Introduction and design
Gaming laptops are fast becoming a hotly contested part of the market. No longer are they unfeasibly expensive, heavy or lacking power – they’re bona fide platforms that can run state-of-the-art titles at high settings.
The Schenker XMG P506 isn’t a desktop PC in a laptop’s clothing like the PC Specialist Octane Pro II, but it still promises to pack a punch thanks to Nvidia’s GTX 970M GPU inside.
An upgrade to XMG’s U506 range, the P506 is an intricately customizable proposition that’s both portable and powerful. Its Clevo P651RE6 chassis allows for a plethora of configuration options including extra slots for hard drives and more RAM.
Unlike Gigabyte’s new P35X v5, the P506 can’t be configured with a 4K (or Ultra HD) display, instead topping out at 1080p (or Full HD). The 970M inside would struggle to run demanding games with any level of smoothness at 4K, so XMG’s decision to stick at Full HD to keep costs and weight down is a welcome one.
Another worthy competitor exists in the form of MSI’s GS60 Ghost Pro, which sports an Nvidia GTX 970M with 3GB of GDDR5 video memory and has a …read more
Source:: techradar.com – PC and Mac