Review: PC Specialist Defiance II 14

Conclusion

Today's laptops are intriguing because there are so many attempting to be numerous different things. Some aim for all-day battery life, others attempt to replicate the performance of a high-end PC, there are those that attempt to be ludicrously thin, and we even have a few that come apart to double as a tablet.

The key is knowing what you want to be, and it's for this reason the Defiance II succeeds. PC Specialist has set out to deliver a portable, 14in laptop with full-HD gaming ambition at a competitive £999 price point, and Defiance II is exactly that and nothing more.

Pulling no surprises, PC Specialist employs Clevo's latest 14in chassis, the P640RE, and stocks it with the components you'd expect. These include a Core i7-6700HQ processor, 16GB of DDR4 memory, SSD storage and a GeForce GTX 970M GPU.

A tried-and-trusted combination well versed at 1080p gameplay, albeit without a great deal of finesse. Fan noise can be erratic, battery life leaves something to be desired, and if you're seeking something truly spectacular, you may be disappointed to find that an ultra-high-res display option isn't available.

Then again, if you're looking specifically for a 14in machine with bags of power, you'll do well to find one as quick as Defiance II for less than a thousand pounds.

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