Defiance Series: 17.3

[mike01]

Had new laptop for 6 days now , and I must say
Im very impressed with it .
from other reviews I read , it could not be future from
the truth

does not get overly hot , nor that noisy , as I do a lot
of video converting using handbrake , and editing using videoredo , so in use at least 6 hrs per day
have not really timed battery life yet , will do soon

I have replaced my 3 yr old msi ge72 , with this one .
its lighter , faster and a smaller foot print as , both are 17" and thinner too
took 11-12 days from ordering it , for it to arrive at my door here in spain , so very quick indeed

I paid £1400 or so , and its worth every penny .

specs below

Chassis & Display
Defiance Series: 17.3" Matte Full HD 144Hz 72% NTSC LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i7 Six Core Processor 9750H (2.6GHz, 4.5GHz Turbo)
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair 2666MHz SODIMM DDR4 (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2060 - 6.0GB GDDR6 Video RAM - DirectX® 12.1
1st Storage Drive
NOT REQUIRED
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SAMSUNG 970 EVO PLUS M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3500MB/R, 3200MB/W)
Memory Card Reader
Integrated 6 in 1 Card Reader (SD /Mini SD/ SDHC / SDXC / MMC / RSMMC)
AC Adaptor
1 x 180W AC Adaptor
1 x 1 Metre Cloverleaf UK Power Cable
Battery
Defiance Series 4 Cell Lithium Ion Battery (62WH)
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Sound Card
2 Channel High Definition Audio + MIC/Headphone Jack
Bluetooth & Wireless
GIGABIT LAN & KILLER™ Wi-Fi 6 AX1650 M.2 GAMING + BLUETOOTH 5.0
USB/Thunderbolt Options
2 x USB 3.1 PORTS (Type C) + 2 x USB 3.1 PORTS
Keyboard Language
RGB BACKLIT UK KEYBOARD
Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00001]
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365 (Operating System Required)
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Notebook Mouse
INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
Webcam
INTEGRATED 1MP HD WEBCAM
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
2 - 6 DAY DELIVERY TO EUROPE (COUNTRY DEPENDANT)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 4 to 6 working days

 

[Arney11]

Looks good, I'm looking at getting this one or the Recoil with a similar spec. My current laptop is a Defiance from 2015 and it got very hot and noisy, so it's good to hear this version is better for that.

 

[UKJLo]

Looks like a beauty there buddy! Would love one! 😊

 

[mike01]

it is a beauty

over 1 month later , and still loving new laptop , does not get overly hot , as its on my legs most
of the time . I have been using it non stop all day everyday , editing and converting videos

I can hear the woosh of the fans at times , but its not nosiy tbh , for me it was worth every penny

 

[Scanian]

Love to hear it. I am waiting eagerly for mine. I see that you, like me, chose more and faster memory and SSD drive + the cheap upgrade of the heat paste. There is only one thing I changed in the last minute, which I think I was correct to do.

GIGABIT LAN & KILLER™ Wi-Fi 6 AX1650 M.2 GAMING + BLUETOOTH 5.0

Notice that this is the standard option, but the bottleneck of a Wi-Fi is not exactly in the internal speed of the card bus, so why occupy the other M.2 slot with a Wi-Fi card? Much better to leave it empty for adding more fast disk when needed. I chose the non-M.2 option at the same price.

 

[Scanian]

And what a coincidence that I replaced my 3,5 year old msi gt72 (so not ge) as well. I'll get back this thread when I get my new Defiance and we can compare experiences. Not sure about the big difference between ge72 and gt72 though. My model is Dominator and not Apache.

 

[mike01]

Love to hear it. I am waiting eagerly for mine. I see that you, like me, chose more and faster memory and SSD drive + the cheap upgrade of the heat paste. There is only one thing I changed in the last minute, which I think I was correct to do.

GIGABIT LAN & KILLER™ Wi-Fi 6 AX1650 M.2 GAMING + BLUETOOTH 5.0

Notice that this is the standard option, but the bottleneck of a Wi-Fi is not exactly in the internal speed of the card bus, so why occupy the other M.2 slot with a Wi-Fi card? Much better to leave it empty for adding more fast disk when needed. I chose the non-M.2 option at the same price.

my other laptop had the killer wifi , I really dont store much on laptop anyway , I have a 4 tb and 6 tb ext hdd,s that I store
all my stuff on , have the same on both incase

hope you enjoy your new lappy , I love mine

 

[mike01]

And what a coincidence that I replaced my 3,5 year old msi gt72 (so not ge) as well. I'll get back this thread when I get my new Defiance and we can compare experiences. Not sure about the big difference between ge72 and gt72 though. My model is Dominator and not Apache.

a big coincidence lol ,
I only replaced it because the 2 hinges were broke , not sure what the diffeece is between them , my new lappy is about 1 inch smaller
all round , due to the less edge around the screen , and its lighter too

still have it in case , getting my mate to take the screen off , and my sister can use it as a desktop , yes let me know how you get on with it bud

 

[mlz]

I am between this model and the octane VI. can you tell me if with this model it is possible to control the speed of the fans through some software?

 

[mike01]

I am between this model and the octane VI. can you tell me if with this model it is possible to control the speed of the fans through some software?

Hi MLZ

I have installed conrtol panel 3.0 , where you can control the speed of the fan
adjust keyboard layout etc ,

Hope this answers your question