我们在Maguay的朋友要求我们从他们的产品组合中测试一款新的游戏笔记本电脑。我们谈论的是MyWay P1704x，这是一款 17 英寸笔记本电脑，具有非常好的规格，尤其适合游戏玩家。我们已经在各种条件下使用了笔记本电脑一段时间，现在我们准备分享我们学到的东西。继续阅读以了解MyWay P1704x如何处理任务以及是否值得购买。
拆箱 Maguay MyWay P1704x
Maguay MyWay P1704x 装(Maguay MyWay P1704x)在一个看起来相当沉闷的纸板箱中(cardboard box)，里面没有任何有关产品(product inside)的相关细节。
打开包装盒后，您会发现 17 英寸笔记本电脑、电源砖和电源线(power brick and power cable)、快速入门指南(start guide)、驱动程序DVD和一个带有屏幕清洁布和备用螺丝的小塑料袋，用于添加第二个硬盘(plastic bag)驱动器或固态硬盘(disc drive or SSD)。
这几乎是你在盒子里能找到的所有东西。这里没有什么(Nothing)太令人兴奋的，所以让我们继续前进。
硬件规格
规格列表是我们在最新款游戏笔记本电脑上经常看到的：我们有一个运行频率为 2.6GHz 的四核Intel Core i7 4720HQ处理器，搭配 16GB DDR3 RAM，双通道频率为 1600MHz。考虑到超线程功能，相当强大的移动(potent mobile) CPU 。
由于它是一款游戏笔记本电脑，因此具有 4GB GDDR5 内存(GDDR5 memory)和 256 位总线宽度的(bus width)NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980M将图形处理能力带到了桌面上。
在存储方面，我们有一个 256GB Transcend SSD，使用SATA3 连接(SATA3 connection)。
声音由 Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi 3 声卡提供。在我们看来，这是一个非常好的选择。
从连接的角度来看(connectivity standpoint)，我们有两个USB 3.0端口、一个SD(SD card)读卡器和笔记本电脑右侧的常用音频插孔，紧邻以太网端口(Ethernet port)和Kensington 插槽(Kensington slot)。
笔记本电脑的左侧装有另一个USB 3.0端口、一个HDMI和两个Mini DisplayPort(DisplayPorts)。
我们在新笔记本电脑上很少看到的一件非常有趣的事情是电源连接器(power connector)和笔记本电脑背面的 e-SATA 端口的位置。
Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7265模块提供良好的网络传输(network transfer)速度，蓝牙模块(Bluetooth module)可用于连接鼠标和其他外围设备。笔记本电脑有一个带有多媒体功能的巧克力键盘和一个小键盘。(chiclet keyboard)触控板支持多点触控。
锂聚合物电池有 8 节电池，无法从笔记本电脑中取出。我们测试过的Maguay MyWay P1704x预装了(Maguay MyWay P1704x)Windows 8.1 Enterprise。至少可以说，对于游戏笔记本电脑来说，这是一个尴尬的选择，但据我们所知，它们确实允许用户在购买这款笔记本电脑时选择他们想要使用的 Windows 版本。您可以在此处找到这款笔记本电脑的全套规格：Maguay MyWay P1704x。
使用 Maguay MyWay P1704x
使用Maguay MyWay P1704x总体来说是一种愉快的体验，即使它并没有给我们留下任何深刻印象。为了在游戏中进行测试，我们运行了 The Witcher 3 : Wild Hunt 和 Grand Theft Auto V。(Hunt and Grand Theft Auto V.)我们在启用NVIDIA HairWorks的(NVIDIA HairWorks)全高清分辨率(Full HD resolution)下运行了 The Witcher 3的完整细节。这是游戏中最苛刻的功能，它只适用于NVIDIA GPU(NVIDIA GPUs)。游戏表现非常好，帧率(frame rate)保持在 30 到 40 FPS之间。鉴于我们谈论的是移动GPU，这是一个不错的分数。然而，这是我们期望看到的GTX 970M。我们预计GTX 980M将保持在 40 FPS的最低水平，但这并没有发生。尽管如此，这只是为了比较，对于大多数游戏玩家来说，游戏以良好的帧速率(frame rate)运行:)。
(Grand Theft Auto 5)事实证明，侠盗猎车手 5对笔记本电脑来说更具挑战性，在我们玩的整个过程中，帧速率(frame rate)保持在 35 FPS左右。(FPS)
Maguay MyWay P1704x 可以(Maguay MyWay P1704x)很好地处理游戏，但请记住，它在游戏过程中确实会变得很热。对于这台笔记本电脑来说，办公(Office)任务轻而易举，我们在上面写文章和处理日常任务时没有遇到任何问题。
我们喜欢P1704x的一件事是它在负载下不会产生太多噪音。我们可以听到风扇旋转(fan spinning)的声音，但噪音水平(noise level)是可以接受的，并不比其他游戏笔记本电脑高多少。Creative(Creative sound)声卡提供的声音高于笔记本电脑的平均水平，我们感谢Maguay的选择。在笔记本电脑的背面，您还会发现一个小型低音炮。
尽管我们很喜欢MyWay P1704x的声音和一般性能，但我们只是找不到显示器的任何积极特性。17英寸的磨砂显示屏显示(inch matte display)出非常褪色的颜色，一切看起来都褪色了。这是HDMI 和 Mini DisplayPort(HDMI and Mini DisplayPorts come)真正派上用场的地方，因为您可以将图像投影到更高质量的屏幕上(quality screen)。键盘是背光的，不会弯曲，它的间距很好，提供了愉快的打字体验(typing experience)。我们唯一不喜欢它的是拥挤的右侧。方向键和小键盘可能与键盘的主侧间隔更好一些。
触控板运行良好，支持多点触控，可以轻松滚动浏览长文档和网页。它还具有指纹读取器(fingerprint reader)。
