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FROM GADGETELL - Just in time for the school openings in the US, Gateway has released a new gaming notebook called the Gateway P-7811 FX. Since this machine is geared for the gaming community, it has to come with a powerful graphics card. Fortunately for the P-7811 notebook, it is loaded with NVIDIA’s… MORE »

Some of you may have caught the article about the hacked PSP made into a phone and it appears the Sony system hacking hasn’t come to an end.  This week, someone has made a Playstation 3 into a laptop. 

Even though it appears to run, I’m not certain whether you could practically use it as a laptop. It is quite large at 16 in. x 10.5 in. x 4 in. when closed and heavier than most laptops, weighing 15 pounds.  I wouldn’t want that on my…

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FROM GADGETELL - Visionman really knows the name of the game when it comes to gaming notebooks. It just released a powerful and wickedly fast gaming machine with an ultra-cool name, the Widow Double Nine. This portable gaming machine boasts of a NVIDIA GeForce 9800M video chipset supported by a whooping 4GB-8GB of… MORE »

Although most Alienware products are financially out-of-bounds for many gamers, there are still a few that are not. Take for instance the new Alienware Area-51 m15x gaming notebook which will not plunge too deep in your pockets with prices starting from $1,499 – a clear $1250 less than Alienware’s Area-51 m17x gaming notebook. The relatively cheaper price doesn’t imply compromised performance or quality…

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Although the company is best known for its audio chairs, Pyramat has also released the Laptop Sound Booster ($129.95), which is demonstrated at CES 2008 (January 7-10, 2008)

The USB device features a pair of lit 1.5 in. ARX USB stereo speakers that amplifies your laptop’s audio. The until weighs approximately 5 pounds and USB powered. The Laptop Sound Booster ships with a 2-foot USB cable, 3.5 mm audio cable and an iPod universal dock with four adapters.

It’s also been built with heat dissipating material on the bottom and an ergonomic wrist pad. It also includes a volume control knob d audio inputs, so you can connect it to other devices (looks as if it is a 3.5 mm port). When using it as an iPod setup, you use 4 C-size batteries to power the speakers for up to 50 hours. Since it is basically a laptop pad with protruding speakers and wristpad, it can only hold laptops that are 17 in. wide or less.

The USB audio will work with any PC (Mac and Windows) and the input port means you can use it with most other audio devices. At approx. 5 pounds, though, I’m not sure I’ll be lugging this around with my laptop or able to easily fit it in the same bag.

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For the gadget-filled getaway known as CES (January 7-10, 2008) in Las Vegas, NV,  Gateway unveiled its FX lineup of gaming laptops and desktop PCs and its firs gaming laptop.

For the desktop rigs, there is the FX540XT gaming desktop which includes an Intel quad-core Core 2 Extreme QX6850 processor, 1T byte of storage (dual 500 GB hard drives) by two 500G byte hard drives and dual Nvidia 8800 GTX graphics cards (768 MBThe system ain’t cheap at $3,800 it runs Microsoft’s Windows Vista Home Premium OS.

If you want a less expensive option, the FX540 starts at $999 and has only one 500 GB hard drive and one Core 2 Quad Q6600 processor. Slightly more expensive is the FX7020 at $1,099,. Available later this month (January 2008), the FX7020 has an AMD’s quad-core Phenom 9600 processor (2.3GHz), 3G bytes of RAM, a Nvidia GeForce 8800GT graphics card (512 MB), TV tuner with HD-TV support and 500 GB hard drive.

Gateway’s first gaming laptops are dubbed the P-Series starting with the $2,999 P-171XL FX gaming notebook which includes an Intel Mobile Extreme X7900 dual-core processor, an Nvidia GeForce 8800M GTS (512 MB), 3 GB RAM, a 17-inch LCD display, two 200 GB hard drives and 802.11n. The P-Series FX laptops will be available late January 2008 in several retail configurations priced from $1,349 to $1,999.

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Editor’s Note: Laptop image from Wired.

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As part of Gadgetell’s Live CES 2008 coverage, the site is teasing some of the gaming gear that will be on display at the Las Vegas, NV, event (January 7-10, 2008).

The latest update is Micro-Star International Corp.‘s (MSI) laptop, the GX600 Extreme Edition. You can overclock this laptop for extra speedy performance with a single button press, activating the Turbo Drive Engine (TDE). No word yet on price or availability, though I have seen it priced online for £964.99 (approx. US$1900).

The system will also have colored game buttons (W, A, S and D), NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT, 80-250 GB hard drive, HDMI output, built-in webcam, 5.1 stereo support and 15.4” WSXGA+ Non-Glare LCD Display.

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Alienware has just launched its holiday promotion site featuring a few must-have gaming systems for Christmas.

First up is the Area 51-7500 starting at $1,399 or a low monthly payment of $42, the promotion is gearing to attract fans of Crysis offering free wallpaper downloads for the game. But overall just looking at the specs of the system is mind blowing with many possibilities of customization for gamers looking for a new system.

Customizing doesn’t end at deciding which of the four colors to choose from - metallic, green, blue and black, but even how the chassis glows to match your mood if you like with AlienFX and room within the chassis to expand when needed with extra slots, input and space to add hardware. The site promises that you can literally open the case with a pocket knife and won’t take rocket scientists to help you upgrade the system yourself.

Improved thermal design keeps the system cool and lighting mods strategically placed to light up I/O ports, optical drives and power buttons for those who prefer to game in the dark. Did I mention the cool design of the chassis?

With today’s PC games requiring more power and speed, the system up next on the holiday must have is the Area 51 m9750 notebook ($1,699) for the gamer on the go.

This is no ordinary notebook, the Area 51 m9750 takes gaming to the next level with the NVIDIA GeForce 8700M GT high performance graphics processor, noted the world’s first DirectX 10 along with NVIDIA SLI technology and up to 1GB of graphics memory. With two processing cores powered by Intel Core 2 Duo processor the notebook will enhance the functions of not only the games but system and multimedia applications as well.

Other options available include RAID 0 which will enable gamers to configure their hard drives for speed and maximized storage or RAID 1 which offers security and back up. The maximized storage space will allow the ability for a user to record television programming directly to the hard drive and take it with them on the road.

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Product: Toshiba Satellite X205-S9349
Price: $1,899.99
Rating: 8.5/10
Pros: Surprisingly impressive sound system, a great screen and it plays games well despite Vista. Comes with internal hardware extras - extra USB ports, HD DVD drive, DVD burner and 1.3 megapixel webcam - you’d eventually add to your home PC anyway.
Cons: Some front ports hard to see, the system runs pretty warm and the cover easily smudges. Keys are a bit too low and pop out too easily.
Overall: A good purchase for a hard-core gamer in need of a portable system. Plan to spend time wiping off promotion apps. The sound system will certainly impress your friends.

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Toshiba’s latest line of laptops, the Satellite X205 series, are targeting gamers with dual hard drives, a 17 in. widescreen display, four built-in speaker, 255 MB dedicated video RAM and an NVIDIA GeForce 8700M GT graphics card.

The craziest part of this laptop is that there are not any ports on the back, making it easier to unplug for transport. All of the ports (except for maybe power, though it is hard to tell from Toshiba’s images), are on the sides, which also allows for shorter keyboard and mouse cables.

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