For those asking for a more reputable review (isk mine not reputable meh) of the GK5CN Chassis, here's Notebookcheck's review on the XMG Neo 15 (which is pretty much the Onyx with a slightly different keyboard cap and surface finishing): http://bit.ly/2NcKBJy

Well, finally anyway.

Spoiler: Their findings pretty much mirror those in my review TBH, albeit with a lot more in depth details.

This post has been edited by Eiraku: Jul 18 2018, 12:13 AM

If they sell the keycaps seperately I want a set for sure. The convex keys are soooo smexy (and looks practical for touch typing).

And yeah, my Onyx is averaging 3 hours under light-normal loads now, and zero other problems.

But then again, I'm normally on my spare 180w adapters so that might just be it.

This post has been edited by Eiraku: Jul 27 2018, 03:10 PM

Asus/MSI/Clevo tipped bricks seem to fit and work well, to be specific ones with 5.5*2.5 mm barrel connectors.

Myself I have been using 1 Asus ADP-180MB F and 2 Lite-On ADP-180MB K (which I suspect might just be the same bloody Delta thing inside, which isn't too bad as Delta make pretty good PSUs) with zero issues so far. And yes, I kid you not when I once said I had a small army of the things lol.

Also Clevo specced Chicony 180w adapters should work too, but are usually pricey for some unknown reason (compared to the Deltas). Similarly Razer units, which are even more expensive.

This post has been edited by Eiraku: Jul 28 2018, 03:24 AM

Got my army from the great bay of e. Should average to below RM200 each for non-Chicony models (stick to Lite-On, Delta and Asus for best results).

Also, most of the Innolux/Chi Mei 60hz screens do that "occasionally" on low brightness, apparently turning off "auto-brightness" (or adaptive, it's somewhere in power options) makes it happen less for some unknown reason.

Mine only does that once in a long while now, even at 25%.

That said, I also suspect sample variance has something to do with how "often" it does the whole low-brightness backlight dance thing so there's also that.

This post has been edited by Eiraku: Jul 31 2018, 03:10 AM

Check the Notebookcheck review on the XMG Neo 15. That one has the 144hz panel on.

The Onyx AND the Neo 15 are both TongFang GK5CNs with a few cosmetic differences, so yeah, all points apply unless Illegear went with the AUO 144hz panel instead of the LG (which is improbable unless TF runs out of LG stocks).

On a related note hpefully Illegear does bring those smexy XMG chiclet style keycaps around soon as well as an option in the future as XMG themselves aren't willing to share (yeah I've asked).

This post has been edited by Eiraku: Aug 14 2018, 12:55 AM

On an average, 4 hours plus of surfing/downloading/casual use. Depends on how heavy your casual use case is though.

Maybe it's RAID? BTW raid stripe can be fast but I've heard that it's not the safest way to work with RAID TBH. If not that, it might be your Windows install?

I haven't had any issues running twin PM951s so far. Even when it's slower than what you have, boot is about 5-6 secs every time.

Hmmm. And single SSD of the same exact config isn't as slow? Weird TBH, maybe you should liaise with Illegear to check if something's wrong.

Unfortunately I'm a bit outstation at the time and I've kept my Onyx at home (running around with my GPD Win 2 instead) so I can only get back with that info later.

Sorry Bro.

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

Brown switch with XMG caps mmmmmmmm...

Ehh, what happened?

Check the XMG Neo 15. Yeah those caps.

Err unfortunately I already skinned mine DIY lol. Translucent CF skin, so I can still enjoice the Illegear logo at the back. But yeah, the option for skins out of the factory would be pretty nice TBH.

And if Illegear is afraid of it add to the workload of its staff, just sell for user installation lor?

Lol no videos as I didn't do it that well lol and got a few bubbles edi. It's not that hard TBH. Just buy enough vinyl skin, measure and cut lor. Then apply heat (hairdryer on low) to smooth out the edges.

But yeah, using normal opaque skins are immeasurably easier then doing transparent / translucent skins as you don't have to worry about any bubbles appearing.

As for factories making precut skins, hmm, I'm not sure. I can ask around but no promises as notebook skinning isn't as profitable as mobile phone skinning these days (plus our units are pretty niche unfortunately), so it's normally a hard sell for companies.

You can also try asking MojoSkin OU and Mobile Outfitters if they'd do the thing, but be warned that it won't be cheap if you go this route.

This post has been edited by Eiraku: Sep 9 2018, 06:18 PM

We need a demo video of the new switches PRONTO!

But yeah, it it really is silent, that sound like a nice upgrade TBH, though you should consider cutting us early adopters a little upgrade discount because we didn't have a choice back then lol...

This post has been edited by Eiraku: Sep 26 2018, 03:28 PM

Not sure if the vents can fit the Opolar TBH. Personally using Coolermaster coolers and no issues thus far.

I have the X-Lite 2, X-Slim, A200 and the Notepal U2 (with no fans as they broke lol). The A200 is the best of the three as far as airflow is considered, but the X-Lite is a bit better sizewise.

I'd say a 5c-ish drop in most situations? Maybe even closer to 10c if I get lucky lol.

But of course, don't expect anything drastic lol, you can only force THAT much extra air through the device no matter how you try... and the heatsinks can only displace so much heat.