Specs seem pretty good for the price
Windows 11 Home
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 30 Series Laptop GPUs
11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5 Processor H-Series
15.6" Thin Bezel FHD IPS-Level 144Hz Display
Support 3 Slots of Storage System
Support Wi-Fi 6 Technology
All-New GAMING CENTER Software
All-zone of Single Colored Backlit Keyboard
G5 Gaming Laptop: The 144Hz high refresh rate smooth visual is perfect for gaming and aiming for the higher FPS.
Waited half an hour still in stock. If you don’t buy I don’t know what to say
um that's a 3050 you linked
That's the data on the 15.6" FHD 144Hz IPS panel. It's pretty standard for the base model laptop to have a shocking screen, and this is no exception.
You don’t get a full 3060 laptop for $900.
You don't get to charge this kind of money when the 4050 exists, and AMD and Intel have perfectly competitive products in 2023.
I am yet to see a 4050 laptop deal
@MuddyClear: I am still yet to see a good argument for why pricing is holding this far up while GPU, CPU, SSD, RAM, and motherboard prices are tumbling, especially while it's got a crap screen.
You do understand ~100% sRGB is a basic requirement, yes? Did you even look at the response time testing?
I am still yet to see a good argument for why pricing is holding this far up while GPU, CPU, SSD, RAM, and motherboard prices are tumbling
Because laptop manufacturers know what’s best for profit.
You do understand ~100% sRGB is a basic requirement, yes?
No. If that was true we wouldn’t be here talking about it.
Because laptop manufacturers knows what’s best for profit.
Which is using pricing like this to upsell people like yourself who still think you should be paying $2000+ for an RTX 4060 with a 240Hz panel… it's an AD107 chip!
No, if that was true we wouldn’t be here talking about it.
How desperate are you to win an argument? It's a panel more reminiscent of laptops from 15 years ago.
people like yourself who still think you should be paying $2000+ for an RTX 4060 with a 240Hz panel
I never said I would pay $2000+… you lost all credibility in whatever argument you’re trying to sell.
How desperate are you to win an argument?
Not very desperate.
It's a panel more reminiscent of laptops from 15 years ago.
Again not true. IP panels with 144hz refresh rates were not a common thing 15 years ago in entry level laptops. You clearly don’t know what you’re talking about.
@MuddyClear: It's IPS: in-plane switching. If the panel information is correct, the response times are up at 34ms, which is unusuable for a monitor that refreshes every ~7 ms. Between that and the limited contrast and colour gamut, that's why I describe it as akin to old technology. There are cheap 60Hz LCD panels with better response times.
I never said I would pay $2000+… you lost all credibility in whatever argument you’re trying to sell.
Well my argument is that you shouldn't be paying more than $1600 for that with a 13th gen Intel or AMD Ryzen 7000 CPU, so not really? I apologise: I've watched you try to beat me over the head with incredibly incompetent arguments and slapped a minor one on top of that.
the response times are up at 34ms…
Please provide evidence of this claim.
I've watched you try to beat me over the head with incredibly incompetent arguments and slapped a minor one on top of that.
I’m just giving you enough rope. You are doing the rest
@MuddyClear: The evidence was in the original link for the previous KD series model reviews.
I’m just giving you enough rope. You are doing the rest
If anyone's bothering to read this, that really won't be their takeaway.
The evidence was in the original link for the previous KD series model reviews.
That is not the same model. Are you OK?
@MuddyClear: GD (crap 144Hz) vs GC (average 144Hz/240Hz)
KD (crap 144Hz) vs KC (average 240Hz/240Hz)
I'm done here dude. If you have new information to provide, stump up, otherwise jog on. What a waste of everyone's time you've been in these comments…
GD (crap 144Hz) vs GC (average 144Hz/240Hz)
KD (crap 144Hz) vs KC (average 240Hz/240Hz)
So you are complaining about a laptop that is priced at entry level? Are you OK?
