I got this laptop almost a month ago now, and it does everything I wanted and then some; however, there are a few downsides I've discovered since owning it, but I think a couple of them is just Windows 11 being buggy.
First, it gets really, really hot. Absurdly hot. I installed Core Temp to keep an eye on the CPU temperatures, and it gets up to 90C+ while idle! With the temperatures going up that high, I hope it will still last a while. I didn't want a laptop that would only last as long as the warranty.
Second, and I think this one is Windows 11, the screen has weird artifacts if you don't shut down for a few days. I'm a user that only puts my computers to sleep instead of shutting down; it doesn't hurt it, but it does use a small amount of electricity to keep it running. With this laptop, the screen flickers after a few days of this if anything moved/updated, and I've even had an issue where part of the screen was being duplicated.
Third, it gets REALLY slow when it's not plugged in. Absurdly slow. I understand that when it's not plugged in, it's using the CPU as the GPU as well, but there's a HUGE difference in performance when it's plugged in vs on battery.
Fourth, is the battery. If you're searching the web (not streaming anything), you won't have issues with the battery life, and it'll probably last you around 3 hours on one full charge; however, if you're like me and using the laptop for working or streaming something, it will barely last an hour to hour and a half. Maybe I can find an extended battery or something down the road, but for now, the battery life isn't so great.
I know I've only mentioned the negatives I've found, but I did give it a 5 star review. These can be overlooked with the positives I've experienced vs my tower PC.
| Standing screen display size | 15.6 Inches |
|---|---|
| Screen Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| Max Screen Resolution | 1920 x 1080 Pixels |
| Processor | 4.6 GHz apple_ci7 |
| RAM | 16 GB DDR3 |
| Memory Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| Hard Drive | 512 GB SSD |
| Graphics Coprocessor | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti |
| Chipset Brand | NVIDIA |
| Card Description | RTX 3050 Ti |
| Graphics Card Ram Size | 16 GB |
| Wireless Type | Bluetooth |
| Number of USB 3.0 Ports | 3 |
