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2 Reviews
Perfect for a creator - a lot of hardware for the money
I got this exact configuration directly from D e|| (Core i9 12800H, RTX 3070 Ti, 32GB RAM), and thought I'd share impressions here.
As a creator (and not a gamer), I do video and photo editing on this machine, mostly connected to an external monitor and plugged into wall power. In this context, this machine with its specs is probably the best value of 2022 from a major brand name that is broadly available online.
You can find various online reviews of this machine (or its closely-related 2022 G15 relative), so I won't rehash anything really here. But I would just offer these salient points that aren't immediately obvious in some reviews:
The (major) high's for me:
(1) The CPU and GPU are allowed to run high in their respective thermal envelopes, so you're getting a lot of performance for this combination of hardware.
(2) The 2022 G16 has a 16:10 screen, which is superior for creation and productivity versus the 2022 G15's 16:9.
(3) The included 2x16GB DDR5 RAM sit in two slots that are user-upgradeable to 2x32GB when I'm ready.
The (minor) low's for me:
(1) The single USB-C Thunderbolt port does not support Power Delivery, so you're stuck using the included brick and barrel power jack for power.
(2) There is no connector on the motherboard for a second M.2 PCIe SDD. They seemingly removed this capability in 2022, though the 2021 G15 did have this.
(3) The trackpad is laughingly small given how big this laptop is. They could have pushed the keyboard higher on the deck to make more room below the keyboard for a bigger trackpad.
(5) When using high performance settings, unsurprisingly, the fans sound like a passenger jet taking off.
(6) The included Dell and Alienware configuration software are unsurprisingly slightly buggy. For example, settings don't always "stick"; the laptop charges up to 100% even when I set it to stop charging, say, 80%; and pressing keyboard backlight button sometimes doesn't do anything until I load up the Alienware config software again.
(7) The three USB-A ports on my machine are tight--it takes some extra force to plug and unplug peripherals.
In my view, the high's far and away outweigh the (minor) low's, especially for how I use the machine.Read full review...
Verified purchase: No
Lots of pros with a few cons.
Excellent: fast, sleek, great graphics and screen, fast startup and shutdown. Cons: As other reviews have said, battery life is not as good as it could be and the sound speaker output is a bit weak. Those issues are not of great concern to me but might be to you.Read full review...
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: new | Sold by: abczhang1995