Schenker XMG U506

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Pros:

Three digital display outputs (4K @60 Hz)
Moderately quiet
USB 3.1 including Thunderbolt

Cons:

Higher energy consumption than standard gaming notebooks
Poor thermal management

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Last revision on December 12, 2016

Reviewers Liked

Three digital display outputs (4K @60 Hz)
Moderately quiet
USB 3.1 including Thunderbolt
CPU and GPU can be switched out

Reviewers Didn't Like

Higher energy consumption than standard gaming notebooks
Poor thermal management
Fragile softtouch surfaces
No CPU turbo in 3D applications
Throttling under full load
Short battery life
Heavy

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Expert reviews and ratings

This XMG laptop boasts the best performance of any laptop we've ever tested, with a desktop-class processor, top-end mobile graphics card and extremely fast storage. It's fully featured too, with a good amount of ports, nice on-board sound and a great...

By XSReviews on January 13, 2016

Slipping a performance desktop PC processor into a laptop may seem lunacy but Schenker gets away with it, aided by the 14nm Skylake architecture. How much it actually helps gaming is moot, since we've seen Nvidia GTX 970M run as fast or faster in...

By PC Advisor on October 16, 2015

Schenker XMG U506, test device courtesy of Schenker TechnologiesAs expected, the XMG U506 has inherited both the strengths and the weaknesses of its predecessor. Anyone who does not mind toting a case that weighs 3.5 kg (~7.7 lbs) will get an incredibly...

By NotebookCheck on October 04, 2015

Schenker XMG U506

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