I've got a version of this laptop, 2tb, 128SSD, 12ram. They all come with really bad coil whine that's caused by the INTEL CPU, turn that off in device manager and it's quiet. Have a look on the ROG forum for more info. If that's not a problem then the wobbly touchpad might be.
Also it's very hard to customise as the bios is locked down etc so don't think you can sort the coil whine that way.
However I love have the SSD, where all programs are saved. This means the laptop is largely silent. Although I did DL Notebook Fancontrol because ASUS settings meant that the fans would turn on for 10 seconds then off then on etc. You can google that and it's another thing ASUS locked down so you can't change. But it's now fixed with this software. Another things prob worth mentioning is recently the smart gesture centre starting using about 10% CPU which doesn't seem much but it cause it to heat up, set the fans off and run down the battery quickly. A quick google found a regedit solution.
I am at a loss as to why ASUS would have such a poor touchpad and really restrict how much you can tweak the laptop. I like the keyboard lights, they're handy. I don't like how the caps lock lights etc are hard to see, they're on the front edge of the laptop so you have to lean back, it's daft. And the another annoyance is the power cable connector, it's a right angled one so it constantly gets caught and pulls out. I've changed my screen brightness on battery so I can tell when it happens because of course the charging light is hard to see.
naivri
2 Dec 162#12
I have a similar spec Dell Inspiron with the i7-6700HQ and a GTX960m
Was considerably cheaper than this almost a year ago though (just under 700 quid). Granted it didn't have the 256Gb SSD though.
I can raid in World of Warcraft on it at 60fps and play overwatch in medium/high settings at 60fps. So yes, I would class it as a medium range gaming laptop. Remember though that you will not get a high range gaming laptop for less than double this ,money
le_jaeger
2 Dec 16#13
Reaaalllly want to get the new Razer Blade but this price seems a lot more tempting!
jasee
2 Dec 16#14
yes, I noticed that :smiley: don`t know why it`s so expensive it seems no better in any way and inferior in some
bobjeet
2 Dec 16#15
just thought - is this a 2gb or 4gb gtx? I cant seem to see any of that information
fransky
2 Dec 16#16
Medion X6601 is the same specs at £849 except with 16GB RAM, if anyone's interested.
Turn off the intel cpu and it becomes quiet... and probably not very good as a computer :laughing:
Sorry couldn't resist :smile:
venu44
2 Dec 16#22
You can pick up a GTX 1060 laptop for 20% more. Double the power and VR ready. Buying this is like buying a 720p plasma in 2016.
wazzbot1
3 Dec 16#24
Great price for this spec
JinxieJem
3 Dec 16#25
Is it possible to get a Gtx 1060m laptop for under £1000?
kiish to JinxieJem
3 Dec 161#29
No but GTX 1050 should be, it still is substantially better than current 9xx gfx cards. It's supposed to be announced at CES in January so really I would advice people to hold off buying any expensive laptops.
lundapapa
3 Dec 16#26
Did anyone had problem ordering from Amazon market place. Same laptop is listed for £547 from other seller. Too good to be true, it's probably not true.
JinxieJem to lundapapa
3 Dec 161#27
Not this particular one no but I have bought "too good to be true" laptops from Amazon sellers before. All of these orders have been cancelled by the seller soon afterwards with no explanation. After a closer look at the seller they always state to contact them by email before you buy from them. Do not contact them like this, it's very dodgy and I believe they're after your personal information.
It usually is too good to be true unfortunately.
bobjeet
3 Dec 16#28
I actually did end up going for this. My only pain about gaming laptops is the size of them. Can you get a laptop with the specs of this but without such thickness? For example without the cv drive... I will probably never used the cv drive so it's just wasted size and weight.
Any links would be great or names of laptops that are thin but good for mid range gaming.
fransky to bobjeet
6 Dec 16#32
HP Omen is 0.8mm thinner than this one.
JinxieJem
3 Dec 16#30
Thank you kiish. I don't desperately need a laptop yet, I just want one so I'll try to wait =)
relaxedasever
5 Dec 16#31
Gone up to £999 just missed it was very tempted to buy
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Some may call it a gaming laptop and some will look to bury those who call it a gaming laptop...let the hate begin...
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ASUS GL552VW 15.6 inch Notebook (Intel Core i7-6700HQ 2.6 GHz Processor, 8 GB RAM, 1 TB HDD, 256 GB SSD, DVDRW, NVIDIA GeForce GTX960M Graphics, Windows 10) - Black.
Note:Always connect you laptop charger while doing Graphic Intensive functions
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heat added
Here
http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-960M-vs-Nvidia-GTX-1060-Mobile/m27242vsm164336
Also it's very hard to customise as the bios is locked down etc so don't think you can sort the coil whine that way.
However I love have the SSD, where all programs are saved. This means the laptop is largely silent. Although I did DL Notebook Fancontrol because ASUS settings meant that the fans would turn on for 10 seconds then off then on etc. You can google that and it's another thing ASUS locked down so you can't change. But it's now fixed with this software. Another things prob worth mentioning is recently the smart gesture centre starting using about 10% CPU which doesn't seem much but it cause it to heat up, set the fans off and run down the battery quickly. A quick google found a regedit solution.
I am at a loss as to why ASUS would have such a poor touchpad and really restrict how much you can tweak the laptop. I like the keyboard lights, they're handy. I don't like how the caps lock lights etc are hard to see, they're on the front edge of the laptop so you have to lean back, it's daft. And the another annoyance is the power cable connector, it's a right angled one so it constantly gets caught and pulls out. I've changed my screen brightness on battery so I can tell when it happens because of course the charging light is hard to see.
Was considerably cheaper than this almost a year ago though (just under 700 quid). Granted it didn't have the 256Gb SSD though.
I can raid in World of Warcraft on it at 60fps and play overwatch in medium/high settings at 60fps. So yes, I would class it as a medium range gaming laptop. Remember though that you will not get a high range gaming laptop for less than double this ,money
Bear in mind those that are saying it should have a GTX 1060m card, that would push the price up by at least £300
i5 not i7.
Sorry couldn't resist :smile:
It usually is too good to be true unfortunately.
Any links would be great or names of laptops that are thin but good for mid range gaming.