Tsurugi_Matsuda
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website isnt up yet but they already have the announcement vid for the "MX15" (probably cant call it M-15 V3 cos its a new chassis), i guess its not a 13/14 inch chassis like previously thought. More interestingly this MX15 chassis used is the Gigabyte Sabre 15 shown at CES17 rather than a recognisable clevo barebone (but the Sabre's keyboard has the standard layout of clevo's shortcuts printed on it so i dunno)
IMO theres nothing noteworthy about this current refresh besides the possible new 120Hz display for the 15 inch models (supposedly) and of course the 1050 providing a new budget minded option but IMO the competition is gonna be super fierce on this GPU with even non gaming laptops like dell inspirons having it.
kaby lake just isnt that much of a performance jump from previous CPU generation, as has been the case for a couple of years now.
I'll say Q3 is usually the best time (in recent years) for looking at notebook refreshes because thats when nvidia chooses to refresh their GPU lineup. Years ago during the kepler generation, they chose to announce new GPUs in Q1/Q2 but have since moved to Q3, last year pascal came particularly early, in time for Comex
Just checked their refreshed site, ALL their models are now Kaby Lake -equipped, with Intel HM175 Mobile Express Chipset (Skylake-based units uses the HM170 Mobile Chipset), meaning you can't have Intel Optane Tech (which is exclusive to the HM200 Series Chipset).
A summary of their refreshes according to their updated website:
M-15v2 has been replaced with the MX-15 (GTX1050 2GB).
SM-15 has been replace with the MX-15 Elite (GTX1050Ti 4GB).
Remember that "SITEX-Exclusive" P650RP3-based S-15 Lite (GTX1060 3GB)? That config returns under a NEW chassis (P655HP3) under the new SL-15 line, basically a variant shell of the P650, with a notable feature being the Power button relocated to the center instead of at the RHS.
Other existing lines that had already been updated with Pascal GPUs have been updated with the KBL-H and overclocked editions where applicable, with other features largely unchanged. Although that would also means a little hike-up in prices for the new CPUs and Chipsets.