A solid and very capable gaming laptop capable of replacing some desktops.
Pros:
- 300hz G-Sync Display, top tier screen, no IPS blur and ghosting. Better than my $410 IPS monitor.
- Excellent CPU, is basically the same as the i7-9750H though
- Excellent GPU with Max-Q design, allowing power allocation for the CPU to GPU or vice versa when needed. Also, the 90w 2070 super Max-Q in this laptop performs as well as the normal 115w 2070 Super Mobile.
- 16GB DDR4 2933Mhz RAM (Decent speed, 16GB is more than enough for most people unless you're 3D rendering)
- Metal body and plastic bezels, superior build quality
- Very good thermals, 3 fans along with 5 heat pipes allow for good cooling. On max fans the cpu hits around the low 80s or high 70s and GPU around the high 60s with heavy load.
- Full Per-key RGB keyboard (There is a bump on the W key if that bothers you)
Cons:
- Relatively expensive
- Average battery life
- Difficult to upgrade due to motherboard being mounted upside down
- 1080p screen
- Loud Fans* (This may be a negative to some people but loud fans are good because they cool your device well which will increase the lifespan of the components).
- Keyboard animation on startup* There is a keyboard effect when you boot-up which can't be disabled regardless of keyboard lighting settings.
Overall this is a very good gaming laptop, I replaced an older version of this one (Acer Predator Triton: i7-9750, RTX 2060 (2019 model) and they've made many improvements. They added a slightly faster cpu, full Per-key RGB lighting to the keyboard, a better screen, and upgraded the RAM speed from 2666Mhz to 2933Mhz.. They also added the RTX 2070 Super Max-Q which is more power efficient and cooler compared to its counterpart. Additionally, the thermals were better because of the Max-Q design on the GPU. This 90w 2070 Super Max-Q also performs as well as the normal 115w 2070 Super Mobile due to the good thermal design on this laptop. Got one of the best benches on UserBenchmark for this graphics card. Very nice laptop, would recommend if you have the budget for it. (Although you should probably wait until the RTX 30 series laptops are released)
| Standing screen display size | 15.6 Inches |
|---|---|
| Screen Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| Max Screen Resolution | 1920x1080 Pixels |
| Processor | 5 GHz corei7_10750h |
| RAM | 16 GB DDR4 |
| Memory Speed | 2.6 GHz |
| Hard Drive | 512 GB SSD |
| Graphics Coprocessor | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 |
| Chipset Brand | NVIDIA |
| Card Description | Dedicated |
| Graphics Card Ram Size | 8 GB |
| Wireless Type | Bluetooth, 802.11abg |
| Number of USB 3.0 Ports | 3 |
| Average Battery Life (in hours) | 8 Hours |
