Quote from: Programmer on February 23, 2018, 06:09:53
@ Liam Stewart
I do a lot of programming and compiling with thin and light devices. Compilations can be very demanding and prolonged. I also run test cases of my codes on my machine, which are also very demanding on matrix math. Just as well, while I compile and produce data, I don't sit around gawking at the screen, I do other things with my laptop like watch stuff or read. Having a device running this hot on my lap is not okay to me.
I also use Macbook Pros for development and debugging, they are much cooler.
Cinebench on a loop is much more strenuous than compiling code, though compiling will still get it warm probably.
I'm comparing the X1, razer stealth, XPS 13, and a couple other thin and lights that have a Thunderbolt 3 port for use with a Razer Core X. I like the idea of having a thin and light I can use for work and plug in TB3 at home for some gaming. Fan noise is one thing I despise.
I was much more concerned with the fact that they complained about the high pitch of the fans on this X1. But yet in the Razer Blade Stealth review they do not complain about it much at all. But if I put the Razer Blade Stealth with the i7-8550U and this 6th Gen X1 together on the fan noise comparison table, the Razer has a higher DB output at every frequency range in their graph. The statement doesn't jive with the data. Which one do I trust, or was the reviewer of the X1 just used to notebooks that don't make any noise at all when pushed hard? I'm ok with some fan noise, I just don't want it to be "gaming notebook" loud. The appeal to me of using the Core X and a thin and light with a good-enough CPU is
1. The Core X is quiet, can also get a pretty quiet 1080ti. (MSI X)
2. Battery life on these is good to stellar, and they all weight 3lb or less.
3. I expect the fan to be quieter on these than a typical gaming notebook as the CPU is lower wattage.
The X1 was intriguing to me since it had a 14" display instead of 13.3".. but if the fan truly is high pitched under any semblance of CPU load that would be a non-starter. I'm also not super jazzed about the CPU vent being on the right side. The design so that the CPU is going to vent it's heat on your mouse hand is questionable. My guess is they thought it was better to do that than have the dock/dongle for wifi on the mouse side. It's too bad they couldn't have found a way to vent using the hinge or the rear.