I can get a decent experience while playing online with the kids is a bonus.
The sound seems to be OK as well. It's a laptop, so you can't expect studio quality of course, but for me, they are perfectly adequate.
All in all, this was an enormous upgrade for me, going from a single core machine with 4gb of ram and a non HD display. I believe this was one of, if not the best laptop deasl offered black Friday/cyber Monday. It's not a flashy machine, with RGB lighting, or a 4k touch display, or a new fancy 10 series GPU, but Lenovo has been making great products for a long time, and I couldn't be happier with the purchase. - Reviewed By:David L.,11/30/2016 7:22:02 AM
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- Pros: - processor is quick
- boot ssd drive makes starting up less than 10 seconds and windows feels snappy
- lots of ram
- solid frame, the whole unit feels very sturdy
- sleek without looking flashy
- lenovo updates are so simple and easy to do. lenovo just being a great pc manufacture themselves.
- the best laptop speakers i have ever used. so loud and clear
- 4 GB of video ram in the 960M versus the 2 GB thats commonly avaliable in this price range make this a good bargin
- full keyboard.
Cons - Cons: - back lit keyboard only 1 color, red
- 5400 rpm hdd
- camera is passable
- screen is ok. could be brighter.
- mouse pad is large and just ok. - Other Thoughts: overall an absolute great laptop. video card is above grade with the 4GB RAM in this price range which will help keep this laptop video specs relevant to gaming needs. The specs on this unit will meet most peoples needs and is above grade in relation to price. everything performs quickly on here and it looks and sounds great. The keyboard and trackpad is.. well ok.. as is expected of most laptops. The major downers is the screen as it lacks brightness and color quality is lacking. the 5400 RPM HDD is in sore need of upgrading however is relatively easy and inexpensive to do at a later date.
- Reviewed By:brian a.,11/29/2016 11:11:19 PM
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- Pros: Pros: It is a monster laptop for the price and will meet every need anyone would ever expect out of a laptop. You can play most games on low to medium settings, run some programs such as FL studio and such, web browsing and much more.
- Cons: Con: Only con is the screen, which is not even that bad, but I am a pick SOB :)
- Other Thoughts: 10/10 would buy again! Thumbs up from me
Also i paid for 3 day shipping and got it in 4 days, I was a little bit upset, but other than that 10/10! - Reviewed By:Anonymous,11/29/2016 7:26:37 PM
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- Pros: -Light weight
-Looks like a gaming laptop
-Shipped on time - Cons: -Very flimsy, thin plastic.
-I can barely hear any sound from the speakers.
-Out of the box I could not get the wifi working, had to download the drivers from MSI (which completely disabled the wifi, so I had to figure out how to get into the settings and enable it again). Very big pain, because I didn't have immediate access to an Ethernet cable.
-I can't run certain programs, like Google Chrome (it just sits in the processes, but doesn't actually open).
-Most Window's features won't load at all: can't run the Firewall, can't uninstall anything (it just loads until it times out); I can't even open control panel half the time. Everything takes so long to load it just crashes half the time.
-Constantly seems to be loading, when I don't have anything open. - Other Thoughts: This is just out of the box, I can't imagine it will improve in time. Highly considering returning this if I can't fix any of these issues in the next couple of days. Only giving 2 eggs because of how quickly it shipped.
- Reviewed By:Kaelyn M.,11/29/2016 7:06:21 PM
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- Pros: I have searched for laptop for 8 months now and finally found this one. Didn't even wait till Black Friday because it was such a good deal. Bought it a 2 months ago. Runs like a Champ. Everything about it is better then my desktop. Not many laptops at $1600 will get you 980. (maybe a no name laptop would have it) I bought it got 1400 on a special sale with $100 mail and rebate.
The screen is huge for a laptop which makes it feel like I am on my desktop. The best sound from a laptop I have ever heard.
The keyboard/ lights are really cool feature. Fully customizable.
No over heating. Super fast, - Cons: Only thing I have to say is that the updates it came with gave me computer errors after installing them. I restored the computer from the bios file for manufacture reset but once I did that it delete file to do that again. I was bummed that I didn't have that file any more and the update cd with all the extra features gave me the errors.
- Other Thoughts: I would recommend this to anyone looking for a laptop that wants something to game and have no issues. (Gaming computers can do anything not just gaming.)
MSI computers are awesome - Reviewed By:Tomas N.,11/29/2016 5:45:23 PM
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- Pros: - powerful for the price
- pretty good screen
- looks don't suck
- all components including the motherboard are high grade and not generic
- SSD with a storage drive, 16gb of ram, bluetooth and an i7 for less than $700 - Cons: - the screen could be brighter
- CHEAP AND THIN PLASTIC CASE
- not bad but still basic track pad - Other Thoughts: if you are an average size man and put your paws on this laptop there will be plenty of flex! so much so that i worry about pushing on internal components. really like the design and power for the price but the flex of the plastic is very worrisome.
- Reviewed By:Anonymous,11/29/2016 5:09:08 PM
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- Pros: Love this computer! Got it just before Black Friday, on a fantastic promotion direct from Newegg! Computer is fantastic, and works great with all my games.
- Cons: I did receive this with a DOA DVD Drive. Even though the drive is user-upgradeable (per ASUS documentation) they would not ship a replacement for the defective drive. Instead, they wanted me to ship the entire computer in for service. I wasn't willing to do that so I just bought another drive off an auction site instead. It cost less than what it would have cost to ship the computer, and I may not ever use it anyway... Just want a working drive in case I do.
- Other Thoughts: ASUS Support was friendly, but their policy about not shipping parts for user-replacable components is a a pretty major flaw in what would otherwise have been a fantastic acquisition.
- Reviewed By:Gard B.,11/29/2016 1:09:28 PM
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- Pros: The laptop itself is great when it works. I've heard that MSI hardware is generally reliable. But...
- Cons: I must have gotten the bad one of the bunch, because it has failed on me twice in one year for the same problem. I close the laptop to put it to sleep, and a few minutes later I open the screen to continue work, and nothing. No power or LEDs, even when plugged in. Apparently the motherboard somehow fries itself when the computer is put to sleep. The first time it happened I wasn't upset, I decided to give MSI customer service a chance. I sent it in for an RMA, they replaced the motherboard, and a couple weeks later I got it back and all was good. However the same thing happened several months afterwards. I sent it in for another RMA, but this time it took a whole month for them to send it back to me, and they didn't give me any sort of updates during the process. When I got it back, the laptop had physical damage, and it obviously didn't happen during shipping. The front-right corner of the palm rest was crushed in and warped. I contacted MSI customer service about this, and they responded by shoving me over to the tech support department, which subsequently gave me another RMA without even reading my situation. I am not sending my laptop in for another RMA.
- Other Thoughts: Unless this is remedied, I am staying away from all MSI products indefinitely. MSI customer support is some of the worst I have ever experienced.
- Manufacturer Response:Dear Sharon,
We apologize for the issues that you are having with this product.
Please feel free to contact us directly to set up a RMA service with the following information provided to usreview@msi.com.
1. Full name (first, and last)
2. Telephone #
3. Physical address
4. Email address
5. Serial number (located in the battery compartment and begins with S/N)
6. Proof of purchase (screenshot/photo, or PDF is fine)
7. Symptoms you are having (as detailed as possible)
Once your information and warranty are verified by the system then you will get a RMA# immediately.
You will receive a RMA email which indicates the turn-around time as well as ship-to address.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding the product or special requests, received the unit back from RMA but are still having issues, please do not hesitate to call us or email us directly and we will be more than happy to assist you, thank you.
Tech Support Line: 888-447-6564 (M to F, 5am to 7pm Pacific Time)
Tech Support Email: usreview@msi.com
Best Regards,
MSI Review Team | JT12012016020 usreview@msi.com
- Reviewed By:Sharon S.,11/29/2016 10:57:51 AM
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- Pros: Black Friday $994 purchase price.
16 GB RAM,
i74720 is a decent CPU,
980M can still handle most games without too many compromises.
Excellent cooling solution - Cons: No Cons should you get a defect free unit. It has the potential to be a wonderful. Quality Control could be am issue but I do not have the statistic to make a factual statement.
See my RMA Experience thus far in the "Other (Optional) section... - Other Thoughts: The product specs and engineering are top notch relative to the price and assuming you get a defect free Notebook. Cons are related to the RMA process thus far and not about actual product and or its engineering. I do have an issue with quality control and both the New Egg and perhaps even more so with ASUS RMA process depending on how well they support their defective notebook. This Notebook is to be a gift to my brother who does not work with computers day in and day out. I decided to open up the box to check out the notebook for issues, perform OS updates and removal of the bloatware before I move the OS over to as SSD. My first task was to look for issues such as dead pixels and any other typical notebook issues. What I found was an issue with the CAT5/6 / LAN connecting to the notebook. Wifi worked but the Cat 5e / Cat6 cables did not work ( tried three of them), even when they were confirmed to be fully and properly plugged. The NIC still indicated a disconnected status. This was strange so I decided to update the OS via Wifi and also updated the Realtek NIC driver so as to rule out a driver issue. Next I turned off Wifi thinking that maybe the NIC and wifi cannot not be active at the same time but also knowing this was very unlikely to be the issue. As expected the WiFI and NIC being on at the same time was not an issue. The OS reported the NIC was ready and the driver was installed. As I was now out of reasonable software options to explore I took a look at the Rj45 port on the notebook where the Cat 5 cable connects and finally I spotted the issue. One of the prongs, for lack of a better term, was not springing up like all the others and thus only 7 out 8 prongs was making contact with the cable. To fix this you can not simply bend up the prong. You would need to take out the MB and desolder the port/component so you can then solder a new port/component to the MB. Here is the Kicker... New Egg is sold out and has no ETA for when new inventory might be in stock and ASUS tells me that first I have to pay for shipping to their repair facility even though on the ASUS box I see a sticker that says ASUS 360 which states 2 way free standard shipping. Eventually the ASUS RMA rep agreed that ASUS would provide complimentary to and from shipping, however, I was also informed that I may need to pay for the repair should the repair facility somehow assess that the damaged was caused by the user. I have no idea how this will ultimately turn out but I can say I did not have such rigmarole when I had to return my Sager for a dead pixel issue. Oh, the other solution from ASUS was for me to get a refund and to purchase the notebook from another vendor. The end result of this latter solution is a $994 notebook will now cost between $1,300 and $1,600 as the good Black Friday sales are over. For the faulty 10 cent part the solution would have one spending between $306 to $606 dollars more for the same or similar spec notebook. I would find it difficult to suggest to folks that ASUS has fair customer support should such a scenario materialize but I do know I will not pay for the repair since the notebook shipped with the issue. Let hope ASUS can see the issue has nothing to do with abuse to a PC that was just taken out of the box.
- Reviewed By:James M.,11/29/2016 10:33:20 AM
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- Pros: The laptop itself is great when it works. I've heard that MSI hardware is generally reliable. But...
- Cons: I must have gotten the bad one of the bunch, because it has failed on me twice in one year for the same problem. I close the laptop to put it to sleep, and a few minutes later I open the screen to continue work, and nothing. No power or LEDs, even when plugged in. Apparently the motherboard somehow fries itself when the computer is put to sleep. The first time it happened I wasn't upset, I decided to give MSI customer service a chance. I sent it in for an RMA, they replaced the motherboard, and a couple weeks later I got it back and all was good. However the same thing happened several months afterwards. I sent it in for another RMA, but this time it took a whole month for them to send it back to me, and they didn't give me any sort of updates during the process. When I got it back, the laptop had physical damage, and it obviously didn't happen during shipping. The front-right corner of the palm rest was crushed in and warped. I contacted MSI customer service about this, and they responded by shoving me over to the tech support department, which subsequently gave me another RMA without even reading my situation. I am not sending my laptop in for another RMA.
- Other Thoughts: Unless this is remedied, I am staying away from all MSI products indefinitely. MSI customer support is some of the worst I have ever experienced.
- Manufacturer Response:Dear Sharon,
We apologize for the issues that you are having with this product.
Please feel free to contact us directly to set up a RMA service with the following information provided to usreview@msi.com.
1. Full name (first, and last)
2. Telephone #
3. Physical address
4. Email address
5. Serial number (located in the battery compartment and begins with S/N)
6. Proof of purchase (screenshot/photo, or PDF is fine)
7. Symptoms you are having (as detailed as possible)
Once your information and warranty are verified by the system then you will get a RMA# immediately.
You will receive a RMA email which indicates the turn-around time as well as ship-to address.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding the product or special requests, received the unit back from RMA but are still having issues, please do not hesitate to call us or email us directly and we will be more than happy to assist you, thank you.
Tech Support Line: 888-447-6564 (M to F, 5am to 7pm Pacific Time)
Tech Support Email: usreview@msi.com
Best Regards,
MSI Review Team | JT12012016020 usreview@msi.com
- Reviewed By:Sharon S.,11/29/2016 10:57:51 AM
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- Pros: Black Friday $994 purchase price.
16 GB RAM,
i74720 is a decent CPU,
980M can still handle most games without too many compromises.
Excellent cooling solution - Cons: No Cons should you get a defect free unit. It has the potential to be a wonderful. Quality Control could be am issue but I do not have the statistic to make a factual statement.
See my RMA Experience thus far in the "Other (Optional) section... - Other Thoughts: The product specs and engineering are top notch relative to the price and assuming you get a defect free Notebook. Cons are related to the RMA process thus far and not about actual product and or its engineering. I do have an issue with quality control and both the New Egg and perhaps even more so with ASUS RMA process depending on how well they support their defective notebook. This Notebook is to be a gift to my brother who does not work with computers day in and day out. I decided to open up the box to check out the notebook for issues, perform OS updates and removal of the bloatware before I move the OS over to as SSD. My first task was to look for issues such as dead pixels and any other typical notebook issues. What I found was an issue with the CAT5/6 / LAN connecting to the notebook. Wifi worked but the Cat 5e / Cat6 cables did not work ( tried three of them), even when they were confirmed to be fully and properly plugged. The NIC still indicated a disconnected status. This was strange so I decided to update the OS via Wifi and also updated the Realtek NIC driver so as to rule out a driver issue. Next I turned off Wifi thinking that maybe the NIC and wifi cannot not be active at the same time but also knowing this was very unlikely to be the issue. As expected the WiFI and NIC being on at the same time was not an issue. The OS reported the NIC was ready and the driver was installed. As I was now out of reasonable software options to explore I took a look at the Rj45 port on the notebook where the Cat 5 cable connects and finally I spotted the issue. One of the prongs, for lack of a better term, was not springing up like all the others and thus only 7 out 8 prongs was making contact with the cable. To fix this you can not simply bend up the prong. You would need to take out the MB and desolder the port/component so you can then solder a new port/component to the MB. Here is the Kicker... New Egg is sold out and has no ETA for when new inventory might be in stock and ASUS tells me that first I have to pay for shipping to their repair facility even though on the ASUS box I see a sticker that says ASUS 360 which states 2 way free standard shipping. Eventually the ASUS RMA rep agreed that ASUS would provide complimentary to and from shipping, however, I was also informed that I may need to pay for the repair should the repair facility somehow assess that the damaged was caused by the user. I have no idea how this will ultimately turn out but I can say I did not have such rigmarole when I had to return my Sager for a dead pixel issue. Oh, the other solution from ASUS was for me to get a refund and to purchase the notebook from another vendor. The end result of this latter solution is a $994 notebook will now cost between $1,300 and $1,600 as the good Black Friday sales are over. For the faulty 10 cent part the solution would have one spending between $306 to $606 dollars more for the same or similar spec notebook. I would find it difficult to suggest to folks that ASUS has fair customer support should such a scenario materialize but I do know I will not pay for the repair since the notebook shipped with the issue. Let hope ASUS can see the issue has nothing to do with abuse to a PC that was just taken out of the box.
- Reviewed By:James M.,11/29/2016 10:33:20 AM
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- Pros: -Excellent specs for the price
-New Haswell processor, dedicated graphics, and fast SSD
-Plays games much better than I expected, and overall a very fast machine - Cons: -The screen is horrible (hence the 4 stars). I read reviews and thought, how bad could it be? Whites are a warm yellow, contrast is blown out so whites and light grays all blend together and make images dark and blown out, low saturation, and overall just a very cheap screen that I've never used on any laptop - even ones many years ago. I even calibrated it in Windows 10 and it helped but there is only so much you can do in software.
-The trackpad feels very loose when you click down, and causes some unwanted gestures and touches.
-Lots of bloatware, but after 20 minutes it was all removed. - Other Thoughts: For a cheap gaming laptop, it's hard to beat this price. If you care about quality though, you may want to spend a bit more for a higher quality laptop.
- Reviewed By:Geoff J.,11/29/2016 9:52:25 AM
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- Pros: GTX 1070 - I don't game, but in computational benchmarks it is 5 times as fast as laptop processor and 3 times as fast as my desktop.
It is not an ultrabook, but it is amazingly thin and light for what it is
Sturdy metal body. Feels like a professional machine. No dragons, aliens or red buttons screaming "gamer"!
Long battery life - really hard to find in gaming laptops.
Very quiet when not under heavy load and in energy saving mode.
Backlit keybord comes handy at night.
It is a complete package there is really nothing to upgrade. - Cons: GTX 1070 requires a lot of power, so power cord is thick and relatively inflexible and the power plug keeps falling off the laptop. With long battery life you don't notice it right away. It might wear battery out.
Tin sounding speakers. I guess that is why they added earphones with it. Not really a problem as you can use bluetooth speakers. Windows 10 looks flat, but it is not laptop's fault and probably requires time to get used to. - Other Thoughts: Bought it for deep learning exercises. GTX 1070 greatly speeds those up. There is a world of a difference between an hour and 12 minutes when you experiment with training neural networks. 3D rendering might greatly benefit too. Long battery life is handy when doing my writing in a bookshop cafe away from a power socket. It is lighter than my previous laptop and much lighter than those 10lb gaming monsters that provide even more computational muscle. Other reviewers complain about DVD drive opening a lot while working with laptop on your lap - never happened to me. But keep an eye on the power cord. It does fall off its laptop socket.
- Reviewed By:Alexander S.,11/29/2016 8:21:41 AM
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- Pros: Has not arrived yet, wanted to get manual and driver support on hand before it arrived. Giving 5 stars with the hopes that it will be as good as it specs out to be. time will tell
manual at: http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/nb/GL553VW/0409_E11734_GL553VW_A.pdf?_ga=1.202742673.1090960821.1465305030
driver support at: https://www.asus.com/Notebooks/ROG-GL553VW/HelpDesk_Download/
I verified that this manual and driver support are for the FX53VW-GH71 as well. I asked the chat provider twice since the model numbers are not the same as this laptop. Just have to have faith that he was in the know on this.
Hope this helps. - Cons: had to contact ASUS support via chat to get the manual and driver information.
- Reviewed By:Dean T.,11/29/2016 8:13:58 AM
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- Pros: - GTX1070 and great CPU+RAM+hard disk at an amazing price!
- Such low profile yet elegant design that I can take it to business meetings without problem.
- Connection to my 29" ultrawide monitor is flawless and amazing! - Cons: - Need some time to get used to the keyboard and touch pad, but I use wireless mouse and keyboard most time, so no big deal.
- Other Thoughts: - 100% recommendation. You cannot find another latop at this price with GTX1070.
- Reviewed By:Duanxiang Z.,11/29/2016 9:51:43 AM
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- Pros: - Great Gaming/Editing Performance
- Very light and thin
- G-Sync - Cons: - Bloatware
- Screen leaves much to be desired, some back-light bleeding.
- Slow Boot, (Can be fixed if you install your OS on an M.2)
- Battery is a little below average, but that is the case with most gaming laptops
- Gets warm when under load, but not too hot. If you're gonna game with this, don't do it on your lap. (Unless you're a fan of sweaty thighs!) - Other Thoughts: Anything more than a GTX 1060 is overkill for 1080p gaming on a notebook. If your looking for a Desktop replacement or simply want to game on the go, you can't go wrong with this laptop. It gives performance on par (if not slightly better) than a desktop with a GTX 970. It has PLENTY of power for 1080p, 60 fps gaming at ULTRA settings on most titles.
DISCLAIMER: The GTX 10** Series mobile graphics chips are said to be "equivalent in power to the desktop chips". This is slightly misleading. The margin in performance is really small but it does exist. They tend to be around 5-10fps slower. - Reviewed By:Eric M.,11/29/2016 9:46:46 AM
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- Pros: Graphics are very good. The screen can display photos at high quality, with a very photo realistic image. The machine boots up, and powers down very quickly.
- Cons: The sound is horrible. I expected much much better. This is on par with a 15 year old laptop in my opinion. The added programs made to enhance the 2 speakers this laptop has build in, falls far short. They should have spent a few extra dollars on the speakers, and mounted them on top of the keyboard surface, rather than along the front edge of the unit. I tried various settings and bypassing the "sound enhancing" programs, but the poor quality of the speakers comes through every time.
The keyboard is also less than stellar, but with the small size of the laptop, you can expect some issues with crowding. - Other Thoughts: I would not recommend at the $750+ price point. This is a high speed, visually pleasing unit, but for gaming or listening to music you should go another route. This is overpriced by $100.
- Reviewed By:sean d.,11/28/2016 11:55:38 PM
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- Pros: This laptop more or less works as described. Plastic casing, decent keyboard layout/backlighting, bad battery life, etc. etc. It is a decent choice at ~$800 for a medium-power gaming/programming laptop.
- Cons: $50 rebate offered by MSI -- they rejected my claim after contacting me about it being "processed". Then they didn't send me a rejection email until I asked them about it -- by then, the appeal period was over. Had sent all documents and have backups, but not going to bother arguing. Won't trust MSI again unless they fix this.
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- Reviewed By:Ho C.,11/29/2016 5:12:33 AM
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- Pros: 3840x2160 resolution makes it the best display I've seen to date. Fast CPU in the i-6700. The 256 GB M-SSD from Samsung is as fast as they get. 16 GB of DDR4 ram, and it only uses 40-45 watts. Good connectivity includes Ethernet, Wifi (AC), Bluetooth, 4 USB slots (2 x 3.1 and 2 x 3.0), and an SDXC slot. Excellent sound using the built-in speakers, and the webcam has 1080 resolution. The touchpad is responsive and accurate. The backlit keyboard is easy to use, with large, easy to read keys.
- Cons: No built-in optical drive.
- Other Thoughts: Highly recommended for those needing a fast gaming or graphics laptop.
- Reviewed By:Frank B.,11/29/2016 1:23:01 AM
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- Pros: I don't have a lot to say about this that hasn't already been said, so mostly just confirming other reviews.
- Runs everything I've thrown at it so far on maxed out settings with no problems, but that being said I haven't played anything that is extremely demanding. The 3 main games I've played on it so far are: Tomb Raider, Total War: Rome II, and Kerbal Space Program which sounds stupid, but it does have a lot of physics invoved, and can be graphically demanding at times.
- I know everyone says this, but the keyboard really is awesome. Keys have a very nice feel, and are very responsive. Definitely the best I've used
- It is light for a 17" gaming laptop. I have a 17" laptop backpack and it fits nicely. I have had no problems carrying it around. I wouldn't say it's ultra portable, but it is portable enough for limited travel.
- Quiet, even when running under stress
-Backlighting for keyboard is cool, especially since it can be customized
-Runs very cool temperature wise. It has the secondary fan, and even after playing a game for 4+ hours I haven't needed it yet
-This is the first computer I've had that uses a SSD and it is a huge plus. Boots up in 10-15 seconds. - Cons: - Speakers / sound drivers. I am unable to use the realtek speakers because of the same crackling audio that others have talked about. It seems like a very common problem with no easy fix. To me this makes them unusable. They sound like the cheapest speakers you could buy, amped up way beyond their capacity, and were put under water. I tried uninstalling/reinstalling drivers and have tried every version of driver they have, even one that came out just weeks ago. Nothing makes it sound better. I had to resort to going back to the default speakers that are not very loud, and for some reason don't work with all games.
- Optical drive seems very flimsy and wiggles around a lot when the tray is out. Not a big problem for me, but worth noting.
-Battery life is pretty short, but I don't use it much where a power source is unavailable, so this is not a problem for me personally. You definitely aren't going to be able to play games for very long if you aren't plugged in.
-The only issue I've noticed performance wise is there seems to be slight frame rate issue when it's not plugged into power source. Plugging into power immediately makes it run smoothly, so maybe there is a setting somewhere that reduces performance when not plugged into a power source? This might just be an oversight on my part. - Other Thoughts: The only thing in my opinion keeping this from 5 stars (eggs) is the sound issues I've experienced. Since the default speakers work most of the time I haven't gone to the effort of requesting an RMA, plus I'm not sure what they can do since it seems like a driver issue.
Overall I would definitely recommend this laptop, if you are ok with some speaker issues. It has exceded my expectations in every other category, and has basically replaced the desktop I was using. - Reviewed By:Douglas H.,11/28/2016 11:37:57 PM
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- Pros: -Nice gaming capabilities
-Enjoy the keyboard and settings - Cons: -Laptop died after a month of use the first time with no power received, happened again 5 months after (today) to the refurbished one they sent as a replacement. I re-seated the RAM but it appears now the LEDs are receiving power but the fan/harddrive isn't.
Two laptops both with the same power issues in less than 6 months without heavy gaming or any damage. Looking at reviewers it seems I'm not the only one with these power issues. - Other Thoughts: Since the warranty only covers 3 months out I'm out the $700 I paid for this until I get a third party to look at it. I've always owned ASUS laptops in the past which is why I went with this one but following this experience I can say I'll avoid the brand from this point on. Going to attempt to follow up with support but not expecting much.
Yes, I've tried hard resetting the laptop by unplugging and holding the power button before restarting. The adapter is delivering power to the laptop but the fan/harddrive aren't spinning up on boot and nothing is displayed on the screen. Tried a separate stick of RAM with no luck, may be the GPU gone bad which essentially means the laptop is going to cost me an arm & a leg to fix. - Reviewed By:Ryan W.,11/28/2016 10:34:17 PM
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- Pros: This laptop more or less works as described. Plastic casing, decent keyboard layout/backlighting, bad battery life, etc. etc. It is a decent choice at ~$800 for a medium-power gaming/programming laptop.
- Cons: $50 rebate offered by MSI -- they rejected my claim after contacting me about it being "processed". Then they didn't send me a rejection email until I asked them about it -- by then, the appeal period was over. Had sent all documents and have backups, but not going to bother arguing. Won't trust MSI again unless they fix this.
- Manufacturer Response:Dear Valued Customer,
We apologize for the issues that you are having with this product.
Please feel free to contact us directly to set up a RMA service with the following information provided to usreview@msi.com.
1. Full name (first, and last)
2. Telephone #
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4. Email address
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7. Symptoms you are having (as detailed as possible)
Once your information and warranty are verified by the system then you will get a RMA# immediately.
You will receive a RMA email which indicates the turn-around time as well as ship-to address.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding the product or special requests, received the unit back from RMA but are still having issues, please do not hesitate to call us or email us directly and we will be more than happy to assist you, thank you.
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- Reviewed By:Ho C.,11/29/2016 5:12:33 AM
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- Pros: 3840x2160 resolution makes it the best display I've seen to date. Fast CPU in the i-6700. The 256 GB M-SSD from Samsung is as fast as they get. 16 GB of DDR4 ram, and it only uses 40-45 watts. Good connectivity includes Ethernet, Wifi (AC), Bluetooth, 4 USB slots (2 x 3.1 and 2 x 3.0), and an SDXC slot. Excellent sound using the built-in speakers, and the webcam has 1080 resolution. The touchpad is responsive and accurate. The backlit keyboard is easy to use, with large, easy to read keys.
- Cons: No built-in optical drive.
- Other Thoughts: Highly recommended for those needing a fast gaming or graphics laptop.
- Reviewed By:Frank B.,11/29/2016 1:23:01 AM
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- Pros: I don't have a lot to say about this that hasn't already been said, so mostly just confirming other reviews.
- Runs everything I've thrown at it so far on maxed out settings with no problems, but that being said I haven't played anything that is extremely demanding. The 3 main games I've played on it so far are: Tomb Raider, Total War: Rome II, and Kerbal Space Program which sounds stupid, but it does have a lot of physics invoved, and can be graphically demanding at times.
- I know everyone says this, but the keyboard really is awesome. Keys have a very nice feel, and are very responsive. Definitely the best I've used
- It is light for a 17" gaming laptop. I have a 17" laptop backpack and it fits nicely. I have had no problems carrying it around. I wouldn't say it's ultra portable, but it is portable enough for limited travel.
- Quiet, even when running under stress
-Backlighting for keyboard is cool, especially since it can be customized
-Runs very cool temperature wise. It has the secondary fan, and even after playing a game for 4+ hours I haven't needed it yet
-This is the first computer I've had that uses a SSD and it is a huge plus. Boots up in 10-15 seconds. - Cons: - Speakers / sound drivers. I am unable to use the realtek speakers because of the same crackling audio that others have talked about. It seems like a very common problem with no easy fix. To me this makes them unusable. They sound like the cheapest speakers you could buy, amped up way beyond their capacity, and were put under water. I tried uninstalling/reinstalling drivers and have tried every version of driver they have, even one that came out just weeks ago. Nothing makes it sound better. I had to resort to going back to the default speakers that are not very loud, and for some reason don't work with all games.
