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Gaming Notebook

GameRigs Adds Quake Wars and Quake 4 Gaming Notebooks and Desktops

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GameRigs Adds Quake Wars and Quake 4 Gaming Notebooks and Desktops Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review GameRigs has added Enemy Territory: Quake Wars and Quake 4 gaming desktops and laptops to its line of gaming computers. The computers feature cases with baked on graphics specific to the video games that look like something the game makers would use to promote the titles at shows like E3.

The machines also come with gaming kits that include accessories like the game that goes along with the decorations on the case, a gaming mouse pad and more. The desktop gaming computers are available in three different configurations including -- HEX, EGO, and OMG. Pricing for the customized desktop gaming systems start at $2199. Read more

Posted on Fri, 22 Aug 2008 11:43:33 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

MSI Announces the GX620 and GX720 Gaming Notebooks

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MSI Announces the GX620 and GX720 Gaming Notebooks Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review MSI announced a pair of new gaming notebooks today called the GX620 and the GX720. The notebooks feature Blu-ray players, MSI VIVID Image Enhancement Technology, NVIDIA 9600GT graphics and Dolby 7.1 surround sound.

The notebooks also have MSI Turbo Drive and ECO Engine Management technologies. The Turbo Drive Technology allows a user to overclock the processor as much as 15%. The notebooks also feature a 2MP webcam, Bluetooth, HDMI input, 4-in-1 card reader, and 3 USB ports. Read more

Posted on Mon, 4 Aug 2008 13:16:32 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Gateway P-6831FX Gaming Notebook Review

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Gateway P-6831FX Gaming Notebook Review Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review Hothardware published a review of the Gateway P-6831FX Gaming Notebook.

Quote from the review: "While there are quite a few manufacturers building GeForce 8800M equipped notebooks, almost all of them are high-end products that demand top dollar for the pleasure. Gateway's "P-Series FX" line-up of 17" gaming notebooks seems no different at first glance. However, careful inspection of their product specifications reveals that the most junior P-Series FX model weighs in at just $1,349.99, a decidedly mid-range price point for this type of machine. Yet it's still powered by a GeForce 8800M, just like the rest of the otherwise high-end FX notebook line-up. Read more

Posted on Thu, 3 Jul 2008 18:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

OCZ DIY Gaming Notebooks

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OCZ DIY Gaming Notebooks Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review OCZ Technology Group uneils a Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Gaming Notebooks.

Customers ranging from hardware enthusiasts to mainstream gamers can partake in configuring and building their own gaming-grade mobile solution. The OCZ DIY program enables users to purchase an unconfigured notebook and ultimately customize the system to their needs with the help of guides and direct support. Read more

Posted on Wed, 14 May 2008 03:13:45 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

MSI TurboBook GX600 Gaming Notebook Review

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MSI TurboBook GX600 Gaming Notebook Review Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review Overclock3D published a review of the MSI TurboBook GX600 gaming notebook.

Quote from the review: "There's no denying that the MSI GX600 Turbobook is one fast notebook. Sure it might not have the unadulterated power of SLI found in some gaming notebooks, but with an Intel Core 2 Duo T8300 "Penryn" combined with 3GB RAM and a reasonably powerful 8600M GT 512mb GPU, the GX600 is more than capable of playing the latest games at its native resolution of 1280x800 with medium detail settings and filtering disabled. Read more

Posted on Mon, 12 May 2008 15:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Alienware Introduces M17x Gaming Notebook

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Alienware Introduces M17x Gaming Notebook Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review Alienware unveiled its most powerful gaming laptop ever this week called the Area-51 m17x. The notebook uses Intel Core 2 Extreme processors and NVIDIA GeForce 8800M GTX graphics in SLI mode. The machine also has a 500GB HDD and can be optioned with up to 1.5TB of storage.

The notebook can be optioned with an integrated HDTV tuner built-in and has multiple graphics and CPU options available. The built-in sound system includes two speakers and a subwoofer. The battery is a 12-cell lithium ion. Screen size for the machine is 17-inch and the screen resolution is 1920 x 1200. The M17x starts at $2199 with a fully optioned rig going for over $6000. Read more

Posted on Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:36:21 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Gateway P172X FX 17-inch Gaming Notebook Review

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Gateway P172X FX 17-inch Gaming Notebook Review Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review Today we are looking at the Gateway P172X FX gaming notebook. This machine retails for $1,999 and gets graphics in the form of NVIDIA 8800M GTS.

The machine is a full size 17-inch notebook, which is good for gaming and screen resolution. However, all that size is bad when it’s time to carry the notebook with you on the road. Read more

Posted on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:23:23 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Toshiba Satellite X205-SLI4 Gaming Notebook Review

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Toshiba Satellite X205-SLI4 Gaming Notebook Review Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review Hothardware published a review of the new Toshiba Satellite X205-SLI4 Gaming Notebook.

