Hello folks, here we are with another review!
To be honest, I get really excited when we get a gaming laptop at our hub but the gamers are way more excited than me. Because they get to test the laptop as they get to play a lot of games.
If you want to buy a gaming laptop then some things are really important like good performance, a good CPU, a dedicated graphics card, a good display, a fast refresh rate, etc. The display port should be there to play games on a bigger screen. It's good if you get to consume multimedia & if there's RGB included, that's even better!
And the DELL G15 fulfills all these requirements!
What do you get inside the box? You get a humongous adaptor in the box. This adaptor is big as it's a 240W charger for the 86WHr battery which is big & important for gaming. There's a power cable as well. NVM, as the laptop is more interesting in terms of weight, it looks very heavy but it has an industrial design. If you've seen gaming laptops then they're more flashy with designs. But this gives you a premium gaming look. And comes with the Dell logo & is very well built. Interestingly, I can see the vents on the sides.
Ports & Buttons -
On the right, you get 2 USB Type-A ports. On the left, you have a 3.5mm jack with an RJ 45. It has ports at the back too, there's an HDMI port, a power port, another USB Type-A port & a Type-C port as well.
Pricing -
It's important that you get a budget gaming laptop as they're usually above Rs. 1L. But the G15 range starts from Rs. 70k & it goes all the way up to Rs. 1.60-1.65L. There's also a Special Edition that starts at Rs. 1.20L & there's only i5 & i7(12th Gen). The lower version comes on 11th Gen while the other versions are 12th Gen. The special edition one that we have has an aluminum back & it also has a colored G logo. And it also includes RGB.
DESIGN -
The design is good as you can hold it from the back. Otherwise, you have to hold it traditionally so it's a design feature & I like it. And you can see the LED strip right below on the front. Gives a gaming vibe. And the laptop's keyboard is a full-sized keyboard where you get a number pad. It looks a little cramped but the key size is decent. The WASD keys are marked & it's all tactile. You'll like typing & you won't have a problem with it. The trackpad is a little off center, towards the left side. And having a big keyboard, the trackpad is small. There's an upper version of Alienware gaming laptops which is more expensive. It has its own dashboard where you can control the RGB & this laptop also has a 4-zone RGB control.
Specifications -
You get different variants. It starts from i5(11th Gen) & goes all the way up to i7(12th Gen). The graphics card starts from 3050 & it goes all the way up to 3070 Ti . The top-most variant provides you an i7(12th Gen) chip, 3070 Ti with 8GB RAM. So this is a top-end laptop.
Storage -
It has 1TB NVME m.2 storage. So that's fast & is important for fast gaming. And it has 16GB DDR6 RAM. Battery - It has an 86WHr battery & with continuous gaming, it'll last for 3-4 hours. And under normal usage, it'll go for 6-7 hours so the battery backup is good.
Display -
You get different displays for different variants. The base variant gets FHD & we have the upper 2K variant. If you buy the FHD, you'll get a 165Hz fast refresh rate. This 2K display has a 240Hz fast refresh rate. And playing games on it is epic! A secret trick for gamers, if you keep it on FHD, then you'll get more FPS. It's good in terms of gaming. While gaming, its fan makes a loud noise but the thermals are good. While gaming, you need a sustained performance & the fan should work well because the performance drops due to heat.
There's also a game shift technology where the fan's speed can be increased or decreased. By just pressing 2 keys - Fn + F9. It'll either go on Performance mode or maximum cool mode. But if you keep the fan on full, then it definitely gets loud. Its command center has customizable RGB. But you can also change it based on the game you're playing.
Multimedia -
You get Dolby Speakers that are good & loud. You get a 720p HD webcam with microphones for Zoom meetings.
Connectivity -
There's WiFi 6 & BlueTooth 5.2.
So finally this Dell G15 is not just for gamers but creators as well! In terms of specifications & performance, the G15 is really good. So if you can edit videos on Adobe Premiere Pro easily because the display is good. You get 99% DCI-P3 support so it's color accurate as well. But primarily the laptop is meant for gaming. Some small things include that it's heavy. As gaming laptops are generally heavy. Generally, gaming laptops have a heavy design which isn't on this one. Some might like it, and some might not.
The surprising thing is its thermals are really good. It doesn't heat up the laptop. As we've tested a lot of gaming laptops. According to me, whichever variant you buy, the Dell G15 offers a decent package & is a value-for-money gaming laptop.
Hope you liked the review. Comment if you have any questions about this laptop.