OCTOBER 2019 • TECH ADVISOR 17REVIEWoffers a modest performance uptick. Only a small
(and slow-growing) number of games support the
RTX GPU’s ray tracing talents, while earlier games see
scant benefit. Don’t get us wrong – the G7 15 has a lot
going for it. But if you’re looking for more immediate
performance gratification, consider a configuration
that’s a little less avant-garde.
Design
Dell’sgaminglaptopshavebecomelessbusinesslike
astimehaspassed,butthey’restillprettyplain.
Despitethe G7 15’s slight angle to the front and rear
faces and overabundance of vent lines, it’s anyone’s
guess as to whether it’s a supercharged gaming laptop
or your work machine.
That said, there is one curious decision: a slight
bump on the lid, over the hinge, protruding a quarter
of an inch or so – see image on page 18. Maybe this
bump reinforces the hinge. Maybe it makes more room
for the innards. Maybe it’s a conscious design choice.
It doesn’t really matter. The point is I can’t remember
the last laptop I reviewed where the lid wasn’t simply
flat. The bump proved bothersome when, say, carrying
it plusa numberofotherflatitemsin a bagtogether,
orstacking anything on top of it.
The G7 15 measures 364.3x273.4x19.9mm and
weighs2.5kg.That’s(mercifully)a fractionsmaller
thanlastyear’sdesign,thoughstillontheheavierside
foramodern gaming laptop.
Things look better on the inside. Dell redesigned the
bezels – the top and sides are now a dainty 0.5in, which
makes it look a lot sleeker than before. Our model