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

This is the same computer from the Best Buy deal, correct?
https://slickdeals.net/f/17396106-dell-g15-laptop-15-6-1080p-165hz-ryzen-7-7840hs-rtx-4060-16gb-ram-512gb-ssd-850-free-shipping?v=1&src=&prop=&attrsrc=

If so, I might cancel the Best Buy purchase and get this instead since its a bit cheaper and Dell has 30 day return window.

Yes, it's the exact same deal and it's actually cheaper than that. My original post and pricing were $764 with the new sign up discount included and AMEX excluded. The mods didn't mention my pricing in the edited post due to their (not-so-friendly) change in rules with Dell deals.

Did you do a clean install of the OS?

I don't comment about the weight for the Dell G15 in one thread and Dr. Wajahat comes to mention Razer, Alienware or Legion just to convince people that this laptop isn't heavy for its class. It seems like when the mods edited it, they removed the weight of this laptop (over 6lbs), but Wajahat did not include the power adapter weight (3lbs) in the original post.

He is wrong. HP Omen/Victus, Lenovo LOQ/Legion, Asus TUF/ROG, etc are cheap (< $1000) laptops that are comparable in price and far lighter. Not to mention they support USB-C PD, so you can take chargers as small as 45W with you. I've owned a past gen Dell G15, when it was lighter and the USB PD port was rare. Dell hasn't made many changes, so it seems to be outdated and heavy, coming in close to 10lbs with charger. It's a good deal, especially if you have AMEX, but I would take a Legion for better build and weight (slightly worse CPU) unless you strictly want a desktop replacement.

Firstly, you've been here long enough to know that the weight of the power brick is never mentioned in the post because usually, the manufacturers don't even mention it on their product page themselves. So saying I did not include it to make it sound deliberate, is irrelevant.
Secondly, all those laptops you mentioned have significantly smaller battery (60Whr-80Whr), except for the ASUS TUF F15 and ROG G16 which have a bigger battery but are lighter in weight, but do you see any deals on those, no and there haven't been any since months. The TUF F15 and Legion are the closest rivals and both of them have significantly inferior processors and iGPU, with the latter having only a 60Whr battery. The 83 Whr battery on this gaming laptop and the price for which it's being sold at ($764 that I originally mentioned) justifies comparatively higher weight enough. Most of the other lighter laptops are $150 or more expensive and certainly are not "comparable in price".
Thirdly, most of the laptops you just randomly name-dropped without knowing about them are not cheap, $1000 is not cheap for the specs those laptops carry. Again, Legion 5 is the only exception and once again, has an older gen processor and smaller battery to reduce the weight.
Fourthly, please explain to us how you're going to charge a 60Whr+ battery with a 45W charger. LMAO. The fact this has a bigger battery wouldn't require you to carry its brick at most times and other laptops you named, along with their brick for their smaller battery would almost equate to this one's weight.
Fifthly, next time please don't try (yet again) too hard to put across a baseless point that you embarrass yourself. Nor does editing your comment make it sound or seem any better or less rude.
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If weight is what you care about the most that you are willing to sacrifice performance, battery, etc. then might as well just buy a power brick and carry it around.

Yes, it's the exact same deal and it's actually cheaper than that. My original post and pricing were $764 with the new sign up discount included and AMEX excluded. The mods didn't mention my pricing in the edited post due to their (not-so-friendly) change in rules with Dell deals.

No, because it is ;limited to 1080p, way too little screen real estate for a nearly 16" laptop, will reduce your productivity with Adobe CC. This is for gamers.

Firstly, you've been here long enough to know that this laptop has a much larger brick than competing laptops (since I've said it very often), especially with your know-it-all attitude to anyone who even questions your posts. Including it would probably stop all of the posts trying to inform people about it, but that would decrease the amount of upvotes you receive.(hence why it isn't included)

Most laptops have less adapters that weigh around 2lbs or less (compact dimensions too) whereas this is above 3lbs. When I compare my newer laptop's adapter it's in a whole different class. What is the issue with a slightly smaller battery when they have fast charging and can use much lighter and smaller 65W adapters? You can get 100W adapters too for maximum weight-power ratio.(on sale for as low as $10 today morning)

Secondly, I never said this was a bad deal like you seem to imply. Just that people should take note of the weight in regard to competing laptops and that this is much more of a desktop replacement due to that factor.

