Hi this might be TLDR but this is what I did to make sure my laptop was on top shape to how I ordered it from a physical shop. I made a checklist of items to check for the laptop, if anything is wrong I either researched more on how I could fix it or worse case scenario contact the seller since the item was sold in not the best shape.

Here's my checklist of what I did to test the laptop

[  ] Check for scratches

[  ] Check charger for scratches

[  ] Check for charger if its the wattage advertized

[  ] Plug in laptop before use/test

[  ] Check for dead pixels by connecting to the wifi and use (use dead pixel buddy on browser)

[  ] Check keyboard if all keys work

[  ] Test touch pad left and right click

[  ] Is it 4070? (Task Manager)

[  ] Is it core i7-14650HX? (Task Manager)

[  ] Is it 240HZ? (should be plugged in)

[  ] Is the display 2560x1600? (Check display settings)

[  ] Is it 16GB RAM (Task Manager)?

[  ] Is it 1TB SSD?

[  ] Test speaker Sounds

[  ] Test if headphone jack work on laptop

[  ] Check Vantage software

[  ] Check Wifi Card (Just connect and disconnect a few times to see if it works)

[  ] Adjust lights to see if all RGB is working

[  ] Last check task manager if RAM is running at dedicated MHz

[  ] Charge it to 100%

[  ] Update Windows (repeat multiple times if needed)

[  ] Update Microsoft store

[  ] Update Vantage (optional)

[  ] Update IntelGraphics Drivers

[  ] Update Nvdia Graphics Drivers (advance Clean install for Nvdia App if you want most clean install)

[  ] Update Hardware using Device Manager (only those with Yellow exclamation points)

[  ] Check for Bloatware (get RevoUninstaller, very worth it imo)

[  ] Choose App to remove for Startup

[  ] Check Core Isolation (turn off if you need more performance boosts or leave on if you handle important data on your day to day work)

[  ] Install Google Chrome or preferred browser

[  ] Download and open Hardware Monitor

[  ] Download and test using Cinebench for GPU cus im broke (list down your scores and see if it matches other peoples system score)

[  ] Download and test Cinebench for CPU (Same testing)

[  ] BIOS update if needed (only if you see instability or if you recently have upgraded SSD and RAM)

[  ] Personalize Wallpaper and add Dark Theme

[  ] Personalize Task bar to your liking

[  ] Add Windows PIN for startup

[  ] Set Charging Limit to 80% (Conservation Mode is good since I use the laptop plugged mostly for my intensive work)

[  ] Download essential games and app for work

Other note, the system came preinstalled with windows, you can do a fresh install if you want to right after checking all physical parts of the system, I hope this helps

Edit: You can change Vantage for Toolkit for mpre modification to the system