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Asus is launching the N61Vn 16-inch laptop with Intel’s Core 2 Quad Q9000 2GHz quad-core processor. The N61Vn has the exclusive SonicMaster design and Altec Lansing and SRS Premium Sound technology for enhanced audio performance. It gets up to 4GB of DDR3 memory and an optional Blu-ray DVD combo drive. Windows 7 will be pre-installed.

Asus N61Vn Specs:

• Intel Core 2 Quad processor Q9000 2GHz OR Core 2 Duo T9600/P8800/P7450/T6600 2.8-2GHz CPU
• Max 4GB DDR3 RAM
• Max 500GB 7200RPM Hard Drive
• NVIDIA GeForce GT 240M with 1GB DDR3 VRAM
• 16-inch 1366×768 LED-backlight display
• DVD SuperMulti Burner OR Blu-ray DVD Combo
• Windows 7

After the EX-L18, MainGear offers the EX-L15 gaming laptop. The device gets up to a Core 2 Quad processor and a NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M video card with 1GB RAM. The EX-L15 has a 15.4-inch 1920×1200 Full HD LCD dsiplay with matt finish.
MainGear EX-L15 Specs:

• Intel Core 2 Duo P8400 2.26GHz/P9500 2.53GHz or Core 2 Quad Q9000 2GHz CPU
• Max 8GB DDR3 RAM
• NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M with 1GB DDR3 Video Memory
• Up to 500GB 7200RPM Hard Drive or 80GB SSD
• 15.4-inch 1920×1200 LCD Display with matt finish
• WiFi 802.11a/b/g/n
• Bluetooth 2.1
• 7-in-1 Card Reader
• ExpressCard 34/54 slot
• eSATA port
• HDMI output
• Starting price: $1899

MainGear, maker of high performance PCs, introduces the eX-L18 gaming laptop that is based on Intel’s Core 2 Duo or Core 2 Extreme processor. The eX-L18 has a 18.4-inch 1920×1080p Full HD LCD display. It is equipped with dual 1GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX280 graphics cards.

MainGear eX-L18 Specs:

• Intel Core 2 Duo P8700 2.53GHz/T9600 2.8GHz/Core 2 Extreme X9400 2.53GHz CPU
• Max 8GB DDR3 Dual Channel Memory
• Dual 1GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX280 Graphics
• 500GB-1.5TB 7200RPM Hard Drive or 80GB SSD
• 18.4-inch 1920×1080p HD LCD Display
• WiFi 802.11b/g/n
• Bluetooth 2.1
• 7-in-1 Card Reader
• eSATA Port, ExpressCard Slot
• 12 Cell Lithium-ION Battery
• Full size illuminated keyboard w/ separate numeric pad
• Full size touchpad w/ scroll functionality
• Windows Vista
• Starting Price: $2,999.00

In addition to the Core i7-based Xtreme 790, Rock offers another gaming laptop, the Xtreme 840 which is based on Intel’s Core 2 Duo/Core 2 Quad/Core 2 Extreme processor and a GeForce 280M GTX graphics card with 1GB video memory. The Xtreme 840 gets a 18.4-inch Full HD 1080p LCD display.

Rock Xtreme 840 Features

• Up to Intel Core2 Extreme QX9300 2.53GHz Quad Core CPU
• Max 4GB DDR3 RAM
• NVIDIA GeForce 280M GTX with 1GB RAM
• Up to 750GB SSD or 1.5TB 7200RPM Hard Drive
• 18.4-inch Full HD LCD Display
• WiFi 802.11a/b/g/n
• Bluetooth
• ExpressCard Slot
• 7-in-1 Card Reader
• Webcam
• Sound Surround with 4 Speakers
• Built in Finger-print reader
• Optional TV Tuner
• HDMI, DVI, VGA Video Outputs
• Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64 Bit
• Starting price: GBP1477.39

Alienware introduces the new m17X gaming laptop. The new m17X can get up to dual 1GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280M graphics cards and up to a Core 2 Extreme quad-core processor. It has a 17-inch LCD display with 1920×1200 resolution.

Alienware M17X Specs:

• Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz P8600 CPU (upgradable to a Core 2 Extreme Quad-Core CPU)
• 4GB of RAM (Up to 8GB of 1333MHz DDR3 RAM)
• Single 1GB nVidia GeForce GTX260M GPU OR dual 1GB nVidia GeForce GTX 280M GPUs
• 250GB 7200-rpm hard drive (upgradable to a 1TB 7200-rpm or to 512MB of solid-state storage capacity
• slot-loading DVD-RW drive
• WiFi 802.11n
• 17-inch LCD
• 9-cell battery

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