It is July again. At this time of the year, many students and even those who have worked for a long time will be hit to a certain extent by their wallets, because this is a shopping season. Students who have finished college entrance examination will buy a notebook to go to college. People like the author will also buy a notebook to work at this time. Of course, games are also essential.
After taking a look at the notebook market, the author still found some high-quality products. Now, we have found several 6,500 Compare the game books at the yuan price. They are HP Shadow Genie 4, Dell G3 game book and Lenovo Y7000. They are all 15.6 inches in size and have good performance. More importantly, the price is moderate.
Let's see 6,500 What kind of hardware configuration game books can be purchased at the yuan price:
Shadow Spirit 4, price 6,499 Yuan. Equipped with Intel Core i5-8300H and GTX 1050ti（ 4GB video memory ）, with a mixed hard disk of 8GB memory and 128GB SSD+1TB HDD.
Dell G3, price 6,299 Yuan. Equipped with Intel Core i7-8750H and GTX 1050ti（ 4GB video memory ）, with a mixed hard disk of 8GB memory and 128GB SSD+1TB HDD.
Lenovo Y7000, price 6,499 Yuan. Equipped with Intel Core i5-8300H and GTX 1050ti（ 4GB video memory ）, with a mixed hard disk of 8GB memory and 128GB SSD+2TB HDD.
*In this price range, Dell G3 can be directly connected to the i7 processor version, while the other two are i5.
appearance
（ From left to right: Dell G3, HP Shadow Genie 4 and Lenovo Y700 zero ）
From the aspect of appearance, all three have their own characteristics. The appearance of HP Shadow Genie 4 is closest to the word "game book", and there is a gap between the screen and the body, so the appearance is pretty good. On its A side, there is a logo of "Shadow Sprite" and some lines embellishment, showing the shape of an "X".
Lenovo Y7000 also has many game elements in it. The design of the machine tail air outlet reminds me of Dell's alien series. One exclusive logo on its A side - the savior. Because it uses a narrow border design, the camera is placed below the screen, and video calls are started... The effect is not very good, the nostrils will be enlarged~
Dell G3 seems to be a lot more low-key. However, it has certain benefits. For people like the author who have already worked, it is not suitable to bring a very high-profile laptop to work. After all, it should leave the impression of "serious work and no games" to the boss. Therefore, this low-key game book is very suitable for this kind of people, In addition, it has a strong performance, which can play the role of a pig and eat a tiger. When the boss is away, you can be at ease to fight.
In general, the appearance design of the three is acceptable to the author. It mainly depends on the type of users. If you really like the feeling of "gaming", you can go to HP Shadow Genie 4. If you want to take a low-key route, Dell G3 will be a good choice.
Recommended index（ 10 point scale ）
HP Shadow Genie 4:8
Dell G3: 7.5
Lenovo Y7000:7.5
Basic configuration&performance
Since it is a notebook, let's take a look at the practicality first. Most of the main interfaces of Shadow Genie 4 and Lenovo Y7000 are placed at the rear of the fuselage, while the Dell G3 is in the normal layout, which is placed on both sides of the fuselage.
Interface list
Shadow genie 4: 3 USB 3.1 interfaces, headset/microphone interface, 1 USB Type-C interface, 1 HDMI interface, 1 mDP interface, RJ45 network cable interface, card reader
Dell G3: 2 USB 3.0 interfaces, 1 USB 2.0 interface, 1 HDMI interface, headphone interface, card reader
Lenovo Y7000: 3 USB 3.1 interfaces, 1 USB Type-C interface, 1 mDP interface, 1 HDMI interface, headphone interface
The interfaces of the three game books are enough, but the Lenovo Y7000 is the only laptop that does not have a card reader, which is not so convenient for users who often take photos. After all, the SD card is still in strong service, and you need to purchase an additional card reader, which increases the cost. If you forget to carry it, it will be too late to regret.
