*** Official Clevo PB5xExx(-G) Owner's Lounge ***

Clevo PB50ED-G / PB51ED-G
https://www.clevo.com.tw/clevo_prodetail.asp?id=1158&lang=en
https://www.clevo.com.tw/clevo_prodetail.asp?id=1159&lang=en


Key Features

• 8th generation Intel® Core™ processor
  
• 15.6” UHD(4K) High resolution panel
  
• 15.6” FHD 144Hz Refresh Rate Panel
  
• Narrow Bezel design
  
• Expandable DDR4 memory up to 64GB (depends on RAM module)
  
• Support XMP (depends on CPU SKU)
  
• NVIDIA® GeForce RTX 2060 graphics card + 6GB GDDR6
  
• NVIDIA® G-SYNCTM Technology
  
• 4 simultaneous display
  
• Support NVIDIA® Surround View
  
• Two M.2 SSDs PCIe Gen 3x4 or One PCIe Gen3x4 and One SATA
  
• Speakers with SmartAMP
  
• Sound BlasterX® Pro-Gaming 360°
  
• Multi-Color illuminated full size keyboard
  
• LED per key illuminated full size keyboard with numeric pad (Optional)
  
• One Displayport over Type C
  
• One Thunderbolt™ 3 combo port (Optional)
  
• Fingerprint on Glass (Optional)
  
• Virtual Reality ready supported (depends on CPU SKU)
  
• Microsoft Mixed Reality Compatible
• Metal Design

Clevo PB50ED1-G / PB51ED1-G
https://www.clevo.com.tw/clevo_prodetail.asp?id=1160&lang=en
https://www.clevo.com.tw/clevo_prodetail.asp?id=1161&lang=en


Key Features

• 8th generation Intel® Core™ processor
  
• 15.6” UHD(4K) High resolution panel
  
• 15.6” FHD 144Hz Refresh Rate Panel
  
• Narrow Bezel design
  
• Expandable DDR4 memory up to 64GB (depends on RAM module)
  
• Support XMP (depends on CPU SKU)
  
• NVIDIA® GeForce RTX 2060 graphics card + 6GB GDDR6
  
• NVIDIA® G-SYNCTM Technology
  
• 4 simultaneous display
  
• Support NVIDIA® Surround View
  
• Two M.2 SSDs PCIe Gen 3x4 or One PCIe Gen3x4 and One SATA
  
• Sound Blaster™ Cinema 5
  
• Multi-Color illuminated full size keyboard
  
• LED per key illuminated full size keyboard with numeric pad (Optional)
  
• One Displayport over Type C
  
• One Thunderbolt™ 3 combo port (Optional)
  
• Fingerprint on Glass (Optional)
  
• Virtual Reality ready supported (depends on CPU SKU)
  
• Microsoft Mixed Reality Compatible
• Metal Design

Clevo PB50EF-G / PB51EF-G
https://www.clevo.com.tw/clevo_prodetail.asp?id=1162&lang=en
https://www.clevo.com.tw/clevo_prodetail.asp?id=1163&lang=en


Key Features

• 8th generation Intel® Core™ processor
  
• 15.6” UHD(4K) High resolution panel
  
• 15.6” FHD 144Hz Refresh Rate Panel
  
• Narrow Bezel design
  
• Expandable DDR4 memory up to 64GB (depends on RAM module)
  
• Support XMP (depends on CPU SKU)
  
• NVIDIA® GeForce RTX 2070 + 8GB GDDR6
  
• NVIDIA® G-SYNCTM Technology
  
• 4 simultaneous display
  
• Support NVIDIA® Surround View
  
• Two M.2 SSDs PCIe Gen 3x4 or One PCIe Gen3x4 and One SATA
  
• Speakers with SmartAMP
  
• Sound BlasterX® Pro-Gaming 360°
• Multi-Color illuminated full size keyboard

Reviews

 

Where to buy:

HIDevolution

Specifications:

Display
15.6” Full HD (1920x1080) 144Hz 5ms, 72% NTSC Wide View Angle, Matte Display

