Corsair Voyager a1600 Gaming Laptop (AMD Ryzen R9 6900HS, AMD Radeon RX 6800M, 32GB DDR5, 16" 2560x1600 240Hz IPS Screen, Cherry MX Ultra-Low Profile Keyswitches, Windows 11 Home Advanced) Black

Some influencers gave this a bad review on YouTube but as an actual user and gamer who got a great holiday discount. Absolute beast of a machine for mobile gaming and can serve double duty for content creation and workstation utilization.

Update: It pains me, but I'm returning this laptop. It has so much potential and some really awesome features, but it is so buggy and the drivers/firmare aren't updated for the latest version of Win11.After a couple days, the macro bar just stopped working with the Elgato software. I could program them directly through iCue, but even that was hit or miss. Sometimes they'd do what I'd set, sometimes they did something completely random.Next was the random bluetooth cutouts, followed by complete system lock a couple minutes later that required forced power cycling.The laptop also sounds like a jet taking off all the time if there's even the slightest load on it. Even with the Quiet profile, it still ramps up quite a bit.Even at Extreme cooling, the heat gets so bad that you can forget about using it in clamshell mode and gaming on a bigger monitor. The heat exhaust goes straight up into the screen if you have it closed. I tried that once and after ten minutes the screen was so hot that it nearly burned my finger when I tested it.It's a gorgeous laptop. The keyboard is second to none. The trackpad is definitely high quality. It's just such a shame that Corsair doesn't seem to care about fixing all the bugs.---Original review:I was all set to buy a Dell XPS 17 for nearly $2800 when I saw this beast on sale for only $1799. I'd watched the Linus Tech Tips review of it and remembered drooling over all the features, and then losing interest when they pointed out that the XPS was slightly better, and cheaper, since Corsair cost over $3000. Luckily I checked on this first and pulled the trigger on it.I'm sure the XPS is better than this in most ways, for most users, but I love the tall screen and the stream deck macro buttons. I have to send a lot of canned emails to clients throughout the day, and I hate having to open my template folder, copy, change tabs, and paste. Now, I can load the 10 I use most commonly right into the buttons, and replies are now almost instant. The 32GB ram also means I can have a ton of spreadsheets open all at once, even on Chrome!, without having my computer bog down.Oh, and it's decent for gaming too, at least for me since I don't play every new release that comes along. I can play Fallout 4, Destiny 2, and Cyberpunk 2077 on max or near-max settings.There are some cons though. The fans are LOUD when gaming. I've never owned a high end gaming laptop before so I don't know how common this is.The sound is good. Not great. For having two rather large speakers on either side of the keyboard, and since it advertises Dolby Atmos, I expected better. I'd put it about on par with my 2020 iPad.The webcam. Oh the webcam. This laptop is designed and marketed for streamers. I expected the webcam to be top notch. (Ha!) It's not. My little logitech webcam that I paid $50 for 5 years ago is better. The mic is ok, but even a basic office headset is much better. Don't buy this laptop if you are specifically looking for a streamer-quality camera.Typing is half awesome, half annoying. I love that the keyboard is mechanical, and feels pretty much like shallow browns. My problem with it is that there is absolutely no angle to the keyboard, and no feet on the bottom of the laptop to raise it at an angle. I'm pretty sure there are products I can look into to help raise the laptop, and that will also help with the cooling/fans. But for a $3000+ retail product, it's almost criminal there aren't even any basic feet nubbins at all. Correction: there are two raised ridges on the bottom, but they are level with each other. It does lift the laptop slightly off of the desk surface, but since they are level with each other there is no comfortable angle given to the keyboard.This is just a day 2 review. I will update as time goes on. As for my 5-star rating, that is considering the sale price I paid for it. If I had paid $3000 before tax, I'd probably be having some buyer's remorse. If I was going to pay that much, I'd go with the Dell XPS 17 specced all the way out.

It sucks, it really does.1. Display is 6 bit color depth at 240hz.2. Speakers are weak, even for gaming laptops.3. Fans have a whine that just triggers you lol.4. Fan Hub never shown up in ICUE, ever. After fresh install of windows they were just gone, even with installing all the stock apps provided.5. All drivers on website are over 8 months old. That wouldn't be a problem, except the internal display will go black with the most up to date software for the video card unless you turn off hybrid mode.6. Support is by far sub par and weak. No updates, no clear communication to the community on fixes. It feels like they have abandoned it.It's a shame. The hardware is good. For 1700, this would be a solid choice if you just had proper driver support.To think they wanted to put a 3k price tag on this on release with that sub par monitor. Just a joke.The laptop runs warm all the time, but it doesn't throttle. It handles heat well for its size! I will say that. The keyboard is amazing, and the overall package is very well done.The software breaks it for me. I wasted days reinstalling windows, and AMD drivers, trying to find work arounds. I eventually gave up.If you use this laptop as a desktop replacement, and keep in dedicated mode, it's a solid choice. You can download the most up to date drivers and ignore Corsair.At this price point though... the whole point of buying AMD is battery life.....You have better options out there. And Corsair needs to buckle down and do right by the people that already bought this thing.