For a gaming laptop, the Dell G5 15 has an impressive battery life. After continuously surfing the web over Wi-Fi at 150 nits of brightness, the G5 15's battery survived 6 hours and 17 minutes, which is nearly 2 hours longer than the 4:26 category average. The MSI GV62 and Legion Y730 had incredibly poor results, at 2:05 and 2:47, respectively. However, the XPS 15 (which is a nongaming system) nailed a superb 11:53.
The test images I shot on the G5 15 were so blotchy and grainy that I didn't know where my forehead ended and hair began. My charcoal shirt had a white fuzzy design all over it, but it looked pure black in the image, and the lights behind me turned the parts of the ceiling into complete white space. If you're thinking about streaming on this thing, treat yourself to an external webcam.
Heat
The Dell G5 15 got pretty warm on our heat tests, but it was never burning hot. After playing Shadow of War for 15 minutes, the underside hit 99 degrees Fahrenheit, which is close to our 95-degree comfort threshold. The touchpad measured 84 degrees, but the center of the keyboard hit 102 degrees. The hottest it got was 130 degrees on the left underside near the vent.When we ran a less-stressing video test, the Dell G5 15's underside actually got hotter, possibly because the fans never kicked in. After streaming a 15-minute HD video, the underside registered 104 degrees, while the center of the keyboard and touchpad hit 94 and 86 degrees, respectively.
Software and Warranty
There are several Dell-branded apps in this machine, but no sign of any gaming utilities. Among them are SupportAssist (for system optimization, anti-virus protection and driver updates), Dell Power Manager (for customizing battery usage) and Dell Mobile Connect (for calling and texting from the laptop). There's also Dell Help & Support, which features the warranty and manual, and Dell Digital Delivery, which keeps all the OEM branded apps up to date. The included Killer Control Center lets you manage the bandwidth that's being used when you're connected via Ethernet.
Surprisingly, the G5's Windows 10 bloatware is relatively barren, aside from a link to download Royal Revolt 2: Tower Defense. Dell does, however, include some of its own, like Netflix and McAfee Security.Dell includes a one-year limited warranty with the G5 15 Gaming. See how Dell performed on our Tech Support Showdown, Best and Worst Brands listing and Best and Worst Gaming Brand ranking.Configurations
The Dell G5 15 I tested costs $1,049 and comes with an Intel Core i7-8750H processor, 8GB of RAM, a 128GB SSD, a 1TB 5,400-rpm HDD and an Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 Ti with 4GB of VRAM.If you want to save $100, you can drop down to a Core i5-8300H processor and a sole 256GB SSD. But if you want to go all out and spend $1,399, you'll get 16GB of RAM, a 512GB SSD and a GTX 1060 with 6GB of VRAM.
Bottom Line
Good battery life in a gaming laptop is quite a rare feature, and it's always nice to have a solid keyboard, but the Dell G5 15 Gaming sacrifices too much in every other area. It's too big and underpowered, and the fact that I can't adjust the fans is frustrating. On top of that, the laptop's low-quality sound and dim display make gaming unenjoyable.If you're willing to spend an extra few hundred dollars, the XPS 15 ($1,409) can offer double the battery life, a gorgeous display with barely-there bezels, cleaner audio and faster CPU performance -- all packed into a slimmer, sexy body.
But if you're looking to save, the MSI GV62 8RE offers a stronger GPU than both Dells for just $949. While you'll have to drop to a Core i5, you'll also get a comfortable keyboard and a pair of solid speakers packed into a sleek design.Due to its significant drawbacks, we simply can't recommend the Dell G5 15. You can do better for a mainstream gaming laptop.Xiaomi launched a couple of new products in China on Wednesday, including the 65-inch Mi TV 4 and Apple AirPods clone called the Mi AirDots Youth Edition. In addition to these products, the Chinese OEM also launched the Mi Notebook Air with a 13.3-inch screen, as was suggested by the past rumours. The 13.3-inch Mi Notebook Air is made official with a price tag of 3,999 Yuan which when roughly translated to INR comes around Rs 41,800. The laptop is currently available only in China and as of now, there are no reports if Xiaomi will launch the device in other markets, including India.
The 13.3-inch Mi Notebook Air follows the 15.6-inch Mi Notebook Lite laptop which Xiaomi launched for a slightly cheaper price of 3399 Yuan which roughly translates to Rs 35,500 even though it packs a bigger screen. The 13.3-inch Mi Notebook Air is powered by 8th generation Intel Core i3 processor paired with 8 GB of DDR4 RAM.
The Mi Notebook Air sports a 13.3-inch LCD display with Full HD resolution support and a screen-to-body ratio of 80 per cent. Xiaomi claims that the all-new Mi Notebook Air offers a wide-viewing angle of 170 degrees which will deliver a great gaming experience to the users. The screen of the Mi Notebook Air is further protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 3 and comes equipped with a full-sized keyboard and a big touchpad.
Apart from the great display, some of the other highlighting aspects of the Mi Notebook Air are its light weight and fingerprint unlocking. To be specific, the Mi Notebook Air 13.3-inch is designed with a metal body, measures 309.6 x 210.9 x 14.8 mm and weighs 1.3 kg. The support for fingerprint unlock lets users to unlock the laptop with just a finger touch just the way smartphones are unlocked.
The 13.3-inch Mi Notebook Air comes preinstalled with Windows 10 Home Edition and comes with UHD Graphics 620. The laptop packs dual fan cooling technology paired with a 2+2 heat pipe for maintaining the internal temperature of the laptop. The Mi Notebook Air comes with a 40W battery with support for fast charging through USB-C. Xiaomi claims that the fast charging technology inside the Mi Notebook Air is so fast that it takes 30 minutes to charge 50 per cent which will offer a battery backup of 9.5 hours on a single charge.
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