G42 240US Review

I'll keep this simple, I have an average temp of 58C while browsing the internet, and having other programs such as word open. I did some light gaming, and hit 70C at the MOST.

The vent is on the back left side, and underneath that is the ONLY place you feel any warmth. Good news:You wouldn't have a reason to stick your hand there to begin with, and it's not something that can be done by accident.

There is no keyboard flex whatsoever, and I hear a perfect 'click' whenever I type. It doesn't take a lot of force to press the keys down either. Also, the laptop is extremely sturdy. The hinges don't feel weak at all, and there is, yet again, no flex anywhere on the casing.

A nice thing about this laptop is that the finishing means that you're going to see no fingerprints at all, which is a plus. The webcam isn't bad, I'd say that it's pretty good. Another matter is the touchpad. I find it to work best when your finger is stroking it softly, which makes it work surprisingly well.

All in all, with a nice build, great feel, nice vent system that hides the heat from your touch, i3 level AMD core, and an above average 1GB ATI 4250, this laptop is great.

Only con: I can easily notice the fan at times, but it never gets too loud.

 

You could undervolt it, I think I managed to get about 56 degrees Celsius on 100% load, and I think my undervolt could've gone lower.

 

Alright, back with undervolting results.

My 100% load went from 73C to 68C, I couldn't lower the voltage any further without crashing.

Also, my idle temp went down from 58C to 45-48C. Large improvement, I'm very satisfied. Now this laptop seems to be perfect.

 

What is the battery life like?

 

Ok...ay so please what's undervolting???

P.S. I'm NOT exactly a PC newbie. I suppose undervolting is tweaking some setting in BIOS. Not really sure, so I'm asking...