W230SS Drivers and Manual Loaded on Clevo Website

Visit Clevo's Website and they have loaded the User Manual and Drivers for the new W230SS.

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Glimpse of specs here:

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Only thing unique over the W230ST I see is the GTX 860m. There were rumors of an optional 4k screen but it doesn't show in the manual.

 

Also notice it looks like there is a new control center.

 

I'm a little disappointed, to be honest. I was hoping for at least *some* sort of physical refinement. I wonder if they even bothered to fix the finish durability issues on the touchpad and palm rest.

 

Yup, nothing fancy, only hope is they fixed the current issues like;
touchpad wear and solidity (didn't know palmrest was also an issue ?)
backlight bleed
materials used / solidity
poor speakers
too much power drawn when not loaded / idling, resulting in middle battery life
fan management / gradual stepping
keyboard ghosting or cross-something, can't remember which is which.

With a bit of luck the new GPUs will draw less power, but I wouldn't bet my hand on that.

 

When you put all the problems together it really sounds like an awful little machine, eh?

And since the palmrest is the same material as the touchpad it too starts to wear down and change texture. It becomes shiny and weirdly slick.

 

Man I wish they still have an option for 4K screens, bummer if they don't.

 

What about the USB resume from sleep issue in the 8 series chipset? - weren't Intel going to fix this with later silicone - or is it fixed already ??

 

It should have been fixed with the next stepping.

 

Also, I would think they would have new CPU choices too since Intel just refreshed them recently in Jan.

 

User ernie22 found this LCD for the W230SS (3200x1800): Clevo W230SS Notebook Display Replacement | LAPTOP & TABLET LCD SCREEN FROM $34.99.

So it may be an option after all. Still not quite "4K" but it's 2x 1600x900. It's also glossy. Hopefully there will be a matte version.

But in any case that's 276 PPI. Pretty tight.

 

2x 1600 would be a very nice sweet spot as 1600x900 is a nice gaming res at that size.

 

I might actually finally upgrade from my W110ER to this.....

Things that will turn me off from it...
Power Draw
Fan Profile not fixed

Things that will make me buy it..
more than 5 hours of battery life
2 x 1600 screen starting under 1200 for barebones...
better thermals due to maxwell (if the 860m is maxwell)
thunderbolt? A man can dream....

EDIT: Just saw a GPU z screenshot of an 860m. It has 1152 cuda cores so it should be a good percentage faster than a GTX 765m

 

There will apparently be two versions. The MXM version sounds like it will be a Kepler with more cores (1152) and lower clock speed, where the Maxwell version will be embedded and have only 640 cores, but the new architecture will allow for a 40W TDP only and be ~ 15% faster than 765m.

 

Well at least the control center looks more appealing, and seems like there's an option for manually controlling fan speed?

 

I read all that after doing a quick search. Interesting. Still happy either way!

 

If they can seriously keep the 865m < 40W TDP it will be a cool running machine. So far Intel hasn't revised their Haswell chips yet, surprisingly. Usually by this time they would have bumped CPU speeds by 100-200MHz at the same TDP. I just want a cooler running CPU, period though. I'd rather take a same speed i7-4700MQ running 10C cooler in general than something faster.

 

Actually Intel has already refreshed the mobile Haswell series, although they released them silently without fanfare. Just add 10 to each processor eg. 4710MQ, 4810MQ for the new numbers.

I may actually consider upgrading to the 4940MX when prices come down. It's either that or a desktop 4770K for all my benching needs, since beating my 4900MQ black and blue just doesn't feel right.

 

It would appear that Reflex Notebook as well as Sager Notebook have removed the W230st from their respective websites.... I imagine we won't have to wait too much longer to see what the final config, pricing, etc... will be.

 

Yeah I was about to pull the trigger on the WT230ST last night.. but it has been withdrawn from XoticPC and from Sager websites... looks like I was lucky there

 

Nvidia and their naming. No maxwell mxm is kinda strange. That may point to odd bios requirements which is not a good sign.

 

Hmm.. do you suggest I hold off on the W230SS - at least until it's had a couple of weeks in the market to prove itself / iron out any issues?
I've been refreshing the XoticPC/Sager sites all day thinking today would be the release day (1st March), but

 

I wonder how does the W230SS's battery life and speaker quality compare to the W230ST? I heard the W230ST was lacking in those two fields.

 

How is it strange ?
Did you ever see a 13.3" mxm laptop ?
Nop, because there's none. it's perfectly normal, and has nothing to do with any bios requirements.

 

I think what was ment by strange was that if the MXM slot is there for the Kepler version why not use the MXM for the Maxwell also?

 

Yes MXM has never been used in a 13.3" laptop as far as I know, but it has been used in 15.6" machines.

 

still no release.

 

You remind me of myself when I had to wait for my first Notebook...but DUDE you need to chill a bit...

 

LOL I know

 

Maybe go for a few gun game rounds in counter strike on that desktop of yours

 

Counter Strike.. hmmm.. reminds me, I haven't purchased BF4 yet - have they sorted out the issues with that release yet? I really liked BF3..

 

We have one at our office. It's basically the same, which means, regarding speaker quality: it's totally OK for a Laptop. You should get external speakers or headphones if you're serious about immersion. Battery life is fine as well - clocks in at about 5 hours if you don't install any bloatware and don't do heavy WiFi streaming.

In short: just buy it! It's the best 13" laptop available world-wide!

 

Would love to! Not available in US ..yet.

 

Hi guys, when is Notebookcheck going to make a review on the machine?
Send them a sample, 'cause I'm dying to read a good detailed review!

 

Hi, when will the w230ss be available from your shop to UK customers ?

Thanks

 

We can't give dates at the moment as the product hasn't been officially launched in any sales area quite yet.

Expect the same coverage as usual immediately upon launch of new XMG models;-)

 

Yeah it's this class of machine which should be really exciting

 

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Are we there yet?

 

Soon enough... soon enough.

 

Mid-March guys, we have a long way to go still..... lol

 

Did anyone post this on Clevo's site yet...

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Aw... I really prefer to have at least 7 hours of battery life for college when I just need it for Firefox or MS Word.

What would the power consumption would be if I disabled two of the i7-4700MQ's cores and downclocked/under-volted it to 1.4 GHz?

 

^^^^ Sorry but you will NOT get 7 hours of battery life from this model period....

 

Mid March!

 

First I've seen of that page.. they really need someone with a better grasp of English though...
"Plenty way for game on." teehee.
All your base yo...

 

13.3” (33.78cm) QHD+ (3200x1800) 16:9 panel, 2.6mm ~ 2.8mm <--impressive
2kg = 4.4lbs, not bad at all.

 

That Clevo link states;
"Battery life : 430 minutes (UMA mode with 62.16WH battery)"
Somehow I can't see it running 7hr 10mins.. unless it's asleep.. lol

ps. Sorry, I should have put all these posts in 1 post.. just a series of brain farts basically..

 

You can pre-order them along with other new Clevo's on BAREBONE CLEVO W230SS - BAREBONEFACTORY.FR - Vente & Assemblage d'ordinateur portable CLEVO sur mesure
it's a little but costy gpu upgrade over w230st, plus you get to choose between more lcd resolutions.
Nothing fancy.

 

Everyone will get the units at the same time of course.

 

So what's the estimate timetable it'll be available from LPC-Digital, Xoticpc, Mythlogic etc...?

 

No shops will be able to say due to NDA.