I would assume it’s smaller due to thin bezel, very close competitor to GS65.

I know their height is around the same, not sure of the length and depth though.

I thought both of them are similar in size?
Wanna swap? 😆😆

https://youtu.be/HubbDiz0nsc

Dave2D's review is here.

Well actually I wonder why most ppl prefer Onyx than Raven Elite (both 1060) tho, can share?

I bought an Acer Predator Helios 300 1060 16gb Ram last Sunday because Illegear was not opened on Sunday and now I freaking regret it. Wanna sell it off and buy Raven Elite asap.

Any owner of Raven Elite 1060 care to share experience? Thank you in advance.

Well performance of the two models may be similar but the main draw of the Onyx is that it is more sleeker and portable (lighter, smaller, thinner) and has thinner bezels.

If considering only Illegear laptops, if just looking for more bang for your buck I would say the Raven Elite (or Laguna) may be right for you but if you value a aesthetics in a laptop with comparable performance at a slight premium you may find the Onyx a better choice.

Laguna especially TBH. It might not have the best battery life but hey, full fat 1070. And not that the Onyx is any champion in terms of battery life either, though it does outlive the Laguna by a bit.

But looks, dang it's hard to beat that minimal bazel screen really.

This post has been edited by Eiraku: Sep 2 2018, 01:45 AM

Agreed on the battery life but the only way to have a bigger battery is to do away with the 2.5 inch HDD slot and until larger capacity SSDs become more or as affordable as HDDs, cannot complain much haha.

Hopefully when the time comes to upgrade/replace our laptops, most if not all laptops will have thin bezels

Once you experienced the thin bezel and smaller 15 inch form factor it really is noticeable, especially for me

8750H or 8300H? I heard 8750H is much hotter.

This post has been edited by James Teo: Sep 2 2018, 02:46 PM

What about Raven Elite?

Yes 8750H is more hotter because of the additional cores but you can only get the GTX1060 with the 8750H if I am not mistaken.

All new laptop IDs will have thin bezel from 2019.

This post has been edited by Prince J: Sep 3 2018, 01:56 PM

2019 will have more thinbezel choice? how about quieter kb? next year should be the year i'd get new lappy

ONYX's Cap 2 Brown Switch Keyboard Upgrade Kit is RM435, for pre-order please email to support@illegear.com with your serial number.

This post has been edited by Prince J: Sep 4 2018, 01:39 PM

whats the difference between the new kb to the original Onyx kb?

And also, anyone here using Intel® Extreme Tuning Utility for their Onyx? if yes, whats the setting ? i'm newbie to this software, thanks for the help~

While waiting for Onyx owners to weigh in, the new keyboard is a quieter version of the original one. Some users find issue with the loud clicks.

As for XTU, look up Bob of All Trades on Youtube for a step by step. Throttlestop is a similar tool with much more options. The NBR forum has a tutorial and Q&A if you prefer reading over Youtube.

The brown switch is very silent compared to the original blue switch KB, but still remain the tactility of the mechanical keyboard.

The blue switch has better tactile feedback compared to brown because of the sound the blue makes, just my 2cent.

Will the brown switches come with different caps or will stick to the same caps used with the blue switches?

Cap 2.