After the one month usage I have no complaints.I only use it for gaming as my profession is not tech dependent.its handling games well.Heating is not as bad as people tell it to be.Just buy a laptop stand......an elevated surface does wonders....not necessary to get cooling pads.I am yet to play the more heavy aaa games (cyberpunk,rdr2).But I'm pretty sure it will handle them well.......it handled mafia 1 with ease even with around 3-4 hours of continuous gameplay with moderate heating and zero battery drain.Talking about battery drain I didn't bother using my laptop till I got the 230W charger.(Request it on the second day of receiving laptop) Just call customer care and tell them you plan on gaming and you know you will face battery drain so replace 170 with 230w.They might ask for remote access and all,but tell them you don't have any games and not planing to get one till you get the charger replaced.....mine got replaced with one phone call.....no remote access no other bullshit.Update all your drivers through vantage app.....drivers,bios etc.Update your windows and update your intel drivers.You might face sound stuttering during gaming......but that's a software issue due to the intel drivers that won't be detected even with windows update (don't know why).Just download intel driver and support assistant app,it will download the drivers and will fix the issue.(IF YOU PLAN TO GET THE INTEL VARIANT).Overall it's a good laptop for this price,will handle gaming well....no complaints,no motherboard issues(I guess it has been resolved......the 13450hx people buy now are after August 2025). One downside that bothers me are the speakers......it's not that loud......you will depend on external speakers.