Azom Systems

“Get over here!” - Scorpion ( Mortal Combat )

Swapnil’s Requirements -

Gaming

Day to Day Usage

Office Productivity

Build Details -

Clevo Barebone - P750DM

CPU - Intel Skylake Desktop Grade i5-6500

GPU - NVIDIA GTX 970M 6GB

RAM - 8GB 2133MHz DDR4

Storage - 128GB M2.2280

Storage - 1TB 7200rpm HDD

Os - Windows 10 Pro 64-Bit OEM

Azom Experience -

I was looking for a new gaming machine in the market since my old laptop broke down.

Although I had looked up multiple branded options but was not confident about their after sales policies of using refurbished replaced items such as motherboard,RAM, etc.

I came across AZOM through a friend of mine and i thought of giving them a call. The core team consists of hardware enthusiasts with good knowledge on system integration. Upon calling, they asked my requirements and explained their offering with suitable configurations fitting my needs. Interestingly , they also explained me on the drawbacks of their system. Was really amazed by their honesty.

Exigo is a custom-made "desktop replacement" laptop, which means it is a laptop built for power so it comes with certain weight. In layman terms, sort of it is a custom tailored suit compared to ready made suits.

Performance :

I went for the i5-6500 but if in future i want to upgrade to an i7. Even the GPU can be replaced to an 980M if needed.  

I ran games like WOW, DOOM, Wolfenstien New Order, Witcher 3 and all of them ran smooth on high settings at 50-60 fps depending on the settings which can be tweaked with NVIDIA Control Panel.

Keyboard is back-lit and can be customized with more than 256 colors, giving a premium look of high end notebooks.

Speakers are nice for my liking but i prefer headset for the gaming.

Laptop weighs in at approx. 3.4 kgs which is quite heavy by laptop standards but the performance is superb.

Touchpad is nice and easy although a fingerprint magnet.

The barebone contains two independent fans each for CPU and GPU for optimized cooling. It also comes with additional HDD bay for another Hard Drive. M2 drives give extra speed if that option is chosen.

Display is 1080p, which is suited for a card like 970M.

I would also recommend,if budget allows to increase RAM to 16gb. It improves loading times in games.

I would like to thank Mr. Harsh and Mr. Arindam for building a system which suited my needs and was price effective in the long run.

Would highly recommend AZOM products and their outstanding durability and quality.” - Swapnil

Build Showcase -

That’s all folks, on this customer spotlight. Special thanks to Swapnil for choosing Azom Exigo for his compute requirements and best wishes from our team on his future endeavors.

Feel free to reach out to us for any custom computing requirement through our website.And of course, we’d love getting your feedback and what you want to see discussed (and showcased) in the future.

Until next time ….

Cheers

Team Azom

"We all make choices in life, but in the end our choices make us." -Andrew Ryan, Bioshock

Anurag - B-Tech ECE Graduate, Employed, Away from Home. Needed a Powerful Laptop instead of a Desktop. Mainly wanted it for Gaming and Day to Day Office Productivity.

Build Details -

Barebone - Clevo P750DM2

Cpu - Intel i5-6500

Gpu - Nvidia Geforce 970M 6GB GDDR5

Ram - 8GB DDR4 2133 Mhz

Ssd - 240GB Sata SSD

Os - Windows 10 Pro 64-Bit OEM

Azom Experience -

“So after a bit of researching I found Azom Exigo offering 970M (it was Nov-15 when I purchased it). At that time it was the best price vs. performance mobility solution with a 970M offering in the market.

I am very happy with build quality; although the chassis is bit heavy. There are lots of ports available for external connectivity. Sound Quality of Speakers is superb and quite loud.

Playing games with 970M is satisfying,I usually use Nvidia Geforce Experience recommended settings. Witcher 3, Assassin Syndicate, GTA V, Far Cry Primal, Fifa 17, Battlefield 1 etc all can be played on high settings. GTA V causes some drops in fps after playing for long so it's better to use a notebook cooler. 

Only game that caused me problems was Mafia 3 but it was due to bad optimization of the game, Update 4 fixed the game for me.

I am yet to try 2017 games due to busy schedule. But overall I am very satisfied with Exigo. And I would like to recommend it first hand if you have the budget.

P.S - Pictures provided below are from my office table :).” - Anurag

Build Showcase -

 That’s all folks, on this customer spotlight. Special thanks to Aurag for choosing Azom Exigo for his compute requirements and best wishes from our team on his future endeavors.

Feel free to reach out to us for any custom computing requirement through our website.And of course, we’d love getting your feedback and what you want to see discussed (and showcased) in the future.

Until next time ….

Cheers

"What is a man? A miserable little pile of secrets” -Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

Anand, a college student , staying away from home and a gaming enthusiast by nature. Apart  from his day to day college work & entertainment , he was looking for a mobility solution capable enough to record his game play videos and take on video editing apps like Adobe Premier Pro.

Build Log -

Barebone - Clevo P750DM

Cpu - Intel i7-6700

Gpu - Nvidia Geforce 970M 6GB GDDR5

Ram - Samsung 8GB DDR4 2133 Mhz

Ssd - Kingston 120GB M2.2280

Hdd - Hgst 1TB 5400 RPM 2.5″

Os - Windows 10 Pro 64-Bit Oem

Azom Experience -

I think we are in an age where videos speak larger than pictures. And I am really excited to post our first in-depth video review done by a customer.

Anand’s Video Review -

Apart from an in-depth review, Anand also performed some real life benchmarks to see what this machine can handle. He ran the showcased titles in ultra-settings including features like MSAA set to 8X !

Benchmark Scores on Anand’s Config -

That’s all folks, on this customer spotlight. Special thanks to Anand for choosing Azom Exigo for his compute requirements and best wishes from our team on his future endeavors.

Feel free to reach out to us for any custom computing requirement through our website.And of course, we’d love getting your feedback and what you want to see discussed (and showcased) in the future.

Until next time ….

Cheers

Ari

Killtacular! - Halo 2

Amitoj recently completed his schooling and is now gearing up for college life. He was in search for a mobility solution to cater to his need for PC Gaming as well as a solution which would take care of his future coding requirements in college.

