Holy crap EVGA.. is this your new job now? Announce a pile of awesome crap and never release it?? Is this laptop now sitting next to your mechanical keyboards, sound cards, and modular liquid cooling systems?? Slap those friggin' leprechauns back to work and at least get us an announcement :/

Anything smaller than 15" with at least 1440 resolution is impossible to game on IMO.  Anyway 7-10 lbs is not that heavy... how many times have we lugged a 12 pack of... soda to our car?  That's over 10 lbs...

Camojunkie71
Anything smaller than 15" with at least 1440 resolution is impossible to game on IMO.  Anyway 7-10 lbs is not that heavy... how many times have we lugged a 12 pack of... soda to our car?  That's over 10 lbs...

I have a 14" laptop with 1440 res (see my signature) - just over 4lbs. No problems gaming on it. Having a decent CPU & GPU makes a difference though.
 
 

If this has at least 80 WH battery, Thunderbolt 3, and the ability to put 32 GB ram I am a buyer.

chezzzz
a few things that i noticed which are really nice to see in this 7700hq class of GTX 1060 high-end laptop is the 1080p 120hz IPS G-Sync Display, sleek black aluminum construction, and what looks like / seems like (from pics on Evga site) the addition of a Thunderbolt 3 port on SC15.
hopefully, the problems / issues (less than stellar track-pad, somewhat faulty AC Power Brick) mentioned by some users of the Evga SC17 will be corrected / addressed on this newer SC15 laptop. one potential downside is the max 16gb Ram ...32gb or 64gb max would have been nice for running CAD software and rendering etc.
**NOTE** : one major and very important aspect that has not been mentioned by EVGA, and one that would sadly be a deal-breaker for many potential buyers (besides a potentially outlandishly high price) and that would also be quite counter-productive for any supposedly lightweight "portable" 15 inch high-end gaming laptop of this kind, is if there is no option to switch between the integrated Intel 7700hq graphics and the Nvidia 1060 dedicated graphics (with a MUX switch like with the Clevo P650) to save on battery power.

I agree. If they want to sell this laptop for 2k it has to ether have 80+ WH battery with an MUX switch or get rid of the HDD and put a 99 WH battery without MUX. Or even better 99 WH with MUX switch. If they do the last one I will pay $2,300 for it.

chezzzz
also very good points Joe, however $2,300 would still be way too much for me personally to pay for the SC15, especially considering that a spec'ed out Clevo P650HS-G with a 120hz display can be had in the $ 1,500-1,600 range (with a 1070 GPU), and a Clevo P650HP6-G with a 120hz display & 1060 GPU can be purchased for around $ 1,400 or even less if you catch a decent sale price (and both Clevo models have the MUX & 100w power brick). granted the SC15 is more stylish and a bit thinner with full aluminum body & thunderbolt possibly, but I couldn't justify all the extra $$$ for those few particular aspects on a BGA Laptop Notebook. but that's just me personally.

Yes $2300 would be rather price but you have to take certain things in consideration. The Clevo like you said is thinker, its made out of plastic, it looks ugly like most gaming laptops, it has a small battery, and no TB3. So I think $2300 is a justifiably price for the sc15 if it has 32 GB ram, TB3, 99 Wh Battery with MUX Switch, 500 GB sm960 SSD, etc. If you look for a laptop out there with a 1060 that is thin and looks professional like the sc15 you only find the razer blade which is priced over 2k.

