[Best Buy] Dell G5 15.6" Gaming Laptop Ryzen 5 4600H/256GB SSD/8GB RAM/Radeon RX 5600M $900

zhadj030 wrote: ↑2 X 4GB ram...I am not surprised, it is dell afterall

MercadorHG wrote: ↑ What's up with those mousepad...

halide wrote: ↑ Yes, I found that odd, they centred it off of the space bar but the keypad shifts everything to left by 2 inches.

Ryanix wrote: ↑ Just a few things anyone interested in this should know (this model is referred to as the G5 15 SE on Dell's site)

- It doesn't have great thermals. It is considered to be better than the ASUS TUF (slightly), but its still far worse than Lenovo thermals. There are threads and ways to get better thermals, but just know it will run pretty hot out of the box
- It is still using the same hinge that were on the previous iterations. A lot of people have complained about it being weak, poorly designed, and wears quickly
- This model, unlike the regular G5, only allows for 2 M.2 storage drives. The regular G5 allows you to use a 2.5" HDD or SDD with an M.2 drive

I was really considering this model before finding out the above. I am slightly considering the regular G5 15 atm, but may just avoid the headache and get a Legion instead.

halide wrote: ↑ I believe this version can't support a 2.5" SSD because the battery covers most of that area. It's best to go with an NVMe because they are comparable in cost and are usually faster.
Since getting this system at the beginning of January (ordered on Black Friday) there have been bios updates as well as GPU firmware update. I'll have to try a game and see if it does get hot.
I know that when using Adobe CC suite, I rarely hear the fan, but that is mostly working in Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign and not exporting video in Premiere.
Would Civ 6 stress test the fans or is this pretty lightweight when it comes to requirements? I usually game on an Xbox when it comes to fast-paced games.

unlocknow wrote: ↑ How does this one compare to the Lenovo Y540 i5-9300H/12GB RAM/512 GB SSD/RTX 2060 6GB for $870 before taxes?

Is the Lenovo a better deal? Cheaper, 12GB RAM and RTX 2060, only downside is the CPU from what I can see.

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weirdlogic wrote: ↑ Would this be a good laptop to use as a desktop replacement? E.g., Hooked up to my TV to browse the internet/watch Netflix 95% of the time, and play games (Like GTA V and Skyrim) 5% of the time?

Harold91 wrote: ↑ More than enough. 4600H is a better version of the 4500u but supports upto 12 threads. It is more power hungry, but that doesn't matter since you want to game. Negative is 8gb which is still fine, but bumping to 16gb or 8gbx2 or 32gb (16gbx2) would be solid.

Wifi-6 is great if you don't have ethernet/LAN handy. But it's more the processor is no slouch and then paired with the 6gb VRAM 5600m, you'll pretty much be able to play almost every major game out at 1080p ultra or high settings over 60fps. Obviously other games that require more you'll have to drop.

Edit: Only negatives is that it seems to get superhot, so have some type of place where it will have good cooling, or elevated and not in your lap while gaming.

Melkor wrote: ↑ The Lenovo is sold out