EUROCOM Raptor X18 Assessment – The Batmobile Among the many Gaming Workstations

Introduction

A big factor that bothers avid gamers seeking to change from a desktop to a laptop computer is upgradability. It’s clear which you can’t usually change the CPU and the GPU, however what in regards to the different parts? Even a few of the most high-end gaming notebooks are nonetheless restricted to 2 SODIMMs and a pair of M.2 slots.

The Eurocom Raptor X18 is a complete mold-breaker with its desktop-level upgradability. Imagine a laptop computer armed with 256 GB of RAM and 32 TB of NVMe storage! Our evaluation unit truly has these precise specs, and it nonetheless feels a bit wild to have that a lot reminiscence and storage inside a laptop computer shell.

The Raptor X18 is obtainable with two IPS show choices. The default one is a 240 Hz 1600p display screen, which looks like an excellent match for the 140 W RTX 5070. Now, in case you want an RTX 5080 or the 5090, the optionally available 2400p 200 Hz display screen looks like a more sensible choice, since we noticed in one among my earlier opinions that below 4K/2400p, the cellular AMD X3D CPU extracts extra FPS out of the high-end graphics playing cards in comparison with their Intel rivals.

Which jogs my memory that I’ve to say the one CPU mannequin right here, the Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX. This one lacks HT, however its 24 cores are greater than sufficient for any sort of workload. The chip’s die additionally homes an Intel Graphics (64 EU) iGPU and an NPU with 13 TOPS.

This is not precisely a full-blown unique gaming system since it may be used as a workstation, transportable server, for content material creation, and even for skilled photograph and video modifying. Even so, the producer has carried out some top-notch gaming options corresponding to a MUX change, Advanced Optimus, and G-SYNC. On high of that, you may overclock the CPU and the reminiscence, although you may have to allow that within the BIOS first.

The keyboard can also be a typical gaming-grade unit with per-key RGB customization and a few intelligent tech like Anti-Ghosting – an enormous plus for aggressive video games like CS2 or Call of Duty. To high it off, the audio setup truly features a subwoofer, which is a uncommon discover in any laptop computer.

Eurocom additionally provides a fairly distinctive safety choice known as “ANTI SPYING Package.” If you go for it, they’re going to bodily take away the 5MP IR webcam, the microphone, and the M.2 2230 card used for Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.

This means you may be counting on one (or each) of the two.5 Gigabit Ethernet ports on your web connection. Speaking of which, the port choice is nice, particularly with these twin Thunderbolt 5 connectors.

Specifications