- Optical drive seems very flimsy and wiggles around a lot when the tray is out. Not a big problem for me, but worth noting.
-Battery life is pretty short, but I don't use it much where a power source is unavailable, so this is not a problem for me personally. You definitely aren't going to be able to play games for very long if you aren't plugged in.
-The only issue I've noticed performance wise is there seems to be slight frame rate issue when it's not plugged into power source. Plugging into power immediately makes it run smoothly, so maybe there is a setting somewhere that reduces performance when not plugged into a power source? This might just be an oversight on my part. - Other Thoughts: The only thing in my opinion keeping this from 5 stars (eggs) is the sound issues I've experienced. Since the default speakers work most of the time I haven't gone to the effort of requesting an RMA, plus I'm not sure what they can do since it seems like a driver issue.
Overall I would definitely recommend this laptop, if you are ok with some speaker issues. It has exceded my expectations in every other category, and has basically replaced the desktop I was using. - Reviewed By:Douglas H.,11/28/2016 11:37:57 PM
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- Pros: -Nice gaming capabilities
-Enjoy the keyboard and settings - Cons: -Laptop died after a month of use the first time with no power received, happened again 5 months after (today) to the refurbished one they sent as a replacement. I re-seated the RAM but it appears now the LEDs are receiving power but the fan/harddrive isn't.
Two laptops both with the same power issues in less than 6 months without heavy gaming or any damage. Looking at reviewers it seems I'm not the only one with these power issues. - Other Thoughts: Since the warranty only covers 3 months out I'm out the $700 I paid for this until I get a third party to look at it. I've always owned ASUS laptops in the past which is why I went with this one but following this experience I can say I'll avoid the brand from this point on. Going to attempt to follow up with support but not expecting much.
Yes, I've tried hard resetting the laptop by unplugging and holding the power button before restarting. The adapter is delivering power to the laptop but the fan/harddrive aren't spinning up on boot and nothing is displayed on the screen. Tried a separate stick of RAM with no luck, may be the GPU gone bad which essentially means the laptop is going to cost me an arm & a leg to fix. - Reviewed By:Ryan W.,11/28/2016 10:34:17 PM
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- Pros: Graphics are very good. The screen can display photos at high quality, with a very photo realistic image. The machine boots up, and powers down very quickly.
- Cons: The sound is horrible. I expected much much better. This is on par with a 15 year old laptop in my opinion. The added programs made to enhance the 2 speakers this laptop has build in, falls far short. They should have spent a few extra dollars on the speakers, and mounted them on top of the keyboard surface, rather than along the front edge of the unit. I tried various settings and bypassing the "sound enhancing" programs, but the poor quality of the speakers comes through every time.
The keyboard is also less than stellar, but with the small size of the laptop, you can expect some issues with crowding. - Other Thoughts: I would not recommend at the $750+ price point. This is a high speed, visually pleasing unit, but for gaming or listening to music you should go another route. This is overpriced by $100.
- Reviewed By:sean d.,11/28/2016 11:55:38 PM
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- Pros: -Incredibly fast
-Supports multiple displays right out of the box. I believe the max is 3+the laptop screen.
-It's a powerhouse for gaming and high end video
-Really well-made
-Benchmarking this was mindblowing.
The reason this got a 4/5 instead of a 5/5 was the amount of work that needed to be done to make this thing correct after unboxing it. - Cons: -Sound driver produces a crackle-pop in the onboard speakers with the included driver. You'll need to update this asap.
-It's huge. I mean really huge. This is not a "laptop" but more of a computer you can keep on multiple different surfaces and move easily.
-Lots of setup time. Something like 4 hours and counting to get everything out of it that isn't needed (read bloatware).
-Standard HDD instead of an SSD. SSD should be the standard at this point. - Other Thoughts: For the $996 I paid for this on Black Friday, it was an absolute steal.
- Reviewed By:James B.,11/28/2016 6:16:14 PM
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- Pros: -Incredibly fast
-Supports multiple displays right out of the box. I believe the max is 3+the laptop screen.
-It's a powerhouse for gaming and high end video
-Really well-made
-Benchmarking this was mindblowing.
The reason this got a 4/5 instead of a 5/5 was the amount of work that needed to be done to make this thing correct after unboxing it. - Cons: -Sound driver produces a crackle-pop in the onboard speakers with the included driver. You'll need to update this asap.
-It's huge. I mean really huge. This is not a "laptop" but more of a computer you can keep on multiple different surfaces and move easily.
-Lots of setup time. Something like 4 hours and counting to get everything out of it that isn't needed (read bloatware).
-Standard HDD instead of an SSD. SSD should be the standard at this point. - Other Thoughts: For the $996 I paid for this on Black Friday, it was an absolute steal.
- Reviewed By:James B.,11/28/2016 6:16:14 PM
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- Pros: -When doing school work on battery saver, I'm getting 7 hours out of it(note taking, browser, light programming)
-Coding, Video watching, downloading and installing I'm getting 4-5 hours out of it
-Plays the video games I like on High settings(starcraft 2, HOTS)
-Runs Unity and Visual studio like a champ. - Cons: -This is a light weight gaming computer, for the price its amazing but you aren't going to play Graphic intense games on ULTRA if that's what your looking for. It can probably play them on medium to high level graphics(I'm a pretty light weight gamer)
-Can attract finger prints. - Other Thoughts: I strongly recommend this computer. I've had it for a few weeks but it is solid. I wanted a computer with a good battery for school and wanted to be capable of playing the few video games I do. For me it was perfect.
UPDATE:::::
I've now owned this computer for a few months and it has been great, but the keyboard will randomly just stop working. Looking into fixes/replacing. If its an easy fix I'll give 2 eggs back. - Reviewed By:Corey W.,11/28/2016 8:19:32 AM
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- Pros: Got it on black friday with extra 5% off coupon ... $944.... BOOOM !!!
Cant beat that , best specs for this amoumt of money
DOOM on ultra settings with gsync/vsync on runs at 75 fps , NO DROPS IN FPS AT ALL, gsync/vsync off over 100 Fps
What esle you guys need from laptop ? - Cons: None
- Other Thoughts: I doubt you will buy better or similar specs laptop for this money
- Reviewed By:Liliya Abdulina,11/28/2016 9:49:21 AM
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- Pros: The laptop is every bit as powerful as you'd expect with the latest generation CPU and GPU onboard.
It plays Forza better than I can. That is, I crash a lot, but the crashes are silky smooth.
It also runs SkyRim extremely well. The G-Sync is obviously doing it's job.
Price for power, this is a winner. - Cons: It gets warm. Not burn your fingers warm, but you will need a laptop cooler to sit it on.
Battery life is short (under 3 hours while gaming). I don't think batteries really get better with use, but I have to hope...
It has a lot of plastic which makes me worry about durability - and it collects finger prints with greedy abandon.
Six pounds is actually pretty heavy for a laptop.. - Other Thoughts: I have the GL702VM-DB71 that has the 6 GB VRAM. So far I haven't run it out of frame buffer, but I haven't given it anything that would use it all. I plan to use it for light to moderate and mobile gaming. And if I want to play the most intensive games, I can step it down from Ultra to High, or from High to Mid. So far the fans in the laptop cooler wedge is louder than the fans in the laptop, so I have no complaints there.
The keys feel good to type on, but they aren't exceptionally good. The track pad feels good too, though I switched to a mouse for better in game control (I just can't get used to gaming with a trackpad). It can be turned off when you use the mouse.
The speakers are nice, but not that exciting. They'll get you by but you'll want to use headphones in games. Mine came bundled with the Asus gamepad, which actually works well enough for a bluetooth device. But I'm more a keyboard and mouse gamer.
Get it on sale and you probably can't beat the deal. The GTX-1060 delivers a great 1080p experience, especially with the G-Sync. I like it so far. - Reviewed By:John S.,11/28/2016 8:43:15 AM
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- Pros: Price - was on sale 20% off with headset
Weight - this laptop is much lighter compared to most of the competition
GPU - 1070 will destroy any game you throw at it
Easy to add another SSD through the ODD - Cons: Keyboard would stop working
Would lock up during simple tasks as opening the task manager
Would not shut down without being forced - Other Thoughts: This is my first gigabyte laptop and I really wanted it to work. However I ran into a large amount of technical issues that rendered this laptop pretty useless. The keyboard would stop responding making gaming impossible unless using a controller. I would get random windows lock ups for a few seconds at a time. Task manager couldn't open and would freeze. I tried reinstalling fresh windows 10 and the problems persisted. I used the Gigabyte smart reboot software and ran into the same issues. It doesn't appear that others are having these issues so it sounds like it might of just been my laptop. Either way, it's too new to be having these issues and at this price point it's acceptable. Going to try a different brand i'm more familiar with this time around.
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- Reviewed By:Ryan P.,11/28/2016 8:27:18 AM
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- Pros: We were pleased with the product
- Cons: All good.
- Reviewed By:Jaye M.,11/28/2016 8:01:13 AM
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- Pros: -When doing school work on battery saver, I'm getting 7 hours out of it(note taking, browser, light programming)
-Coding, Video watching, downloading and installing I'm getting 4-5 hours out of it
-Plays the video games I like on High settings(starcraft 2, HOTS)
-Runs Unity and Visual studio like a champ. - Cons: -This is a light weight gaming computer, for the price its amazing but you aren't going to play Graphic intense games on ULTRA if that's what your looking for. It can probably play them on medium to high level graphics(I'm a pretty light weight gamer)
-Can attract finger prints. - Other Thoughts: I strongly recommend this computer. I've had it for a few weeks but it is solid. I wanted a computer with a good battery for school and wanted to be capable of playing the few video games I do. For me it was perfect.
UPDATE:::::
I've now owned this computer for a few months and it has been great, but the keyboard will randomly just stop working. Looking into fixes/replacing. If its an easy fix I'll give 2 eggs back. - Reviewed By:Corey W.,11/28/2016 8:19:32 AM
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- Pros: Got it on black friday with extra 5% off coupon ... $944.... BOOOM !!!
Cant beat that , best specs for this amoumt of money
DOOM on ultra settings with gsync/vsync on runs at 75 fps , NO DROPS IN FPS AT ALL, gsync/vsync off over 100 Fps
What esle you guys need from laptop ? - Cons: None
- Other Thoughts: I doubt you will buy better or similar specs laptop for this money
- Reviewed By:Liliya Abdulina,11/28/2016 9:49:21 AM
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- Pros: The laptop is every bit as powerful as you'd expect with the latest generation CPU and GPU onboard.
It plays Forza better than I can. That is, I crash a lot, but the crashes are silky smooth.
It also runs SkyRim extremely well. The G-Sync is obviously doing it's job.
Price for power, this is a winner. - Cons: It gets warm. Not burn your fingers warm, but you will need a laptop cooler to sit it on.
Battery life is short (under 3 hours while gaming). I don't think batteries really get better with use, but I have to hope...
It has a lot of plastic which makes me worry about durability - and it collects finger prints with greedy abandon.
Six pounds is actually pretty heavy for a laptop.. - Other Thoughts: I have the GL702VM-DB71 that has the 6 GB VRAM. So far I haven't run it out of frame buffer, but I haven't given it anything that would use it all. I plan to use it for light to moderate and mobile gaming. And if I want to play the most intensive games, I can step it down from Ultra to High, or from High to Mid. So far the fans in the laptop cooler wedge is louder than the fans in the laptop, so I have no complaints there.
The keys feel good to type on, but they aren't exceptionally good. The track pad feels good too, though I switched to a mouse for better in game control (I just can't get used to gaming with a trackpad). It can be turned off when you use the mouse.
The speakers are nice, but not that exciting. They'll get you by but you'll want to use headphones in games. Mine came bundled with the Asus gamepad, which actually works well enough for a bluetooth device. But I'm more a keyboard and mouse gamer.
Get it on sale and you probably can't beat the deal. The GTX-1060 delivers a great 1080p experience, especially with the G-Sync. I like it so far. - Reviewed By:John S.,11/28/2016 8:43:15 AM
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- Pros: Price - was on sale 20% off with headset
Weight - this laptop is much lighter compared to most of the competition
GPU - 1070 will destroy any game you throw at it
Easy to add another SSD through the ODD - Cons: Keyboard would stop working
Would lock up during simple tasks as opening the task manager
Would not shut down without being forced - Other Thoughts: This is my first gigabyte laptop and I really wanted it to work. However I ran into a large amount of technical issues that rendered this laptop pretty useless. The keyboard would stop responding making gaming impossible unless using a controller. I would get random windows lock ups for a few seconds at a time. Task manager couldn't open and would freeze. I tried reinstalling fresh windows 10 and the problems persisted. I used the Gigabyte smart reboot software and ran into the same issues. It doesn't appear that others are having these issues so it sounds like it might of just been my laptop. Either way, it's too new to be having these issues and at this price point it's acceptable. Going to try a different brand i'm more familiar with this time around.
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- Reviewed By:Ryan P.,11/28/2016 8:27:18 AM
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- Pros: We were pleased with the product
- Cons: All good.
- Reviewed By:Jaye M.,11/28/2016 8:01:13 AM
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- Pros: -with a gtx 1070 in it, this thing crushes games that I have thrown at it so far. It has had at least 60 fps at max setting on skyrim, borderlands 2, bioshock, dishonored, etc.
-Really bright screen with no edge bleed
-love that there a dedicated 2ndary function of the F10 screen to turn off the screen, so i don't have to keep the screen on when downloading games while I'm away.
-Keyboard is nice to type on. It feels different from a macbook pro keyboard in that it requires less actuation force, but the key bounce back is really nice to feel.
-really doesn't get as hot when gaming as I expected it too based on other people's reviews. That might just be my bias though because i came from using a macbook pro 2014 which would overheat like crazy when I was running anything graphically intensive.
-Look pretty sleek in my option. It's a gamer laptop that doesn't scream gamer, which I love.
-Some people did not like the speakers, but they actually sound less tinny than my macbook pro 2014 speaker when I was playing musics, so I actually liked the speakers. The sound quality is significantly better if you use it on a flat surface than on your lap because it has downward firing speakers. - Cons: -The charger cable is actually a bit short for my taste coming from the macbook pro charger
-Be warned this is a giant laptop foot print wise, but it's surprisingly light. However the charger brick is massive.
-The mousepad is mostly fine. In game it didn't register my clicks sometimes, but I suspect that most people will be using a mouse with this anyways. - Reviewed By:Anonymous,11/27/2016 8:37:47 PM
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- Pros: -Great Hardware
-Extremely Great Build Quality
-Amazing Keyboard - Cons: -Ports are a little loose and awkward, difficult to plug in devices.
-The Integrated graphics are defaulted, shown by NVIDEA settings, but even when you change them as 960m to default, it doesnt show a change, but I can still play everything on high 60+ fps which leads me to believe the 960m is actually being used despite what the UI's are saying. - Other Thoughts: This is the most important part. I made an account to ask for help in the reveiw section. The back panel is near impossible to open, I still havent figured out what to do. As of this afternoon, I left my computer in sleep mode, came back a few hours later to see it hadnt charged, and now I look at the charge status and it says "Plugged in not charging" my battery life is neither increasing or decreasing, and I have tried everything I can do. The adapter is fine, I would love to check the battery, but the battery is not user accessible, nor is anything. This being a new laptop there are no tutorials on how to open it up, and on ASUS's website, this isnt listed, so I dont know how to ask for help or get a warranty/customer support. As of now this is my only computer and it is at 96%"plugged in not charging." I am going to wait a few days before trying anything desperate like getting a refund. This is my second day owning this laptop, and its gone great until now, if anyone has any advice I would be willing to listen to anyone.
- Reviewed By:Anonymous,11/27/2016 8:02:44 PM
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- Pros: Since this is my first laptop, I am trying to be flexible with what is acceptable and what are things I won't be satisfied with. As of right now, I am satisfied with particular features and not satisfied with others. Also, this is my first review, so I am going to try and be as thorough as possible.
Pros
-This thing looks incredible, the black casing plus the red back lighting looks fantastic.
-The system itself runs incredibly smooth. It was easy to remove bloatware and easy to remove the dumb anti-virus.
-The track pad is better than other laptops I have test ran. Nice and smooth, it does however keep smudges nice and visible.
-I can not seem to throw anything this laptop won't handle at max settings, but with that being said I do have some issues I hope I can get some answers for. - Cons: Cons
- It gets hot, and I mean uncomfortable hot when sitting on the coach playing WoW, Overwatch, ect. The back sometimes gets to hot to touch and honestly that is an issue, especially if I want this to last me for a while. Wish it came with a cooling pad for the bottom instead of outsourcing to another logo.
-Game graphics load slow. I don't know if it is just Blizzard products, but it seems to have trouble rendering everything around it, and when joining an Overwatch game, that's an issue. It is hard to play when the character mesh and opponents are not able to be seen until the game catches up.
-The F keys are not preloaded which is extremely annoying when there is no tutorial of how to set them all up through the Dragon Center. I still have yet to figure out how to apply the dim and brighten screen buttons. This took an egg off for me just for the pure annoyance. I know I might just be a little up tight on things like that, but I wish it was preloaded. - Other Thoughts: Edited: I have had this laptop for 4 months and I have to change some of my comments, I am having a terrible time with this laptop now. It is now having issues booting up. It is having stuttering issues when playing games like Overwatch, Doom, and Elder Scrolls. I spent the last Hour resetting setting to make sure it is on performance saving mode. If there is any help of how to fix this stuff, can you please help. I am getting really frustrated knowing that this laptop over a course of 4 months is already starting to give me more isues than I bargained for.
- Reviewed By:Sean T.,11/27/2016 5:16:23 PM
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- Pros: Got this one on sale, and all i can say is this packs a lot of punch for the price. This handles most games pretty well, i haven't had any significant issues come up as of yet. The m.2 SSD is pretty good for out of the box, and with 1TB extra there isn't a big storage space issue. The screen has pretty good color in it as long as you are looking right at it. With 8GB RAM most people aren't going to have any issues with it, but it is replaceable and expandable. This has a USB 3.1 type-C so it won't be left behind in a year.
- Cons: The view angle of the screen isn't great by any stretch of the imagination. With that said you will pay a lot more of ones that do have good view angles.
No thunderbolt 3 with the type-C. - Other Thoughts: Many eGPU options coming out using the Thunderbolt 3 as connection, but this does not have it included. This should be able to last well enough until thunderbolt 3 becomes more and more common, but would have been nice to have it included already. I don't play many AAA games, so this laptop is great to run everything else, and handle any work needs along the way without any issues. When I do play AAA games I have a desktop that can handle them no problem. This is not a desktop replacement system, but will do great for the average user that does light gaming.
- Reviewed By:Anonymous,11/27/2016 2:39:48 PM
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- Pros: The product is great. The price for the package is beyond what others offered at this price point. Very quick start up times, blazing gaming speeds and they look great too. Can't wait to get Battlefield 1 and try it out on here. This is a very good computer and even handled my Sony Action Cam Full HD videos with ease. It was nice to have a computer handle it and not bog down.
- Cons: Had an issue after the anniversary update of Windows 10 where my sound disappeared out of the left speaker and was static on my right speaker. Newegg wanted me to ship it back to return it, but I called MSI to get their opinion. 20 minutes later (due to uninstalling and reinstalling Nahimic 2 sound drive) and it was just as pleasing to the ear as it was the first day. The sound was back to its virtual surround sound self and sounded great. MSI was great to work with.
- Other Thoughts: I would definitely buy another one, as a matter of fact, my father got the same one! I recommend this and any of their products to anyone. Looking forward to one day getting a Desktop from them
- Reviewed By:john R.,11/27/2016 2:07:26 PM
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- Pros: light weight, fast, and sturdy
- Cons: dont like the glare on the screen and the lighted key board is hard to see at night
- Reviewed By:Myran O.,11/27/2016 12:56:01 PM
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- Pros: -Easy to setup
-Backlit keyboard
-Works well playing Diablo 3 on high settings, as well as other games and videos in high quality
-Quiet fan
-Comes with DVD/CD optical drive
-Nice size laptop
-Good sound quality while watching videos and movies - Cons: -I'm new to Windows 10, so it's a shame you have to purchase Microsoft Office after a certain amount of time if you want to continue to use it and get updates
-Depending on the lighting, sometimes the letters and numbers on the keys can be hard to read, since they're red, instead of the usual white, but the backlight helps - Reviewed By:Kristy P.,11/27/2016 12:20:30 PM
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- Pros: The performance and sturdy build of this product was unbeatable for the price when I purchased it. I picked it up on a Black Friday sale for $999.00. It came with a Bluetooth ASUS game controller and a Forza game code.
- Cons: The tweaking that was necessary had to do with the sound driver. This laptop has known sound issues that can be found through google. There are three options for which sound issue you can choose from. The first option is low volume with the main and subwoofer speakers actually working. The second option is louder volume but the speakers will turn off every time they aren't in use and make a crackling noise when prompted to come on again. The third option which I went with is to uninstall the sound driver until windows installs the default sound driver for the OS. The default OS sound driver has loud volume and stops the crackle but you have to pick if you want to use the main speakers or the subwoofer not both at the same time. I decided to just use the main laptop speakers and leave the subwoofer off. If I am concerned about sound quality over volume I will use my headset.
- Other Thoughts: Saying fingerprint magnet is an understatement for this laptop. It comes with a small microfiber cloth and I use it more to wipe off hand and finger prints on the keyboard, trackpad, and hand rest area than to wipe the screen.
I turned off G-Sync. It doesn't work well with some games I play.
Overall though for the price I am very satisfied with this product. - Reviewed By:Anonymous,11/27/2016 10:53:03 AM
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- Pros: It works fine
I can play league, overwatch and diablo 3 without any problems. - Cons: Charger breaks esily
It gets overheated - Reviewed By:Injae K.,11/27/2016 11:17:39 AM
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- Pros: The setup on this unit is pretty easy, as is upgrading the various parts. There are two open Dimms for ram, and two open M.2 slots for SSD's. There is also an open 2.5" bay for a hard drive, but there is no hardware or connectors for that addition. It is very very fast (after an MVIe SSD was installed). The screen is simply gorgeous, it just blows away my older Dell. The construction is way solid. Honestly this thing is built like a brick poophouse. The price... at 899 on a black Friday sale. I mean wow. Really hard to beat. Granted it didn't have an SSD but that was easily remedied =). The killer wireless helps me play crapilly coded games that are prone to spiking, which makes it a better gamer than my custom built desktop (4.0ghz, 16gb, GTX970). Overall, this thing is just a beast.
- Cons: I had to install an SSD, then burn a recovery disc so that I could re-install the OS. For some reason I cannot get the bios to enable fast boot, so my boot times are still around 20 to 25 seconds. With the Intel 600 series SSD I installed Boot should be down to like 8 or 10 seconds. Power is a necessity as this is a gaming laptop. I've never tried to time the battery life, but I really just don't see the point in testing it. I mean, trying to run this thing on battery would have to be a painfull experience. Ill just skip it. A final note, the included hdd provides sluggish startup. I mean, for the price its ok... But for me an SSD is a necessary upgrade.
- Other Thoughts: I bought this on sale, then I drove over to M*crocenter and bought an SSD (256gb, $70). The MSI software (included) to burn a recovery disc or USB was totally easy to use. It takes a 32gb flash drive due to file size. The simply reinstall the OS (also almost automatic) then "well ahh." Then go through and get rid of the bloat ware and optimize W10 by turning off all the background apps and its ready =). Ive only had mine for a week, and popping the back off voids the warranty. Still, the upgrade was easy. Future upgrades are easy, and I just love this thing. A recommended buy for sure.
- Reviewed By:Devin E.,11/27/2016 9:57:36 AM
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- Pros: -Easy to setup
-Backlit keyboard
-Works well playing Diablo 3 on high settings, as well as other games and videos in high quality
-Quiet fan
-Comes with DVD/CD optical drive
-Nice size laptop
-Good sound quality while watching videos and movies - Cons: -I'm new to Windows 10, so it's a shame you have to purchase Microsoft Office after a certain amount of time if you want to continue to use it and get updates
-Depending on the lighting, sometimes the letters and numbers on the keys can be hard to read, since they're red, instead of the usual white, but the backlight helps - Reviewed By:Kristy P.,11/27/2016 12:20:30 PM
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- Pros: It works fine
I can play league, overwatch and diablo 3 without any problems. - Cons: Charger breaks esily
It gets overheated - Reviewed By:Injae K.,11/27/2016 11:17:39 AM
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- Pros: The setup on this unit is pretty easy, as is upgrading the various parts. There are two open Dimms for ram, and two open M.2 slots for SSD's. There is also an open 2.5" bay for a hard drive, but there is no hardware or connectors for that addition. It is very very fast (after an MVIe SSD was installed). The screen is simply gorgeous, it just blows away my older Dell. The construction is way solid. Honestly this thing is built like a brick poophouse. The price... at 899 on a black Friday sale. I mean wow. Really hard to beat. Granted it didn't have an SSD but that was easily remedied =). The killer wireless helps me play crapilly coded games that are prone to spiking, which makes it a better gamer than my custom built desktop (4.0ghz, 16gb, GTX970). Overall, this thing is just a beast.
- Cons: I had to install an SSD, then burn a recovery disc so that I could re-install the OS. For some reason I cannot get the bios to enable fast boot, so my boot times are still around 20 to 25 seconds. With the Intel 600 series SSD I installed Boot should be down to like 8 or 10 seconds. Power is a necessity as this is a gaming laptop. I've never tried to time the battery life, but I really just don't see the point in testing it. I mean, trying to run this thing on battery would have to be a painfull experience. Ill just skip it. A final note, the included hdd provides sluggish startup. I mean, for the price its ok... But for me an SSD is a necessary upgrade.
- Other Thoughts: I bought this on sale, then I drove over to M*crocenter and bought an SSD (256gb, $70). The MSI software (included) to burn a recovery disc or USB was totally easy to use. It takes a 32gb flash drive due to file size. The simply reinstall the OS (also almost automatic) then "well ahh." Then go through and get rid of the bloat ware and optimize W10 by turning off all the background apps and its ready =). Ive only had mine for a week, and popping the back off voids the warranty. Still, the upgrade was easy. Future upgrades are easy, and I just love this thing. A recommended buy for sure.
- Reviewed By:Devin E.,11/27/2016 9:57:36 AM
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- Pros: The performance and sturdy build of this product was unbeatable for the price when I purchased it. I picked it up on a Black Friday sale for $999.00. It came with a Bluetooth ASUS game controller and a Forza game code.
- Cons: The tweaking that was necessary had to do with the sound driver. This laptop has known sound issues that can be found through google. There are three options for which sound issue you can choose from. The first option is low volume with the main and subwoofer speakers actually working. The second option is louder volume but the speakers will turn off every time they aren't in use and make a crackling noise when prompted to come on again. The third option which I went with is to uninstall the sound driver until windows installs the default sound driver for the OS. The default OS sound driver has loud volume and stops the crackle but you have to pick if you want to use the main speakers or the subwoofer not both at the same time. I decided to just use the main laptop speakers and leave the subwoofer off. If I am concerned about sound quality over volume I will use my headset.
- Other Thoughts: Saying fingerprint magnet is an understatement for this laptop. It comes with a small microfiber cloth and I use it more to wipe off hand and finger prints on the keyboard, trackpad, and hand rest area than to wipe the screen.
I turned off G-Sync. It doesn't work well with some games I play.
Overall though for the price I am very satisfied with this product. - Reviewed By:Anonymous,11/27/2016 10:53:03 AM
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- Pros: -It has great specs for the price.
-The screen looks pretty good, but its vertical viewing angle is small, so it looks off color if you tilt it forward or back too much.
-It handles games really well from what I've tried: Rocket League, CSGO, Killing Floor 2. - Cons: -There is so much wrong with this laptop that its hardly usable.
-Right off the bat the touchpad didn't feel great to use. It feels imprecise and poor tactile feel/texture compared to other laptops I've used. And that's when its working.
-Every other day or so the touchpad will stop working correctly and not respond to
left mouse clicks or even move where you want it and will cause things to be selected that you didn't intend, like the browser window zooming in and out. Its completely unusable unless you have an external mouse or restart the computer to fix it.
-It gets slow and lags often when trying to do simple things like opening and running programs like google chrome, or windows music player, or pretty much most things. Restarting the laptop doesn't seem to help much with this. (I don't know if windows 10 updates have caused issues, or preinstalled bloatware bogs down the system. I don't think its something I've done because I've hardly installed anything besides steam and games, ableton, dropbox, audacity, and like)
-I've had a problem over and over again where the wifi adapter will quit working, and I have to uninstall and reinstall it to get it working, only to have it do the same thing again a few days later.
-It runs really hot when playing games on it, which is manageable, but not great. Not that I've bothered playing games on it any time recently because of all the other problems I've had with it.
-The charger that came with it makes a high pitch squealing noise when in use. It still works fine, but its quite annoying.
-I don't like windows 10 so far, but that might be skewed from my only experience with it being on this laptop.
