P35W v2 News

Thanks, sorry i didnt read the post before, i wonder what is the weight of the laptop if i remove the optical drive and just use ssd no hard drive. Any idea?

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Can someone take a picture of the inside w/o the bottom panel? I would like to know if its easy to replace RAM & HDD's?

 

WhiteBoyShady posted some shots of his computer here

Weight ~2.16kg (w/Li-polymer battery)
~2.26kg (w/ODD and Li-polymer battery)

You should check the Technical Specifications section of P35Wv2 on the website here.

 

I saw those pictures but I only see one fan. I guess pictures aren't really needed but would be helpful. I just want to know how easy or hard would it be to replace the RAMs & HDD's. Hope it isn't a pain to change the RAM like the GS60 in that you have to take out the MB.

 

It's very easy! Check the gentech review on youtube

 

It's for the 35k but system has not changed since: GIGABYTE P35K Detailed Product Showcase Unboxing & Review - YouTube

 

As for RAM upgrading, I have no idea

 

Thanks, the GenetechPC video answered my questions. Now I just got to start saving, find a buyer for my MBP and find some in stock.

 

Is there any info about noise levels yet? I decided against the GS60 because of fan noise under stress.

This scares me:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THXbpQ9iLI4
Its for the K, but I wonder if the more powerful GPU gets better and quieter cooling.

 

Some owners have said that the fan noise has been improved dramatically over the P35K. We're still waiting on the noise test from WhiteBoySHady.

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This is a review from pcadvisor.co.uk.

http://bit.ly/1l1rjoU


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Thank you for the link! It eludes me though how testers take the time for a review, but totally leave out such essential issues like noise and heat levels... :-(

 

Wow, does it really weigh 2.5 kg/5.5 lbs alone?

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Is that a lot or a little?

 

Well, given that my current laptop weighs around a pound more, I would say it's not the most convenient thing to lug around.

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5 pounds is about 1-3 hardcover college books depending, it's not too bad for me, comparable to the 2011 MBP15.

 

Eh, it's more or less fine to me; I'm going to be carrying it in my backpack anyway. It's just odd that they marketed the laptop to weigh 5 pounds, then having it come it at half a pound more.

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Thats why im confused a taiwanese based web weight the laptop at 2.4kg while the web says 2.2kg -.-". Anyways, does anybody knows what is the wireless card in this laptop? Is it the intel 7260ac?

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Can any owner of this laptop weigh the laptop to confirm? I would like a definite answer to this.

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It's not heavy and is sturdy enough to hold it horizontally with one hand by the corner, even with lid open. Most of the weight comes from battery and cooling assembly.

 

Where is WhiteBoysHady ?

 

Hey so here are the noise levels that I got not sure how accurate they are tho..... It's not the same when you use a phone.
With no load you can't hear it even with web browsing it can't be heard.
Avg when gaming is 63db and max is 86db
Here is the inside as requested I took the ram out to show you how easy it is to install it.
It weights depends on the harddrive you use and as you noticed mine is wd black so it's a bit heavier than normal hdd and I use another 1tb hdd in the cd drive bay so mine is a but heavier than normal. I prefer quality. As you can see my system is maxed with 16gb ram and 2x 128gb msata raid 0 configuration. 760gb wd black and the 1tb it game with. And I seriously can't spend 5 hours testing the battery bro......... I seriously don't have time.

 

86 dB is kind of on the loud side... But holy crap, that battery is 6830 mAh, which in my mind is nice.

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its not as bad as it sounds..... seriously its not as bad

 

Guess I'll have to take your word for it.

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Thanks WhiteBoy ! I wasn't asking for more !
86dB is incredibl loud ! By comparison the p35k was at most 44dB and was still considered as one of the loudest laptops on market ! Your phone is by sure wrong

 

I guess I will have to take you on word when you say noise is ok

 

I wouldn't trust a cellular phone for accurate noise feedback, they have certain measures in place for them to make speech sound better (clearer and louder), not everything else.
That being said he (WhiteboyShady) constantly makes mention to the fact that it's MUCH, MUCH quieter than his p35K so that should say something, coming from a clogged HPG62 (which sounded like full airport runway) I'll be fine I think.

 

I'm sure my phone is wrong, cause I have the air conditioning in the room too. And I'm 100% telling you my old p35k was so much louder than this. It's seriously quiter than some of the 1 fan hp laptops 2009-2012 models. Forget the numbers and listen to first hand experience from both laptops p35k and p35w

 

Alright, since you've had experience with both, I guess you're right.

