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The HP Pavilion 15T is an elegant and sleek gaming laptop that delivers a pretty solid gaming and overall performance. Its battery life is also quite impressive for a gaming laptop. It is an expressive laptop, coming in several different colors like most gaming laptops do. All in all, it is a pretty decent gaming laptop with a modest price range.

Overview

Before we dive deeper into the review, here is a quick overview of the HP Pavilion 15T’s hardware specs:

Processor: Intel Core i5-7300HQ Processor
Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 GPU
Screen: 15.6 inches 1920×1080 Multi-touch supporting 10 finger touch
Memory: 1TB HDD, 12GB of RAM, 4GB of VRAM
Battery: Up to 6.5 hours of battery life

Design

The HP Pavilion 15T is a sleek laptop, with a black brushed aluminum chassis with green accents. The lid elegantly curves over the hinges at the bottom giving the laptop a unique look.

When you open the laptop, it has a similar black brushed aluminum deck, with soft green accents on the speaker, touchpad and the keyboard. The power button also glows green when you switch on the laptop.
Its dimensions are 14.9×9.9×1 inches, and it weighs a comfortable 5.4 pounds. Although this design means you will be wiping your fingerprints off your machine almost daily, it is a small price to pay for a laptop that looks this good.

Display

The 15.6-inch display is a bit dull, which takes away from the gaming experience if you are using it for gaming. However, it has crystal clear clarity at 1920×1080 HD resolution. The touchscreen is a very responsive multi-touch screen supporting 10 finger touch.

Hardware

The HP Pavilion comes with a standard range of hardware:

1. Ports and Slots

The HP Pavilion 15T comes with several ports and slots. On the right side, it has a USB 3.0 port, a USB Type C port, a 3-in-1 card reader, an HDMI port, an Ethernet port, and a power port. On the left side, it has two USB 3.0 ports, an earphone and headphone jack, and a secure lock slot.

2. Webcam

It comes with a 720 HD front-facing webcam. However, if you can, you should definitely invest in a good quality webcam, The photos you will get from the HP Pavilion 15T, like from most laptops, are grainy and blurry. The images will have noise and the colors will not be accurate. You can, however, use it for such tasks as Skype calls, where communication is more important than how you look.

3. Keyboard and Touchpad

The keyboard comes with preinstalled green underlighting that gives the laptop a nice sparkling emerald look when lit. However, these lights cannot be customized, so if you wanted some RGB lighting, this is not for you.

The keyboard is also very comfortable to use, largely due to its placement. It rests snugly at the center in an island style that you will definitely appreciate.

The touchpad is extra long, at 4.5 inches and 2.3 inches wide. It has the same elegant green lining, and it will give your fingers a lot of room to move around, swipe and scroll. Every gesture will be accurate with a touchpad this size.

Software

It comes with a few preinstalled software. For example, you get Nvidia’s GeForce Experience software to customize and enhance your gaming experience. It also has a host of other HP software, such as Recovery Manager, HP Support, HP SmartFriend, and Orbit. Orbit is a nice little software that lets you transfer data between multiple devices.

HP, however, bloats its machines with a huge amount of third-party apps and software. Although these do not actually harm your machine, they can quickly get annoying. The Pavilion 15T comes loaded with McAfee, Netflix, Dropbox, Cyberlink Media Suite, Wild Tangent Games, Amazon, Microsoft Games, The Weather Channel, Evernote, TripAdvisor, and Priceline. You will probably never use most of these and you should definitely uninstall them as soon as you can. Start with McAfee. There are way better antivirus programs out there.

Performance

1. Overall Performance

It has a 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5-7300 HQ processor with 12GB of RAM. This makes it able to perform multiple tasks and to multitask efficiently. You can watch a movie, stream videos and browse using multiple tabs all at the same time and it will not lag.

The HP Pavilion 15T also does not easily heat up. It can comfortably handle running demanding software and remain cool to the touch.

2. Graphics

It has an Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 GPU with 4GB of VRAM. This delivers a solid gaming experience, especially if you use modest settings.

Some units reviewed online had stability issues, where the laptop would show lines across the screen several times as it was used. Others experienced bluescreens or inconsistent performance issues. HP released a firmware update for this model to fix the issues it was facing. After the update, fewer problems were reported, but a few cases still persisted.

Audio

The audio quality leaves much to be desired. You would want to use a pair of headphones for a better gaming experience if you are using the HP Pavilion 15T because the standard speakers are disappointingly weak. Perhaps this is partly because the main speakers have been placed on the bottom front part of the laptop, a position that has been proven to make the audio perform better on hard surfaces than on soft ones such as laps.

It comes with Bang & Olufsen audio software to help you customize your audio performance. The software has three presets: Voice, Movie, and Music. If you want the best audio quality and volume, use the Movie setting. However, despite the boost this setting gives, the overall audio performance is still a little lacking.

Battery Life

The HP Pavilion 15T is a breath of fresh air when it comes to battery life. Most gaming laptops are usually very disappointing in this area, with famously short battery lives. Despite being able to handle heavy tasks, the HP Pavilion 15T can run for 6 hours and 30 minutes of non-stop use.

Summary

To summarize, here is a list of pros and cons you can expect with the HP Pavilion 15T:

Pros

1. It has a classy and attractive design2. The graphics are solid with a good overall performance3. It has a good battery life

4. The keyboard is well designed and comfortable

Finding the right 17-inch laptop is not an easy task at all.

First, you will have to define what tasks you will doing on that laptop, and find the best 17-inch laptop that can handle that. But what if you know nothing about laptops, you don’t don’t know what a CPU, GPU or RAM is?

Or you would like a laptop, that can complete a certain task perfectly, like gaming or video editing but don’t know which one to choose?

Maybe you have a lower budget, and would like to get the best bang for your buck, but not sure which one is the best budget 17-inch laptop?

