notfordman
What kind of battery life can be expected? From looking at the spec's it seems to have everything. Is there any provision for GPU upgradability? Last question:  In the accessory picture, what is the plastic curved piece with the cord, is it a wi-fi antenna?

Your other questions we answered except for one.
According to the review pictures, it looks like the GPU is part of the motherboard and cannot be replaced without replacing the motherboard. The CPU is soldered to the motherboard as well.

ty_ger07
According to the review pictures, it looks like the GPU is part of the motherboard and cannot be replaced without replacing the motherboard.

That's a little disappointing.  I mean I doubt many people ever do upgrade their laptop GPUs, but for some its a great perk.

Towlie420

ty_ger07
According to the review pictures, it looks like the GPU is part of the motherboard and cannot be replaced without replacing the motherboard.

That's a little disappointing.  I mean I doubt many people ever do upgrade their laptop GPUs, but for some its a great perk.

I have updated the GPU in my current laptop a couple of times. It is definitely a great perk.

But, it is also slightly more expensive to build a MXM compatible motherboard with replaceable GPU and also takes up slightly more space. I assume that EVGA decided to build the GPU into the motherboard for cost cutting and space saving reasons.

The CPU also saves some space by being soldered onto the motherboard. That decision was forced by Intel though since there is no socketed/replaceable design available for that model of Intel CPU.


The insides:
http://www.pcper.com/imag...73?return=node%2F65073


GPU built into the motherboard is at the left center. CPU soldered to the motherboard is at the right center (above the memory). Having heatsinks exhausting out the sides and back is an interesting touch. I have never seen heatsinks around 3 sides of a laptop before. Having one small heatpipe sharing some heat between them is an interesting design as well. According to the review though, it sounds like EVGA may need to do a little more tweaking of their fan profiles to even out the temperature spikes and fan speed fluctuations (up, down, up, down).

ty_ger07

Towlie420

ty_ger07
According to the review pictures, it looks like the GPU is part of the motherboard and cannot be replaced without replacing the motherboard.

That's a little disappointing.  I mean I doubt many people ever do upgrade their laptop GPUs, but for some its a great perk.

I have updated the GPU in my current laptop a couple of times. It is definitely a great perk.

But, it is also slightly more expensive to build a MXM compatible motherboard with replaceable GPU and also takes up slightly more space. I assume that EVGA decided to build the GPU into the motherboard for cost cutting and space saving reasons.

The CPU also saves some space by being soldered onto the motherboard. That decision was forced by Intel though since there is no socketed/replaceable design available for that model of Intel CPU.


The insides: Click on image for a larger view.


ilt into the motherboard is at the left center. CPU soldered to the motherboard is at the right center (above the memory). Having heatsinks exhausting out the sides and back is an interesting touch. I have never seen heatsinks around 3 sides of a laptop before. Having one small heatpipe sharing some heat between them is an interesting design as well. According to the review thiugh, it sounds like EVGA may need to do a little more tweaking of their fan profiles to even out the temperature spikes and fan speed oscillations.

Looks somewhat like my AW 15 it is 3-Way as well.
Without seeing the CPU how can you tell that it is soldered onto the motherboard?

Review from Newegg is up: http://goo.gl/FocKph 

bcavnaugh

ty_ger07

Towlie420

ty_ger07
According to the review pictures, it looks like the GPU is part of the motherboard and cannot be replaced without replacing the motherboard.

That's a little disappointing.  I mean I doubt many people ever do upgrade their laptop GPUs, but for some its a great perk.

I have updated the GPU in my current laptop a couple of times. It is definitely a great perk.

But, it is also slightly more expensive to build a MXM compatible motherboard with replaceable GPU and also takes up slightly more space. I assume that EVGA decided to build the GPU into the motherboard for cost cutting and space saving reasons.

The CPU also saves some space by being soldered onto the motherboard. That decision was forced by Intel though since there is no socketed/replaceable design available for that model of Intel CPU.


The insides: Click on image for a larger view.


ilt into the motherboard is at the left center. CPU soldered to the motherboard is at the right center (above the memory). Having heatsinks exhausting out the sides and back is an interesting touch. I have never seen heatsinks around 3 sides of a laptop before. Having one small heatpipe sharing some heat between them is an interesting design as well. According to the review thiugh, it sounds like EVGA may need to do a little more tweaking of their fan profiles to even out the temperature spikes and fan speed oscillations.

Looks somewhat like my AW 15 it is 3-Way as well.
Without seeing the CPU how can you tell that it is soldered onto the motherboard?

I know that the CPU is soldered to the motherboard because that is the only way Intel sells that CPU. It doesn't have pins or pads. It is FBGA connection interface which is a solder type connection.

ty_ger07

notfordman
What kind of battery life can be expected? From looking at the spec's it seems to have everything. Is there any provision for GPU upgradability? Last question:  In the accessory picture, what is the plastic curved piece with the cord, is it a wi-fi antenna?

Your other questions we answered except for one.
According to the review pictures, it looks like the GPU is part of the motherboard and cannot be replaced without replacing the motherboard. The CPU is soldered to the motherboard as well.

Thank you ty_ger07 , I wasn't aware of either of those. Very helpful info.
 
Looks like the Newegg review rated it pretty good, for the short time they looked at it.

Looking at the specs and comparing to "boutique" build-sites like xoticpc.com for example...  There is nothing on any of those sites inventory, stock or customizable that can touch this machine's specs and price combo...  It simply cannot be done. 
 
That being said, the SC17 is still hefty in price, but for what it's packing, it's an overall good deal when stacked against the competition and would probably make for a decent desktop substitute for some.
 
Good job EVGA!

Damn, Pre=order is now set to Auto Notify....Looks like they got plenty of buyers already 

Amazing laptop.
The USB 3.1-C is also Thunderbolt 3?
 
Regards