Video Graphics & Memory

NVIDIA GeForce® RTX 2070 w/ 8GB GDDR6

Processor Support and
Heat Management

Intel® 8th Generation Coffee Lake Core™ i7-8750H 6 Core - 12 Thread Processor, 2.2 GHz (Max Turbo Frequency 4.1 GHz), 9MB Smart Cache

Operating System
No Operating System Installed


Chipset N/A - more info coming soon
System Memory (RAM)
8GB DDR4/2666MHz (1x 8GB)

Expandable to 64GB DUAL CHANNEL DDR4/2666MHz

Hard Drive
1TB 5400 RPM SATA 6Gb/s Hard Drive

Optical Drive
None

Card Reader N/A - more info coming soon
Video Camera Built-in 1.0M FHD Video Camera
LAN/WLAN Built-in Gigabit Ethernet LAN (Intel® Wireless-AC 8265 802.11 ac/a/b/g/n 2x2 NGFF w/ Bluetooth 4.2)

Input/Output
N/A - more info coming soon

Audio
N/A - more info coming soon

Keyboard and Touchpad
Single Zone Multi Color Backlit Keyboard

Battery N/A - more info coming soon
AC Adapter
N/A - more info coming soon

Dimension & Weight
N/A - more info coming soon

 

Where to buy:

HIDevolution

Specifications:

Display
15.6” Full HD (1920x1080) 144Hz 7ms, 72% NTSC Wide View Angle, Matte Display w/ G-Sync Tecnology

Video Graphics & Memory

NVIDIA GeForce® RTX 2070 w/ 8GB GDDR6

Processor Support and
Heat Management

Intel® 8th Generation Coffee Lake Core™ i7-8750H 6 Core - 12 Thread Processor, 2.2 GHz (Max Turbo Frequency 4.1 GHz), 9MB Smart Cache

Operating System
No Operating System Installed

Chipset N/A - more info coming soon
System Memory (RAM)
8GB DDR4/2666MHz (1x 8GB)

Expandable to 64GB DUAL CHANNEL DDR4/2666MHz

Hard Drive
1TB 5400 RPM SATA 6Gb/s Hard Drive

Optical Drive
None


Card Reader N/A - more info coming soon
Video Camera Built-in 1.0M FHD Video Camera
LAN/WLAN Built-in Gigabit Ethernet LAN (Intel® Wireless-AC 8265 802.11 ac/a/b/g/n 2x2 NGFF w/ Bluetooth 4.2)

Input/Output
N/A - more info coming soon

Audio
N/A - more info coming soon

Keyboard and Touchpad
Gamma Secure Pad

Per-Key RGB Backlit Keyboard

Battery N/A - more info coming soon
AC Adapter
N/A - more info coming soon

Dimension & Weight
N/A - more info coming soon

 

The PB50EF can be yours for the low, low price of 9.999.000EUR.

It's a placeholder, they all cost that.

 

Also, was this meant for the Owner's Lounge?

 

No he likes to put launches in the main section for everyone to see.

 

It's now available from XMG as well.

 

So does anyone have this model? Curious of the performance and heat.

 

Clevo must be thinking large and in charge going with a 150W power brick to pair with a full rtx 2070.

 

150w? 180w for 2060 and 230w with the 2070 IIRC.

 

Can you get confirmation? I thought I saw a member announcing the PB50 series having those adaptors but I haven’t seen those listed for sale yet.

How does the PB51 series differ from PB50? Why are resellers posting 150w for the above? Thanks.

 

The last number usually signifies cosmetic differences (brushed vs. sandblasted aluminium finish, for example)

 

Are there any links to see how it looks or is this coming next month?

 

Who is posting a PB5x 2070 machine with a 150w psu?

 

I believe the 150W is a placeholder until they have more concrete info on the exact number, I'm guessing.

Sent from my SM-N960U1 using Tapatalk

 

One example is ‘Where to Buy’ links given above.