No worries, we are here to help you. We are not going to teach you how does the CPU or GPU work, instead, we have selected 10 laptops, reviewed them, and made them into a list, to make sure you find the right one you are looking for.

We have created a top ten list of the currently best 17-inch laptops that you can get in 2018. These laptops vary in price, and each has different specifications, which makes it work for one task, or several, based on the price tag.

Have a tight budget, but still, want to play some games? We got you.

You don’t care about money, just want to run games at max settings and enjoy the fabulous graphics? This is your list.

Want to render videos or images as fast as possible? Read on.

Below you will find a table with all the ten best rated 17-inch laptops we have reviewed if you know what you are looking for and familiar with the specifications, feel free to choose one, if you are not, then just simply click on the name, and your browser will jump to the review

Our picks of the Best 17-inch Laptops

HP Pavilion 17 – The Best 17-inch Laptop for students

Are you a student and looking for the best 17-inch laptop for the money? You have found it. The Pavilion from HP is a pretty all-around device if you are looking for one under 1000 dollars, that can satisfy all your needs.

The Pavilion comes with a very cool looking black design, which gives it a metal feeling, but it is all plastic. The hinges of the laptop are good, they are not too loose nor too tight, it easily holds the 17.3 inch glossy screen of the laptop. The laptop has a Windows 10 Home OS installed and activated on it.

This 17-inch laptop has a glossy screen, which means it provides better color intensity, and better contrast ratios, but on the downside, it reflects external light, which can be very annoying. But, if you are using it at night,it is perfect and better than matte screens.

It has a 1600 x 900 resolution, which is between somewhere 720p and 1080p. It is perfect for reading documents, watching videos and movies, or playing games on low settings.

Let’s look at the guts of this little beast. It comes with an Intel Dual Core processor that can easily beat AMD, and a built-in Intel HD graphics card. These are pretty neat if you are an average everyday user, who wants to browse the internet, watch videos, put together a Word document, but it will not hold it is ground for any recent video game.

The Pavilion comes with 8 GBs of DDR4 memories. This is more than enough for an average user, if you aren’t trying to launch seven copies of Photoshop, while running Chrome with twenty tabs open. Beware, Chrome loves eating RAM.

It has 1 TB of space, which can easily hold millions of your documents, several thousand photos and a few hundred hours of videos of your cat/dog while he/she is sleeping.

The DTS Sound built-in speakers are not the greatest, but I wouldn’t expect a Dolby Surround system built into it for this price tag.

There is 1 USB on the right side, and 2 on the right along with an HDMI port.

The 3 cell battery is capable to power your computer up to 7.5 hours under normal use, but to be honest, it is more like 6-6.5 hours, due to the possibility that some software use up more power.

Acer Predator Helios 300 – Best 17-inch Laptop Under 1500 for Gaming

Want to run most games at Ultra, while traveling? Done. The Helios 300 from Acer is your perfecth choice then! For under 1500, this is the best gaming 17-inch laptop currently on the market.

First the looks. The Predator is the Apex Predator in computer design. With its minimalistic, yet modern and well-polished look, it is absolutely the best. It is so cool, if it were a man, we would call him Mr. Steal Yo’ Girl. While the predator logo is not metal like on the 15.6-inch version of this laptop, it still gives a metalish and awesome look.

The Helios 300 has a high-quality plastic casing, with vents on the back. The backlit keyboards make it easy to use the keyboard at night.

It comes with a Windows 10 Home Operating System installed on it, so you don’t have to worry about installing it yourself.

The screen of the predator is a 17.3″ IPS. 1080P and widescreen as well, with a resolution of 1920×1080. The IPS technology makes it easy to see its full potential from all angles.

When it comes to gaming, the Helios 300 has everything you need. The quad-core i7-7700HQ Processor which can be boosted to 3.8 GHz is more than enough for running new games on high settings. The GPU of this 17-inch laptop is a GTX 1060 with 6 GBs of ram.

The Helios has 16GBs of DDR4 ram, and comes with a 256 GB super-fast SSD, which will make your Operating System load fast, and a 1 TB HDD for all your data.

Sounds are coming out of two speakers on the bottom. They are loud enough to fill up a small room, with very nice highs and mids, but there is like no bass whatsoever.

The battery life is not the greatest. It is no surprise, considering there is only a 48 WH battery inside. It averages 4 hours of use when not gaming, and about 45 minutes to 1 hour when i was gaming.

The Helios 300 manages to be an amazing deal. You are getting decent sound, a very powerful graphics card, enough USD and other ports, and it is pretty quiet as well. Make sure you get the Acer accessories as well.

ASUS VivoBook Pro 17 N705 – 17-inch Budget Gaming Laptop

Asus is not a new brand when it comes to selling laptops. I believe they have more than twenty years of experience in making laptops, and they are particular. You will have to find the right model of course, what matches your needs.

If you don’t have several thousand of dollars to spend, but still want an enjoyable gaming experience, the Asus VivoBook Pro 17 will surely meet your needs.

The ASUS VivoBook Pro 17 has a strong and beautiful design, just as we expect from Asus. The backlit keyboard is very comfortable and offers several light options.

There is a Windows 10 Home ready and installed on the computer, with the default software.

The glossy screen of this 17-incher is 17.3 inches, and Full HD. Although it is Full HD, I didn’t like the quality of it that much, it looks a little washed out. But for this price range, I wouldn’t expect anything better.

The CPU of this seventeen-inch laptop is a 4 core I7-8550U with a max turbo frequency of 4.00 GHz. But the GPU is where things start to get crazy. Finding a laptop, that fits your budget, and can run games at the same times is very hard. Well, the VivoBook is your solution.