-If I could I would return this piece of junk. I basically don't bother using it for anything I intended to use if for when I bought because its so bad. - Other Thoughts: I really want to return this and get a refund. I can't use it for its intended purpose because its so unreliable and faulty.
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- Reviewed By:Timothy W.,11/27/2016 9:37:28 AM
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- Pros: - Powerful
- Quick load times for games.
- Aesthetically pleasing.
- LED keyboard if you're into that sort of thing. - Cons: - Ran very slow on startup until I installed drivers.
- Came with a lot of junkware. - Other Thoughts: When I first bought this PC, it was slow on startup and would lag badly, which baffled me given its specs. I opened the task manager and noticed my CPU usage would spike up to 100% every few seconds then go back down to 2%. After a few days of troubleshooting, updating drivers, and getting rid of and disabling tons of junkware, the thing is running like a dream. While I overall consider myself very satisfied with this product, it's a shame that the thing is so discombobulated coming out of the box. Yeah, sure, you have to do all that stuff with most PCs, but this one was a bit more of a nightmare than my usual experience. That's my only complaint.
- Reviewed By:Brian J.,11/27/2016 8:47:08 AM
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- Pros: I am not a gamer and have not attempted to run any games on this computer.
What I needed was a work machine powerful enough to run any number of office and graphics programs simultaneously without bogging down. In particular, I needed it to continue running well while indexing a large Logos Bible Software library. On all such counts, this MSI has delivered wonderfully.
It's also a really slick looking machine. I love that this one doesn't have the dragon logo.
The keyboard feels nice. It has a number pad, which is very important to me. And the edge of the computer is rounded, making it much more comfortable to use than the sharp edges of certain laptops I've owned previously.
So far the fan seems to have worked well. I haven't noticed any heat. - Cons: The speakers are great, but I wish they were on top. Their placement on the bottom means that the quality of the sound is dependent on the surface the laptop is placed on.
Occasionally, certain keys on the keyboard (especially the space bar), have not activated when pressed. I've had to get used to pressing the space bar a bit harder than I'm used to.
Similarly, the touch pad does not always register a tap, even though I've set it to the highest sensitivity. And from time to time it will either stop working or stop the two-finger scroll from working, necessitating a reset.
The right arrow key extends into the number pad area, pushing the "0" to the middle. This makes inputting alt key codes feel unfamiliar.
There are no dedicated "Home" or "End" keys. Instead, they are now attached as function keys to "Page Up" and "Page Down." This adds an extra key stroke to frequently used operations. - Other Thoughts: All in all I am very pleased with this computer. It has a few little quirks, but you can't beat it for the price.
- Reviewed By:Charles M.,11/27/2016 7:58:07 AM
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- Pros: -Good specs for the price.
-The box is nice, for what that's worth. - Cons: Terrible build quality for the price
-The backlight died after a little over two weeks of use. Just sitting on a desk...
-The plastic feels like it belongs on a happy meal toy. Extremely cheap. The whole thing feels extremely delicate. - Other Thoughts: My previous laptop is 7 years old (different brand). I paid the same then (~$800) but for even weaker specs (for the time) but the build quality is fantastic. In fact I'm typing on that laptop right now because the backlight on the MSI laptop just died after roughly 2 weeks of use. Now that I think about it, the only other MSI product I've bought was a graphics card and that had to be returned for a fan that decided to fall out. Guess I didn't learn my lesson the first time.
- Reviewed By:Anonymous,11/27/2016 2:19:55 AM
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- Pros: nice and light. with a ssd drive it is fast and that is with just 8g ram. the price is great for the laptop specs.
- Cons: no DVD drive. easy to find external dvd drive. battery is no removable. but these are minor things.
- Reviewed By:Pete R.,11/27/2016 1:01:58 AM
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- Pros: Amazingly fast 6th gen Intel i7 6700HQ quad core processor, 16gb high speed ddr4, high def wide angle lcd screen, 256gb high performance ssd(read below about partition layout), awesome backlit keyboard- very comfortable and great looking design. A mouse pad with two buttons!!, A dvd drive that most other leave out, Nvidia 960m graphics card which is pretty decent for a laptop for most games on pretty decent settings, Great sound with immersive feel.
For the cost you will not find anything close in specifications. Really a nice mix of quality components. Not too much bloatware. Decent build quality. This is not a super durable feeling machine but it is well designed and if taken care should last a long time. Programs load super fast, games play pretty smoothly. Takes some configuration and downloading and installing drivers manually but once done is a really nice machine. - Cons: Some sacrifices were made to offer such great hardware at such a low price such as build materials and overall build quality. The plastic used on the bottom and aluminum surfaces seem a little thin. The laptop marks up instantly on all surfaces and is impossible to clean. The stickers used leave a huge glob of glue that left a mark that is never going away. The lid is very light and feels a bit flimsy. Again the thin aluminum finish is very prone to marks. I am worried about the finish over time. I like that it is light in weight for a gaming laptop but again does not feel very strong. The bottom of the unit is made so that no user replaceable components are accessible. I do not forsee myself needing to add ram but in a year or two to add another 16 gigs would be nice but unless the bottom is completely removed is impossible. Lastly I am very annoyed by the partition layout. Why is there a 90gb data partition on a gaming laptop with a 256ssd drive?? I need access to all of my drive and allow me to add partitions if I would like. As it is I will have to use some aftermarket tool to re-partition my drive and hope I don't mess anything up in the process. I may call MSI for their advice on this.
- Other Thoughts: I had an Acer that I was very happy with overall. I paid a good price for it and it had a lot of the features I wanted in a laptop and had a better build quality but after three months had several software and hardware issues. I decided to get it repaired and sell it. I ordered another laptop through Newegg but it did not work out. Returned it through Newegg's private fleet. I have to say that I am very happy with the same day service offered by Newegg!! I did not order my items during the day but late at night and it was delivered the next day. Awesome service from Newegg. When you have technical issues and need a replacement or if you spend a lot on a new pc it is really nice to have it delivered in a day or the same day!!
I actually was considering a Kaby lake laptop. Since Intel has released its 7th gen i5 and i7 processor I was very interested. The i7 7700u seems good but nothing close to the 6th gen quad core i7 6700hq in this laptop. Dual core vs. quad core. Also the difference between Skylake and Kabylake is very small in terms of performance. I wasn't sure but I am glad I went with the discount on the older gen processor with more cores!!
Thanks MSI and Newegg for offering affordable and awesome machines in such a fast time!! - Reviewed By:Robert B.,11/27/2016 12:16:06 AM
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- Pros: Laptop runs very smoothly, able to run newer games (Doom, MGSV, Rise of the Tomb Raider) at medium to high settings while maintaining decent frame rate (29 - 34fps). Stays cool enough where top of the lap use is possible.
- Cons: Lack of a backlit keyboard may be a deciding factor for many. Occasional drops in frame rate on newer titles.
- Other Thoughts: This is a great laptop for someone interested in a fair amount of gaming with newer titles, but who doesn't want to spend (or can't afford to spend) >$1,000.00 on a laptop. As previously stated, the lack of a backlit keyboard drives the rating down a bit, but overall a reliable computer.
- Reviewed By:Anonymous,11/26/2016 9:46:37 PM
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- Pros: Internet access
- Cons: No office installed. Anyways, I bought it so that I can do my interior design work utilizing Photoshop, Sketch Up, and Auto CAD, and use my Wacom pad with and 95% of the time when using PS and my graphics tablet (wacom) which I installed, it now says that it can't read my driver and PS freezes and takes 10-20 minutes just for my image to save. It is beyond frustrating and disappointing. This pc was recommended by an IT acquaintance that said the gaming computers would be good for my work, just starting out. He was beyond wrong, this pc is a huge disappointment. HUGE disappointment. It is slower than my 10 year old computer using PS.
- Reviewed By:Casey R.,11/26/2016 7:03:14 PM
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- Pros: Handles every game I have thrown at it and looks nice.
- Cons: -Bloatware, Bloatware and Bloatware
-Can be a little on the loud side under load - Other Thoughts: - would have liked to have had a g-sync monitor but oh well 120hz does the good.
- Reviewed By:Thomas D.,11/26/2016 3:29:43 PM
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- Pros: This is a very powerful laptop. This is also a large and heave laptop, you can't fault weight or size when ordering a 17.3 inch laptop. It boots quickly due to the SSD. The screen is well made and had all pixels working. I enjoy the simplistic design and lack of RGB. The keys feel nice and the keyboard is ample size for my ape hands. RIP Harambe. I threw multiple games at it for a stress test earlier and it played everything but Rust flawlessly. Games tested: Forza Apex, Rust, Mad Max, Rocket League and battletoads. Rust is an early access game and sometimes makes my Fury-x chug, so the 1060 is forgiven.
- Cons: I hate all track pads so I can't fault it but the pad needs to be moved a bit south. It is a laptop.
- Other Thoughts: This is a fantastic laptop at this price point: $1149. That being said, if you don't absolutely need the mobility, build a desktop for much much much less. Gaming laptops should really only be for rich people, EMTs, Military or anyone that travels a lot. Using Steam, gaming rig and a cheap laptop, I could easily In-home stream the desktop game feed to a cheap laptop. Once again, this a great computer for people that like billboard sized laptops.
- Reviewed By:JAY W.,11/26/2016 2:04:14 PM
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- Pros: -Great looking design
-Great feeling and looking keyboard (the red lights are fantastic)
-Graphics Card can run most AAA games at medium/high settings at 60fps
-Fast CPU - Cons: -Only one cooling vent
-Fans are somewhat loud, but not over the top - Other Thoughts: -SD card reader is right under the touchpad, which is a bit strange
- Reviewed By:Cole R.,11/26/2016 11:18:00 AM
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- Pros: GTX980M
6th gen i7
1080p IPS
Slim and light
Aluminum chassis
USB Type-C
HDMI 2.0
GPU Temps ~80C on load
4 Hours Battery Life
Backlit Keyboard - Cons: USB Type-C doesn't support Thunderbolt
No NVIDIA GSync
High CPU Temps (~90C)
Noisy (But understanble as this is a price you pay for being slim and light) - Other Thoughts: V6 is out now with NVIDIA GTX1070 instead which is more powerful
- Reviewed By:Yousif 1.,11/26/2016 11:45:41 AM
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- Pros: runs great first time I turned it on
- Cons: after I turned it off, later I turned it on to play a game but the laptop won't show anything. I bought the laptop 1 day ago and it won't work. drops lots of frames !
- Other Thoughts: I do not recommend
- Reviewed By:Gerardo Colegio,11/26/2016 10:59:29 AM
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- Pros: All the hardware CPU/GPU/HDD/RAM/USB/Bluetooth specs for this price is an extremely good value. Full keyboard is nice. Battery life is the best in its class. I recommend this laptop as it met all of my expectations from the research I did before hand.
- Cons: The monitor is a very basic TFT screen that is definitely HD but has limited viewing angles and contrast ratio. You can get all of this info ahead of time I'm not taking eggs off for that. No keyboard backlight even though Acer says it does.
- Other Thoughts: As long you do not get a damaged or DOA unit I don't know how anyone would be displeased with this product for the value it brings.
- Reviewed By:Anonymous,11/25/2016 6:19:16 PM
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- Pros: fast processor
semi decent graphics card
good keyboard - Cons: Track pad doesn't allow 2 finger scroll? In the year 2016 how many laptops do not have 2 finger page scroll..this is ridiculous!
the left and right click track pad buttons click too loudly, i planned to use this in a semi quiet place and everybody will hate me for it because it sounds like gun shots!
the screen on this 15.6 inch laptop makes it feel like it's 14.6 - 15 in.
unable to upgrade RAM without voiding the 1 year warranty...how can you have a gaming laptop with just 8 gigs of RAM!?
grease and finger imprints on the cover - Other Thoughts: I would not recommend this model to any of my friends or family.
If I could spend the same amount of money I'd go for ASUS or another brand, or slightly more for a better MSI model.
If I could change a few things it would be:
better cover or an additional laptop cover/sticker to make the current laptop cover more usable.
upgrading RAM without voiding warranty! - Reviewed By:ZHAOMIN S.,11/25/2016 7:02:54 PM
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- Pros: It has been rendered useless for work. So I am forced to use my old PC. So there are NO PROS
- Cons: ASUS released an update that has broken the keyboard on this machine. The C and numpad 0 keys are switched a long with other less used keys. In addition to it doesn't wake up from sleep properly and the touchpad is bugged. It has been almost a week and there hasn't been a fix provided. ASUS customer support keeps telling people to do a factory reset which DOESN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. So, people are doing the factory reset and having to get their PC's up and running again and reinstalling/downloading all their software (hours of tedious work) and it still doesn't fix the problem. For a laptop that costs 3k+ this is unbelievable.
- Manufacturer Response:Dear Valued Customer,
We apologize for the inconveniences. Your feedback is important to us so we can make this product better. We would like to have this unit sent to our repair center for diagnostic and warranty repair. Please feel free to contact our 24/7 support line 1888.678.3688. Have a great day!
Thank you for choosing Asus.
Best Regards,
Ken
Asus Customer Loyalty US Support
http://www.asus.com/us/support/CallUs
- Reviewed By:Susan C.,11/25/2016 2:01:59 PM
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- Pros: Solid Gaming laptop for under 2,000.
Awesome rgb effects. - Cons: Aside from the bloatware I am in the process of trying to send the laptop back as I cannot seem to find a fix for the display. It has a color-banding or dithering issue where to seems to act as if its in a 16 bit color mode. It makes it so disgusting to look at I'm back on my old asus g73.
- Other Thoughts: After doing some researching seeing if maybe a setting just needed to be tweaked. I found it this is a huge problem for this make/model of laptop. It's a random luck of the draw whether or not your laptop comes faulty.
All I can say is, as a young man spending this much on an item I was beyond stoked to open it up and when I turned it on and saw the screen looking like that. It definitely took the wind out of my sails. May just have to go back to the drawing board on which brand and model I am after. - Reviewed By:Jacob B.,11/25/2016 5:06:46 PM
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- Pros: battery does last 5hrs or more when not using the gtx1070 GPU.
- Cons: the screen
- Other Thoughts: I don't like the screen too much. I had a Mac laptop before (I'm not an apple fanboy) and the screen was brighter, even thought the screen was glossy, it felt like the flare were much less annoying.
- Reviewed By:Mathieu P.,11/25/2016 4:38:41 PM
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- Pros: Boots up in 5-8 seconds.
CPU and GPU rarely overheat. (CPU should not exceed 80°C and GPU should not exceed 90°C and they rarley do.)
build is quite sturdy.
backlights and lights on back of screen are great.
very thin for what the PC is.
always on USB is awesome, and only uses battery if something is actually plugged in. - Cons: the screen is a bit wiggly when moving device, not much of a worry, but a sturdier hinge would be nice.
fans are noisy, but at least they do their job.
Asus dog gaming center is not friendly, will not stay open when you coifk out, and can only go to full screen on the main screen. - Other Thoughts: overall the PC is amazing. its runs every game I've used at max graphics. I've yet to have any issue with the device itself. Some Asus software is not operable, but most of it isn't needed anyways. if there is something that you are wondering feel free to email me at askjaredroy@gmail.com.
- Reviewed By:Jared S. Roy,11/25/2016 3:44:39 PM
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- Pros: Good forlight casual gaming and work
- Cons: No back light
- Reviewed By:Barun N.,11/25/2016 1:34:47 PM
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- Pros: Great size
Great screen
Great Graphics
Great cpu
large storage capacity
fast boot times
Decent keyboard
Great style - Cons: Gpu runs hot
Had lots of micro stuttering in games
Dvd drive no longer shows up in windows
Fingerprint mangnet - Other Thoughts: If anyone has issues with the micro stuttering in games with this laptop look up the dpc_watchdog_violation. it took seral hours before i got this error and the fix cleared up the micro stutter. that could also be related to why the dvd drive no longer shows up in windows.
- Reviewed By:jabier r.,11/25/2016 1:25:11 PM
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- Pros: - Design looks sleek and amazing with red keyboard backlit keys. Pictures will not do justice. You have to see the laptop in person to appreciate the brilliance and sheen.
- Cheap and efficient; bought during a sale
- Runs games like Overwatch and Witcher 3 on Medium settings at 60+ FPS
- Very crisp display
- Keyboard types nicely and feels great. Didn't try trackpad as I only use a mouse for gaming.
- Built-in cam and microphone are great quality. - Cons: - Only one cooling vent on left side of laptop. Low blowing noise that gets louder when playing games. Doesn't get too hot though.
- DVD drive wobbles like its about to break off and looks extremely shoddy on the inside. Waste of space on the right side. I would have preferred it to be a second cooling vent. - Other Thoughts: For the price, this laptop was great. It looks beautiful and shiny and does everything I need it to do and plays most games fine on medium settings. I recommend upgrading to SSD if you want speed but the HDD was 7200 RPM and is decently quick. You won't notice too much of a speed difference unless you install major updates or install a game.
The blowing noise is relatively low and I use headphones when playing so I don't notice it unless the room is really quiet. As for the DVD drive, no one uses CD's nowadays so I thought it was just a waste of space. I opened it up to see if it was functional and it felt cheaply made.
I was a bit hesitant about buying it at first as it was a new model and had no reviews yet.
Only been using it for 3 days and no problems on it. I'll be sure to update if I run into anything.
I recommend it. Great laptop! - Reviewed By:Wei T.,11/25/2016 9:42:56 AM
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- Pros: very fast, maxed out everything so far (arma3, tw:wh, wowarships) the keyboard is nice. track pad is ok I guess, I got an old mouse on it now waiting for my new one. sound is surprisingly good but after a dragon Center update I'm getting lots of cracking and noise. overall it seems to be a winner!
- Cons: dragon center. this software seemed to work fine out of the box but once updated its screwy. word of advice do not do the auto update. the sound cracks now and I can't open the MSI trucolor app or nahimic app. my battery is also acting up. After plugging it in to an outlet a few days after getting it, it says it's not charging despite being plugged in. I tried uninstalling the drivers, it seemed to work but now it's back to saying not charging. The battery must be getting charged because I did a 4 hour Warhammer session yesterday and that would have certainly killed the battery but it still showed 98% after I was done. So dragon Center and battery seem to be my only probs right now.
- Reviewed By:Thomas J Balan,11/25/2016 7:55:28 AM
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- Pros: The very stable Acer E5-575G-57A4 laptop looks nice and packs plenty of punch for its price point. As well as being very sturdy It comes with 8 GBs of DDR4 system RAM with 2 GBs of dedicated DDR5 VRAM. Also packed inside is a 7th Gen CORE i5-7200u coupled with a Geforce GTX 950m which runs my games very well from the 256 GB SSD which is also included. There is a 1 TB HDD and a 1080p HD display along with USB 3.1 which includes 3 full size ports and 1 type C connector. There is also an HDMI out port which works great when hooked up to my TV for watching videos and web surfing. The battery is impressive with average of 10 hours per charge with maximum energy saving settings enabled and just watching videos and surfing the web, and between 2-4 hours while gaming depending on the game being played. Plays Skyrim SE on high settings very well with no issues at all. Boot times are very quick for a laptop with it taking 14 seconds to the login screen and 22 seconds to the desktop. The fans are very quiet even while gaming and it does put out quite a bit of heat so I know they're working. The keyboard is good sized and feels sturdy.
- Cons: The screen is my biggest complaint by far with this laptop. It does the job but it has poor contrast and the viewing angle leaves much to be desired.
- Other Thoughts: For what it cost I couldn't bring myself to take an egg off for the screen although if it cost much more it would have cost it one. I've enjoyed playing SkyrimSE on high settings with absolutely no problems other than it initially trying to launch the game using the integrated intel GPU, but that was a simple fix by changing a setting in the NVIDIA control panel. I was able to play on battery power on high settings for almost 2 hours nonstop before being prompted when the battery reached 8% to charge it. I decided to compare that time with Portal 2 on max settings and almost made it to 3 hours playing it before being prompted to recharge. I was also able to play ESO with med-high settings and Diablo III on max settings. Recharge time is almost 2 hours while in sleep mode from 7%.
After some long gaming sessions on it I never felt that the system was getting hot or ever heard the fan get loud at all. The keyboard stayed cool to the touch along with the rest of the top side although you can feel the heat from the bottom of it while it is sitting on your lap.
After shopping around and looking at other systems I have to say this one is the best deal out there right now. - Reviewed By:Matthew C.,11/24/2016 6:44:32 PM
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- Pros: the product was delivery pretty fast, BUT
- Cons: i always check because i've seen many peaple receiving different processor or graphic cards, and exactly the same happen to me. They sen me a Lenovo 15.6" Y700 (80NY002RUS) AMD FX-Series FX-8800P (2.10 GHz) AMD Radeon R7 !!!! instead of and R9 M385X
- Reviewed By:AXEL G.,11/24/2016 6:42:49 PM
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- Pros: -Best gaming labtop i've ever had
-amazing boot time
-light
-keyboard colours - Cons: -kind of big, I like big screens but traveling with 17" is a bit more troublesome for me than 15"
- Other Thoughts: -I have recommended MSI to everyone
-start up programs like the audio card are annoying to see logos. - Reviewed By:Alex O.,11/24/2016 3:22:10 PM
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- Pros: The laptop is pretty good and it is faster than I would have expected.
Easy to set up. - Cons: Screen back is flimsy.
Webcam didn't work the first time i tried to use it and customer service requires me to do a full system wipe before they will look at it. It is still under warranty, and this made me really mad because It's cheaper for me to buy a standalone webcam than to buy an external drive to backup my system before I wipe it.
Also, their customer support webpage was down the first two days I tried to submit my problem. Just down, "This webpage is unavailable, please try again later." or something like that........ - Other Thoughts: I will probably never buy another MSI product because of the webcam thing and my particular situation. I won't wipe all of my files to attempt to fix the webcam So I guess i just will have to stick to phone calls to the family. I did, however get it on sale, so i guess you get what you pay for.
- Reviewed By:Gabriel M.,11/24/2016 11:37:38 AM
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- Pros: Light weight, thin, extremely powerful for a laptop, nice desing
- Cons: Had reformat and reinstall all drivers to make it perfect
- Other Thoughts: All on all I had really enjoyed the laptop. I give kudos to Newegg for sending it to the APO overseas. No noise coming from the fans at while gaming, graphics are just amazing. Got a little hot while playing Batman A.K but nothing I couldnt fix with a cooling pad. I really love this laptop so far.
- Reviewed By:Samuel A Rossi,11/24/2016 9:46:18 AM
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- Pros: -Very lightweight and thin! My previous laptop from 5 years ago was super powerful but weighed at least thrice as much as this does. I was surprised at how light this was, even though I had seen the weight specs beforehand. I haven't made an actual measurement to comment on how close or far it is from the company stated weight
-Love the colors on the display. I've always used anti-glare display, so that was a must-have feature for me. The screen has a very wide viewing angle too
-The fan is very quiet. I needed something I could take to meetings without it sounding like a lawn mover and attracting everyone's attention, while also being able to run heavy CFD simulations, generate detailed renderings and play games when required. I haven't been disappointed with this machines on any of those fronts so far.
-Even with very heavy workloads, the laptop hasn't shown temperature reading of over 70 C, and no part of it was uncomfortable to touch. The felt lining on the underside helps a lot too.
-Battery life has been better than expected. The company claimed 2 hours. While I haven't tried gaming on battery, under usual office workloads, I have been able to get 5-6 hours out of it.
-The touchpad is very responsive. I thought it was a little too responsive initially but I guess making adjustments to sensitivity and getting used to it has helped. (See cons section too)
-Lots of connection options. I was waiting for the MBP to come out so that I could decide between this and the MBP, but that was this year's biggest joke!
-Keyboard (See in the Cons section too) - Love the travel and feedback from the keys. They are not very noise and clickity-clackity either - Cons: -Keyboard - This might not be a con for everyone, but I would have preferred a more professional looking font for lettering, especially because I take it to work and conferences too. I did know what it looked like before buying, and it doesn't look that bad in person, but I went for the laptop anyway because nothing else came close in terms of performance and portability and I wasn't going to let the lettering be a deciding factor.
-Touchpad - I would have preferred distinct left-and-right click keys. Being able to get the right click working took a lot of tries and it still doesn't always work, especially if you have another finger somewhere else on the touchpad.
-The fans sometimes whine when they are running at high speeds, but it's still not loud, just a little irritating if the room itself is very silent.
-The laptop also makes weird sounds when the charger is connected to it, but it's fully charged. Again a very low-intensity sound, but can be irritating. It seems to come somewhere from the grill on top of the keyboard, but I'm not sure what exactly is making the sound. It goes away as soon as I disconnect the charger. The sounds are low enough such that you won't notice them at all if you're wearing headphones, even low-priced ones (Newegg won't let me use the word I wanted to describe them :P)
-The red trim around the touchpad can be a little distracting sometimes, mostly because it is shiny and reflective and tends to reflect overhead lights straight into your eyes when working on a table.
-Came with a lot of bloatware. I did a clean install (and upgrade) of Windows and reinstalled drivers and utilities from MSI's website
-The body is a fingerprint magnet! - Other Thoughts: -Screen - The screen is manufactured by LG. Some other websites claim washed out colors on the LG screen (at least on the Best Buy model) and it seems that some models ship with a Samsung display instead. I have absolutely no complaints regarding the color, though. I haven't done a hardware calibration on the screen so far to give actual numbers.
-Storage - I immediately replaced the HDD with a 1TB Evo 850 SSD, so I again cannot comment on how fast the HDD would have been. I'm using it in an external enclosure as a backup drive though and get about 30 MBPS write speed. For those interested, it was manufactured by Seagate. Some others seem to have received HGST drives.
-I chose this over the 4K version of the laptop for battery life concerns and for running legacy software without glitches. - Reviewed By:Abhinav D.,11/24/2016 8:18:44 AM
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- Pros: G-Sync and 120Hz
2 nvme m.2
1 sata 3 m.2
1 sata 3 platter
m.2 slots, ram and wireless are easy to access.
A few more screws for the platter drive. - Cons: None.
- Other Thoughts: First thing is get a 32gb flash drive and make a recovery backup. 16gb will not due as it is too small.
The two nvme m.2's are the ones that have the thermal pad on the heatsink. - Reviewed By:Henry K.,11/24/2016 7:06:35 AM
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- Pros: Great Specs The processor is quadcore. usually intel i7 processors for laptops only have dualcore.
Graphics card should be capable of running current AAA titles with a mix of med-high settings at 1080 - Cons: Free shipping didn't apply to Hawaii. Bummer
- Other Thoughts: Noticed a lot of reviews are copy/pasted on Newegg so just confirming I'm REAL. Specs look GREAT waiting on delivery will update!
- Reviewed By:Anonymous,11/24/2016 12:15:45 AM
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- Pros: It makes people scream!
- Cons: It broke :(
- Other Thoughts: The crisp feel of the screen. The clacking of the keys. The gentle push of buttons. The 5 pound weight. Holding it high in the air above my head. Mmmmm... Gravity. It's not a very good jigsaw puzzle. Too many pieces. The disc tray hit the dog. He needed to leave the scene anyways, no witnesses. Remind me to dig a hole later. The screen landed on the cutting board. Very convenient. This floor just became a Lego nightmare. Let me unscrew the lightbulbs. Grab a lawn chair. Grab a beer or 2. It's 2am. He'll need a snack after being grounded from this once beautiful thing.
- Reviewed By:Christopher Mieske,11/23/2016 10:07:59 PM
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- Pros: The design is great. It looks sleek and solid. The display is above average. and really overwhelmingly spectacular. Battery life is great, but doesn't last as long as the company has claimed when you game. Could only last about 3 hours when I played Hearthstone. Overall I would give this laptop 8/10.
- Cons: The keyboard is somewhat off. It feels kinda rigid. You really have to place your finger down with a right force for it to work. However, I like the macro keyboards. Really convenient when you game since you can set them up yourself.
- Reviewed By:HUY H.,11/23/2016 7:14:40 PM
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- Pros: Perfect out of box 4k@30Hz support, not testing @60Hz yet, but 30Hz is perfect, no lag at all!
Anti glare screen with good color.
Best price ever! - Cons: all work well but you know, cheap keyboard, cheap touchpad, cheap shell,
- Reviewed By:Gary Y.,11/23/2016 7:31:32 PM
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- Pros: The laptop is pretty good and it is faster than I would have expected.
Easy to set up. - Cons: Screen back is flimsy.
Webcam didn't work the first time i tried to use it and customer service requires me to do a full system wipe before they will look at it. It is still under warranty, and this made me really mad because It's cheaper for me to buy a standalone webcam than to buy an external drive to backup my system before I wipe it.
Also, their customer support webpage was down the first two days I tried to submit my problem. Just down, "This webpage is unavailable, please try again later." or something like that........ - Other Thoughts: I will probably never buy another MSI product because of the webcam thing and my particular situation. I won't wipe all of my files to attempt to fix the webcam So I guess i just will have to stick to phone calls to the family. I did, however get it on sale, so i guess you get what you pay for.