Build Details -

Barebone - Clevo P750DM

Cpu - Intel i7-6700

Gpu - Nvidia Geforce 970M 6GB GDDR5

Ram - G.Skill 8GB DDR4 2133 Mhz

Ssd - Samsung 128GB M2.2280 NVMe

Hdd - Hgst 1TB 7200 RPM 2.5″

Os - Windows 10 Pro 64-Bit OEM

Azom Experience -

“First of all, I loved the concept of bare bone which Azom provides. It's simply not a laptop ,it's a proper desktop replacement in a mobile chassis. Which means the company builds the system based on your requirements and your specifications which you provide to them. And you get exactly what you want.

My system is based on Clevo 750DM. It's loaded with Intel i7 6th Generation 6700 CPU ( Desktop one ! ), NVidia 970M 6GB graphic card ( again MXM Design), 8 GB of RAM, 128GB PCIe SSD, 1 Terabyte of 7200 RPM hard disc and a Pre-loaded Windows 10 Pro.

This is just the starting of my review.The Real part comes to gaming!!!! Oh My God !!!!! not even a single recent AAA Title hangs on this laptop as far as I have seen. Have been able to get my hands on Far Cry 4, Just Cause 3, Need for Speed Rivals and even Quantum break. None of these titles display even the slightest lag at 1080p and high preset.Even Witcher 3 at high preset seems to be running awesome.

I have purchased a few more accessories, a laptop bag and cooling pad .If you want a laptop to be running 24/7 a cooling pad is a must, but if you're just a part time user, i.e. you hardly ever use this machine which is highly unlikely ,then you won't be needing a cooling pad. So my recommendation is get one. It doesn't get hot but it's always better to be on the safe side. If you don't want to buy a cooling pad, then also you need not worry because it's inbuilt fans and its internal cooling system is also fabulous and it doesn't show any signs of excessive heat on 4-5 Hours of heavy usage.

There are 4 USB ports out of which 3 are standard USB 3.0 and one is USB Plus e-Sata combo. When we talk about future compatibility it is well prepared for that also as it comes with USB 3.1/ Thunderbolt equipped. It's got 4 types of aux connectors. I don't know usage of all those but one of them works fine with my speakers (2.1 channels). One is for microphone and other two I am completely clueless about. Its got three display outputs, out of which one is HDMI and other two are display port.

It's got customizable back-lit multi color Keyboard which you can customize but up to an extent. You cannot customize each and every key colors. However, you can customize three columns of keyboard and can select from millions of colors available in the pre-loaded application. Track-pad is also quite good.

Overall ,I don't think I have found any issues with the machine except one and that issue was created by my own mistake!

I by my own mistake broke one key of the keyboard and even though physical damage is not covered under warranty, guys at Azom were very helpful and they shipped me an extra key at no extra cost. So rest assured, you won't find better support than this in entire world because honestly speaking no one does anything for free but these guys sometimes they do if it is in their hands. They picked up a key from the testing laptop and gave it to me for free. So I am very happy with the support. You can expect them to be Cooperative and Helpful.

That's all from my side. A happy customer signing off!” - Amitoj

Build Showcase -

That’s all folks, on this customer spotlight. Special thanks to Amitoj for choosing Azom Exigo for his compute requirements and best wishes from our team on his future endeavors.

Feel free to reach out to us for any custom computing requirement through our website.And of course, we’d love getting your feedback and what you want to see discussed (and showcased) in the future.

Until next time ….

Cheers

Ari

"Stealth drive engaged. The only way they'll detect us is if you all start singing the Russian national anthem."- Joker (Mass Effect Series)

Sourav Verma , Currently pursuing Bachelors in Chemical Engineering. Regular gamer and participant in ESL and other competitive leagues. Just like most Indian students , starting college meant shifting to different city and residing in hostel , but for him it also meant saying goodbye to his GTX 780 SLI & Intel extreme hex-core PC. 

He never thought he would be playing high end games on a mobile solution , but needed a portable solution for his regular offline/online gaming dosage and sure needed it badly. That's when he came across Azom and as per his experience, he did the right thing to be our customer.

Build Log -

Barebone - Clevo P150-SMA

Cpu - Intel i7-4710MQ

Gpu - Nvidia Geforce 970M 6GB GDDR5

Ram - Patriot 8GB ( 2 x 4GB ) DDR3 1600 MHz

Ssd - 120GB Msata

Hdd - 500GB 2.5″

Os - Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 64-Bit OEM

Azom Experience -

“Like every gamer , I like to put my system to it's limit and like to see it run all the demanding games on high settings , but to search a laptop which can do that, well that’s a different ball game altogether! I soon realized how overpriced (do not confuse it with the term costly) laptops in India are. How would I describe Azom's product in comparison to others in the market after i inquired the price ? A simple "VALUE FOR MONIES". 

You get to customize your laptop , what else did I want ? Don't want to pay extra 10k for a 720p webcam on a 2lakh+ 970M laptop (overpriced) sold by other company ? Just ask Azom not to include it. What more ? 

The biggest concern for a person who owns any system is to future proof it , if your PC can't run it , just upgrade it , but it's not the case for laptops , you gotta stick with it , till it overheats and becomes a tin box after 2 years. What shocked me after emailing Azom customer support at the time of buying was that their systems can be upgraded , yup! upgrade-able laptops. So I get a VFM and future proof laptop , what else am I missing ? 

Lemme think , CUSTOMER SUPPORT ! . Since I had my doubts and queries regarding the purchase , I wrote up emails to Azom and they never once had me waiting for a reply. Moreover they agreed on my special request for speeding up the building process and delivered the product within 2 weeks as I had to leave for another city ( and I just couldn't wait to get my hands on it after I come back ).

PROS: It's customize-able , bruh. It's upgrade-able , bruh. The fans do a good job in keeping the heat at bay and you can select the fan speed yourself , bruh. What else do you need ? bruh.

CONS: If the laptop is built by my choice of components , i don’t think i will specify them as Azom systems  

I can only describe cons regarding the body of the system.The keyboard and the touch pad , well they are kind of .... my oily finger's print magnets , yet again not really a con cause if you love your laptop you won't eat and play , so not really a con. The battery , won't last more than 3 - 3.5 hours even when i am not playing any games (wonder how long will it last if i game on battery?) , yet again i won't specify it as a con cause.... i bought the laptop knowing that it the charger would be plugged in whenever i start it and not that i expected a 5+ hour battery on a gaming laptop , did I ?