It has a GeForce GTX 1050 4 GB Graphics Card, which can run any game for the next 2 years, at like medium-high setting. I’m not saying you will play games at ultra, and have 150 FPS, but this can easily run any game and have a constant 60-70 FPS at medium-high settings.

The 16GB DDR4 RAMs can easily handle any game, or software in the background.

To make the OS load fast, the Vivobook has a 256 GB SSD, with 1 TB HDD storage. Make sure you remove the 4-ounce weight from the 2.5 HDD Bay, even if you are not planning to add an HD to it, it makes it pretty heavy.

The stereo speakers built into the bottom is excellent. It has superb highs and lows.

I expected the fans to be a little quieter, which is not that big of a deal but can be annoying if you are sitting in a quiet room.

The Battery life is not the greatest, it avarages about 3 hours while using it for gaming.

Razer Blade Pro Gaming Laptop – Best 17-Inch Gaming Laptop

The Razer Blade Pro is nothing short of extra, and for this price tag, we expect nothing less.

First, let’s take a look at the build quality. It has a complete aluminum body, with a matt black coating. Razer did a good job on this if you ask me. The computer itself is very sturdy and robust. You don’t have to worry about flexing the screen because there is no give anywhere on it. I highly suggest getting a case for it, when you purchase it from Amazon.

You can easily open this 17-inch laptop with one hand, but on the other side, it collects fingerprints and smudges like a madman. I always had to carry around some cloth to clean it.

We have a lot of connectivity, with three USB ports, 1 Thunderbolt three port, and an SD card reader.

The 4K THC Certified display provides you with an excellent multimedia experience. It has spectacular color accuracy, which makes it ideal for content creation. The viewing angles are perfect. It’s a 2-in-1 because it’s a touch display as well, although my only problem with it that it’s glossy.

The keys of the mechanical keyboard are individually lit, which you can control and add cool effects.

Razer has replaced the number pad with a trackpad, which can be annoying to get used to if you are in need of a numpad.

Above the trackpad, there is a scroll wheel for audio, which is very convenient instead of using the function buttons.

The Blade comes with a two-megapixel webcam that is capable of shooting 1080p video at 30 fps. It is good enough for Skype calls, or Messenger Video Chats, but I wouldn’t personally use it to stream.

It has two up pointing speakers on both sides. You can listen to anything on max without any weird noises, and it gets very loud with even some bass in it.

This thing is a monster. As expected, it handles games like a champ. You can play any AAA game on this thing maxed out, without any stutter. The GTX 1080 8GB does its work very well, with the CPU. I never experienced overheating, or thermal throttling at all.

It is awesome for video editing as well. Rendering times of 4K videos are almost 1-to-1 with the time of the project itself.

Cooling all of this hardware are two small fans underneath the laptop. Since the fans are thin, and designed to be minimalistic there isn’t much airflow, and it get’s definitely loud.

Battery life isn’t so spectacular either, with under just four hours of moderate usage, but with such heavy hardware inside, I didn’t expect much here anyway.

This laptop is awesome if you are an on-the-go person and would love to take advantage of the hardware built in it.

Eluktronics N870HP6 Pro-X – The Undercover Prodigy

I know what most of you are thinking. “I don’t know this brand, never heard of them, let’s skip this one.”

And I completely understand that, let’s face the truth, trusting a company with your money that you’ve never heard before is not an easy task.

But this is an advantage for you as well. Since they are not a very well known brand, they can offer lower prices, for products that have the same performance as other laptops from well known brands, for a higher price tag.

By the name, you would assume, that it is another chinese company, trying to trick you into buying their product and disappearing without any guarantees. Well, it isn’t true for Eluktronics. This Eluktronics review will prove that wrong.

Eluktronics is a U.S based company, with a lot of products. You can read about their company if you want, by clicking here.

But let’s talk about the Eluktronics N870HP6 Pro-X.

The build quality of this laptop is marvelous. It has a very slim and sleek profile, especially for a gaming laptop. Although it is made out of plastic, its got gentle contours in its design.

The keyboard is a standard keyboard, nothing too fancy with quiet clicks. I have to mention that the keyboard is a little bit mushy, but nothing too bad. The keys are RGB backlit, meaning you can control the color, and the color can be dimmed. The touchpad is very responsive and recognizes finger gestures.

The Pro-X has a Windows 10 Home OS installed by default on it.

When it comes to ports, this 17 inch laptop has a ton. Its got 3 USB and 1 USB-C ports, 2 Mini Display ports, and one HDMI.

The screen of this laptop is a 17.3″ Full HD IPS. I absolutely love that it is matte, it is a great addition to an IPS display. The color accuracy is great, and with because its IPS, you have wide view angles.

It comes with a powerful Quad-core Intel processor and a GTX 1060 6GB which is plenty enough for gaming on high/ultra. Also, this laptop does not have the same version of GTX 1060 as Acer or Alienware laptops have, but it still holds its grounds. This version has 16 GB of DDR4 RAM.

The PCIe 256 GB SSD is very fast at loading the OS and games, but since this version does not come with a HDD, I would recommend upgrading it with at least 1 TB.

Since this is a cheaper 17 inch laptop, the cooling gets a little noisy, but it is not unbearably loud. Also, when the system can get along with passive cooling, it turns off the fans.

The quality of the speakers is pretty cheap, they sound like a mobile speaker, so i recommend getting an external speaker or headphones.

It has a decent batterylife, somewhere around 5 to 6 hours with normal use.

Don’t be afraid to go with a smaller or not well known brand, just make sure you read some reviews before, just like you did here. You will often find, that these manufacturers offer better specs at lower price. Well, we hope that you liked this Eluktronic review, this is really a decent laptop for your buck.

Alienware AW17R4-7352SLV-PUS – The VR Ready

The Alienware AW17R4 is a heavy duty machine. If you are planning on running VR games, rendering videos, models, images – this will be an amazing fit.

