•  Date Published: 24 Aug 2020
    • AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
    • NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti (Laptop)
    • 15.6”, Full HD (1920 x 1080), 144 Hz, IPS
    • 512GB SSD
    • 2x 8GB DDR4, 3200 MHz
    • 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs)
    6.6
    TOTAL SCORE
    5.3 Portability Average
    7.0 Display Very Good
    6.9 For Work Good
    6.4 For Gaming Good

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    Pros

    • It has two RAM SODIMM slots and two M.2 drives, besides the 2.5" SATA drive bay
    • Great input devices with an optional RGB backlight
    • Lacks PWM for brightness adjustment (AUO B156HAN13.1)
    • Comfortable viewing angles and good contrast ratio (AUO B156HAN13.1)
    • Great performance from AMD's finest CPUs out there
    • A total of five USB 3.1 (Gen. 1) ports (some PCs have less)

    Cons

    • Lacks an SD card reader
    • Slow response times, despite the 120Hz refresh rate (AUO B156HAN13.1)
    • Covers only 51% of sRGB (AUO B156HAN13.1)