The thin appearance cannot hide the powerful core, the Mechanical Revolution Deep Sea Ghost Z2 in-depth experience review

After being hit hard by mobile phones and tablets, it is a well-known fact that the computer industry, especially notebook products, has continued to shrink in the face of more alternatives for light entertainment and light office use. However, in addition to light use, there is a greater demand for another branch of laptops, which is the gaming laptop field where core players gather. Especially in China, PC is often the preferred gaming platform for players. Coupled with the rapid iteration of game graphics, higher requirements are placed on computer configurations. Gaming computers with relatively higher replacement frequency and demand have also become the new main battlefield for PC giants. A high-end gaming laptop that can be carried around is the standard for hardcore players.

Compared to desktop computers that can be infinitely configured and stacked with features, the design of gaming laptops itself requires more trade-offs, and compromises between configuration, battery life, screen, keyboard, audio, portability, and appearance are inevitable. In the past, in order to highlight the "identity" of gaming laptops, portability was often sacrificed, so we can see all kinds of bloated gaming laptops.

With the advancement of technology and the evolution of user needs, business gaming laptops that can handle most games, have a low-key and exquisite appearance design, and adapt to more usage scenarios are becoming more and more popular. In this regard, Mechanical Revolution, as a rising star, is undoubtedly at the forefront of the industry. Its notebook products are widely praised by electronic product enthusiasts for their youthful design language, excellent configuration and performance.

Today, we will bring you the experience review of the successor to the popular Deepsea Ghost Z1, the Deepsea Ghost Z2. This is also a gaming laptop with stunning appearance, balanced configuration, and many highlights.

Low-key appearance, but profound inner world

The packaging box of the Mechanical Revolution Deep Sea Ghost Z2 uses a black and blue color scheme, highlighting the futuristic feel of the product. The interior adopts a double-layer layout, with the power cord, power adapter, warranty card and instruction manual on the lower layer. The adapter is 19V/7.89A, and the actual power is about 40W when used lightly, which is very energy-saving. It can be seen that the design skills of the internal circuit and power consumption control module are excellent.

The appearance of the Deep Sea Ghost Z2 is also exquisite, with tough and technological lines, design-oriented details, and a brushed metal body, which makes it look very good. You can feel the light weight of this notebook when you pick it up, and the actual machine is only 2.1kg.

The A and C sides of the aluminum-magnesium alloy are indispensable. The density of aluminum-magnesium alloy is 30% lighter than that of aluminum, but it is stronger in thermal conductivity, hardness and rigidity. Its strong corrosion resistance also makes this alloy known as rust-proof aluminum alloy.

The moment it is opened, the B-side with a high screen-to-body ratio gives a strong visual impact. Therefore, the Deepsea Ghost Z2 has crammed a 15.6-inch IPS+LED screen with a resolution of 1080p and covering 45% of the NTSC color gamut into a body of 359x242x23mm.

In terms of keyboard, the Deep Sea Ghost Z2 is unambiguous, using a full-size mechanical keyboard, with independently configurable LED backlight, a key travel of 2mm, and a keystroke life of 20 million times, providing a perfect typing and gaming experience. It is worth mentioning that the Deep Sea Ghost Z2 also designed special concentric textures on the WASD and arrow keys commonly used in games, making it easier for users to quickly find them when operating blindly.

Thin exterior with a strong core

In terms of configuration, Deepsea Ghost Z2 has a variety of options for users to choose from. The one I got uses Intel's 8th-generation Core i7-8750H processor, making it the first gaming laptop with 6 cores and 12 threads on a mobile device. The graphics card uses a GTX 1050 with 2G video memory, which can easily handle most mainstream games.

Processor Intel Core i7-8750H @ 2.20GHz Hexa-core Motherboard MECHREVO Z2 Series 1050 SW ( Intel/DRAM Registers - 3EC4 - 300 Series Chipset Family - A30D )
Memory 8 GB (goldkey DDR4 2667MHz)
Main hard drive ADATA _IM2S3338-256GD (256 GB / SSD)
Graphics card Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 (2 GB)
Display BOE BOE0747 (15.5 inches)
Sound Card Realtek ALC269 @ Intel High Definition Audio Controller Network Card Intel Wireless-AC 9462

It should be pointed out that the Deep Sea Ghost Z2 is equipped with a camera, and Master Lu’s detection did not capture it accurately.

