Best Buy has
GIGABYTE G5 MD Laptop (G5 MD-51US113SO) for
$549.99.
Shipping is free, otherwise free curbside pickup is available where stock permits.
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allenallenallen333 for finding this deal.
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Specs:- 11th Gen Intel Core i5-11400H Processor
- 15.6" 1920x1080 144Hz IPS-Level Display
- 8GB DDR4 3200 Memory
- 512GB Solid State Drive
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti 4GB GDDR6 Graphics
- Backlit Keyboard
- Windows 11 Home
- Inputs:
- 1x USB2.0 Type-A
- 1x USB3.2 Gen1 Type-A
- 1x USB3.2 Gen2 Type-A
- 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C
- 1x HDMI 2.0 (with HDCP)
- 1x mini DP 1.4
- Weight: 4.5lbs
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why downvote? I'm not wrong. IPS and IPS level are two totally different qualities of display
When playing a demanding game (I was playing Days Gone) with the battery at 100% to start. Laptop was plugged in the whole time. After 15 or so minutes, the battery was down to 87%. Basically, the charger can't keep up with the battery discharge rate. So, you will hit 0% battery at some point and you have to quit playing until it charges up again.
From what I read, the system pulls too much power for the power cord supplied. Several users ordered the next higher power cord and it solved the problem. But, that adds $99 to the price...and it's no longer a deal.
Upgrade wise, the Gigabyte wins:
Gigabyte
3 slots for storage
2x Gen4 NVMe 2280 slots
512gb preinstalled in 1 slot
1x 2.5" SATA slot
Can use all 3 at the same time
11th Gen Intel processor supports up to Gen4 SSD
​​Lenovo
​3 slots for storage
1x Gen3 NVMe 2242 slot
Small form factor
256gb preinstalled
1x Gen3 NVMe 2280 slot
No mounting hardware, have to buy separately
1x 2.5" SATA slot
Can only use the 2280 slot or the 2.5" slot, not both
5000 Series AMD processor supports up to Gen3 SSD
Gigabyte has more ports around the sides and back of the laptop compared to the Lenovo as well.
Where Gigbyte is lacking (FOR ME) was quality. As soon as I turned on the laptop, brand-new, and saw the backlight bleeding on the screen, I was immediately turned off. The overall feel of the laptop felt on the lower quality side when holding it and using the track pad. At the time, I thought I wanted raw gaming performance, but it turns out, the rest of the laptop mattered to me too, and the Gigabyte just wasn't for me.
The Lenovo feels 1000% better to me with the build quality and has a more professional look. It doesn't look like a laptop which has a 3050ti inside and I love that. I love typing on it and I prefer the pure black keycaps on the backlit-keyboard compared against the Gigabyte which has white/black keycaps and looks like it's backlit even when the laptop is off.
TLDR: I chose the Lenovo with less upgrabillty and ports because of better build quality.
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why downvote? I'm not wrong. IPS and IPS level are two totally different qualities of display
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When playing a demanding game (I was playing Days Gone) with the battery at 100% to start. Laptop was plugged in the whole time. After 15 or so minutes, the battery was down to 87%. Basically, the charger can't keep up with the battery discharge rate. So, you will hit 0% battery at some point and you have to quit playing until it charges up again.
From what I read, the system pulls too much power for the power cord supplied. Several users ordered the next higher power cord and it solved the problem. But, that adds $99 to the price...and it's no longer a deal.
When playing a demanding game (I was playing Days Gone) with the battery at 100% to start. Laptop was plugged in the whole time. After 15 or so minutes, the battery was down to 87%. Basically, the charger can't keep up with the battery discharge rate. So, you will hit 0% battery at some point and you have to quit playing until it charges up again.
From what I read, the system pulls too much power for the power cord supplied. Several users ordered the next higher power cord and it solved the problem. But, that adds $99 to the price...and it's no longer a deal.
As an example -> https://www.amazon.com/GIGABYTE-A...B09RQ75FBH
When playing a demanding game (I was playing Days Gone) with the battery at 100% to start. Laptop was plugged in the whole time. After 15 or so minutes, the battery was down to 87%. Basically, the charger can't keep up with the battery discharge rate. So, you will hit 0% battery at some point and you have to quit playing until it charges up again.
From what I read, the system pulls too much power for the power cord supplied. Several users ordered the next higher power cord and it solved the problem. But, that adds $99 to the price...and it's no longer a deal.
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So far the things I don't like with the machine are, the Touchpad, they don't provide the elan drivers (and no other elan driver I tried will work) and the Windows generic driver leave much to be desired and I wish I could tweak the palm rejection, and the speakers are a little tinny, and the build quality is cheap and plasticy, I'd recommend only using it on a desk or cooling pad and minimize picking the unit up with one hand too often to help prolong the life of the plastic/ pressfit standoff construction . The cooling system could be better, but I don't think any laptop has a good cooler anymore. But I bought this over the Victus with the 12450h and GTX1650 because of the 2x m.2 slots and 1x 2.5 SATA Bay while the Victus only has a single m.2 which obviously comes populated with the original 512GB drive. The Ram stick is a good Samsung 1Rx8 stick and the SSD is PCIe 4.0. I brought over my 1TB Crucial MX500 Storage drive and added a 2TB Hynix Gold NVME drive and a second Samsung 1Rx8 8GB stick to bring the ram up to 16GB and be in dual channel.
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