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86db is like standing next to traffic on a main road. Holy crap!

 

Remember he used an iPhone.

 

Thank you for taking the time to test and post here!

I would really like to like this notebook, but the noise shocks me. I understand that it is hard to do it with a phone. Do you have any comparison numbers? What readings do you get when idle, meaning, how loud is background noise in the room? Where did you hold the phone while measuring? What app did you use? Is there a chance you could do a video? Could you make a comparison measurement with another notebook?

With decibel it is said that an increase of 10db feels like an acutal doubling of noise. So 50 to 80 makes a HUGE difference,

Of course, I do not mean to make this sound like any demand. Only if you have the time of course. I guess most of us would just greatly appreciate any further information that helps. Thank you again! Too bad there is no notebook on display where I live...

 

I think he might have put the microphone up against the exhaust vent. XD

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I would suggest to put the microphone about 30cm above the keyboard, 30cm from the screen.

 

Lmfao!!! This killed me so much cause I actually had the phone right up at the exhaust :$ I'll do it again but further :$ sorry again that was silly of me

 

I just tested the fan noise with the fan set to max using my Moto X / Sound Meter app, and a real SPL meter, which give similar results. When the mic is right up against the fan it is 82db. With the mic at normal ear distance for using the laptop it is about 40 db using the phone (biased toward voice frequencies) and 48db using the SPL meter (set to C weighted, slow response curve).

However, the laptop pretty much never will get to max fan speed if you leave it on auto. In normal use, even playing HD videos, the fan is inaudible even with your ear a few inches away from the vent. Playing Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon on Ultra for an hour didn't even make the fans spin up all the way (incidentally, this gets the CPU to a steady 88c and the GPU to 90c; fwiw, I use a laptop cooler).

Re the weight, mine weighs 4lbs, 6oz, without the power brick. I have no HDD (single m2 SSD), and have swapped the Blue Ray drive for the spacer (although this is maybe an ounce or two difference - the BD drive is freaky light).

 

Thank you for this, it has cleared up so much for us! Glad to hear that the noise outputted was only around 40-50 dB from a normal operating distance.

 

Ok Great WhiteBoy! Thx shempmalone !
I only have one last question(s) before I am sure to go for this laptop.
WhiteBoy, you said the screen wasn't IPS. But are images good ? What are approximately viewing angles ? How could it be there is faulse advertisement everywhere saying it's IPS ???

 

And shempmalone, what is your impression about screen ?
Do you also think it is not IPS ?

 

Compared to my old p35k the angles are definetaly not the same but I can assure you the colours make up for it and plus I never said the angles were bad they are still great but not as the p35k. And when I got my p35k on the box specs it said IPS display but this one it only said full dj wide angle so now you see that the sites are wrong and the box is right

But still the screen is amazing

 

Perhaps you can give us the monitor's model number.
Device Manager >> Monitors >> Generic PnP Monitor >> Details >> Hardware Ids

 

Re the monitor, it is either not IPS, or is the weirdest IPS I have ever seen. The viewing angles are strange, in that it is clearly visible from a wide range of angles and there is not a lot of chrominance shift, but even a tiny movement (like a few degrees off center axis, vertically or horizontally) causes noticeable luminance shift, and it is not uniform across the screen. Still totally useable, and probably something I'll get used to. The colors are pretty good, but not astounding. I am a bit biased because I'm coming from an Alienware M17x r2 with the RGBLED screen, one of the best screens ever put in a loptop.

The model number of the panel is LGD040E.

 

Mine is P35G V2. The display is LG 156WF4. I've seen a few places where LP156WF4-SLB1 were marked as STN, the rest (SLB2, SLB3, SLB5, SLB6, SLBA, SLC1, etc.) are IPS. So, most likely it is IPS indeed.

One of the best screens in a laptop was 13.1" FHD in Sony VPC-Z11 - almost full Adobe RGB coverage. Everything else afterwards looks drab and washed out.

 

How is the battery life on this puppy?

 

What are rhe things i can do to lower the temps in this laptop other than repaste, use cooler? Any other way?

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Undervolting and underclocking.

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It will affect the performance right?

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Underclocking, yes; undervolting, no.

EDIT: Hm... it's been a week since I ordered my laptop with GenTech PC, but my order status is still "Authorized". The anticipation is killing me.

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88 or even 90 Celsius? That cannot be healthy in the medium/long run. Especially not if you actually want to game with this machine for more than a few minutes in a row. It just killed the laptop for me. Too bad. :-( Damn!