Origin PC EON11-S

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Pros:

Lot of power.
Little package.
Upgrade friendly.

Cons:

Small keyboard.
Gets hot.

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Last revision on May 28, 2014

Reviewers Liked

Lot of power
Little package
Upgrade friendly
Highly configurable
Reasonably portable
Great for gaming if you can't fit a huge desktop replacement laptop

Reviewers Didn't Like

Small keyboard
Gets hot
Compact size offset by huge power brick
The generic body doesn't feel very high-end
Don't expect to come in anywhere close to the $999 starting price for a serious gaming laptop

Expert reviews and ratings

The little gaming notebook that could Origin PC’s Eon11-S isn’t the first 11.6-inch gaming notebook to come knocking—Alienware kicked off the category in 2010 with its small-but-mighty M11x. But times have changed since the M11x’s debut, hardware and...

By Maximum PC on October 01, 2012

The 11.6-inch Maingear Pulse 11 and Origin EON11-S represent a decidedly different class of gaming notebook. Their focus on portability stands at odds with the category's traditional modus operandi, which typically involves stuffing heavy, power-hungry...

By The Verge on August 01, 2012

As one of the only 11-inch gaming laptops around, the Origin Eon 11-S is aimed at a select niche, but if you need a supersmall gaming laptop, it fits the bill...

By CNET Australia on June 21, 2012

Is the tug-of-war between gaming performance and portability finally over? Origin PC believes that Lucidlogix's software can help bring these two ideas together, combining Nvidia's GeForce GT 650M and Intel's Core i7-3720QM in an 11.6” chassis. In...

By Tom's Hardware UK on November 07, 2012

So is the EON 11-S a keeper for ultra-mobile media creators? Yes, with a few accommodations. This particular custom build definitely has the performance and connectivity to match, but favors it over the mobile experience. The 11-S packs a serious...

By Bright Side of News on August 06, 2012

Games and portability have never mixed. I suspect I don’t have to lecture our readers about that. The Origin EON11-S is small, so it makes compromises. It does not match the performance of the ASUS G75V. But it does game well, and it can handle just...

By PCPer on July 18, 2012

As I'm sure everyone who is familiar with my previous work on Destructoid is already well aware, I have a thing for portable electronics and laptops in particular. Last week, I was able to put Origin's new 11-inch "netbook" through its paces.I...

By Destructoid on June 28, 2012