Like most positive reviews, this laptop rocks in terms of gaming performance to bang for your buck. Absolute steal for under $1k.I have the 2017 model version of this laptop too. The 2019 model looks cleaner with thinner bezels and has better hardware.The main gripe that prevented a 5 star rating is the damn fan noise. The fans are not silent at idle with temps hovering around 39-44 degrees C. You can definitely hear them spinning. I used a Soundmeter app on my phone and measured around 30 dB from about 2 feet away. 30dB is almost inaudible in a noisy room, but my living area is usually silent so the fan noise is noticeable. It's distracting when browsing the web or watching a show without headphones on. During gaming the fan noise gets pretty loud, around 55 dB, but that's to be expected. The predator sense software has limited functions in terms of adjusting fan speed, the lowest setting is around 2500 rpm for the CPU and around 2800 rpm for the GPU. It'll be nice to be able to adjust the fan speeds even lower.My 2017 model is silent during web browsing with temps the same at 39-44 degrees C.  Hell, even my crappy HP Pavilion laptop is silent at idle. What the hell, Acer?