These laptops are advertised as VR-ready on Dell's website, and indeed the G7 7588 handled what I threw at it. Once immersed in a game I forget about it, but it's there.
Unfortunately, there's no shortcut key to disable the touchpad when a mouse is plugged in, and worse, my thumb rubs against the edge. If it were only an aesthetic issue, it wouldn't be a big deal, but its placement puts it in the way of my left hand when working the standard WASD section while gaming. The touchpad is big - about four inches by three inches - and uses Precision drivers for full gesture support but it's placed directly below the spacebar in an off-center spot.
You have a standard set of functions along the top F keys, and overall there's not much to complain about. Keys don't seem to have a ton of travel, but they make a satisfying click and can certainly get the job done. The WASD keys have blue highlights inked on, and you get a blue backlight that fits nicely with the outer alpine white shell. The size of the G7 allows for a full keyboard with number pad, with keys evenly spaced with a good amount of room between. There's some severe volume that doesn't distort when loud, and the sound is full explosions and bullets kind of hit you in the chest, but for something like competitive play I would still not stray from a headset. Two front-firing speakers are built into the grating just below the palm rests, and for a gaming laptop, they're not bad.
The 720p front-facing camera captures a respectable image, and I wouldn't be too shy to use it for video conferencing or while gaming streaming. You can connect a speedy Thunderbolt 3 dock for extra connectivity, and, since the G7 is advertised as VR-ready, you have the stock ports to handle those systems.Ī power button resides in the top-right corner, but it doesn't have a fingerprint reader built in, nor is there an IR camera in the spacious bezel above the display. There's also a Kensington lock slot for safekeeping. You get on the right side HDMI 2.0, Thunderbolt 3 with four lanes of PCIe, two USB-A 3.1, and a 3.5mm audio jack, and on the left, you get RJ45 Ethernet, another USB-A 3.1, an SD card reader, and the large barrel-style charging port. There's a lot of room for ports, and Dell makes good on the space.
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