Why did you pick this product vs others?: Great laptop easy to setup and fast Read more

Heavier than expected but very slim. Fast W11 laptop with large HD and good memory at a very competitive price - bought during Prime Day at about $690. Read more

Why did you pick this product vs others?: I bought this laptop as a spec upgrade to my old 2021 HP laptop, and this one is better in every aspect! I got this laptop for general use and for gaming. Yes, this laptop's processor is so powerful with the Ryzen AI 7 350 chipset. It outperforms the steam deck and Asus ROG Ally X. In fact, I'm selling my steam deck so I can stick to using this laptop instead. I never used my steam deck and I'm on my laptop every day. So, having a two-in-one device is much better. I decided not to get a gaming laptop because I wanted a longer lasting battery while web browsing and this laptop excels at that! It lasts significantly longer than my old laptop and the temps range from 32 - 45 C for general use. Using energy saver at all times also greatly extends the battery life further. About the other review regarding the screen color quality, it certainly holds true. The colors are terrible on this laptop by default. It's a difference compared to my old HP laptop, looking like it has a yellow tint as if night light mode is enabled. However, this can be fixed using Window's color calibration tool. Go through the calibration program until you get to the part where you adjust the three RGB color balancing. I set blue to about 90%, green to 75%, and red to 65%. With these changes, the screen colors look normal without the yellow tint. The screen was my main worry and now I can enjoy the laptop fully. The Pros: - The ips display is perfect, you can view the screen from any angle without glare. This is not an OLED screen though so don't get it mixed up like me. - The lit-up keyboard can be toggled any time whenever you need it. It auto dims when not typing. - The touchscreen is useful for times when you're doing tedious tasks like clicking check boxes. - The camera is nice for signing into the laptop without typing anything. Though sometimes it doesn't work so I use a pin code instead. - The taller screen helps you see more on webpages and images at once without scrolling down. - The battery while doing basic web browsing or reading lasts for over 7 hours which is much more than I've ever seen from a Windows laptop! Just be sure to enable energy saver. I barely have to charge it up and the temps stay low. - The incredible processor having such high speeds and the RAM being at 7500 MT/s makes for a snappy experience. Just buy a laptop stand to help with cooling and you'll be golden. - The AI key can be remapped to chatGPT instead. - The chassis is made out of aluminum and feels cold to touch, good for thermals. It is also very thin. - It has a built-in battery optimizer enabled by default that can learn your usage patterns and prevent you from always charging to 100%, which helps the battery last more years down the line. Though this confused me because the battery still shows 100% even though it doesn't reflect the lower amount that it really is. - Running a medium ended 3D game got 54 C in temp, starting the TDP at 25 watts and went down to 15 watts automatically. This is very reasonable temps so far for playing a game. - The max TDP is 28 watts which is useful for pushing higher end games. It automatically fluctuates between 2 watts to 28 watts as it needs for the tasks. It hovers around 2 - 4 watts TDP when web browsing. The cons: - You can only charge the laptop on the right side. - The so-called fast charge is not that fast. I gain 35% in 30 minutes instead of 50% like the advertisement. But it's still reasonably fast while the battery lasts long between charges. - The screen aspect ratio is 16:10, so 16:9 videos won't fill the screen and shows a black bar on top and bottom. - There's no SD card slot for extra storage, but you can use a small-sized USB SD card adapter instead. - The power button is next to the delete key. But at least it's harder to press in and it has to be pressed down for a bit to work. - There are AI services that start up with the system and use up a chunk of memory. You cannot permanently disable them and have to remember to close them upon each reboot. - The rubber grip on the back causes the laptop to slide around on certain surfaces. - The USB ports are stiff to insert into, but this also helps keep peripherals plugged in sturdier. Overall, I'm happy with this laptop and it surpasses my old HP laptop and my steam deck in so many ways and combines both of their uses into one device. I would recommend this laptop to pc enthusiasts and to anyone who wants an actual GOOD computer without paying $1000. These specs do not disappoint. This is a future laptop to use over the years until its end of life. No need to ever upgrade from here. Read more