Last but not the least , the weight , come on , did I really expect to carry the laptop in my arms expecting it to be a 2 kg slimmer than apple air pad(or whatever) ? the answer is a straight NO. I have no right to mention the weight of around 3 kg and the the bulky look as a con on a gaming laptop! 

There are no cons , bruh. I won't talk about fps,performance,settings etc cause it's customize-able and if I selected a specific GPU/CPU and other components , I should be well informed about the type of performance I will be going to get. 

All I will say is , the laptop looks cool , satisfied with my build (will of-course upgrade it in future) , love the upgrade option , love the support i got from Azom (One of their guy is always on steam , sometimes hoping in for some games!! guess only a gamer understands what a gamer needs , that's why they make such a good company) , the price is spot on VFM.

If you are in search for a gaming laptop and think the price of 1.9 lakh+ for a 970M is straight on ridiculous and reached this page like i did through random searches and recommendation on forums and are reading this and are thinking "should i buy it ? should i have an inquiry with the guys at Azom ?" , i would say.... Go for it!! Would r8 it 8/8 , definitely go for it m8.” - Sourav Verma

Build Showcase -

That’s all folks, on this customer spotlight. Special thanks to Sourav for choosing Azom Exigo for his compute requirements and best wishes from our team on his future endeavors.

Feel free to reach out to us for any custom computing requirement through our website.And of course, we’d love getting your feedback and what you want to see discussed (and showcased) in the future.

Until next time ….

Cheers

Ari

"You can't break a man the way you do a dog or a horse - the harder you beat a man, the taller he stands.” - Far Cry 2

Trilok works with an event management company leading their design department.His day to day work revolves around Adobe Illustrator , Adobe Photoshop and Autodesk 3DS Max. He was looking for a mobility solution capable enough to handle his application requirements as well as fulfill his daily need for gaming after office hours.

Build Log -

Bare Bone – Clevo P150-SMA CPU – Intel i7-4710MQ GPU – Nvidia 970M 6GB GDDR5 Ram – Patriot 8GB ( 2 x 4GB ) 1600Mhz DDR3 SSD – Plextor 120GB Msata HDD – HGST 1TB 7200 RPM 2.5” OS – Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 64-Bit OEM

Azom Experience -

Trilok shared few of his game play videos to showcase the kind of performance he is getting from the system.

“Best for gaming and designing....very satisfied with the purchase. Every game gives the same fps as mentioned on notebookcheck’s review of 970M.” - Trilok Singh

Build Showcase -

That’s all folks, on this customer spotlight. Special thanks to Trilok for choosing Azom Exigo for his compute requirements and best wishes from our team on his future endeavors.

Feel free to reach out to us for any custom computing requirement through our website.And of course, we’d love getting your feedback and what you want to see discussed (and showcased) in the future.

Until next time ….

Cheers

Ari

“C-c-c-combo breaker!” - Killer Instinct

Manu is a college student and an avid PC gamer. He was looking for a mobility solution for his day to day usage along with the capability to take on PC Games with playable frame rates.

Build Log -

Barebone - Clevo P150-SMA

Cpu - Intel i7-4710MQ

Gpu - Nvidia Geforce 870M 3GB GDDR5

Ram - Patriot Viper 16GB ( 2 x 8GB ) DDR3 1600 Mhz

Ssd - 128GB Msata

Hdd - 1TB 5400 RPM 2.5″

Os - Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 64-Bit OEM

Azom Experience -

“I have had a great experience with this build and am glad it has satisfied all my requirements. I was also able to install Ubuntu and it is working smoothly.

Most of all it is a beast when it comes to gaming. Crysis 3, Crysis 2, Battlefield 4 and Call of Duty - Ghosts all worked smoothly on maxed out settings at about 30-45 fps. Assassins Creed Unity worked at 37 fps on max settings.

The laptop does not heat up very fast either. With these specs this laptop should be able to run games for at least 2 years at an amazing price vs. performance ratio. Customer service and delivery was also really prompt and helpful.

I also have the option to change my graphic card when I feel I might need a better one in the future. Overall I am very satisfied and strongly recommend buying the Azom Exigo.” - Manu

Build Showcase -

That’s all folks, on this customer spotlight. Special thanks to Manu for choosing Azom for his compute requirements and best wishes from our team on his future endeavors.

Feel free to reach out to us for any custom computing requirement through our website.And of course, we’d love getting your feedback and what you want to see discussed (and showcased) in the future.

Until next time ….

Cheers

Ari

"We all make choices in life, but in the end our choices make us." - Andrew Ryan ( Bioshock )

Meet Aditya - A Computer Science Student, Freelance Web Developer, VFX Artist & A Proud Member of Glorious PC Master Race. Read on about his in-depth experience with Exigo.

Build Log -

Bare Bone - Clevo P750DM

Cpu - Intel i7-6700

Gpu - Nvidia Geforce 970M 6GB GDDR5

Ram - Samsung 32GB ( 4 x 8GB ) DDR4 2133 Mhz

Ssd - Lite-On 256 GB M2.2280

Hdd - 2 x Toshiba 1TB 5400RPM 2.5′“

Os - Windows 10 Pro 64-Bit OEM

Azom Experience -

“ I'm Aditya, a final year Computer Science student at VIT University, Vellore. I'm also a freelance web developer, vfx artist and casual gamer. Stumbled upon the Exigo on the Amazon website, while looking for a notebook that was strong enough to render videos fast, and to be able to play games in all their glory. This is a considerable upgrade from my old Dell XPS 15 (L502X). I had actually never heard of Azom before, but I'm definitely glad I did!

Pros- • CPU, GPU can be upgraded, along with the standard RAM, HDD and SSD • Great price-to-performance ratio • Wide viewing angles • The display is absolutely B-E-A-UTIFUL. • Battery life is pretty decent

Cons- • Touchpad takes a while to get used to • The whole thing is a fingerprint magnet, but then I don't really mind

Personally, love the keyboard.