The iGPU is much less important on gaming laptops because most of the time you are going to be using it plugged in and running on battery nets you less than 2 hours. "Significantly inferior processor" is also an overstatement. One gen less will not make much of an impact to gaming. The 4060 is not bottlenecked by a 7735HS compared to a 7840HS. The Legion I often compare it to is the same price without discount, and comes with a higher res 1440p screen. It's give and take, but there's a reason why Legions have a cult-like following. If I didn't have an AMEX card I would choose that over this any day for travel simply for its premium build and better thermal management during heavy load. (which may lead to more FPS)

Thirdly, don't use the retail price of $1000 to mislead people when you know it's at $850 all day on Ebay. [ebay.com]

Fourthly, don't use 45W to mislead people when you know people can purchase or already have high wattage adapters (as I mentioned earlier). If the laptop has a smaller battery like you said, the 65W adapter would charge it faster than with a laptop that has a large battery.

Fifthly, don't be a jerk just to make your point seem good. Unlike you, I try to make sure people know the truth and edited my comment to reflect that, which you've spun as "being rude" (funny how I see you doing that to others on all your posts...). I've already pointed out how you've misled people multiple times.

Just because this is a good deal right now (when laptops are less frequently on sale) doesn't mean people shouldn't know that other options are lighter, and potentially worth waiting for. I think most would rather carry a 5.5lb laptop + charger vs 6.2 lb laptop + none and not worry about having power for their important work at the end of the day.

For some people who have used this laptop (including me), they may need the adapter for somewhat intensive applications at school or work, and that's the reason I point it out. You don't need to take offense to me or anyone else, and you can certainly be less disrespectful about it.

The point is that this is a solid deal but people should be wary of what they're getting in to if they intend to use it for travel (the reason you get a laptop over a desktop). Dell is the outlier and has sales during the off-season. That's why there aren't many competitors at this price. Anyway, here's a tip for formatting: space out your sentences so it's easier to read your (sadly very conceited) replies.

I like it when you help people out, and your contribution to the gaming laptop space on SD is undeniable, but I just wish you weren't so rude about it...

I have owned the previous gen G15, and I dont carry it around. I dont have a lot of room so tower wouldnt fit my bill. So the dell with this performance at this price point, especially i am buying the same "tier" of laptop but $300 cheaper than 3 years ago makes it very convincing.

Again i dont care about weight since it is only going to sit on my desk anyways, so weight is irrelevant. And i hook up to a external screen, so all it matters is the CPU and gpu etc.

Also the CPU difference between the legion and this is about 15% difference and there are many games now are super CPU intensive like dragons dogma 2 makes the CPU more relevant.

Yeah strictly as a desktop replacement I don't think you can beat it for this price with AMEX. (BF had comparable deals but that was a while ago) However, as a transportable laptop, it has a bit of competition.

Maybe it's just me, but I don't play games that are rated Mixed on Steam. So something like Jedi Survivor I'd wait for them to improve (and most importantly drop in price) before playing, but I get your point.

6.2 pounds.. This thing is way chunkier than it needs to be for a 15.6" screen and only a 4060 and 8 core mobile CPU.

Price is good for the performance, but this is about a pound heavier than everything else in its class, and you can find higher performance laptops that weigh less.

2 Super Dumb questions -

(1) Does this have room for a second hard drive besides the 512gb that is included?

(2) Can I connect two external monitors?


Just want to make sure I'm not "downgrading" my current setup. I have a previous G7 and have a SSD for the OS and a second slower drive for data, and it's usually sitting on my desktop connected to two external monitors. One with HDMI and one via the USB C.