ILLEGEAR RAVEN SE FIRST IMPRESSIONSDisclaimer: I am by no means an expert, if anything I am just an average user whose laptop needs centers around productivity tasks, photo-editing and some light gaming.
Build: The chassis is made from hard plastic and it has a light and sturdy feel to it. The finishing feels smooth but oddly that make it feel cheap, but this is just my view of it ( I came from a laptop with a metal palm rest). I believe some might like the feel of it. The keyboards feel clicky, but they are too close to my liking. The touchpad needs some getting used too. Its very smooth, and because of that movements either glide easily or feel jerky. So you’ll have to angle your fingertips to get accurate movements. Even so, I bet gamers would not be bothered by this since they would use a mouse instead. If I were to nitpick, the touchpad on my unit is slightly positioned to the right, hence leaving noticeable gap on the left. ( kinda bothers me, but of well)
Screen: I opted for the upgraded screen with 100% sRGB coverage. IMO this upgrade is totally worth it. The screen is vibrant and colours pop. I also asked Illegear to tune my screen for even better colour accuracy. All in all, screen is amazing. The thin bezels make it very immersive especially for gaming and videos.
Performance: My unit has an i5 + gtx1560+ 16 gb ram. Needless to say it handles anything I throw at it with ease. I have no complaints here. I think this is the best price to performance ratio you can get for a laptop with this specs in Malaysia. Photoshop and Lightroom work well too. I only play Dota 2, and from my experience , gaming was smooth, with no noticeable frame drops.
Battery: The lifespan of my unit is around 4 hours, which is decent. There is an option to upgrade to a bigger battery, which I might do in the future. Charging it to full capacity also feels fast, however I do not know exactly how fast .
That is all I have for now, if you have any questions feel free to ask, although I doubt a noob like me can help.
Ps. ADRIAN served me and I give two thumbs up to him. He answered my questions diligently and helped me proceed with a manual order. I was also very pleased that the assembly was done in a week, and delivery was fast too. I asked if I could get my unit by the 24Th and Adrian assured me it would happen. Exactly on the 24Th I got my unit. So kudos to Adrian and the Illegear team! 😊
I hope to write a future review after using this laptop for some time. So lets hope this machine has no issues and that the customer service unit continues their excellent work!
lucky la you, done in a week. some of us still waiting after one month