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Review: PC Specialist 16.1" Defiance V RTX

by Parm Mann on 25 February 2019, 14:00

Tags: PC Specialist, Intel (NASDAQ:INTC), NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA)

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Conclusion

...a 16.1in 144Hz display in a form factor that's barely any bigger than most 15.6in gaming laptops is an added bonus.

These are early days for GeForce RTX laptops, but the PC Specialist 16.1" Defiance V has already laid down a marker.

Proving that cost need not be exorbitant, the reviewed system furnishes a reasonably slim Clevo chassis with a Core i7-8750H processor, 16GB of DDR4 memory, a fast M.2 SSD and GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q graphics. A tasty combination at the £1,999 price point, and getting a 16.1in 144Hz display in a form factor that's barely any bigger than most 15.6in gaming laptops is an added bonus.

Sure, G-Sync might have been nice, the fans do get noisy, and battery life is poor, but PC Specialist is gunning for those who crave performance first and foremost, and in that regard the 16.1" Defiance V delivers.

Bottom line: want the fastest gaming laptop for under £2,000? PC Specialist's 16.1" Defiance V is probably it.

The Good
  
The Bad
Strong all-round performance
16.1in display in a slim and portable frame
Latest-gen RTX 2080 Max-Q graphics
Six-core, 12-thread Core i7 CPU
Good selection of I/O ports
Keen £1,999 price tag
  
Poor battery life
Trio of fans get noisy
Plasticky look and feel



PC Specialist 16.1" Defiance V RTX

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Posted by Bagpuss - Mon 25 Feb 2019 14:52
Really don't see why G-Sync should be absent on these Max Q chips.

…Oh wait, yes I can, It's Nvidia, who realise people will pay an extra $500 for full fat RTX GPU's with G-Sync.
Posted by MonkFish - Mon 25 Feb 2019 15:03
Without coming across too hostile, how does it compare in gaming with other laptops? There are comparisons on the CPU, storage etc, side but nothing on the GPU page. If you guys have the charts I would like to see how the maxq compare with the previous generations to make an informed comparison.
Posted by keithwalton - Wed 27 Feb 2019 07:35
The gaming benchmarks explain why it's almost impossible to find a pre-built rtx laptop with anything other than a 1080p panel.
The desktop cards only show there performance strength above 1080p.
Got to wonder how it compares to GTX laptops, seems this info is still hard to find.

I have been tempted to push the button on an Octane VI for sometime which has a full fat 2080 and a 4k option (for me it must be an upgrade on my existing 6 year old laptop) but i'm hesitant as the lack of numbers is indicative that it doesn't paint a good picture