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MAINGEAR Vector Pro 2 15.6" Laptop with 6900HX | 3070Ti | QHD display | 32GB | 1 TB $1099.99 Micro Center

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You cannot beat the price for these specs! However, I do not know about the reliability of the brand. The reviews are not that encouraging. Still this is the lowest price for this item.

https://www.microcenter.com/produ...uter-black

AMD Ryzen 9 6900Hx 3.3GHz Processor
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 8GB GDDR6
32GB DDR5-4800 RAM
1TB Solid State Drive
Microsoft Windows 11 Pro
SD Card Reader
10/100/1000/2500 Network
2x2 Intel AX200
15.6" QHD 240Hz Display
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jmandawg
01-31-2023 at 07:09 AM.
01-31-2023 at 07:09 AM.
Need microcenter or BM in title
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kalinrs
01-31-2023 at 07:13 AM.
01-31-2023 at 07:13 AM.
My nearest store has 6 open box and brutal reviews.... Ouch
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JibaNyan
01-31-2023 at 07:20 AM.

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01-31-2023 at 07:20 AM.
Please read reviews and post in this community. It has manufacturer failure and various BSOD problems.
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xianb25
01-31-2023 at 07:51 AM.
01-31-2023 at 07:51 AM.
Buy at your own risk deal is back and better than before
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jovialmojo
01-31-2023 at 07:53 AM.
01-31-2023 at 07:53 AM.
Who is maingear never heard of them
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CRL1084
01-31-2023 at 07:56 AM.

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01-31-2023 at 07:56 AM.
Bought and returned. Too much overheating and blue screen issues.

Undervolted to help with the temperature using MSI Afterburner for the GPU and ThrottleStop for the CPU helped a little but eventually bluescreened.
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rpgman1
01-31-2023 at 08:00 AM.
01-31-2023 at 08:00 AM.
These seem to be plagued with issues. Wouldn't even buy a refurbished or open-box if it keeps getting BSOD.
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Thunder82
01-31-2023 at 08:42 AM.

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01-31-2023 at 08:42 AM.
Im typing from this notebook now - picked it up yesterday.

Pros:
Screen is great.
Performance is great. It does run warm, though not crazy crazy hot as mentioned by some others.
Build quality is actually decent
Battery life is pretty good with the AMD model

Cons:
The keyboard is AWFUL. Absolutely unusable. I'll be returning for this reason.
Power brick is massive and the notebook will not charge via USB-C
Speakers aren't great. Servicable, but not great.

If you're using this mostly as a desktop replacement, you won't find better value and wouldn't hesitate picking one up.


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zhamilton05
01-31-2023 at 09:45 AM.
01-31-2023 at 09:45 AM.
Quote from Thunder82 :
Im typing from this notebook now - picked it up yesterday.

Pros:
Screen is great.
Performance is great. It does run warm, though not crazy crazy hot as mentioned by some others.
Build quality is actually decent
Battery life is pretty good with the AMD model

Cons:
The keyboard is AWFUL. Absolutely unusable. I'll be returning for this reason.
Power brick is massive and the notebook will not charge via USB-C
Speakers aren't great. Servicable, but not great.

If you're using this mostly as a desktop replacement, you won't find better value and wouldn't hesitate picking one up.
Super helpful, thanks. I'm a little surprised that 24 hours with the keyboard is making you hate it that much though. Is it crazy shallow? Do the lights not work?
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Amazonian_Hotdog
01-31-2023 at 12:10 PM.
01-31-2023 at 12:10 PM.
Reading reviews of the AMD based Maingear laptops on microcenter (with 6900 CPU) they seem to have issues.
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Thunder82
01-31-2023 at 12:24 PM.
01-31-2023 at 12:24 PM.
Quote from zhamilton05 :
Super helpful, thanks. I'm a little surprised that 24 hours with the keyboard is making you hate it that much though. Is it crazy shallow? Do the lights not work?
The keys have quite a bit of travel, but require you to fully actuate the mechanism to the bottom of the key stroke or it won't register. If you're a heavy handed typer, you might actually prefer this. Personally, I can't stand it. I'd have to completely relearn how I type to use it functionally. (also, the space bar is maddening. You have to hit it close to dead center or it wont register)

The 17" vector pro 2 has a completely different keyboard that I much prefer, which is unfortunate as I won't be hauling that thing around Smilie
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mattymsu25
01-31-2023 at 12:25 PM.
01-31-2023 at 12:25 PM.
Heat box, throttles,
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Wickedcarny
01-31-2023 at 01:52 PM.
01-31-2023 at 01:52 PM.
I've read this is a rebranded Chinese laptop from Tong Fang, which is a Chinese company that is a state owned entity by the PRC. Just a fyi if you care about where you send your money or what kind of Spyware might be baked in.

Might be worth researching further if you care. Also there is a reason this is so cheap for the specs and it likely isn't because 2023 models are incoming.
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whiskershire_sauce
01-31-2023 at 03:14 PM.
01-31-2023 at 03:14 PM.
thinking of picking this up as desktop; thoughts? if i keep the lid close; hell, i would even go as far as removing the display completely..

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