I say nothing new when I tell you that Alienware makes good looking laptops. The Alienware AW17R4 has a excellent build quality, it does an amazing job by combining a sleek look, with just the right amount of RGB lightning.

Even though it looks like a 17.3 inch gaming laptop, it just looks classier compared to the overdone red and black gaming laptops that are currently on the market.

The majority of the Alienware 17 R4 is made out of aluminum with a soft touch plastic throughout the deck and sides.

This 17-inch laptop weighs 9.74 pounds, which makes it a desktop replacement with the benefit of being somewhat portable.

Alienware decided to place the majority of the ports on the back. There is an ethernet jack, Display port, HDMI, USB Type C. On the left there is a USB 2.0 Type C, one USB 3.0 port and the audio jack.

Finally, on the right, you have one more USB 3.0’s.

Depending on which model you go for, it can be equipped with a full HD, QHD or UHD 17-inch display. QHD is the only one that has the 120 Hertz refresh rate and gsync. It all sounds great, but keep in mind that you will have to live with a TN panel instead of an IPS one. It going to be a lot better for gaming, but not the best choice for design work.

The colors are accurate.

In terms of performance, it can obviously do all the day-to-day tasks, like browse the web, have tons of tabs open, work in Photoshop, do CAD work, but ultimately, this is a gaming laptop. It can easily handle any game at ultra while keeping the framerates at 100-150.

The webcam of this laptop records in 1080P, but nothing too fancy.

The R4 is equipped with Tobi eye tracking, what you can use for Windows Hello facial recognition.

The keyboard is nice and plush with soft-touch plastic keys, they are super comfortable to type on.

Sound Quality on the 17 R4 is amazing. Even with the two speakers on the front and the subwoofer on the bottom, the volume got loud enough to fill up a medium sized room.

When it comes to heat, the Alienware 17 completely nails it. I was super impressed, how well this laptop manages heat dissipation. There was no thermal throttling at all. The fans do get loud, if the temps get higher.

There is RGB lighting so the keyboard can be changed to any color you want.

The battery inside is 99 watt-hours and averages around 4 hours before needing a charge. When gaming, it is only getting about 1.5 hours or so.

The Alienware 17 R4 is a fantastic and one of the best 17-inch gaming laptop, it is a great desktop replacement and it is somewhat portable.

ASUS ROG Strix GL702VS – The Portable

If you have seen the ROG series from ASUS, this 17-incher will amaze you even more. The lid is made out of aluminium with a brushed finish. The ROG Logo looks very cool with the two diagonal lines, especially at night, because they light up, when you turn the machine on.

Of course, not all of the laptop is metal, the deck is plastic with the same brushed look, and the bottom is plastic too. It comes with an activated and ready version of Windows 10 Home.

In terms of ports, you are not going to get an optical drive, and that is just because the laptop is fairly thin, and you can’t really fit one in there.

The left side has the power connector, RJ45, mini display, HDMI , one USB 3.1 type C, one USB 3.0 port, and a combo audio jack.

On the right side, there is an SD card reader and two USB ports.

It comes with a 1080P display and supports Nvidia’s Gsync. Since the display is matte, you won’t get any glare but the color representation isn’t that great if you plan on using this laptop to edit video, or do professional work.

Above the display, there is a front-facing camera which shoots in HD, but the quality is not that spectacular.

We have a normal sized keyboard, with a numeric keypad. You can easily bring up the Gaming Center Software with the ROG button. Although the level of backlighting is adjustable, the only color is red.

In terms of specifications, you have a bunch of options to choose out from. You can get it with GTX 1070, or GTX 1080 graphics card, 16 or 32 GB of ram (Memory), and with a 1 TB HDD and an additional Solid State Drive. You should add another 1 tb hard drive or just buy a 2 tb hdd.

The CPU is a quad-core Intel processor which is capable of running any software or games on the highest settings, without bottlenecking the GPU you chose.

The front-facing speakers sound satisfying, but the mid frequencies are a bit washed out.

The CPU does not get throttled, even under heavy use, and the fans get pretty loud when the CPU is used 100%, but that is pretty normal for laptops.

The uptime averages 3-4 hours while doing simple things, while gaming this reduces to 2-3 hours on average.

Lenovo ideaPad Y700 – Best Under 1000

The Y700 is a 17-incher with a pretty strong Intel quad core processor, a good enough graphics card and absolutely amazing speakers. Let’s lok at the review.

The cover of the Y700 is made out of a durable, and brushed aluminum which looks beautiful, but collects fingerprints like crazy. The area around the keyboard is covered with a matte soft rubber all to the sides.

Let’s look at the overall look of the Y700. The lid is brushed aluminum, and it’s made durable. If you like to keep your computers clean, keep a cloth nearby because it collects fingerprints like crazy.

The Lenovo ideaPad Y700 provides more ports than you will need. On the left side, you have the traditional ports like AC, Ethernet, Jack. There is a Novo button which can be useful for getting in the boot menu quickly. On the right, there are two USB 3.0’s and an HDMI.

It comes with a Windows 10 Home installed. The wireless drivers are automatically installed as well.

The display is color accurate, but I wasn’t amazed by the brightness of it, even when maxed out. It is anti-glare, but again, i still saw some reflections.

The laptop has a 720p webcam and the quality of the video is not bad.

The keyboard of the Y700 is backlit, with only one color, red. This cannot be changed, unfortunately, but it can be dimmed.

The JBL speakers in the laptop are very impressive. They are loud and sound very marvelous at the same time, and the subwoofer gives nice lows.

The vents are placed at the back of the laptop, which gives the laptop a “gaming laptop” look. You might need a bigger case for this.

The performance of this 17-inch laptop is rad. If you are planning on using it for everyday tasks like browsing the web or reading emails, watching movies, you won’t have any problems.

