Maingear Pulse 15

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Reviews for the Maingear Pulse 15

75% Maingear Pulse 15 Gaming Laptop Review
Source: Techspot Archive.org version
Lastly, knowing that the Pulse 15 is essentially a GS60 Ghost Pro 3K, it doesn't take more that a quick search on Amazon or Newegg to find the same model or even a souped up variant with a GTX 970M GPU for less than Maingear's asking price -- if you don't mind losing the paint job and superior customer service that you may or may not end up using, that is.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 10/17/2014
Rating: Total score: 75%

80% Maingear Pulse 15
Source: PC Mag Archive.org version
The Maingear Pulse 15 is a solid slim midrange laptop, and why wouldn't it be? It shares the same chassis and similar specs as our Editors' Choice MSI GS60 Ghost Pro 3K. But while we still love the slim design, the impressive 3K display, and even the improved speakers and stylish paintjob, the MSI GS60 Ghost Pro 3K offers a better overall package with slightly better gaming performance, and remains our top pick.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 10/09/2014
Rating: Total score: 80%

70% Maingear Pulse 15
Source: Laptop Mag Archive.org version
Maingear's svelte dynamo is nothing short of impressive. The $2,474 Pulse 15 combines powerful specs, including Nvidia GTX 8870M graphics and a Core i7 CPU with a wide-angle, Retina-like display in a slim chassis. When it came to performance, the laptop didn't slice through demanding games (and spreadsheets) without prejudice.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 09/30/2014
Rating: Total score: 70%

Maingear Pulse 15 3K
Source: Hot Hardware Archive.org version
Maingear's Pulse 15 is an overall successful demonstration that you can pack a higher end gaming experience into an ultra thin form factor, though it doesn't come without caveats. The biggest issues are heat and noise. Under load, the Pulse 15 gets plenty hot -- this is not a laptop you'll want to rest on your lap, especially if you value your fertility.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 09/15/2014

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M: High-end graphics card from the GeForce GTX 800M series.

Modern games should be playable with these graphics cards at low settings and resolutions. Casual gamers may be happy with these cards.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.

Intel Core i7: The Intel Core i7 for laptops is based on the LG1156 Core i5/i7 CPU for desktops. The base clock speed of the CPUs is relatively low, but because of a huge Turbo mode, the cores can dynamically overclock to up to 3.2 GHz (920XM). Therefore, the CPU can be as fast as high clocked dual-core CPUs (using single threaded applications) but still offer the advantage of 4 cores. Because of the large TDP of 45 W / 55 W, the CPU is only intended for large laptops.  

4710HQ: Haswell-based quad-core processor clocked at 2.5 GHz with Turbo Boost support up to 3.5 GHz. Offers an integrated HD Graphics 4600 GPU and a dual channel DDR3 memory controller.» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.

15.60":

15-inch display variants are the standard and are used for more than half of all laptops.

The reason for the popularity of mid-sized displays is that this size is reasonably easy on the eyes, often allows high resolutions and thus offers rich details on the screen, yet does not consume too much power and the devices can still be reasonably compact - simply the standard compromise.

Maingear: US-American computer manufacturer, founded in 2002 with low international relevance.

75%: This rating is poor. More than three quarters of the models are rated better. That is rather not a purchase recommendation. Even if verbal ratings in this area do not sound that bad ("sufficient" or "satisfactory"), they are usually euphemisms that disguise a classification as a below-average laptop.

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