The XMG P702 will be sold with 2-4 core Sandy Bridge CPUs till the release of Ivy Bridge. The notebook weighs about 4 kgs and is not fun to carry around (notebook thickness: ~5.5 cm). Another flaw: the enormous cooling system for the high-end hardware makes the case heavy. The reason: although the opening mechanism takes a lot of force (the laptop swings with the display slightly), the display still shakes when the laptop is moved. The top is also very sturdy and can beat most of the competition. The surfaces around the optical drive and the touchpad can be deformed slightly but the bottom of the notebook is very resistant. While we are on the topic, we would like to mention that the cheaper MSI MS 1762 barebone ( One M73-2N) is slightly inferior to the P170EM as Clevo's chassis has better input devices and material quality. If the buyer is looking for a daring modern design, we recommend taking a look at the competition: Alienware M17x, Samsung 700G7A, Asus G74SX, etc.
The look is decent, yet conservative, and will not scare off any buyers. In our opinion, the glossy borders and shiny display border are big flaws which have been carried over from the predecessor.Ĭlevo did not experiment with this chassis and has presented a clear-cut design with dark colors.
Clevo used rubber surfaces for the compact P150EM barebone ( XMG P502), but the cover and hand-rest regions of the P170EM are made of brushed aluminium.īoth models are high-quality (as expected), but we prefer the more resistant and comfortable rubber surface. The logo harmonizes well with the rest of the case. The connectivity has increased and the keys are closer together.Ī closer look reveals more differences: the XMG logo, which used to be a cheap-looking sticker, now adorns the cover of the laptop as a black inscription. Clevo (a barebone manufacturer) presents the P170EM: a slightly modified version of the successful P170HM chassis. Our test model cost us more than 1,800 Euros. The price will rocket as the buyer adds more upgrades. So what does such an amazing configuration cost? Well, the base configuration will set the buyer back about 1,149 Euros. Great: even the illuminated keyboard is available in various languages. They've also included a variety of WLAN modules. Schenker offers a matte panel or a glossy panel and we recommend the former.
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For example, the user can choose to equip their device with a Blu-ray player or a Blu-ray burner instead of a DVD burner (the necessary software will cost extra). Schenker's website boasts an extensive configuration list for each model. Schenker has paid attention to the quality of the hard disks and provides the user with a variety of reliable storage drives. Buyers with money to spare should pick a Solid State Drive as the installation disk for their operating system. It can hold up to two normal 2.5" drives and one mSATA SSD. The laptop has an amazing storage design. As always: most users will not need more than 4-8 GB of RAM. The gaming notebook can hold up to four DDR3 sticks and can be equipped with up to 32 GB RAM at 1600 MHz. We can not make any claims about the RAM. We believe that the manufacturer will add the GTX 660M, GTX 680M and the AMD graphics chips ( Radeon HD 7970M and so on) to the list once they are out. The GeForce GTX 670M (= higher clocked GTX 570M) and the GeForce GTX 675M (= renamed GTX 580M) are the "only" two high-end models available for the new Schenker notebooks. The graphics card assortment should also increase in the next few months. The new Ivy Bridge line-up is around the corner and at their launch, these models will be offered with the new CPUs - their HM77 mainboards are ready for Ivy. Currently, these heavy gaming machines run on the "old" Intel Core i3, i5 and i7 processors of the Sandy Bridge generation. Schenker is launching two new models: the XMG P502 (see review) and the XMG P702. Intel and Nvidia have just introduced their next generation of hardware. In North America, major online resellers such as AVA Direct and XoticPCoffer the barebones Clevo P170EM rebadged but with identical internals as the unit under review.
Many of their notebooks have made their way into our tests and passed with flying colors: this includes the XMG A501 all-rounder, the thick Xirios W710 workstation, and the XMG P511 which offers amazing performance for a decent price. Schenker ( ) is an expert German laptop manufacturer.
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