motorhead45102
02-06-2012 01:40 PM (38 days ago)
Has anyone tried out or used a pavilion g4-1315dx?
Im looking at one at best buy and it has a amd a6-3420m apu, 14" LED lcd HD, 500gb hdd, 4gb ddr3 exp. to 8gb.
I was just wanting some advice about it if anyone can, cause im wanting to buy it but im really unsure.
any help will be greatly apreciated!!
rider3601
02-17-2012 05:20 AM (27 days ago)
I bought this computer about 10 days ago and I have to say its absolutely fantastic. I've even used it on high settings for games like Skyrim with no throttling of frame rate and the price is fantastic for the machine you're getting. It's definitely not crazy high end but its perfect for some great gaming, of course work, and internet-ings. I have to say the only two down sides would be the touchpad is pretty horrible. The buttons are slightly difficult to click and scrolling is kind of a pain and the battery life isn't fantastic. I get about three hours of heavy netting and video but that's about it. However the performance for price makes it all up. I strongly recommend this computer. Hope this helps in your decision!
lindyhuamoua
02-18-2012 04:26 PM (26 days ago)
Just bought the G4 and so far I've been extremely impressed with the little bugger. It's handled every flash-heavy website with ease and it boots incredibly quickly. The gripes I've been seeing on Best Buy's website are valid- The key board is a love-it or hate-it layout, the touch pad is somewhat jumpy and it can run run slightly hot. (Speed Fan listed one of the core temps at 53c degrees at one point during an extended Restaurant City session. Our Chill Mat seems to have fixed that).
Speaking of temperatures, oddly enough the guy at Best Buy messed up and gave us the G6 the first time (The 15.6 inch version; boxes are nearly identical in size), and we didn't notice it until we had our security suit up and running. It was too late to exchange it so we ran it through its paces. It's nearly the same architecture- but ventilation definitely seemed better on the G6. If you're gonna be gaming a lot and don't mind the extra weight (about a pound more) and $20+ in cost, I'd go with the G6- the bigger screen/ hard drive can't hurt. But if you're like us and on the go so much every pound counts; for a portable powerhouse it's tough to beat the G4 for the price.
We haven't upgraded RAM yet, but it appears to be the standard set-up with no surprises... just remember to unplug it and take the battery out first! ;)