BFG's 18.4-inch Deimos X-10 gaming laptop packs twin GPUs, $1,859 starting tag

BFG Technologies, which could admittedly move laptops based on company name alone, has decided to actually toss in some unnecessary legwork with its latest beast. The 18.4-inch Deimos X-10 (likely a rebranded Clevo M980NU) is undoubtedly one of the larger desktop replacements on the market today, boasting Intel Core 2 Duo, Quad and Extreme CPU options, twin 1GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280M GPUs, a 1,920 x 1,080 resolution display, three HDD bays for up to 1.5TB of storage, up to 8GB of DDR3 RAM and a Blu-ray optical drive. There's also a built-in subwoofer, four USB 2.0 sockets, HDMI / DVI ports, 7-in-1 card reader, WiFi, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, a 2 megapixel webcam and a bundled backpack -- because, you know, it's physically impossible to lug this behemoth around any other way. It'll ship with Windows 7 and start at just under two large, though you can save 10 percent if you get your order in prior to October 30th.

BFG's 18.4-inch Deimos X-10 gaming laptop packs twin GPUs, $1,859 starting tag

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BFG Tech Announces Deimos X-10 - 18.4-inch SLI Gaming Notebook that offers Desktop Quality Performance

Deimos is available now for pre-order with 10% off if ordered before October 30

Libertyville, IL – October 12, 2009 – BFG Technologies, manufacturer of the stunning high performance gaming/home theater system – Phobos, is excited to announce the new Deimos X-10 SLI Gaming Notebook. Deimos X-10 delivers super fast frame rates similar to an SLI desktop rig, but offers gamers the convenient portability of a notebook. Deimos X-10 can be configured with dual NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 280M 1GB (SLI) graphics cards, which pump out ultra-lifelike graphics on the gorgeous 18.4" full 16:9 HD (1920x1080) LCD screen.

The Deimos X-10 notebook allows gamers to take full advantage of NVIDIA® SLI™ technology in a portable form factor. With proprietary software algorithms and dedicated scalability logic in each NVIDIA graphics processing unit (GPU), NVIDIA SLI technology delivers up to twice the performance (with 2 cards) compared to a single graphics solution.

"The Deimos X-10 SLI notebook is perfect for gamers and media enthusiasts who demand desktop performance but prefer the portability of a notebook," said John Malley, senior director of marketing for BFG Technologies. "Deimos X-10 comes fully locked and loaded to deliver the ultimate HD mobile gaming and multimedia experience."

Deimos X-10 is powered by the Intel® Core™ 2 Duo, Quad or Extreme processors, supports up to 8GB of DDR3 Memory, and has three drive bays for up to 1.5 terabytes of storage space (SSD/HDD). In addition to being a gamer's dream, Deimos X-10 is a multimedia powerhouse that features an available Super Multi Blu-ray reader, 5 speakers with a built-in sub-woofer, supports Dolby™ surround, 4 USB2.0 ports and both HDMI and DVI output ports. Deimos X-10 also ships with a free Case Logic® notebook backpack.

[Mr Oos Posted Oct 13th 2009 1:20AM]

Ultimate HD pr0n machine

[Mushrooshi Posted Oct 13th 2009 2:16AM]

Ultimate *portable* HD pr0n machine

The real 'Ultimate HD pr0n machine' is a >9000in super-duper-HD TV.

[DiscoDan Posted Oct 13th 2009 4:50AM]

Maybe the Ultimate HD Pr0n machine would be going out and getting some action yourselves

[One Love Posted Oct 13th 2009 9:58AM]

When you plug this in the whole neighborhood will go dark.

[EGOvoruhk Posted Oct 13th 2009 1:21AM]

What, no Core i7?

[John Doe Posted Oct 13th 2009 1:25AM]

Ditto. First thing I thought. However to get the 2.Ghz i7 extreme would be virtually impossible since I'm willing to bet that any of those chips are spoken for by the big boys like Dell, HP, etc.

[newreformation Posted Oct 13th 2009 2:02AM]

Oh get off it, most programs can't even use quad-core processors, and those that do use quad-core's are very rarely optimized for it.

[MJGAMER 1991 XBL Posted Oct 13th 2009 2:30AM]

@sacapuntas, go DIE! First off, yea they do. Next, even if a program doesn't take advantage of 4 cores, you're multitasking capabilities will be increased, not to mention the JIZZifying turbo-boost and hyper-threading.

[MJGAMER 1991 XBL Posted Oct 13th 2009 2:32AM]

PS, take this as my poor mans copyright to the word "jizzify."

[jrocka Posted Oct 13th 2009 1:35PM]

@John Doe.. Umm No big boss like Dell and Hp don't get exclusive rights to processors or any component unless they made it themselves

[Cheesus Crust Posted Oct 13th 2009 2:44PM]

Core i7 at that price is a must.

[Lazarpandar Posted Oct 14th 2009 1:46AM]

@jrock

or they buy them all out for the next 6 months

[eruh Posted Oct 14th 2009 1:22AM]

Core i7 is just a name, what necessarily makes it better from a 3.0ghz quad core cpu.

[Lazarpandar Posted Oct 14th 2009 1:50AM]

the same way a core2solo at 1.6ghz is more powerful than an atom at 1.6ghz

[aznofazns Posted Oct 13th 2009 1:24AM]

"likely a rebranded Clevo M980NU" - It's definitely a rebranded M980NU. Almost all high-end gaming laptops that aren't from mainstream companies (Dell, Asus, Toshiba, etc) are rebranded Clevos, with the exception of Sager and MSI machines.

[Clyzm Posted Oct 13th 2009 1:25AM]

Actually, Asus is an ODM just like Clevo, they don't re-brand.

