Great machine just a little bulky and power hungry
on February 3, 2025
Posted by: clrudder
from Raleigh, NC
Verified Purchase:Yes
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Great laptop that has not balked at anything ive thrown at it. I do a lot of map generation using software that depends on a quality GPU and Im thrilled with the performance of this machine in rendering my data efficiently and allowing me to be productive. I wish I had picked up a smaller form factor, and that the device didnt require such a large power supply (I cant charge it with my existing docking station that provides 130W) but Ive found some ways to make due.
An overall disappointing laptop. My now 4 year old Macbook still outperforms this machine. Id highly recommend looking elsewhere if you're looking for a high performance machine. Its excessively large and heavy, looks terrible, and functions poorly. The screen shutoffs after 2 minutes of not being used and its incredible hard to rectify. I bought this hoping it would be a macbook replacement, i run windows via bootcamp, and this was such a let down. Being so busy im outside the window for returns.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Fantastic and very fast - the only thing that prevented me from giving it 5 stars it that it is pretty heavy but other than that extremely satisfied.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Fast & fun to use.
Responsive and very fast when rendering large 3D models, even when running during a zoom meeting with clients; appropriate high resolution, works very well with a large stand-alone monitor (Lenovo as well); screen is a touchscreen which is endlessly convenient. Face recognition works excellently so far (only one months in); enough I/O interfaces; excellent storage capacity. No problems so far.
The usual drawbacks are weight/size & the fan is on a lot; this is not new, the previous version had the same ones. However, this is to be expected. This is a real workstation and not a toy. Equipment still needs space and has weight. Give it a couple more generations and this will improve as well.