Origin PC EVO 15-S Slim Gaming Laptop Review

Lisa Gade reviews the lightest and slimmest of Origin PC’s gaming laptops, the EVO 15-S. The laptop is based on the MSI Ghost Pro chassis, and it thus bears a striking resemblance to the MSI. Origin PC is a boutique PC maker based in Miami, FL that offers free lifetime support, custom painted lids and custom configurations for many of their machines. The EVO 15-S is a 15.6” gaming laptop that weighs just 4.2 lbs and it runs on the latest generation Intel Skylake Core i7-6700HQ 45 watt quad core processor with NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M 6GB DDR5 graphics for strong gaming performance. The laptop has switchable graphics (Intel HD 530), 16 gigs of DDR4 RAM in two slots, a 256 gig PCIe NVMe SSD and a 1TB 7200 RPM HDD. It’s available with a full HD matte IPS non-touch display and a 4K glossy IPS display. Other goodies include USB-C, Killer E2400 Ethernet, dual and WiFi 802.11ac with Bluetooth and a SteelSeries multi-color programmable backlit keyboard. It sells for $2,265.