Review: PC Specialist 15.6" Fusion II

by Parm Mann on 30 November 2018, 14:00

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

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Conclusion

...if you're hoping to keep costs down, Fusion II offers most of the essentials in an affordable package.

The PC Specialist 15.6" Fusion II is a gaming laptop that plays it safe in almost every department. And that's no bad thing.

Combining an Intel Core i7-8750H processor with GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q graphics, 16GB of memory and a 512GB M.2 SSD is a sensible choice, and few laptops offer that amount of firepower for less than £1,200.

Pricier gaming laptops will offer superior construction materials, higher resolutions and niceties such as G-Sync, yet if you're hoping to keep costs down, Fusion II offers most of the essentials in an affordable package. Gaming at the native resolution is smooth, the laptop feels fast during everyday use, the keyboard, trackpad and speakers are all decent, and everything is delivered in a reasonably petite package.

Bottom line: Fusion II might be short on wow factor, and fan noise can be bothersome, yet it remains a likeable choice for anyone seeking a slim modern laptop with full-HD gaming credentials.

The Good
  
The Bad
Petite for a 15.6in gaming laptop
Six-core, 12-thread Core i7 CPU
GTX 1060 Max-Q a good fit at 1080p
Wide selection of I/O ports
No bloatware
  
Plasticky chassis
Webcam position not ideal
Can get frustratingly loud



PC Specialist 15.6" Fusion II

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Posted by anselhelm - Tue 04 Dec 2018 12:08
I do like PC Specialist as a company, but they do make objectively hot and loud laptops. More annoyingly, they currently have a completely lack of AMD options for their laptop, both in terms of CPUs and GPUs. In fairness to them, this is also the case of pretty-much all laptop vendors at present, with the exception of a small number of products with Ryzen 2xxx CPUs with integrated graphics. There are so few other models with discrete graphics options that they're not worth mentioning.

I'm definitely hoping that AMD's move to 7nm with Ryzen 3xxx and “Navi” will herald a return to competition in laptops again, particularly among boutique companies such as PC Specialist, Scan and the like. No consumer benefits from the Intel/Nvidia stranglehold that is continuing within the laptop arena.
Posted by Seeven - Wed 12 Dec 2018 06:29
It lookd kinda business, that means you can bring it to work, while also having a portable gaming machine. Even though i think ASUS rog is better, you can't really go in front of your boss with a gaming themen RGB laptop.