Maguay MyWay P1704x 是一款移动游戏机，具有良好的性能和良好的连接性。如果您正在寻找能够以全高清分辨率很好地处理大多数现代游戏的机器，那么它是一个不错的选择。但是，您可能希望将其连接到外部显示器，因为内置显示器的质量相当差。(The Maguay MyWay P1704x is a mobile gaming machine that offers good performance and good connectivity. If you're looking for a machine that handles most modern games well in Full HD resolution, it's a good choice. However, you might want to connect it to an external display, since the built-in one's quality is rather poor.)
(Software Bundled)与Maguay MyWay P1704x捆绑的软件
正如我们对GamePower X99所做的那样，我们非常感谢Maguay没有在这台机器上预装大量专有软件。除了驱动程序之外，没有任何额外的软件会减慢系统速度。不幸的是，我们测试的模型遇到了与GamePower X99(GamePower X99)相同的问题。Maguay已对Windows 8.1中的出厂重置选项(factory reset option)进行了定制，要求使用操作系统(operating system)DVD/USB drive。如果您的机器没有配备Maguay提供的此类恢复介质(Maguay) ，您需要使用机器上预装的特殊实用程序自己创建恢复媒体。要了解如何执行此操作，请参阅快速入门指南(start guide)。那里解释了整个过程。相反，如果您使用标准的Windows 8.1光盘，您将失去(Windows 8.1)Maguay在出厂重置(factory reset)期间所做的自定义。问题是实际系统中缺少快速入门指南中指定的(start guide)软件和文件夹。(software and folders)我们希望这是因为该模型是用于测试的，而不是Maguay实际销售的模型。我们认为如果马圭会更好(Maguay)只是使用了操作系统(operating system)的标准设置，我们不需要额外的努力。Maguay还附带了笔记本电脑的驱动光盘(driver disc)，但我们测试的型号没有光驱，所以光盘几乎没用。
基准性能和温度(Benchmark Performance And Temperatures)
我们使用BootRacer来测量机器从SSD启动的速度。如果我们查看平均值，系统会在大约 35 秒内启动。一个相当正常的启动速度，因为我们正在谈论SSD。
接下来，我们想看看冷却效率如何，以及处理器在满负荷下的发热程度。因此，我们运行了Prime95大约一个小时，并观察了数字的上升。CPU温度几乎达到了100摄氏度，(Celsius)准确地说是98摄氏度。不用说，笔记本电脑在测试期间真的很热，我们无法把手放在键盘上方的区域。
闲置时，CPU保持在 37摄氏度(Celsius)左右，对于笔记本电脑来说是一个不错的温度水平(temperature level)。
我们还使用CrystalDiskMark测试了(CrystalDiskMark)SSD。SSD似乎与Maguay GamePower X99中使用的相同。它显示了相同的速度。
为了评估图形性能，我们在Extreme 预设(Extreme preset)上运行了 3DMark Vantage ，得到了 20828 分。一个非常好的成绩。
最后但同样重要的是，我们运行PCMark来测试笔记本电脑的电池电量(battery power)。在模拟高强度任务的Creative 预设(Creative preset)上，笔记本电脑持续了大约 2 小时。对于游戏笔记本电脑来说，这是一个相当正常的水平，因为它们以高功耗(power consumption)着称，由于强大的组件。
判决
Maguay MyWay P1704x是一款配置良好的优质笔记本电脑，可以毫无问题地处理您的大部分游戏。如果您需要一个移动工作站来完成游戏和密集计算任务，那么这款笔记本电脑是一个不错的选择。但是，请记住，低质量屏幕(quality screen)会破坏组件提供的其他良好性能，因此我们建议将笔记本电脑连接到具有更好色彩和图像质量(image quality)的外部显示器。
Reviewing The Maguay MyWay P1704x Gaming Laptop
Our friends at Maguay asked us to tеst a new gaming laptop from their рortfolio. We're talking about the MyWay Р1704x, a 17 inch laptоp with very gоod specs, especially for gamers. We've used the laptоp for a while under νarious conditions and we're now ready to share what wе've learned. Read on to learn how the MyWay P1704x handles tasks and whether it's worth buying or not.
Unboxing The Maguay MyWay P1704x
Maguay MyWay P1704x comes in a rather dull looking cardboard box without any relevant details on it regarding the product inside.
Once you open the box, you'll find the 17 inch laptop, the power brick and power cable, a quick start guide, a driver DVD and a small plastic bag with a screen cleaning cloth and spare screws for adding a second hard disc drive or SSD.
