Packaging and Contents

The XMG NEO 17 shows up in a rather plain brown outer box, inside which you'll find a more fancy, and yes, still kind of plain, black box. I love the hazardous materials label printed on the brown box; there due to the battery, and required for traveling by air. Ready to go international, by design, which is nice to see.


It seems that XMG includes a nice mousing surface with their laptops. I considered letting my sample NEO 17 reside on that surface while I had it, but it could only obstruct airflow, so I made use of it as a mousing surface. Its a nice "freebie" to make use of in different ways for sure. It's just as large as the NEO 17, as you can see.


You find the NEO 17 in a protective fabric sleeve, as it should be, and under that are the accessories.


For some reason its quite reassuring to find the NEO 17 clad in this black fabric as it is. I've had better bags in my hands before though, and this is an area I think XMG can improve upon. This is a top dollar laptop, so it would be nice to get some sort of carrying bag specialized for this chassis, as it is a rather large 17 inches.


There is a small amount of additional accessories here; new is the bottle opener, while also new is a specific one of the included stickers, which I am so glad they included as a separate item rather than plastered to the keyboard deck and rubbing against your palms or your wrists.


XMG sent me some distilled water to use in my testing. This was a nice treat, actually. I've never tried water from so far away before! Totally cool to have in the package. Speaking of packages, the top of the NEO 17 was wrapped in plastic like a package, even though it was in a bag. It was quickly removed, of course.


The provided adapter has been designed by FSP; a rather hefty 330 W unit that is best hidden under your desk. It has a fairly lengthy cable coming out the laptop side, while a standard power supply plug sits on the other side. I can't comment on the receptacle side, as that wasn't included with my early preview unit. Since it was a standard plug, I just grabbed one I had laying around to use for testing. I'm not a fan of this PSU, really. There are other 330 W models that don't give off as much heat as this FSP unit does.