Best Buy [bestbuy.com] dropped their price on the new G7, which means the open box units they have dropped in price as well.
Fair - $1084.99
Satisfactory - $ 1161.99
Excellent - $1239.99
Recertified (Excellent) - $1363.99
Obviously availability locally is very much YMMV, but both the Excellent and Recertified are available with free shipping as of this moment. I understand that BB open box can be hit or miss, but I've found many "fair" units which are as good as new, but without the box.
Getting Dell to extend the warranty to 1 year from date of purchase may take a little effort, but I've pretty much always been successful in doing that.
Relevant specs:
Model Number G7700-7231BLK-PUS
10th Generation Intel Core i7-10750H
16GB DDR4 2933 Mhz
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 8GB MAX-P
17.3" IPS 300Hz 1920x1080 (Full HD)
512GB NVME M.2 SSD
Number of M.2 Slots 2
Front Facing Camera Video Resolution 720p
Killerâ„¢ Wi-Fi 6 AX1650 (2x2) 802.11ax Wireless and Bluetooth 5.1
RJ45 Killer Networks E2500V2 Gigabit Ethernet port
Media Card Reader
Windows 10 Home
6-cell Lithium-ion 97 WHr
Number of HDMI Outputs 1
Number of DisplayPort Outputs (Total) 3
Number of DisplayPort Ver. 1.4 Outputs 1
Number of Thunderbolt 3 Ports 1
Number of USB 3.2 Type C Ports 3 (one with PowerShare)
Dimensions 0.76 x 15.7 x 11.4 x 0.76 inches
Weight 6.53 pounds
2 tuned speakers with nahimic 3D Audio for Gamers
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1080p 300HZ IPS display.
1080p 300HZ IPS display.
One other potential benefit I didn't mention is the extended return period to 1/16/2021. Kind of a no-risk loaner for a few months if you're waiting to see if anything better comes long for the holidays.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEn347u
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEn347u
Most of the issues are reportedly resolved per a BIOS update released mid-September. Not saying the system is perfect, but under $1100 it may be worth a look for some people.
Happy with legion.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEn347u
No brainer as a productivity laptop, meaning a desktop replacement one. Not for gaming in my opinion as thermals are atrocious.
As in you are not gonna be working with it on your lap but always at a desk and usually but not always plugged in.
EDIT: I guess it also depends how much you need true color accuracy as I am fairly certain it is a VA panel (although a great looking one). IPS panel usually has more aRGB coverage I'd have to assume.
While it is a true MAX P 2070 I am 99.99999999% sure it is a VA panel, that is why it is able to be 300hz. However, it was definitely a beautiful screen so no complaints there. Before it overheats atrociously it runs amazing! LOL. Was easily hitting 175-200fps+ in overwatch.
I even was able to successfully hack the bios to allow undervolting (which is disabled so if you think you are just gonna throttlestop this thing, think again, at least not out of the box.)
The only thing I didn't try is running with a cooling pad. I ended up returning this and getting an ASUS Rog Strix Scar 17 [microcenter.com] and its night and day. The scar can certainly overheat as well but NEVER throttles if configured correctly. As others have stated this was a throttle nightmare.
Always willing to accept useful critiques, but really not sure where the price was "misleading"
Always willing to accept useful critiques, but really not sure where the price was "misleading"
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While it is a true MAX P 2070 I am 99.99999999% sure it is a VA panel, that is why it is able to be 300hz. However, it was definitely a beautiful screen so no complaints there. Before it overheats atrociously it runs amazing! LOL. Was easily hitting 175-200fps+ in overwatch.
I even was able to successfully hack the bios to allow undervolting (which is disabled so if you think you are just gonna throttlestop this thing, think again, at least not out of the box.)
The only thing I didn't try is running with a cooling pad. I ended up returning this and getting an ASUS Rog Strix Scar 17 and its night in day. The scar can certainly overheat as well but NEVER throttles if configured correctly. As others have stated this was a throttle nightmare.
Can't comment on the panel, but I read somewhere it was IPS. Now if I could only find the source for that info....
I'm admittedly not really happy with Asus since my last one had one hinges and the front bezel fail on me in normal use. Granted, Costco insurance gave me $650 back due to the defect, and I chose not to repair it, so I probably shouldn't complain too much, but it did kind of force my hand in purchasing another system.
I've never had a Dell system fall apart on me like the Asus did. The only system I had which was built worse than the Asus was an HP back around 2010 or so.
Main thing, people should do their own research. Where you say it's "not true" the thermal issues have been addressed, there are numerous forum posts which say that the 1.3 BIOS resolved a large number of temperature issues. Those comments are even prevalent within the comments in the YouTube link posted earlier.
Obviously if someone wants to point to a more reliable (or better) system at a similar price-point, I'm all for that.
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