In terms of storage, the Deep Sea Ghost Z2 uses a 256 GB PCIE SSD. With the help of the speed of PCIE SSD, both the speed and space can undoubtedly meet the needs of most users.

For mobile devices, the number of interfaces is definitely an important indicator of notebooks. Some mainstream products only use Type-C interfaces for the sake of thinness, but users are criticized for carrying various adapters. In this regard, the I/O interfaces of the Deep Sea Ghost Z2 are rich. There are two USB3.0 and multi-function card slots on the right side of the body, and a lock hole, network cable interface, USB2.0, microphone and headphone interface on the left.

On the back of the body, the Deep Sea Ghost Z2 provides two Mini DP ports, an HDMI port, a Type-C port and a power port.

Can large-scale games be handled with ease?

How does the Deep Sea Ghost Z2 perform? For reference, we ran the popular "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds", commonly known as "Chicken Eating". One of the main features of this game is that it is not optimized as expected, and it has high requirements for computer configuration.

We chose high quality, with a resolution of 1920x1080. Under naked eye observation, the game is very smooth, from preparation to parachuting, gun racing, and chicken eating, there is no lag in the whole process.

According to the frame rate display, the basic game picture is stable at around 80 frames. In complex scenes, the frame rate can be maintained at around 70 frames. It can be said to be very smooth and always above the watershed of 60 frames. Even players who are very sensitive to the frame rate can enjoy the game.

While playing the game, the cooling system of the Deep Sea Ghost Z2 also worked hard. It uses a 54mm diameter dual-turbo fan and a four-air outlet design, and the official claims that the comprehensive cooling performance is improved by as much as 30%. Indeed, we can see a huge cooling window on the back of the fuselage, and the fuselage is raised with foot pads to ensure air circulation.

The measured temperature of the side air outlet of the Deepsea Ghost Z2 is 45℃, and the temperature near the keyboard is about 34℃, which is lower than the human body temperature and will not make people feel uncomfortable when using it. The highest temperature area is the upper part of the keyboard, with both sides at about 35℃, and the highest temperature in the middle part is 51℃. You can feel it slightly hot when you touch it with your hand, but it is at the upper level among gaming laptops, and its heat dissipation ability is excellent.

In terms of volume, the Deep Sea Ghost Z2 can be said to have a loud voice. The tuning of the speaker is quite skillful, especially in the high notes, the sound has reached 86 decibels, but every note is still clear and moving. As an entertainment machine, the Deep Sea Ghost Z2 can save you not only a pair of speakers, but also valuable desktop space.

After looking at the game performance, we still use the benchmark software to run the score as usual. Of course, everyone knows that the benchmark will be affected by too many things, so it is only given here as a reference value.

In Master Lu 5.15, the comprehensive performance score of Deepsea Ghost Z2 is 228463; the 3DMark 11 score is P7319. Judging from the two scores, the performance of Deepsea Ghost Z2 is undoubtedly far superior to notebooks of the same price. Notebooks with this score usually cost more than 10,000 yuan, which shows that Deepsea Ghost Z2 is still very cost-effective.

Summarize

After using it for a period of time, the overall performance of the Deep Sea Ghost Z2 gaming laptop can be said to be excellent. It is pre-installed with Microsoft's office software, which is convenient for office work. The appearance is not too ostentatious, and the size does not affect portability. In the game, the large screen-to-body ratio screen with excellent performance, combined with a full-size mechanical keyboard, is enough for most games and allows people to play games to their heart's content.

From the appearance, to the configuration, to the heat dissipation, Mechanical Revolution has made the Deep Sea Ghost Z2 into a bucket-shaped gaming notebook product, but the price remains at more than 6,000 yuan, which is rarely rivaled in this price range. Whether you are a business elite who has a little interest in games, a student who plays games occasionally, or a hardcore e-sports fanatic, the Deep Sea Ghost Z2 is a good choice.

As a winner of Toutiao's Qingyun Plan and Baijiahao's Bai+ Plan, the 2019 Baidu Digital Author of the Year, the Baijiahao's Most Popular Author in the Technology Field, the 2019 Sogou Technology and Culture Author, and the 2021 Baijiahao Quarterly Influential Creator, he has won many awards, including the 2013 Sohu Best Industry Media Person, the 2015 China New Media Entrepreneurship Competition Beijing Third Place, the 2015 Guangmang Experience Award, the 2015 China New Media Entrepreneurship Competition Finals Third Place, and the 2018 Baidu Dynamic Annual Powerful Celebrity.