AVADirect Clevo M770CUH Review

The Clevo M770CUH is a gaming laptop, the base system being manufactured by Clevo and marketed by AVADirect. While the M770CUH is in tough going up against gaming laptop specialists ASUS and Alienware, AVADirect is hoping to attract users by giving them a wider range of customization options. Is the M770CUH a worthy choice for gamers, or does it get left behind by the competition?
Positives
The M770CUH is available from AVADirect at a base price point of just over $1070. This gets you an Intel Core i5 2.4GHz processor, 2GB of RAM, and a 512MB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4570 graphics card, which makes for an adequate, if not overwhelming, gaming laptop. With this hardware, you won’t be able to run the latest games without turning down the detail sliders, but the overall package represents a good value that will get the job done, especially if you’re planning on playing less graphically intensive games.
Of course, customization is AVADirect’s stock in trade, and you have the option of upgrading some of this hardware. Stepping up to a Core i7 processor and 4GB of RAM brings the M770CUH closer to ASUS’s top-of-the-line G73Jh model, and also bumps the price up to the $1600 range.
Negatives
One thing you don’t have the option of upgrading, though, is the graphics card. While the ASUS G73Jh packs a 1GB Mobility Radeon card, making it nearly a true desktop replacement gaming laptop, with the M770CUH, you’re stuck with the less powerful graphics card. This limits your gaming potential going forward.
The Bottom Line
The basic configuration of the AVADirect Clevo M770CUH makes a good budget-priced gaming laptop, and it should do a good job of running recent games at acceptable settings. If you’re looking for a gaming laptop with muscle, though, you might want to consider the ASUS G73Jh instead.

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