well, to each their own. but for me, having already owned Clevo laptops before (I am currently on a 3 year old P750DM Clevo model typing this reply), I can say without any hesitation that Clevo laptops are excellent performing laptops and extremely well built with great keyboards, and are actually very good looking high-end machines (to this day, people say that to me when they see my P750DM). not to mention that Clevo lapops have excellent cooling systems / thermal management, and are fairly easy to repair, repaste and upgrade. if this SC15 even comes close to 2k for the base model, like many others I'm sure (and like those who also reject Apple's similar over-pricing), I will certainly pass ...and purchase a new Clevo P650, or a new MSI or even a new Tornado F5, all of which are truly great laptops with similar specs ...with a much cheaper price tag. just my 2 cents :)

wow, that NP6110 sounds like a true beast :) I too would also seriously consider a Gigabyte laptop (the Aero 14Wv7 does have a great look and great specs, as well as reasonable price, but alas I need a 15" inch), especially if the price on the SC15 ends up being unrealistically high and truly Apple-like. based that currently on the EVGA site, EVGA is even now still attempting to unload the first gen SC17 (with a 980 GPU) that had some various issues for $ 2,300, I sadly doubt that the SC15 will be competitively, let alone reasonably, priced. with the Coffee-Lake Intel release being right around the corner, and the fact that the SC15(and 17) are limited as BGA laptops, this presents the possible need for serious consideration to most likely look elsewhere for a reasonably priced higher-end laptop ...to at least minimize that inevitable feeling of potential regret when purchasing something that is usually outdated relatively quickly, and sadly not very upgradable in the long-term.

thanks Nereus, very much appreciated ...will do !

I'm interested in this laptop but i wouldn't pay more than £1400 since i can get this Asus laptop with a gtx1070 in it for £1600 
https://www.amazon.co.uk/...rds=Asus+Strix+GL502VS

chezzzz
worth checking out > just announced today by Origin PC at the E3 Game Conference, a new version of the EVO15-S which can be had with either a 1060 or 1070 GPU, has Thunderbolt (looks like from detailed pics on Origin site) and can order with either a 1080p FHD (not sure if this new EVO 15-S 10 version will have 120hz) or a 4k display. just google Origin PC news, and you will see the links from today's announcement) for some odd reason the forum here won't allow me to insert the direct link here unfortunately).
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Hmm from what I was able to find it looks different from last years model which was a rebranded MSI gs63 which had and still has **** battery life. Hopfully the new origin pc will have good battery life.

Joe57

chezzzz
worth checking out > just announced today by Origin PC at the E3 Game Conference, a new version of the EVO15-S which can be had with either a 1060 or 1070 GPU, has Thunderbolt (looks like from detailed pics on Origin site) and can order with either a 1080p FHD (not sure if this new EVO 15-S 10 version will have 120hz) or a 4k display. just google Origin PC news, and you will see the links from today's announcement) for some odd reason the forum here won't allow me to insert the direct link here unfortunately).

Hmm from what I was able to find it looks different from last years model which was a rebranded MSI gs63 which had and still has [bad] battery life. Hopfully the new origin pc will have good battery life.

All gaming laptops have bad battery life. 100 watt hours is the limit allowed for expedited shipping of the product -- or shipping to certain locations where other transport methods aren't available or possible. Low performance laptops can get a lot of hours out of 100 watt hours. High performance products can't get as many hours out of 100 watt hours. Gaming laptops with Optimus technology can see improvement in low performance-requirement battery life, but still the improvement isn't massive. Also, never expect to game on the battery since the throttled performance won't be good and throttling can not be avoided when the only alternative is the battery bursting into flames. Reviews say that the MSI GS63 has "sub-par" battery life, but does it really? Compare the MSI GS63 laptop's battery life to the battery life of other similar laptops in the same competing market, size, and price segment and you will see that its battery life is not far off of par. Some reviews compare the 3 hour battery life of the MSI GS63 to the 10 hour battery life of a Toshiba workstation laptop; such a comparison is simply not fair in any way. A gaming laptop is designed to be plugged in and only performs well when plugged in. Focusing any attention on battery life is quite pointless and you might as well be looking at a different kind of laptop for a different kind of purpose.

By the way, swearing and masking swearing on this forum is not allowed.
 

Ravenmaster
So is EVGA waiting to load this laptop up with a X299 chipset and GTX2060 before its released? It sure looks like its going that way. It's been months and still no word from EVGA.