[barCODE Posted Oct 13th 2009 3:10AM]

Us CRT users can read the white space just fine, for those of you on LCD the guy who posted in white was a spammer that was lowest ranked.

[Maccadude33 Posted Oct 13th 2009 1:32AM]

Selling something? Too bad most of us won't be able to see the link soon.

[Maccadude33 Posted Oct 13th 2009 1:35AM]

I'm digging the blue lighting. A bit more minimalist than Alienware rigs IMO. Nice job. And the whole thing is clean cut despite its robust size. Sounds like a great desktop replacement to me, if you're in that market. Sigh... three drive bays and twin GPUs... if only I could afford PC gaming monstrosities! Back to the consoles for me. Do want.

[Bash23 Posted Oct 13th 2009 1:38AM]

Such a fatty.

[manifest3r Posted Oct 13th 2009 1:42AM]

your mom

[macjonny Posted Oct 13th 2009 7:59AM]

actually your mom ate my fatty

[Knight00011 Posted Oct 29th 2009 3:04PM]

TWSS

(Thats what she said) I know kind of late and all

[nighttime Posted Oct 13th 2009 1:43AM]

I don't have any legs and you reminded me of that fact by trying to sell me knock off Prada jeans!

I don't have any arms either! Just this damn typing wand. thank you for reminding me of this fact also.

[Tyrax Posted Oct 13th 2009 1:48AM]

Looks pretty good, touchpad could be bigger. Glad they ditched the Windows and Intel logos on the bottom of the keyboard. Is they really and HDMI sticker?

[UnixSystemsEngineer Posted Oct 13th 2009 2:22AM]

Yes, it's such a burden to remove a few stickers.

[cloud858rk Posted Oct 13th 2009 1:52AM]

To beat a dead meme, yes it does play Crysis.

[Tobruk Posted Oct 13th 2009 2:19AM]

The one feature that would keep some people from buying the machine is, no light-up keyboard.... You have all these groovy lights.... why not light up the keyboard too? FAIL!!

[RKN Posted Oct 13th 2009 3:32AM]

Its just a rebranded Sager/Clevo.

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 13th 2009 3:34AM]

come on guys, be positive! Its a powerful gaming laptop!

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 13th 2009 4:11PM]

It can't be. It has a camera!

[Intervention Posted Oct 13th 2009 3:38AM]

Is it me or is that a hell of a lot for a laptop?
18.4 inch screen?!

It's like when Dell came out with that "portable" 20" computer that weighed about 25 pounds. Just because you put a handle on in doesn't make it portable! Sorry for the random thought.

Also, this thing rapes most desktops today unless you're still throwing 4k for an alienware.

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 13th 2009 3:44AM]

Holy fuck that thing is huge. Imagine lugging that around..

And for you immature kiddies, no that's not what she said.

[ran Posted Oct 13th 2009 4:26AM]

With the size of that thing, why couldn't they have used those 12.5mm 1TB 2.5" drives?

[Epyon Posted Oct 13th 2009 4:53AM]

And the battery lasts almost long enough for me to finish typi

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 13th 2009 5:31AM]

Epyon didn't order the optional power plant.....

[Waffle Slayer Posted Oct 13th 2009 1:11PM]

Thanks for the laugh. +1

[theswiss Posted Oct 13th 2009 6:07AM]

seriously whats the point of building devices like this? it's already outdated before shipping date arrives...for that amount of money you can get a decent game rig which actually allows upgrading.. 2000$ is just too much for the non-upgrade-option...

[Hazman Posted Oct 13th 2009 9:25AM]

Some people actually have to move around but also enjoy PC gaming. I'm tempted to pick up a decent laptop sometime soon: last time I tried to ship my gaming PC home the frigging HSF came loose and totally screwed the motherboard.

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 13th 2009 8:26AM]

....a built in subwoofer though?

[Macbeth Posted Oct 13th 2009 8:47AM]

So Ugly.

[Tuomas Posted Oct 13th 2009 10:23AM]

So true. And this weighs what, 10 kg?

[Average White Boy Posted Oct 13th 2009 8:53AM]

Wow! That's one hell of a notebook. Just turning it on should run your battery down immediately. Definitely worth the price just to take it out to impress people.

[laelfrog Posted Oct 13th 2009 9:36AM]

1920x1080 -> Knock it off, what a waste. I know thats a HD resolution, but the extra vertical space to get to 1920x1200 is really important.

[Toy Yoda Posted Oct 13th 2009 3:52PM]

Yes, I feel the same way too. Why do they keep doing this? If you use your laptop for more than just gaming, as in reading documents, or writing software, that extra 200 lines is like a few more lines of code. Can matter, especially if you use an IDE with a plethora of windows, or split screen modes in emacs.

[GingerFox Posted Oct 13th 2009 9:49AM]

How hot is this beast going to run! 3 HDD's 2GPUs and a powerful cpu, probably melt the mobo

[F C Posted Oct 13th 2009 1:48PM]

These days Im skeptical of gaming on laptops. I had the BGA heat issue damage two machines in the past couple years. I guess they were poorly designed to begin w/ (Acer and HP) but I still wonder how these handle the huge thermal output.

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 17th 2009 2:00AM]

I don't want to feed the trolls, but maybe someone can offer insight.
This laptop with it's monster setup is still A LOT cheaper than a 3000 USD MacBook Pro...
I love my mac but with this price differences it's getting harder to justify the inferior stats.

[Lancelot9201 Posted Oct 13th 2009 4:50PM]

For that kind of money I'd expect it to have a backlite keyboard. Amazing how companies love to leave off that $5 item (production cost) which could put it over the top.