XMG is increasing its Core higher mid-range gaming laptop computer lineup with a brand new 16-inch mannequin that’s powered by AMD’s Phoenix APUs together with Nvidia’s RTX 4000 dGPUs. Spec-wise, the XMG Core 16 is impressed by the most recent Neo fashions, however sprinkles just a few premium options, as properly.
Along with the Apex 15 / 17 fashions, the Core 16 is now the third laptop computer in XMG’s portfolio to be powered by AMD’s Phoenix processors. There’s solely the Ryzen 7 7840HS possibility, which may be coupled with both an RTX 4070 or 4060 dGPUs rated at 140 W TGP.
A composite cooling system with 4 warmth pipes and separate warmth sinks for every of the 4 air vents, plus liquid steel thermal compound for the processor and the dGPU is obtainable as a premium characteristic. Another premium options embody Cherry MX Extremely Low Profile tactile switches for the keyboard, and, for the primary time on an XMG laptop computer, a most of 96 GB (2x 48 GB) DDR5-5600 RAM.
On the show aspect, XMG is providing a 240 Hz IPS panel with 2,560 x 1,600 decision, 95% sRGB shade gamut, 350 nit most brightness and a MUX swap. Storage is ensured by way of two PCIe 4.0 M.2 slots and the port choice comes with 3x USB-A (2x 3.2 Gen 1, 1x 2.0), USB-C 3.2 Gen2, HDMI 2.1 and a Mini DisplayPort 1.4 video outs, full-size SD card reader, headphone/mic jacks and a GbE jack. There’s additionally wi-fi connectivity by way of a pre-installed Wi-Fi 6 card. For a stacked 16-incher packing an enormous 99 Wh battery, the brand new Core mannequin is pretty gentle at 2.35 kg and has a 26.1 mm profile.
The Core 16 is on the market now from Bestware with a beginning value of €1,579 for the bottom configuration with RTX 4060, 16 GB DDR5-4800 RAM and 500 GB Samsung 980 Professional SSD. Upgrading to an RTX 4070 prices an extra €295, and the Cherry MX switches possibility provides €95 extra.
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I first stepped into the wondrous IT&C world once I was round seven years outdated. I used to be immediately fascinated by computerized graphics, whether or not they had been from video games or 3D functions like 3D Max. I am additionally an avid reader of science fiction, an astrophysics aficionado, and a crypto geek. I began writing PC-related articles for Softpedia and some blogs again in 2006. I joined the Notebookcheck staff in the summertime of 2017 and am at present a senior tech author largely masking processor, GPU, and laptop computer information.
