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At first I had my doubts about the DinoPC. I don't much like the size and weight of a 17.3-inch chassis and the plastic casing with its slate grey finish looked like it might be pretending to be brushed aluminum.
After a couple of hours I was firmly won over. The combination of Core i5 CPU, nVidia GTX 765M GPU, Plextor SSD, fast DDR3 RAM and a Full HD matte screen are superb and very effective.
The cooling system makes this laptop an absolute pleasure to use; when you are watching movies or playing games you really don't want a cooling fan that is whirring away in the background.
Two weak points for me are the touch pad and Windows 8.1 – however a mouse cures the one problem and you can learn to live with the other (or ask for Windows 7 to be installed).
The only issue I can see that might cause you to walk away is the battery. My advice is that anyone who needs epic ‘all day' battery can afford to buy this laptop for £799 and splash out another £70 (estimated) on a spare battery.
You can order one from the DINOPC webpage, over here. You can discuss on our Facebook page, over here.
Pros:
- Superb graphics.
- Decent Full HD screen with LED back lights and matte coating.
- Very effective cooling keeps everything under control.
- Excellent SSD performance, combined with 1TB of HDD storage.
- Very good value for money.
- Decent keyboard.
- Plenty of USB 3.0 connectivity.
Cons:
- Annoying touch pad.
- Windows 8.1 is frustrating.
- Battery life is restricted by the layout of the chassis and the size of the battery.
KitGuru says: An obvious candidate for your next gaming laptop.
Good looking system for the price, don’t often get all that for under £800.
The 765M is a good mobile gpu, but it struggles a little with some of the newer games at 1080p, id rather get a gaming laptop with the 770M in it. 780M is too expensive.