1 year ago

Today Leo checks out the first laptop from Corsair, the A1600. Its fully loaded with cool tech and software - but can it justify the high asking price?

00:00 Intro
01:12 Corsair Voyager A1600
02:22 In the package
03:07 Corsair Software
03:46 Three power profiles
04:58 Noise levels / cooling
05:27 Power Target / Test Results
05:57 S Key bar and options
06:59 Slipstream / a bunch of cables
09:40 Ports and connectors
10:24 A look inside the Voyager
11:11 Performance benchmarks
12:59 Battery Test
13:22 Gaming Tests
14:31 Leo’s Thoughts on pricing
16:08 Closing Thoughts

Final UK MSRP pricing:
SKU: CN-9000003-UK
SPEC: AMD Ryzen R7 6800HS, AMD RADEON RX 6800M, 16GB DDR5 - £2,699.99

SKU: CN-9000003-UK
SPEC: AMD Ryzen R9 6900HS, AMD RADEON RX 6800M, 32GB DDR5 - £2,999.99

Specification
CPU AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS 8-Core/16-Thread Up to 4.9GHz
Screen 16.0-inch, 2,560x1,600, 240Hz, IPS, Anti-Glare 3H, sRGB 100%, FreeSync Premium, Factory Calibrated, 3ms Response Time, 16.7M colours 8-bit
Graphics AMD Radeon RX 6800M Graphics 12GB GDDR6
(Radeon RX 6800M has 2,560 shaders, RX 6800S has 2048 shaders )
Memory 32GB (2x 16GB) Corsair Vengeance DDR5-4800 SO-DIMMs
Storage 2TB Samsung M.2 NVMe PCIe 4.0
Audio Dolby Atmos custom tuned internal speakers

Wi-Fi 802.11ax (WiFi 6E) 2x2, 2.4GHz/5GHz/6GHz bands with Qualcomm Dual Band Simultaneous, Bluetooth 5.2
Keyboard: Cherry MX Ultra-Low Profile mechanical key switches, membrane keys for half-height and arrow keys, and per-key Capellix LED RGB backlighting.
I/O ports left side:
2 x USB4 Type-C, Mic/Headphone Combo Jack, AC-in, Kensington Lock
I/O ports right side:
1x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C and 1x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A, SDXC card reader.

Power adapter 230W
Batter 6410mAh/99Wh
Dimensions 356mm x 287mm x 19.9mm
Weight 2.4kg plus 640g for power supply and mains cable

Pros:
Decent build quality
Screen is high quality
Corsair software transforms the Voyager into a hub for Corsair peripherals
Illuminated power jack is nifty

Cons:
Price is far too high
Chassis is a magnet for fingerprints
Battery life is unimpressive
Corsair does not include dongles for Type-C to HDMI for DisplayPort
No Ethernet port or networking dongle
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