- Reviewed By:Gabriel M.,11/24/2016 11:37:38 AM
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- Pros: Light weight, thin, extremely powerful for a laptop, nice desing
- Cons: Had reformat and reinstall all drivers to make it perfect
- Other Thoughts: All on all I had really enjoyed the laptop. I give kudos to Newegg for sending it to the APO overseas. No noise coming from the fans at while gaming, graphics are just amazing. Got a little hot while playing Batman A.K but nothing I couldnt fix with a cooling pad. I really love this laptop so far.
- Reviewed By:Samuel A Rossi,11/24/2016 9:46:18 AM
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- Pros: -Very lightweight and thin! My previous laptop from 5 years ago was super powerful but weighed at least thrice as much as this does. I was surprised at how light this was, even though I had seen the weight specs beforehand. I haven't made an actual measurement to comment on how close or far it is from the company stated weight
-Love the colors on the display. I've always used anti-glare display, so that was a must-have feature for me. The screen has a very wide viewing angle too
-The fan is very quiet. I needed something I could take to meetings without it sounding like a lawn mover and attracting everyone's attention, while also being able to run heavy CFD simulations, generate detailed renderings and play games when required. I haven't been disappointed with this machines on any of those fronts so far.
-Even with very heavy workloads, the laptop hasn't shown temperature reading of over 70 C, and no part of it was uncomfortable to touch. The felt lining on the underside helps a lot too.
-Battery life has been better than expected. The company claimed 2 hours. While I haven't tried gaming on battery, under usual office workloads, I have been able to get 5-6 hours out of it.
-The touchpad is very responsive. I thought it was a little too responsive initially but I guess making adjustments to sensitivity and getting used to it has helped. (See cons section too)
-Lots of connection options. I was waiting for the MBP to come out so that I could decide between this and the MBP, but that was this year's biggest joke!
-Keyboard (See in the Cons section too) - Love the travel and feedback from the keys. They are not very noise and clickity-clackity either - Cons: -Keyboard - This might not be a con for everyone, but I would have preferred a more professional looking font for lettering, especially because I take it to work and conferences too. I did know what it looked like before buying, and it doesn't look that bad in person, but I went for the laptop anyway because nothing else came close in terms of performance and portability and I wasn't going to let the lettering be a deciding factor.
-Touchpad - I would have preferred distinct left-and-right click keys. Being able to get the right click working took a lot of tries and it still doesn't always work, especially if you have another finger somewhere else on the touchpad.
-The fans sometimes whine when they are running at high speeds, but it's still not loud, just a little irritating if the room itself is very silent.
-The laptop also makes weird sounds when the charger is connected to it, but it's fully charged. Again a very low-intensity sound, but can be irritating. It seems to come somewhere from the grill on top of the keyboard, but I'm not sure what exactly is making the sound. It goes away as soon as I disconnect the charger. The sounds are low enough such that you won't notice them at all if you're wearing headphones, even low-priced ones (Newegg won't let me use the word I wanted to describe them :P)
-The red trim around the touchpad can be a little distracting sometimes, mostly because it is shiny and reflective and tends to reflect overhead lights straight into your eyes when working on a table.
-Came with a lot of bloatware. I did a clean install (and upgrade) of Windows and reinstalled drivers and utilities from MSI's website
-The body is a fingerprint magnet! - Other Thoughts: -Screen - The screen is manufactured by LG. Some other websites claim washed out colors on the LG screen (at least on the Best Buy model) and it seems that some models ship with a Samsung display instead. I have absolutely no complaints regarding the color, though. I haven't done a hardware calibration on the screen so far to give actual numbers.
-Storage - I immediately replaced the HDD with a 1TB Evo 850 SSD, so I again cannot comment on how fast the HDD would have been. I'm using it in an external enclosure as a backup drive though and get about 30 MBPS write speed. For those interested, it was manufactured by Seagate. Some others seem to have received HGST drives.
-I chose this over the 4K version of the laptop for battery life concerns and for running legacy software without glitches. - Reviewed By:Abhinav D.,11/24/2016 8:18:44 AM
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- Pros: G-Sync and 120Hz
2 nvme m.2
1 sata 3 m.2
1 sata 3 platter
m.2 slots, ram and wireless are easy to access.
A few more screws for the platter drive. - Cons: None.
- Other Thoughts: First thing is get a 32gb flash drive and make a recovery backup. 16gb will not due as it is too small.
The two nvme m.2's are the ones that have the thermal pad on the heatsink. - Reviewed By:Henry K.,11/24/2016 7:06:35 AM
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- Pros: Perfect out of box 4k@30Hz support, not testing @60Hz yet, but 30Hz is perfect, no lag at all!
Anti glare screen with good color.
Best price ever! - Cons: all work well but you know, cheap keyboard, cheap touchpad, cheap shell,
- Reviewed By:Gary Y.,11/23/2016 7:31:32 PM
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- Pros: Great Specs The processor is quadcore. usually intel i7 processors for laptops only have dualcore.
Graphics card should be capable of running current AAA titles with a mix of med-high settings at 1080 - Cons: Free shipping didn't apply to Hawaii. Bummer
- Other Thoughts: Noticed a lot of reviews are copy/pasted on Newegg so just confirming I'm REAL. Specs look GREAT waiting on delivery will update!
- Reviewed By:Anonymous,11/24/2016 12:15:45 AM
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- Pros: It makes people scream!
- Cons: It broke :(
- Other Thoughts: The crisp feel of the screen. The clacking of the keys. The gentle push of buttons. The 5 pound weight. Holding it high in the air above my head. Mmmmm... Gravity. It's not a very good jigsaw puzzle. Too many pieces. The disc tray hit the dog. He needed to leave the scene anyways, no witnesses. Remind me to dig a hole later. The screen landed on the cutting board. Very convenient. This floor just became a Lego nightmare. Let me unscrew the lightbulbs. Grab a lawn chair. Grab a beer or 2. It's 2am. He'll need a snack after being grounded from this once beautiful thing.
- Reviewed By:Christopher Mieske,11/23/2016 10:07:59 PM
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- Pros: The design is great. It looks sleek and solid. The display is above average. and really overwhelmingly spectacular. Battery life is great, but doesn't last as long as the company has claimed when you game. Could only last about 3 hours when I played Hearthstone. Overall I would give this laptop 8/10.
- Cons: The keyboard is somewhat off. It feels kinda rigid. You really have to place your finger down with a right force for it to work. However, I like the macro keyboards. Really convenient when you game since you can set them up yourself.
- Reviewed By:HUY H.,11/23/2016 7:14:40 PM
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- Pros: works just fine
- Cons: internal battery. If the the battery bites the big burrito, you have to send it back for repair.
- Other Thoughts: It is real easy peasy to make a backup image just like in windows 7. You don't need special software from a 3rd party.
- Reviewed By:Bill D.,11/23/2016 3:12:18 PM
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- Pros: Good price, super fast delivery, good quality.
- Cons: no
- Reviewed By:Wei S.,11/23/2016 3:56:04 PM
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- Pros: - Really solid build quality
- Probably the best laptop keyboard I've ever used
- Great screen
- 960m works really well for my mobile gaming needs (League of Legends, other indie games)
- 6700HQ performs really well and the SSD is better than any mechanical drive
- I think it's a pretty manageable size and weight for a "gaming laptop" - Cons: - THE FAN NOISE. This is one of those reasons why you should be skeptical about buying a product without reviews. Everything is great, minus this horrible fan noise. Granted, I have never owned a gaming laptop before, maybe they're all like this or worse. But man, I can't get over how loud these fans are. There's two main fans for the CPU and GPU respectively. The CPU fan is going 24/7, even if you're just emailing. It's at a level that my last laptop didn't even get to under full load. The GPU fan won't start until it's under load, but that one is just as loud. But when you start doing something actually demanding, this thing goes to leaf-blower levels. My boss heard it from across the office. The neighbors probably heard it. It's insane. I'm embarrassed to bring this thing into meetings because a customer might hear it over the phone.
- Battery is very meh. Maybe get 2-3 hours depending on brightness and what you're doing. - Other Thoughts: I've only had it for three days, but I think I'm going to return it. I'm really bummed because I thought I had a winner at this price. I really would have given it full stars if it were more quiet. Just isn't an office laptop.
- Reviewed By:Anonymous,11/23/2016 10:45:48 AM
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- Pros: 4GB GDDR5.....on a laptop this is almost unheard of. Add an i7 6700HQ and you just jumped to one of the highest specs a gaming laptop can get. FYI for people who do not know. Alienware is owned by Dell. This is basically an Alienware laptop. Having owned an Alienware before even the power adapter for this bad boy is exactly the same as Alienware. For half the price. I run H1Z1 high settings, WoW on High AVG 75 FPS, League and other games this machine does not flinch. I have since purchasing upgraded the RAM to 16GB, swapped out the HDD with Samsung EVO 850 500GB, placed a Samsung 128GB into the M.2. I gotta tell ya, this competes with my custom built gaming desktop! I don't use the trackpad like most gamers I have a gaming mouse. The razr naga. You won't be disappointed.
- Cons: Not really a con but for most people complaining about the sound and heat. You should ALWAYS, with any laptop buy a cooling pad that elevates off of the flat surface and provides a mesh cooling surface to allow constant airflow. My machine barely gets warm with the great cooling built in plus my cooling angled pad that I play with. This will allow the speakers to be heard richly the way they actually sound. It also prevents your gpu and CPU from getting anywhere close to overheating.
- Other Thoughts: Alienware is cool and all but if I have better specs made by the same company for half the price. Kind of a no brainer friends. Happy gaming!
- Reviewed By:Anonymous,11/23/2016 9:44:10 AM
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- Pros: Great Speed, Nice crisp screen, and Incredible sound.
Tested with OCULUS and wow!!!!!
Still to come HTC VIVE, but guissing it will handle it no problem. - Cons: A little Heavy, but not to detriment.
- Other Thoughts: I would definetly recommend this PC to gamers on the go but that require power.
- Reviewed By:Kenneth K.,11/23/2016 11:32:53 AM
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- Pros: -Awesome CPU
-Above Average GPU, handles Batman/Rocket League w/ no flaws (can be overclocked slightly w/ Afterburner)
-Best speakers out of all my friends laptops
-Great cooling system (bit loud but at least you know it's working)
-Keyboard feels great, quiet
-Best price vs. internals/quality in range - Cons: -Screen bleeds...bad in one corner. There's quite a lot of people who have this same issue w this laptop. Noticeable when watching dark movies or dark games. Was planning on exchanging but went over time. Hoping for warranty fix.
-Touchpad is outright terrible. Get a mouse.
-Massive Lenova bloatware, re-install clean version of windows after opening or programs will install themselves and crash games
-Screen could be brighter
-Heavy for a student (my backpack weights 30lbs now)
-Don't buy it for battery life
Overall:
Very happy with Newegg deal and laptop. The SSD + HDD + 960m + DVD drive (external) make it the best value available. I find myself playing games on it while sitting in bed rather than my custom desktop 2ft away. A USB lap-pad with fans is a good addition to keep it cool. Just be aware of potential screen bleed out the box, then make your move. - Other Thoughts: *will update on option taken for screen bleed
- Reviewed By:Anonymous,11/23/2016 10:35:18 AM
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- Pros: Battery
Accessible Components (SSD, HDD, RAM)
Number Pad
Quiet Internal Fans and Drive
Bright Status LEDs on front of Laptop
SSD for OS and Programs
1TB HDD for Storage
GTX 950M with 2G VRAM
HDMI Connector
SD Card Reader
Clear WebCam
USB 3.1 Type C
Two USB 3.0 Type A
Speakers are loud and clear - Cons: Power Button On Keyboard
VGA Connector, No DisplayPort - Other Thoughts: The E5-575G-57A4 laptop by Acer has a textured exterior with metal (possibly aluminum) surrounding the laptop and touchpad. There appears to be an unused optical drive bay, although I did not tear down the laptop far enough to confirm available SATA port for the optical bay. Next to the optical drive bay there is a USB 2.0 Type A jack, a 3.5mm audio jack, and a DC power input. On the front, the laptop has two bright LEDs for On/Sleep and Plugged-in/Charging, and a SD card slot. On the left side, the laptop has two USB 3.0 Type A jacks with one supporting USB device charging when the laptop is powered off, a full sized HDMI output, and VGA port, RJ45 Ethernet, USB 3.1 Type C jack, and an exhaust vent. The touchpad is a single piece with two tangible left and right clicks on the bottom left or right of the single piece touchpad. The keyboard is not backlit and the power button is located near the numpad on the keyboard grid. The bottom of the laptop has a removable panel held in place with 3 screws. Beneath the panel hides the 2.5 inch SATA bay, M.2 SSD slot, and two DDR4 SODIMM slots. These come occupied with a 1TB Toshiba MQ01ABD100 SATA Drive, 256G HFS256G39TND-N210A M.2 Drive, and a single 8GB Kingston 2133Mhz DDR4 SODIMM. Internally, the laptop contains an i5-7200U processor with Hyper-Threading, Intel HD 620 & NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950M with 2G dedicated VRAM, and AC Wireless.
The Hynix 256GB M.2 SSD Drive returned average speeds of 555.9MB/s Read and 257.5MB/s Write. And the Toshiba 1TB HDD returned average speeds of 113.2MB/s Read and 111.6MB/s Write. The single 8G SODIMM runs at 2133Mhz, a second SODIMM can be installed but during my testing I did not exceed 80% memory used. Although the i5-7200U processor is a dual core, thanks to hyperthreading, Windows utilizes 4 processors. The AC Wireless card established a connection speed of 433Mbps and when copying data it reached 310Mbps, but averaged around 280Mbps.
The laptop had no issue connecting both an external 3440x1440 UltraWide monitor over HDMI and an external 1920x1080 monitor VGA along with the 1920x1080 built-in display. The laptop had no problems running the 3 monitors while streaming video, running multiple programs and with several open connections to servers while programming. I was able to confirm the USB 3.1 Type C connector does not support ThunderBolt display connections. I would like to have seen a DisplayPort or Mini DisplayPort instead of the VGA port so I could utilize 2 or more high resolution external displays. The laptop has a 720P webcam which I found very clear when used locally. However, when using the webcam with Skype the video quality blurred a bit. For me it was comparable to the Facetime camera on an iPad Air. The built in speakers and microphone were clear during gaming, watching videos, and Skype.
While stress testing the laptop for several hours, the hottest external temperature was 132F (55C) which was near the side exhaust vent. The hottest internal temperature maxed out at 142F (61C) but the keyboard only reached 91F (32C). To test the battery life I disabled screen and sleep timers then streamed video over AC wireless. This test resulted in the laptop lasting 10 hours and 19 minutes.
The E5-575G-57A4 laptop is advertised as a gaming laptop so I tested a few games at the highest settings on the 1920x1080 built-in display and an 3440x1440 UltraWide External Display. My tests found this laptop excelled with top down strategy games like StarCraft 2 or DOTA 2. Games like StarWars Battlefront and Dirt Rally were playable on the built-in display, but unplayable on the external UltraWide. Below are some of the average frames per second I recorded when playing these 4 games:
StarCraft 2
1920x1080 - 78FPS
3440x1440 - 52FPS
DOTA 2
1920x1080 - 71FPS
3440x1440 - 49FPS
Dirt Rally
1920x1080 - 32FPS
3440x1440 - 14FPS
StarWars Battlefront
1920x1080 - 22FPS
3440x1440 - Unplayable
Overall I think this laptop is a great value with the included hardware. - Reviewed By:Brandon H.,11/23/2016 8:10:49 AM
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- Pros: I bought this is a portable indie game / movie machine to keep myself occupied during downtime away from my desktop at home. Excellent display, snappy performance. I'm impressed with how well a 960m is keeping up even with newer AAA releases. Seems to be well ventilated as well, no issues so far with thermal throttling.
Speakers are also the best I've ever heard on a laptop and negate the need for external or headphones. - Cons: 5400 rpm HD, but its a storage drive - the SSD gets the job done with applications and games
Lenovo bloatware but that's unavoidable with any retail product and easily dealt with - Other Thoughts: I use the machine while plugged in 99% of the time, haven't assessed battery life.
Overall I'm completely satisfied and doubt I could find a better machine at this price point. Recommended - Reviewed By:Anonymous,11/22/2016 9:50:28 PM
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- Pros: Awesome bright display. No sign of light bleed in any direction.
pin-hole size white indicator LEDs on the machine are a nice touch. Does the "breathing" thing like Apple's products do when it is sleeping.
Easy setup -> Disabled secure boot, cloned the Windows installation to a safe backup, booted up LinuxMint and GO!
Aluminum case and general build quality are outstanding. It really is a lovely discrete design.
Fans are not at loud as I expected. Yes, that is a pro. They seem to run the same in Windows as they do running Linux.
Full keyboard with numpad. A requirement for Blender.
Switched from discrete to integrated graphics and have been working for well over an hour at the very bright
50% brightness setting and battery is reporting 4hrs 26 mins left. 5 and a half hours of browsing and light work is just fine for me... I am not a student anymore trying to go all day without charging.
Comes in nice packaging with good looking graphics. Professional touches like this go a long way to inspiring trust right out of the box. (Everything else I have tried came in pretty boring cardboard...)
Included drive caddy to swap with the optical drive. Just brilliant. SSD I had in my Mac was installed in 2 mins. - Cons: Sound could be much better. Speakers are under the front edge of the machine? Odd position as it flattens out the sound and places it low, kinda under your chin working at a desk, but I am not going to knock it too hard for that.
I would like these companies to center the touchpad in their designs. This off to the left is odd and a bit uncomfortable.
EDIT:
Newegg now has the 4k model now for $50 less than what I bought this one for. . . bummer. I guess I should have held out. - Other Thoughts: I would absolutely recommend this machine to others so far. I haven't had time to really push the graphics so far but compared to the AMD 6750M in my old MacBook Pro the word "crushing" comes to mind.
I really spent a lot of time searching and researching before buying. I have used and trusted Gigabyte for years with my desktop mainboards. After several dud PC gaming laptops in the last couple months I finally did what I should have in the first place and bought from a company I trust. One was from System76 that would corrupt the system every 10 or 12 hours leading to lock ups and eventually to me fighting to reinstall Ubuntu cleanly and starting again. This from a company that specializes in Linux machines. Pffff.... The last one that shall go unnamed hard locked before I even was able to boot Windows... no more. I am sticking to established brands I know and with Apple's latest shenanigans I cannot fathom staying with their hardware or software anymore.
EDIT 11-22-2016:
Okay well not everything was so peachy in the land of Linux. As has been my normal experience with Linux of various flavors and distributions there is a major caveat or two, or three. Mint supported everything except the touchpad out of the box. Investigating further I found that it is an Elantech device that was not showing up at all to the OS. fn + F6 (touchpad toggle) at boot was supposed to fix it. Nope. Boot into Windows first... nope. Boot up with no mouse attached... nope. Run a series of lspci, xinput, and other commands in the terminal to diagnose / force the system to see it. Nothing. Then, strangely enough it just worked. "Well that was odd." I thought to myself. And two days later it stopped. No reason. Device not listed once again. Trying to fix it one more time I went again through all the steps I had done before, finally trying adding a line to GRUB to reset the keyboard. Update GRUB per the instructions and whammo I am left with a system that is unable to boot to the desktop... it just hard locks after GRUB. Back to Windows for me! Not really where I want to be but it is better than still fighting to make Linux work in 2016.
The other issue I found with Mint on this machine was that switching from the GTX 1070 to the integrated Intel chip broke the ability to sleep. I didn't mind though and switched back to the 1070 and sleep was working fine. Running on battery the system reported it had 4 hours on a full charge and it seemed that it lasted close to that doing light browsing on the couch. Windows 10 is reporting similar times and seems pretty close. Now that Fedora 25 is released I may give it a spin to see what works and what doesn't but for now Windows will do since everything I use (blender, Gimp, Krita, etc...) is all there and I have a reason to used the included Gears of War 4 code they sent me. - Reviewed By:Joshua D.,11/22/2016 7:44:08 PM
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- Pros: So fast & Powerful! I love it!
- Cons: Fairly heavy, but that's to be expected
- Other Thoughts: I love this thing! I bought it to start University as a Mechanical Engineer. I knew I needed something that could handle every CAD and 3D Data Visualisation program I threw at it for the next four years, but also something that could make my favorite video games look amazing. This laptop has FAR exceeded my expectations to such an extent that I never touch my gaming desktop anymore.
My only complaint is that, being a student, it adds quite a lot of weight to my daily carry. Between the laptop and the big power adapter, I think it adds nearly 10lbs. But who needs knees, when you can play video games? :D - Reviewed By:James Stark,11/22/2016 2:05:47 PM
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- Pros: - Very powerful hardware for the price/segment.
- Kaby Lake dual core i5 is very efficient.
- Easy access to M.2, SATA, optical bay, and SO-DIMM slots.
- Good selection of ports.
- Keyboard was better than I was expecting.
- DC power connector connects to the mainboard via an internal, detachable, cable...if you break it you can replace it without having to any soldering. - Cons: - Constant WHEA errors regarding the PCI-E ports attaching the network interfaces...this is indicative of a defective CPU/Platform I/O or a damaged system board.
- Atrocious TN display; worst I've ever seen in terms of brightness, contrast, and usable viewing angles. I wasn't expecting it to be good, but it's even worse than the Acer laptop I purchased in the same segment about seven years ago, which has always been my benchmark for bad displays.
- Whole bottom of laptop needs to be removed to replace battery.
- Poor build quality; one of the heatsink fins was crushed during initial assembly and the chassis was warped near the touchpad.
- Kaby Lake U platform I/O will not work correctly with old versions of Windows...was only able to achieve partial functionality in Windows 7.
- Was not able to get the touchpad working correctly on my own install of Windows 10 Pro. - Other Thoughts: I probably would not recommend this laptop, even had it worked correctly. The display is almost unusably dull and the touchpad never worked correctly, except in Linux.
Some other miscellaneous info:
- My sample included an SK Hynix M.2 SATA SSD with TLC NAND and a single 8GiB DDR4-2133 SO-DIMM made by Kingston, using 8Gb Micron ICs.
- WLAN/Bluetooth card are made by Atheros.
- Kaby Lake U's USB controller is USB 3.0 (XHCI) only. There is no EHCI support, so the install of any OS without native XHCI must be done off something connected to the SATA interface. Any OS that actually works on the system has XHCI support, so this is pretty academic. - Reviewed By:Cassandra M.,11/22/2016 12:25:17 PM
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- Pros: Dual GPU
Dual Hard Drives
Great keyboard
Lots of ports - Cons: No touch screen or optical drive
TFT panel - Other Thoughts: Newegg sent this device to me for review, and these are my thought after spending some time with it:
Build quality
This laptop feels solid, and I like the texturing on the lid, keyboard deck, and bottom. This device does not show fingerprints.
The Acer has a matt finish 1080p HD screen, a common choice for a gaming laptop since higher definition would lower frame rates in games, and there is no distracting reflection. However, it is not an IPS panel. It appears to be TFT and has somewhat narrow viewing angles, and the colors and contrast are not as vibrant as you would see on an IPS display.
The keyboard has chicklet style, concave, textured keys. The keys are nicely spaced with great travel and tactile feel. It’s a pleasure to type on.
The trackpad is responsive and accurate, with physical right/left clicks in the respective lower corners.
There are a good choice of video out options for hooking up to an external monitor, although I was a little surprised to see an old-school VGA adapter on a machine this modern. There are also three USB ports, and an Ethernet port that came in handy when I was downloading games. Using powerline networking it provided about twice the speed of the laptop’s wireless (approximately 10MB/s vs. 5MB/s).
I use a free utility called AS SSD to measure hard drive read/write drive speeds, and saw good results with the laptop’s primary drive . The SSD showed read speeds of 470MB/s and write speeds of 203MB/s. The laptop boots quickly and applications load with little or no delay, no doubt helped by the i5 7200 dual core processor (which the system sees as a quad core due to hyperthreading). The storage drive showed the sort of speeds you would expect with a 5400 RPM platter drive (R = 108MB/s; W = 105MB/s), results that are perfectly acceptable for the drive’s given purpose.
Gaming ability
Rise of the Tomb Raider is commonly used to measure video card prowess, and since I happen to own the game I downloaded it from my Steam account and ran some benchmarks. After installation the default graphic settings were set to High, and the game’s benchmark tool showed the overall frames per second (fps) to be 23.53. Although it looked great there was noticeable stutter when playing the game. When I lowered the graphic settings to medium I was able to achieve around 30 fps with smooth and responsive gameplay, and the game still looked good (thirty fps is widely considered to be the minimum for an acceptable gaming experience). I am impressed that the discrete 960M video card does such a competent job.
As a further test I installed Bioshock Infinite and used the default settings for the graphics (Very Low), which gave 30fps frame rates. The game still looked good, even though there were some noticeable “jaggies”, but more importantly gameplay was smooth with no stutter, even during intense action scenes.
The cooling fan spins up when gaming, noticeable but not distracting. During routine operations like web surfing or document creation it’s barely audible.
Overall impression
This laptop delivers a lot of value for the money, it is an affordable and capable portable gaming machine. There are higher end offerings on the market that will give better benchmarks and have nicer displays, but certainly not at this price point. If you’re on a budget and are looking for a device that offers decent gameplay, dual drives, great ergonomics, and portability at a reasonable price this laptop is easy to recommend, and for that reason I’m giving it five eggs. - Reviewed By:Cecil S.,11/22/2016 5:57:30 AM
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- Pros: I reviewed the Acer Aspire E 15 Gaming Laptop. The more I worked with this laptop the more impressed I was by its capabilities and at such a competitive price. I think that Acer has scooped their competition by being one of the first to market with a 7th generation Intel processor. Here are some of its outstanding features:
+ Intel 7th Gen i5-7200U 2.5GHz, 3.1GHz w/Turbo Boost
+ Nvidia Geforce GTX 950M w/2 GB GDDR5 VRAM
+ USB-C 3.1 - Supports reversible plugs
+ WIFI-AC w/MU-MIMO (Ultra-Fast)
+ 8GB DDR4 Memory
+ 256GB SSD Drive & 1TB HDD
+ 15.6" Full HD 1920 x 1080 Non-Glare Screen
+ Average Rated Battery Life of 12 Hours
+ Large Touch Pad, Supports Gesturing
+ Weight = 5LBS
This Acer laptop beats most competitors on features and specs versus cost. All laptops are designed to a particular price point and have some compromises as result, but if given the choice between a 256GB SSD boot drive and a 1TB HDD combo drive setup, versus a single 256GB SSD and a DVD-RW drive for more money? I would go for the combo SSD/HDD drive option any day. There is a drive bay present for an optional optical drive if desired. Otherwise an external USB optical drive could be connected when required. The laptop case seemed sturdy and is textured to help hide finger prints. At 5LBs the Acer gaming laptop is easy to transport. Don’t forget to order a well-padded case to protect it when traveling.
The initial customer experience with this laptop and Windows 10 Home 64-bit went very smoothly. Windows 10 asks you a series of Yes/No questions during the initial customer setup. These include: your time zone, Win10 features to, enable or disable, location sensing, to use or not to use Cortana, key-logging behaviors, privacy features, Etc. I disabled the anti-privacy features. I even went so far as to install Spybot Anti-Beacon to kill-off the remaining hidden Win10 adware/data aggregation features. According to what I have read disabling these settings will tend to help rein-in Windows 10 excessive Internet activity and make it operate closer to Windows 7 levels. Telling Windows 10 that you are on a metered Internet connection will also cut down on the Internet activity, but at the cost of slower update patching.
My initial first impressions of the Acer laptop went something like this: Wow nice sharp LED back-lit, non-glare, wide screen. Nice sounding built-in speakers for a 15" laptop. They produced plenty of sound volume when cranked-up in my den. It sounded excellent when played through my den’s tube amplifier, using a pair of Polk monitor speakers and a subwoofer I got from NewEgg years ago.
The 7th generation Intel i5 Kaby Lake, 14nm processor and the provided Liteon 90 Watt AC charger, both ran very cool while the laptop was in operation, even under heavy use. Speccy indicated the CPU temperature typically hovered in the mid 90°F range. In most usage situations the cooling fan was not even audible. I think Acer had to provide an over-sized charger in order to support the higher power demands of the USB-C 3.1 port and the Nvidia GTX GPU. These USB-C 3.1 ports can supply up to 3 Amps of current to run power-hungry external peripherals.
I ran the Windows 10 Experience Index benchmark and came up with the following scores: CPU=7.5, Memory=7.5, Desktop 2D Graphics 5.1, 3D Gaming Graphics 9.9, SSD=8.1. The only disappointment was the poor 2D graphics score at only 5.1. I blame this on the Intel HD Graphics 620 chipset. I am looking to see if Intel has an upgraded graphics driver. Not being a gamer I was unable to put the built-in Nvidia Geforce GTX 3D GPU through its proper paces. Please note that although the Intel i5-7200U CPU is listed as a dual-core processor, it appeared as a quad-core processor in the Win10 Device Manager and to most Windows programs, due to its Intel hyperthreading technology. I had no issues with the CPU speed on this laptop, it was fully adequate for my applications. Every program I tested on it ran smoothly. The SSD boot drive helps a lot as well.
