I landed on this laptop after much research and trying a few other models. I have the i7-9750H with GTX 1650, 16GB RAM variant of this product (K571-EB76)
There are some excellent reviews already here on this product, so I'm not going to cover everything. I'm just going to mention the things that I wanted to know about this laptop that I wasn't able to find in the reviews.
1. Vents - The version I have (GTX 1650) has vents on the bottom of the laptop, the bottom vent takes up about half of the bottom of the laptop.
The entire back of the laptop is a huge vent. Under load, the fans are loud, but as loud as you'd expect a gaming laptop to be.
2. Thermals - IDLE and while GAMING - Out of the box, this laptop likes to hang around 45C while idling and would sustain around 85-95C while gaming (I was playing Bioshock Remastered, not a very demanding game).
Undervolting the CPU and GPU with ThrottleStop are going to be essential if you intend to game with this device. I currently have undervolting set to -125mV for both CPU and CPU Cache, and around -50mV for the GPU, and I disabled Turbo for the CPU entirely. This brought temps under load (DOOM on HIGH settings, 100-120 frames per second) to around 70C. I intend to purchase a laptop cooler as well to help manage temps.
While typing this review (1 chrome window open), my temps are around 35C
Using ThrottleStop is incredibly easy and user-friendly. I highly suggest it to anyone that would take the time to read this review. Use this article as a guide to setup your laptop - https://www.ultrabookreview.com/10167-laptop-undervolting-overcloking/ - This goes for ANY laptop, not just this one. If you aren't undervolting your gaming laptop, you very likely might be doing it wrong.
In terms of a gaming machine, I am incredibly impressed. It runs DOOM on HIGH incredibly smooth. I haven't tested other, more graphically demanding games with this device, but what I've thrown at it so far it has been great.
3. Style/Looks - The case is plastic. It has a nice feel to it, and the color is quite nice (navy chassis, navy trackpad, matte black keys) - It's not an "eye-catching" laptop, but under the hood it's a beast, which I really like about it. This is a gaming laptop that I won't feel embarrassed to take into work meetings. It has an understated and classic style that is respectable.
The case does show fingerprints, grease (not the worst I've seen however). Keep a microfiber cloth in your bag to wipe it off after each use and you'll be fine.
4. Keyboard - Adjustable backlight, very comfortable to type on. I really enjoy typing on this keyboard.
5. Screen/Panel - Yes it is 120Hz and it is glorious. It's anti-glare. I have no idea about colors, I don't do much photo or video work normally. The screen looks great.
6. What it's NOT: Sometimes this is just as important as what it is -
- it doesn't have a touch screen
- it's not a 2-in-1
- it does not have great battery life
- it's not a super-light and thin laptop
Anyway, those are my thoughts on this machine after owning it for a few days. If my opinion of this machine changes, I'll come back to this review and update it.
Thanks for reading! Hopefully this helps some of you out there!
| Standing screen display size | 15.6 Inches |
|---|---|
| Screen Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| Max Screen Resolution | 1920 x 1080 Pixels |
| Processor | 4.5 GHz apple_ci7 |
| RAM | 16 GB DDR4 |
| Memory Speed | 4.5 GHz |
| Hard Drive | 1 TB HDD |
| Graphics Coprocessor | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 |
| Chipset Brand | NVIDIA |
| Card Description | GeForce GTX 1650 |
| Graphics Card Ram Size | 4 GB |
| Wireless Type | Bluetooth, 802.11a/b/g/n/ac |
| Number of USB 2.0 Ports | 2 |
| Number of USB 3.0 Ports | 2 |
