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Review on Notebook DELL G7 17 7790 (1920x1080, Intel Core i5 2.4 GHz, RAM 8 GB, SSD 256 GB, HDD 1000 GB, GeForce GTX 1660 Ti, Win10 Home) by Agata Dbrowska ᠌

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Feel free to buy, for such a price, the quality is simply amazing.

I chose to write an incredibly in-depth assessment because there aren't many reviews on this model (which is strange given that the choice proved to be extremely fruitful). The laptop was bought in Hong Kong earlier this month with the following specifications: i5-8300H, 16GB, RTX 2060, 128GB, and W10 (1809). I'm going to state up front that, to the best of my knowledge, E. is not the solution that is obviously the most mobile. The intended use cases are to replace gaming and multimedia desktops and/or act as a portable workstation. As a result, dimensions, weight, and battery life weren't listed in minuses and pluses; however, for other laptop uses, there is something of the G5 5587 level /90. The main advantage of the 7790 is that consumers can pack a mid-range gaming personal computer into a laptop chassis for about $90k without having to make any major compromises. Users can reach, for example, roughly 13300 parrots in Fire Strike, 48–50 frames per second at maximum settings in the most recent Assassins, or 45–50 frames per second in the subway on the ultra-preset while utilizing high ray settings. The cooling system is more than up to the task at hand: even in taxing games (such as Assassin's Creed, Metro, etc.), the CPU temperature never exceeds 90-91C (at the peak; the average in the area is 85C), and the GPU temperature never exceeds 74C. (71C - average). These were not acquired values. Temperatures on the CPU can fall to below 83 degrees Celsius or even lower when working on engineering and computational tasks (such as modeling in math or matlab). The laptop still runs in a relatively quiet manner at the same time (balanced profile + optimal mode in Dell settings): The Alienware A15 or the G5 5587, both of which I have previously used, were much less comfortable to work with in terms of the amount of noise produced during comparable tasks, for example. I am aware that this is a matter of opinion. The operating system became considerably sluggish (at least on my laptop) as a result of the sound and the several apps that Dell provides on its own, but the problem was fixed by uninstalling everything from the system except for the Dell Power Manager and updating Windows 10 to version 1903. Because of this, I think that the keyboard and the screen are, at the very least, a compromise of some sort. The tasks at hand and the specific user both have an impact on their perception. This leads to an incredibly accurate answer of +/-90K.

Pros
  • 1) The i5-8300H/9300H+RTX2060 upgrade has one of the best price/performance ratios on the market as of June or July 2022; alternatives with the i7 + RTX2070 significantly increase the price; 2) Screen (noted both in benefits and drawbacks; for more details, check the list of drawbacks); 3) Keyboard (same as in the previous sentence): quite practical for typing, using tables Plus number block, and having a backlight; 4) The build quality (while lacking the alien design of the chassis and the coating with a soft touch under the wrists, the laptop provides a sense in the hands that is most akin to that of the Alienware m 17x R3/R4 models); 5) The cooling system, both in terms of effectiveness and noise output; 6) Ease of upgradability, disassembly, and maintenance; 7) Many BIOS-a configuration options; 8) Location and selection of ports (almost all modern connectors are available; I'll talk about the card reader in a another area); in addition, the power connector and a few of the ports are located on the device's back.
Cons
  • 1) There is a design problem in one particular model of the touchpad that results in backlash and a less-than-pleasant tactile experience; 2) The device lacks a fingerprint reader. 2) Screen (this is the most contentious point, so I'll say it briefly: for most common tasks, including games, FHD/IPS/60 Hz is a matrix for a solid four, but if you start talking, say, about working with photo/video, even in laptops I saw much better, and in such a scenario I won't put it above the top three on this item); 3) The keyboard requires some getting used to and offers average feedback (which is fine for Word but not great for gaming); in addition, there is a visible deflection and backlash of the switch block on the right side of the keyboard; 4) Installation of the operating system and pre-installed software straight out of the box; Sound (quite average even by laptop standards: roughly 2.5 out of 5; in addition, there is no volume margin) (very average even by laptop standards: conditionally 2.5 out of 5; in addition, there is no volume margin).