I ran benchmark tests too, 3DMark Professional and NovaBench, on the Exigo and my PC (for reference, the PC has AMD FX Octa-Core processor at 4.00 GHz/32 GB DDR3 RAM/AMD Radeon R7 200 Series @ 2GB), and the results are below :

3DMark Professional The test chosen was the Sky Diver Test Suite because the PC wouldn't get into double digit FPS on the Fire Strike tests

Exigo Results -

PC Results -

NovaBench Standard tests on both machines

Exigo Results -

PC Results -

It’s pretty obvious, the Exigo simply bashes up the PC in terms of performance! For people who know how much memory Aftereffects takes, I rendered a video on  Exigo from old project files I had. The entire render took just under 3 minutes. The PC took 15 minutes to render it.

Personally, would HIGHLY recommend anyone considering buying a laptop to get the Exigo. You also have the option of the i7-6700k, which is overclockable! 10/10 would buy from Azom again. I'm definitely impressed, and that is a feat in itself :D

And kudos to Harshvardhan for being so patient. I used to bother him more than once a day till the notebook arrived, and he never lost his calm. Great job guys!” - Aditya

Build Showcase -

That’s all folks, on this customer spotlight. Wishing everyone a very prosperous new year ahead. Special thanks to Aditya for choosing Azom for his compute requirements and best wishes from our team on his future endeavors.

Feel free to reach out to us for any custom computing requirement through our website.And of course, we’d love getting your feedback and what you want to see discussed (and showcased) in the future.

Until next time ….

Cheers

Ari

“First blood!” -Unreal Tournament

Vinny is currently pursuing his Bachelors in Business Administration along with handling exports division in his family's trading firm. His primary requirements were a mobility compute solution to fulfill his gaming needs and also which can smoothly run his day to day office applications.

Build Log -

Bare Bone - Clevo P150-SMA

CPU - Intel i7-4710MQ

GPU - Nvidia Geforce 870M 3GB GDDR5

Ram - Patriot 16GB ( 2 x 8GB ) DDR3 1600 MHz

SSD - 120 GB Msata ( OEM )

HDD - HGST 1TB 7200 RPM 2.5″

OS - Windows 8.1 Pro 64 Bit

Azom Experience -

“I’m a BBA student and handling exports division in our own trading firm. Looking at the new graphics intensive games emerging into the market, made me decide to buy a laptop which will fulfill my gaming needs for at least next 3 years as well as help me professionally. I was looking for an Alienware but I soon realized how overpriced they are. I decided to custom built my gaming laptop. When I came across Azom Systems while browsing at Amazon, I was so excited about getting my own custom rig. So I sent an inquiry through their official website (www.azom.systems). Everything was so clearly explained to me by Mr. Harsh & Ari about the hardware of the bare bone, internal components, GPU processor, future upgrades, service, warranty, etc etc. I soon realized they are the real deal for my requirement. So I sent them my specs for the build. Laser etching was spot on! Would highly recommend laser etching. 14 days of waiting and drooling everyday was totally worth it. Laptop was safely packed into the company’s original box also with all drivers discs and documentations.

Gaming experience: GTA 5 was the first game I installed. Gives 65-70 fps on High setting and 45-55 fps in Very high settings. Then comes Counter Strike Global Offensive, in which on very high graphic detail we get 110-200 fps. I also installed Crysis 3, The Witcher, Assassin’s Creed Syndicate, and every game, with a little bit of tweaking the graphic detail setting in game gives excellent seamless game play. I have absolutely no regrets of buying this laptop.

Everyday tasks and office work: Exigo can handle every regular and irregular tasks smoothly without any lag or slowdown. In one window a FHD Blu Ray movie is running and on other window I have minimized my GTA 5 game. And one side I’m searching for my movie subtitles with 5 files downloading in Bit Torrent. This laptop does not even “Ouch” for the amount of stress I give to it. I sometimes don’t even realize how much load I’m putting on this laptop because there are no signs of lag or freezing. Every new software works on this laptop, no matter what kind it is.

Display: 1920x1080p FHD anti-glare matte finish LED display is outstanding. In the first boot of your laptop itself you will realize the difference. The amount of detailing and sharpness is spot on! Looks more awesome when you’re watching a Hollywood movie in FHD print. Also, because of this resolution and pixel density, even though the screen is 15.6”, it seems bigger than that. Great viewing angles, just like my iPhone 5S. No distortion when we move the screen.

Design & Keyboard: AAH! The beauty of any gaming PC is in its design and keyboard! The vents are so strategically placed behind the laptop that it doesn’t hurt you when you out it on your lap. The closing mechanism of the laptop is very sturdy and does not get loose overtime. Rubberized matte finish on whole laptop gives it a premium look and feel. Easy to clean and wipe off any dirt. Lights of the keyboard can be customized in any color set you want and there are also many different effects which can be applied through the control center. Just download the third party software from the google, “KB Color Picker”.

Now the speakers, speakers are a little disappointment if you are into loudness and don’t use headphones. Volume of the speaker are low comparatively but I appreciate the sound clarity of it. I have never used the laptop’s speakers, only for the first test, as I always prefer headphones instead.

Laser Etching: Laser etching is just scrapping off the rubber coating on top of the laptop in the design you nominate. It’s like carving a laptop into desirable graphic design. But the final result is just stunning and gives your laptop a very personalized look. It’s unique and gets many compliments.” - Vinny

Build Showcase -

That’s all folks, on this customer spotlight. Special thanks to Vinny for choosing Azom for his compute requirements and best wishes from our team on his future endeavors.

Feel free to reach out to us for any custom computing requirement through our website.And of course, we’d love getting your feedback and what you want to see discussed (and showcased) in the future.

Until next time ….

Cheers

Ari

“The right man in the wrong place can make all the difference in the world.” - Half-Life 2

Bikramjit is a senior software developer in a Norwegian company which specializes in building touch and motion based interactive UI solutions that run on Windows and Android. Their clients include some of the largest oil conglomerates in the world. Bikramjit is a tech enthusiast who have always built his own desktops and needed a mobile workstation that could compete with his Xeon based desk solution in terms of performance and stability while being somewhat upgrade-able.