The Geforce 960M 4 GB does a  good job running games, it can handle newer games at high-medium graphics.

The cooling of this laptop is very good. I never had thermal throttling issues, and the fans are fairly quiet, when you are not gaming. When you are gaming, it gets a bit loud. My version came with a 1 tb hard drive.

It’s got a 60 watt hour four-cell battery. The Lenovo Y700 is capable of running for 3-4 hour under normal use, and about 1,5 hours if you are gaming.

If you would like to play games on a 17-inch laptop, but don’t want the best graphics, get this. It’s heavy and big, but if you are planning on gaming, this won’t be that big of an issue.

Dell i5767-5889GRY Inspiron Pro – Best for office work

The Dell Inspiron Pro was created with style in mind. It perfectly fits any desk or business meeting you may have, without directing too many unwanted eyes at you.

This Dell 17-inch laptop has a brushed and beautiful plastic unibody, It was clearly created for work purposes.

It comes with a preinstalled Windows 10. Keep in mind, that Microsoft Office is a separate product and is not included with Windows 10, so you will have to buy it separately. If you are looking for free alternatives, I recommend using Open Office.

What Windows 10 does include is Cloud saving, what makes your Office documents secure, even if your hard drive dies on you.

When it comes to ports, the Dell Inspiron has plenty that you may need. On the left, you have the AC Power port, the Ethernet, a HDMI port, two USB 3.0 ports, and a combo jack. On the right side, you’ve got an SD card reader, an USB 2.0 and an Optical drive.

The lid opens up pretty easily, and it’s not loose at all.

The Dell Inspiron Pro has a 17-inch anti-glare HD display. To be honest, the colors are a little off, and it’s not Full HD (1600 x 900). Due to that, I wouldn’t recommend it for any Photoshop work, or anything that needs good color representation.

The Dell i5767-5889GRY can easily handle and was built for business tasks like reading emails, dealing with documents, browsing on the web. With the Intel Core I5 CPU and integrated graphics, you can easily watch videos and movies as well. It comes with 8 GB of memory, which is more than enough for the average user. The Wireless connectivity is 802.11b/g/n.

My version had a 1TB HDD, which paired with the Cloud saving or perfect. The keyboard is comfortable, easy to type on, and is backlit.

The stereo speakers of this Dell are not the best, but enough for multimedia purposes.

Since the Dell notebook doesn’t overheat, the fans rarely turn on, and even when they do, don’t make a lot of sound.

The 42WH battery is capable of running the notebook for at least 6 hours at normal use.

If you are looking for a notebook that you can easily carry to work, or watch videos on, the Dell Inspiron Pro is a very good choice.

HP Envy 17t Review – Best Multimedia Laptop with 17-Inch Screen

The HP Envy 17t is the true multimedia laptop you need for your everyday needs. With a Full HD touchscreen, and a decent performance, it beats every laptop in it’s league. This HP Envy 17T review will help you decide if you want this laptop or not.

The look of the HP Envy 17T is minimalistic, yet beautiful. The aluminum chassis gives a premium design to the unibody of the HP Envy 17t.

This 17-inch notebook comes with Windows 10 installed by default.

On the right, you can find a USB 3.1 Type C, a mini HDMI, an SD Card reader, a USB 3.1 Type A, and a combo jack. On the left, you’ve got two USB 2.0 Ports, and the ethernet connection.

The screen is a 17.3 inch Full HD IPS, with Ultra Wide View Angles, and with added edge-to-edge glass touchscreen. The display is matte, so you shouldn’t have any reflections of outside light, but since it’s a touchscreen it collects fingerprints like hell, so if you are planning on using that feature, keep a cleaning cloth nearby!

The performance of this multimedia 17-inch laptop is completely enough for what it’s made to do. It can easily play Full HD videos without stuttering, it can handle several tabs open, and has no problem with working in Photoshop. It has a two core I7 processor, with a Geforce 940MX and 16GB of DDR4 memory. While these aren’t the best specification for gaming, for multimedia and working purposes, they work perfectly.

The laptop is extremely fast with the built-in 512 GB of M.2 Solid State Drive, but my version had an additional 1 tb hard drive as well. If you’d like you can even upgrade it with a normal hard drive as well.

The speakers in the HP Envy 17t are not the best, but fairly enough for watching movies and videos. Although they can’t fill a whole room, they can give enough sound to make you enjoy the video/movie you are watching. The wireless connectivity is exceptional, had nor problems with it. You can find deals on Amazon, where it comes with some handy accessories.

The fans are pretty quiet, never really got loud when I was using this laptop.

The batterylife is pretty good, you can easily get 5-6 hours of use out of the 41 WH batteries.

Upgrading this notebook is a pretty hard task, since the back cover is very hard to remove.

Hope this HP Envy 17T review helped and you were able to decide to purchase it or not!

How to choose the right 17 inch laptop for your needs?

First of all, you will need to define what your needs are! Do you want to play games on the highest presets? Want to watch movies, browse the internet, or just simply edit images and videos?

Well, all of these tasks require different specifications, but we are here to help you choose.

For Gaming: If you would like to enjoy the games with a steady framerate on Ultra, you will need a laptop with a powerful graphics card, starting from the GeForce GTX 1060. In terms of CPU and RAM (Memory), you will need a CPU with at least 4 cores, and 16 GB of ram. An SSD is a must, if you would like games to load fast.

For Simple Tasks: If you only want to use the laptop to browse the internet, write documents or watch movies, you won’t need a very powerful computer. A 2 core CPU, and integrated graphics card can easily handle these tasks, but I would recommend getting at least 1 TB of hard drive and 8 GB of RAM (Memory).

For Design (Video Editing, Image Editing): First of all, you will need a color accurate display, which is at least Full HD. If you are planning on editing videos and rendering them, you will need a good graphics card and CPU as well. I highly recommend getting a hard drive with at least 2 TB of space, and an SSD.

