Review: Origin EON17-X

By Kevin Lee

Introduction

Origin was one of the first companies to put a desktop processor into a gaming laptop, ringing in a whole new level of performance for gaming and production work. Now, Intel’s latest line of Skylake processors should make Origin’s EON17-X an even bigger powerhouse, with the ability to almost always overclock.

Aside from the desktop chip, this gaming laptop has other features that gamers will appreciate, including a big 17.3-inch screen and booming speakers to boot. The EON17-X also can be loaded up with the fastest PCIe solid-state drives (SSD) and DDR4 memory.

With all the available hardware options, this 17-inch gaming machine easily outpaces most gaming laptops – and even desktop rigs.

Design

Like the Origin EON15-X, this 17-inch gaming laptop has a surprisingly reserved styling. You won’t find any superfluous track-lighting along the exterior of the notebook or so many angular body features that it looks like a Lamborghini-branded laptop. Instead, the Origin EON17-X is a stealthy gaming system with a few sophisticated touches.

Although my unit came with a bright red paint job on its screen lid, it doesn’t attract too much attention otherwise. The laptop’s top panel is an almost entirely flat piece of …read more

Source:: techradar.com – PC and Mac