Conclusion
...Its gaming pedigree is realised through a GeForce GTX 765M GPU, offering decent performance at the screen's native full-HD resolutionLaptops arriving with a retail price the wrong side of £1,000 need to be special in order to attract interest from the well-heeled consumer. German manufacturer XMG's 17.3in C703 offers big-screen gaming thrills and spills in a slimline form factor usually found on much smaller laptops.
Housing well-thought-out components into a desktop-replacement laptop weighing just 2.6kg, the C703 has both style and substance. Its gaming pedigree is realised through a GeForce GTX 765M GPU, offering decent performance at the screen's native full-HD resolution, while speedy support, most notably via the Samsung SSD and quad-core Haswell chip, provides a smooth experience all round.
Packaging such power into a thin chassis does come with a proviso; the unit becomes rather warm and noisy as the power is switched on. There's no way around this, frankly, because the cooling has to dissipate over 100W when running at full chat.
But, overall, we come away with a positive impression, one highlighting that a speedy laptop needn't be built like a tank. Want a slim, big-screen and good-looking laptop that can game as well as many desktops? As reviewed, XMG's £1,300 C703 might just be the ticket.
The Good
Very thin, rather powerful
Sensible component selection
Above average keyboard
Vivid screenThe Bad
Can get noisy and loudHEXUS.awards
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The reviewed laptop is available to purchase from XMG/mysn.co.uk.
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