XMG Evo 14 & Evo 15 (E25): Strix and Krackan chase the hawk out of the ultrabook nest 8 comments
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In addition to the new generation, the XMG Evo 14 and XMG Evo series have been announced.
Evo 14 and Evo 15: the first ultrabooks from XMG
Evo 14 and Evo 15 are the first ultrabooks without a dedicated graphics card from XMG; they were only presented at Computex last June: with AMD Ryzen 8000 Mobile “Hawk Point” or Intel Core Ultra Series 1 “Meteor Lake”.
The series was well received, according to XMG; Last year, the new models already took third place in sales behind the flagship XMG Neo and the cheaper XMG Core 15.
New APUs for AMD variants
The AMD version now receives its first update, thanks to which the Ryzen AI 300 replaces its predecessor Ryzen 8000 Mobile. It is already clear that the largest possible configuration in both series will be the Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 “Strix Point” (test). In this expansion stage, the new XMG Evo 15 (E25) also receives an even more powerful 150-watt USB-C power supply; other equipment variants and the
It is not yet clear which processors will be offered in the higher version: in addition to the smaller Ryzen 9 based on Strix Point, there will certainly also be Ryzen 7 and Ryzen 5 based on the smaller Strix Point variant “Krackan Point” . .
Equipment remaining unchanged
All other features remain the same as the first generation from summer 2024 as part of the update.
Sales of the new models are expected to begin on February 18, 2025. The manufacturer did not announce in advance whether the update will be accompanied by a price increase.
Topics: AMD AMD Krackan AMD Strix Point APU CES 2025 Laptops Ryzen Schenker XMG Processors
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