EUROCOM IS KNOWN for its customizable portable workstations, but every system we’ve tested so far has been, well, let’s just say bulky, and leave it at that. Things are different this time, as we’ve got Eurocom’s Q5 in for testing—another svelte laptop built on the foundation of Nvidia’s Max-Q philosophy. Spec for spec, the Q5 is very similar to MSI’s GS63VR Stealth Pro that we tested last month, so our big question this time around is how much bearing does different manufacturers’ interpretation of the Max-Q philosophy have on performance, power, and design. In other words, who did it better?
That’s a tough question to answer. The Q5 starts at a lower price point—only $1,599 for a stripped-down system of Core i7-7700HQ, 8GB RAM, GTX 1070 Max-Q— but quickly balloons…
