AVADirect first to offer Intel Core i7 notebook in the US with the Clevo D900F

AVADirect will be the first reseller in the US to offer a notebook using the Intel Core i7 quad-core desktop processor. The Clevo D900F 17” gaming notebook will start with the 2.66GHz Core i7 processor, NVIDIA GTX 280M graphics, 6GB of DDR3 memory, and a 160GB 7200RPM hard drive. Upgrade options include the new Intel Core i7 975 processor, up to 12GB of DDR3 memory, and three 2.5” hard drives. Starting price for this awe-inspiring notebook is currently $2,538, with the sky being the limit depending on how high you configure it.

I can’t wait till we get one of these in the office, if nothing else to see it blow away every notebook we have ever reviewed.

 

it should be illegal to call that monstrosity a 'notebook'

 

Or you could get if from xoticpc.com for like $300 less...

http://www.xoticpc.com/sager-np9280-built-clevo-d900f-p-2577.html

 

lol good one

xoticpc.com FTW

 

It's much more a mobile workstation now then a gaming Notebook.

 

Owned!

I agree.

 

I say 2 should be acquired!

One for "reasonable people" that provides best bang for the buck (ie: under about $3,500) that would be within reach of most gamers / workstation users. (core i7 940 / 950, 6gb ram, 320 x 3 x 7200rpm HDs in RAID, vista business or win7, etc.)

And one with every speed, performance, and power option imaginable (you know exactly what I mean ) I would love to see if the huge difference in price yields justification for these "proud premiums" on extreme configs and triple 4GB upgrades.

Just a thought

 

Gotta agree with ganzonomy, I still remember that $12k D901C review here...

But truth be told, what kind of reasonable people buy such a desknote? lol

 

those upgrades are often useless, like 12GB of RAM instead of 4gb, blu ray drives, etc.

 

If I could afford one Id get the xotic version, but then again the numpad is a major turnoff. I guess Ill stick to business class where I belong.

 

Useless, yes. But not everything has to be purposeful to everyone. I for one enjoy when reviews encompass the mass of the desired readership for whatever the thread / section is. A lot of the np9280 orderers have one configuration, or a variant that's close to that, and some have "banzaikitty everything!" I just wanted to see if all that extra money is solely for e-peen, or if there really is a massive upgrade in performance worthy of all that extra horsepower.

I can't get one, as it would probably last about 2 minutes in school on batteries, but there is a beauty to the monstrosity that is the np9280