Dell Member Purchase Program has
Dell G15 Ryzen Laptop on sale for
$699.99.
Shipping is free.
Thanks to community member
Suryasis for finding this deal.
Specs:
- 15.6" 1920x1080 250nits LED Backlit IPS Display
- AMD Ryzen 5 5600H 3.3GHz 6 Core / 12 Thread Processor
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 4GB GDDR6 Graphics
- 8GB DDR4 3200MHz RAM
- 256GB M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive (One M.2 Free)
- Killer AX1650 Wi-Fi 6 2x2 + Bluetooth 5.1 + Gigabit Ethernet
- Orange Backlit Keyboard
- Windows 10 Home 64 Bit
- Ports:
- 1x USB 2.0 port
- 1x USB 2.0 w/ PowerShare port
- 1x USB Type-C port
- 1x USB 3.2 port
- 1x HDMI port
- 1x Ethernet port
- 1x 3.5mm Audio Combo port
- 3-Cell Battery, 56WHr (Integrated)
Top Comments
As an example, see this RTX 3050TI review, and the non-TI will be slower (5-15% slower apparently).
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Check the below review:-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhmsKYD
The 3050ti would probably be a big enough improvement over the 1650 to please most people, but the base 3050 might leave some underwhelmed. It really seems to depend on which games you're playing.
With the sales Dell has been running, I think it would behoove most folks to figure out a way to budget for a 3060-equipped machine.
Don't let the 30** fool you into thinking it's fast. The 1660ti is a better gpu.
That doesn't mean it's not still an ok deal for what you get, in the current market. I'd just advise everyone to always Google and read a couple articles or watch a couple videos on comparisons if youre wanting to make sure whatvyoure getting. Never go with one opinion or pos/neg "helpful" score, cause even people on SD can be randomly derp out a whole thread.
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This is overkill. How about something to study on instead of game on. A college student would be fine on a nice Chromebook for a couple hundred bucks and be capable of doing most everything they need to.
This is coming from someone who owns both.. the g15 ryzen 7 with a rtx3060 and a Samsung Chromebook.
The g15 is also like lugging around a brick.. it's huge. Not exactly what you want to carry to campus in a backpack.
But don't buy a gaming laptop unless you don't mind 2 to 4 hours battery.
This is overkill. How about something to study on instead of game on. A college student would be fine on a nice Chromebook for a couple hundred bucks and be capable of doing most everything they need to.
This is coming from someone who owns both.. the g15 ryzen 7 with a rtx3060 and a Samsung Chromebook.
The g15 is also like lugging around a brick.. it's huge. Not exactly what you want to carry to campus in a backpack.
I would not recommend a laptop to a college student. Being able to do most everything is not the same as being able to do everything.
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Most people will not need or miss the extra cores.
This is overkill. How about something to study on instead of game on. A college student would be fine on a nice Chromebook for a couple hundred bucks and be capable of doing most everything they need to.
This is coming from someone who owns both.. the g15 ryzen 7 with a rtx3060 and a Samsung Chromebook.
The g15 is also like lugging around a brick.. it's huge. Not exactly what you want to carry to campus in a backpack.
If you plan to use it for gaming, the G15 should be better due to the 120Hz screen and dedicated graphic card (RTX3050). Even though the 3050 mobile should not be that great but it should be better than the integrated graphic on 5515. It has one M2 free slot for storage drive (games storage). Gaming in 120Hz is so much better than 60Hz. You will have less motion sickness.
Gaming's not the goal. At most some Minecraft and I'm sure that a 120Hz vs 60Hz won't matter. If, as twostepopper says, the G15 is a brick, then I think I'm sticking with the 15 5515. The touchscreen will likely be a plus too as you point out. Thanks for your input.
Also what's your budget??
After 6 months Dell's solution was to cripple the performance by forcing a bios update - literally gets 60 to 70 of the performance it did when I bought it.
I did some minor fixes, repasted chip, took out some aluminum that was literally blocking half the airflow. Helped but that's not something you should need to do on a new laptop.
What is the g15 doing that makes it worth considering?
After 6 months Dell's solution was to cripple the performance by forcing a bios update - literally gets 60 to 70 of the performance it did when I bought it.
I did some minor fixes, repasted chip, took out some aluminum that was literally blocking half the airflow. Helped but that's not something you should need to do on a new laptop.
What is the g15 doing that makes it worth considering?
Sorry you got a lemon, that sucks. I've had really good luck with Dell laptops, I got in on the last 3060 deal and am hoping the trend continues.
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The 3050ti would probably be a big enough improvement over the 1650 to please most people, but the base 3050 might leave some underwhelmed. It really seems to depend on which games you're playing.
With the sales Dell has been running, I think it would behoove most folks to figure out a way to budget for a 3060-equipped machine.
Abd whether a graphics card will leave someone underwhelme is a subjective matter...that can be said even for RTX 3070. The point I'm saying is that it does provide a good 20%+ improvement over GTX 1650 at same price point. Check some of the reviews rather than guessing the performance. I've linked one in my reply to that person.
We all know that TGP of any RTX 3000 card can vary widely we are discussing the version we have here.