PD70 Serie 17,3 inch high-end laptop

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   Alex Landherr (geverifieerde eigenaar) – 29 september 2022

   My configuration used the following:
   CPU: i7-12700H (only option/default)
   GPU: RTX-3060 6144MB GDDR6
   Display: 17.3 inch F-HD 1920×1080 display, 144 Hz, 72% NTSC, 300 cd/m², 800:1
   Keyboard: One zone keyboard (15 colours) – GNU/Linux and Windows compatible
   RAM: 2x 8 GB Kingston DDR4 SODIMM 3200 MHz
   M.2 SSD 1: Samsung 980 Pro 500 GB SSD @6.900/5.000MB/s (read/write) (also boot disk, I added a 1 TB version of the 980 Pro later)
   M.2 SSD 2: See above line.
   OS: Ubuntu, GNU/Linux 22.04 LTS 64-bit
   WiFi and Bluetooth: Intel AX-200 WiFi module 2400Mbps, 802.11AX/WiFi6 + Bluetooth 5.0
   Keyboard layout: Swedish/Finnish QWERTY

   As of writing this my experience has been overwhelmingly good as this is my first time using a full Linux laptop (I learned about Linux through using Raspberry Pi computers).
   The setup is as written elsewhere on this site handled by staff when assembled, this is especially good as I chose the one-zone RGB keyboard. When I first started it and got on with setting up the rest of the system as I wanted I found in the “Home” directory a shell script named “KB-New-RGB.sh” which after I asked was what they used to automate the software install of the RGB control software (very neat!).
   The keyboard controls are also quite easy to get an understanding of.

   I had some trouble with configuring Chromium to behave like Chrome Browser so I installed Chrome Browser instead without issue. All other software I asked for to be pre-installed was (I had some trouble with Tor Browser so I uninstalled it).

   The keyboard has a niece feel to it; good key travel and size of keys (bonus with a customizable super key!).
   And the touchpad works well too, after adjusting speed and sensitivity in Ubuntu’s settings I got it working well for myself.

   Regarding the display even at a resolution of 1920×1080 pixels at 17.3″ (diagonally) the pixel density is very good for this size (should be noted that this is my first laptop with this screen size). The brightness and refresh rate are easily adjusted via the keyboard and settings respectively.

   Onto the GPU drivers; they were pre-installed and working well (the Nvidia X Server Settings software works fine too be all appearances). I haven’t stressed the RTX 3060 much yet and for the time being don’t intend to play heavy duty games on it.

   With my choice of boot disk the load times for programs are significantly faster (I don’t have hard data on this though) compared to other M.2 NVMe SSDs I use (they’re also Samsungs).

   My only complaint (mostly directed at Clevo who is the hardware manufacturer from what I can tell) is that removing the bottom case/cover to change components or upgrade them is quite tricky to do since their service manual (otherwise very detailed and well written from my perspective) gives flawed instructions. If you also have trouble ask about it when contacting support.
   My solution (quoted from email sent to NovaCustom support):

   “As for opening up the laptop I together with my father found a safe and easy trick; at those little copper-colored rims near the hinges where the bottom case meets the top half we carefully used a box-cutter knife to pry it open slightly and managed to create slit in which a larger flat head screwdriver was inserted which with some force loosened the whole bottom case (this procedure was done at either side of the laptop).

   It should be noted that the above procedure can scrape of some of the copper-colored paint from the rims, not much but worth mentioning.”

   Otherwise the build quality is very good; reasonably sturdy. Below is a quote from support on the materials used and where on the laptop itself:
   “The top and bottom shell of the display cover is made of metal, the display frame (bezel) is made of synthetic material. The shell of the motherboard (palm rest part) and the keyboard itself are made of synthetic material, the bottom case is made of metal.”

   The CPU has been a great experience, great performance so far (I haven’t stressed it yet). As my main use is programming in C++ I think I will in the future benefit from the specs it has. One interesting detail is that “System Monitor” in Ubuntu shows concurrent CPU threads and not logical cores (maybe someone knows how to change this setting in “System Monitor”).

   As for the audio I have not made any thorough or simple tests.

   In summation, so far a very good experience. My recommendation is to be prepared to learn a lot of Linux tips and tricks on the way if you like myself have only limited Linux experience.