Maingear has launched eX-L 18, which they are bragging to be the world's most Powerful gaming notebook. This portable is equipped with an Intel CPU and you can choose a Core 2 Duo P8700 (2.4 GHz dual-core), a Core 2 Duo T9600 (2.8 GHz quad-core) or Core 2 Extreme X9300 (2.53 GHz quad-core). It can be configured with up to 8 GB DDR3 and has two GeForce GTX 280M video card in SLI mode (you can configure it with only one GeForce GTX 280M video card). As for storage, you can choose up to three 7,200 rpm hard disk (usually laptops come with 5,400 rpm models, which are slower but consume less power) with up to 500 GB capacity or 80 GB SSD and you can even order your laptop with a RAID0 system to increase performance. It comes with an 18.4” display (resolution of 1920x1200), an illuminated keyboard, Bluetooth 2.1, eSATA port, Firewire port, HDMI output, 7.1 audio, Gigabit Ethernet, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n wireless networking, TV out, 12-cell battery, card reader (SD/MS/MSPRO/RS-MMC/MMC) and a built-in 3 Mpixels webcam. The most basic model costs USD 2,999, while the most high-end one costs USD 5,982.62.

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