（ Right side of three machines ）
（ Left side of three machines ）
（ Rear side of three machines ）
In terms of interface layout, the author would like to say a few points here. From the perspective of most use scenarios, when the interface is at the back of the fuselage, each time the interface is plugged in and pulled out is almost equivalent to "blind operation". If you want to accurately complete the plug in and pull out action at one time, you can only get up and put your head behind the notebook, and this interface layout also has certain requirements for the table, If the table is placed against the wall, the wiring will be troublesome, but one advantage is that the table will be cleaner after wiring.
Therefore, I prefer the normal interface layout of Dell G3, which is more convenient to use. At least, I don't need to get up to find the location of the interface.
As usual, look at the score:
（ PCMark-Creative， From left to right: HP Shadow Genie 4, Dell G3 and Lenovo Y7000 ）
（ PCMark-Work， From left to right: HP Shadow Genie 4, Dell G3 and Lenovo Y7000 ）
（ CineBench R15， From left to right: HP Shadow Genie 4, Dell G3 and Lenovo Y7000 ）
（ Fire Strike， From left to right: HP Shadow Genie 4, Dell G3 and Lenovo Y7000 ）
（ Fire Strike Extreme， From left to right: HP Shadow Genie 4, Dell G3 and Lenovo Y7000 ）
（ CrystalDiskMark， From left to right: HP Shadow Genie 4, Dell G3 and Lenovo Y7000 ）
From the perspective of book parameters, Dell G3 is more dominant because it is equipped with i7 processor, while the other two models are both i5. The difference is not only reflected in the score, but also in the daily experience, especially Adobe software, Pr, Ps, Ae, and so on all eat CPU performance. At this time, the i7 of Dell G3 can show its advantages. Especially when Pr outputs movies, the speed will be faster.
（ Shadow elf 4 playing Tomb Raider frame rate: 50.31fps ）
（ Dell G3 Tomb Raider frame rate: 50.49fps ）
（ Lenovo Y7000 Play Tomb Raider Frame Rate: 49.65fps ）
In terms of games, since our three models are all GTX 1050ti+4GB video storage, there is not much difference in the game experience. The Watch Pioneer can cope without pressure, but after all, it is not a particularly powerful GPU configuration, so there is still some pressure to deal with high-quality 3A masterpieces very smoothly.
However, this is also the reason why there are different configuration versions for users to choose. Dell G3 and Shadow Genie 4 both have GTX 1060 versions. If you feel that 50ti is not "cool" enough, you can use the last configuration. The highest version of Lenovo Y7000 is 50ti.
In terms of configuration options, Dell G3 has a small advantage, that is, its GTX 1050 and 50ti versions are equipped with 4GB video memory, while the other two GTX 1050 models are only equipped with 2GB video memory, which will bring some differences in game experience.
Recommended index（ 10 point scale ）
HP Shadow Genie 4:7
Dell G3: 8.5
Lenovo Y7000:7
Workmanship&heat dissipation
After removing the bottom shell, the user can replace some accessories by himself. If the 8GB memory is a little small, then all three machines can add memory by themselves or replace the SSD with a larger capacity.
（ From left to right: Lenovo Y7000, HP Shadow Genie 4 and Dell G3 ）
（ Dell G3 cooling copper tube, very thick ）
（ From left to right: Lenovo Y7000, Dell G3 and HP Shadow Genie 4 ）
Let's look at the actual performance. Under high load conditions, the temperature of Dell G3 keyboard is the lowest, 34.7 ℃, while Lenovo Y7000 and HP Shadow Genie 4 are 35.8 ℃ and 36.2 ℃. The keyboard is the area most frequently touched by users. In this regard, Dell G3 is the best. Shadow Genie 4 feels a bit hot to the touch.
