Right? I want options. Why do they do this? At such a price it should have a 4k 144hz screen. 1080p is easy to drive and doesn't need an RTX 2080. Why not market it as a mobile esports machine? It would be fine with even a GTX 1060, or whatever the mid generation cards will be. No need to make it a super high end product.
yeah im not sure whats up with that screen. for a flagship it better be some super amazing ips type panel. 3ms is slow if its a tn. and 1080p is nothing special considering everyone with that gpu is going to be running 4k dsr might as well just put a 4k on it.
Yeah I too would only consider if it had a 4K screen. I'm not sure about accessibility for memory/HD/Wifi upgrades too given what they pack behind that screen. But it's a concept on cooling I think the Surface latched onto that designers have missed that vertical cooling "can" be quite efficient and often far less blocked up than horizontal cooling. It's very interesting.
asus always has a super high end insane price laptop. the price isnt about the specs though. im sure you will be able to get the same componenets for cheaper. and a liquid metal repaste will get you the same or better performance. latop bga cpu and gpus have no heat spreader.
"The system can be equipped with up to 64 GB of DDR4 memory as well as four PCIe 3.0 x4 SSDs, two of which are attached directly to the CPU to provide an extreme bandwidth (this also means that the GPU has four PCIe lanes in its possession)."
2x4=8. If the GPU has only 4 PCI-E lanes (god I hope not), where did the other 4 go?
most likely the gpu has 8 and the two ssd slots have 4 each. looking at intels spec page for that cpu; the lane configs list 2x4 + 1x8 but not 4x4. the rest of the devices will get their lanes through the pch
The problems this computer addresses are reasonable ones, but the way it attempts to solve them makes it overall more reasonable to solve them with a microATX or ITX desktop PC.
I've actually wondered for a while why someone doesn't marry a battery pack to an all-in-one like this and get a best of both worlds scenario going. Pretty much ever since the first computer built into an LCD monitor came out.
i agree. if youre going to have a flagship laptop might as well give it the best screen possible. otherwise a mini atx and monitor would be better / cheaper and do the same thing. but idk maybe its some pimped out ips with great colors and angles and no glow
Give me this without the display & battery, and replace the 2080 with a 2080 Ti. That would be something that would be interesting. This just seem clunky.
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jonsmirl - Thursday, January 24, 2019 - link
From these specs it will cost $5,000. I'd like to see this concept in a more price friendly version.LaughingCheeze - Thursday, January 24, 2019 - link
Right? I want options. Why do they do this? At such a price it should have a 4k 144hz screen. 1080p is easy to drive and doesn't need an RTX 2080. Why not market it as a mobile esports machine? It would be fine with even a GTX 1060, or whatever the mid generation cards will be. No need to make it a super high end product.Opencg - Thursday, January 24, 2019 - link
yeah im not sure whats up with that screen. for a flagship it better be some super amazing ips type panel. 3ms is slow if its a tn. and 1080p is nothing special considering everyone with that gpu is going to be running 4k dsr might as well just put a 4k on it.FXi - Friday, January 25, 2019 - link
Yeah I too would only consider if it had a 4K screen. I'm not sure about accessibility for memory/HD/Wifi upgrades too given what they pack behind that screen. But it's a concept on cooling I think the Surface latched onto that designers have missed that vertical cooling "can" be quite efficient and often far less blocked up than horizontal cooling. It's very interesting.Opencg - Thursday, January 24, 2019 - link
asus always has a super high end insane price laptop. the price isnt about the specs though. im sure you will be able to get the same componenets for cheaper. and a liquid metal repaste will get you the same or better performance. latop bga cpu and gpus have no heat spreader.DigitalFreak - Thursday, January 24, 2019 - link
"The system can be equipped with up to 64 GB of DDR4 memory as well as four PCIe 3.0 x4 SSDs, two of which are attached directly to the CPU to provide an extreme bandwidth (this also means that the GPU has four PCIe lanes in its possession)."2x4=8. If the GPU has only 4 PCI-E lanes (god I hope not), where did the other 4 go?
Opencg - Thursday, January 24, 2019 - link
most likely the gpu has 8 and the two ssd slots have 4 each. looking at intels spec page for that cpu; the lane configs list 2x4 + 1x8 but not 4x4. the rest of the devices will get their lanes through the pchPeachNCream - Thursday, January 24, 2019 - link
The problems this computer addresses are reasonable ones, but the way it attempts to solve them makes it overall more reasonable to solve them with a microATX or ITX desktop PC.Lord of the Bored - Thursday, January 24, 2019 - link
I've actually wondered for a while why someone doesn't marry a battery pack to an all-in-one like this and get a best of both worlds scenario going. Pretty much ever since the first computer built into an LCD monitor came out.Zanor - Thursday, January 24, 2019 - link
With so much power it's annoying that the screen is only 1080p. 1440p would be a better resolution for something this sizeOpencg - Thursday, January 24, 2019 - link
i agree. if youre going to have a flagship laptop might as well give it the best screen possible. otherwise a mini atx and monitor would be better / cheaper and do the same thing. but idk maybe its some pimped out ips with great colors and angles and no glowDiji1 - Thursday, January 24, 2019 - link
>1080p is easy to drive and doesn't need an RTX 2080Some games will fully utilise a GTX 1080 Ti at 1920x1080 144 FPS eg. PUBG
Diji1 - Thursday, January 24, 2019 - link
2560x1440 on a 17" screen for games though?SquarePeg - Thursday, January 24, 2019 - link
*Smiles to self and imagines whipping this out down at the local coffee shop.danjw - Thursday, January 24, 2019 - link
Give me this without the display & battery, and replace the 2080 with a 2080 Ti. That would be something that would be interesting. This just seem clunky.Lord of the Bored - Thursday, January 24, 2019 - link
But without the display, you don't have the CPU or graphics card or battery. The system isn't in the keyboard like an 80s home computer.And putting it all back in the keyboard restores the cooling issues for no gain. You've now just got a laptop with no screen.
Lord of the Bored - Thursday, January 24, 2019 - link
But without the display, you don't have the CPU or graphics card or battery. The system isn't in the keyboard like an 80s home computer.And putting it all back in the keyboard restores the cooling issues for no gain. You've now just got a laptop with no screen.
milkod2001 - Friday, January 25, 2019 - link
This could be very decent mobile production lappy for video, photo, teethering if they went with some lower GPU and presuming screen is half decent.jahid - Tuesday, January 29, 2019 - link
Now available this Laptop in Bangladesh.VicMamugs - Tuesday, April 2, 2019 - link
May i know how much is this, and how can i buy it..?please reply...VicMamugs - Tuesday, April 2, 2019 - link
I mean how can i order this product..Nihil688 - Monday, July 29, 2019 - link
Still nothing :( Has anyone heard any news?