Let me start by saying why I purchased this laptop. Not only is it to play games with, but it is also to do programming and other CPU-intensive operations, as I am a computer sciences student. For far too many years of my life, I have settled for slower laptops and been continuously frustrated. That is, until I bought this machine.



This thing is by far not only the best laptop I've ever owned, but the best computer I've ever owned. With the SSD, it has a total boot time of 13 seconds, including BIOS boot. That's insane! The fans, even at max speed, aren't too loud. They're by far the quietest I've heard on a laptop, and this is a gaming laptop! Those fans don't let the PC get above 65C, even when running Overwatch on Ultra settings. Did I mention it blows that out of the water, with a steady 100+ FPS? Because it does. And the game looks even better on the laptops amazing screen. It boasts about the colors and delivers immensely. You don't need headphones either, because the speakers are plenty loud enough and of amazing quality! Best I've ever heard on a laptop by far. Overall, the hardware is absolutely incredible.



In terms of battery life, if you have the proper power plan in place (which you will have to change in the Dragon Center app), I get around 4 hours of battery. This is with the keyboard turned down as dim as possible and the screen also very dim. The laptop also uses the Intel HD Graphics when not plugged in, so it prolongs the battery life even more. I was super pleased by this, as I expected it to be much less!



Now, here's where things get hairy: bloatware and updates. This is what I mentioned above when I said you need to know what you're doing. First of all, as soon as you set up this laptop, head straight to the control panel and uninstall Norton and all the bloatware (such as the Magix stuff.) All this software does is run at startup and slowdown your PC, as well as decrease battery life. However, absolutely do not uninstall Dragon Center, Steelseries Engine 3, and SCM, as these are essential to controlling your PC. After all this is done, download the Intel Driver Update Utility and update your chipset and Intel graphics driver! This will also give you longer battery life. Finally, update the Nvidia drivers, and you should be good to go!

I didn't fault the laptop on this, as all laptop manufacturers do this. They are paid to put certain software on their computers by companies, and I've come to expect it.



All in all, I am simply stunned. This laptop is wonderful, and I'm super happy with it! If you know how to use a computer properly, it will pay dividends for you.



Thanks for reading my review, and I hoped it helped!