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Venom BlackBook Zero 14 Phantom G8 Delta Edition review

Venom BlackBook Zero 14 Phantom G8 Delta Edition

CHOICE Expert Rating

76%
Recommended
What is the CHOICE Expert Rating?
Good points

Good Points

  • Very good touchpad
  • Full-sized HDMI port
  • microSD card slot
  • Very good Wi-Fi speed
  • Very good storage read speed
  • Excellent storage write speed
  • Very good screen
  • Excellent viewing angles
  • Relatively easy to access and replace components
Bad points

Bad Points

  • Poor audio quality
  • Cooling fan can be very noisy

Type

Ultraportable
Ultrabook
Tablet mode
Operating system
Windows 10 Pro

Recommended products

Recommended
Recommended
Recommended for tablet use

Test results

CHOICE Expert Rating
76%
Performance score
70%
Tablet use score
N/A
Ease of use score
75%
Battery life score
77%
Display score
88%
Audio score
45%
Wi-Fi score
80%
Storage write-speed (MBps)
5122
Storage read-speed (MBps)
7080
Wi-Fi speed (MBps)
43
Average battery life – heavy usage (hours)
10:03
Charging time to 80% full (h:min)
1:31
Expert tester comments
The Venom BlackBook offers a fast configuration in a chassis that is strong and relatively light. It comes with a very good Full HD screen, a comfortable backlit keyboard, and it has a useful range of ports (including Thunderbolt) for external displays and storage devices. It has a bottom panel that can be removed easily to access its battery, storage, Wi-Fi, and memory components. Consider this laptop if performance is a main concern.

Sustainability

Shop Ethical rating
Warranty (years)
1
Replaceable battery
Not collected
Replace/upgrade RAM
Not collected
Slots for additional RAM
Not collected
Replace/upgrade storage
Not collected
Slot for additional storage
Not collected
Replace/upgrade Wi-Fi
Not collected
Country of origin
China

Related products

Availability
Tested model

Cost

Price
$2,699.00

Specifications

Screen size (inches)
14
Native screen resolution (pixels)
1920 x 1080
Processor (CPU) type
Intel Core i7-1165G7
CPU frequency (GHz)
2.8
RAM (GB)
16
Video graphics type
Intel Iris Xe
Storage capacity (GB)
1024
Available user space (GB)
913
Storage type
SSD
Wi-Fi version
6
Weight of laptop (kg)
1
Weight of power supply (kg)
0.3
Size (mm, H x D x W)
21 x 215 x 322

Features

Screen finish
Matte
Touchscreen
USB-C
USB 2.0 ports
0
USB 3.0 ports
2
USB 4 as USB-C port
0
USB-C (USB 3.2 Gen 1 or 2, not Thunderbolt 3 or 4) ports
0
Thunderbolt 3 or 4 (as USB-C) ports
1
SD card slot (full-size)
SD card slot (micro)
HDMI port
Gigabit ethernet port
Rear camera
Backlit keyboard levels of brightness
5

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