Tech Advisor – October 2019

OCTOBER 2019 • TECH ADVISOR 19

REVIEW

complicated than web browsing, and I’m always a bit

let down when I see this design on a gaming laptop.

I’m also leery of rear-facing laptop ports. The G7 15

has an SD card slot and one USB-A port on the right

side, plus another USB-A, a USB-C Thunderbolt port,

and headphones on the left. The rest is on the rear,

including power, HDMI and Mini DisplayPort, another

USB-A port, ethernet, and a lock.

Power is the one that annoys me most. Rear-facing

is great for desks to control clutter, but annoying when

the AC cable is hanging off your lap or bumping up

against the back of an airline tray table. Last year’s G

15 arranged all its ports on the sides, so it can be done.

Hopefully Dell reverts with the next model.

Dell has upgraded
the keyboard to
RGB backlighting