Looking for a nice backpack to carry them in? Check out our 17 inch laptop backpack list!

If you are someone that travels a lot for work or pleasure, you are likely going to find the need to bring your laptop with you at some point. Bringing a laptop can be a hassle considering the effort it takes to get the laptop out of your bag and back in it while going through security.

Unpacking your laptop backpack if it’s not TSA friendly can be a real hassle, especially if it is packed with your stuff.

Imagine how nice it would be, if you could just simple unzip your bag, unfold it, put it on the conveyor and you are done! No unpacking, no trouble with getting your laptop out of the sleeve.

Well, today is your lucky day, because I’ve decided to review five of the best TSA Checkpoint friendly laptop backpacks and bags and present them on my blog. These gears vary in price, there are premium and general ones as well, to make sure you find one that fits your budgets as well as your budget.

A TSA approved laptop backpack is a must if you are traveling a lot. Here is our list of the best five currently on the market. Feel free to browse the table, and click on the product names to find the reviews about the certain product.

1. Timbuk2 Uptown – The TSA Friendly Laptop Backpack

The Timbuk2 Uptown is a pretty neat looking TSA friendly laptop backpack. It has everything that an everyday traveler might need, even if you are commuting cross-country.

When it comes to organization, this laptop rucksack is the absolute best. The small zippered pocket on the front of the bag is great if you want to keep smaller items where you can easily grab them. There is a side pocket on the left side of the bag which is stretchy, meaning it can fit anything at the size of a water bottle. To be honest, it would be great if there were a side pocket on the right side as well, because most of the time one water bottle is not enough, especially if you are taking a longer trip.

There is a larger space in the backpack as well, which is capable of holding all of your books, your clothes, and other gadgets or everyday stuff you may carry around with you. The design inside this compartment helps you keep things organized.

The laptop compartment of the laptop-friendly backpack can easily hold up any portable computer and mac up to 15 inches. Because it’s a TSA friendly backpack, you can simply send your backpack through security without the need of removing your laptop or anything from your backpack. The Timbuk2 Uptown completely folds out, making your security checks hassle free. The velcro protected laptop sleeve won’t let your laptop to slide out.

This rucksack is pretty comfortable, it has a ventilated back panel, which can be pretty handy, especially when it is summer. The strap design is not my personal favorite, but it’s certainly not bad.

It has a handle on each side, so you can kind of carry it around like a messenger bag if you want to.

On the downside, this backpack is pretty bulky, and heavy even when it is empty.

2. SwissGear Travel Gear 1900 – Airport Friendly Laptop Backpack for Travellers

If you have read the guide about the tibcos list of the top 10 17 inch laptop backpacks i made, the name SwissGear will sound familiar to you. Swissgear is a pretty well known and big name when it comes to travel gears. They literally produce and make everything that a traveler might need when backpacking trough their trips.

This bad boy can fit any laptop up to seventeen inch, and it’s lay flat technology what makes it totally TSA friendly. You just simply unzip the middle of the bag, lay it flat, and place it on the conveyor. It’s simple as that.

The SwissGear travel gear has everything that you might need when it comes to organizing your stuff. The multiple pockets on and inside the backpack helps you to keep track of everything you have placed inside. It has a dedicated pocket for your tablet and smaller peripherals.

The two pockets on the side of the bag allows you to carry two water bottles at the same time, which can come in pretty handy if you are on a longer trip.

This rucksack is pretty roomy and can hold a lot of stuff. Although it comes with a ton of space, it could use more smaller pockets for your medication, sunglasses.

3. Samsonite Pro 4 DLX Urban – The professional

Samsonite is the king of creating stylish laptop backpacks, and this airport friendly pack is gorgeous as well. It has a very clean, minimalistic design, yet its modern and can fit a lot of stuff. The leather finish on several spots of the bag really ads to the quality of the bag, makes it look like quality. If you want some approving looks on the airport, the Samsonite Pro 4 DLX Urban is a good choice.

The backpack is a pretty solid construction, but thanks to that it’s not light. In my opinion it’s not an issue, because i tend to carry around a lot of stuff already, so it does not make that much of a difference, but it might for someone who is used to smaller bags.

Although the Pro 4 seems small, it is surprisingly roomy. The zippered compartments make it very easy to open the bag at airport security checks, and the nylon material makes it elastic, yet durable.

Just like the SwissGear bag in the previous section, this bag has a lot of space and compartments as well. To be honest, this bag has even more.

The only thing that is missing from this backpack is the water bottle holders on the side of the backpack.

4. Alienware Awbp18 Orion Notebook Backpack – Checkpoint friendly for gamers

Are you a gamer, who travels a lot, and is sick and tired of slow airport checkpoints? Well, the beast backpack is going to be your best friend then. The Alienware Orion was purely made for gamers, it can hold any oversized, heavy gaming laptop up to 18.4 inches. Thanks to the flat layout of the bag, it is super easy to fit in even those big gaming laptops as well.

The Orion has a specific pocket for your gaming laptop, and in that same pocket there is a smaller zippered pocket where you can easily fit documents, CD, or any smaller item.

The middle zippered pocket of the bag is pretty big as well. It’s the same size as the laptop pocket, with a mesh zippered pocket, and a simple one. You can fit your USB Cooling pad here, your Ipad, tablet or even a smaller notebook might fit as well.

The third, last section has several smaller pockets, for your USB sticks, memory cards, or any smaller gear in general. These pockets are actually labeled, making finding your stuff easier.

The Orion is TSA Complaint, with scanfast, meaning you can simply leave your laptop in your backpack when going through security airport checks.

If you have a larger laptop that you carry around with yourself on trips, this backpack is a must-have.

