Maingear unloads BD / SSD-equipped mX-L 13.3-inch laptop

Look out, world -- a relative no-name has just showed up with a new ultraportable, and it's darn tough to not pay attention with a specs sheet like this. The Maingear mX-L arrives with a 13.3-inch LED-backlit display (1,280 x 800), a Core 2 Duo CPU, GMA X4500HD graphics, 8GB of DDR2 RAM, 160GB Intel X25-M SSD (or a 500GB HDD for those without the cheddar), a dual-layer Blu-ray reader, Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, gigabit Ethernet, WiFi, VGA output, three USB 2.0 sockets and a custom etched top that's totally take-it-or-leave-it. The unit weighs in at 4.4 pounds and gets going at $1,099.99, but don't expect that measly four-cell Li-ion to last you through a whole transcontinental flight.

Maingear unloads BD / SSD-equipped mX-L 13.3-inch laptop

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 26th 2009 1:53PM]

Sweet looking lid

[Streetfights Posted Mar 26th 2009 1:57PM]

Usually I hate the way those custom-painted lappies look, but this one is actually pretty badass. And those specs and price sound about right too

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 26th 2009 3:58PM]

I'm not a fan of these d-bag crests.

[YpoCaramel Posted Mar 26th 2009 2:00PM]

I think the way the article is phrased is a tinsy bit misleading - that 160GB M25-M isn't in the $1100 configuration, its a $800 option. I don't think the article clarifies that well enough, as for that and the other options as well.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 26th 2009 2:02PM]

looks like they just replaced "jucy cotuire" with maingear, the logo would probably be better suited on a T-shit.

[Bandigolo Posted Mar 26th 2009 7:01PM]

Yeah, a fucking stupid T-shirt that a huge douchebag would wear.

[Oli D Posted Mar 26th 2009 2:11PM]

VGA, nice
4 Cell... nice

Price, to me sounds very appealing.
Without meaning to troll, comparison to a mb..

I just bought an MSI ultraportable, turns out they dont suck at everything!

[Oli D Posted Mar 26th 2009 2:15PM]

Ha just read the page.

Officially fuck my comment, its $3000 for the config listed on the engadget article!

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 26th 2009 2:15PM]

if they put a GTX 290 in there the price will probably go to $2000+ so this is a very cheap laptop.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 26th 2009 2:18PM]

nvm it's $3,178.25 for the premium package. great accuracy engadget.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 26th 2009 2:20PM]

Looks like this thing puts a spankin on the adamo and the envy at the same price range. Specwize this is the ace.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 26th 2009 2:27PM]

Sweet

[Gordon Posted Mar 26th 2009 2:54PM]

That's a big logo.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 26th 2009 4:16PM]

The logo is hot. The modern serif-ish font is a nice contrast to the old english style crest and decoration.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 26th 2009 8:36PM]

would be better with the maingear a bit more small though... less is more!

[JackBarron Posted Mar 26th 2009 4:25PM]

Chavbook?

[jonyah Posted Mar 26th 2009 5:04PM]

when the hell will i ever be able to get a 13.3 with 1440x900 resolution? Besides the x300, which is crippled with slow hardware. Get a decent 13.3 with that res and I'm all over it. The dell xps13 would be perfect.

[FadedSpark Posted Mar 27th 2009 12:21AM]

Relative no name? Are you helmet special today engadget? Maingear is probably the best name in boutique computer builders... They make falcon NW look tacky once in a while.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 27th 2009 2:26PM]

Sweet looking lid