The 11-inch gaming laptop is the textbook definition of a niche product. In fact, up until now, there's really only been one serious entry in that category, Dell's Alienware M11x. Origin (coincidentally co-founded by some former Alienware employees) has recently gotten into the game with the Eon 11-S, which the company describes as a "compact high-performance laptop."
And it's just in time, too, as the Alienware model has been unceremoniously discontinued. That's a shame, as we liked the M11x, even if it wasn't the most practical for either serious PC gamers or portability obsessed travelers.
The Eon 11-S isn't anywhere nearly as portable as other 11-inch ultraportables, or even 13-inch ultrabooks, but it's at least small enough to fit into a messenger bag.
The system starts at $999, but that number can be a bit deceiving. For that entry price, you only get a Intel B960 Pentium Dual-Core Processor (trust me, you don't want that). At least it's coupled with a Nvidia GeForce GT 650M GPU, but plan on upgrading to at least a current Intel Core i5, bringing the starting price to $1,136. Our review unit included an Intel Core i7-3612QM CPU, 8GB of RAM, a 750GB hard drive, and an external Blu-ray drive, bringing the price up to $1,542, which actually seems like a much better bang for your buck than the $999 configuration.origin eon
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