I've had this laptop for about 2 months now.
So to start off. Let me just say this... I love it!
I was looking for a laptop that could game, have a nice display for watching Netflix, and do any other thing I wanted.
The computer come with a dedicated nvidia graphics card with 2gb of memory and it is great! It plays pretty much anything I throw at it on high. Ex. Borderland 2 will run on maxed out settings at about 40-45 fps and never dropping below 34...that may not seem like much or good... But the human eye can only see a game at 30 fps. So it's pretty good. Smooth, and runs flawlessly. Also the ps3 and Xbox 360 also ran their games at 30 fps all the time at like medium settings.. If that says anything for you. I've also played skyrim and yes it can run it on ultra pretty good and on high flawlessly.
Overall as far as gaming goes... If you're looking for a good gaming laptop capable of playing any game on at least medium and not wanting to spend a lot of money... This is for you. I questioned and did ad much research on computers around $600 for a week that could do what I wanted and this one always came out on top. And trust me... I've very picky.. And research everything. So for gaming you're covered. Also I was playing all the games at 1080p on my monitor which requires just a bit more power to make happen. So they ran great.
As far as everything else you would wanna do you're covered also. The i5 1.7ghz processor really packs a punch! It's actually pretty powerful though it has a low base clock. It's capable of turbo boosting up to 2.7 Ghz. Which does it automatically when you need it during gaming or other tasks.
I can multi task pretty easily. I've had no issues with lag or anything. It performs great.
The screen is actually nice for being only 720p! I have no issues with it. Looks great and the sound is amazing! The keyboard is also very nice. I love the Apple feel and look of this laptop. And the track pad is actually pretty nice. I have yet to have a problem though when gaming you'll want to use a mouse... Common sense. It runs quiet also and doesn't get to hot. The hard drive has a 1 to. Hard drive also which leaves you a ton of room for whatever you would like to download and store!
Overall this is definitely worth the money. For gaming and everything else you would like to be doing on it the laptop performs and meets the needs of almost any game. The ONLY cons I have are 1. No dvd drive, so you'll have to buy and external. And 2. While gaming battery life isn't so great.. But overall it's pretty true to the 5-7 hour lifespan while tasking.
If you're debating and looking for another still... Really consider this one. It runs great and can game well and for only $600 it's a great price! Hope this helps!! Enjoy this notebook!
| Standing screen display size | 15.6 Inches |
|---|---|
| Screen Resolution | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| Max Screen Resolution | 1366 x 768 |
| Processor | 2.2 GHz core_i3_family |
| RAM | 12 GB DDR3 |
| Memory Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| Hard Drive | 512 GB HDD |
| Graphics Coprocessor | Intel HD Graphics 620 |
| Chipset Brand | Intel |
| Card Description | Integrated, Dedicated |
| Graphics Card Ram Size | 4 MB |
| Wireless Type | 802.11ac |
| Number of USB 2.0 Ports | 1 |
| Number of USB 3.0 Ports | 3 |
| Average Battery Life (in hours) | 7.5 Hours |
