Originally Posted by
Dodge DeBoulet
With SSDs and M.2 storage approaching "ludicrous capacity" I think this platform ticks all of the boxes on my list.
I'm not sure 1TB is "ludicrous capacity" and 1TB in M.2 isn't available at retail yet, just at very high cost through OEMs. Seeing as I'm running 2x 1TB now, I don't love having to buy a 2TB 2.5" disk with any of the new systems I'm looking at (except big workstation class ones) but none of the models I'm looking at (and I've given up on the P50 or Dell M7510 on cost grounds) take both an M.2 + a 2.5" drive.
I'm hoping the i7 models with WQHD displays aren't too far out (and that the 135w power brick isn't too massive, since I expect that'll be what's shipped with them).
I'd expect it to be 90W with no discrete GPU, and 135W with a dGPU -- the comparable Dell model can run on 65W with no dGPU. I've already weighed in on my opinion of the value of the 940MX although with no Iris Pro 580 option, it may still be enough better than the HD 530 for some users' needs.
Personally, if I get it, it will still be iGPU-only.