Wednesday, December 19th 2007
WidowPC Launches 8800M GTX Notebook
Relatively unknown computer manufacturer WidowPC has become one of the first companies to launch a notebook equipped with NVIDIA's 8800M GTX graphics processor. The Sting 517D2 features up to a 17" 1920x1200 screen, a 512MB 8800M GTX GPU, an Intel Core 2 Duo T7700 processor running at 2.4GHz, 4GB DDR2 memory and an MTRON 32GB SSD hard drive - quite an impressive combination. The downside is that you will have to pay at least $4,744 for those specs (chuck in a couple of extras like a DVD burner and Vista Ultimate and you'll be getting on for $5,000), but if you want the best portable graphics money can buy, this is the notebook for you.
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I decided to spend £600 on a more portable laptop rather than a gaming one, so I would had less trouble carrying it aut on campus, and although it plays WoW well enough at its native res, it's got to be on all low settings, and even then, I just about survive in built-up areas and large, highly populated towns. I also paid a premium for it being a 13" portable laptop, but it's less than 2KG (or about 2KG), and has upto 3 hours battery life from a 4-cell battery, and I <3 it no matter whats.
Still, if I had the money, I'd rather buy a good spec laptop like this, instead of a desktop machine, I've been playing at a friend's house quite a lot recently, so I do see the advantage of a good spec laptop. My mate does too, he has a mid-spec psuedo-gaming laptop, and he's going back and forth between England and Holland, so having a desktop would mean he'd have to make do with a rappy internet cafe, or something.
Sorry, semi-drunken ramblings.
Edit: Jimmy, you forgot to mention its 32GB Solid State Hard Drive.. that must be pretty nice. I wonder if its a good SSC Drive..
Its located in ATL, GA.
A friend of mine actually works for the company, and he's givin me some free parts before :D
Thats hecka sweet tho, that lappy is SICK!
main thing, what if your not a DS gamer and you prefer Computer games :P
Edit: Ofc the price on this is high but thier are plenty of people who would buy it and plenty who can really take advantage of a laptop like this. personally since Im not "set" in life or have a real need for this, I would just get myself a psp for the road with a couple 4gb Sony memory sticks.