Samsung has announced it’s gaming Laptop Odyssey Z at Intel’s Worldwide Launch Event of the 8th generation processors.The company has focused on thermal cooling of the Notebook introducing the AeroFlow Cooling System having Dynamic Spread Vapor Chamber, the Z AeroFlow Cooling Design and the Z Blade Blower. The new tech has been added to Samsung Odyssey Z which make it sweat free and cool during long gaming sessions.
It comes with a NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Max-P graphics card with 6GB memory alongside an 8th generation Intel Core i7 processor with 6 cores and 12 threads. This laptop supports upto 16GB of DDR4 memory with a bandwidth of 2,400 MHz for operating games at high speed. Interestingly, Samsung has worked on reducing fan noise and improving Keyboard precision on Odyssey Z.
This notebook comes with a refined keyboard with Crater Keycaps to provide comfort and a new Touchpad located to the side. There are shortcut keys to capture and record your gameplay and with a Silent mode option you can focus on work with the reduced fan noise as low as 22 DB.
Samsung Odyssey Z Specifications:
PROCESSOR | 8th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processor, 6-cores, 12 threads |
MEMORY & ROM |
Up to 16GB (DDR4) | Up to 1TB SSD (NVMe PCIe) |
DISPLAY | 15.6 inch Full HD (1920 x 1080) |
GRAPHICS | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Max-P Graphic card with GDDR5 6 GB Memory |
POWER |
54Wh, 180W Adapter (DC-in) |
WEIGHT & DIMENSIONS |
2.4kg, 375.6 x 255 x 17.9 mm |
COLOR | Titan Silver |
PORTS | USB-C x 1, USB 3.0 X 2, USB 2.0 X 1, HDMI X1, HP/Mic, DC-in |
Keyboard | Backlit KBD, Precision Touchpad |
CAMERA & SPEAKER | 720p recorder, 1.5w X 2 |
Featuring a 15.6 inch Full HD display Samsung Odyssey Z comes in Titan Silver color option and weighs about 2.4 Kgs. The device has been made available in Korea and China with US launch to follow in Q3 of 2018 while there’s no information about it’s European or India launch date. Pricing details are yet to be announced.