Gearing Up For Greatness

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Gearing Up For Greatness

Illegear Z5
Reviewer: Teh Wi-Liam

Trying To Keep Up
One of the things I admire about Illegear is its passion towards gaming laptops, especially when I had a personal hands-on experience with the D9X. Sadly, the same can’t be said for the Illegear Z5 as it just isn’t on the same. Although it is in the more affordable range as compared to the D9X, it just barely made the cut after running it through the benchmarks tests. However, running it on non-graphic heavy games like Dota 2, CS:GO and Overwatch, the Z5 performs exceptionally well with no frame rate drops or frame stuttering.

Sleek Metallic Design
What the Z5 lacked in gaming performance (which isn’t really much; I just have insanely high standards), it makes up for in its unique design. It’s 15.6-inch Full HD display comes with anti-glare capabilities, removing any strain from your eyes. It’s entire body is wrapped in metallic silver with black accent finishing, giving off a rugged look that says “don’t even think about messing with me.”

Great Keyboard
I am not a fan of laptop keyboards in general, I’ve always preferred the use of an external keyboard due to my love for mechanical switches. With that being said, the keyboard on the Z5 does hold its own quite well, making it quite comfortable for me to type and even game in. This is partially due to the large palm rest on the body as I have abnormally large hands.

1 – Large Touchpad
Another great thing about the Z5 is its large touchpad, which is great for people like me.

2 – Still Great
The Z5 comes with the GeForce GTX1060 GPU, which isn’t great but that doesn’t make it disastrous as well.

3 – Not Enough Ports
With only 4 USB ports available, it’s not nearly enough for someone like me who prefers to use an external keyboard and mouse while also charging my device and having an external hard drive plugged in.

Specs
Price: RM6,099
Dimensions (HxWxD): 30.9 x 387 x 274.5mm
Weight: 2.5kg
Processor: 6th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-6700HQ Processor (2.60GHz)
Memory: One changeable 2.5” HDD/SSD, 7mm(H) / 9.5mm(H), SATA interface (RAID 0/1 support)
Storage: (Factory Option) One M.2 2280 SSD, SATA or PCIe Gen3 x4 interface
Operating System: Windows 10 Home
Display: 15.6″ Full HD Anti-glare Display (1920 x 1080)
Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce™ GTX 1060 GPU with 6GB GDDR5
Connectivity: Built-in Gigabit Ethernet LAN, Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC + Bluetooth, M.2 interface
Ports: 1x HDMI output Port, 1x Mini DisplayPort, 2x USB 3.1 Gen. 2 Ports (1x USB Type-C), 2x USB 3.1 Gen.1 Ports, 1x Audio Jack, 1x RJ-45 LAN (10/100/1000Mbps)