I doubt any laptop is going to perform like this beast does, at the same price. Doom (2016) - 120 fps/UltraCS:GO - 280 fps/Ultra the list goes on and on with games that will reach 100+ fps. At those specs you cant expect ANY battery to last long but still manages about an hour and a half of decent gaming. This monster really shines when you plug it in. M.2 NVMe SSD is LOW on capacity but very fast, has an empty bay for another M.2 SSD and an empty bay for a SATA hard drive, i opted for the second SSD. 1TB M.2 NVMe drives are sold cheap on Amazon, avoid Best Buy's prices. I saved and scraped up money hoping to buy the 2017 version of this same laptop, but the responsibility of fatherhood kept me out of one till now, i almost caved and bought a used gaming laptop from Craigslist, i am so glad i stayed the course and reached the goal. After seeing what this can do over other laptops, i would have been disappointed indeed if i caved and bought a used one.