From the moment I first handled this laptop, I could feel it was a premium product. It's much thinner/smaller AND more powerful than my previous gaming laptop, which I bought about 3 years ago. DESIGN: The GS65 has a simple and sleek aesthetic and the RGB keyboard is beautiful. The IPS-level screen is also a real treat, with great viewing angles and a good color gamut. My previous gaming laptop had a really bad, non-IPS screen and it was the worst feature for me, especially since I was used to IPS screens before that. The slim charger that comes with the GS65 is also a nice, understated perk. TRACKPAD: I am very impressed by the trackpad on the GS65. As someone who typically hates trackpads and almost always carries a wireless mouse to go with my laptop, I actually found myself willingly using the trackpad on this device because of how smooth and responsive it feels. Some people have complained that it's a bit too large, but I've not had any issues with it. Apparently, some people are concerned that a large trackpad might pick up movement when your palm brushes against the surface, but from my experience the trackpad is quite good at ignoring inputs caused by your palm instead of your fingers. CONNECTIVITY: I've had no issues connecting to the Wi-Fi with this laptop. I did however have issues with the Bluetooth. I play games on Steam and have four PS4 controllers which I connect to my laptop via Bluetooth to play local multiplayer games. I've had no issues with this on all my previous laptops and my desktop, but for some reason on the GS65 I have random unexpected moments while gaming where all four PS4 controllers disconnect from the laptop at the same time. I'm still trying to fix this issue. UPGRADING: The laptop comes with 2 M.2 SSD slots, one of which is already being used by the default factory-provided 512 GB SSD. My device's default SSD was a Toshiba. I purchased a 1TB Samsung 970 EVO NVME M.2 separately to add as a second SSD. I used Samsung Magician to clone the default 512 GB SSD to my newly-added 1TB Samsung SSD, configured the BIOS to boot from the Samsung SSD, and then wiped the disk drive partition on the default SSD (I did not wipe the partition for the BIOS). A major gripe you'll find in many reviews is that the laptop uses a flipped motherboard. This means that when you remove the bottom cover of the laptop to access the motherboard, the SSD and RAM slots are not immediately accessible, unlike most other laptops. Instead, you have to remove the entire motherboard so you can flip it around to access the SSD and RAM slots. Thankfully, there are several videos on Youtube that do a good job demonstrating how you can remove the Motherboard safely with the right tools. These two videos helped me: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rehA0elife4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVtbOiRKvRY Just make sure you don't be an idiot like me and use the wrong screwdriver. Make sure you use a Phillips #00 (PH00) screwdriver to unscrew all the screws and not just a random screwdriver that resembles a Phillips head. I made this mistake and stripped some of the screws. Thankfully I could still remove the stripped screws by using the classic rubber band trick with a 1.0 or 1.5 flathead screwdriver. In case you have a problem with stripped screws too, here's a guide that helped me: https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/How+to+Remove+a+Stripped+Screw/13213 As long as you have the right tools and follow the videos carefully, you shouldn't have too much trouble upgrading the laptop yourself. Just be prepared to take some time. UNDERVOlTING AND TEMPERATURES: Another common complaint you'll find about this laptop is that it can get very hot when under load, especially the CPU. I read somewhere that Intel considers temperatures in the 90s (Celsius) to be acceptable. Using Throttlestop and MSI Afterburner to record my CPU temperatures, I found that my laptop's CPU would indeed heat up to the 90s when under load, such as when I ran the Cinebench R20 benchmarks. I looked up some online guides to undervolting using Throttlestop and found this one useful: https://www.notebookcheck.net/How-to-Lower-Temperatures-Stop-Throttling-and-Increase-Battery-Life-The-ThrottleStop-Guide-2017.213140.0.html Your mileage may vary, but I managed to bring down my peak CPU temperatures to the 85-ish range by using the following settings: CPU Core and CPU Cache Offset Voltage: -160 mV Turbo Ratio limits (6 Cores Active) : 31 (the laptop seems to always use 6 cores so I wasn't able to test the impact of tweaking the limits for fewer than 6 Cores Active) SpeedStep disabled Speed Shift enabled Set Multiplier disabled Part of the undervolting guide I shared will advise you to set up Throttlestop to run whenever Windows starts. Make sure you only do this AFTER you achieve a stable undervolt. If you're still pushing the limits of your undervolt and hit a bad value that causes your computer to crash, you will have to restart. If Throttlestop starts as soon as Windows starts and it saved the bad value, you could potentially get stuck in a crash loop. Hence, only follow the guide to have Throttlestop run at startup AFTER you're sure your computer can handle the undervolt settings you configured. PERFORMANCE: This game handles all my games smoothly. At 1080p resolution, the GS65 does just fine with the GTX 1660 Ti. So far, I've played Ni No Ku Ni 2, Rise of the Tomb Raider, Total War: Warhammer 2, Middle Earth: Shadow of War and Kingdom Come: Deliverance on high settings and they've all run smoothly (60 fps and above). The fans do get quite loud to keep temperatures down, but it doesn't bother me because I mainly use the laptop in the following settings: 1. Couch Multiplayer - the laptop is connected to the TV and I'm sitting at the couch with my friends, so the fan noise is far away and gets drowned out by the TV speakers anyway 2. Gaming with earphones - with my earphones on I barely notice the fan noise CONCLUSION: All in all I was very satisfied with my purchase and I highly recommend this laptop to anyone who wants a powerful mid-range gaming laptop that's slim and super portable. I plan to bring this laptop onto long haul flights. I'm yet to try it yet, but I'll have to find out whether this laptop can run on plugged-in power on the planes. I've had issues with my previous laptop in the past where it wouldn't always be able to charge using the power sockets beneath my seat in the plane. I'll see if this laptop has similar issues.