Edit:The spare has a known price too.

 

HID have in their specs "more info soon" and xmg list the 180w/230w options.

 

150 watts is far to low, and I think the gpu alone takes at least 100, and the cpu after a good undervolt will be around 45 watts, so I think 200watts is more in order. I dont know why, but I cannot find this model on clevo's site: https://www.clevo.com.tw/clevo_prodetail.asp?id=1149&lang=en

Are these images of it? https://clevo-computer.com/e-sport-...tel-8th-coffee-lake-nvidia-rtx-2070-vr-g-sync

They have some obvious errors on the page, like "french arabic" and double arabic before that. Im kind of annoyed they do the little things like say it includes two speakers, as if that was even an option to not have. The SSD prices they have are also a little inflated such as the 1tb 860evo at 220usd because ffs there are NVME options that are cheaper then that.

 

What’s the known weight?

 

Oh it’s 5.8lbs! RJTech is listing them for sale btw. $1619 barebones. Probably over 6lbs when complete.

 

This is on sale at prostar now. Personally waiting for the 17" but looking forward to see the thermals and performance.

 

Oh man, thats awesome. XoticPC has it as well. Both sites offer it with 16gb RAM by default. Xotic default RAM is 3000mhz, and is overall the best price (I'm going no drives, no OS, as I have them already). I'm not sure if I want to get the 15" or 17" yet. Just depends on the price after config. Also of interest is the PB50EF, exactly the same specs as the PB51, but has an orange accent on the rear exhaust and along the side edge. Nobody seems to carry it except Hasee though, and they're in Asia.

Now i gotta check out all the other sellers. @Donald@HIDevolution do you have ETA on either of these or has the product page just not been updated yet?

 

What’s the appeal btw? I see thunderbolt 3 and G-Sync which is good. It reminds me of the starter msi titan models a little. Can we do better than a i7-8750H for cpu? It has a 230w power brick even the lighter GE63/75 has 280w without g-sync. Just wondered what the added bulk was about. Price seems one benefit.

 

For me it's the full 2070 without the ugly entry level MSI chassis. I think these actually look really good, hands down the nicest full 2070 (or even 2060 for that matter) in the sub $2000 range. I slightly prefer the P970, but they only come with the 2070 MQ.

There's also the SCAR II for similar price, but I returned that due to Optimus really dragging the RTX performance down. I was able to get over that, but oddly enough, the keyboard keys not being flush with the palmrest really bothered me the most, since I use my mouse on the palmrest when I have it on my lap, and the KB kept getting in the way. Just could not get past that no matter how much I tried.

 

There is no other 2070 + GSYNC for under 2k. Thunderbolt 3 is a nice option that I'll probably never use. I guess it boils down to whether gsync is worth ~150-200 bucks

 

Plus better cooling and performance.

See our NP8356 page for more info.

 

what differences between ED and ED1?
https://www.clevo.com.tw/clevo_prodetail.asp?id=1159&lang=en
https://www.clevo.com.tw/clevo_prodetail.asp?id=1161&lang=en

 

The 1 usually is a cosmetic difference.

 

Does this have improved cooling as compared to the PA series?

 

@Meaker@Sager this is now the official thread for this model

PB50ED-G https://www.clevo.com.tw/clevo_prodetail.asp?id=1158&lang=en
https://www.clevo.com.tw/clevo_prodetail.asp?id=1159&lang=en
https://www.clevo.com.tw/clevo_prodetail.asp?id=1160&lang=en
https://www.clevo.com.tw/clevo_prodetail.asp?id=1161&lang=en

 

You are talking about 50 vs 51, I was referring to ED and ED1

 

Its a shame nobody carries the 50. I think the orange accent actually looks pretty cool.

