Corsair launched its first gaming laptop during the keynote. The machine is going to be powered by the same hardware as the one it is launching with. The first laptop ever designed to be a truly mobile streaming solution has a few unique touches.
There is a 10-key streaming command center at the hinge of the notebook. The command center and camera hub are supported by two key pieces of Elgato software: Stream Deck for the command center and Camera Hub for the webcam, which allow you to adjust field of view, change video inputs, and modify the look of your video.
The Corsair Voyager is part of the AMD Advantage program, so it has only a Ryzen and a radeon processor. The machine will launch with the latest generations for both parts, according to the presentation. A leak earlier in May mentioned a Corsair laptop with a Ryzen 9 6900HX and Radeon RX 6800M, which may be the flagship configuration for the Voyager.
The machine comes with a 16-inch display with Freesync Premium support, as well as CorsairDDR5 memory.
The Voyager has access to a suite of technologies, including SmartShift and Smart Access Memory. It will have access to the new storage. The technology helps boost loading times in supported games.
We don't know much about Smart Access Memory, but we will get more news in the coming months. According to the company, it allows theGPU to decompress game assets instead of putting that work on theCPU, which should improve loading times. We have already seen this type of technology at work, which could be capable of loading in less than a second.
The Corsair Voyager will be available this summer in both pre configured models and custom made versions through Origin PC. It will likely be expensive with a Touch Bar-esque streaming command center and flagship hardware.
There was more to the news that was shared on the laptop front. The company also announced new chips that support up to four cores, and they target Windows laptops and Chromebooks between $400 and $700.
The new chips are built on the same manufacturing process as the rest of the range and come with an integrated RDNA 2 graphics card. They are based on the older Zen 2 architecture despite using the new manufacturing process. The first machines with Mendocino chips will launch in the last few months of 2022.
All Rights Reserved © 2024
