Sunday, April 16, 2006

Tech Link (Mobility): Rock Xtreme CTX notebook

BitTech has cool gaming laptop on the test bench. They seem to be raving its uber geeky specifications and its gaming performance. Hey, it has an Intel® Core™ Duo T2600 + 1GB DDR2-667 Corsair* RAM + ATi* Mobility X1800XT Video Card so it's definitely a killer combo in gaming. I bet it'll thrash a lot of benchmarks too.
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Using the words gaming and notebook in the same sentence has always been a bit of a contradiction. Whereas true notebooks are all about portability and low power consumption, gaming requires as much grunt as you can give it. So although the last few years have seen some very capable gaming portables at last, such as Dell’s Inspiron XPS Gen2 or Rock’s SLI notebook, calling them notebooks is a trifle misleading. Fitting these gaming monsters in a laptop bag often requires a degree in engineering, and you wouldn’t want to be carrying an extra 4kg around for long periods anyway.

Rock’s Xtreme CTX fits squarely into this category as well. It’s sleek and good-looking, but with an Intel Centrino Core Duo processor and ATi Mobility Radeon X1800XT graphics inside, plus a 17in widescreen panel, it’s also a decidedly hefty beast. If you’re looking for the power of a desktop, though – including gaming ability – in a package you can carry around a bit more easily, it could be just the ticket.

The chassis is exactly the same as the Xtreme CT that we reviewed a few months ago, so we won't spend hours going over it here.


Source:BitTech

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