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Asus has scored an industry first with its recently announced G71V notebook.  The 17-inch notebook will be the first true mobile quad-core gaming notebook to be released in the market.  While others may have quad-core processors in their machines, the fact that the Asus G71V got it in a mobile computing machine gives the company some bragging rights. 

For those who are fond of overclocking their notebook to achieve maximum performance, they will be glad to know that despite the G71V’s stock Core 2 Extreme chip running at 2.53GHz, Asus didn’t put any hardware restriction on the G71V notebook.  Hence, users can pretty much push the notebook’s performance to rival desktop PCs.  More details after the break.

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MSI has announced a new addition to its line-up of gaming notebooks - the 14.1-inch GX400. Boasting of powerful features when it comes to graphics and processing power, the GX400 is equipped with an nVIDIA Geforce 9600M GT 3D graphics card with a built-in DDR3 512MB VRAM, an Intel Core 2 Duo processor and Intel PM45 Express Chipset.

Complementing those features are the GX400’s vivid image enhancement technology, Dolby Surround Sound, a 1.3 megapixel webcam, DTV receiver, HDMI, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and a long battery life which is perfect for Blu-ray movie playback. In addition, the GX400 also features a quick launch touch sensor for switching to its five different modes - gaming, movie, presentation, office and turbo battery. The GX400 comes with up to 500GB or hard drive space, and either a DVD Super-Multi or Blu-ray optical drive.

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Just in time for the school openings in the US, Gateway has released a new gaming notebook called the Gateway P-7811 FX. Since this machine is geared for the gaming community, it has to come with a powerful graphics card. Fortunately for the P-7811 notebook, it is loaded with NVIDIA’s GeForce 9800M GTS graphics card complementing its fast Intel Core 2 Duo P8400 processor with 2.2GHz running speed.

Lest we forget, the P-7811 FX sports a 17-inch widescreen display with a 1920 x 1200 resolution. In addition, this notebook also features a 1.3-megapixel webcam, Wi-Fi 802.11 n, 4GB RAM and a 200GB hard drive. It is equipped with three USB 2.0 ports, FireWire, HDMI v1.3 and its DVD burner supports LabelFlash. For its operating system, the P-7811 FX is loaded with Windows Vista.

This notebook is exciting especially for both habitual or hard core gamers. It is currently selling at Best Buy for $1449.99.

Product [Best Buy] Via [I4U]

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Epson has released a new notebook that is scheduled for a release in late April. The Epson Endeavor NA801 runs on an Intel Core 2 Duo T8100 processor and offers up a Geforce 8600M GT with 256 of VRAM in terms of graphics power. It also features a 13.3-inch display, HDMI output, Wi-Fi 802.11a/g/n and Bluetooth 2.0. Its also nice to see that power doesn’t have to weigh a ton, the NA801 weighs in at just over 4-pounds.

The Japanese Epson website confirms that the NA801 will retail for around $1000 when it is released, sadly this will be available only in Japan.

Via [Akihabara News]

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Alienware has re-launched its Area-51 7500 into the Area-51 desktop which now supports the most robust gaming platform in the PC gaming industry. The Area-51 is now packed with NVIDIA nForce 790i Ultra SLI-based motherboard and NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GX2 dual GPU single graphics card to deliver high definition PC gaming with high frame rates and smooth Blu-ray disc playback.

The nForce 790i Ultra SLI is the only nForce platform that supports DDR3 memory up to 2GHz. This gives out record-breaking memory speeds that support even the most graphics intensive PC games. The nForce790i motherboard is compatible with 1600MHz FSB Intel CPUs and allows unmatched visual computing through NVIDIA 2-way, 3-way and Quad SLI technology.

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Have you been licking your lips just waiting to buy one of those new DirectX 10 compatible graphics cards, but without having to use up a month’s pay just to buy one? Well, you’re in luck, because Nvidia has just released the prices of its soon-to-be-released GeForce 8600 Series. The 8600 GT will cost around $150, while the 8600 Ultra will set you back $180. The 8600 GT will have 256MB of Ram, while running at 350mhz. The Ultra will have 512MB of Ram, while running at 500mhz. 

These graphics cards are the cheapest DirectX 10 compatible cards to come to market yet. Other DirectX 10 video cards currently on the market retail for over $400, which means these cards will be swept up off the shelves as soon as they go on sale.

Read [Engadget] Via [Guru3D]

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Fashionista’s, the frustration that arises from having to carry a laptop that clashes with your outfit is coming to an end. Sony has felt your pain and sympathized. The Sony’s Vaio C Series was made especially for you. Available in seashell white, blush pink, spring green, espresso black and urban gray this laptop computer is meant to make you melt.

A 13.3-inch XBRITE-ECO wide screen display, 120 GB hard drive, 2 GB of RAM, a dual layer DVD burner, 802.11a/b/g WiFi, Bluetooth, ExpressCard, 256mb nVidia GeForce Go 7400 Graphics, and the usual Firewire and USB ports fill out its 5 lbs frame. Planning to purchase one? Act fast, if consumer history repeats itself this $1350 laptop will be one every fashion conscious woman’s Christmas list.

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