Forgive me if you're getting a sense of déjà vu, as this 18-inch laptop has almost exactly the same specs as the Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 and others reviewed earlier this year. It's cheaper than the Asus laptop though, yet comes in heavier and ever so slightly wider and thicker.
It also has one of the loudest cooling systems I've ever come across. It's a cliche in gaming PC reviews to say that a machine sounds like a jet taking off, and as I've been not too far away from a few Eurofighters, an F-35C (loudest thing ever when hovering) and a Gripen this summer I can say it does not sound like that. It sounds like what it is, a pair of massive fans doing their best to keep some hot chips under control in a tight space.
