Latest_Dell G5 Series 15.6" FHD Gaming Laptop,8th Generation Intel Core i5-8300H Processor ,8GB RAM,128GB SSD+1TB Hard Drive, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB, Bluetooth+ WiFi, HDMI,Window 10

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The Dell brand has declined significantly in recent years. I bought a Dell G3 3579 gaming laptop in late 2018 through Amazon. I spent almost $1,100. I received the laptop and none of the ports worked properly! 3 of the 4 ports were completely nonfunctional & the 4th port only barely worked. I could hardly use the computer with no ports. Plus, the computer was made of cheap, flimsy plastic. Furthermore, the arrow buttons were in an awkward place, which made it harder to play video games. I called Dell tech support & got some woman in the Phillipines who barely spoke English & was hard to understand. She seemed incompetent & it soon became obvious that she was incapable of understanding my issue. I spent 1.5 hours on the phone with her & got nowhere. I emphasized over & over again the problem, but she never understood. I then sent the computer in to the Dell repair site. I was promised it would be fixed in 3-4 business days. It took them over 1 month! When I finally got the computer back, I saw they had not fixed the problem. My ports still did NOT work! I was now livid. I called Amazon & they had stellar customer service. I got a full refund, after returning the worthless Dell computer. I will never buy a Dell computer again & will encourage others to do the same. I ended up buying a Lenovo Legion Y730, 17” and it’s the best computer I’ve ever owned!

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After the set up came the blue screen, 10 times. Not sure how it could be so bad. I am a Dell fan and has been a Dell fan since forever. This is out of the ordinary.

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Out of the box the computer said no battery was detected. Contacted support but still waiting to hear anything back.

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The ram is said to be16GB, but in the settings, the installed ram is just 8GB. Do I need the receipt if I want to return it?

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This product does not have Windows 10 pro and description does not specify. Also Walmart has the same G5 configuration but with i7 processor for $50 less...

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I am now on my third service call with this laptop - first was a fan malfunction that i had to send back to Dell to be replaced, then the wireless card keeps coming loose. After the 3rd time reseating the wireless card, the laptop no longer turns on. All this within 6 months. Ive had it - going to get my files off of it and (hopefully) get a replacement that isnt crap. I almost bought one for my daughter, but getting her a different brand. That said, its a terrific laptop when it isnt falling apart.

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Before it suddenly stopped working, it was a fantastic computer. Amazon took it back without any hesitation. I am looking into a different laptop, however. It seems strange to have this defect.

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When I received my laptop in the mail today I decided to take another persons advice and update everything from system settings including downloading geoforce experience from nvidias website. When I was almost done I noticed that the product key was invalid. Amazon customer support was zero help and I had to manually purchase a new key. This was fixable, but I wanted to warn future buyers. Overall with the software as Im typing on it right now, it seems to be at a fast speed and the backlit keyboard works fine. A bit disappointed that I cant change the colors, right now its blue. Battery was included with charger and I checked computer specs. Everything else seems okay. I have been searching for a decent computer for over a week that was within my budget and this was it. I didnt want to spend a fortune on something that could be cheap if bought in parts and upgraded later. I am a heavy multitasker, I had discord/netflix in one window along with 2 games in another so I needed high end specs. Update: I tested it by running the 4 programs mentioned and Im pleasantly surprised. It seemed to run everything the way I wanted it to. I posted a screenshot in attachments. I brought my computer to my parents house to visit without the charger to test this as well. The battery lasted for a good 4-6 hours after filling it up. If your computer gets too hot I would suggest getting this item from Amazon. Its $20 and you can hook it under your computer while its on your lap. Dont listen to the other 1 star reviews because they dont know how to handle these expensive products careful enough so it wont get damaged. Ive had a cheap 2013 macbook for 5 years, the only problem I had was with the LCD screen. https://www.amazon.com/Havit-HV-F2056-Laptop-Cooler-Cooling/dp/B00NNMB3KS/ref=sr_1_2_sspa?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1538677692&sr=1-2-spons&keywords=laptop+cooling+pad&psc=1

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I purchased this machine Nov 2018 and took advantage of Black Friday/Cyber Monday deal and paid well under $1000 for the system. At $879 -- it is a deal! If you are paying over $950...you might as well upgrade to the 17" screen. Me I need a compact gaming only system and this is it. It runs Fallout 4 flawlessly (which is definitely saying something if anyone knows Bethesda) The set up is fast and is not troublesome in anyway (the noise mentioned in other reviews is negated by even a cheap set of earbuds. My main critique is the pointing device. It is HUGE and gets in the way when you are gaming using your keyboard. It took quite a while to master the ergonomics of not tapping it while playing. I you do purchase this system I recommend one of the inexpensive optical drives, an inexpensive set of ear phones, and a cheap mouse. My total for those accessories cost way less than $20. I highly recommend this system -- it is for the casual gamer not the hardcore living life in the virtual world crowd. It feels fairly rugged but I worry about the stiffness of the earphone jack, anything with those tight tolerances will surely be trouble and I will update my review should it ever become a real problem. 256 SSD is the right size and the 1TB HD is more than sufficient. I find the screen just right for me. Overall a good buy if the price is under $1000 however, there are other systems you should look for if you want to spend more than that.

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Couple days of use and had to reset Windows, the wifi driver had issues. After reset had to register and download driver through Dell help. System is running well, now. Fan is somewhat loud when rendering kicks in. Saw unit for as cheap as $650 but with less hardware and limited quality. Like it better then the flashy Lenovo it replaced.

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