Maingear launches superpowered 4.8GHz 3D gaming laptop

By Jeffrey Van Camp Published May 19, 2011

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I thought my laptop was nice, but I may have to start saving up. Yesterday, Maingear announced a new high-end laptop that may be the best portable gaming rig on the market, if you’re willing to pay the big bucks. And did I mention it’s 3D enabled? The new eX-L 17 3D has a 120Hz 3D-enabled LED back-lit screen and comes with a pair of Nvidia 3D classes and an Intel Sandy Bridge Core i7 2920XM processor overclocked from 2.5GHz to 4.8GHz. We’re not guessing that battery life is high on Maingear’s (or your) list of priorities.

Tech Specs:

Video Card: Nvidia GeForce GTX 485M with 2GB
Screen: 17.3″ (16:9) 120Hz 3D-enabled 1080p LED-Backlit with Matte Finish screen and Nvidia 3D vision Glasses
Processor: Up to Intel Core i7-2920XM Processor Extreme Edition, 8MB L3 Cache Overclocked up to 4.8Ghz
Memory: Up to Patriot 16GB Dual Channel DDR3 – 1600Mhz
Disc Drive: Up to 2X Blu-ray reader/8x Multi Combo (BD-R, DVD+-RW, CD-RW)
Hard Drive: Up to two 600GB Solid State Drives, 500GB Hybrid SSDs, or 750GB 7200RPM SATA 2.5 drives
Network Adapter: Bigfoot Networks Killer Wireless-N
Audio: HDMI Out; Optical Digital Out, up to 7.1 HD Audio with THX TruStudio support
Media Card Reader: Built in 7-in-1 Media Card Reader
Operating System: Genuine Windows 7 Home, Professional or Ultimate 64-Bit
Battery: 8-cell Removable Li-Polymer Lithium-Ion
Ports: 1 HDMI out, 1 DVI-I out, 2 USB 3.0, 2 USB 2.0, 1 eSATA, 1 IEEE-1394 Fire Wire, 1 S/PDIF out, 1 RJ-45 LAN, 1 RJ-11
Dimensions: (W)16.22″ x (H)1.75″ x (D)10.87″ – 8.6LB with battery

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We reviewed this unit’s non-3D predecessor and thought it performed very highly for the price. If you’re wondering, the eX-L 17 3D will run you a cool $2,659. It comes with “no bloatware.”

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