I've had my Vortex IX for a week now and have been blown away by its performance. As someone who not only plays games but also uses CAD packages for 3D design and 3D printing I wanted something that could cope with it all, I've not been disappointed. Although it's not perfect.
The good.
Lighter than my previous laptop.
Clear bright screen
Very good performance in games and CAD
Nice feel to the keys
Looks great.
The bad.
Ventilation, the laptop struggles to suck in enough air on a flat surface which leads to.
Noise, with only 50% utilisation the fans wind up, this is compounded by the poor ventilation.
A terrible fingerprint sensor that has only worked successfully once in the time I've had the laptop.
The ugly.
Stickers, I don't want them.
Touchpad position, it's too far to the left.
I fixed the ventilation issue by 3D printing my own stand, which raises the laptop a couple of cm at the back, this also helps reduce the fan noise. As does selecting whisper mode in supported games.
In conclusion, can I live with the negatives? Of course, none of them are any more than minor annoyances. I've already learnt to work around them. Ultimately this is an extremely capable laptop and I am very happy with it.
The good.
Lighter than my previous laptop.
Clear bright screen
Very good performance in games and CAD
Nice feel to the keys
Looks great.
The bad.
Ventilation, the laptop struggles to suck in enough air on a flat surface which leads to.
Noise, with only 50% utilisation the fans wind up, this is compounded by the poor ventilation.
A terrible fingerprint sensor that has only worked successfully once in the time I've had the laptop.
The ugly.
Stickers, I don't want them.
Touchpad position, it's too far to the left.
I fixed the ventilation issue by 3D printing my own stand, which raises the laptop a couple of cm at the back, this also helps reduce the fan noise. As does selecting whisper mode in supported games.
In conclusion, can I live with the negatives? Of course, none of them are any more than minor annoyances. I've already learnt to work around them. Ultimately this is an extremely capable laptop and I am very happy with it.