Dell G15 5520 15.6 Inch Gaming Laptop - FHD 120Hz Display, Intel Core i7-12700H, 16GB DDR5 RAM, 512GB SSD, NVIDIA RTX 3060 6GB GDDR6, Wi-Fi 6, Windows 11 - Spector Green

I replaced my faithful, dual boot, 2013 MacBook Air - which served me well for nearly 10 years and still runs today, albeit with some technology lags and failures that are more related to its capacity to keep up with OS and software advances over the intervening years. I needed to have something portable, not too heavy for my personal mobile computing. However, I work in complex and advanced 3D design, modeling and AI, so ideally, my mobile personal machine had to have a dedicated graphics adapter. This meant compromising some of the weight and battery life so I could flick over to a work assignment right there on my laptop when the need dictated. The G15 is a perfect machine for this. Fits perfectly in a small carry bag. Sports a nVidia GeForce RTX 3060 (6GB VRAM) with amazing heat management features that have obviously developed from their exceptional Alienware stable. What is really amazing is taking a personal mobile computing machine out of the bag and experiencing the modern Windows11 experience and changes! Oh my gosh, it is so fast and beautiful. The changes since I last upgraded from Win7 to Win10 and now Win11 are incredible. Being a Chrome browser for years, I thought I would experience what MS has done with Edge on this new hardware and latest OS - incredible! The experience has been amazing. Microsoft under Satya is to be commended - I am loving it! My G15 sports a 12th Gen, 14 CORE i7. It is lightning fast and with some of my work requirements, having access to 20 threads will be a huge advantage for those times I need to browse alongside my work! Finally, this little, Prime Day powerhouse steal, came with a full keyboard! Do you know how rare that is in this, lower-end price range, personal computer that doubles as a 3D graphics Workstation when needed!?!?!? Just take a look and see how hard a full keyboard is to find on such a machine and it is really important for me and everything I want to do on my personal machine. Amazing! DELL and MS - I am loving my G15! Thankyou. R

I use this essentially as a portable desktop. The processor is fast enough to not be an issue and with a USB-C hub I can use 2 external monitors and a couple of external hard disks for storage and backup. The memory can be upgraded, but I've not done that yet. I did put in a 2TB SSD which gives lots of very fast local storage so it's pretty responsive.It's not particularly light or small, but I can move it very easily if I need to, unlike an actual desktop. Mine is plugged in all the time, so I don't really have any comments on the battery life. For me, a nice feature is that it has an Nvidia GPU which allows me to play with parallel programming. Overall, it's really perfect for my use.

This laptop is fast and powerful. The fan is also very quite and the surface where your hands sit while typing doesn't heat up. The screen is nice and I also like the red backlit keyboard and number pad. The bulky connections are on the back, so it doesn't interfere with having a separate mouse on the side. Its a bit heavy, but with all the features it's worth the extra weight. So far so good!

Okay, so it does come with a 3060, however it is just the mobile. So don’t get too excited. This machine runs great so far. It has a wonderful display to my surprise. The key board layout is nice and quiet compared to other gaming laptops I’ve owned. Con- the battery will get you like 3 hours maybe 4 if you are smart. It’s heavy but not to heavy. Tbh the charger is also a little bulky. Also the ssd slot does not come with a spare bracket. Fun fact you can buy the bracket and copper heat plate on Amazon. You will need both if you wish to install a nicer ssd. Over all great machine for the price, especially if you wait for a sale.

Negative reviews aside, this is a really good laptop. People complain about things that aren’t perfect and small annoyances that are impossible to please everyone the same. Dell did a pretty good job with this unit and it is pretty tough. If you want the best top of the line with everything suited to you, consider a more expensive unit and do research on the unit. I hate to see a good product blasted with negative reviews of simple, correctable issues. This is a really great little product!

This thing ran very well when I first got it but after a while it just started falling apart chips came off I have piece off the keyboard that won’t come back on and I take care of my stuff well I don’t know what to do anymore 😭

This computer was purchased as a gift for my teenage son. The following review was written by him:I received this as a birthday present about a year and a half ago and I liked it at the time. In the beginning it performed well, and I was happy with it. However, from the start the headphone jack had issues and would periodically stop working. The only way to fix that was to restart the computer which was annoying. A few months later, every time I would close the laptop I would hear a cracking sound. Then I realized that the shell attached to the screen started cracking and separating (see photos). Next, the "S" and the "D" keys came loose and fell off, but they still worked. This is a gaming computer and the "WASD" keys are the movement keys, so they should've been able to handle regular use (please note that I was not being aggressive with the keys). The last problem I had was that some of the keys would occasionally stop working for a few seconds.Overall, I like the camo design on the computer, and the orange glow that the keys emit. But that's where it ends. I'm looking forward to getting a new, better, non-Dell gaming computer for Christmas.

I recently went back to college for mechanical engineering and it works great with Solidworks(CAD) and multi-tasking as well as running video games at a high frame rate. Love this setup