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Dell G15 Laptop: 15.6" 1080p 165Hz, Ryzen 7 7840HS, RTX 4060, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD

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Best Buy has Dell G15-5535 Gaming Laptop (G5535-A643GRY-PUS) on sale for $799.99 Now-> $849.99. Shipping is free or select free store pickup where available.

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Product Details:
  • 15.6" 1920x1080 165Hz LED-Backlit Display, 300 nits
  • AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS 3.8GHz 8-Core / 16-Thread Processor
  • NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB GDDR6 Graphics
  • 16GB DDR5 4800MHz Memory
  • 512GB M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive
  • Backlit Keyboard
  • Wi-Fi 6 + Bluetooth
  • Windows 11 Home
  • Weight: 6.19-lbs.
  • Ports:
    • 3x USB 3.2 Type-A
    • 1x USB 3.2 Type-C
    • 1x HDMI 2.1

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Best Buy has Dell G15-5535 Gaming Laptop (G5535-A643GRY-PUS) on sale for $799.99 Now-> $849.99. Shipping is free or select free store pickup where available.

Thanks to Deal Editor SaltyOne for finding this deal.
  • Note: Availability for store pickup may vary by location.
Product Details:
  • 15.6" 1920x1080 165Hz LED-Backlit Display, 300 nits
  • AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS 3.8GHz 8-Core / 16-Thread Processor
  • NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB GDDR6 Graphics
  • 16GB DDR5 4800MHz Memory
  • 512GB M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive
  • Backlit Keyboard
  • Wi-Fi 6 + Bluetooth
  • Windows 11 Home
  • Weight: 6.19-lbs.
  • Ports:
    • 3x USB 3.2 Type-A
    • 1x USB 3.2 Type-C
    • 1x HDMI 2.1

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  • About this deal:
  • Please see the original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.

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Model: Dell - G15 15.6" Gaming Laptop - AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 - 16GB Memory - 512GB SSD - Dark Shadow Gray

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This is a very good deal. At $800 this is the cheapest I've seen a new laptop with a full wattage 4060 (though mobile 4060 gpu performance stops scaling past 100w), a decent (though not incredible) screen, and ddr5 memory.

The owners manual with full specs can be found here: https://dl.dell.com/content/manua...uage=en-us
And here's a thorough review of the intel version of this laptop (I couldn't find any reviews for the amd version with a cursory search): https://www.notebookcheck.net/Del...585.0.html

The 7840hs is a upper midrange 8-core current gen zen 4 amd phoenix processor. It will be more than sufficient for any games the mobile 4060 will be capable of running, and should be fairly good for productivity work as well. The 780m igpu this processor has is the best igpu currently available by a sizeable margin. For older and easier to run games it's actually viable to use the igpu rather than the 4060 for gaming, drastically reducing power usage. As an amd phoenix cpu it has a built in npu for ai, though at only 10 TOPS it isn't terribly performant. Unlike previous gen amd cpus, and current gen intel cpus, as a zen 4 cpu the 7840hs supports avx-512. This cpu is also rather power efficient overall.

The mobile rtx 4060 is the cheapest nvidia mobile gpu which has 8gb of vram, which is a crucial threshold. The next step up, the mobile rtx 4070, is around 20% faster in gaming, while having the same amount of vram. In most respects the mobile 4060 is the value sweetspot, since getting a laptop with a similar tier processor, memory, and screen and a mobile 4070 would be at least $300 more. The mobile rtx 4080 is massively superior in terms of performance, but laptops with the 4080 tend to be at absolute minimum $1500.

This laptop has two user accessible ram slots (occupied by 2x 8gb ddr5 4800 ram sticks), and officially supports up to 32gb (2x 16gb) ddr5 5600. That's just the official spec, it should most likely be possible to add 64gb (2x 32gb) of ddr5 5600 ram without issue, but no guarantees. It has two user accessible pcie gen 4 m.2 2280 slots (one occupied by the 512gb ssd), and a m.2 2230 slot for WiFi and Bluetooth combo card (occupied by MediaTek MT7921 wifi 6 + bluetooth 5.3 module). The drives oem's like dell include tend to be slower in general, and 512gb is pretty small, so I'd recommend separately purchasing a mid-tier or higher 2tb drive to place in the primary slot and swapping the 512gb drive this laptop comes with into the secondary slot.

The screen on this laptop is decent, but not incredible. The review I linked above analyzes the screen in a fair amount of detail. It supports advanced optimus (capable of switching between directly displaying from the dgpu or igpu without a restart) and g-sync. Being an ips 1080p display with 300 nits brightness, 100% srgb coverage, a 165hz refresh rate, and decent response times means this laptop screen is competent for the price range. Getting a laptop with similar specs and a better screen will likely cost at absolute minimum $100 more. While higher end laptops will often have 1440p displays, the benefits of a higher resolution are somewhat more limited at this size, and the mobile 4060 is more of a 1080p card anyways.

The dell g15 chassis has an acceptable but not stellar reputation, and this laptop is fairly heavy and bulky overall. The assortment of ports available is competent, though some of the positioning leaves something to be desired. All the reviews I've seen for this intel version of this laptop indicate the power brick is quite large and heavy, and chances are this model uses the same one. This laptop generally falls into the less portable category.