This is pretty much everything you'll find in the box. Nothing too exciting here, so let's move along.
Hardware Specifications
The list of specs is something we've seen a lot on the latest models of gaming laptops: we have a quad-core Intel Core i7 4720HQ processor running at 2.6GHz, paired with 16GB of DDR3 RAM running in dual-channel at 1600MHz. Quite a potent mobile CPU, considering the Hyper-Threading capabilities.
Since it's a gaming laptop, the graphics power is brought to the table by an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980M with 4GB of GDDR5 memory and a 256-bit bus width.
On the storage side of things, we have a 256GB Transcend SSD, using a SATA3 connection.
The sound is provided by a Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi 3 sound card. It's a really good choice in our view.
From a connectivity standpoint, we have two USB 3.0 ports, an SD card reader and the usual audio jacks on the right side of the laptop, right next to the Ethernet port and the Kensington slot.
The left side of the laptop houses another USB 3.0 port, an HDMI and two Mini DisplayPorts.
Something quite interesting that we've rarely seen on new laptops was the placement of the power connector and an e-SATA port on the rear side of the laptop.
The Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7265 module offers good network transfer speeds and the Bluetooth module is useful for connecting mice and other peripherals. The laptop has a chiclet keyboard with multimedia functions and a numpad. The trackpad supports multi-touch.
The Lithium-Polymer battery has 8 cells and cannot be removed from the laptop. The Maguay MyWay P1704x that we've tested had Windows 8.1 Enterprise preinstalled. An awkward choice for a gaming laptop, to say the least but, from our knowledge, they do allow users to pick the version of Windows that they would like to use, when purchasing this laptop. You can find the full set of specifications for this laptop, here: Maguay MyWay P1704x.
Using The Maguay MyWay P1704x
Using the Maguay MyWay P1704x was an overall pleasant experience, even if it didn't really impress us in any way. To test it in games, we ran The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and Grand Theft Auto V. We ran The Witcher 3 in full details on a Full HD resolution with NVIDIA HairWorks enabled. This is the most demanding feature of the game and it only works properly with NVIDIA GPUs. The game performed very well and the frame rate stayed between 30 and 40 FPS. Given that we're talking about a mobile GPU, this is a decent score. However, it's something we would have expected to see on a GTX 970M. We expected the GTX 980M to stay at a minimum of 40 FPS, but that didn't happen. Still, this is just for comparison's sake, the game running at a good frame rate for most gamers out there :).
