Is the tug-of-war between gaming performance and portability finally over? Origin PC believes that Lucidlogix's software can help bring these two ideas together, combining Nvidia's GeForce GT 650M and Intel's Core i7-3720QM in an 11.6” chassis.
In years past, we simply accepted that mobile hardware fast enough to play games at desktop-class settings wasn't actually mobile. It usually required so much power that you either needed to be next to an outlet or simply watch in despair as your battery drained over the course of minutes (certainly not enough time to get in a round of Battlefield 3). Bah.
Even the one device we praised for redefining gaming mobility, Eurcom's Racer 2.0 (Eurocom Racer 2.0 Review: Intel's Ivy Bridge Meets Nvidia's Kepler) was a little too heavy for us to lug around everywhere.
After watching other vendors try to extract ample gaming performance from much lower-end hardware in order to fit into smaller form factors, we began to believe that a truly enthusiast-oriented gaming experience simply couldn't be achieved with less than five pounds of hardware. Apparently, Origin PC didn't get that message.

Pairing Intel’s quad-core Core i7 processors with Clevo’s tiny GeForce GT 650M-equipped platform, Origin PC hopes its Eon11-S satisfies the 3D performance and portability needs of our readers. Weighing in at a mere 3.6 pounds, we’re keeping our fingers crossed that a notebook this light might actually pass the rigors of our gaming tests!
| Origin PC Eon11-S Custom Component List | |
|---|---|
| Platform | Intel FCPGA988, HM76 Express, MXM-3 Discrete Graphics |
| CPU | Core i7-3720QM (Ivy Bridge, 22 nm), 2.6 GHz base, 3.6 GHz maximum Turbo Boost, 6 MB Shared L3 cache, 45 W maximum TDP |
| RAM | 2 x Kingston KVR1333D3S9/4G (2 x 4 GB) DDR3-1333 SO-DIMM, CL9 |
| Graphics | Nvidia GeForce GT 650M: 850 MHz, 2 GB DDR3-1800 |
| Display | 11.6" HD 16:9 Glossy LED Backlight LCD, 1366x768 |
| Webcam | 1.3 Megapixel |
| Audio | Integrated Via Vinyl VT1802P HD Audio |
| Security | Kensington Security Slot |
| Storage | |
| Hard Drive | Samsung 830-series MZ-7PC256D 256 GB SSD, SATA 6Gb/s |
| Optical Drive | Samsung SE-208AB/TSBS USB 2.0 Slim External 8x DVD Writer |
| Media Drive | DSD/MMC/MS flash media interface |
| Networking | |
| Wireless LAN | Realtek RTL723AS 802.11n PCIe NIC/Combo Card |
| Wireless PAN | Integrated Bluetooth Transceiver on Wireless Combo Card |
| Gigabit Network | Realtek RTL8411 PCIe 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet |
| IEEE-1394 | None |
| Telephony | None |
| Peripheral Interfaces | |
| USB | 1 x USB 2.0, 2 x USB 3.0 |
| Expansion Card | Not Available |
| HDD | No external connector |
| Audio | Headphone, Microphone |
| Video | 1 x VGA, 1 x HDMI |
| Power & Weight | |
| AC Adapter | 120 W Power Brick, 100-240 V AC to 20 V DC |
| Battery | 11.1 V, 5600 mAh (62.16 Wh) Single |
| Weight | Notebook 3.6 lbs, AC Adapter 1.9 lbs, Total 5.5 lbs |
| Software | |
| Operating System | Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Edition, OEM |
| Service | |
| Warranty | Lifetime Labor, One-year parts, 45-day free shipping |
| Price | $1558 |
Origin PC sent us this system a while ago, and in the time between then and now, it dropped the Core i7-3720QM as an option for its Eon11-S in favor of the slightly faster Core i7-3740QM. That created a problem calculating the price of this build using today's rates. Although we're using the Core i7-3740QM's price in our table, we attempted to make a fair adjustment for the slower clock rate by using a $20-lower reference price in our value calculations.
- Origin PC Eon11-S: Faster Hardware In A Lighter Chassis
- Miniaturing An Ultra-Portable Gaming Beast
- Inside Origin PC's Eon11-S
- The Rest Of Origin PC's Eon11-S Package
- Test Settings And Benchmarks
- Benchmark Results: DiRT 3, Battlefield 3, And Metro 2033
- Benchmark Results: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim And StarCraft II
- Benchmark Results: Audio And Video Encoding
- Benchmark Results: Productivity
- Energy, Battery Life, And Efficiency
- Know What You're Getting Into...And Enjoy
I can bet you one thing though the pricing won't be as potent lol.
It's based off a Clevo barebones, so it's the same as the Sager NP6110 which starts at $899
http://www.sagernotebook.com/index.php?page=product_customed&model_name=NP6110
I just wish they'd offer a screen better than 1366x768 (at least 1440x900 or such)
But i wont be upgrading to anything till haswell is released.
There is a bios mod for some crazy OC on the GPU. Although you are right amuffin, the GDDR3 on the GT 650m is a let down. You can get the W150ER at similar price (also has a bios mod for OC) with GT 650m GDDR5 although it is a 15 inch (but 1080p screen).
http://3xs.scan.co.uk/ShowSystem.asp?SystemID=1459
That's what I use it for (since about 4 months now):
1. At the workplace (yeah, byod kinda allowed) for office applications with 2 external screens where it performs better than anything they have there.
2. At home for media stuff attached via HDMI to the HDTV / Receiver
and
3. On private/business trips as my reliable companion, because, yup, it can game! It is simply small and light (enough)!
In short - you may have guessed it already - I just love it.
There is room for improvement: keyboard basically kinda sucks (but good enough for gaming and typing on the road), screen could also be better (although I don't need higher resolution - you hardly can read fonts at 100% size on the 11.6" size anyways) and I'd kill for a docking solution (which simply isn't available for the W110ER). But that's just my 5 cents and to me - at this time - there is no better companion than this little thingie combining mobility and gaming at a reasonable form/size factor.
I can only imagine the back pain being stooped over with my nose 4" away from the panel. Origin's other offerings are much more appealing though more expensive. My pick would be one the 17" options: SLI EON17-SLX or EON17-S, and I get for some $1,550-$1,860 plus isn't cheap nor 8.6 pounds light.
Origin notebooks - http://www.originpc.com/Laptops/Compare/?COMPARE=GAMINGLAPTOPS
I'm pretty sure that there is no GDDR3 on any graphics cards with a 28nm GPU and that anyone saying otherwise is mistaken just like anyone saying that there are DDR5 cards is mistaken. It's almost definitely DDR3, not GDDR3.
I play Guild War 2 to TV 1080 output via HDMI. It's really a powerful, small laptop that match against 13 or 14 gaming laptops. Only wish that graphic card was DDR5 instead of DDR3.
Good luck with DDR5. There isn't a single device with it in the market and there probably won't be until around 2019 or 2020.
Actually, I quite like my 32inch 720p HDTV. I picked one up last year. I found it to have a much better picture than the 1080p HDTVs at that size (I had a physical limitation of 32inch). It provides a crisp, clear image with no noticeable pixels - even at close inspection. I don't see why all the hate on 720p.