The Shadow Genie 4 and Y7000 are equipped with one thick and one thin heat dissipation copper tube, while the Dell G3 is a double thick main copper tube. The G3 is the only one with metal heat dissipation stickers and hard disk foam pads. In terms of heat dissipation performance, The performance of G3 should be better. In terms of noise, under full load, the decibels of Shadow Genie 4, Dell G3 and Lenovo Y7000 are 50.7dB、50.6dB and 52.4d B。
Recommended index（ 10 point scale ）
HP Shadow Genie 4:7
Dell G3:8
Lenovo Y7000:6.5
screen
（ From left to right: HP Shadow Genie 4, Dell G3 and Lenovo Y7000 ）
All three machines are equipped with 15.6 inch display screens with a resolution of 1080p and are also made of IPS materials. In terms of appearance, HP Shadow Genie 4 and Lenovo Y7000 use micro frame technology at the same time, which gives them a slightly better aesthetic feeling. However, although the anti-collision frame of Dell G3 is inferior to the first two in appearance, its safety performance is more prominent. From the visual perception, the performance of the three machines is fairly good, so it is easy to deal with the daily movie watching and playing games. The difference is that HP Shadow Genie 4 is equipped with a 144Hz video game display, which is officially claimed to have a better game experience. However, according to the actual test, the 144Hz video game screen of HP Shadow Genie 4 is not equipped with NVIDIA G-sync technology, so that the 144Hz video game screen does not give full play to its performance, which is basically the same as Lenovo Y7000 and Dell G3 in game display effect. Of course, this is not to say that the 144Hz E-sports screen of HP Shadow Genie 4 is a gimmick, but to tell you that if you really want to buy a game book equipped with a 144Hz E-sports screen, you should first see whether it is equipped with NVIDIA G-sync technology. Only when two technologies apply 144Hz E-sports screen at the same time will its functions play.
Recommended index（ 10 point scale ）
HP Shadow Wizard 4:7.5
Dell G3:7
Lenovo Y7000:7.5
Small Tips
One thing I like about Dell G3 is Dell's after-sales service.
The reason why I like it is that when I used ALIENWARE 15 R3, I brushed the BIOS and killed the motherboard. When the author called, Dell sent after-sales personnel to come and replace the motherboard（ The motherboard contains CPU+GPU ）The process is fast and easy. After repair, it will be revived with full blood. The author has seen before that many users are very satisfied with their after-sales service after purchasing Dell products, and I am the same. It can be said that the quality of the manufacturer's after-sales service is crucial for consumers. When problems occur, they don't need to worry about it. They can handle them, Nice（ Add extra two branch ）。
In addition, Dell products are also equipped with a standard intelligent service - Premium Support. With this service, the product supports global joint insurance. What's more, Dell's original engineers are available 24 hours a day for you to call, that is, even if you encounter a computer problem that you don't understand at two or three o'clock in the morning, you can call them and they will answer your questions.
last
Total recommended score!
HP Shadow Genie 4: twenty-nine point five
Dell G3: thirty-three
Lenovo Y7000: twenty-eight point five
These three games have their own characteristics. Dell G3 has the most powerful CPU performance among the three, Shadow Genie 4 has a good face value, and Lenovo Y7000 is OK on the whole. Now let's look at the price. Shadow Genie 4, Dell G3 and Lenovo Y7000 currently sell for 6499 yuan, 6299 yuan and 6499 yuan respectively on JD.
Although Dell G3 has the lowest price, the G3 is equipped with a more powerful i7-8750H processor, which makes the price performance ratio extremely high. As mentioned above, this can bring great improvement in daily applications. After all, CPU and GPU cannot be replaced later. The price of Lenovo Y7000 is the same as that of Shadow Genie 4, but the former has one small advantage: it is equipped with 2TB HDD.
In addition, the Dell G3 i5, which is configured with Shadow Genie 4 and Lenovo Y7000, is priced at 5,399 If the i7 processor is not needed, it will be a cost-effective version. After all, it is almost the same, but it is nearly 1000 yuan cheaper than the other two models. With the money saved, you can buy a good game mouse or keyboard.
It can be seen that Dell G3 not only guarantees the performance of its competitors, but also takes into account the cost performance ratio. The author thinks it is a good choice for both i5 and i7 versions. Every aspect is important for the game, but Dell G3 reflects Dell's sincerity in entering the game book.
They are all good products. These three games are familiar with playing games and doing some light to heavy work. If I choose them, I will choose Dell G3 with stronger CPU performance. After all, it will be used for Pr editing and other work smoothly.
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