Grand Theft Auto 5 proved to be a bit more challenging for the laptop, the frame rate staying around 35 FPS for the entire time that we played.
The Maguay MyWay P1704x handles games well, but keep in mind that it does get quite hot during gameplay. Office tasks are a breeze for this laptop and we encountered no issues while writing articles on it and working on daily tasks.
One thing that we liked about the P1704x is that it doesn't generate too much noise under load. We could hear the fan spinning, but the noise level was acceptable and not much higher than other gaming laptops. The sound offered by the Creative sound card is above average for a laptop and we appreciate Maguay's choice for this. On the back of the laptop you'll also find a small sub-woofer.
As much as we liked the sound and general performance of the MyWay P1704x, we just couldn't find any positive features of the display. The 17 inch matte display shows very faded colors and everything looks washed out. This is where the HDMI and Mini DisplayPorts come in really handy, since you can project the image to a higher quality screen. The keyboard is backlit and doesn't flex, it's well spaced and offers a pleasant typing experience. The only thing that we disliked about it was the crowded right side. The directional keys and the numpad could have been a bit better spaced from the main side of the keyboard.
The touchpad works well and supports multi-touch, making it easy to scroll through long documents and web pages. It also features a fingerprint reader.
The Maguay MyWay P1704x is a mobile gaming machine that offers good performance and good connectivity. If you're looking for a machine that handles most modern games well in Full HD resolution, it's a good choice. However, you might want to connect it to an external display, since the built-in one's quality is rather poor.
Software Bundled With Maguay MyWay P1704x
Just as we did with the GamePower X99, we really appreciated that Maguay did not preinstall loads of proprietary software on this machine. Aside from the drivers, there wasn't any extra software that would slow the system down. Unfortunately, the model that we tested suffered from the same problem as the GamePower X99. The factory reset option in Windows 8.1 has been customized by Maguay to require the use of an operating system DVD/USB drive. If your machine didn't come with such restore media provided by Maguay, you'll need to use a special utility preinstalled on the machine to create the restore media yourself. To learn how to do this, refer to the quick start guide. The entire process is explained there. If, instead, you use a standard Windows 8.1 disc, you'll lose the customizations done by Maguay during the factory reset. The problem was that the software and folders specified in the quick start guide were missing from the actual system. We're hoping that this was because of the model being one destined for testing and not one that Maguay actually has on sale. We think that it would've been better if Maguay just used a standard setup of the operating system that didn't require extra effort on our side. Maguay also ships a driver disc with the laptop, but the model we tested didn't have an optical drive, so the disc was pretty much useless.
Benchmark Performance And Temperatures
We used BootRacer to measure how fast the machine booted off the SSD. The system started in around 35 seconds if we look at an average value. A rather normal booting speed, since we're talking about an SSD.
Next, we wanted to see how efficient the cooling was and how hot the processor got under full load. So we ran Prime95 for about an hour and watched the numbers rise. The CPU temperatures almost reached 100 degrees Celsius, 98 to be precise. Needless to say, the laptop was really hot during the test and we couldn't keep a hand on the area above the keyboard.
While idling, the CPU stayed at around 37 degrees Celsius, a decent temperature level for a laptop.
We've also tested the SSD using CrystalDiskMark. The SSD seemed to be identical to the one used in the Maguay GamePower X99. It showed the same speeds.
To evaluate the graphics power, we ran 3DMark Vantage on the Extreme preset, and achieved 20828 points. A very good score.
Last but not least, we ran PCMark to test the battery power of the laptop. On the Creative preset, one that simulates intense tasks, the laptop lasted roughly 2 hours. This is a rather normal level for gaming laptops, since they're known for high power consumption, due to the powerful components.
Verdict
The Maguay MyWay P1704x is a quality laptop with a good configuration that will probably handle most of your games without problems. If you need a mobile workstation for both gaming and intensive computing tasks, this laptop is a good choice to consider. However, keep in mind that the low quality screen undermines the otherwise good performance offered by the components, so we recommend connecting the laptop to an external display with better colors and image quality.
