Origin PC Eon15-S 2017
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Average of 4 scores (from 7 reviews)
Reviews for the Origin PC Eon15-S 2017
Source: Good Gear Guide Archive.org version
If you don’t mind severely sacrificing portability, standard GTX 1070 laptops like the Alienware 15 ($1,700 on Dell) offer somewhat higher performance for less money. Or if you want a light laptop and don’t mind a gaming performance hit, the GTX 1060-equipped Gigabyte Aero 15 ($1,800 on Amazon) is another option. But if you’re looking for a blazingly fast gaming laptop that you can actually carry around, the Origin EVO15-S stands out because it’s a good laptop—not just a good gaming laptop. The sleek design and Origin PC’s outstanding out-of-box experience are just icing on the cake.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 12/01/2017
Source: Hot Hardware Archive.org version
The EON15-S proves that a boutique builder can offer a decent gaming laptop at a reasonable price. Granted, the EON15-S did not blow up our benchmark charts, but it did deliver smooth framerates at its native 1920x1080 resolution. For example, it averaged more than 73 frames per second in both Bioshock Infinite and Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor, and hovered around 55 FPS in Rise of the Tomb Raider. It also delivered great productivity performance in PCMark 8, just in case you need to get some work done in between all that gaming.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 08/09/2017
Source: Techradar Archive.org version
This gaming laptop has decent battery life and solid performance, but a lousy trackpad and the worst speakers ever hold it back from greatness.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 08/01/2017
Rating: Total score: 70%
Source: Computer Shopper Archive.org version
All in all, we like the Origin a lot—we wish its sound was louder and its keyboard had a bit more definition, but its screen is as good as it gets in the 1080p class and its gaming performance is admirable. Indeed, the EON15-S came close to an Editors' Choice.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 06/30/2017
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: CNet Archive.org version
Mind you, we've only spent a few minutes with this laptop so far, so it's not clear exactly how well it performs, or if the final build quality will be anywhere close to the competition. Plus, Nvidia's Max-Q 1070 may not be quite as powerful as the 1070 in a thicker laptop or a beefy desktop PC.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 06/28/2017
Source: Laptop Mag Archive.org version
Overall, the Origin Eon15-S is a great choice for gamers on a tight budget who don't want to make too many compromises. Just be sure to have a good gaming headset handy.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 05/27/2017
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: Wired Magazine Archive.org version
Ultimately, gamers looking for the bleeding edge will find this machine underwhelming, even in its upgraded form. But if your allowance just isn’t what it used to be, well, you could do worse.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 05/24/2017
Rating: Total score: 70%
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile: Mainstream graphics card based on Nvidia's Pascal architecture and successor to the GeForce GTX 965M. Is manufactured in a 14nm process at Samsung and the technical specifications are very similar to the desktop version.
Modern games should be playable with these graphics cards at low settings and resolutions. Casual gamers may be happy with these cards.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
i7-7700HQ: Quad-core notebook processor based on the Kaby Lake architecture. Besides four CPU cores (including Hyper Threading), the chips also integrates the HD Graphics 630 GPU and is manufactured in an improved 14 nm process.» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
15.60":
15-inch display variants are the standard and are used for more than half of all laptops.
The reason for the popularity of mid-sized displays is that this size is reasonably easy on the eyes, often allows high resolutions and thus offers rich details on the screen, yet does not consume too much power and the devices can still be reasonably compact - simply the standard compromise.
» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.Origin PC:
Origin PC is a US-American brand for laptops and desktops, especially for gaming. There are few reviews, the first one appeared in 2014. The ratings are average.
75%: This rating is poor. More than three quarters of the models are rated better. That is rather not a purchase recommendation. Even if verbal ratings in this area do not sound that bad ("sufficient" or "satisfactory"), they are usually euphemisms that disguise a classification as a below-average laptop.
» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.