 
Maybe it will never be released.  Maybe the interest or demand was too low, maybe the profit margin is too small, maybe the market segment is too crowded, maybe there were technical issues, maybe EVGA didn't have the time or resources to develop the product to its full potential.  Who knows.  After this long of a wait, don't hold your breath.

ty_ger07

Joe57

chezzzz
worth checking out > just announced today by Origin PC at the E3 Game Conference, a new version of the EVO15-S which can be had with either a 1060 or 1070 GPU, has Thunderbolt (looks like from detailed pics on Origin site) and can order with either a 1080p FHD (not sure if this new EVO 15-S 10 version will have 120hz) or a 4k display. just google Origin PC news, and you will see the links from today's announcement) for some odd reason the forum here won't allow me to insert the direct link here unfortunately).

Hmm from what I was able to find it looks different from last years model which was a rebranded MSI gs63 which had and still has [bad] battery life. Hopfully the new origin pc will have good battery life.

All gaming laptops have bad battery life. 100 watt hours is the limit allowed for expedited shipping of the product -- or shipping to certain locations where other transport methods aren't available or possible. Low performance laptops can get a lot of hours out of 100 watt hours. High performance products can't get as many hours out of 100 watt hours. Gaming laptops with Optimus technology can see improvement in low performance-requirement battery life, but still the improvement isn't massive. Also, never expect to game on the battery since the throttled performance won't be good and throttling can not be avoided when the only alternative is the battery bursting into flames. Reviews say that the MSI GS63 has "sub-par" battery life, but does it really? Compare the MSI GS63 laptop's battery life to the battery life of other similar laptops in the same competing market, size, and price segment and you will see that its battery life is not far off of par. Some reviews compare the 3 hour battery life of the MSI GS63 to the 10 hour battery life of a Toshiba workstation laptop; such a comparison is simply not fair in any way. A gaming laptop is designed to be plugged in and only performs well when plugged in. Focusing any attention on battery life is quite pointless and you might as well be looking at a different kind of laptop for a different kind of purpose.

By the way, swearing and masking swearing on this forum is not allowed.
 

Ravenmaster
So is EVGA waiting to load this laptop up with a X299 chipset and GTX2060 before its released? It sure looks like its going that way. It's been months and still no word from EVGA.

 
Maybe it will never be released.  Maybe the interest or demand was too low, maybe the profit margin is too small, maybe the market segment is too crowded, maybe there were technical issues, maybe EVGA didn't have the time or resources to develop the product to its full potential.  Who knows.  After this long of a wait, don't hold your breath.

I think your probably right about interest being low for it especially with a bunch of new laptops continually getting released what seams like every few weeks. But if EVGA is really interested in entering the premium laptop market I am sure they new that it would cost them a lot of money.
 
When is comes to battery life the Aleanware 15 with the 99 watt hour battery gtx 1070 and g-sync gets pretty good battery life if you have battery saver and low screen brightness. Also who actually games on battery?

some forward movement, the direct EVGA webpage for the SC15 now offers a direct email 'AUTO-NOTIFY' option for those interested to purchase. looks like it is indeed a somewhat limited run on this unit, at least initially (specifies only 2 per household when ordering when it does become available for purchase). a price is also listed for this SC15 (rather expensive all things considered) of $ 1,900.oo for unit with default specs :  EVGA SC15 1060 with NVIDIA G-SYNC, 15.6" 120Hz Gaming Laptop, RGB Keyboard, Intel Core i7, 16 GB DDR4, 256 GB NVMe SSD, 1 TB HDD, GeForce GTX 1060,
 
unfortunately, with such a high premium base price tag of $ 1,900.oo for those default specs, no doubt any custom options (4K Display, GTX 1070, additional RAM or larger storage size(s) on internals, etc) will further drive the cost much too far out of reach for many ...especially considering that fact that there are so many quality gaming rigs out nowadays for much less $$$ with higher specs than this default SC15 config.
 

https://www.evga.com/products/product.aspx?pn=516-34-1833-T1
 
It looks really good on paper EVGA.  I can't wait to read some reviews.  This coming from someone who unfortunately purchased from your all-metal competition due to wrong timing.