Build Log -

BAREBONE - Clevo - P150-SMA

CPU - Intel i7-4710MQ

GPU - Nvidia GeForce 870M 3GB GDDR5

SSD - Samsung 851 ( OEM ) 128GB SATA

HDD - Hgst 1TB 7200RPM 2.5″

RAM - Patriot 16GB ( 2 x 8GB ) DDR3 1600 MHz

OS - Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 64-Bit

Azom Experience -

“ Buying experience: I was on the lookout for a new machine for about a month. Could not find anything good from the big players in the Indian market, and was almost sure of importing one from the US when I stumbled upon Azom from an Amazon listing. Having never heard of the company before, I was quite skeptical at first but sent them a mail anyway. To my surprise, I got a call from Harsh from Azom the very next day and he immediately sent me a quote based on our discussion. The specs looked great on paper, but I still wasn't very sure having not seen the laptop in person. Luckily, it turned out that the machines are assembled in my home town of Kolkata. Arindam was kind enough to drive down a long distance to meet me and show me the barebone chassis and after a long chat, I decided to go for it. Got my Exigo after around 10 days, again personally delivered by Arindam.  Also got a free Steam code for Hitman Absolution for paying through NEFT.

Initial impressions: This thing is big and fast! Looks and feels solid and sturdy. The display is quite good for a TN panel and viewing angles are also pretty good. Keyboard is nice and responsive and the back-lit colors are fully customizable via software. The finish is matte, rubberized plastic all around which feels really nice and does not show fingerprints, although it is a dust magnet so I applied a vinyl skin on top. The power adapter is a brick. Speakers are decent.

Performance: Boot time for Windows 8.1 Pro is hardly 10 seconds. Did a bit of bench-marking with 3D mark and got around 4500 in Fire Storm and 14900 in Sky Diver benchmarks, which is just a tad lower than my desktop(Xeon + Radeon R9 270). Got around 25-30 fps in Witcher 3 at Medium settings, again just a little lower than my desktop but still very good for a laptop. Fans are nearly silent at idle and can only be heard under load. Max temperatures were around 65 for the CPU and 80 for the GPU running 3D Mark but the laptop never felt very hot, so the cooling seems to be good.

After around 6 months of daily use, the machine hasn't slowed down one bit and is as stable as new, even after upgrading to Windows 10. My daily workload includes running multiple instances of Visual Studio 2015 and Android Studio as well as multiple virtual machines and Android emulators, which this beast eats for breakfast!

Overall, love the machine and feel the money was well spent. Thanks Azom!

PS: I could have waited a while had you told me the 970m upgrade was coming soon. :)

Build Showcase -

That’s all folks, on this customer spotlight. Special thanks to Bikramjit for choosing Azom for his compute requirements and best wishes from our team on his future endeavors.

Feel free to reach out to us for any custom computing requirement through our website.And of course, we’d love getting your feedback and what you want to see discussed (and showcased) in the future.

Until next time ….

Cheers

Ari

"Everything is teetering on the edge of everything.” - Spec Ops: The Line

Rahul is a software engineer by profession. He loves coding, PC gaming and outdoor sports. He was looking for a mobility solution which would give good compute power for coding as well as a good gpu to tackle today's PC titles. The solution - Exigo!

Build Log -

Bare Bone - Clevo P150-SMA

CPU - Intel i7-4710MQ

GPU - Nvidia Geforce 870M 3GB GDDR5

Ram - Patriot Viper 16GB ( 2 x 8GB ) DDR3 1600Mhz

HDD - 1 TB 2.5″ 7200 RPM

OS - Windows 8.1 Pro 64-Bit

Azom Experience -

“ My search for laptop began when my 6 year old laptop (Compaq Preserio CQ-40) started to give to lot of problems, then I knew it's time to get a new laptop. Being a programmer, I started to search for a laptop which would be perfect for gaming and programming. Then while searching for laptops, I entered the world of customized laptops and I saw many brands there like Gigabyte, Sager, etc. But these laptops were either not available in India or they were too expensive.

Then I found about Azom Exigo on Amazon.

All the reviews were suggesting that I should go for this Laptop. Spoke to Harsh from Azom team and he explained all the features of the bare bone. Took the decision and bought this laptop.

PROS

Amazing customization option i.e. including CPU, GPU etc can be upgraded and that too company can arrange the parts for you.

Back-lit keyboard with various color options and keyboard is sturdy.

Ram up-gradable to 32 GB.

CPU & GPU are not soldered.

Bare-bone is built by Clevo which is  a reputed company worldwide, Azom was the first company to bring mobility custom solutions in India

870M is one of the best in this price range,you can play all the games in high/ultra settings. I tried Far Cry 4 in high settings and I was able to get about 50 FPS. Azom also provides option for upgrading gpu to Maxwell in future if you want to.

Display is perfect,viewing angles are great.

Battery life 4 hours for normal usage,1 to 1.5 hours when gaming, well it's normal for any gaming laptop so no complaints here.

CONS

Speakers are not that great, but it doesn't matter to me. I haven't tried the sub-woofers yet.

Touch-pad is little hard to use.

Very good support from Azom and I specially would like to thanks Harsh from Azom team.

I have ordered the machine with windows 8.1, there was some driver compatibility issue with Intel wireless on my current Wi-Fi setup. It gave me a lot of problem. But here comes Azom support for rescue. Not only they have helped me to resolve the issue,  but they even provided me an external wireless adapter till the issue was resolved with the drivers. I am really happy with their support. Overall i am very happy with my purchase.

Now I am thinking If I would have waited for sometime, I could have opted for a 970M. Nevertheless, this laptop still is a beast and I can upgrade my 870M to 970M anytime.

Thank again Azom for this beautiful solution. - Rahul “.

Build Showcase

That’s all folks, on this customer spotlight. Special thanks to Rahul for choosing Azom for his compute requirements and best wishes from our team on his future endeavors.

Feel free to reach out to us for any custom computing requirement through our website.And of course, we’d love getting your feedback and what you want to see discussed (and showcased) in the future.

Until next time ….

Cheers

Ari

“All right, I've been thinking, when life gives you lemons, don't make lemonade! Make life take the lemons back! Get mad! I don't want your damn lemons! What am I supposed to do with these? Demand to see life's manager!" - Portal 2

Santhosh is a banker by profession and an avid gamer. His search for laptop began almost a year ago. After exploring various offering in the market, he went for an Exigo to fulfill his compute requirements.