The Qualcomm Atheros wireless adapter was very stable when connected to my 5GHz Linksys E8350, MU-MIMO enabled, WIFI-AC router. I found when connected via the WIFI-AC and I plugged-in an Ethernet patch cable, the wireless connection was disabled in favor of the faster gigabit Ethernet connection. This behavior is probably due to the installed Windows 10 Home, which is unable to support two simultaneous IP connections. The WIFI-AC speed achieved was 433.3Mbps. A CAT-6 patch cable provided a stable 1.0Gbps Ethernet connection. - Cons: No built-in optical drive. External USB BlueRay and DVD-RW drives are readily available if you require one. Interestingly the case appears to have a blank cover on the right lower clam-shell where a DVD-RW, or BlueRay optical drive could be added. Many Windows games are still sold on both CD and DVD media discs. Acer probably knows that downloadable and online games are quickly surpassing the sales of games sold on media discs, hence the decision to nix the optical drive and lower the overall laptop cost.
The Lithium Ion battery is not removable. I did not remove the entire lower clam-shell cover, so I can’t say if its glued in, or replaceable by a technician. I did not see a battery meter on the tray bar either, although you could probably install a 3rd party battery monitoring App.
The lack of a quad-core processor could be considered to be a con by many advanced gamers, but at the cost of shorter battery life, higher energy use and more heat output. This laptop runs cool enough that you can actually use it while it’s resting on your lap, without getting burned. If you ride a bus or train to work you might want to take this advantage into consideration. - Other Thoughts: The laptop came with MS-Office 2016 pre-loaded as a trial version. I bought an MS-Office Home & Student license card online and entered in the new license number when prompted. I also had to provide my email address and the password for my existing Microsoft account to activate it. Yes MS got me on that one. MS was then able to quickly determine who I was and display my MS account icon in the upper corner of the MS-Office 2016 applications. After a restart of MS-Word I was up and running a fully licensed copy of MS-Office Home & Student 2016. Pretty painless for an MS-Office installation. Office 365 is also pre-installed if you want to go the software rental route. So no large office downloads are required.
A full system scan using MalwareBytes, turned-up around 45 minor PUP infections, all listed as “Probably Unwanted Programs” or PUPs for short. These were mostly registry entries for Amazon1Button.AppFish. I also removed a McAfee’s Antivirus trial balloon installed by Acer. I plan to install my own preferred free A/V software.
One tip is to click-on a link called “Customize” during the initial Win10 customer setup process that allows you to skip creating, or logging on to an external Microsoft account every time you start your laptop. The link is displayed in a tiny light blue font against a white background. If you don’t watch for it closely you may miss it. I think that is by design ;>). This customization option allows you to limit your Win10 logon to a local administrator’s account, similar to Windows 7, versus an MS online account that pings Microsoft every time you logon to your laptop. Windows 10 also includes the built-in Microsoft cloud-based One Drive. You need a registered MS user account to activate it. Acer also offered an Acer Cloud client, which I have not yet had a chance to test. It has to be activated as well before you can use it.
Although USB-C 3.1 is a relatively new USB interface, I actually had a new Seagate Innov8 USB-C 3.1 external 8TB, 3.5" hard drive on hand from another recent EggExpert test. So I tried plugging it into the Acer’s state-of-the-art USB-C 3.1 port. Unlike most USB ports, a USB-C plug can be plugged-in, in either direction, a long awaited feature. The Innov8 external hard drive which draws too much power for a USB 3.0 port, worked fine on the Acer's USB-C 3.1 port.
Removing three screws allowed the bottom access cover to be easily removed. Visible were an installed DDR4 SODIMM and a second open socket for another optional DDR4 SODIMM card, which were both easily accessible. The Hynix 256GB M.2 SATA SSD card was also easily accessible for future upgrading. The Toshiba 1TB HDD to the left was surrounded by a silicone vibration dampener and appeared to be securely mounted. The HDD can be easily replaced for future upgrading. The wireless card was not accessible from this location. Removing a single screw allows for removal of the plastic blank filling in for an optical drive. An optical drive bay is present along with the SATA socket needed to install an optional DVD-RW drive. I might try installing a BlueRay, or DVD-RW drive later, for viewing movies with.
Acer requested an expedited review on this laptop, so that they could get the results out about these new Gen-7 laptops before Black Friday; the official start of the make-it, or break-it holiday shopping season. I don’t have an issue with that request as this is an excellent laptop based on my brief experience with it so far. I am very impressed with its many outstanding features including: The smooth Windows 10 initial customer experience, minimal crapware cleanup issues, its ease of use and processing speed, its low-glare 1080 HD LED screen, which is both sharp and easy on the eyes, the dual storage drive setup is unique in this price class, its excellent high-speed networking capabilities, inclusion of a USB-C 3.1 port, two USB 3.0 ports and one USB 2.0 port, 12-hour extended battery life, large touch pad with active corners and gesturing support, easy upgrade-ability. After working with the Acer E 15 for about a week, I can highly recommend it without any reservations.
This laptop would make a great gift for a college student, or for home, or small office use. If you are a power user on a budget, you should be satisfied with this budget gaming laptop, given its competitive price to performance ratio. Highly recommended. - Reviewed By:William W.,11/21/2016 10:54:04 PM
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- Pros: - Thin for a gaming laptop
- Gaming laptop - Cons: - Short battery life
- Gets too hot when gaming
- Bad hinges (Broke within a year)
- Feels cheap - Other Thoughts: I had to ship the laptop back after only having it for 9 months because the display stopped working. Took over a month for it to be fixed.
The hinges began to break after only 1 year. The screen also flickers from the hinge probably cutting the wires. The monitor is the most wobbly thing in existence.
I will avoid all MSI products from this point on. The build quality is just not there and if you want to keep a laptop for more than a year then don't buy MSI laptops. - Reviewed By:Sam P.,11/21/2016 6:19:28 PM
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- Pros: +great graphics card, ran skyrim, fallout4, and AC4BF on ultra settings at 60FPS
+good Processor, no need to overcloak sofar
+screen size is not to big or small
+keyboard is pretty cool, can changed the LED's to whatever color you want along with having them pulse to music or doing a wave
+has a button next to power button that turns on a secondary fan, this thing keeps it really cool inside
+love having a 256SSD for high end games and a 1TB HDD for emulator ROMS - Cons: - the secondary fan is pretty loud, it bugs my wife though so i like to run it when im just web browsing. youll want good headphones when running it.
- Other Thoughts: Yes id recommend it
- Reviewed By:Benjamin G.,11/21/2016 4:44:56 PM
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- Pros: GPU
2 mSATA Ports
i7 Processor
Great Ventilation - Cons: The fans can get loud
- Other Thoughts: I bought this laptop 2 years ago, and it is still amazing! I added a 250gb mSATA SSD for more and faster storage and upgraded to 16gb of RAM. But other than that, it's factory default, and it is the best laptop I have ever had!
- Reviewed By:Anonymous,11/21/2016 6:12:22 PM
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- Pros: Computer starts super fast thanks to the solid state drive.
large storage space
Full keyboard with numpad - Cons: Has an integrated Intel graphics drive as well as the 950m.
Had to change settings so the GTX 950 was the default graphics card - Other Thoughts: This is a great budget gaming laptop. I use it to run Unity and Blender and the 950m works great for both. Runs most games smoothly. This computer starts up in less than 10 seconds. I saw some reviewers complain about the keyboard but i think the keyboard is just fine except it is not back lite which is not that big of a deal. Not a lot of pre-loaded software. I would recommend this to anyone who is looking for a budget gaming laptop.
- Reviewed By:Ross S.,11/21/2016 5:34:59 PM
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- Pros: Crisp picture
Not too heavy
Keyboard has a nice feel
Speakers are louder than other laptops I've had - Cons: None so far
- Other Thoughts: I really like this laptop. I shopped around on different sites looking for some bang for my buck and this was it, so I bought it on Newegg. The packaging was well insulated against shock. Took it out of the box, plugged it in to charge the battery and started working on it. I definitely recommend this product.
- Reviewed By:William H.,11/21/2016 7:07:26 AM
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- Pros: - Super fast for any programs/games (Witcher 3 -- ultra, Fallout 4 -- ultra, BF 4 -- ultra no problems at all!)
- Thin and light as for gaming laptop (at first I thought that the package is empty :) )
- Latest grade hardware (gtx 1060, i7 and ddr4) make it a beast!
- Good quaity plastic and aluminum
- Outstanding screen with g-sync technology and great angles of view
- No coil whine in PSU, plus even under the load it remains cool enough
- No preinstalled junk software
- No uncomfortable heat at your left hand due to HDD being located in the right front section - Cons: Nope
- Other Thoughts: Did not want to put these in cons because different people have different point of view at such stuff and as for me, I was completely aware of these things.
If you plan to purchase this laptop, one shall keep in mind that:
1. It heats up fast in the middle top section (right at the GPU and CPU locations), so if you plan to use it extensively consider buying cooling pads.
2. Some can find backlit of keyboard a bit annoying due to sharp red light and I personally would expect ASUS to work on the light colors (would be nice to have some sort of color change as in other STRIX products, even though AURA is glitchy sometimes).
3. Do not forget that there is NO disc drive. I don't know a lot of people still using drives but anyway keep it in mind if you need one.
4. Front camera is a bit cheap part of the laptop with only 1.2 MP, but for the gaming machine it makes no difference.
5. I've seen a lot of reviews of gaming laptops when people complain about "weak" battery. It is ridiculous to expect gaming laptop to keep charge long. If you need a device working 7-10 hours from battery consider buying something like ultrabook.
Overall laptop is simply amazing and being a huge fan of ASUS I got one more reason to love their products! - Reviewed By:Artur L.,11/21/2016 11:31:27 AM
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- Pros: Great Boot Up Times, Runs Games Smooth, Great Battery LIfe, Very Quiet
- Cons: I bought this alittle before they did a huge promotion with a free headset and more than $200 deducted...THE DISK TRAY OPENS ALL THE TIME (very badly placed)
- Other Thoughts: If I could change something about this, it would be the disk tray and the fact that this promo would have saved me over $300
- Reviewed By:Brandon C.,11/20/2016 11:07:50 PM
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- Pros: Trying to find some.
- Customer service has been very nice and helpful. - Cons: - Wifi did not work out of the box. MSI had me download a Wifi driver. Had to download on my old laptop and transfer the driver to this one.
- Boot up time is over 2 minutes. MSI said to try it for a few days to see if it runs better.
- Hard driver runs at 100% most of the time.
- Very slow load times for most programs and apps
- loud mouse clicker - Other Thoughts: - I would recommend a different laptop completely.
- Because of the customer service I am giving 2 eggs and not 1 - Reviewed By:Tyler J.,11/20/2016 4:36:13 PM
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- Pros: Crazy powerful machine. Witcher 3, BF1, DCS, etc at 4k run smoothly.
- Cons: -Very- noisy fans at load; primary reason for returning.
Full of bloat ware
No SSD
1TB drive come stock with very strange partitioning scheme (600GB on the boot partition, ~350GM on the other)
Gets uncomfortably hot even with the fans; buy a laptop pad - Reviewed By:Louis S.,11/20/2016 4:25:51 PM
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- Pros: -Best price you'll find for an ASUS gaming laptop and these specs:
i7-6700 HQ quad core, GTX 950M 2GB, 8 GB 2133 MHz RAM (onboard aka soldered and unchangeable) with 1 free slot, 128 GB SSD, 1 TB HDD
-Anti glare screen, full HD
-No bloatware, comes with what's necessary
-Simple, sleek design where the top is a dark gray with concentric circle finish
-Easy to change the HDD and RAM from the back panel
-Lightweight 5 lbs
-No DVD drive because that's where the SSD is located (have to take apart the laptop to change it, however, the design of the laptop makes it easy to do so with about 15 screws)
-Laptop functions perfectly
-Pros definitely outweigh the few cons - Cons: -No backlit keyboard
-HDMI and VGA, no DVI
-The battery is like a brick - Other Thoughts: It's a gaming laptop... so the fan isn't going to be super quiet especially for a lightweight 5 lbs laptop and you would probably keep it plugged in most of the time, so the battery isn't a problem. Everything that is listed on the specifications page is everything you will get. The laptop looks as shown in the pictures and it's the same design as the X550 ASUS laptops. Ordered on 11/13/16 for $679, arrived on 11/15/16 with super eggsaver.
- Reviewed By:Anonymous,11/20/2016 4:18:38 PM
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- Pros: - Separate GeForce 950m videocard
- Backlit keyboard
- Quad core Turbo up to 3.2ghz
- Slick design, minimalist which I like - Cons: This is a list of things I intend to fix on my own, upgrading this laptop will likely cost ~$160.
- No SSD: I intend to get a M.2 2280 SSD to install the operating system and key programs on. The laptop includes a slot for this, so I will be able to have both a SSD and HDD. ~$70
- Small amount of 8GB Ram: I will replace this RAM with 16GB of new RAM ~$90 - Other Thoughts: In all this will end up costing me ~$660, but equivalent models (16gb RAM, 250GB SSD, 1TB HDD, 2.3-3.2ghz i5 Quad-core CPU, 2GB GeForce 950m video card) are around $900-$1000 and typically have worse specs.
So all in all, this laptop is an absolute STEAL. I can even run Witcher 3 with several graphical options on Ultra, with decent FPS! This machine is a beast and you'd be a fool not to at least consider it. - Reviewed By:Christopher E.,11/20/2016 3:26:09 PM
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- Pros: -Nice Screen size
-Powerful
-Nice keyboard size
-I actually like the touchpad
-Battery life decent - Cons: -Looks like I had a very similar problem to Ryan L. (6/5/16). I'll explain that below. First the somewhat minor issues.
-The fn key and volume keys (which require the use of the fn key to change) are on completely different sides of the keyboard. -You have to use two hands to adjust volume.
-The indicator light for caps lock is hidden under the front of the computer. It's very hard to tell if it's on. I just end up typing and then find out.
-Sometimes the wifi can't detect any networks. I have to turn the computer off and then back on
-The scroll on the touchpad stopped working after an update. I had to manually update the drivers
-When I connect to a TV using HDMI, the sound won't play through the TV. Still haven't figured that one out.
-My issue similar to Ryan L. Similarly, after about a month exactly, I noticed that when I would have it unplugged and wouldn't use it for five minutes, it would sleep or turn off the monitor as it was supposed to, based on the settings. However, it wouldn't come back on when I'd touch the touchpad or keys. I'd have to turn it off and then turn it back on.
I called service. I had to explain the issue to the technician multiple times as she would repeat it back to me incorrectly. She suggested I download a driver and then call back if there were still issues. I installed it, no difference. I called back. This time a new technician told me to hold down the power button for a minute. My computer would no longer turn on. She explained the process of sending it in for service and when I inquired if they would pay for my data backup (since it was her direction that caused it to not turn on anymore, she told me they wouldn't. When I said I wanted to be transferred to a manager, she transferred me but the call was disconnected. I called back, got transferred to a manager, and repeatedly heard their policy that they can't cover data work. That person's manager called me the next day, at my request, and repeated the policy multiple times again.
I understand that they can't technically pay for my data back-up. But when you talk to other companies, they'll find some other way they can compensate you or help you out. Also, I periodically back-up my data, but I had no idea to expect that I should back it up before performing the steps that their service technician instructed. My take-away: Asus service not only is seriously deficient, but when they screw up, the company doesn't stand behind them. - Other Thoughts: I'll take the advice of the repair guy and never buy an Asus again.
- Reviewed By:Michael D.,11/20/2016 11:15:15 AM
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- Pros: What a Great value! The thin body with a nice feel to the materials this easily upgradeable 15.6” Intel Core i5 6200U 2.30HGz Laptop is a powerhouse. The SSD/1TB HDD combo makes for fast load speeds and performance. Gaming abilities with the GeForce 950M combined with 8GB Memory makes for competitive performance LAN or Wireless.
Impressive Battery Life, Gaming and general use near 8hours was there. The reversible USB 3.1 makes for an easy connect. Full HD LED backlit LCD with 16.9 Widescreen has great viewing angle viewing with a vividly beautiful 1920 X 1080 HD. Acer ExaColor and TrueHarmony give you control to adjust if you desire.
Acer Quick access offers quick access to Mobil Hotspot and USB Charging control, Freedome VPN is a program for extra Hotspot Security. Acer Portal has abPhoto, abFiles, abMusic and abDocs downloads. Dashlane Password, Priceline.com, Acer Store are of the few preloaded features, this is setup for both Home/Office use and on the go.
Multi Featured Touch Pad is easy to use, the sound is great, Gaming, Music with easy to understand ‘Fn’ Keyboard options. This all does make this a Great Value. Acer Support is there if you need it. The 77 page user Manual has answers to most every feature, option or question you might have. - Cons: None. I could not find anything that is a CON. This is Special Package is well thought out.
- Other Thoughts: This @ NewEgg Only featured Laptop is more than I expected and a Review I did over a few weeks, in every aspect I could. When I first turned it on, the initial setup and registration couldn’t have been easier. The Load speeds of the SSD and the large storage of the combined 1TB SSD are fast. Using Bench32 the SSD had speeds of up to @ the 2MB Packet size were Write 158000, Read 545000, the HDD also 2MB packets Write 211000, Read 120000. Over the weeks of loading all the programs, Games, Apps and all the files that make it mine have not effected and start or load speeds and I have over 500GB of files on the HDD. You can add Folders to the HDD and limit or control what goes onto the 128GB SDD, helping keep speeds up. My Games on the HDD are running as fast as my hotrod PC.
This is setup for multi-monitor and out to HDTV, the process is basically automatic and easy to use. The Touch Pad is featured loaded, for Gaming if you want a Mouse or need to connect items there are 1X3.1 Type-C, 2X3.0 and 1 2.0 connections, 1 HDMI, a Docking Connector and a Headphone Out Jack. The sound is rich and full with a Hi that makes this a pick for Music and so several can hear. Built in Webcam is 1280 X 720 which supports HDR, others will see a clear nice image from you.
I’d say negative if it fit, but as Special configuration for NewEgg.com to offer I looked at other Laptops and had a hard time finding one like this at the affordable price it’s listed for. This will put a smile on anyone’s face. Great choice for the upcoming holidays or for yourself. I can’t see anyone returning this one. This really is for everyone and any use. - Reviewed By:Milton B.,11/20/2016 11:05:20 AM
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- Pros: -with cooling boost on games like overwatch run at 72c
-you can do a decent GPU overclock without the need of voltages
-it handles any game I can throw at it.
-The speakers are great - Cons: -Random FPS drops. It happens rarely but when it does you definitely feel it.
-MSI true color doesn't work after the windows 10 anniversary update. I have the latest version of it installed too but when you change modes it does nothing. I'm running the latest Nvidia drivers. - Other Thoughts: -If I had the choice i would purchase a model that had 120hz on it instead of just 60hz like this one.
- Reviewed By:Anonymous,11/20/2016 10:35:00 AM
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- Pros: The specs are nice:
The laptop is very thin and light which is the best perk about it.
The construction feels sturdy.
It does show finger prints, but those can be wiped away.
I enjoy the GTX1060 when I have time to game.
I had temps around 70C while playing games for the GPU.
I do not find the battery life to be as bad as reviews I have read. I was able to do 4 hrs of homework with 50% screen brightness and power saver mode on. Even then I still had about 40% battery left. Did not have to worry about it dying. - Cons: The keyboard needs major improvements. (See below)
The SSD is sub-par and slow. It runs around 400 MBps read and write. They should put in an NVME ssd instead. I am upgrading to a 512 NVME SSD with read speeds around 2300 MBps read and 1300 MBps write.
HDD is slow as well. Unsure why they have a 5400 rpm 1TB HDD. Should be at least 7200 rpm. - Other Thoughts: The keyboard could be a lot better. Very dissatisfied with it. I was having an issue with the spacebar registering my key presses on the left and right. I kept using the laptop as normal for a few months and then the spacebars plastic switches broke along with the += key. The space bar is now held by a metal bar and does not function property. The += key had popped off due to the bad hinges.
I sent the Laptop in to MSI for an RMA and they said that it is not covered due to physical damage. The keyboard broke after a few months of use and it is not covered it a key pops off due to a bad hinge. They will repair my new laptop with a new keyboard for $250. - Reviewed By:Stephen T.,11/20/2016 2:31:29 PM
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- Pros: Excellent gaming performance. Plays a pretty intensive game like Forza on ultra with no problem at all.
Looks awesome.
Light weight and very thin.
Good speakers, although I usually use headphones anyways. - Cons: Runs hot, very hot sometimes. The fans also get pretty loud under heavy usage.
It only has a dual jack for headphones and mic instead of two separate jacks. - Reviewed By:Anonymous,11/20/2016 12:18:12 PM
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- Pros: This thing is very fast and very powerful. I use it for all my gaming and it runs all my games very nicely and smoothly. The battery when not gaming lasts a surprisingly long time.The screen, even though it is only 1080p, is very sharp and clear with colors. I replaced my bigger desktop monitor with it as I got much better quality from it. I like the size of the screen and the keyboard has a full number side panel. It runs pretty quietly, even while under full load, but I am used to fan noises. Never been a problem with headphones on.
- Cons: I only gave it 4 out of 5 because of windows 10. I held out as long as I could with windows 7 so this might be a negative for you. I do notice that windows 10 runs a lot of background junk that takes up to 15% of ram even while the laptop is idling. I am seriously considering putting windows 7 on this rig. This laptop is BIG!! It barely fits into my laptop bag. Because this is my main pc, I don't mind the size, but it would be annoying to have to move it everyday. It's heavy, but nowhere near as heavy as other gaming rigs. The power brick is a brick. Its the biggest one I have ever seen and also weighs a ton. For perspective, it's more than twice the size and weight of a mac charging brick. This is the only thing I don't actually like about the laptop itself. Windows 10 is not the manufactures fault.
- Other Thoughts: This thing gets hot while gaming, but simply lifting the back higher off the ground and having either a cooling pad underneath or as I do, a small desk fan blowing air from the side, and the laptop stays nice a cool. I didn't put this as a negative as most laptops have cooling issues.
I took a chance getting this laptop as there weren't many reviews. I am not disappointed with the performance and would recommend this laptop to others. - Reviewed By:Danielle T.,11/20/2016 11:51:10 AM
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- Pros: This laptop is fast. Boot time is around 5 seconds with the m2 ssd. Games look and play great with the 1070 and Gsync. My temps are 40c idle and 80c load.
- Cons: -Speakers are lacking, make sure to install ASUS AudioWizard app to help
-Build quality is ok. The plastic case makes flex noises and the screen bezel is large
-No user replaceable battery with 6 or 8 cells
-Off the charger battery life 2.5 hours. That is with turning off backlit keyboard, dim display to lowest setting and set maximum processor state for battery to 99% in power options.
-Pain to get into BIOS - Other Thoughts: Read a lot of reviews about poor temps and battery issues. I've had no problems with temps or battery discharging while gaming. I seem to have received a good unit. Upon arrival i reformatted the m2 ssd and installed Win 10 pro. Not all the drivers on ASUS website are the latest or even present. You can find a newer WiFi driver from Intel, display driver from NVIDIA and NVME driver from Samsung. I only installed the ICESound utility. I plan on replacing the 1TB HDD with a SSD and adding 16GB more RAM. Overall good laptop. I highly recommend reformatting the laptop, install latest drivers and skip the ASUS utilities.
- Reviewed By:Anonymous,11/20/2016 8:10:18 AM
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- Pros: -Fast.
-Great specs for the price.
-Quad-Core.
-Room for Upgrades. - Cons: -Upgrading voids warranty.
-Mail-In rebate process was slightly annoying (Should be available online). - Reviewed By:Nicholas V.,11/20/2016 9:00:43 AM
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- Pros: Worked well for just over a year, but now it wont turn on. Booted then restarted a few times, and now its completely toast.
- Cons: dIdnt last
- Reviewed By:Jason F.,11/20/2016 7:20:49 AM
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- Pros: Battery life was exceptional. Two M.2 slots storage expandability. Clean, sleek design. Feels solid!!!
- Cons: The claim about it being a "gaming" laptop is dubious. In order to "game" on it while away from a power outlet requires the user to dial down the video settings which takes away from the "gaming" experience. This can be done with ANY other laptop with a weak video adapter but the battery life sets it in a class all by itself.
- Other Thoughts: I would not recommend this product as configured if PORTABLE GAMING is your main reason for purchase. If it were configured with a GTX 1060 or 1070 I would purchase and recommend in a heartbeat. Stock, supply issue would probably prevent me from considering the purchase. If I have to wait almost a year to finally get my hands on one, I will not be getting my hands on one.
- Reviewed By:David N.,11/20/2016 6:39:55 AM
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- Pros: great laptop for the money
- Cons: none
- Other Thoughts: I wish the keyboard ligth up
- Reviewed By:Alexander Maldonado,11/20/2016 5:24:37 AM
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- Pros: Light, powerful, plays most games just fine, very easy to upgrade, very good cooling, backlit keyboard, good sound for a laptop.
Excellent battery life (about 8hrs) when web surfing, watching videos or MS Office stuff. 2.5+ hrs when gaming or anything that will use the GTX960m graphics. - Cons: fans can get a little loud, wifi & Intel HD graphics were buggy at first.
- Other Thoughts: Bought this from Dell back in Feb. I then added another 8Gb memory, and put in a Samsung 850 EVO 256Gb M.2 SSD as the boot drive. Also upgraded the wifi card to the Intel 7235AC.
Take this thing everywhere, great laptop for the $$. - Reviewed By:Samuel A.,11/19/2016 6:15:34 PM
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- Pros: Great processor, easy to upgrade system, fantastic battery life!
- Cons: HDD is noisy, I can hear is whirring even when nothing is going on. Keyboard is not back lit.
- Other Thoughts: This is a great laptop. The fact that it is easy to upgrade and is a solid base system mean that I will be using this laptop for a long time.
- Reviewed By:Spencer D.,11/19/2016 8:56:38 AM
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- Pros: - Great Power for the money spent
- Will play any modern game, and I expect it to be serviceable through this tech cycle (until mid 2018) at least
- Keyboard is THE best I've seen on a laptop
- VERY small form factor for such a large screen notebook.
- Little heat. I've no problem resting this directly on my lap in bed at a hotel or whatever. It hardly gets warm. - Cons: - Touch pad is weird. I usually use the laptop with a Bluetooth gaming mouse, so its not a huge deal for me. Its very noticeable if I'm just hoping on for something quick and don't want to bust out the mouse
- Minor thing here - the form factor is very small for a 17", which is great, but it also makes getting a good bag hard. Its almost too small for my 17" laptop case to protect safely. It fits (albeit tightly) into my 15" laptop case, but I feel a little better than that. I actually measured the screen just to validate it truly is 17.3" and it checked out.
- Came pre-installed with a more bloatware can than adequately be expressed in 5000 characters. However much bloatware you're picturing - its more than that. Be prepared to invest several hours removing all of it if you aren't doing a fresh OS install. - Other Thoughts: I'm an avid gamer and usually play on my desktop. I recently got a job that requires me to travel more. I got this laptop so that I could take my hobby with me, and it has been exactly as I expected based on the reviews and specs. Its will play the latest gen games on High / Ultra at decent (45-60) frames /1080P - which is fantastic for the price point.
The keyboard was the piece that surprised me the most. I was expecting to have to travel with my ducky keyboard as I'm generally very particular. I find no need to take my mechanical. The steel series on this product is at least 4/5. If this is what steel series can do on a laptop keyboard, I will look more seriously at their products for my next desktop rig.
If this laptop got stolen, and the insurance company gave me a check for the purchase amount - I would re-buy this laptop. Its not perfect, but I'm satisfied with it and would gladly take the small known issues vs some unknown issues with another product / brand. For me - the touchpad was the only real issue, but that combined with the few other little things was enough to knock 1 egg. - Reviewed By:Matthew O.,11/19/2016 8:07:51 AM
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- Pros: - Fast as all hell.
Ive never had anything as fast as this before. It will literally boot up to the log-in screen within 2 seconds of booting up, if not shorter. Immediate response, no complaints with speed. I originally bought this for AutoCAD and Solidworks, and wanted something I could bring around to school and whatnot, but have not yet tested that. Its literally the fasted thing I have ever owned. I totally dig it.
- Keyboard response
I dont use this laptop for gaming so much as I do for typing, and it does a very good job at it. I like the responsiveness and the fact that it has a seperate number pad on the side, and its not clicky-clacky like most keyboards, and the keys are not "loose".
- Speakers
Loooooooorrrrdddddd. I was literally jaw dropped by the speaker quality, and I fanboy'd inside to show my parents at how good these speakers were. I was blown that the sound wasnt coming straight to my face, rather from the sides, and we were trying to figure out the wizardry behind the speaker placement on this. - Cons: -Bloatware.
Like other people have said, this laptop comes with a stupid amount of software preinstalled. I mean yeah, you got plenty of psace and you have plenty of memory to run it, but its just annoying. McAfee is preinstalled, BUT only has a 15 day trial, and annoys the bonkers out of you saying that you're not protected etcetcetcetc. Annoying.
- HEAT.
