SavRow likes to refer to their computers as "bespoke technology," which implies a certain degree of
high-end customization. And, sure enough, the company's computers tend to be fairly upscale models, with features
targeting gamers. The company's latest, the Axen X-1 laptop includes a mammoth 19-inch display, dual NVIDIA 7800 GTX Go
GPUs, an AMD Turion at speeds of up to 2.2 GHz, dual-layer burner, 7200 RPM hard drive, and up to 2GB of RAM. Of course,
you'll pay over $4,000 for all that large-screen, desktop-level performance, and we doubt it's very portable either.
But, hey, we hear SavRow's throwing in a second pair of pants with each purchase.
Update:
It looks like someone in China or Taiwan is getting busy with 19-inch laptops. A company called Eurocom is also
coming out with a 19-incher called
the M590K Emperor, with very
similar specs to this one. While we can't be 100% certain they're the same computer, it does seem that the SavRow unit
isn't quite as "bespoke" as the company claims.
posted Feb 15th 2006 11:21AM
Seems like it would far easier to pop this in a (albeit oversized) bag and take it to that LAN party, than it would to crate up and cart around the various components of a desktop gaming system; if, of course, you have the cash...
Seems it would be easier to pop this thing in a (albeit oversized) bag and take it to that LAN party than to crate up and cart around a desktop gaming system. No doubt this thing could keep up with those systems too. Of course, you have to be able to pony up the 4+ Gs...
i wonder how long the battery last...
wow
This machine is waaaaay too powerful.... Woowwee is it SLI?
why even bother including a battery. bah. Who goes to lan parties enough that spending 4k on that laptop is worth it. Show me something I can't play on my IBM ThinkPad with a radeon 9600 that I got almost two years ago, gets 7 hours of battery life with the optical drive bay battery, and weighs only 4.5 pounds... true it was 3500 but still
think about modern projector technology, i dont really want a 19" screen on my laptop, they are supposed to be portable arent they. heres a concept...a laptop like the smaller vaios with an average spec and a built in or pcmcia projector. then you can have 19" on your wall if you realy must but for portability its small. not consider this, a hot swappable external daughterboard with second processor, uprated gpu stuff and maybe some more ram. all you need to carry is what you intend to use.
im at barton.sean[at]gmail.com if you want some elaboration. :)
Sean Barton, UK
Barton you mean like this:
http://www.luxurypc.com/2006/02/pc-of-the-future/
Barton:
Quick note, we don't want to see what everyone else is looking at. That's why the screens face the user.
Not to mention the hassle of find a good wall to project onto at all times. Sure, you could carry around a portable screen, but we would run into the portability issue again, wouldn't we?
The battery is useful as a UPS system. Another thing to keep in mind is that these laptops are reasonably portable despite their size. However, their power adaptors weigh a ton.
On another note, I bet both this laptop and the one mentioned earlier by WidowPC are both the same pre-announced Clevo model. Nothing to see here...
All I see when I go to widow pc is a page saying they dont have anything to announce.
The built-in projector idea isn't bad. A simple solution for a small personal-sized screen is to have a recessed fabric screen that rolls up into the computer. Sorta like a minature wall-mounted projector screen. It would be much lighter and cheaper than an LCD screen, and takes up less space when rolled up. (actually there is no $$$ savings because an LCD is still used for the projector)
You'd need dual lenses, one for room size pictures and another for a close-up small screen (much like the macro lenses of a camera).
The big issue for a built-in projector is power and heat. There's no way that a quartz lamp can run on a reasonably-sized battery. Plus the heat will fry your computer components.
Post #11 by Sam said:
"The big issue for a built-in projector is power and heat. There's no way that a quartz lamp can run on a reasonably-sized battery. Plus the heat will fry your computer components."
Regular Engadget readers will instantly recognize that there have been LED ( http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/09/digismart-turns-handhelds-into-projectors/ ) and low power laser projectors ( http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/13/new-pvpro-mini-projector-has-no-moving-parts/ ) to be shown in prototype form. Either of these would save precious battery life, and would produce no more heat than a typical LCD backlight.
All second-tier computer manufacturers use OEM models from major notebook suppliers like Eurocom, Ariba, Asustek, etc. to create "customized" versions for resale. They normally buy the motherboard, graphics card, and chassis and then assemble the CPU, hard drive, memory, and wireless devices and then add their own stickers and voila, your very own branded high performance laptop! Some of the more prolific gaming manufacturers such as Alienware have enough money and clout to have customized panels made for them. As you may have seen, many manufacturers also use custom painting services like ColorWare to custom color their laptops for resale.
OK, I'm not a gamer. Can somebody please explain why you'd want dual GPUs? Is this for running dual-headed or something?
Ahh yes, clevo. Alienware (who still use clevo machines by the way) wanted about 4 grand to ship me thier new shiny gameing laptop. After some searching on the internet I found a company called AJP selling the same model (albeit without the overpriced mousemat and flashing LED alien head) for a little over 1500 quid.