XtremeNotebooks launches quad-core Xtreme 917V laptop

Although being in the presence of a quad-core laptop doesn't have the same allure it did just months ago, packin' a Core 2 Quad processor into a 2.35-inch thick enclosure still manages to get us all hot and bothered (literally, we mean). The latest mobile gaming rig to come equipped with such a workhorse is XtremeNotebooks' Xtreme 917V (yeah, a rebadge of Sager's NP9260), which also features a 17-inch display, dual NVIDIA GeForce Go 7950 GTX GPUs, a dual-layer DVD writer, multicard reader, integrated webcam / speakers, up to 4GB of DDR2 RAM, room for three 250GB hard drives, a dedicated GPU cooling solution, optional TV tuner, gigabit Ethernet, WiFi, and a whole host of ports to boot. Granted, this sucka can only chug along for 60 minutes or so on its 12-cell battery, tips the scales at close to 12 oh-so-solid pounds, and starts at $2,399, but we know there's still a few of you out there willing to give it some love.

[Anthony @ Aug 15th 2007 10:33PM]

OEM laptop or not, it's proof positive that a single qad-core can go into a pretty small enclosure- something Apple missed when it "updated" their Mini to the same staid chip that every other computer had already been using for months. Ugh.

At least some company is pushing hardware limits because Apple certainly isn't doing it any more. I wrote about this just yesterday:
http://ieba.wordpress.com/2007/08/14/new-imacs

Long ago are the days when everyone freaked out because Apple introduced a computer with only USB and no floppy drive. Or when Apple put firewire and WiFi in every machine. This was years before anyone else.

Now the competition has tablets, integrated wireless data, flash media readers, small but upgradeable form factors, and trackpads that are centered under the keyboards. Maybe someday Apple will get back to making innovative new computers instead of rehashing the same designs and form factors they have been using for several years now.

[eh @ Aug 15th 2007 10:38PM]

Atleast it doesnt look like that Dell monstrosity.

[Brian @ Aug 15th 2007 10:39PM]

Silly PC, Halo Wars is for Xbox.

[kingofwale @ Aug 15th 2007 11:30PM]

>Silly PC, Halo Wars is for Xbox.

at least this laptop wouldn't die in a horrible death due to RRoD.

[Zeus the God @ Aug 15th 2007 11:50PM]

Wow, crushing blow! NOT!

I'm tired of all these idiots trying to knock the Xbox for the RROD when most cases are the consumer's fault.

Oh well, at least we have superior games and online play. Not to mention the free 3 year warranty...

[Zeus the God @ Aug 15th 2007 11:50PM]

Wow, crushing blow! NOT!

I'm tired of all these idiots trying to knock the Xbox for the RROD when most cases are the consumer's fault.

Oh well, at least we have superior games and online play. Not to mention the free 3 year warranty...

[Zeus the God @ Aug 15th 2007 11:53PM]

God dammit, double post...

[fraggle_rocker @ Aug 16th 2007 7:15AM]

@ zeus

When you say "we" who are you representing? and who do you have superior games to?

Back on topic, this could be a good replacement for my Qosmio that just went bust.

[suntiger @ Aug 16th 2007 11:07PM]

It would be an excellent replacement for your Qosimo, FraggleRocker. Don't get it from these guys, though; it's just a Clevo D900C, so shop around and find the cheapest price.

*has a Clevo M570U and wouldn't trade if for anything.... except maybe a D900C*

[Kal-El @ Aug 15th 2007 11:13PM]

Yes, but does it play Doom?

[Richard @ Aug 15th 2007 11:16PM]

At least they offer DirectX 10 as well. I'm tired of these expensive laptops skimping in this department.

[bombastinator @ Aug 16th 2007 1:33AM]

I think we need a new form factor name. How about "patio tile". You know those wide thin cinderblock type things used for cheap patios and walkways that they like to break in karate classes?

Another might be "flat top" which is world war II era military slang for an aircraft carrier.

[Paul @ Aug 16th 2007 1:57AM]

It's funny how this computer has far superior specs compared to the MBP and yet, it is still cheaper than the MBP.

[PM @ Aug 16th 2007 4:04AM]

Really? Then care to tell me why this laptop does not have a fully backlit keyboard, ambient light sensors, motion sensors, 5+hrs batterly life, a slim 1" thin enclosure, and a firewire 800 port?

