Emdoor shows off AMD Strix Halo laptop with hefty chassis

While one would be hard-pressed to find AMD's laptop chips anywhere just a year ago, its Ryzen AI Max Strix Halo chips are everywhere of late. It powers more than a handful of mini-PCs, laptops and even handheld gaming consoles. Now, we get another Strix Halo-fuelled laptop from a lesser-known Chinese OEM.

Emdoor-a company that launched a modular mini-PC earlier this year-has shown off the EM-959-NM16ASH-1. It can be configured with a Ryzen AI Max+ 395, Ryzen AI Max 390 and Ryzen AI Max 385 CPU, up to 128 GB of LPDDR5X RAM and two PCIe Gen4 NVMe SSD slots. It is unclear whether the 128 GB RAM variant will be available for all CPU models.

Other specs include a 16-inch LCD screen with a resolution of 2560x1600 pixels and a refresh rate of 165/180 Hz. Batteries are available in 80 Wh and 99 Wh variants. Similarly, companies can choose between an Intel Wi-Fi 6 + Bluetooth 5.2 module or an AMD Wi-Fi 7 alternative. Webcam choices range between a 1080p webcam with a privacy shutter and one with an optional IR module. Lastly, the chassis also comes with a fingerprint reader for biometric authentication.

Interestingly, Emdoor only offers one USB 4.0 port, unlike other designs that support up to two. The others are limited to USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C with a bandwidth of 5 and 10 Gbps. 2.5 Gbps Ethernet is also supported, as is a micro SD card reader. It comes with a full keyboard, complete with a numpad, slightly off-putting direction keys and aesthetics fit for a gaming laptop.

Emdoor doesn't specify how it keeps the EM-959-NM16ASH-1 cool, but judging by its 2.4 kg weight, it is likely beefy. This borders desktop replacement territory, which isn't necessarily bad because Strix Halo packs enough power to be one. Like Sixunited, Emdoor is an ODM that supplies laptops in bulk to other companies, so you won't be able to buy it directly.