Oh. My. Gawwwddd. Tthis thing runs stupid hot. Right now, its like 15*C outside. Everything hovers around (roughly) 34-39*C, according to SpeedFan. Under load, no, USING GOOGLE CHROME will bring this thing to 60*C+. Im not talking about running 4K resolution (I'll get back to that in a second) VR 60FPS videos, Im talking about keeping two tabs of Google Docs open to type up a paper, and it gets stupid hot for no reason.
I originally thought I kept Steam open in the background or something, or McAfee was running in the background (this triggers the surge in heat as well), but it was literally not doing anything. at all. Elevating the laptop off the surface of the table helped....by like 1 degree. I was gonna open buy a pad cooler for this, but seeing as how I just spent nearly $1300 for this thing, $8 at Chipotle sounds like a million bucks right now.
-Fingerprint. Magnet.
This thing attracts fingerprints like mad, like everyone says in the reviews. My fingers literally have to be just washed in order to type on this keyboard and the inner soft-touch finish, otherwise it'll just get oil everywhere and smudged everywhere, especially the trackpad.
-The Trackpad.
It sucks. The entire trackpad clicks like a Macbook. I dont know if its supposed to do that or not, but its kinda lame, and its difficult to use at times when you completely dont expect it to behave like that. I dont dig it.
-Yellowish hue?
When I first turned this thing on, I noticed that there was a very WARM temperature hue. After having my laptop being stolen, and sighing on with Windows 10 on that laptop, my background remained the same. Upon booting THIS laptop, with the same background photo, I noticed it was SUBSTANTIALLY yellower. Like, the whites were a warm honey-mustard yellow. I tried adjusting the settings to no avail. I've become used to it, but I still dont like it. - Other Thoughts: Make sure you really want to buy this laptop, not because it looks dope and the specs fit within it.
Its an alright laptop, its quick, but within a couple of months, this will just be the new standard.
It gets hot. That's all I gotta say. - Reviewed By:Anonymous,11/18/2016 9:48:05 PM
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- Pros: All the features I've tried have worked as expected. WLAN (using 802.11n) delivers consistent ~100 Mbit throughput. The speakers are the best I've used in a laptop. The screen calibrated (with an i1 Display Pro) exactly to the white point and luminance I wanted. Lightroom (which is my reason for buying this) benefits directly from having DDR4 and fast storage.
One thing which isn't clearly stated elsewhere is the fact that under the two-screw bottom cover is a second m.2 receptacle (2280 I believe) and two more RAM slots; this cover doesn't have a warranty-void-if-opened sticker either. The keyboard is good for both weight and travel of the keys. The optical drive can be replaced with the included auxiliary fan, I haven't tried it.
The Acer care center app appears to work pretty well; there was surprisingly little bloatware to remove.
The camera works notably well for Skype etc. - Cons: The battery is under the main bottom cover somewhere and may or may not be replaceable with only screwdrivers; the manual has a description of breaking in a new one though which suggests that it is reasonably possible.
The P-1-2-3-4-5 row of keys stay lit even with the backlight off for the rest, which is odd but you tune them out pretty quickly.
The numlock key defaults to off and and appears to turn itself off after not using the numpad for a while, again a bit odd.
On the bottom cover one of the screws on my copy has a retaining clip and the other doesn't; anyone opening that cover should know how to keep track of two screws though. - Other Thoughts: The power adapter is comparatively large, but it can deliver 200+ watts; it is big and warm enough to make a good footrest though. The connector pair for it appear robust also.
The laptop itself isn't lightweight either but then that isn't its market segment; I find its weight good for holding down my Wacom tablet.
The fans can make a fair amount of noise on their high setting but at idle they're barely noticeable. The packaging is well done, no issues with damage.
The only thing which I would suggest is an optical drive-sized bracket for another hard drive; it is a SATA connection and surely there is room for a 2.5" device.
I haven't had a chance to use the USB-C/Thunderbolt 3 port yet; it was a feature I shopped for in the name of future-proofing and I look forward to seeing how well it works. Even if it doesn't do anything at all there is still HDMI/DP/USB, just on separate ports.
All in all I'm happy with it so far. - Reviewed By:Jim S.,11/18/2016 7:47:22 PM
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- Pros: Since I render a lot of HD videos, I had to get a i7 quad core since my old i5 dual core wasn't hacking it. I'm sure this one will help me do my job faster. I don't like Winows 10 but it seems easy to navigate since it boots up to the desktop and I can drag over my favorite program short cuts to the desktop. This is my first laptop with a SSD boot drive and it makes a big difference in speed. Boots up in about 8 seconds.
Screen is nice, sharp and clear with no dead pixels. Sound is very good. Keys are very responsive and doesn't feel cheap. I use my computer several hours every day because of my work. I've only had this new laptop for 1 day so I will give updates down the road. - Cons: Doesn't come with a DVD RW drive but is no big deal for me. I have one on my old Sony laptop or I might buy an external DVD RW. I wanted to put in a larger SSD down the road but appears you have to take the laptop totally apart to change it. Easy to change the 1 TB if it goes bad. Price went down $10 a few days after I bought it.
- Reviewed By:Norman R.,11/18/2016 7:21:48 AM
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- Pros: -overall really like the computer except it collects dust easily although that's to be expected with a black computer
-Fans work great never overheat
-good keyboard layout
-minimal glare - Cons: -speakers have a lot of static in them regardless of what program your audio is coming from. I have looked online to try to find a solution but nothing has worked so far. I tried updating my drives but it said that they were all up to date; really unfortunate as I usually listen to music from my Ipod now since the static hurts my ears
-CD drive also won't open up when I hit the button and when I tried to troubleshoot the problem the CD-drive in my files disappeared completely and have not been able to fix that since. It won't even open when I try to manually open it although I don't pry too hard since I don't want to ruin it. Not jammed in since I take excellent care of it so it must be a software problem which I find odd.
-Battery life not too great (but decent for a gaming laptop) - Other Thoughts: -I would be reluctant to purchase this again had I known just how poor the audio would be and it's a shame that I can't play movies or insert software through the CD drive.
-If anyone else had any similar problems and has an easy fix I would greatly appreciate it! - Reviewed By:Jacob H.,11/18/2016 11:14:21 AM
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- Pros: One of the best budget laptops available.
- Cons: The Acer Model Aspire E5-757G-57A4 aptop supports backlit keyboard functionality. The laptop i received does not have this functionality in it. I also had a call with Acer technical team and they confirmed that this model indeed support backlit keyboard. I was asked to contact the seller back again to resolve this issue. Please see the description on the following Acer Store for Keyboard. https://us-store.acer.com/aspire-e-15-laptop-e5-575g-57a4 Thanks.
- Other Thoughts: I am in dilemma whether I should return this device and get it purchased from some other vendor. But overall the laptop works like charm. I will see what NewEgg support team recommends. I will keep the post updated.
- Reviewed By:Vaibhav S.,11/18/2016 9:02:03 AM
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- Pros: -Once of the best combinations of hardware for the cost (1200 during sale)
-SSD allows for quick startup
-GTX1060 is very powerful for a laptop GPU, plays Overwatch on Ultra, 60fps, around 75-80C
-Screen is bright and high contrast
-Smaller 15" form factor allows for greater portability
-Excellent RAM capacity (1x16GB)
-Fast WiFi
-Sturdy build, yet still light - Cons: -Large power brick (outputs ~180W)
-Mildly high but understandable power consumption
-No interchangeable battery - Other Thoughts: Definitely a good buy, though 17 inch can be bought for exact same price. Would recommend, best deal I could find for laptop SSD + 16GB RAM + GTX1060.
- Reviewed By:Daniel C.,11/18/2016 12:45:44 AM
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- Pros: -SSD + HDD (fast bootup, + lots of storage)
-CPU & GPU are very good for a laptop in this price range. (<$700)
-Takes care of heat buildup well.
-Very good battery life. Easily gets 12+ hours on 50% dim if you're not running GPU intensive programs. Haven't tested the battery use on gaming yet but at least 3 hours is expected for anything that moderately utilizes the GTX 950m.
-The speakers are loud as hell - Cons: -The touchpad is sort of cheap. As in, if I want to move the cursor just the slightest bit (the width of a couple letters), it has a tendency to not pick up the movement so you have to be moving your fingers across it already in order to make the tiny movement, or overcompensate when you put them on the pad to do it.
-Viewing angles for the screen are a little narrow.
-Some bloatware - Other Thoughts: Charging port is on the right side, which i'm not used to having in a laptop.
- Reviewed By:Oleksandr G.,11/17/2016 5:59:03 PM
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- Pros: For the price it's great. Easily upgradeable. I'm gonna try and put a blu ray disc drive in it as there is a connection where the dummy disc tray is. Battery life is wonderful. Obviously 12 hours is under the most optional conditions but it's still great. I like the blue light shield feature in the acer settings. I like the gestures on the touch pad. Boots very quickly. Very quiet and slim compared to my republic of gamers laptop(5 years old). Conservative but nice looks.
- Cons: No optical drive. The 2 USB 3 ports are too close together. Gpu throttles down on battery power (standard for most laptops but still a bummer).
- Other Thoughts: I didn't think there was much bloatware.
- Reviewed By:Keenan Dowling,11/17/2016 4:31:17 PM
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- Pros: Display
Processor - Cons: Does not have the red speakers and backlight as shown in images below.
Better to go with Y700 not this one.
960M graphics is better - Reviewed By:RAHILKHAN P.,11/17/2016 4:08:03 PM
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- Pros: Plenty of Ram
Decent CPU
Decent GPU
Large screen size - Cons: Poor battery life
GPU outdated - Other Thoughts: For those who really need a gaming laptop, it's a good deal. The problem is that the graphics card is already falling behind. I'm not positive it could play the Remastered Skyrim, but I can confirm it plays Fallout 4 with good fps. The performance booster is a wonderful feature. Just be prepared for it to heat up like crazy, and you realistically can't do it without the power cord plugged in.
You're better off getting the 15 inch screen with the GTX 970M though. You'll be much happier with performance, and it's the same price.
We aren't kidding about the battery life though. This thing is chained to its power cord, and it will burn out any standard car outlet adapter. Good luck watching a movie with anything less than 100% battery life.
I'm a truck driver, so I'm on the road all the time, and frequently away from power outlets. I'm rough with it, and it holds up well though. Does everything I ask it to, but it's falling behind.
My advice? Save the money, and buy a really nice desktop. If you're just looking for something to occasionally take with you on the road, just get a Gameboy. - Reviewed By:Matthew J Moser,11/17/2016 9:29:21 AM
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- Pros: This Laptop far exceeding my expectations. Visuals are amazing. Extremely fast. Love the keyboard.
- Cons: Only con would be the speaker has fizzled out. I have to bypass it by hooking up my microphone to the laptop and using the audio jack of my microphone.
- Other Thoughts: I freaking love this laptop!
- Reviewed By:Luis V.,11/16/2016 7:59:46 PM
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- Pros: -Great price point on laptop given its performance
-PCIe SSD is glorious
-4K screen is amazing
-Solid GPU performance even under 4K resolution
-Keyboard keys have nice travel distance, anti-ghosting - Cons: -Poor battery life (as expected due to 4K screen, discrete gpu, etc.)
-Keyboard does not have strong enough actuation point for my liking
-Must use MSI utility to explicitly set applications to not run with bad intel integrated graphics card - Other Thoughts: -If you see any "lag" it's most likely the integrated graphics card
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- Pros: Great performance to play all my games very well, and the screen is very clear and crisp.
The keyboard has a nice feel, the key punches which I like.
I like the design of the laptop, combination of black and the subtle orange stripes look very nice.
Surprisingly thin laptop, easy to carry around.
The DVD drive can be removed and replace with another drive. - Cons: Finger prints easily on the case.
The power brick is big, adds weight to my bag.
Wish it had RGB lights - Other Thoughts: I'm glad I chose this laptop, it's fairly thin and easily portable. Great power with the 1060 to play any games, I will try VR sometime.
- Reviewed By:Anonymous,11/15/2016 6:35:26 PM
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- Pros: DISCLAIMER: My reasoning rests strongly on the fact that I effectively got this laptop at $1200
-Insane value at the time I bought it. I see the price has gone up, I paid 1300 and effectively 1200 for it with the $50 rebate and the fact that I sold the gaming key for $50 to a friend of a friend. I've been looking for a desktop replacement for months now and jumped at the opportunity to get essentially similar specs for effectively $1200 dollars, you can't beat that. Competing laptops around this price bracket usually go for $1400 or $1500 at the very least. Albeit this laptop comes with 4gb less ram, but also with an m2 ssd. Other laptops typically don't give you the ssd, the only one that comes to mind was a $1400? gigabyte laptop but with hit-or-miss build quality at a more volatile rate compared to other laptops (ge62vr, ROG Strix, cyberpowerPC, etc). There's always a catch. However, with this laptop I was willing to take the 4gb deficit since even if I bought the Strix with 16gb RAM for example I would've eventually upgraded it to 32gb anyway, 12gb is enough for now for my gaming/browsing/3d modeling and animating needs.
-Thinner then I expected.
-Sleek aluminum shell
-Cooling is better than expected. Obviously with a gaming laptop cooling it's always a concern. Being in hot and humid southern californian weather for college, this laptop cools better than my 3 year old gaming desktop. With the caveat that I run this laptop on top of a cooling pad since I intend for it to be a desktop replacement. Running it 13+ consecutive hours the gpu and cpu temps hover around high 30c or low 40c respectively and shoot up to about 50-60c's when performing some heavy processing. When I play Overwatch the cpu sits at the low 70s with boost-cooling on and playing with high settings - compared to my desktop which hovered at around 74c-77c's at medium/low settings. I took the settings down from ultra so I could run my external 144hz monitor via minidisplayPort. This all goes on in a room at around mid 70s in terms of temperature, so take it for what you will.
Oh and keep in mind that it's normal for nvidia gpus to run a little hot compared to ati cards apparently, look it up. Pascal architecture on the 1060 also probably helps it stay relatively cooler compared to maxwell cards. - Cons: -Windows 10 Home: Windows Defender is really annoying. There's no way to get away from it unless you get Windows 10 Pro since it gives you access to gpedit.msc which can completely disable Defender - the keyword is completely.
-Bloatware: What you consider bloatware is up to you, I find that most of them are useful for me. People mention this issue with the ge62vr because they claim it hogs the CPU and heats up the laptop - and this unfortunately also contributes to the pitifully misconceived notion that this laptop sucks at cooling. The real culprits from what I've seen is Norton Antivirus and Windows Defender that keeps your cpu running at full blast, if you can manage these 2 you've got an awesome laptop.
-Trackpad feels like the rough side of CNC plastic, not terribly annoying. I admit being turned off by this initially since I was used to smoother ones but you get used to it. The scrolling also takes a few moments to get used to. And no, it probably isn't defective. Take the time to read the trackpad options to learn how it works before you judge.
-Limited battery. Running this laptop with onboard graphics gives me 3 and a half hours at "full" charge (battery stops you from charging to full to avoid degrading) while browsing the internet - completely sufficient with what I need it for. I haven't tried gaming on it unplugged, and honestly why would you? I can't imagine a laptop that lets you play on high/ultra settings with a gtx1060 that gives you 8 hours of battery life without spending a couple grand at the very least. - Other Thoughts: I mean, everyone buying around this time would have to pay more than I did, but if this laptop is somehow still around at lower pricetags it's very worth it. This laptop is a stellar desktop replacement for this price bracket because it runs cool, has great specs, and if you aren't diehard on graphics you can take a hit on the quality to access 144hz if you want via minidisplayport. But obviously with any gaming laptop you need to be conscious of the exact reasons you're buying it for. This laptop will give you a gaming desktop and the portability to take your work with you wherever you go, but it won't let you play Uncharted on 170+ fps with a battery life of 7 hours while you have 20+ tabs of chrome open, sorry.
- Reviewed By:Anonymous,11/16/2016 1:17:04 AM
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- Pros: Great performance to play all my games very well, and the screen is very clear and crisp.
The keyboard has a nice feel, the key punches which I like.
I like the design of the laptop, combination of black and the subtle orange stripes look very nice.
Surprisingly thin laptop, easy to carry around.
The DVD drive can be removed and replace with another drive. - Cons: Finger prints easily on the case.
The power brick is big, adds weight to my bag.
Wish it had RGB lights - Other Thoughts: I'm glad I chose this laptop, it's fairly thin and easily portable. Great power with the 1060 to play any games, I will try VR sometime.
- Reviewed By:Anonymous,11/15/2016 6:35:26 PM
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- Pros: - Fast, Good graphics card, good memory and space
- Sturdy screen, good sound system - Cons: - Ventilation for the heating is small laptop tends to heat unless I play games on a table
- Sudden stutter and getting memory management issues but not sure if the issue is with Windows 10 or the laptop - Other Thoughts: - Would definitely recommend for a casual gamer/student
- Good computer for coding and writing notes (if you have the right software) - Reviewed By:Ektedar A.,11/15/2016 3:57:51 PM
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- Pros: Light, packed with power, can run anything.
- Cons: Runs on the hot side but that's to be expected with a notebook that's not much thicker than a mac book. Really this machine needs another fan and could have easily fit a 3rd fan under there. The fans do get really noise during gaming and this is why I gave it only 4 eggs. Also the keyboard area can get uncomfortably hot during gaming.
- Other Thoughts: It would have been smart if they ditched the 2.5" SSD and used that space to install a 3rd fan (or increase current fan size) and install a second M2 slot. That would have made a lot more sense since most M2's can go up to 1TB now and in raid 0 would have given a ton of room. Besides temps and noise, which I really can't knock this system for due to its awesome size, this is one nasty gaming laptop.
- Reviewed By:Thomas D.,11/15/2016 10:15:49 AM
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- Pros: -Runs Battlefield 1! At its lowest settings and not quite 60 fps but it plays well.
-Light and compact
-Pretty sturdy (although i wouldn't open the screen from the corner).
-SSD- starts in seconds and enough room left for a few games or high demand programs.
-GPU with ddr5
-USB 3.1c - future proofing - Cons: BLOATWARE... Very loaded down at first. Acer quick access has a nice blue light filter but it consumes resources. (To reduce blue light without sacrificing resources: Right click intel hd graphics in the system tray, click Graphics properties, now Display, hit the Color settings tab, under color enhancement click the blue rectangle and set the brightness to -25, your irises will thank you) Also get rid of McAfee. Windows 10 has built-in anti-virus and firewall so why lose resources to redundancy? Acer care would crash anytime i tried to use it to check for driver updates. Acer programs were made for windows 8 and don't seem to work well in windows 10.
WIFI issues, really caused me a headache for a while. Having the adapter shut off mid game is infuriating. Did the obvious things like preventing windows from shutting it off to conserve power and setting all power settings at max performance in hardware settings. I believe i finally fixed it by deleting the driver for the Atheros wireless card in the hardware settings. Read it was some compatibility issue. Will update again if it isn't fixed for good now.
No optical drive. I could almost consider this a pro when you consider you're swapping it to make room for the ssd and gpu but many people still use optical drives.
128gb ssd is pretty small considering modern games can be over 50gb.
Fan is pretty weak- a $20 cooling pad fixed that, but it can get hot quickly from gaming on a flat surface. - Other Thoughts: I wanted something portable and affordable with a gpu and ssd so this was perfect for me.
Great if you don't mind playing your games at low settings. If you want something to play at high settings it's going to cost about two times what this does.
I installed GeForce experience to manage my video drivers and haven't had an issue, just don't set it to run on startup.
Would be perfect for a gamer in school or a mobile LAN station for MOBAs
Newegg has a version of this laptop on sale with a 256gb ssd and a faster processor for a similar price. - Reviewed By:Thomas J.,11/14/2016 11:10:20 PM
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- Pros: NICE LOOKING
- Cons: cons
does not recognize GPU
the SSD memory could be larger - Other Thoughts: will give it 1 more shot but thats it
- Reviewed By:Don P.,11/15/2016 9:33:51 AM
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- Pros: Eats every other current laptop except a 1080 equipped with an overclockable 6700K like Origin PC or the SLI version of this one.
120hz on a laptop is a dream come true even though its 1080P
Current Titles are eaten by this machine with over 100 FPS on average at MAX (except anti-aliasing) - Cons: Heres why I gave this 1 egg.
I'm on my second GT73VR Titan Pro because the first one had STUCK PIXELS that wouldn't go away. The second One came with an IPS screen that had a RED Hue on the left side of the screen that was easily visible by moving ones head the slightest.
I'm expecting my 2nd and final replacement and hope for the best.
If I get a good IPS screen ill change to 5 eggs because this laptop is that good. However the IPS nightmare is really haunting. If I have one more bad experience ill need to forget about this product and get my rightful refund for defective products. - Reviewed By:Anonymous,11/14/2016 7:45:18 PM
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- Pros: Wonderfully built and feels great. Fans grab air from the front and push it out the back which keeps the unit cool on your lap while in use. Performance is absolutely amazing and plays all titles at the highest settings. Even BF1 is no issue for this machine. SSD makes the machine boot up very quickly
- Cons: When I received the laptop, the speakers were heavily distorted. After contacting MSI, they were able to send me updated drivers which resolved the issue. Still not a great thing to have to deal with when you buy a brand new laptop, but what can you do? Make sure you uninstall the drivers and install the most current ones on the driver page for the unit. Not enough to remove an egg for but definitely annoying.
- Other Thoughts: Not the biggest fan of the textured track pad but its not a huge deal, might be a deal breaker for others.
- Reviewed By:Alexander S.,11/14/2016 6:54:43 PM
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- Pros: -Good GPU
-Good Processor
-Nice, smooth, sleek frame
-Runs all games I've thrown at it at around 50+ FPS.
-Price was great for this quality of a product. (Was on sale for $800)
-Fair battery life, however not extreme (Due to GPU, this is to be expected. Especially while gaming/other heavy tasks.)
-Quiet fan
-Backlit keyboard is always nice.
**UPDATE**
GPU still going strong.
16GB RAM
Got it for $800 - Cons: -Keyboard has minor flex, nothing too bad though.
-You can feel the the Hybrid SSHD struggling sometimes, nothing awful though.
-Touchpad is a little wonky, but I've never been fond of touchpads in general myself.
**UPDATE**
Cons:
The Hybrid Hard Drive (SSHD) Is the slowest thing I've ever seen. On bootup, the laptop remains slow for a good 10 minutes before it finally clears itself out.
CPU Runs hot. Idles around 50C and ramps to 85C under load. That's hot, but not too dangerous usually.
It's a bit thicker than I'd like.
Touchpad is pretty bad.
Windows 10 broke the GPU drivers beyond usability, so I had to downgrade back to Windows 8.1. - Other Thoughts: This laptop is fantastic for the price. I highly suggest this one to anyone who needs a budget (yet still high quality) gaming laptop that is sleek and thin.
I can't tell if it's just my internet, or if the Wi-Fi card is a little slow. More than likely it's just my internet, so I'm not putting this in the cons section.
**UPDATE**
Over all, it does the job. But, I'd suggest going for something a little more powerful if you're wanting 60+FPS on recent AAA games at high or ultra settings. You can also get things that are thinner and lighter(MSI Stealth or MSI Phantom for instance) but they're a bit more expensive. But do yourself a bit of a favor, and save for something higher quality. - Reviewed By:Anonymous,11/14/2016 5:07:22 PM
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- Pros: Fast boot time
Great graphics
Beats the frustration i assume i would have if tried to bluid a desktop
Great sound compared to every other laptop i owened - Cons: None yeat
- Other Thoughts: Cant wait to try some vr someday
- Reviewed By:Richard B.,11/14/2016 9:54:07 AM
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- Pros: -Very powerful gpu/cpu
-Ram
-1080p screen
-Awesome design
runs all modern games perfectly - Cons: the screen has a little ips glow but its barley noticeable i didn't even notice till watching a dark part of a movie
- Other Thoughts: would give it 5 star but the ips glow is inconvenient
- Reviewed By:Nick B.,11/14/2016 9:13:49 AM
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- Pros: This is the best laptop I even owned! You will not be disappointed with this purchase! Easy access to the memory and SDD for upgrading, no hassle, one screw. GREAT JOB ASUS!! Performance is aw-sum!
- Cons: Non to be found.
- Other Thoughts: I highly recommend this purchase if your a on the road gamer!
- Reviewed By:Greg M.,11/13/2016 9:16:36 AM
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- Pros: - Performances are great.
- Fans are very nice to keep laptop cool. - Cons: - DVD-CD hardware is not working, get this following error message: "Currently, this hardware device is not connected to the computer. (Code 45)
To fix this problem, reconnect this hardware device to the computer."
If I want to fix it myself, I have to remove the sticker underneath the laptop saying " Warranty sticker void if tempered".
- I did receive a feedback from msi support stating I can remove this sticker to upgrade the hard drive to SSD, but I am not going to do it since my DVD Hardware is not working...
- Audio driver has to be updated
- Laptop casing seems weak, it makes sounds when I put my wrist on the edge to type on the keyboard (I'm a light person).
- Mouse trackpad is way too sensitive, I zoom in and out by accident almost every time I use the mouse. You also have to go in the settings of the track pad if you want to slide page up and down... It doesn't come with that option on when you start the laptop for the first time.
I need to chat with a representative of Newegg and/or MSI regarding my DVD hardware... I can't restore the laptop with my backup DVD or install something with a DVD without that hardware... - Other Thoughts: I don't know if I recommand this laptop as of now, It will depend on the service I receive from my issues. I had the laptop for 2 months now.
- Reviewed By:Anonymous,11/13/2016 9:34:36 AM
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- Pros: Looks good
- Cons: Horrible customer service, warranty repair service.
- Other Thoughts: for full details see my review of the Acer Laptop Aspire E5-573G-56RG and Acer's ideas of customer loyalty.
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- Reviewed By:Andrew W.,11/12/2016 6:30:22 PM
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- Pros: Great ASUS build quality, backlit keyboard, i7-6700HQ, 16GB - DDR4, 1920x1080, good price point with it's features and build quality.
- Cons: ASUS Bloatware preinstalled, Ubuntu will not dual-boot without default, surfaces are fingerprint magnets.
Would have been nice - but would have been a different price point - Integrated graphics should have minimum 4GB ram with 1080 resolution because of large textures on ultra, touch screen would have been nice. - Other Thoughts: If you buy this laptop without an installed SSD, make sure that the module you buy is an M.2 2280 slot. Most people go out and buy any M.2 drive and think it's going to magically work. It's not a BIOS issue like some explain, did M.2 install before upgrading BIOS - it's only a hardware form factor issue. Currently has a HUGE sticker on the bottom stating M.2 2280 slot because people don't seem to read ASUS manuals and specifications. Instead they Google stuff then blame the manufacturer for issues. I'm runnning a Crutial MX300 M.2 2280 with 525gb - running perfect. Make sure the M.2 is 2280 and you should have no problems!
When upgrading Windows 10 to the Anniversary had issues with both HDD and M.2 drive installed, kept rebooting and not finishing install. Needed to physically remove HDD and install from bootable M.2 with no issues.
Note: To try/install Ubuntu, need to use nouveau.modeset=0 or nomodeset. - Reviewed By:RONALD C.,11/12/2016 9:16:40 AM
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- Pros: Huge clear screen
Lots of storage
Great specs - Cons: Bloatware slows everything down
No g-sync
Maybe this was just mine, but in several games (including skyrim, fallout4, Doom, and Witcher 3) I had a terrible and glaring distortion line going diagonal from top left to bottom right. It was too bad to ignore. I did driver updates and roll backs, tweaked with various settings and resolutions, and even completely wiped and reinstalled the OS. Nothing worked. For this price it was unacceptable. - Other Thoughts: Again, this doesn't appear in any other reviews and forums and tech support couldn't explain it. I sent it back. Gonna try a different brand
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- Reviewed By:Steven W.,11/11/2016 8:50:00 PM
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- Pros: Once you get past windows 8 your ok.
- Cons: Many,,,many,,,may, Including that my laptop display has become non-existent at right around the one year warranty Nothing I do Helps after this has happened. No forums to help or anything. It appears that I just got a dud.
- Other Thoughts: Will not boot up
- Reviewed By:Joshua S.,11/11/2016 9:00:53 PM
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- Pros: -Excellent user friendly keyboard shortcuts
-Very quiet
-The SSD paired with the 16 GB of RAM make it run without hiccup even with multiple taxing programs running simultaneously
-Lightweight and thin
-Good battery life for my needs - Cons: -Literally none so far
- Other Thoughts: -Be advised this is not the "Gaming Laptop" case as shown in the pictures. It is just a standard Lenovo Ideapad which is great for me. Obviously all of the specs are the same, I'm sure it would still serve that purpose well.
- Reviewed By:Tim B.,11/11/2016 11:43:31 AM
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- Pros: -Nice look, not heavy at all
-Decent keyboard, nice trackpad
-Fan silent under load
-Charging cord fits very securely in port - Cons: -Nothing to report at the moment; only got it this week, but out of box no issues
- Other Thoughts: Definitely recommended when on sale (got for $570). Wanted a laptop for general use and some gaming as my original only did the first and was on its way out. Went in expecting low graphics output, but for GW2 got at least medium. Will update with more games as I try them.
- Reviewed By:Michael D.,11/11/2016 11:15:55 AM
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- Pros: It has a powerful graphics card that can easily play games like The Crew on ultra settings at 60 fps. Great build quality. SSD is useful for lowering load times for games.