Build Log -

Bare Bone - Clevo P150-SMA

CPU - Intel i7-4710MQ

GPU - Nvidia Geforce 870M 3GB GDDR5

Ram - Patriot Viper 16GB ( 2 x 8GB ) DDR3 1600 MHz

SSD - Samsung Evo 851 128GB Msata ( OEM )

HDD - HGST 1TB 7200 RPM 2.5″

OS - Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 64-Bit

Azom Experience -

“First of all i would like to thank Azom for providing me this beautiful laptop at this price.I have used every kind of laptop including alien-ware,msi but this laptop's experience is unparalleled. Exigo provides better price vs. performance ratio than any offering in the Indian market. You can close your eyes and go for it. Plus, Azom provides lot of customization options,first of its kind in India.

My search for laptop began a year ago and explored various offerings in the market. To be honest , I was not satisfied at all looking at the price vs. performance ratio. Then I came across Azom who were providing Clevo bare bones with the freedom to build it the way you want. That was it , no more questions, spoke to these guys, finalized the configuration and placed the order through Amazon.

PROS- 1) Highly customization i.e. including CPU,GPU and that too company can customize it for you if you are not comfortable

2) Back-lit  keyboard with various color options,keyboard is sturdy and it is fine for playing games

3) Ram up-gradable up to 32 GB

4) i7 4710MQ,which is not soldered,so it is replaceable in future

5) 2 fans, 1 for GPU and 1 for CPU,although heat dissipation is perfect it is recommended to use cooling pad as gpu is Kepler variant

6) Bare-bone they use is clevo which is top tier bare bone OEM worldwide, For those who are not aware , alien ware , originpc, meta box , exoticpc , pro star, euro com sager, they all use Clevo Bare Bones. Azom is the first company to bring custom bare bone concept in India.

7) GPU-870M is one of the best in this price range. You can play all the games in ultra settings in fact i tried GTA 5 in it,it was a butter smooth experience playing it,trust me when i say this no other laptop manufacturers are providing this GPU in this price range so GPU alone is worth it.They also provide options for upgrading the GPU to 970m or 980m in future if you want to.

8) Display is perfect,viewing angles are great.

9) Battery life - 4 hours for normal usage,1 to 1.5 hours when gaming. It's normal for any gaming laptop so no complaints here.

CONS 1) Although speakers are Onkyo,still it is not effective as other premium laptop speakers  like JBL  ,but it is not that poor for laptop,connect some speakers then you will be fine with the sound.

2) Place surrounding the touch pad is matte finish,which will be somewhat uncomfortable when u are navigating from top to bottom,it is not much of a con but i should mention about how i feel.

Overall i am very happy with my purchase.I got a better laptop at this price range with more effective GPU and each and every part is up-gradable. Once again thank you Azom for this beast. Love to do business with you again.” - Santhosh

Build Showcase -

That’s all folks, on this customer spotlight. Special thanks to Santhosh for choosing Azom for his compute requirements and best wishes from our team on his future endeavors.

Feel free to reach out to us for any custom computing requirement through our website.And of course, we’d love getting your feedback and what you want to see discussed (and showcased) in the future.

Until next time ….

Cheers

Ari

“Oh, hi. So, how are you holding up? BECAUSE I'M A POTATO!” - Portal 2

When it comes to High Performance Desk Based Computing, Desktops are still the king. Yes , I know we don't have an offering yet on our website, but we are working on some neat desk solution ideas which should see the light of reality very soon. So patience my fellow paladins, it’s happening !

In the mean time ,we did take up some individual custom orders and this spotlight is on one of the builds we crafted for a special customer - Suhail.

Suhail is a Business Owner based out of Pune and is a big fan of PC Gaming. He was looking for a high performance desk solution optimal for gaming and with options for overclocking. The core focus was on price vs. performance along with options for custom liquid cooling to support his overclocking needs.

Build Log -

Case - Corsair 540D

Motherboard - Asus Z97 Pro Gamer

CPU - Intel i5-4690K

GPU - Pny Geforce 970 4GB XLR8 Edition

Ram - Patriot 16GB (4 x 4GB ) DDR3 1600 MHz

Psu - Corsair 650W 80+ Gold Certified Full Modular

Display - AOC 29″ Ultra Wide Screen 21:9 IPS Panel 5ms Response Time

Cooling - Custom Liquid Cooling Loop ( CPU + GPU ) , 240mm Radiator, Pump + Reservoir, Clear Acrylic Tubing ( Hand Bent ) - OEM EKWB

SSD - Crucial M4 128GB

Storage - 2 x 2TB Seagate 3.5″ HDD

OS - Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 64-Bit ( Upgraded to Windows 10 Pro 64-Bit )

Azom Experience - "It was that time of the year, when I was all set to upgrade my PC. There were three things I was focusing on -

1) Rig to handle games for atleast next two years

2) A good Price vs. Performance ratio

3) Experience overclocking

Based on the above pointers , I started reading tech articles, took part in discussions on forums and called up local shops to get an idea of various options available.I have been following Azom for quite sometime now on their social media and out of curiosity got in touch with them with my requirement.

I spoke to Arindam from Azom and the discussion was really an eye opener. The kind of on-hand knowledge and experience these guys have is amazing. Every where the standard discussion used to be on GPU & CPU. Where as these guys started with the monitor resolution and worked towards the final configuration. I did not even know about 21:9 panels and that they even exist in the market.

I was convinced on the configuration they provide and placed the order. As with any new purchase, the wait time did make me impatient :).

The day I received the system , I was blown away with the packaging. The PC came in a wooden box. The entire system was foam wrapped both the interior and the exterior. The un-packing itself took around 2 hours that too with the help of a carpenter.

The liquid cooling is a piece of art work for me. It's almost 5 months since I am using the machine and sometimes at night , I keep staring at the loops and the liquid flow. It's really mesmerizing.

The performance has been top notch. I am able to run all major titles on High to Ultra settings. The ultra wide view is just amazing. And the best part, the system temperature on ideal is around 38C and when on load never crossed beyond 50. This is both the CPU and GPU after atleast 20% overclock.

Had a wonderful experience dealing with these guys. I hope they become big and change the PC landscape in India. And thanks again for this amazing machine." - Suhail

Build Showcase -

That’s all folks, on this customer spotlight. Special thanks to Suhail for choosing Azom for his compute requirements and best wishes from our team on his future endeavors.

Feel free to reach out to us for any custom computing requirement through our website.And of course, we’d love getting your feedback and what you want to see discussed (and showcased) in the future.

Until next time ….

