thunderbaylive.com Updated: 2015-09-25 08:23:18
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Lisa Gade demonstrates gameplay on the Origin PC EON15-X. Check out our video review of the Origin PC EON15-X...
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Desktop performance in a gaming laptop is something we've chased forever. The latest and greatest components including Nvidia's Maxwell GPU series have taken mobile computing closer than it's ever been to a solid 60 frames per second.This year, the line t...
Refined design, Great value for the highest, end model, Desktop, grade performance...
Razor thin viewing angles...
The EON15-X proves how much performance Origin can put a 15.6-inch gaming laptop complete with a desktop processor...
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techradar.com/au/ Updated: 2015-09-25 08:23:29
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Desktop performance in a gaming laptop is something we've chased forever. The latest and greatest components including Nvidia's Maxwell GPU series have taken mobile computing closer than it's ever been to a solid 60 frames per second.This year, the line...
Refined design, Great value for the highestend model, Desktopgrade performance...
Razor thin viewing angles...
The EON15-X proves how much performance Origin can put a 15.6-inch gaming laptop complete with a desktop processor...
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We'll get back to that performance in a minute, but first, a quick detour to look at the overall build. While heavy at 3.5kg (plus another 900g for the gigantic charger), there's a lot to like otherwise. The looks are fairly low-key, save for the customi...
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devontechsupport.com Updated: 2017-05-21 06:11:02
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Desktop performance in a gaming laptop is something we've chased forever. Last year, the 15-inch Origin EON15-X was first machines that came closest to reaching that level of performance. Thanks to the best mobile graphics from Nvidia's Maxwell line and a...
This isn't the first time Origin has put a desktop processor into a laptop, but this new rendition refines the model. It's a much more energy efficient unit that doesn't need two power bricks as with the older EON15-X. It's considerably smaller and lighte...
The lackluster display is really the only sour note of this 15.6-inch gaming laptop. The screen's dreadfully narrow viewing angles makes plugging in an external screen an absolutely necessity for long gaming sessions. That said, the screen doesn't complet...
With a desktop processor onboard you might think the Origin EON15-X was only meant for users who need an extra processor kick for creating media, but it's simply a great value proposition.For $2,507 (about £1,710, AU$3,355) you can't get a better best pro...
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Ultrabooks, shmultrabooks. Mobile or otherwise, gamers know there is no substitute for a massive slab of expensive and power-hungry hardware. Sure, the dividing line between laptop and desktop performance is thinning, but the singularity at which both con...
Desktop CPU. Fastest laptop we've reviewed to date. Thinnest and lightest notebook of its kind. 4K UHD display option. Highly configurable with prices starting at $1680. Remarkable storage options. Solid build quality. Easily upgraded.
Hot and loud during gaming. Origininstalled upgrades quickly add up in price (DIY upgrades will save you money!). Battery life will keep you tethered to the grid. Wish the TN panel was a little brighter.
The EON15-X is armed with a GeForce GTX 980M. As it stands, this is currently the undisputed king of mobile GPUs. The GTX 980M, more so than any previous generations, is remarkably close in specs to its desktop counterpart. On paper, the performance is ab...
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It's time to go Glengarry Glen Ross on dual-core processors in gaming laptops. As in, hey dual-core processor, I've got some bad news for you from downtown: Mitch and Murray said you're fired because gaming laptops should go to closers. And yes, dual-core...
Desktop CPU that cruises at 4GHz all day, nVidia's top of the line GeForce GTX 980m gives you top flight gaming...
Battery life, as expected, is dismal...
For a gaming laptop that's almost portable, the Origin EON15-X offers performance that's hard to beat. It doesn't offer “desktop-class” performance or any of that guff, it actually offers desktop performance in a laptop. Period. That makes the EON15-X a p...
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Want a high-end gaming laptop that does more than empty your wallet? The Origin EON15-X ($2,579 as tested) delivers gaming performance and heavy-hitting processing power, thanks to a top-of-the-line Nvidia graphics card and a potent, desktop-class Intel C...
Desktop-class processor. Solid gaming performance, thanks to an Nvidia GeForce GTX 980M graphics card. Lots of storage space with a speedy PCIe-connected solid-state drive. Keyboard has customizable backlighting.
Short battery life. No touch screen or optical drive...
The Origin EON15-X is a high-end gaming laptop that delivers strong processing power and serious gaming performance...
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Now, a fully decked-out EON15-X is prohibitively expensive at over $5000. Origin PC's baseline configuration is much more reasonable, starting around $1700, and the configuration we're testing costs about $1000 more than that. But isn't customization one...
The EON 15-X offers great configuration options and a powerful desktop CPU, but its mobile GPU holds it back from true desktop-caliber gaming performance...
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When it comes to gaming laptops, carrying a little more junk in the trunk isn't necessarily a bad thing. Case in point: the Origin Eon15-X ($2,699 as reviewed; $1,799 starting configuration), which features a frame-rate-shredding Nvidia GeForce GTX 980M G...
Excellent graphics and performance, Sleek, attractive chassis, Comfortable keyboard with springy feedback...
Poor battery life, Display lacks brightness and vividness, Runs hot, Heavy for a mainstream laptop...
The 15-inch Origin Eon15-X packs the power of much larger notebooks...
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It's a gaming desktop in a laptop. Sorta. Origin PC thinks outside the box about what goes inside the box. They make insanely fast, boxy and bodacious gaming laptops and desktops that are a bit chunky and aggressive looking and combine the best and fastes...
Fast yet compact for a gaming laptop. Desktop CPU, strong dedicated graphics options, very customizable...
It's a hefty hunk, fans are loud when gaming or working the CPU hard. Battery life is poor...
The Origin PC EON15-X starts at a seductive $1,798, the same ballpark as other high end gaming laptops. When configured with a core i7 and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M or 980M, the price creeps north of the $2,000 mark and our decked out 1080p model is a p...
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