- Cons: Optical drive could have been placed better. It is easy to accidentally open it when using the laptop on your lap. No problem while it is on a desk though.
- Other Thoughts: Would recommend
- Reviewed By:Chenrayan L.,11/10/2016 9:07:56 PM
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- Pros: Overall, this laptop can handle most AAA games on Medium-High at 60 fps but sometimes Medium plays the best.
The full HD is great, and after coming from a 1700x1380 resolution laptop it's a crystal clear upgrade.
The keyboard has a nice feel to it, but there's nothing spectacular about it.
Although I bought a wireless mouse, the track pad is comfortable and has tactile clicks.
Full numpad
Webcam quality is pretty good
Speakers come out through the keyboard which is a nice touch - Cons: Cons:
Note that most of these cons aren't too intolerable, but i'd prefer them to be different
- 30 fps limit in all applications unless the laptop is plugged in. (this is prevalent on most laptops)
- The caps lock and num lock buttons don't have led indicators, instead an image shows up on the screen to indicate the caps/numlock is on or off. This is particularly annoying when in a game and you can't seen the image.
Example: https://gyazo.com/327f406f5d344d291a97f6001b78f7d0
- The power strip and headphone jack plugins are unfortunately positioned. They jut out the right side so that my wireless mouse constantly hits the plugs.
- The up and down arrows are not only combined, making it difficult to press the right one accurately, but the arrow keys are in control of the brightness and volume in tandem with the Fn button. This requires two hands to change brightness or volume, a mild inconvenience. - Other Thoughts: Overall I would recommend it solely based on the price, it's a steal for 128 of SSD and 1tb of HDD. Also a 950m is enough to run all games for the next year or two.
If you're debating whether to spend another $150 or so for the i7 upgrade, I say that it's worth it to get the i7. It will be a tad more future proof, and will perform better.
If you have any questions or would like me to demo any games, feel free to ask. - Reviewed By:Aron J.,11/10/2016 3:11:05 PM
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- Pros: Apart from the fact that you buy an awesome experience with a 1070 GTX consider the following details:
1. Packaging. You get lots of boxes inside boxes. Nice for a gift.
2. Size. The laptop is as thick as it looks.
I.e. there is no false projection that will deceive you into thinking that it is thinner.
It is supposedly one of the thinnest laptops in its class.
3. Weight. Again, one of the bests in its class, you have to take into account that the laptop is basically two huge thermal sinks with some mobo and components attached to it. It takes time to get used to handle it like a portable laptop, but it is still doable.
5. Thermals. On the positive side, the thermals are in check and you can turn down the room heating in the coming winter as it is quite cozy around the laptop. There are vent inlets on the bottom and top in addition to the two main side coolers jets.
The laptop requires to be lifted a bit from the table to allow for the air to circulate.
Aorus provides for this two, glue in, sticker legs that you attach to the bottom.
8. Keyboard. The laptop has an awesome, full keyboard, with an ESC button. The colors are funny and definitely help the marketing and people who cannot touch type yet. The large macro block with "G" keys can only have one color (for all the 6 keys at once). It would be nice if they had miniature OLED displays on them.
9. Memory. G-Skill DDR4 2400 is decent.
14. Touch-pad. It does excellent job at tracking your moves.
16. The support is OK. Aorus seems responsive.
17. Not much bloatware installed by default.
18. Works mostly well with HTC Vive. - Cons: While this may be an awesome laptop on paper, the buyer needs to consider the following points before buying and getting disappointed:
1. Distribution. Aorus will form special deals with Newegg throttling the amount to minimum.
They will also announce the laptops many months before they can deliver and then they push the release date from month to month. This strategy looks really suspicious to me.
2. Size. The actual laptop is 18'' in diagonal and is fitted with a small 15'' screen.
The bezels are huge, even when photo-shopped out in the promo material.
4. Noise. More than considerable noise from the fans. As stated before the huge thermal sink needs to exchange all the heat with outside and this requires lots of air going through. Some favorable reviews state that the noise is "just air". I concur, the afterburner in a Jet seems to be mostly air, too.
6. Frame. This seems to be an aluminum frame. It is the same frame as they have used on previous x5 laptops.
You will find a few extra holes in the laptop left and stuffed with rubber decals.
E.g. there is a second HDMI left from earlier SLI (two GPU) designs.
The chassis seems surprisingly empty inside, as the generic design requires a lot of free space to add or remove components.
There are lots of cushions inside, which suggest that the laptop could have been made a bit thinner.
Some users report flex in the components like keyboard or the screen panel - maybe due to so much empty space.
I had personally no problem with that. Except that on one side, the bottom panel and the frame did not come well together
exposing a sharp edge - a surprising experience for a so sharply priced laptop.
Turns out one of the "washer" aluminum stickers slipped inside leaving room to wiggle.
So lucky it did not short anything inside.
7. Screen. 2880x1620 - is too dense to read anything at that resolution and going to 1440x810 makes everything look too big on the other side. Scaling, at 1.5 does not look that amazing and most programs have issues with scaling at ratios.
I mean, most applications expect 1080p or 720p and their designs are optimized for that resolution. 3K seems like an odd choice. If Aorus would mange to fit a 4K screen onto that panel, that would be great. The two thumbs thick bezels look horrible.
It is almost like if you were transformed 40 years back in time where a huge suitcase laptops came with tiny screens.
And it also lacks touch capability.
9. To add or replace the RAM you need a certified shop. It is non-trivial even with experience as it requires one to take the mobo out of the frame. The two (of the four) DIMM slots are between the mobo and the keyboard. The BIOS has almost no options. So there is no way to turn on the XMP profile to add some faster RAM options. The fastest you get is JEDEC 18 CL @ 2 x 1333MHz.
10. SSD - there is a TOSHIBA 250 GB MLC in it - that seems not too slow. If you assumed you get some Samsung NVME - that is because Aorus send early pieces for review with Samsung to deceive you. Shame, shame, shame.
While we are at that, I hope Aorus will add an option to replace both the SSD and the chopper drive with a 1TB or 2TB NVME in the future. The 1TB chopper does indeed seem slow and should make room for a bigger battery.
11. Wireless. Nothing great to write here. My 8 year old Dell had a better reception on 2.4GHz and 5GHz.
12. Power Adapter. The 200W brick is rather huge. It is flat so you can still shove it into a backpack or a carrying case.
On the other hand, if you pay $2.4K, they could just charge $50 more and get you a power brick half the size using some more recent power tech.
13. There is NO TB3. I repeat there is no Thunderbolt 3.
Prepare to stick with your USB/HDMI technology or buy some laptop that supports the future.
14. Touch-pad. You get used to it as it requires some workout to press and hold. The software provides a minimum of configurablity.
18. I am still working this out, but the use of x5 v6 with HTC Vive requires some tweeking and reducing the resolution. - Other Thoughts: Note, the information above is given as-is and maybe incorrect, incomplete, and even utterly nonsense. The author takes no responsibility for any decision, choice, or issues caused by the above.
- Reviewed By:Anonymous,11/10/2016 12:43:55 PM
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- Pros: -Amazing GPU performance
-Solid cooling capabilities
-Excellent screen
-Great keyboard (love steelseries) - Cons: -Weak speakers (not terrible for a laptop
-Some odd sound issues in a couple games with shipped drivers, Nahimic update, problem solved.
-HDD feels a little slow, could just be GTA V.. not bad enough that I've felt like running tests - Other Thoughts: Full disclosure I use a 21:9 external screen, mouse, keyboard and speakers at home. Gaming away from home I still use an external mouse. Surfing and non gaming stuff the touchpad is perfectly capable.. tweak around on the settings.. there's a surprising number of good stuff shut off by default.
- Reviewed By:Chris B.,11/10/2016 3:04:44 PM
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- Pros: While Asus is known for their great hardware, its hard to say pros of this specific model because my previous model was an Asus G74Sx and its hard to tell the difference unless you pay extremely close attention.
- The machine is faster.
- The machine has great cooling.
- All my USB ports are 3.0, which should probably be standard now.
- Keyboard lasted longer than my previous, with me using it 24/7.
- Games run a LOT smoother.
- Rendering complex objects in great detail, and processing the material inside when generating a new asteroid file for a certain game is much faster. (Uses a ton of CPU)
Overall, I'd say the machine was a good buy. - Cons: There are some flaws however, some of them I still can't quite pin down. As well as the customer support issue where it tends to take 4-8 weeks to get your laptop back after a repair. I had to wait 2 months for my Asus G74Sx to return. I don't plan on sending this one back to wait that long, especially for an issue I can't pin down so they can find it faster.
- The DVD Drive appears to be wabbling a bit, causing some disks I burn to be damaged during the burning process. Sollution, hold the drive in with your hand.
- DVD Button is easily pushed by accident when moving laptop while on or picking it up or anything. Emergency Eject hole is almost invisible unless you shine light directly on the machine. Some people might find this good, I find it bad because I couldn't find it when I needed it.
- The removal of media keys. They no longer include media keys with laptops anymore, which has me bummed out. I hate FN keys.
- Asus keyboards seem to require you to take apart the entire computer just to get one keyboard out to replace it. My old Dell keyboard, I could take out while the machine was still on and replace with a new one without ever rebooting even once. Plug and play, easy to go.
- Specific about this unit, there is this odd issue where the machine suddenly looses power for no reason whatsoever, or seems like it. No matter what I'm doing, what task is running, anything. I'm playing a game, or browsing the web, and suddenly the machine shuts down as if all power was just lost. Internal battery, full. Plugged in too. I can't pinpoint this issue.
- Internal battery, while makes the unit lighter and seems to have longer battery life, the disadvantage is not being able to take the battery out if you need to and easily replace it with a new unit.
- Screen doesn't lean back as far as my previous machine (Asus G74Sx). Seems to just be the design causing it, nothing important back there preventing it, just plastic that adds to the shape and "awesomeness" factor.
- Whomever formatted the hard drive, I must say, did a terrible job. Absolutely horrible. Who the hell sticks a recovery partition in the MIDDLE of the hard disk? On top of that, splitting the 1TB in two halves where the OS only gets 300GB and the Data is on the other side of the recovery partition and has 500GB. (Numbers are rounded..) I couldn't combine the two partitions into one again because of this so I got stuck with an OS partition that was a little above 300GB. Drive begun to show signs of failure after about 8 months of use and I decided to finally upgrade to an SSD, this being my 11th month of ownership.
- Some keys were removed even though there was no need for it. Insert for example was removed from the keyboard, and combined with the Delete key. Both of which I used to use frequently during games. The keys are a little bit more spaced apart than they need to be and thats why they had "less room" for keys. - Other Thoughts: As a point of suggestion to the Asus Development teams, I'd like to suggest the addition of media keys again. One button single keys that you can press without pressing another key at the same time, to use these keys. Generic keys that can be used to play music, skip track, pause a movie, fast forward, etc. These should either be above the keyboard, or on the front of the machine so that they can be pressed while the lid is closed.
I would also like to suggest that Asus look into replacing the DVD Drive, which now days doesn't do anything but gather dust, with an SLI GPU, or an additional hard drive. Perhaps not having an optical drive, would allow you to utilize more space in the machine for better hardware and better cooling. I mean, Optical Drives are cheap, so if someone really needs one, they can just go buy a USB drive somewhere.
Try to find a way to make it easy for a user to pop their keyboard out so they can more easily clean the keyboard. Such as unplugging it and beating the dust out (lightly beating) and blowing a can of air into the keys without having to worry about te dust flying back inside the machine instead.
Last suggestion I can think of right now, make your specialized keys like the steam key, customization within your software. I don't want my steam key launching Steam Big Picture mode. But thats all it can do, I can't change it to just load my steam. nVidia updated their drivers breaking the recording key too, so that needs to be adjusted as well or adjustable by the user. Its a little silly also only having 3 M keys when you have a whole wide space up there you could have used (for things like media keys even!) but, thats just another thought of mine.
I doubt Asus devs will see any of this or consider any of it, but these are just my thoughts as a long time laptop user and pc gamer.
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For those of you still looking to buy this unit, its a good unit so far for me. Even though it has quarks. Its for the most part functional. The issue I mentioned about the randomly shutting down power loss type issue, that has only happened to me twice thus far, and very VERY random, very far apart even, many months apart. I suspect if its gonna happen to me again, it'll be a LONG time from now. I'd add a 4th star (egg), but until I can get a response towards the weird shutdown issue, I'll wait. - Manufacturer Response:Dear Valued Customer,
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- Reviewed By:Bradley K.,11/10/2016 11:19:00 AM
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- Pros: Great performance
runs smoothly - Cons: the spacebar gets stuck a lot. pretty annoying
- Other Thoughts: would recommend
- Reviewed By:Fidel C.,11/10/2016 10:58:49 AM
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- Pros: Does everything I wanted and more. I was not expecting to be able to play at a performance of my desktop, if not better. Runs my games very smoothly. I can run multiple clients very easily and surprised to handle it without problems.
- Very compact and lightweight for travel.
- Beautiful graphics.
- Incredible speeds and load times.
- Well worth it. - Cons: - Webcam is garbage, but you are most likely not getting this because of the webcam.
- The keyboard is a little weird. Hard to explain, but after long use, my fingers feel like prunes. Like when you are in the shower too long and your fingers get wrinkly. That kind of weird. So sometimes I just use USB keyboard.
- It is kind of expensive, it is definitely worth it. - Other Thoughts: I highly recommend this product for both hardcore and softcore gamers. I was initially getting a laptop to just play simple games whenever I was traveling or have it next to my desktop multitasking. But it basically another high end gaming desktop. Great computer.
- Reviewed By:Anonymous,11/10/2016 6:52:57 AM
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- Pros: -Runs cool! 28-35 degrees idle/browsing. 60 degrees running fallout 4/dying light/elder scrolls online on ultra settings
-Keyboard is extremely comfortable for typing (if you like chicklet style keys)
-W key even has a raised bump to find it easier without looking. (similar to the ones on F and J)
-Opening up for ram and hdd upgrade is easy as pie.
-Battery is sweet. About 3.5-4 hours of browsing time. Just over 1.5 hours off a full charge of playing dying light on ultra.
-My refurbish appeared basically untouched other than some slight smudging that came off easily with water and soft cloth. - Cons: -Upgrading to Windows 10 was not enjoyable. All my Fn keys stopped working and I had to find the right driver. Which wouldn't have been hard except the Asus Web site is a mess. Even after the drivers the function hot keys for turning off the track pad didn't work until I got Asus smart gesture.
- Finger prints show very easily on the laptop's matte finish.
-it would have been cool to see the trackpad off centred to the right a bit, where it sits you cannot really use it well to game on yhe go. (for xcom for example) not a deal breaker I say.
-You cannot access the battery without taking apart the whole thing. - Other Thoughts: I would definitely recommend this laptop. It has great power and amazing cooling for its price.
I would like to warn you that it doesn't come with a power source. I was a bit upset to find that since there is a photo of the product with power cord on Newegg ad for this product. As well as no warning or indication that you would not be able to use the laptop once you get it.
The laptop is definitely a 5/5 - Reviewed By:Nigel K.,11/10/2016 3:46:28 AM
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- Pros: Virtual surround sound is way better than expected. makes headphones not worth the effort.
overall quality is much better than expected as well. - Cons: had to download Wifi driver on MSI website on a ethernet cord when I recieved it. Not a big deal but was confusing at first wondering why my computer didnt recognize it even had wifi lol
- Other Thoughts: Would recomend its be great especially for the price!
- Reviewed By:Steven D.,11/9/2016 2:10:49 PM
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- Pros: - Performance: Great I've been able to play GTA V at incredibly high settings, NO PROBLEM.
- Boots: in seconds.
- Battery: Unbelievable, I get through an entire day with any kind of use I have for it, browsing internet, writing and testing code, I'm certain I could develop games w/UE4 and other engines as well.
- Storage: Wonderful 2 drives one 1T HDD for storage, and one 128 SSD for OS and code software, this is very appreciated as it prevents any shortage of storage (for the time being lol).
- Design: Nice and sleek, a bit heavy - probably bc of the drives.
Keyboard: Very nice design and easy to get use to . - Cons: - Keyboard: Lacks back-light, I use this when in dark conditions at least a couple times a week, and it makes typing a bit difficult, not even a way to replace the keyboard for a backlit one - that I could find, if you find one, give me a shout out lol.
Screen: Great when watching it head on, not so great when you watch it at an angle.
- Design: Plastic body, so an aluminum body would be wonderful, but that would also sky rocket the price, so no exactly a valid con, just a mention - Other Thoughts: - Conclusion:
This is an absolutely wonderful laptop for someone who wants a powerful, well working laptop, that will last all day, and not completely break the bank for something that is no where near the caliber of this laptop for the price.
- Best laptop/price combo in my opinion. - Reviewed By:Peter K.,11/9/2016 11:14:26 PM
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- Pros: - Value to cost ratio is amazing
- Lightweight for a 17 inch
- Keyboard feels great and responsive
- Discounted to $1300 after mail-in rebate - Cons: - Low battery life
- Dragon Center and Steelseries control panels are a little fiddly
- Laptop angle is uncomfortable unless you prop up the back - Reviewed By:Maria P.,11/9/2016 9:10:25 PM
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- Pros: - Ran great... when it did. Good performance. Handled many games with ease, booted up quickly, and was an all-around solid machine.
-Appealing aesthetics with the red and black style.
-Great price point for what it was at the time. - Cons: - Ran hot enough to be painful on user's lap.
- Died after only a little over a year of usage(lived from May '15- Aug '16, died after warranty expired). It was diagnosed by a local shop as being a fried motherboard.
- CyberPowerPC is unwilling to sell parts for it. They insist that I send it in, which would be $250 of labor for work I can do in under an hour myself, and then another $300-500 for the motherboard, plus shipping both ways.
- You won't be able to find replacement parts yourself if it dies. Trust me, I've been looking for months. Auction sites, Taobao, the original manufacturer's site(it's a rebranded Chinese laptop, by the way: a MechRevo MR X6). - Other Thoughts: I wouldn't recommend this product to other people. Please don't buy this if you see it for sale again elsewhere.
Read the other reviews. Learn from our mistake.
$1000 of money I can't get back went to this snazzy paperweight, and I can't afford to repair it due to unemployment. After a year, a big investment I expected would work for years died, and the company doesn't care to help me or to stand behind their product unless it means even more money for them. Not cool. - Reviewed By:Clayton O.,11/9/2016 3:57:38 PM
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- Pros: arrived fast
- Cons: -even after updates this thing is very slow
-keyboard would not work at times, randomly
-loud (and this is coming from someone who used to own an alienware Aurora)
-fans made a buzzing, rattling noise - Other Thoughts: Overall, I was pretty disappointed with this. I bought it since my last laptop had cooling issues. Thought this would stay cooler. Never got to really try it under heavy load since it is so slow even after updating the drivers, etc. Unfortunately, I needed this for school work, but did not have the time to try to get the bugs worked out so I have sent it back and will shop elsewhere.
- Reviewed By:Erik P.,11/9/2016 1:18:59 PM
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- Pros: * Fast and powerful
* Stays cool under heavy load
* Looks way better in person that the pictures
* No major bloatware pre-installed
* Easy to open and replace parts - Cons: * Does NOT work with VR (Oculus at-least).
* Customer support is horrendously slow
* Get's really hot, you are going to need a lapboard if using on lap. - Other Thoughts: I purchased this laptop like many of you will for the ability to play VR games. I previously had an Alienware + Alienware Amplifier and it was just way too many cords. I heard about this laptop and was excited to try it out. When it was delivered I didn't turn it on before opening it up and swapping the 1TB hard drive with a 512gb SSD drive.
Immediately I downloaded the Oculus software and installed some Oculus games. Updated all my video, usb, bios, etc.. Using the included software updating app. Immediately I noticed extremely bad judder inside Oculus home including the message "Poor Tracking Quality" and "Too many lost IMU samples, 2 <= should be 4" in Oculus device manager. I contacted Oculus and we did a bunch of troubleshooting tweaks such as turning off battery boost, auto brightness, tweaking some 3d settings, removing Gigabyte software, Trying different USB ports, trying USB-C to USB 3.0 Adapters, etc.. Nothing worked. Finally we plugged in Oculus into my PC with GTX 970 and wham worked right away no judder no errors. Finally I contacted Gigabyte and after waiting typically 48 hours per reply, they suggested the same things I had already done and we were going in circles. I asked them to confirm they have tested this laptop with Oculus Rift and they could NOT confirm. Are you kidding? You are selling this as VR ready and you hadn't tested it with one of the top 2 VR systems? After some additional back and forth I decided to return it. I ended up getting a Aorus X5 v6 and did the same thing, installed Oculus, replaced SSD drive. Worked Flawlessly first time great laptop (which is coincidentally also created by Gigabyte). - Manufacturer Response:Dear Customer,
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- Reviewed By:Sean B.,11/9/2016 1:13:48 PM
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- Pros: -Sleek laptop, especially for the specs
-Lightning fast when booting OS and programs
-Screen is gorgeous. I was surprised to notice both the 120Hz refresh rate different when gaming and the clarity difference with QHD.
-Expensive, but for the price, you can't beat this laptop if you want a 10 series GPU and a reasonable amount of boot drive space. Plus, you get the QHD, 120Hz refresh rate screen. - Cons: -Had an issue with my first model. Fans were too loud and set to max from boot, unable to be controlled. Returned it. Took some doing, but Aorus was helpful in getting fresh units to NewEgg to replace.
-The key by key coloring of the keyboard is appealing for a few seconds before it gets obnoxious, especially when set to multicolor raindrop or marque. Easily fixed by setting to fixed color or slow wave patterns. - Other Thoughts: -During the time between returning my first and acquiring my second QHD X7v6, I tried a few other models from other brands. None were able to touch the performance compared to price and size of this model. By the time I priced out upgraded other models to a 512gb NVMe SSD boot drive, this one was cheaper anyway and had a better screen.
- Reviewed By:Joe R.,11/9/2016 8:39:43 AM
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- Pros: good design. fast and can run all games I play like CSGO, WOT and Darksouls 3. Good screen.
- Cons: Computer is unstable. After one month of use, the laptop have blue screen of death problems almost everyday when I open it. After reboot, sometimes it can work normally, but sometimes it will never reboot. Now my laptop cannot reboot and cannot be used.I feel sad. I want to return it but it cannot be returned by now.
The OS is windows 10 home edition, which is very bad to me. I would prefer to use windows 7 for gaming because windows 7 is much more stable.
The sound of the computer also has some issues but I have solved it on my own.
The R key is not very well functional, I have to press it hard to use R. - Other Thoughts: I will not recommend this computer to anyone because it looks fancy but it cannot work stably for long time. Overall experience of using this laptop is not satisfactory.
- Reviewed By:ddd d.,11/9/2016 1:48:45 AM
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- Pros: I use the three kinds of payment, every time my order was cancelled, if you don't have the goods shelves of goods, please。it's terrible .
- Cons: I use the three kinds of payment, every time my order was cancelled, if you don't have the goods shelves of goods, please。it's terrible .
- Reviewed By:Anonymous,11/8/2016 5:51:34 PM
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- Pros: None at the moment, nice big screen I guess, can't use it.
- Cons: I booted the laptop up twice, and it never booted again, just states that the driver signature could not be verified, when I did have it booted up, games that should easily run on the video card stutter and die, poorly optimized and filled with bloatware that I imagine caused the device to not boot again.
- Other Thoughts: This is the second lenovo product that I've had the same issue with, one after a memory swap, this time? nothing, I did nothing to the device it simply won't boot, and this was a huge waste of money as it's after the return date.
Also shame on newegg for not letting me give less than 1 star for a product that simply doesn't work. - Reviewed By:Brandon M.,11/8/2016 5:30:05 PM
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- Pros: - In my opinion, you can't beat the Acer for price to performance. It runs quickly for everything I do, like gaming, browsing, and the occasional video edit
- Its not too loud, but it still seems to keep relatively cool under load
- The ssd balances out the slow 5400 hard drive
- Display is top notch for what you pay; its not gonna blow you away, but when I compared it to my pro-calibrated desktop monitor, it was impressive - Cons: - Battery life is so, so. I get maybe 3 full hours with a half hour of gaming and the rest being 5 tab browsing and listening to music. Not great, but not horrible
- When I first got it, games seemed to flicker and freeze quite often. I requested an RMA, but after messing with the nvidia settings a bit, the problem (cross my fingers) went away
- Typical Acer bloatware, I had to remove a few things because they were conflicting with some programs - Other Thoughts: Overall, I'd give it 4.5 stars since all the problems are manageable and fixed with a bit of knowledge. It has an i7 and an ssd so it keeps up with day to day use easily. The backlit keyboard was a big selling point for me along with the unbeatable price. Compare this to the other $1000 laptops and then decide if you want something that is portable or powerful, or maybe something in between. I definitely recommend this to anybody that wants performance but doesn't want to have to sell their house to afford it.
- Reviewed By:Scout H.,11/8/2016 3:39:31 PM
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- Pros: unmatchable GTX1070 graphic card, capable to handle almost all games on the market.
comes with a 256 GB SSD
IPS display - Cons: I7 6700HQ somewhat less powerful as I expected
The G-sync technology is annoying, and causes a shorter battery life. Totally unnecessary for current gaming
Lack of thunderbolt port - Reviewed By:QING Z.,11/8/2016 6:20:19 PM
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- Pros: -Screen is beautiful
-runs nice and cool
-fairly quiet unless you're doing some intense gaming
-runs just about everything on max that I've thrown at it at 60fps or higher (overwatch, skyrim with mods just to name a few) and some with DSR set to 4k
-startup is under 10seconds
-Plenty of ports, hdmi, and display out, as well as 6 usb 3.0 ports which seems overkill but they are spaced perfectly. - Cons: -The configuration of the SSD is weird in the way that it is partitioned into two instead of only the C: drive.
-There's quite a bit of bloatware (norton, random msi apps etc.)
-sometimes takes awhile to power down for some odd reason - Other Thoughts: -I'd highly recommend this as your first gaming laptop, or if you're looking for a desktop replacement with portability also.
- Reviewed By:Anonymous,11/8/2016 6:44:47 AM
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- Pros: The configuration I purchased was the GTX 1070 with 8GB of memory.
Bought this to replace my 2-3 generations old ASUS ROG gaming laptop. The hardware on this laptop is very powerful; has handled every game I've thrown at it on high settings (FPS drops a bit too low on maximum settings on some games for my liking). The speakers are loud; something that laptops usually have problems with. Windows 10 boots in about 7 seconds. Laptop stays very cool even under load. - Cons: Only one m.2 slot. The Windows 10 that was pre-installed made it so I couldn't install any programs because it disables the admin account by default; I had to run a few commands through the console to open it up so I could restore full admin privileges. Pre-installed software is buggy/not installed correctly/incompatible with Windows 10; I had to re-download a bunch of programs and drivers to make them usable. Every time Windows 10 does an update, something seems to break which I have to fix; not really MSI's fault though.
- Other Thoughts: I've been using the laptop for about 2 months now and I haven't noticed the dropped WiFi that the other reviewers have mentioned.
- Reviewed By:Jason S.,11/8/2016 6:37:37 AM
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- Pros: I loved everything about this laptop: the speed, lighting, look, weight, screen...everything...
- Cons: I received a laptop with something loose on the inside... I went to pick it up and move it and the fan in the back-left corner started grinding as though something was hitting it. As I turned the laptop around it sounded like something kept falling into the fan...
- Other Thoughts: I expected a much better return process from Newegg on such an expensive laptop; I waited over a month to even be able to purchase the laptop, but now I have to wait about 2 weeks to get a replacement... At least they are giving me a new one instead of trying to fix it...
I'm giving a 1 star rating until I get my replacement laptop back. As long as it is actually new (not refurbished or fixed) and working correctly I'll update this review. - Manufacturer Response:Dear Customer,
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- Reviewed By:Shane J.,11/7/2016 3:11:21 PM
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- Pros: Great value for 1060. Remember it's almost as fast as a desktop version cause' 10 Series dope like that. Older Nvidia M series scaled down significantly. Has some light overclocking options but stock, runs the only game I like to play- Dark Souls 3 buttery smooth. Its relatively 'light' for a gaming laptop. I stuck a Samsung 950 PRO (couldn't wait for a 960, left country). Back cover comes off easy. Everything just works, which was nice.
- Cons: Very slow without M.2 SSD upgrade. The worst. You will not be happy I promise you. It's definitely acceptable, but that's just it, why spend so much money; just stick it out a little more and just tack on another $200-$300 for this investment. It only has a slot for a HD where the supplied 1 TB drive is and your only option is an M.2 slot. Besides probably needing to be plugged in to run, runs pretty loud- but then again why don't you have legit headphones for your sick gaming laptop? Mic isn't the best quality, camera is okay. I got this laptop with a special where the Asus game pad was included. I know this is unrelated to this laptop and just a software issue but I was only able to pair it successfully and make it work with Dark souls ONCE. After I reinstalled windows I could not get it to work again. So maybe that included controller wasn't the best deal.