The whole purpose of a laptop is to be mobile. Aparently, this laptop is anything BUT that, considering it weighs 12lbs, and is 2.35" thick. Good luck trying to carry that around from place to place. I'll take a MBP over that rock anyday.

[Macandron @ Aug 16th 2007 6:10AM]

Looks to me like they're priced pretty much the same.

Xtreme 917V Fusion
17" WUXGA (1920 x 1200) Super Wide Angle Glass View LCD (In Stock)
Single NVIDIA® GeFORCE Go 7950 GTX PCI-E with 512MB DDR 3 VideoRAM - Standard
Intel® E6600 (2.40 GHz) Core™ 2 Duo CPU - 4MB L2 Cache 1066MHz FSB
2048MB DDR2 667MHz Premium Micron RAM 2 DIMM
NEW! High Speed Transfer 160GB SATA300 HDD 7200 RPM
8X DVD±R/RW Burner with 4X Dual Layer Write Speed Multi Drive - Included
12 Cell Smart Li-Ion Battery - Included
110/220V 180W Auto Switching AC Adapter - Included
Sound Blaster Compatible 3D 8 channel Azalia Sound System
4 Speakers plus Subwoofer Integrated System - Included
No OS Desired - CD with Drivers and Utilities Only
802.11G 54Mbps Internal- Standard (N card available)
Standard 12 Month Parts and Labor Mail-In Coverage
Internal Bluetooth Wireless Mini PCI
TPM Trusted Platform Security Module - Standard
Built-in 1.3M High Resolution Digital Video Camera
7 in 4 Flash Card Reader (MS/MS Pro/MS Duo/MS Pro Duo/SD/Mini-SD/MMC) Standard

Price: $3029

MacBook Pro, 17-inch, 2.4GHz
2GB 667 DDR2 - 2x1GB SO-DIMMs
Accessory Kit
SuperDrive 8x (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
Backlit Keyboard/Mac OS - U.S. English
MacBook Pro 17-inch High-Resolution Glossy Widescreen Display
160GB Serial ATA Drive @ 7200 rpm
NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT with 256MB of GDDR3 SDRAM and dual-link DVI

Price: $3049

I tried to get the 917V to match the specs of the MBP as well as possible. As you can see, the differences are miniscule: Graphics card flash card reader are the only differences that stand out. If your argument was that you can get better specs from the 917V than from the MBP for the same price, it is void.

Of course the 917V can be far more customized, but we're really looking at two completely different categories of laptops. I would not call the 917V a laptop in the traditional sense at all. It's a portable desktop with an integrated screen. Or would you lug a 12-pound "laptop" with you to school and to work? Slam it on the desk at a conference? Or on the desk in a lecture hall? Didn't think so.

It's been said before, and I'll say it again: Do not compare apples to oranges. No pun intended.

[Macandron @ Aug 16th 2007 6:13AM]

Besides, the 917V does not include the OS or any bundled software at that price. Which makes it in fact more expensive than the MBP at nearly identical specs. Note, *internal* specs.

[Ken @ Aug 16th 2007 1:24PM]

Cut this MBP Apple fanboy BS. The Sager NP9260 is an orange. Don't compare it to Apples. They are produced for entirely different consumers.

MBP sucks compared to the horspower of the NP9260 which is a "desktop replacement". As mobile computing solutions, desktop replacements perfom poorly. That is where the MBP is king.

So take your fanboy shit and cram in your asses. I'm tired of reading this dribble from you mouth-breathers.

[Macandron @ Aug 20th 2007 9:51AM]

@Ken

I'm rather confused. You call me a fanboy, yet you made the same point as I did. The MBP is a laptop. The 917V is a desktop replacement. They can't be compared with each other. I merely pointed out that even the price claim was false.

[SasAttack @ Aug 16th 2007 2:26AM]

Thats apple for ya :/

[Platinum @ Aug 16th 2007 2:42AM]

@Paul. Funny how the Apple laptop is 1 inch thick and works for 5 hours on a single battery. I was laughing...

[Andrew @ Aug 16th 2007 4:32PM]

I second Ken. There are plenty of crazy ppl out there looking to replace their desktop with a mobile. I did it with a tablet cuz I like to doodle. Gamers do it with one of these. There is something inherently bad ass about rocking the latest games at incredibly high frame-rates or sketching free-hand while riding the train, neither of which the MBP offers.