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It’s turning out to be quite the day for Alienware, eh? First we see that the M15x and M17x are finally up for order (with their swank Core i7s within), and now we’ve got the first public video of the M11x doing its thang. If you’ll recall, we only had enough time at CES to snap a few quick pictures, but now that the starting-at-$799 ultraportable (or “netbook,” if you must) is said to be “coming soon,” it seems that parent company Dell is feeling pretty good about showing it off. An employee recently had the chance to sit down with what was originally coined the Phantom (full story awaits you in the Source link), and even though it can be hidden behind a standard sized magazine, this diminutive monster is still potent enough to cruise through Left 4 Dead 2 with nary a hiccup. Don’t believe us? Check the video for yourself after the break.

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Alienware’s ‘Phantom’ concept became M11x, cranks through Left 4 Dead 2 on video originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:23:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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iBuyPower Battalion Touch now available to order, starting at $999 originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 14 Jan 2010 18:46:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Power hungry, are you? ASUS has just the rig for you, as it just launched its newest Republic of Gamers laptop here at a CES press event. The G73hj is doing its darnedest to make every other gaming lappie out there look downright weak, with this one boasting a Core i7-720QM CPU, up to 8GB of DDR3 RAM, 8-channel HD audio, up to 1TB of HDD space and DirectX 11 compatibility thanks to the internal ATI Radeon HD 5870. You’ll also get a spacious 17.3-inch display, a 1,920 x 1,080 resolution, Blu-ray / DVD combo drive, 8-cell battery, a 2 megapixel webcam, 802.11b/g WiFi, gigabit Ethernet, Bluetooth 2.1, an 8-in-1 card reader and a mini-VGA connector. Naturally, Windows 7 Home Premium will be running the show, and this thing is far from being slim and sexy. There’s no word yet on a price and release, but we’ll keep you posted.

Update: We nabbed a quick hands-on, check it out!

ASUS ROG G73jh launches with Core i7, Radeon HD 5870, bragging rights originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:37:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Now that’s a shocker, isn’t it? A gaming laptop that isn’t particularly friendly on your wallet? It’s true, Origin’s Eon18 is not the machine to consider if you’re ready to make the step up from a netbook but aren’t yet willing to step into quadruple-digit price tags. As tested by Laptop, the Eon18 was half-way to five-digits thanks to its $5,952 cost, but that money gets you a an Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9300 chip running at 2.53GHz, dual 160GB SSDs, a pair of GeForce GTX 280M graphics cards, a lovely airbrush job on the lid, and a power brick that on its own, at three pounds, weights more than some of the competition’s machines (no concerns about inadequate juice here). That configuration delivers unbeatable I/O performance but, when it came to the all-important gaming benchmarks, was found to be comparable to Alienware’s M17x, and thus not exactly worth the $1,000 premium — unless you really dig flame jobs.

[Thanks, Mark]

Origin’s Eon18 gaming laptop reviewed, found to be a great performer, not a great value originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 14 Dec 2009 07:47:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Does the world really need another high-end gaming PC shop? Looks as if we’ll soon find out, as Origin has just launched itself into the mix with a pair of new rigs catering to those with specific (and pricey) demands. Poised to take on the likes of Falcon Northwest, this boutique outfit has ushered itself into the sector with the new Genesis desktop and EON18 laptop. The former gets going at $1,699, and if we’re reading this right, Origin allows buyers to select “any chassis on the market, any color and design” and pretty much any other hardware they can dream of. The lappie is an 18.4-inch beast with a 1080p panel, limitless color and design options, twin GeForce GTX 280M GPUs, 8GB of RAM, a trio of HDDs, dual-layer Blu-ray burner and a starting tag of $2,599. So, who’s up for celebrating the real end of the recession?

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Origin launches custom gaming rig shop, starts with Genesis and EON18 originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:21:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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