- Other Thoughts: I would recommend this as long as prices are reasonable and if you're also willing to invest in an M.2 PCI-E drive. I would NOT recommend getting any older M 9 series card laptops(they really are that much slower than a 10 series) unless its an absolute steal on price. Things on your 'to buy' list should also include some headphones, mouse/mouse pad
- Reviewed By:Canh V.,11/7/2016 1:26:37 PM
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- Pros: -If you're just looking for a pure gaming machine with some portability and added convenience over a desktop, like I was, this is perfect. Has played every game I've thrown at it 1080p @ 60fps no problem.
-Fairly Lightweight for a machine with a GTX 1060
-SSD starts up like a charm
-Bright Screen, good variety of color presets
-Beautiful and well functioning keyboard
-Great Specs for the price point, especially if you can find it on sale like I did. - Cons: Just a few pretty noticeable design flaws, including...
-this rig can get pretty hot, and since the air intake is on the bottom of the laptop, it can get a little uncomfortable/inconvenient to play games actually on your lap. Cools down very quickly once given a break.
-pretty mediocre trackpad. Surprisingly bulky and unresponsive for such a nice laptop. Mouse is a necessity
-rather flimsy screen. Thin and light, yes, but bends just a little too easily for my comfort.
-no touchscreen, which I view as a standard for high end laptops at this point. Many design programs require very intensive 3D modeling that depend on high capacity graphics cards, and digital artists, potentially a very sizeable market, aren't going to accept a lack of a touchscreen when very good alternatives exist
-quite a bit of MSI bloatware installed along with this computer. Some of it is actually pretty nice, with very good audio and lighting controls. Most of it just gets in the way and gets uninstalled.
-battery life very limited, but that's to be expected - Other Thoughts: Before this, I had an ASUS with an NVIDIA GTX840 that was a 2 in 1 tablet with a touchscreen. Now this laptop here is miles ahead for pure gaming, but I think actually prefer that one for day to day use. This is a great rig, but MSI needs to understand that part of the major draw of getting a laptop over a desktop in the first place is its usability on the go, which this laptop definitely sacrifices. For me, an investment like this needs to satisfy more than just gaming, I need to use this for work as well. If I just wanted to game at home, I would have gotten a desktop.
- Reviewed By:Anonymous,11/7/2016 8:47:02 AM
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- Pros: Smooth running computer, doesn't get warm At all, runs GTAV at 60FPS smooth on ultra high settings. Great performance all around.
- Cons: When received, the screen casing was separated, I snapped it back in no problem but kinda bothered me. The free forza horizon 3 cd key wouldn't let me download the game, I redeemed it and then it said the game is no longer available...
- Other Thoughts: Great computer for gaming. Haven't had any issues with it so far. The Asus controller is just like an Xbox 360 controller. Only game it doesn't work with is spintires. The Bluetooth is awesome tho.
- Reviewed By:Browland17,11/6/2016 10:48:06 PM
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- Pros: First I had to reinstall windows from the last user. Tutorials are online, it took longer than expected. When done it had installed the Acer windows package and registered activated. setup daughter micro account and got to playing. I have an Alienware 18r3 that I put an ssd in. This machine is close to the performance. Sound was better than expected. Speed is good but not without some lag due to bloatware. Happy with purchase.
- Cons: Windows in general is a resource hog. Handles browser Skype and multiple tasks which is what we were looking for. A Con might be the lack of an access door but all that I looked at were the same. Screen and hinge seem to be just good enough and so far little to complain about.
- Other Thoughts: I bought computers and returned them from the price of 299 to 400 and decided to spend more and get this. It superceded our needs and will likely yours.
- Reviewed By:Anonymous,11/6/2016 9:35:53 PM
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- Pros: - Quad core i7
- 512 GB SSD
- 16 GB RAM
- GTX 1070 graphics - Cons: - Windows 10 HOME edition
- Other Thoughts: It really doesn't make any sense when a company makes such a powerful machine, then they install the basic version of the operating system.
At this price, and with all this power, Windows 10 PRO, PRO, PRO, for crying out loud, is what they should've installed.
After all, this is aimed at power users.
3 eggs off for the ill choice of the Windows version. - Reviewed By:Anonymous,11/7/2016 3:53:23 AM
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- Pros: - Runs all current VR experiences and games without a problem (tested with HTC Vive)
- Good quality keyboard with highly configurable macros and back light.
- Video ports in the back.
- Great powerful machine and much better overall quality than my previous Asus ROG. I'm glad I switched brands. - Cons: Just minor:
- Plastic case sides get scratched and permanently marked easily.
- The battery is not removable without having to unscrew te case (and breaking the warranty seal)
- Bulky and heavy but expected for a laptop packing this amount of power.
- The touch pad is a bit low quality and not very responsive. It takes some time to figure out exactly how to do the two finger taps, but anyways you are more likely goimg to be using a mouse with this laptop. - Reviewed By:Anonymous,11/6/2016 1:38:14 PM
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- Pros: It has everything that the seller advertise now i'm not an expert but i'm still learning. It plays new and most recent games like black ops 3 really well and doom plays great on this too now it's not my rig that houses a 970 so there are some noticeable differences from game to game. I haven't completely finished playing around with the settings yet so everything is still running in it's default state. I also tested out some emulators on it and it holds up pretty good too it says it's VR ready i haven't tested it out yet as i'm not big on it but i know i can get some equipment to check it out later and probably update the review out side of gaming i set up a virtual machine on it which set up really quick and fast and runs smooth too. I'm a college student as well and for me this laptop is really a big step up from what i had before so the extra power and processing speed is welcomed in short this laptop meets my current needs.
- Cons: Let's see well windows 10 is a dislike for me and i know i could install another OS but that's work i don't want to do at the moment and it's not that serious. Another problem is the battery on this thing i mean it's a gaming laptop so yeah i expected the battery to not last long and trying to play games on battery is not really an option so you will be playing with it plugged in most if not all the time.
- Reviewed By:kamahl p.,11/5/2016 11:06:58 PM
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- Pros: - Good hardware; quad core Haswell cpu, GTX 960m with the 4 gigabytes of ram.
- Decent battery; can get four hours of normal continuous usage, if you are playing any demanding games then you would just plug in
- Very fast, performance wise and startup time wise thanks to the SSD
- Power brick worthy of being a power 'brick'
- Nice red back-light keyboard with a keypad
- All of the ports you can need; 4 usb, a network port for lan, an HDMI port, a VGA port for projectors and a audio/mic jack
- Full HD display that is a matte display
- G1 button being a fan overdrive button
- More portable than a 17" laptop
- No OEM bloatware pre installed
- Decent speakers
- Microphone is responsive
- Webcam with a switch
- 1 ram slot free for upgrading
- Easy setup
- Very quiet idle
- Below $1000 - Cons: - No lights for whether the caps, scroll, and num lock are active
- Keyboard has a confusing layout; small right shift, \ key being to the left of enter as opposed to above, 2 . keys on the numpad
- Keyboard is not suitable for gaming in long timespans, as of any chicklet keyboards
- Strange location for the SD card reader
- Gets loud and hot when playing intensive games, but that is expected and the G1 button is useful for that.
- DVD drive is sort of dated since blu-ray is more modern and better fitting for the 1080p screen
- Not alot of stuff to come out of the box; no manuals, or anything fancy, it's not really important anyways
- No user changeable battery without voiding the warranty
- Total fingerprint magnet - Other Thoughts: I bought this laptop as a gift for myself for college and for generally gaming on the go.. It accomplishes those tasks really well. I bought a wireless mouse and a external hard drive for games. The cons I listed were kind of a nitpick since I got a good deal on this laptop. Would recommend if you want a gaming laptop and not break the bank.
- Reviewed By:Samuel S.,11/6/2016 1:31:49 AM
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- Pros: Cool design
runs all the games amazing
runs games cool - Cons: Internal battery so if you have any battery problems you have to RMA or void warranty.
Heavy so not the most mobile laptop
Short battery life
Laptop wouldnt start 10 weeks in.
Asus support - Other Thoughts: Warning: Very long me detailing the problems I had with my brand new laptop and asus support. First I do want to say I was very happy with this laptop until the day the computer wouldnt start. I had a couple minor problems with it early but just needed to download drivers and it fixed them. I will most likely update this review a few months later when I get the computer back and give my final rating and thoughts on this high end laptop,the rma process, and asus support in general.
Bought this computer for just under 1600 and rec it from newegg on 8/10/16. It ran well and I was having alot of fun gaming with it until I woke up on 10/23 and the laptop wouldnt start. After trying to hold the power button for 1min and not getting any lights showing I decided to go online and try to trouble shoot the computer.Well the standard solution for my problem I found is one I've done with prior laptops which is take out the battery, unplug computer, and hold power for 1 min to get the computer going. Well you cant do this trick on this laptop because it has a internal battery that if you open you void the warranty.
So the next step for me was to call support. Support had me do the hold power button down trick I tried and asked a few other things. I told him how it was working fine 8 hours ago when I went to sleep. He then asked me if I left the computer plugged in at night which I replied yes. He then said "I've seen this before, you cant leave these laptops plugged in all night". I've never heard of such a thing and I've owned multiple laptops including asus models that I left plugged in all the time for years that still work today. I've researched his theory and I'm pretty sure he just said this to me with no proof its a real thing. I'm guessing the CS agent is not aware that these laptops only have like 1 hour battery life so if you dont keep it plugged in you wont be gaming very long.
Well I go Monday morning off to fedex, after being told not to use my original laptop box by support I get to fedex and buy a 20.00 laptop box. One mistake I make was taking the shipping asus provided which is ground delivery so it takes 4 days to get there. Fedex shows the service center signing for the laptop at 10am on the 28 which is a Friday. So I'm thinking at this point I should get updated by the end of the coming Monday by email or phone about when I'll get my new computer back.
Well I'm the type of guy who worrys so I checked my online status quite a few times from Friday all the way through Tuesday. The online status started off showing something like "waiting for laptop" showing the steps. When I checked on Monday the status changed to "The system can't find records of your inquiry! We recommend you contact your reseller or nearest ASUS Service Center. " I called asus support. He told me the tech center rec my laptop. I guess the status on my laptop just randomly changed to that from step 1? He made it sounds like it would be done soon but he wasnt sure what was wrong then we discussed changing my shipping to overnight for the return. Had no problem getting a update from asus to pay for the overnight shipping in my email just a few hours later. At this point I'm happy because I think i may even get my laptop back in a day or two.
Well Thursday evening I still heard nothing and online status showed the same thing as before. Called support and they told me tech support has my laptop and has rec a part for it but the system didnt show what part. He said I should hear back very soon from the service center. Well now its Saturday and still not a word from the service center and online status still shows The system can't find records of your inquiry! We recommend you contact your reseller or nearest ASUS Service Center.
Asus should communicate much better with their customers about whats going on with their laptops. This computer was 1600 usd when i recently bought it from newegg the price of a used car. I didnt even own it 10 weeks before this happened. On top of that I had to buy a 20.00 box to ship it and spend another 40.00 to get shipping that doesnt take 4 business days to get anywhere.
This whole process has been the most frustrating experience I've ever had with a electronic. When I bought the laptop I spent 3x what I normally would on a new laptop. I figured I've always had good luck with asus and I always wanted to be able to game high end on a laptop. Well now here I am back on my old intel HDchip 15inch asus laptop not gaming at all, instead writing reviews in frustration.
Hopefully I get this sorted out soon. Its now going on 3 weeks without my new 1600.00 laptop and I just got it on 8/10/16. - Manufacturer Response:Dear Valued Customer,
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with us. I am sorry to hear that you had a negative interaction with one of our company’s representatives. Please provide me with your current status so that we may collaborate for a proper solution. My email is cl-tom@asus.com and our 24/7 support line is posted below. Have a great day!
Thank you for choosing ASUS
Best Regards,
Tom
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- Reviewed By:Anonymous,11/5/2016 5:56:35 PM
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- Pros: Fast for gamming and the display looks great. Windows 10 takes some getting used to. Plenty of help available from the programs on the laptop.
- Cons: No DVD drive, but not worth taking an egg off.
- Reviewed By:Anonymous,11/5/2016 12:27:38 PM
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- Pros: The SSD works great and boot's the OS quickly.
I've been able to run multiple Virtual Machines without issue or lockups including win 7 and Linux.
Handles Windows 10 Pro easily. - Cons: The mouse pad is not great, but if you have an external mouse you'll be fine.
Comes with minimal bloatware, but it only takes a few minutes to uninstall it and turnoff those silly live tiles.
No DVD drive. Not really a problem, I've gotten along without it just fine, but if you need one it's absent. - Other Thoughts: I don't think you'll find anything nearly as good for this price. It really does stand out for the under 600 range. I've used it in net wars and had zero problems. It does come with Windows 10, but that's not the computer's fault that Microsoft is hit or miss.
Highly recommended. - Reviewed By:Ryan L.,11/5/2016 8:39:32 AM
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- Pros: - great for light gaming and some others ( I mainly play Overwatch and D:OS)
-can be manually upgraded with an m.2 ssd, successfully done so myself.
- got it on sale for $700 which is more or less a good price - Cons: -a little coil whine depending on the game i'm running
- Other Thoughts: Overall good laptop if you don't mind turning down some settings on some newer titles
- Reviewed By:Alejandro M.,11/4/2016 4:25:28 PM
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- Pros: - CPU is blazing fast (somehow faster than my wildly-over-clocked-and-over-upgraded desktop)
- Touch screen is brilliant
- No external media drive (finally) - and not cuz it's anorexic, Apple. Cuz you just don't need one. - Cons: [EDITED] - Previously thought to have no support for the 970M GPU - this was because Windows 10 didn't support using it. Downgrading back to the original Windows 8.1 that comes installed fixed the issue.
- Extremely disappointed in the lack of support on the Dell site and lack of information available on this issue. - Other Thoughts: [EDITED] - As long as you're in Windows 8.1, you have no worries. And I play games at 2560x1080 on my ultra-wide 34-inch.
- Reviewed By:Deryck H.,11/4/2016 4:36:22 PM
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- Pros: Great speed when playing games.
Sharp Screen. - Cons: When i play battle 1 the Gpu and Cpu all increase to 90C...i can fry an egg for breakfast when i playing games.
- Manufacturer Response:Dear Valued Customer,
Thank you for taking the time to write your review. I am sorry to hear that you are experiencing overheating issues. Make sure that your vents are not blocked and to clean them out at least once a month with an air duster. You can also use a laptop cooling pad to keep your temperatures low. Please feel free to contact me directly should you need any troubleshooting. My email is cl-tom@asus.com and our 24/7 support line is posted below. Have a great day!
Thank you for choosing ASUS
Best Regards,
Tom
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- Reviewed By:Ximing Z.,11/4/2016 4:33:26 PM
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- Pros: Ok, now that I bought this computer, I can confirm this:
1) it comes with 8 gb RAM soldered to motherboard, but it has a free slot for adding additional RAM (I added 8 GB G.Skill ripjaws)
2) 128 GB SSD M.2 2280 drive (can be replaced)
3) standard 2.5" 750 GB 5400 rpm HDD
I use this laptop for CAD applications, and works very fine. I haven't had any hardware or software problems of any kind. - Cons: The bottom cover is a single plastic piece, so if you want to change anything inside, you have to remove it completely. It is hold by some screws and plastic tabs, so you have to be careful not to break those tabs.
The trackpad feels flimsy in the lower border
The keyboard led illumination is not homogeneous, some keys are brighter than the others - Reviewed By:Anonymous,11/4/2016 7:26:58 AM
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- Pros: - You are not going to find many 4K touchscreens in this price range, especially with such a powerful CPU and Graphics.
- You have the i530 Workstation Graphics for maximum battery and the powerful nVidia 960M Gaming Graphics in a single system. The nVidia control panel takes care of dynamically switching it, I don't have to do anything.
- All ports are USB 3.0 not just some of them.
- Very thin and light. While it is still a 15.6 inch system that won't fit in most book bags, it is very thin and lightweight.
- Extremely Long battery life when surfing the net or doing normal tasks. Even when your gaming it is still really good for a gaming system.
- Easy access to upgrade components or clean out dust. With just a single screw remove the bottom plate giving you access to battery, 2.5 inch hard drive bay, M.2 SSD port, 2 memory slots (one is empty with 8GB version), Wireless card, and system fans, and heat sinks.
- Amazing cooling solution and design. - Cons: - The Bass speaker is overpowered and pops unless you turn it down in advanced audio controls. Most systems in this price range have no bass speaker, so...
- The touchpad is a TRACKPAD, as such there are no buttons, and the whole pad is the button.
- The Hybrid drive is not an SSD. You are getting a Hybrid 1 TB Hard Drive with a 8GB SS cache. I would suggest buying a M.2 SSD immediately, or just buying this with the SSD option.
- All ports are USB 3.0 making installing windows 7 difficult for the technically gifted, and impossible for the average user. This is a good thing if you plan to just run windows 10. - Other Thoughts: - This is a trackpad, You click by pressing down with one finger anywhere on the pad. A right click is detected by clicking the lower right corner or a 2 finger click anywhere. The "button area" is just part of touchpad and this gives you huge touch area. If you are a MAC user you will actually love the trackpad because it works just like a MAC, but if your a PC user like me it takes some time to get used to, after a year I now prefer it.
- I added an SSD in the empty M.2 port, and currently have a dual boot. Windows 10 takes 45 seconds to load on the Hard Drive. It takes 5 seconds (not kidding you) on the SSD. And this kind of performance difference is true for loading every program. The benefits of SSD far outweigh the smaller drive that most people won't use. If you need space you can have a huge SATA Hard Drive for data, and the M.2 SSD for the OS, to get the best of both by having both.
- When this system first came out it had driver issues. Both the HD 530 from intel and the nVidia 960M were new, and had driver issues that made the system nearly unusable. Every manufacture not just Dell had issues with these two. The touchpad issues caused by lack of driver couldn't be understated. Initially use of this machine was plagued by random movement of the cursor while typing, crashes in games and 3d applications, etc... and then Intel updated it driver, nVidea updated its driver, and Microsoft fixed the mouse driver. These 3 major driver issues were resolved in march 4 months after its release and you should not have the issues experienced by early adopters. These issues are why all the early ratings are so low, and the recent ratings so high. Initially I would have given this system a 1 star. You get to buy an amazing 4.5 star system that is underpriced because the initial problems.
- There are 2 heat pipes (water filled hollow tubes that circulate without a pump through capillary and evaporation) that run to 3 radiators. There are 2 fans that force air though the radiators at either side. This design is what makes this gaming system so thin. If you prop up the back the system (just put the power supply under the back bumper) it will cool without fans (unless your in a hardcore game, or its mid summer). My only complaint here is that they didn't leave enough gap under the system to cool though convection and the fans will come on if you don't prop up the back edge to let the air flow without them. - Reviewed By:RICHARD H.,11/3/2016 10:16:35 PM
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- Pros: fast, good graphics, gsync display is awesome.
- Cons: -ssd drive is throwing smart errors and msi will not cross ship parts, meaning I will be without a computer for a minimum of two weeks while they figure out that the drive is dying/dead. This will leave me without a computer for way to long.
-Heavy, but with a gaming laptop thats to be expected. - Other Thoughts: For the money buy an ASUS . I always buy ASUS and was lured by the price. You get what you pay for.
UPDATE: It's been almost 3 weeks since this drive died and I still don't have a replacement, AND I had to put a
~$360.00 hold on my credit card before they would even cross ship. I had to call three times to find out where the drive is and come to find out they don't even have one, it's back ordered. Support is lame, lame, lame. Laptop has now been out of service almost as long as it worked. - Reviewed By:Michael w.,11/3/2016 3:57:42 PM
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- Pros: Been using one of these laptops for about 18 months. It's handled nearly everything I've thrown at it. I've used the machine for a lot of video editing, after effects and 3D applications like Maya along with gaming. Star Citizen was the only game it had a little frame rate trouble with. The power of a desktop in a very portable format.
It's a very sleek minimalist design, quality materials, has the feeling of being made with metal over plastic while being very light weight. Keyboard is solid, sound is decent for a laptop.
The battery is built in and the life, even when putting the laptop through its paces lasts 90-120min. - Cons: I have about a dozen bad pixels, slowly started about 6 weeks in and a new one seems to appear every couple of months.
The cpu fan in mine has a barring going. About half the time the fan is unable to spool up, vibrating, rattling, sometimes sounding like it's slightly hitting the fan casing, and about half the time it's totally fine.
If the laptop hangs bad and doesn't respond to the usual methods of turning off, you can't pull out the battery to force it off as it's internal. - Other Thoughts: The sleekness comes a bit of a price. No optical drive.
For the fan, I had the laptop sent off once but, as usual with these things, it doesn't show any of the symptoms, they just clean it and sent it back. Besides being without it for nearly a month the problem came back 3 days after I got it back.
Now the real problem I have with MSI and this laptop is; you can't find replacement fans to do it yourself. They seem to be tightly controlled by MSI. This may be because, if you look on youtube for how to get at the fans in the GS70, it's a complete tear down of the laptop. The sleek design is probably to blame for this.
If I was to get another laptop, I would go with MSI but a different model, Apache or Dominator. - Reviewed By:Anthony W.,11/3/2016 3:09:52 PM
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- Pros: NOTHING AT ALL. Terrible product and terrible service. Do not trust the manufacturer warranty or their service center or New Egg to help at all during first year if problems arise.
LESSON LEARNED: Do not buy ASUS products and Do Not buy from New Egg - Cons: This product was flawed from the get go when bought last December. We tried to live through the weekly and biweekly blue and black screens until they became daily. We bought the 2 year New egg warranty but found out that it only kicks in AFTER the first year of the ASUS warranty. Lots of time on phone with ASUS tech support having us download new drivers and much more. Problem continued and then got worse. Finally sent in on RMA to be repaired in August. Problem was with "bad Pool Call" error message with no code. ASUS on phone said it was display related and that they would replace our display. Instead, after shipping off computer to repair center (at our cost of $16.25 for packaging), repair center put in new power supply and did nothing to fix problem. After receiving unit back in August, it seemed to work for the first week and then started doing the same thing. We again tried to live with it but it has now become a daily ordeal of multiple reboots after multiple blue and black screens. Called ASUS back and demanded new computer. They refused. We have to send back at another cost of $16.45 now to have the same repair shop in California (we live in Washington) try to fix the problem they were supposed to have fixed the first time. ASUS Customer Service does not care (third party call center) and will not do anything other than force an expensive and time consuming RMA every time.
- Other Thoughts: DO NOT buy ASUS - go with Dell, HP or other reliable service
Buy locally so you can get service locally
New Egg was useless with our problems once they had our money. Would not help with our problems with ASUS. - Manufacturer Response:Dear Valued Customer,
Thank you for taking the time to write your review. I am sorry to hear that you had a negative experience. We will take your review into account as we strive to improve our products and services in order to better suit your needs. Please let me know if you need any assistance. My email is cl-tom@asus.com and our 24/7 support line is posted below. Have a great day!
Thank you for choosing ASUS
Best Regards,
Tom
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http://www.asus.com/us/support/CallUs
- Reviewed By:Thomas O.,11/3/2016 2:21:49 PM
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- Pros: NOTHING AT ALL. Terrible product and terrible service. Do not trust the manufacturer warranty or their service center or New Egg to help at all during first year if problems arise.
LESSON LEARNED: Do not buy ASUS products and Do Not buy from New Egg - Cons: This product was flawed from the get go when bought last December. We tried to live through the weekly and biweekly blue and black screens until they became daily. We bought the 2 year New egg warranty but found out that it only kicks in AFTER the first year of the ASUS warranty. Lots of time on phone with ASUS tech support having us download new drivers and much more. Problem continued and then got worse. Finally sent in on RMA to be repaired in August. Problem was with "bad Pool Call" error message with no code. ASUS on phone said it was display related and that they would replace our display. Instead, after shipping off computer to repair center (at our cost of $16.25 for packaging), repair center put in new power supply and did nothing to fix problem. After receiving unit back in August, it seemed to work for the first week and then started doing the same thing. We again tried to live with it but it has now become a daily ordeal of multiple reboots after multiple blue and black screens. Called ASUS back and demanded new computer. They refused. We have to send back at another cost of $16.45 now to have the same repair shop in California (we live in Washington) try to fix the problem they were supposed to have fixed the first time. ASUS Customer Service does not care (third party call center) and will not do anything other than force an expensive and time consuming RMA every time.
- Other Thoughts: DO NOT buy ASUS - go with Dell, HP or other reliable service
Buy locally so you can get service locally
New Egg was useless with our problems once they had our money. Would not help with our problems with ASUS. - Manufacturer Response:Dear Valued Customer,
Thank you for taking the time to write your review. I am sorry to hear that you had a negative experience. We will take your review into account as we strive to improve our products and services in order to better suit your needs. Please let me know if you need any assistance. My email is cl-tom@asus.com and our 24/7 support line is posted below. Have a great day!
Thank you for choosing ASUS
Best Regards,
Tom
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- Reviewed By:Thomas O.,11/3/2016 2:21:49 PM
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- Pros: fast, good graphics, gsync display is awesome.
- Cons: -ssd drive is throwing smart errors and msi will not cross ship parts, meaning I will be without a computer for a minimum of two weeks while they figure out that the drive is dying/dead. This will leave me without a computer for way to long.
-Heavy, but with a gaming laptop thats to be expected. - Other Thoughts: For the money buy an ASUS . I always buy ASUS and was lured by the price. You get what you pay for.
UPDATE: It's been almost 3 weeks since this drive died and I still don't have a replacement, AND I had to put a
~$360.00 hold on my credit card before they would even cross ship. I had to call three times to find out where the drive is and come to find out they don't even have one, it's back ordered. Support is lame, lame, lame. Laptop has now been out of service almost as long as it worked. - Reviewed By:Michael w.,11/3/2016 3:57:42 PM
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- Pros: Been using one of these laptops for about 18 months. It's handled nearly everything I've thrown at it. I've used the machine for a lot of video editing, after effects and 3D applications like Maya along with gaming. Star Citizen was the only game it had a little frame rate trouble with. The power of a desktop in a very portable format.
It's a very sleek minimalist design, quality materials, has the feeling of being made with metal over plastic while being very light weight. Keyboard is solid, sound is decent for a laptop.
The battery is built in and the life, even when putting the laptop through its paces lasts 90-120min. - Cons: I have about a dozen bad pixels, slowly started about 6 weeks in and a new one seems to appear every couple of months.
The cpu fan in mine has a barring going. About half the time the fan is unable to spool up, vibrating, rattling, sometimes sounding like it's slightly hitting the fan casing, and about half the time it's totally fine.
If the laptop hangs bad and doesn't respond to the usual methods of turning off, you can't pull out the battery to force it off as it's internal. - Other Thoughts: The sleekness comes a bit of a price. No optical drive.
For the fan, I had the laptop sent off once but, as usual with these things, it doesn't show any of the symptoms, they just clean it and sent it back. Besides being without it for nearly a month the problem came back 3 days after I got it back.
Now the real problem I have with MSI and this laptop is; you can't find replacement fans to do it yourself. They seem to be tightly controlled by MSI. This may be because, if you look on youtube for how to get at the fans in the GS70, it's a complete tear down of the laptop. The sleek design is probably to blame for this.
If I was to get another laptop, I would go with MSI but a different model, Apache or Dominator. - Reviewed By:Anthony W.,11/3/2016 3:09:52 PM
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- Pros: - Solid processor
- Good graphics card
- Nice 4k screen
- Keyboard, trackpad and webcam are decent
- Nice manual fan and operational control - Cons: - Glitchy in terms of operation (lag, unexpected stuttering, some delay in launching programs)
- 8GB RAM could be higher, feels a little sluggish
- Lots of bloatware (Norton and built-in MSI controls slow it down considerably)
- Hard drive feels quite slow
- Screen has a little more wobble than I would like
- Kind of bulky - Other Thoughts: I have been a little disappointed with the overall running of the machine, even though the specs are nice for the money. The hardware is pretty solid, but due to the lag it performs worse than a machine with worse specifications. It's decent when you're up and running with a game you enjoy, which I suppose is all it's really meant for. But in terms of smooth and fast operation, it does not perform as well as you might imagine, and that's what makes it a fairly frustrating computer to use day-in, day-out.
Given the choice, I would opt for a different brand with similar or better specifications. I had an i5 low voltage processor Acer laptop with an SSD prior to this, and I kind of miss it. With this MSI, It's only real selling point in my view is the graphics card. The processor is good on paper, but does not deliver the speed you might expect, and coupled with the frustrating user experience, I would look elsewhere. I would rate it 2.5 eggs if I could. - Reviewed By:Alexander P.,11/3/2016 7:30:02 AM
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- Pros: -Insanely good....
- Cons: -Insanely expensive....
- Other Thoughts: I dont own it. Just wish I got it this christmas.. hah. My laptop is terrible and I had to sell my desktop to pay bills. Looks amazing...
- Reviewed By:Anonymous,11/3/2016 1:20:03 AM
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- Pros: None
- Cons: Arrived DOA
- Other Thoughts: Not able to review but would have to advise that there are power issues with this product.
- Reviewed By:Gary R.,11/2/2016 6:41:56 PM
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