Verge Review
PC gamers looking for a platform that will travel with them have plenty of options — recent nods go to the Samsung Gamer 7 and the Alienware M17x — but one can hardly call laptops that start at over nine pounds “portable.” Let’s take a look at something a bit smaller, from two well known boutique PC vendors: the 3.7 pound, 11.6-inch Maingear Pulse 11 and Origin EON11-S.
You’ve probably noticed they’re identical. The machines are rebadged variants of the Clevo W110ER; Clevo is...
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Basic Specs
| Laptop type |
Gaming PC |
| Thickness |
1.4 inches |
| Weight |
3.9 pounds |
| Operating system |
Windows 7 |
| Screen size (diagonal) |
11.6 inches |
| CPU brand |
Intel |
| CPU family |
Sandy Bridge |
| Graphics type |
Discrete |
| Base discrete GPU brand |
Intel |
| Optical drive type |
External |
| The Verge Battery Test |
3 hours and 9 minutes |
Tech Specs
Hardware
| Laptop type |
Gaming PC |
| Width |
11.2 inches |
| Depth |
8.1 inches |
| Thickness |
1.4 inches |
| Weight |
3.9 pounds |
| Color |
Gray, Red / Black, Silver |
Software
| Operating system |
Windows 7 |
Display (base)
| Screen size (diagonal) |
11.6 inches |
| Resolution (X) |
1366 px |
| Resolution (Y) |
768 px |
Display (max)
| Size (diagonal) |
11.6 inches |
| Resolution (X) |
1366 px |
| Resolution (Y) |
768 px |
Keyboard
| Type |
Chiclet |
| Number pad |
No |
Mouse
Processor (base)
| CPU brand |
Intel |
| CPU family |
Sandy Bridge |
| Model |
Pentium B960 |
| Cores |
2 |
| Clockspeed |
2.2 GHz |
Processor (max)
| Brand |
Intel |
| Family |
Ivy Bridge |
| Model |
Core i7-3820QM |
| Cores |
4 |
| Clockspeed |
2.7 GHz |
| Turbo clockspeed |
3.7 GHz |
GPU (base)
| Graphics type |
Discrete |
| Base discrete GPU brand |
Intel |
| Discrete GPU model |
Nvidia GT 650M |
| Dedicated VRAM size |
2 GB |
GPU (max)
| Discrete GPU brand |
Intel |
| Discrete GPU model |
Nvidia GT 650M |
| Dedicated VRAM size |
2 GB |
Memory
| Base RAM size |
4 GB |
| Max. config RAM size |
16 GB |
| RAM type |
DDR3 |
| Base RAM speed |
1600 MHz |
| RAM slots |
2 |
Storage
| Options |
HDD (5400RPM), HDD (7200RPM), Flash Memory (SSD) |
| Base drive type |
HDD (7200RPM) |
| Base drive capacity |
320 GB |
| Max. config HDD |
1 TB |
| Max. config SSD |
512 GB |
| Card reader |
Yes |
| Card reader support |
Other |
Optical Drive
| Optical drive type |
External |
| Compatible media |
DVD±R/RW, BD-ROM |
Port options
| USB |
1 |
| USB 3.0 |
2 |
| Ethernet |
1 |
| VGA |
1 |
| HDMI |
1 |
| 3.5mm headphone |
1 |
| 3.5mm line-in / microphone |
1 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi |
Yes |
| Wi-Fi options |
802.11n, 802.11g, 802.11b, 802.11a |
| Bluetooth |
Optional |
Battery
| Size |
6 cell |
| Chemistry |
Lithium Ion (Li-Ion) |
| Removable |
Yes |
| Quoted time |
410 min |
Benchmarks
| PCMarkVantage |
17972 |
| 3DMarkVantage (GPU) |
8890 |
| 3DMark11 (GPU) |
2422 |
| The Verge Battery Test |
3 hours and 9 minutes |
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