Overall, at $800 this is a very good deal for someone looking for an upper midrange gaming laptop on a budget.
I purchased one G15 but with i5-13th with all discounts (10%, AMex, CB) but 250 nits.
With mine and being forward deployed overseas to a combat zone. It's heavy and not bright. However, it was cheap and works like a beast.

I hope this model serve you well I you need one decent laptop and don't want to spend too much on it. Search around for a 10% off coupon or you can sign up using for your email. Check if your Credit Card bank offers extra discount as cash/credit back.

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I purchased one G15 but with i5-13th with all discounts (10%, AMex, CB) but 250 nits.
With mine and being forward deployed overseas to a combat zone. It's heavy and not bright. However, it was cheap and works like a beast.

I hope this model serve you well I you need one decent laptop and don't want to spend too much on it. Search around for a 10% off coupon or you can sign up using for your email. Check if your Credit Card bank offers extra discount as cash/credit back.
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This is a very good deal. At $800 this is the cheapest I've seen a new laptop with a full wattage 4060 (though mobile 4060 gpu performance stops scaling past 100w), a decent (though not incredible) screen, and ddr5 memory.

The owners manual with full specs can be found here: https://dl.dell.com/content/manua...uage=en-us
And here's a thorough review of the intel version of this laptop (I couldn't find any reviews for the amd version with a cursory search): https://www.notebookcheck.net/Del...585.0.html

The 7840hs is a upper midrange 8-core current gen zen 4 amd phoenix processor. It will be more than sufficient for any games the mobile 4060 will be capable of running, and should be fairly good for productivity work as well. The 780m igpu this processor has is the best igpu currently available by a sizeable margin. For older and easier to run games it's actually viable to use the igpu rather than the 4060 for gaming, drastically reducing power usage. As an amd phoenix cpu it has a built in npu for ai, though at only 10 TOPS it isn't terribly performant. Unlike previous gen amd cpus, and current gen intel cpus, as a zen 4 cpu the 7840hs supports avx-512. This cpu is also rather power efficient overall.

The mobile rtx 4060 is the cheapest nvidia mobile gpu which has 8gb of vram, which is a crucial threshold. The next step up, the mobile rtx 4070, is around 20% faster in gaming, while having the same amount of vram. In most respects the mobile 4060 is the value sweetspot, since getting a laptop with a similar tier processor, memory, and screen and a mobile 4070 would be at least $300 more. The mobile rtx 4080 is massively superior in terms of performance, but laptops with the 4080 tend to be at absolute minimum $1500.

This laptop has two user accessible ram slots (occupied by 2x 8gb ddr5 4800 ram sticks), and officially supports up to 32gb (2x 16gb) ddr5 5600. That's just the official spec, it should most likely be possible to add 64gb (2x 32gb) of ddr5 5600 ram without issue, but no guarantees. It has two user accessible pcie gen 4 m.2 2280 slots (one occupied by the 512gb ssd), and a m.2 2230 slot for WiFi and Bluetooth combo card (occupied by MediaTek MT7921 wifi 6 + bluetooth 5.3 module). The drives oem's like dell include tend to be slower in general, and 512gb is pretty small, so I'd recommend separately purchasing a mid-tier or higher 2tb drive to place in the primary slot and swapping the 512gb drive this laptop comes with into the secondary slot.

The screen on this laptop is decent, but not incredible. The review I linked above analyzes the screen in a fair amount of detail. It supports advanced optimus (capable of switching between directly displaying from the dgpu or igpu without a restart) and g-sync. Being an ips 1080p display with 300 nits brightness, 100% srgb coverage, a 165hz refresh rate, and decent response times means this laptop screen is competent for the price range. Getting a laptop with similar specs and a better screen will likely cost at absolute minimum $100 more. While higher end laptops will often have 1440p displays, the benefits of a higher resolution are somewhat more limited at this size, and the mobile 4060 is more of a 1080p card anyways.

The dell g15 chassis has an acceptable but not stellar reputation, and this laptop is fairly heavy and bulky overall. The assortment of ports available is competent, though some of the positioning leaves something to be desired. All the reviews I've seen for this intel version of this laptop indicate the power brick is quite large and heavy, and chances are this model uses the same one. This laptop generally falls into the less portable category.

Overall, at $800 this is a very good deal for someone looking for an upper midrange gaming laptop on a budget.
Last edited by BeigeRoad455 March 31, 2024 at 03:31 PM.
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Smokin hot 🔥 deal. If you need that horsepower this is your deal. I don't so I am in the market for a cheaper one.
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Quote from BeigeRoad455 :
This is a very good deal. At $800 this is the cheapest I've seen a new laptop with a full wattage 4060 (though mobile 4060 gpu performance stops scaling past 100w), a decent (though not incredible) screen, and ddr5 memory.
Very grateful for your helpful post ! Ended up getting one Smilie
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Is this overkill for playing Fortnite or Roblox? If so, any recommendations for an entry level gaming laptop that's cheaper?
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Quote from ady2glude707 :
Is this overkill for playing Fortnite or Roblox? If so, any recommendations for an entry level gaming laptop that's cheaper?
I don't think so, this is a sweet spot for price. Future proofing if the kiddos decide to play more demanding games when they get tired of Roblox. If you go cheaper, you start making big compromises fast such as screen, cooling ability, noise, ram, etc.
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