The specialist on the laptop of high -end games and the Eurocom work base has just launched an update of its flagship supercomputer, the Raptor X18.
It is one of the fastest laptops ever built and will probably win a well -deserved place in our best purchase of mobile work station.
Its base configuration is executed in a Core Ultra 9 275HX, the fastest portable computer processor of Intel and the upper range model will cost more than $ 15,000.
For that disbursement, you get a NVIDIA geForce RTX5090 mobile GPU with 24 GB GDDR7, 256 GB of DDR5 RAM, the only one I know that I can take as much memory, as well as four WD_BLACK 8TB PCIE GEN4 SSD configured in RAID -0.
As for the previous mobile supercomputers, Eurocom has trusted an ODM, probably Clevo, with the design and manufacture of what is, from now on, the most powerful laptop in the world.
The result is a practical, although disappointing finish, with its true origins betrayed by the presence of an RGB keyboard with individual key lighting, rollover N-Key and anti-Fantasma.
A mobile supercomputer can also be one of the best laptops for games.
The 18 -inch screen that completes its configuration can be specified to a UHD+ resolution (that is 3240 x 2400 pixels with an appearance ratio of 16:10).
Its 200Hz update rate shows that it can also be a decent game panel.
Where this laptop will be missing a lot is the battery life; Even with a 99Whr battery, I do not hope that users can use this laptop, under load, for more than 60 minutes; Consider battery as an uninterrupted power supply (UPS).
That is due to the presence of a GPU and a hungry CPU of energy (which require up to 175W and 55W respectively), as well as four memory modules, a large screen and four SSD.
You can also find that your weight (7.9 lbs/3.6 kg) and its dimensions (400 x 320 x 33 mm) are slightly overwhelming, but again it is more a desktop replacement instead of a true laptop.
Raptor X18 vs MacBook Pro of 16 inches
In comparison, the most powerful Apple laptop, the 16 -inch MacBook Pro, one of the best laptops ever built, has a maximum sale price of $ 7,199 when it is configured with 128 GB of RAM and 8TB SSD.
The 1TB SSD version is sold for only $ 4,999 or one third of the price of X18.
The 275HX is the most powerful portable CPU available at this time, in the popular Passmar reference software, a CPU brand of just over 61,000.
The M4 Max of 16 cores, the most powerful portable CPU of Apple, offers approximately 43,700 points, a speed delta of 40%.
Compared to desktop counterparts, 275HX is ahead of EPYC 74F3, a 3 -year AMD server CPU that has the same number of nuclei but a higher 4x TDP.
Raptor X18 vs Workstation PC
There are other Core 9 ultra 275hx laptops scheduled for launch in the coming weeks, but Eurocom’s laptop is the only one with four Sodimm slots.
I configured a PC of popular work station, the precision 5860 to match the Raptor X18.
With an Intel Xeon W7-2495X CPU, a professional GPU Nvidia RTX 4500 Ada less capable of Ada Professional GPU and four 4TB SSD, Dell’s, Dell’s Dell’s, Dell’s, Dell’s Alter-Ego came out with a shocking price of $ 15,700, without a 4K monitor.
The only saving grace for the desktop work is the basic service in the 3 -year site with a remote diagnosis provided by Dell.
I love the fact that the X18 does not have one but two 2.5gbe Ethernet ports, the first time I see this combination on a laptop, which is also Wi-Fi 7.