Paid 1.8k for this exact (clevo, wasnt even new back then, and is obsolete in 2023) same chassis, with a worse cpu (10500h, least its a 6 core i guess) but a better 240hz panel two and a half year ago as I needed a lappy urgently and it seemed like an good deal at the time. Granted I still had good impressions of clevo designs back then, not what they had de-evolved into.
This near identical rig for only 650$ (36% off) lower 2.5 years and one gpu & two cpu generation later really speak volumes about the state of laptop deals down here in oz.
You would think its time for actual good 2021 3060 laptops to be at this price, not another ‘budget back then to began with’ model.
What’s your actual issue with this laptop? I’m trying to understand your ramblings.
Im saying this isnt a good deal.
Lenovo IOQ with zen4 7640hs and a 115w 4050 w/ mux switch and a QHD panel is 1.3k after cashback and with the 30% off sales popping every now and then. Much better for only 150$ more.
I have never seen that deal posted
@Brrrrt: Thanks for sharing.
The deal you posted unfortunately is less popular than the OP deal. Personally, I rather a 3060 over a 4050 as it’s slightly more powerful.
The panel quality seems to be the main concern but for this price it fairs as entry level but with a 3060. Perhaps someone who has this exact model can confirm the sRGB etc…
sonally, I rather a 3060 over a 4050 as it’s slightly more powerful.
if its a full powered 3060 vs 4050, given both machines have mux switch, then yes, a 3060 is ~10% faster.
however, this 3060 here is not full powered, and doesnt come with a mux switch, and comes with worse cooling and lessor cpu.
how popular a deal is, is no indication the machine is better
this is 45% ntsc, no ifs no buts, only the 240hz model I bought have 72% ntsc
however, this 3060 here is not full powered, and doesnt come with a mux switch, and comes with worse cooling and lessor cpu.
How you know the 4050 will not be full powered as well?
how popular a deal is, is no indication the machine is better
Usually is.
this is 45% ntsc, no ifs no buts, only the 240hz model I bought have 72% ntsc
Ok. The screen is fair for the price imo.
How you know the 4050 will not be full powered as well?
reviews. this is a 95w +20w db rig.
Usually is.
yeah well certainly not in this case.
P.S: note the ‘3060p’ there, will tell you all you need to know about Gigabyte as a company and why you should never buy from them. That is a relic of when Gigabyte was happily and blatantly false advertising the wattage on their gpus, labeling the 3060 in here as ‘max-p’, when:
max-p was never an official definition, smaller tongfang resellers use this term, sure i can live with that. But Gigabyte is as far as I know the only big company using this made-up term to try to confuse customers against other brands who had only max-q and ‘no label’ gpus;
even ignoring the misleading label, this here is 105w incl. dynamic boost, and far from the 130w that 2021 3060 gpus get to claim full wattage as.
They changed the advertising sometime between 2021 and 2022. But the evidence remained of their false advertising. Take what you will.
Very bad
Care to elaborate?
Very very bad
its not great
Had this laptop in the past, for 1150 it's a solid buy. Great cooling and GPU performance. Bit chunky and average screen though.
Can get it on on ebay now for $1050 with coupon: AUGSAVE
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/185216214729?epid=2323516418&has…
What happens if you need a warranty claim in the next year? How is Ebay with their warranty issues for laptops..?
This is sold by Harris Technology (ebay is just the marketplace) so it'll be their warranty/repair policies. I haven't bought from them so can't comment.
I see. Thanks.
It's a gigabyte laptop so why wouldn't you deal with gigabyte with your receipt for them to fix.
Thanks I haven't done that prior. I thought you have deal with seller first and foremost.
It a 2 years warranty so the seller would probably only entertain you for 1 year and then through gigabyte anyway.
Can anyone tell me why this unit lists 6tb max storage. It has 3 bays so given you can get 4tb nvme and SSD it should be able to take 12tb storage.
FYI, 105w RTX 3060p
This will sell out fast. Don’t miss out!