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My Evga SC15 Laptop Review

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2018/08/15 21:52:06 (permalink)
 
I have used the Laptop a few times so far, and it's a really nice Laptop. There are 3 different color patterns for the keyboard keys. They all look really cool. Setting up the initial Windows software was a breeze. The mouse pad part of it responds well. Move the curser around using the outer part, and clicking in the middle, takes you where you want. I did however buy a separate wireless mouse that I use instead of the pad. The mouse was recognized right away. All I had to do was plug in the dongle, and push the pairing button on the mouse. All went well. There are 3 convenient 3.0 USB plugs. 2 on the right side, and 1 on the left. They give you stick on grips for the bottom, so it won't slide around. Battery lasts 5 to 6 hours. I keep the power cord plugged in while I'm using it, so I don't have to worry about the battery. The power cord has a heavy power supply on it. The cords length is perfect. Long length is good to put the Laptop well away from the wall plug. The screen looks really nice. It connects to our wireless internet just fine. Speed is really good. 
 
Finally I just want to say it runs fine. No problems so far. I haven't tried to play any games on it yet, but I will eventually. I can always update this review later on with game analysis.
 
Adding a Con: After turning it off with a full battery charge, the next time that I used it, the battery is totally drained. It won't even turn on. Have to plug in the wall charger.
 
 
 
 
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    My Evga SC15 Laptop Review 2018/08/15 22:20:42 (permalink)
     
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    Re: My Evga SC15 Laptop Review 2018/08/16 07:14:04 (permalink)
    Nice
     
    Benchmark score would be interesting to see, especially with temp info

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    Re: My Evga SC15 Laptop Review 2018/08/17 00:14:44 (permalink)
    Cool GTX
    Nice
     
    Benchmark score would be interesting to see, especially with temp info




    I'll do that, and update the thread.

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    Re: My Evga SC15 Laptop Review 2018/08/17 06:24:31 (permalink)
    Make a youtube review,not enough reviews out there for this laptop.
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    Re: My Evga SC15 Laptop Review 2018/08/17 06:54:52 (permalink)
    Nice review XrayMan. 
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    Re: My Evga SC15 Laptop Review 2018/09/02 21:24:46 (permalink)
     
    EDIT: Redone using Performance mode,
     
     
     
     
     
    Trying to figure out why 3dMark won't work on this laptop. When I figure it out, I'll post that score too.
     
    EDIT#2: Can't get 3dmark to work, The tests I did with the other programs will have to be sufficient.   
     
     
     
    post edited by XrayMan - 2018/09/02 23:45:29

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    Re: My Evga SC15 Laptop Review 2018/09/02 21:44:56 (permalink)
    Was the laptop set to performance mode inside of Windows & Nvidia Control panel ?
     
    Nice to see some numbers - what that laptop can do

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    Re: My Evga SC15 Laptop Review 2018/09/02 21:52:36 (permalink)
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    Was the laptop set to performance mode inside of Windows & Nvidia Control panel ?
     
    Nice to see some numbers - what that laptop can do




    Ooops. Was on "Quality. Forgot to change. I'll redo it then replace the previous one.

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    Re: My Evga SC15 Laptop Review 2018/09/02 22:32:21 (permalink)
    Not sure if you know but I found a great YouTube video for nividia color and performance optimization.I dont think most people think about this and really makes a diffrence in this laptop imo.
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    Re: My Evga SC15 Laptop Review 2018/09/02 22:45:34 (permalink)
     
    Ran Cinebench,
     
    Open GL score:  90.04 FPS
     
    CPU score:    730 CB
     
     
    Ran PCMark 10,
     
    Score:  3579
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    Re: My Evga SC15 Laptop Review 2018/09/03 13:00:32 (permalink)
     
    *Added a Con in the first post regarding the battery.

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    Re: My Evga SC15 Laptop Review 2018/09/03 13:24:43 (permalink)
    I'm interested in getting one but I know they have a 1070 MaxQ version that they have been teasing for a while now.  I hope it gets released soon.


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    Re: My Evga SC15 Laptop Review 2018/09/03 21:55:45 (permalink)
    Meh 1070mQ not that much more powerful than a full blown 1060 6gb gpu,dollar for dollar the 1070mq shouldn't be significantly better performance increase.
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    Re: My Evga SC15 Laptop Review 2018/09/03 22:12:09 (permalink)
    Good review and I also agree a YouTube review would be good or an unboxing. Not as many of those online.

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    Re: My Evga SC15 Laptop Review 2018/09/05 11:52:34 (permalink)
    Unfortunately I have the same issues regarding the battery beeing empty after some time not using the laptop and it's powered off. I wonder if it would help if I would return mine for RMA...
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    Re: My Evga SC15 Laptop Review 2018/09/05 22:53:48 (permalink)
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    Unfortunately I have the same issues regarding the battery beeing empty after some time not using the laptop and it's powered off. I wonder if it would help if I would return mine for RMA...




    I'm thinking maybe a "firmware" update might fix it.

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    Re: My Evga SC15 Laptop Review 2018/09/07 12:34:27 (permalink)
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    Unfortunately I have the same issues regarding the battery beeing empty after some time not using the laptop and it's powered off. I wonder if it would help if I would return mine for RMA...




    I'm thinking maybe a "firmware" update might fix it.


    OK, thank you and how can I get such a new firmware? Looking at the download section I could not found at firmware, just some pretty old bios revisions.
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    Re: My Evga SC15 Laptop Review 2018/09/07 15:57:08 (permalink)
    There is no firmware update available in order to fix the issue. He is just speculating that maybe there will be a firmware update made available at some time in the future.

    I will speculate that I think that it is a hardware problem and will never be fixed.

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