Quote from the review: "The Toshiba Satellite X205-SLI4 is a feature-rich laptop geared toward mobile gaming, with a potent Core 2 Duo T8100 processor, plenty of memory and storage, and SLI ready GeForce 8600M GT GPUs. Read more

Posted on Tue, 11 Mar 2008 06:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Dell XPS M1730 Gaming Notebook Review

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Dell XPS M1730 Gaming Notebook Review Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review Hothardware published a review of the Dell XPS M1730 Gaming Notebook available on Dell.

Quote from the review: "This machine is the first of its type to include an AGEIA PhysX processor along with its pair of GeForce 8700 GTs running in SLI mode, multiple hard drives, and top notch LCD. Read more

Posted on Tue, 11 Dec 2007 10:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

ASUS G1S 15.4'' Gaming Notebook Review

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ASUS G1S 15.4'' Gaming Notebook Review Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review Techgage published a review of the Asus G1S notebook. The Asus G1S starts at around $1,700 at these stores.

Quote from review: "Despite having a number of models available, ASUS is still not a name that's synonymous with notebooks. But one thing is certain, they don't push out poorly designed products. Read more

Posted on Mon, 15 Oct 2007 09:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

MSI Launches GX600 Turbobook Gaming Notebook

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MSI Launches GX600 Turbobook Gaming Notebook Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review

MSI is launching what they call the world’s first Turbobook known ad the GX600. The GX600 uses MSI exclusive Turbo Drive Engine Technology. When running in AC mode a button press will increase the speed of your CPU and system by 20%. It seems that basically the system has overclock profiles onboard and when you click the button they are loaded.

MSI says that the speaker aperture was designed to look like a race cars air intake. Flame graphics adorn the outside of the notebook for some visual flare. The display is a 15.4” LCD and graphics are via NVIDIA 8600M GT with 512MB of VRAM and is DirectX 10 compliant. Read more

Posted on Fri, 27 Jul 2007 09:45:44 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Alienware Aurora mALX 19 inch Gaming Notebook Review

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Alienware Aurora mALX 19 inch Gaming Notebook Review Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review

Today we are having a look at a fantastic gaming notebook from Alienware called the mALX. The Alienware mALX is one of the best gaming notebooks on the planet and has a huge 19” LCD display.

This is no normal notebook and if you are looking for something that blends in and is lightweight, this is not the notebook for you. If you want the fastest gaming notebook around this is the rig. Read more

Posted on Wed, 20 Jun 2007 13:03:10 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Asus Launches the G1 & G2 Gaming Notebooks

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Asus Launches the G1 & G2 Gaming Notebooks Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review Asus is probably best know in the enthusiast community as the manufacturer of some of the highest performance Mainboards for PCs on the planet. While we do not see them too much in these parts, Asus also makes a line of notebook PCs as well.

If you are a gamer looking for a notebook up to the rigors of gaming, Asus has recently introduced two new models that might be just what you are looking for. The new notebooks called the G1 and the G2. Read more

Posted on Mon, 13 Nov 2006 11:00:00 CST | by Shane McGlaun

DELL XPS M1710 Gaming Notebook Reviews

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DELL XPS M1710 Gaming Notebook Reviews Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review Dell just released a new gaming notebook and several sites already have published review of the XPS M1710.

There is a black model, available worldwide which starts at $2,600 and features a 1.83GHz Intel Core Duo T2400 processor, 256MB Nvidia GeForce Go 7900 GS graphics card, 1GB RAM and a 60GB HDD.

The United States exclusive Special Edition Red Formula model is priced at $3,400 and features a 2GHz Intel Core Duo T2500 processor, 512MB Nvidia GeForce Go 7900 GTX graphics card, 1GB RAM and an 80GB HDD.

PC Magazine is taken by the red color and how fast the system is. They say the M1710 performance is blazing, but demands plenty of juice, and its short (2.5 hours) battery life reflects that reality.
CNET says "hard-core gamer looking to play the newest games at the highest settings, this is the best system that (a lot of) money can buy". Read more

Posted on Tue, 18 Apr 2006 10:16:32 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

New Dell Inspiron XPS Gaming Notebook

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New Dell Inspiron XPS Gaming Notebook Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review

The new Dell Inspiron XPS Notebook Computer is a powerful, high-performance gaming machine that offers the option of a graphics card upgrade. That's a Dell's first.
The Dell Notebook Monster features the new ATI Mobility RADEON 9700 graphics card and runs a desktop Pentium® 4, 3.4 GHz processor with Hyper-Threading technology. The screen is a 15.4" UltraSharpTM WUXGA LCD.

TechTV has a early review of the new Dell Inspiron XPS Notebook with some performance numbers.

The New Dell Inspiron XPS Notebook Computer starts at $2599 after mail-in rebate.

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Posted on Sat, 14 Feb 2004 10:23:49 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr