The specialist in portable games and high -end workstables Eurocom has just published a refreshment of his flagship mobile supercomputer, the Raptor X18.
It is one of the fastest laptops ever built and will probably win a well -deserved place in our best guide to mobile workstation.
Its basic configuration runs on an ultra 9 275hx Core, the fastest Intel laptop processor and the top of the beach model will cost you more than $ 15,000.
For this expense, you get a NVIDIA GeForce RTX5090 Mobile GPU with 24 GB GDDR7, 256 GB of RAM DDR5 – the only one I know who can take so much memory – as well as four SSD WD_BLACK 8TB PCIE Gen4 configured in RAID -0.
As for the previous mobile supercomputers, Eurocom has entrusted an ODM – most likely Clevo – with the design and manufacture of what is, for the moment, the most powerful laptop in the world.
The result is a practical finish, although disappointing, with its real origins betrayed by the presence of an RGB keyboard with individual key lighting, a n-Key & anti-glosting bearing.
A mobile supercomputer can also be one of the best laptops of play.
The 18 -inch screen which ends its configuration can be specified until a UHD + resolution (it is 3240 x 2400 pixels with an appearance ratio 16:10).
Its 200 Hz cooling rate shows that it can also be a decent game panel.
Where this laptop will sorely lack, it is the battery life; Even with a 99Whr battery, I do not expect users to use this laptop, under the load, for more than 60 minutes; Consider the battery as an interruption power supply (UPS) instead.
This is due to the presence of an eager GPU and processor (which require up to 175 W and 55W respectively) as well as four memory modules, a large screen and four SSDs.
You can also find its weight (7.9 lb / 3.6 kg) and its dimensions (400 x 320 x 33 mm) to be slightly overwhelming, but there again, it is more an office replacement rather than a real laptop.
Raptor X18 vs MacBook Pro 16 inches
In comparison, the most powerful Apple laptop, the 16 -inch MacBook Pro, one of the best laptops ever built, has a maximum selling price of $ 7,199 when configured with 128 GB of RAM and 8 TB SSD.
The SSD version of 1 TB is sold at only $ 4,999 or a third of the X18 price.
The 275HX is the most powerful laptop processor available at the moment, on the popular Passmar reference software, a processor brand of just over 61,000.
The M4 M4 MAX, the most powerful Apple laptop processor offers around 43,700 points, a 40%delta.
Compared to office counterparts, the 275HX is in front of the EPYC 74F3, a server processor of 3 years of AMD which has the same number of cores but a higher 4X TDP.
Raptor X18 VS Workstation PC
There are other Core 9 Ultra 275hx laptops planned for the release in the coming weeks, but the Eurocom laptop is the only one to have four Sodimm locations.
I have configured a popular workstation PC, the 5860 accuracy to match the Raptor X18.
With an Intel Xeon W7-2495X processor, a professional GPU Nvidia RTX 4500 ADA less competent and four SSD 4TB, Dell’s Alter-ego was released with a shocking price of $ 15,700, without 4K instructor.
The only saving thanks for the office workstation is the basic on -site service over 3 years with the remote diagnosis that Dell is provided.
I love the fact that the X18 does not have one but two Ethernet 2.5 GBE ports, the first time I saw this combination in a laptop, which is added to Wi-Fi 7.
