Alienware boast of new ‘world’s smallest gaming laptop’

Alienware has surprised the laptop world by releasing an 11.6-inch gaming laptop, which it has dubbed the most powerful sub 12-inch gaming laptop in the universe.

Propping up the bottom of the Alienware laptop family, very little is known of the machine’s internal specifications. It’s obvious, however, that design cues have been taken from its larger M15x and M17x brothers.

Subtly angular lines and menacing lighting effects are hallmarks of Alienware laptops, and they’re all present and correct on the M11x, making it one of the most distinctive looking machines on the market.

What is known is that the M11x boasts switchable graphics cards. This allows you to choose either the dedicated gaming card, or the considerably more resource light integrated graphics card.

We’ll have to wait for UK availability and pricing, head over to http://www.alienware.com/microsite/m11x/m11x.aspx for more information.

Novatech GTX280 laptops heading to the UK

Novatech has started shipping  laptops (at last!). They were announced way back at the beginning of March at Cebit, but finally they seem to be hitting the shop floors in the UK.

The X90 GTX 280 Clevo whitebox features a 17″ display, three 500GB 7200RPM HDDs or three 64GB SSDs in a RAID 5 configuration, 4GB of DDR3 memory, a Blu-ray reader DVD/RW multi burner, Nvidia GTX 280 Graphics, an 802.11n wireless LAN and a whole host of other connectivity options.

Novatech is also handing customers the opportunity to customise the much sought after laptop/console with a ‘modify’ button on their website allowing potential buyers to heighten or strip down the specifications to suit their desires and budget.

Already, Novatech seems to be creating a bit of a buzz as their general prices seem to undercut the competition, with the standard X90 going for £1493.85 including VAT, whilst the Pro version is going for £1666.35. Very reasonable. And that’s not all – for Novatech will be the UK’s first e-tailer to put Nvidia’s GTX280M and GTX260M graphics (and Intel’s Core i7) into a laptop.

For those with money to burn, Novatech will thrown in an Intel Extreme QX9300 2.53GHz 12MB Cache 1066FSB Core 2 Quad Mobile Processor instead of the standard Core 2 Duo Mobile P8400 for an additional £900. Wallet-wadded consumers can also swap out the standard 250GB hard drive for a 160GB Intel X25M MLC Solid State 2.5″ Hard Disk Drive, or a 256GB Samsung PB22-J Solid State 2.5″ Hard Disk Drive for £600 and £540 respectively.

World’s ‘most powerful gaming laptop’ hits the shelves

Gamers rejoice! Alienware reckon they have ‘pwned’ their competition with the unveiling of ‘the most powerful 17-inch gaming laptop in the world’, the M17x. Certainly an audacious claim, but it could well prove to be justified as the laptop hits the shop shelves in what is Alienware’s most important release since being bought out by Dell back in 2006.

According to the company themselves: ‘Alienware M17X laptop combines brains with brawn to give you the ultimate Hi-def mobile gaming and entertainment powerhouse. With mind-blowing graphics, the latest generation of processors and its new industrial design, you’ll have the universe bowing before you. Be all powerful, it’s yours for the taking.’

Riveting stuff, but let’s take a closer look. Using an entirely new design scheme, the large chassis of the M17x is built from anodised aluminium and is available in a choice of metallic silver or black finishes, but what actually lies within that ‘brawn’?

Well, buyers can configure their systems from a range of Intel Core 2 Duo, Quad and Extreme processors, and up to 8GB of DDR3 memory. Up to 1TB of hard disk space or 256GB of Solid State Drive storage can also be configured, and a Blu-ray drive can be added for full HD compatibility. A choice of nVidia GeForce GTX 260M or 280M GPUs running alone or in an SLI configuration can be chosen for utmost performance.

You can also switch between dedicated and integrated graphics to save power when required and extra features include facial recognition software, a backlit keyboard, a dual CCFL backlit LCD screen and a 2-megapixel webcam.

The most striking aspect of the laptop is the glowing red lighting which emanates from every possible orifice including the keyboard, trackpad, and ‘grill’, declaring in chest-thumping style “I’m a gaming laptop” to anyone who dares approach it.

Available now, the M17x starts at £1699 (inc. VAT) which includes Quad 9000 (2.0GHz). You need to spend around an extra £700 to buy the Quad Extreme QX9300 (2.53GHz).

MSI GX723 Gaming Laptop

MSI have recetly announced GX723 gaming laptop. The MSI GX723 has been designed specifically for gaming. This new laptop sports a 17-inch WXSGA screen. the MSI GX723 gaming laptop comes with an Intel Core Duo processor, a NVIDIA GeForce GT 130M graphics, up to 4GB of RAM, a choice of either a 320GB or 500GB hard drive, a six/nine cell battery and Windows Vista Home Premium OS. The GX723 selects the brand new ECO Engine, the outstanding and unique power saving function by MSI Notebook, as the power management function to extend the battery running time while performing different tasks.

The ECO quick launch touch sensor can be used to switch between different modes like Gaming mode, Movie mode, Presentation mode, Office mode, and Turbo Drive mode. With new Dolby® Theater Class 5 speakers and exclusive MSI vivid image enhancement technology – the MSI GX723 Laptop can create the most astonishingly realistic audio and visual effects.

This new MSI laptop uses something called as the Turbo Drive Engine Technology which is exclusive to MSI laptops. With this new technology, when the GX723 is in AC mode, just by touching the turbo button above the keyboard, you can simultaneously increase the speed of your CPU, also the computer may run smoother and to the best of its abilities.

The pricing and date of availability were not available at the time of writing.