Question Looking for a new laptop

[Visolara]

I am looking for a decent laptop for general use, something I can run a VM on to play with CentOS Stream (have to learn the new OS) and something I can game on once in awhile. This Dell laptop fits all the pieces I was looking for, but the reviews are literally half and half. Wondering what you all think, and if you have any other options I should entertain. I'm looking to spend up to $1800.

Here are the specifics on the Dell Laptop I am looking at;

Dell G7 15 Gaming Laptop

• 10th Generation Intel Core i7-10750H (12MB Cache, up to 5.0 GHz, 6 cores)
• Windows 10 Pro 64-bit English
• NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2070 8GB GDDR6 with Max-Q Design
• 32GB, 2x16GB, DDR4, 2933MHz
• 1TB M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive
• Mineral Black

$1,547.99

Here is a link to it.

Thank you for any feedback!

 

[Visolara]

I'm an idiot, as soon as I posted this, I saw the "use this form for a new laptop" thread. Sorry about that, here is the form;

1. What is your budget?
- $1800

2. What is the size of the notebook that you are considering?
- 15 inch

3. What screen resolution do you want?
- Up to 4k

4. Do you need a portable or desktop replacement laptop?
- Desktop replacement

5. How much battery life do you need?
- Not important to me

6. Do you want to play games with your laptop? If so then please list the games that you want to with the settings that you want for these games. (Low,Medium or High)?
- I would want to be able to play on high settings

7. What other tasks do you want to do with your laptop? (Photo/Video editing, Etc.)
- Running a VM Engine where I may have multiple VMs running to play with networking, package management, etc. I need to learn the new CentOS Stream OS, this is something this system will be used for.

8. How much storage (Hard Drive capacity) do you need?
- 1 tb

9. If you are considering specific sites to buy from, please post their links.
- link

10. How long do you want to keep your laptop?
- Couple years

11. What kind of Optical drive do you need? DVD ROM/Writer,Bluray ROM/Writer,Etc ?
- External

12. Please tell us about the brands that you prefer to buy from them and the brands that you don't like and explain the reasons.
- No real preference, but I prefer quality

13. What country do you live in?
- US

14. Please tell us any additional information if needed.
- I think I covered it.


Thanks all!!