5. Swiss Gear SA8733 – TSA Friendly Messenger Bag

I know, it’s not a backpack, but I had to include this messenger bag, because it’s so good quality and comes in very handy, when you only want to pack a few things, or don’t like backpacks.

Just as usual, SwissGear equals quality, and it really shows on this bag. The quality of the construction, the good zippers, the padding on the shoulder strap and the fabric material of the bag is high quality.

Despite it’s look, the Swiss Gear SA8733 has a lot of space. It can easily hold any laptop up to 15 inches, your textbooks or documents, while still leaving a lot of space to carry your stuff.

The messenger bag feels very good quality, feels like Swiss Gear is always aware of the material they make bags out of.

The bag has 5 pockets overall, including the one in the front. There is a big pouch for your laptop, and there are several other ones, with smaller pockets to help you keep your stuff organized.

The TSA Friendly name fits, because the bag is pretty easy to open and fold out.

The shoulder straps are pretty comfortable and padded, they are attached with two big hooks, that can be deattached if you want, so it’s pretty easy to remove the shoulder straps.

Although Swiss Gear does not say that this bag is waterproof, it’s pretty good. I walked with this bag trough heavy rainfall, and everything inside was totally dry and secure.

Although its a smaller bag, it’s got a little bit of weight, and if you don’t zip the bag correctly, your stuff can easily fall out.

Thanks to the great feedback we received to this post, we have decided to review the best laptops as well, that you can fit in these bags and are TSA friendly! Click here for the Tibco Approved 17 inch laptop list!

If you are a gamer, you know what it is like going through countless numbers of mice throughout the years of gaming. Some may wear out and get worse and worse by time, and there are occasions when you just simply bash it against your desk or even your wall enough times for it to not work anymore.

And this can happen to expensive mice as well, not only for the ones that are under 50$. After going through like 10 mouses over the course of 2 years, I finally made the decision to make a list of the 5 best budget gaming mouses that you can buy currently.

In this list, you will find several gaming mice that are under 50 and 30 dollars, with the same quality and attributes you would have with a high-end gaming mouse.

It does not matter, what game genre you are competing in, MOBA, RTS or even FPS, a mouse that is accurate and has a high sensitivity is a must. To get the best experience, you will have to choose a mouse that fits your hand and your gaming style. If you don’t choose this one properly, your hand may get tired easily, and your performance may be worse.

In this list, I am going to show you the best budget gaming mouses under 50$ that are currently out. I am going to break this list down into three sections, 50$, 30$, and 20$.

Don’t be fooled by the price, there are some awesome budget mice that you can use for any MOBA, like League Of Legends, or for any gaming genre, you would like. These mice were chosen very thoroughly, and every one of them was tested by me. If you are looking for a specific mouse for MMOs, and don’t mind spending more than 50$, then check out my MMO Gaming mouse list!

But if you have a tight budget, and want the best experience for your buck, here are the 5 mouses that I have chosen:

1. Corsair Gaming Sabre – Best FPS or MOBA Gaming Mouse Under 50

Our first budget mouse contender is from Corsair, a name I am sure you are familiar with. Corsair has a big name in the gaming mice industry, because of their awesome products. This cheap gaming mouse is completely lightweight, making it easier to handle, pick up, and from my experience, your hand does not get tired as fast, as it would with a heavier mouse.

This mouse is what every gamer dreams of. It’s lightweight, it has 8 programmable buttons, and an awesome 10000 DPI optical sensor, which makes it very accurate.

Want to have a mouse that resonates with your gaming keyboard? Don’t worry, the Sabre has a 16.8 million color backlighting, what you can configure with the CUE software that comes with the mouse.

This software is not only for making the mouse more pretty, but you can fine-tune the performance of it as well. This is where you can configure the eight buttons of the mouse as well.

Boom, boom, do you hear that a lot? Then you must be clicking a lot as well. Well, the Omron switches in this mouse are rated for 20 million clicks, but let’s say it does about 18’ish.

Honestly, if you are looking for a mouse under 50 dollars, buy this. This is the perfect budget mouse that you can use for MOBAs or FPS games.

2. Logitech G302 Daedalus Prime – The Best Cheap MOBA Gaming Mouse

If you are into mobas, you will be clicking even when you don’t have to. Waiting under a tower? Let’s click around, maybe do some funny glitches with your champion. But that is not the only moment when you need fast clicking. MOBA Players tend to click a lot when gaming, and that is what the Daedalus is an absolute king at, high-speed clicking.

If you are familiar with LoL, I am sure you heard about Team Solo Mid. This is the mouse that Wild Turtle uses, so you can guess, how good it is if a professional E-Sport player is playing with this mouse.

This budget gaming mouse has a metal spring tensioning button system, which makes your click feel more responsive, and not mushy like when you click with a normal, not gaming mouse.

If you are a casual player who does not always play MOBAs, but FPS games as well, this smaller mouse can be a great one to use. It literally goes with every game that requires fast clicking.

From the design, you can see that this budget mouse was not designed for playing MMOs, because it has only 6 programmable buttons, but it is more than enough for the game genres I have mentioned before. The Logitech G302 has an onboard memory, which means that every button customization is saved to that, so you don’t have to carry around a software, just to load them in.

There is an on-the-fly DPI button on the base of the mouse as well, where you can choose out of four settings, from 240 to 4000 DPI.

The Daedalus is very comfortable, and since it is lightweight your hand won’t feel tired even after gaming for long-long hours.

The mouse pulsates with a nice blue color, but you can’t set nor the color, nor the brightness, which is a bummer.

3. Corsair Harpoon – The Best Budget Gaming Mouse Under $30

I know what you are thinking right now… Corsair, again? Well, don’t blame me, blame Corsair for making good gaming mice at an affordable price.

When I first found this mouse, I had been using a very cheap wireless mouse for several years, and I got so tired of the weight of the mouse, and the process of changing the batteries, that I decided to look for a mouse, that I could use for both gaming and my projects.

I looked at reviews (No lists like this existed back then..) and found this mouse, that seemed for the most bang for my buck, while still carrying the properties and advantages of a high-end mouse.

This mouse is a smaller one, which made it very comfortable for me, but if you have a larger hand, it may be harder for you to get used to it, or you might not even find it comfortable.

Due to its low price point, the Harpoon is not specialized for any game types, it’s just a simply good budget gaming mouse. But apart from that, it has 6 fully customizable buttons, which isn’t too many, but it’s great if you are a casual gamer.

It has a very accurate 6000 DPI Optical sensor, with added advanced tracking. I pretty much used this mouse for everything, before buying a high-end mouse, and did not have any problem with the accuracy and sensitivity of it.

The rubberized sides give you a very nice and firm grip, so you don’t have to be afraid of losing the mouse while doing a big turn in CS:GO.

Whether you prefer having a claw grip, or a palm grip, the Corsair Harpoon will fit all of it.

If you are a simple user, who does not want to fiddle with performance settings, then the Harpoon is pretty much plug-and-play. The mouse has an onboard memory, with all of the best pre-configured settings on it. You don’t even have to install the software to change your DPI settings, because there is a button above the scroll, what you can use to change your DPI on-the-fly.

Since I’m a pretty technical person, it was not a hard thing to handle the UI of the software that comes with the mouse, but for everyday normal guys, it could be a little complicated. If you want a mouse that you can make turn pretty colors, this is not the one.

Speaking of which, there is currently no way to turn off the lights on the mouse, apart from when it is not powered. This is announced to be fixed in the next patch of the software, but we will see.

Overall, it is a pretty good mouse if you want to use it for casual gaming and everyday use.

4. Logitech G300s – An Affordable Gaming Mouse

Now I got to say, when I first saw this mouse, the overall design and shape of it was pretty strange until I realized that it is a genius because it can be used as a left handed mouse as well, thanks to its symmetrical design.

Logitech has been around for like forever. If you never had a Logitech office mouse before, you must be living under a rock or something. Jokes aside, they were and are very popular amongst gamers and office users as well.

If you have smaller hands and have problems pressing the buttons on the side of the mouse, where they are usually placed, this can be a very good alternative to try out. Since it’s a pretty strange place to place buttons, it takes a little practice to get used to them, but if you do, they can be a true game changer. They will definitely improve your game performance.

The G300s has nine programmable buttons, what you can configure with the awesome software that comes with it. The software has a nice design and very easy to use, even for a person who is not technical, but it would be better if it came with the mouse. If you want to get the software, you will have to search for it and download it off the internet.

Unfortunately, there are no manuals in the package that tells you how or where to download the software itself.

The odd shape of the mouse is pretty easy to get used to and not unpleasant at all, and it comes with a super long cord, so if you have a laptop or a portable device, you might need to think about tying that somehow.

The Logitech G300s is not a weighted mouse, which makes it easy to drop to the floor, but on the other side, it is very durable. But don’t use it to beat up your friend/roommate, I don’t think it’s THAT durable.

The mouse has an onboard memory, where you can store 3 profiles, which is great for this price, and you can even set the lighting according to the certain profiles, to make sure you know what profile you are using currently.

If you want to have the best budget gaming experience with this mouse, I would recommend you purchase a gaming mouse pad as well.

5. Redragon M601 – The most affordable budget gaming mouse under $20

We have arrived at the last mouse on our list. I was honestly amazed what this budget gaming mouse can give you for less than $20.

The mouse itself looks very great, it has an aggressive red look and the LED lighting on the back of the mouse,  adds a very cool effect to it.

The weight of the mouse is perfect, and… AND! It has an adjustable weight system. That’s right, you’ve read that right, you can literally take out or add in more weight ’till you find the one setting that you like. If you ask me, for a gaming mouse under $20, that is a very cool thing to have.

It has a great grip, you won’t have any problems making very small movements with it. But that alone does not do the wonder, the M601 has a 3200 DPI laser sensor, what might not seem too much, but when you are using the mouse, you will see that it is very accurate.

Of course, the DPI level of the mouse is adjustable, with an on-fly button on the mouse, you can choose out of four levels.

The mouse has 6 buttons, of which 5 are programmable, and with the given software, you can store up to 5 memory profiles.

The buttons have a very cool “clicky” feeling, although the are not mechanical, which is a great addon. I hate when buttons are “mushy”, but I did not have this issue with this mouse.

It comes with a braided cable as well.

The mouse wheel has an awesome rubber coating on it, which makes it easier to use and scroll.

Honestly, if you are looking for a great mouse, that is under 20$, I would go with this mouse. Don’t expect high build quality and awesome software, but for this price, this mouse does everything it is supposed to do!

Should you buy a budget gaming mouse under $10?

Honestly? Don’t. There are several “gaming” mouses listed on Ebay, or Alibaba for less than 5 dollars, but it is always too good to be true. These are often made from very cheap plastic, have smushy buttons, and have issues very soon after buying.

One of my friends decided to buy one from Alibaba, and when he turned it on, he was amazed. Somehow, the mouse was reversed! When he slid the mouse left, the cursor went right, when he slid the mouse up, it went down. Well, that is what you get for five dollars.

Conclusions

If you don’t want to spend 75-100 dollars on a mouse, there are some very good budget gaming mouses out there, that you can buy. Just simply choose one out of my list, I can assure you, it won’t let you down, for the price.

Want to to pair your budget mouse with a 17 inch budget laptop? Check out our new list, where you can find several laptops that will surely meet your needs!

Thomas Tibco

My obsession in taking things apart and putting them back together started when i was a kid and i immediately fell in love with technology. I love reviewing stuff, plus I love getting free stuff from companies. Want to read before you buy? You are at the right place..