Cheers

Ari

“This is your fault. And all the cake is gone. You don't even care, do you?” - Portal

Anurag is currently pursuing MBA from SCMHRD, Pune. He was looking for a gaming laptop.Though majority of his work is on excel and power-point, he is also into photo and video editing.

Build Log -

Bare Bone - Clevo P150-SMA

CPU - Intel i7-4710MQ

GPU - Nvidia Geforce 870M 3GB GDDR5

Ram - Patriot 8GB ( 2 x 4GB ) DDR3 1600 MHz

SSD - 128GB Msata

HDD - 1TB 2.5″ 7200RPM

OS - Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 64-Bit

Azom Experience -

“ Before buying this product I did a lot of research and I was actually looking for a sub 65k range laptop. But as per my preset config which I had in mind, I was not able to find a single laptop atleast in India which can fulfill my criteria of a gaming laptop.

I almost waited for 6 months trying to get a laptop from US, I contacted many of my friends and relatives. Then I came across Azom Systems. Honestly, I was little skeptical about them but after I had a conversation with Harsh everything seemed genuine. I was blown away with the kind of specs Azom was offering. Still my budget was lot less but thinking that this laptop was future-proof plus I can upgrade my laptop whenever I want so I thought it was worth the value.

Pros:

Display: When i was checking this device before buying I noticed that this device has TN display and I was skeptical about it as IPS panels are better than TN displays but looking at the quality of the display I was swayed away.The display is sharp n crisp and viewing angles are up to 178° plus you will not see any color change even If you are watching from below or from a side. Plus you can customize color saturation, brightness and contrast with in built Intel graphics control panel.

Performance: Talking about the performance part of this system is pretty obvious. Due the magic of Samsung Msata you get a boot time of 10 seconds and shutting time is 4 seconds. Apart from that gaming is shear pleasure this thing can handle anything I have played NFS,GTA IV, F1, FIFA 15, CALL OF DUTY,Devil May Cry & Watch dogs all on ultra settings the only time the frames dropped when I put watch dogs anti- aliasing above MSAAx16. Cooling system is pretty good. There are 2 vents at the back. Left one is for the CPU and right is for GPU and trust me you don't require any cooling pad for this. It can handle on its own plus it is silent as a shadow you won't hear any sound from the fans. I would advice never use this on bed because it blocks the vents below and can lead to insufficient air circulation with in the bare bone.

Battery: The adapter of this system is brick and you have to carry that whenever you are traveling. Battery is not bad for gaming laptop it gives 2 hours of backup while gaming otherwise it can handle up-to 4 hours of day to day tasks. Thanks to Nvidia Optimus Technology, the bare bone uses Intel HD 4600 GPU as the primary gpu but when you start gaming it automatically switches to NVIDIA GTX 870M and this is how it optimizes the battery use.

Sound: Coming to ONKYO'S 2.1 speakers, trust me when you will first listen to them they will sound horribly low because the speakers requires burning up of around 30 hours at full volume that will definitely increase the volume by almost 60% plus the clarity as well. The pre-installed Sound Blaster software lets you customize every frequency and play with every sound plus it has inbuilt amplifier for headphones which is must if you have a high-end headphone. I have Audio Technica ATH- M50x so that comes in handy. Apart from that woofer is pretty good. You can actually feel the vibration on your touch pad. Overall sound is clear with surround sound which fills you environment.

Cons

Weight: The biggest issue is the weight. If you travel a lot you should go for any other laptop because carrying this along with that brick of a charger is going to be a tough job and you are going to get really tired but for me the weight is not an issue. I am used to carrying heavy laptops, thanks to my previous Dell studio which also weighs almost similar and I actually travel a lot and carry this along with me so its your choice totally.

Body: The DVD ROM of this laptop is little bit of problem sometime not because it doesn't work the problem is when you pick the laptop from the DVD-ROM side because of the weight it goes little inside as in get pressed I hope it doesn't affect the lens part but just be careful. Also a piece of advice don't put pressure on the center of the screen when you are carrying as it can create impression of that keyboard on the display. Its not that I got that problem its just an advice.

Apart from all this I think this device fulfills your every desire and would not disappoint. Look and feel of this laptop is quite premium, hinges are sturdy, touch pad is responsive as well the multicolored back-lit keyboard. It’s been 4 months now and I can confidently say that this laptop is great and I am thinking of buying another one for my brother.

Worth the money and once again thank you AZOM for this beast. - Anurag.”

Build Showcase - 

That’s all folks, on this customer spotlight. Special thanks to Anurag for choosing Azom for his compute requirements and best wishes from our team on his future endeavors.

Feel free to reach out to us for any custom computing requirement through our website.And of course, we’d love getting your feedback and what you want to see discussed (and showcased) in the future.

Until next time ….

Cheers

Ari

“ A Winner is You.” - Pro Wrestling

Abhinav is currently pursuing his Msc. in Mathematics from CBS, Mumbai. He was looking for a mobility solution with a high performance CPU & GPU for Monte Carlo & Molecular Dynamics Simulation. Plus, something to satisfy his daily dosage of recent PC Gaming Titles.

Build Log -

Bare Bone - Clevo P150-SMA

CPU - Intel i7-4710MQ

GPU - Nvidia Geforce 870M 3GB GDDR5

Memory - Patriot 16GB DDR3 ( 2 x 8GB ) 1600 MHz

SSD - 128GB Msata

HDD - 1TB 2.5″ HDD

OS - Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 64-Bit OEM

Vinyl Wrap - Nvidia Theme Vinyl Wrap done by Abhinav

Azom Experience - 

“Amazing Laptop ! This is a killer gaming / mobility workstation mobility solution made for enthusiasts on the go.

Pros:

High Customization. Awesome back-lit Keyboard.

I m playing all the recent titles and this machine handles it quite well. Assassins Creed Unity (High-1080p) around 35-40 fps Far Cry 4 (High 1080p) around 45fps

VALUE FOR MONEY:

No one else is going to give you a GTX 870m at this Price in India.

Cons:

The Power adapter is quite big but delivers Huge Power. Total weight of the laptop is 3.1 kg. It’s fine with me as long as there is an option for upgrading GPU in future.

