There are things you don't expect to find in an affordable gaming laptop; there are after all, compromises you have to make to find a mobile machine that fits into a tight budget. But this , has literally everything that I would want in a new gaming laptop.
For a start, I love 14-inch machines. They're absolutely my jam. I've got a desktop PC with a decently sized screen if I want to game at scale, so if I'm going mobile then I want a small gaming laptop, and I find the 14-inch form factor the ideal size for me. You get enough space in
the chassis to deliver enough cooling to pretty powerful components, and a frame that will house ww winner55 a proper screen, too.
There's also no compromise on gaming hardware here, either. There's a full RTX 4070 GPU inside it with a 140W TGP. That's the same level as you'll find in , too, and that delivers a fantastic gaming experience even at the native resolution. Especially once you factor in DLSS and Frame Generation in titles that can capitalise on it.
In terms of CPU, you're getting a 14-core, 20-thread Intel 13th Gen processor. But don't worry that's nominally a generation out of date, because there is practically no difference between the 13th Gen Raptor Lake and the 14th Gen Raptor Lake Refresh architectures. In short, you're still getting a pretty damned powerful processor in your wee machine.
Now, it bears saying that it's not the prettiest notebook out there. It might be a small 14-inch gaming laptop, but its still a bit of a chonky looking boi. It's not necessarily that thick—and it's certainly not heavy, in fact it's a little lighter than the Blade 14—but its angular nature makes it feel a bit more chunky than the svelte Razer machine.