It has always been my habit to have a high end desktop as my daily driver, and over the years i've picked up modest laptops alo...  Read More

It has always been my habit to have a high end desktop as my daily driver, and over the years i've picked up modest laptops along the way to use for school or work.  Read Less

Fixed the concern myself, side that issue i have no issues good laptop.

Fixed the concern myself, side that issue i have no issues good laptop.  Read Less

" video conversion, audio encoding, extreme multi-tasking (streaming, downloading, recording security cam video locally, listen...  Read More

" video conversion, audio encoding, extreme multi-tasking (streaming, downloading, recording security cam video locally, listening to music, reading news, etc.  Read Less

Lastly, this laptop can get pretty toasty in "performance mode," unless the fans are at max.

Lastly, this laptop can get pretty toasty in "performance mode," unless the fans are at max.  Read Less

Then i spent a few more bucks for a 32gb kit of ddr4-3200 cl18 ram, and an extra 1tb ssd to double storage capacity.

Then i spent a few more bucks for a 32gb kit of ddr4-3200 cl18 ram, and an extra 1tb ssd to double storage capacity.  Read Less

The value and performance these systems offer at that price point was hard to ignore, so i had a choice to make.

The value and performance these systems offer at that price point was hard to ignore, so i had a choice to make.  Read Less

Arrived ahead of time, in good condition.

Arrived ahead of time, in good condition.  Read Less

The asus was admittedly the more powerful alternative, configured with both a cpu and gpu that were essentially one step up fro...  Read More

The asus was admittedly the more powerful alternative, configured with both a cpu and gpu that were essentially one step up from the msi components, but it came with half the storage, and i don't have any affinity for gaming laptops that look like toys.  Read Less

Over the past 5+ years or so, as amd began pushing core counts with each iteration of the zen architecture that underpins their...  Read More

Over the past 5+ years or so, as amd began pushing core counts with each iteration of the zen architecture that underpins their ryzen cpus (forcing intel to keep up), coupled with new i/o standards like displayport, and usb-c, from a functional perspective, we've arrived at a point in the industry that truly favors any consumer in the market for a real desktop replacement that doesn't require sacrifices, and isn't cost prohibitive.  Read Less