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Maingear Element

WITH SO MANY BRANDS, such as Asus and MSI, dominating the gaming laptop landscape, it’s exciting when an unfamiliar name comes along. Granted, Maingear isn’t a no-name company—the boutique system builder has been around since 2002—but it’s entering the notebook arena for the first time with its Element and Vector laptops.

The model tested here is the retail version of the Element, which is slim, sleek, and weighs barely over

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