Looks like the only difference is the speakers, as far as I can tell from the Clevo site. That's weird they come in two different speaker setups...

https://www.clevo.com.tw/clevo_prodetail.asp?id=1159&lang=en
https://www.clevo.com.tw/clevo_prodetail.asp?id=1161&lang=en

 

I noticed Hidevolution is the only one to sell the PB51EF-G without a gsync configuration. Looking closely at the site, and the configuration for both, I came up with two conclusions. The difference in panel Response times for the panels have had me to conclude that the none G version is simply the same as the G, but without a gsync panel. Rjtech sells it with a gsync panel at only 1619usd, but that is barebones.

 

You can fit any panel to the machines still, they just loose g-sync if not certified.

 

Amazon has the PB51EF-G Prostar version for $1829 now.

 

If the 17" is a similar price, that's a great deal. It says prime so I'm wondering if the 5% amazon cashback works if you have their credit card? The only thing this configuration is missing is repaste.

 

isn’t the credit card thing for new sign ups? I never tried it before.

 

I’m surprised no one is talking more about this laptop.
Sure it’s a little thicker than the thin and lite crowd but still pretty compact and you get a full RTX 2070, it’s the most affordable 2070 laptop out.
Isn’t the RTX 2070 better than the RTX 2080MQ in gaming?

 

It’s the most affordable full 2070 except for the eluktronics/tracer (tong fang). This one has gsync. The 15” just started shipping and the 17” isn’t even for sale yet.

 

I ordered one on Friday from LPC-Digital. No storage / Os since I have them already. Basically just a barebone plus the RAM.

The non-G version also doesn't have per-key RGB. Unless you have DDR4 RAM already, you're better off getting it from Xotic or LPC. Stripping them down to just the 16gb 3000mhz RAM came down to $1677 or so at both places.

Are you aware of any 1440p panels that we could swap into these?

The 17" is sold on the Sager site now. Seems like it's about $100 more than the 15" with same config.

 

I have seen mixed things about that. The difference also is that the max-q 2080 has a totally different die compared to the 2070 and 2060. Back in the pascal days, the 1070 and 1080 dies where the same for mobile.

 

There are 1440p panels, but they are TN and 120hz in 17.3 inches, and worse yet I hear bad reviews of them. I already have ddr4 hyperx impacts, so that would be a deal then going for RJtech, unless you can tell me another reason not to go for them? If LPC is the best deal with ram, seems like something I may go for in the future, but care to show us a review of the clevo? Maybe some teardown pictures?

 

But you are stuck with 1 dimm of 16GB 3000Mhz though. RJTech is probably $1570 with the cash discount. Save a $100 towards buying your own dual channel.

 

I'll definitely do that when it arrives, but I just ordered it on Friday so it'll probably be awhile. Hopefully it gets here sooner than later.

LPC and Xotic were exactly the same price on these with each config I considered. Prostar was only about $10 more. All 3, stripped down to just RAM, were cheaper then the RJtech barebone plus the $100 or so for 16GB DDR4. But if you got DDR4 sticks already the RJtech is probably the best deal for you if your going for a barebone as well.

In the end I ended up choosing LPC because Larry was real helpful, dude even added an option in the customizer so I could remove the last drive. Not to mention being a Prema partner, so in the unlikely event a BIOS for these becomes available I'll be able to get it, which is just an added bonus.

Didn't realise they did a cash discount. Even with that, the final price after $100 for RAM comes out the same. I'd rather have the 1 dimm so I can upgrade to 32 later

 

If that is your plan that is perfectly fine. Just know there is a noticeable performance hit if you plan to game on any single channel memory configuration.

Edit:that=any

 

Not in the 15 inch as I dont believe the panels were ever produced.

 

Yeah me too, I guess they trade blows depending on the game but for the most part they are almost equal. I compared both GPU’s on notebook check and in some games the RTX 2070 does better in others the RTX 2080MQ . I could have been what drivers they were using so who knows 100% for sure.
Would love to see a head to head direct comparison.
Does anyone know how the switchable graphics work? Is it through the BIOS or a actual switch to toggle on or off?

 

Does the PB51 have Optimus alongside G-Sync?

 

Yes, basically. It has switchable MSHybrid and G-Sync.

 

yes, you can switch between g-sync and optimus