Kobalt G150 (Clevo P150HM with Geforce GTX485M) Gaming Laptop Review

We feel that the Kobalt G150 is ideal for those who are looking for a good all round laptop that provides impressive gaming performance.

We would be pretty confident saying that you won't find this much gaming power in a smaller machine anywhere in the world so the G150 is perfect for people who are looking for the best gaming experience whilst retaining a decent level of portability.  We would definitely recommend upgrading to an SSD for most users as this will boost system wide performance quite significantly.

The nVidia GTX485M really delivered in our gaming benchmarks, providing more than enough power to run the latest games at the native 1080P resolution at high settings.  We were even able to run Crysis Warhead smoothly at gamer settings which isn't something that can be achieved with many laptops.  The only slightly disappointing aspect of the G150's gaming performance is the fan noise which does become a little intrusive when the system is under load.  But if you use a headset rather than the speakers, this probably won't be an issue.

Build quality is decent on the whole as quality plastics are used throughout the chassis and the overall construction is solid.  Our only slight issue with  the G150's build quality is the keyboard which doesn't quite feel like it belongs to a £1500+ notebook.  The rubberised finish of the chassis should also prove durable in the long run and is preferable to a glossy finish that will pick up scratches readily over time.  It does seem to pick up dust quite easily, though, and this can be difficult to shift.

Kobalt include the 1080P LED-backlit screen as standard with this machine and it is one of the best we've seen on a notebook.  It really brings Blu-Ray movies and games to life thanks to it's vibrant colours and high pixel density.

As you are likely to find with most performance computers, the G150 certainly doesn't come cheap.  The basic model costs £1099 inc. VAT and features an Intel Core-i3 processor and a nVidia GTX460M graphics card. Our test machine, which boasts the quad core i7-2630QM processor and GTX 485M graphics card will set you back in excess of £1700 inc. VAT.  Those who can't afford this and don't mind sacrificing some graphics performance could always save £320 and opt for the GTX 460M graphics card instead.  There are so many different configuration options available with the G150 we would recommend taking a look at Kobalt's G150 configurator which will let you select from a plethora of different parts to build your perfect machine.

KitGuru says: An impressive machine that provides a good compromise between performance, portability and price.

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