Hi,
I am considering buying an 15.6" Optimus VIII for daily use. I need it for general web browsing, office tasks, image and video editing (even 4k), compiling code, and some gaming, but I have two concerns before purchase:
First, the optimus looks butt ugly. I know this is subjective, but think of it from a business perspective. I can't walk in to a meeting to show off my latest renderings with an optimus as it looks like something a 13 year old would buy to play videogames. The cheesy racecar design does not seem to be a cost saver, but rather a conscious design choice. I just don't see why this is a must. Instead of needless ridges and bulky looks could I have the option for a simple, clean design for the case somehow? Clevo is not the only one with this problem, the whole industry seems to be suffering from the same issue: http://www.theverge.com/ces/2017/1/5/14165402/gaming-pc-design-ces-2017-lenovo-samsung-razer
The second point is less subjective, its about overheating. Looking into the optimus case I can see two single, meandering heatpipes which go all over the place before finally reaching the fans. They appear to be doing a great job at conducting heat over to other components inside the case, while being quite inefficient at actually pushing heat outside. Have a look yourself: https://s30.postimg.org/rj0ov8go1/n850_inside.jpg
This is unfortunately the worst heatpipe design I have ever seen.
Compare it to competitors.
[Competitor links removed as they are not allowed]
The competitors all come with two dual heatpipes that push out heat at the back in the shortest path possible. Hard drives, wireless card, and everything else are kept far away from the hot bits, plus the air comes out at the back and is not blown onto your hand on the right. It appears to me this poor design choice by Clevo leads to increased fan speeds, more overheating of other components and as a consequence a shorter product life. Why is that good for anyone? The high end Octane model actually has the excellent dual fans pointing to the back similar to all the competitors, and the low-end genesis model also offers decent cooling for its components. So why not the midrange case?
The optimus (or rather the Clevo n850 its based on) seems like the worst design in its range in terms of heat management:
https://img.purch.com/o/aHR0cDovL21...4LzYvNjU3MzY2L29yaWdpbmFsL2ltYWdlMDQ5LnBuZw==
(in the image above, the Sager is also using the Clevo N850 case, same as the optimus)
The choice of components for midrange laptops is amazing here, but why do they have to all come in the same, unfortunate case?
TL;DR:
Could there be an option to choose a case for midrange laptops that is more work-friendly and less prone to overheating?
I am considering buying an 15.6" Optimus VIII for daily use. I need it for general web browsing, office tasks, image and video editing (even 4k), compiling code, and some gaming, but I have two concerns before purchase:
First, the optimus looks butt ugly. I know this is subjective, but think of it from a business perspective. I can't walk in to a meeting to show off my latest renderings with an optimus as it looks like something a 13 year old would buy to play videogames. The cheesy racecar design does not seem to be a cost saver, but rather a conscious design choice. I just don't see why this is a must. Instead of needless ridges and bulky looks could I have the option for a simple, clean design for the case somehow? Clevo is not the only one with this problem, the whole industry seems to be suffering from the same issue: http://www.theverge.com/ces/2017/1/5/14165402/gaming-pc-design-ces-2017-lenovo-samsung-razer
The second point is less subjective, its about overheating. Looking into the optimus case I can see two single, meandering heatpipes which go all over the place before finally reaching the fans. They appear to be doing a great job at conducting heat over to other components inside the case, while being quite inefficient at actually pushing heat outside. Have a look yourself: https://s30.postimg.org/rj0ov8go1/n850_inside.jpg
This is unfortunately the worst heatpipe design I have ever seen.
Compare it to competitors.
[Competitor links removed as they are not allowed]
The competitors all come with two dual heatpipes that push out heat at the back in the shortest path possible. Hard drives, wireless card, and everything else are kept far away from the hot bits, plus the air comes out at the back and is not blown onto your hand on the right. It appears to me this poor design choice by Clevo leads to increased fan speeds, more overheating of other components and as a consequence a shorter product life. Why is that good for anyone? The high end Octane model actually has the excellent dual fans pointing to the back similar to all the competitors, and the low-end genesis model also offers decent cooling for its components. So why not the midrange case?
The optimus (or rather the Clevo n850 its based on) seems like the worst design in its range in terms of heat management:
https://img.purch.com/o/aHR0cDovL21...4LzYvNjU3MzY2L29yaWdpbmFsL2ltYWdlMDQ5LnBuZw==
(in the image above, the Sager is also using the Clevo N850 case, same as the optimus)
The choice of components for midrange laptops is amazing here, but why do they have to all come in the same, unfortunate case?
TL;DR:
Could there be an option to choose a case for midrange laptops that is more work-friendly and less prone to overheating?
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