Final Thoughts:

My recommendation is to go for the product if looking for serious gaming  or high compute performance. I am dual booting Windows + Ubuntu both on SSD and it works like a charm.(boot time around 4 seconds after the BIOS). Getting a cooling pad is also recommended because the components get quite hot when handling heavy games.“ - Abhinav

Build Showcase -

That’s all folks, on this customer spotlight. Special thanks to Abhinav for choosing Azom for his compute requirements and best wishes from our team on his future endeavors.

Feel free to reach out to us for any custom computing requirement through our website.And of course, we’d love getting your feedback and what you want to see discussed (and showcased) in the future.

Until next time ….

Cheers

Ari

“Congratulation. This story is happy end. Thank you.” - Ghosts 'N Goblins

Debanshu is a final year Information Systems student from BITS Pilani. He is a hardcore gaming enthusiast, a hobbyist game developer and aspiring 3d-modeller/animator. Also his current Thesis and Research work is in the field of Network Virtualization.

Build Log -

Bare Bone - Clevo P150-SMA

CPU - Intel i7-4710MQ

GPU - Nvidia Geforce 870M 3GB GDDR5

Ram - Patriot 32GB DDR3 1600 MHz ( 4 x 8GB )

Msata 1 - Samsung 128GB 841 (OEM )

Msata 2 - Crucial 256GB

HDD - HGST 1TB 2.5″ 7200 RPM

OS - Windows 8.1 Pro 64-Bit OEM

Laser Etching - Artwork given by Debanshu

Azom Experience -

“ This system is built as a desktop in laptop's clothing. Its is bulky, and heavy (around 3.1kg), but is still portable due to its compact form factor. When on battery it can quietly in a power saving mode, surviving almost upto 4 hours. But unleash it with an AC adapter, and get the raw performance you expect from a desktop system.

The biggest pros: - customize most components as you wish (RAM, processor, graphic card) - upgrade these components whenever you need - excellent support from Azom - the keyboard is pure eye candy (excellent feedback combined with the customizable colors of your choice)

The only con i could find till now: - the speakers are not customizable, and even with an excellent inbuilt sub-woofer, they are of the lower quality (decibel wise, clarity is top notch) (I am comparing with my older system which had JBL speakers though, so the bar is set pretty high).

But wait...Just connect to a set of external speakers(even measly 300 buck usb powered ones), and see the sub-woofer come to life. Clarity combined with excellent bass, and really large decibel counts (make sure you have a benevolent neighbor :-P )

Highly recommend for all those traveling Gamers/Designers out there.“ - Debanshu

Build Showcase - 

That’s all folks, on this customer spotlight. Special thanks to Debanshu for choosing Azom for his compute requirements and best wishes from our team on his future endeavors.

Feel free to reach out to us for any custom computing requirement through our website.And of course, we’d love getting your feedback and what you want to see discussed (and showcased) in the future.

Until next time ….

Cheers

Ari

“It’s a-me, Mario!” - Assassin’s Creed II            

Kirit is a tech enthusiast who specializes in penetration testing and information security. Plus an avid PC gamer. When he first reached out with his specs, it had a special requirement of support for a Linux version which was complied by him from scratch.Thus, looking for a multi - boot setup.

Build Log -   

Bare Bone - Clevo P150-SMA

CPU - Intel i7-4710MQ

GPU - Nvidia Geforce 870M 3GB GDDR5

Ram - Patriot 16GB ( 2 x 8GB ) DDR3 1600 MHz

SSD- Samsung 841 128GB Msata (OEM)

HDD 1 - 500GB Western Digital

HDD 2 - 500GB Western Digital (Using Caddy Bay )

OS - Custom Linux Flavor Compiled By Kirit

Laser Etch - Dragon Art Work ( Provided By Kirit )

Azom Experience -

“ Greetings to the Azom team. I'm writing in to tell you guys that your notebooks are simply amazing! I've been using my Exigo for the past 2 months and have nothing but praises for it.

To start with, the appearance and the build quality:

Starting with the sleek appearance to the soft rubber touch finish, it feels premium when you hold it. Possibly one of the most well-built laptops I've used, and yes I've used the fabled Alienware and MSI laptops too. The screen is beautiful, the speakers are pretty good considering they are laptop speakers, the hinge is solid, the lid barely flexes. Name it and you have it!

Oh and the keyboard!

Featuring the same brilliant soft rubberized finish, it's amazing to type on these beauties. My work involves a lot of typing (and button mashing when I'm gaming of course) and these provide the perfect amount of feedback, travel distance and have the added advantage of feeling firm. Yes you can't compare these to Mechanical keyboards, but these are among the best you'll get, better than the Steel-series keyboards featured on some other laptops.

Another awesome feature of this laptop is the connectivity options. You have an eSATA port doubling up as USB (actually pretty common), but what's not common is the Display Port and Mini Display Port!

Being the proud owner of an ASUS ROG monitor, HDMI doesn't cut it when I want to game at anything above 60Hz or at 4K. Display Port being one of the newest standards allows QHD output at 144Hz, something HDMI lacks. Hence most laptops won't be able to drive these monitors to their full extent.

Coming to the configurations, there's no doubt that I have some of the top-of-the-line hardware, with an option to upgrade whenever I want (thank you very much Team Azom!). So be it the 870M or the 128GB SSD, the 4710MQ or the RAM, it feels good to know that I'll have support from you guys whenever I need it. Your replacement policy will also save me the hassle of waiting for replacement parts (Hello ASUS!)

Finally, a laptop always requires a personal touch, be it a skin or stickers or even your own picture. But the laser etching done by Azom beats these by a mile!

Especially the accuracy with which my design was etched, the lid looks beautiful and it stands out wherever I use the Exigo, be it in a Corporate Meeting or at a LAN Party.

If you're wondering if there is no criticism, no there isn't. If I would ask for something to be changed, it would be the rubber finish on the touch pad which sometimes makes it a tad bit difficult for my finger to glide over it.

All in all a 10/10 to you guys for this brilliant laptop.” -  Kirit Sankar Gupta 

Build Showcase - 

That’s all folks, on this customer spotlight. Special thanks to Kirit for choosing Azom for his compute requirements and best wishes from our team on his future endeavors.

Feel free to reach out to us for any custom computing requirement through our website.And of course, we’d love getting your feedback and what you want to see discussed (and showcased) in the future.

Until next time ….

Cheers

Ari