By Kane Fulton
Introduction and design
“Buy a desktop for power, buy a laptop for mobility,” was the mantra that guided PC gamers’ buying choices – until now. By squeezing its desktop GTX 980 GPU into laptops, Nvidia hasn’t so much thrown a spanner into the works as lobbed the full toolkit.
Configured by UK-based original design manufacturer (ODM) PC Specialist, the Octane II Pro is among the first wave of gaming laptops powered by Nvidia’s desktop-class GPU. Among them are the Origin EON17-SLX, MSI GT72, Aorus X7 DT and Asus’ water-cooled ROG GX700.
These monster machines have one aim: deliver gaming experiences that, until now, have only been possible on beefy desktop PCs.
I’m all for what Nvidia is trying to achieve here. As great as gaming on the go is, laptops leave me with the feeling that I’m not playing the optimal version of a game just so I can play it anywhere.
Rather than buy a gaming laptop with a 980M inside, I’d be tempted to spend extra on a 980-equipped model that delivers a true, desktop-class gaming experience – and I bet many hardcore gamers feel the same.
The trade off — at least, at first — is that …read more
Source:: techradar.com – PC and Mac
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