Clevo W860CU 3D and ASUS G51JX-3D bring three-dee to US laptopers
By Darren Murph 
posted July 30th 2010 3:46AM
posted July 30th 2010 3:46AM
NVIDIA teased us with the introduction of the 3D-ready G51JX back at Computex (you may remember it as one of the founding "3D PCs"), and now AVADirect is bringing that very machine to US soil. Said rig boasts a 15.6-inch display, Core i7-720QM processor, 6GB of DDR3 memory and a 1GB GeForce GTS 360M GPU. Better still, Clevo's W860CU offers an identically sized display, NVIDIA's GeForce GTX 285M (1GB), Core i5 or i7 CPU options and 8GB of DDR3 RAM. Both units ship with all the necessary 3D Vision components to get your 3D kick on right from the box, with the ASUS going for around $1,600 and the Clevo for $1,800. Humility is free with purchase, we're told. AVADirect Introduces Two New 3D Gaming Notebooks
Twinsburg, OH – July 28, 2010
AVADirect, a recognized leader in the computer industry, introduces two innovative 3D notebooks to its lineup of mobile platforms.
Just like the latest movies and televisions, notebooks are evolving from 2D to 3D. Powered by revolutionary NVIDIA® 3D Vision™ technology, hundreds of games, photos, movies, and websites can now be experienced in 3D today! Both the Clevo W860CU 3D and the ASUS G51JX-3D have all of the components necessary for 3D Vision™ integrated into a sleek, portable form factor. With the included pair of high-tech active shutter glasses, users can now experience crystal-clear 3D wherever and whenever they want.
The Clevo W860CU 3D features a 15.6" HD display and blazing fast NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 285M with 1GB of GDDR5 memory. Users can choose from the latest Intel® core i5 and i7 mobile CPUs and customize nearly every other facet of their 3D notebook, including the addition solid state drives,custom paint, and up to 8GB's of superfast 1333mhz DDR3 ram. Pricing for the new Clevo W860CU 3D starts around $1800.
The Asus G51JX-3D features a 15.6" HD display and a super-capable GeForce® GTS 360M with 1GB of GDDR5 memory. This is coupled with an Intel® Core i7-720QM processor and a massive 6GB's of DDR3 ram. Pricing for the Asus G51JX-3D starts around $1600.
Both notebooks come with all the components necessary for 3D Vision™, and are entirely compatible with 3D Vision™ Ready desktop monitors and projectors.
"Thanks to this impressive 3D technology, and our commitment to innovation, we are able to offer our customers the ultimate mobile 3D experience," says Misha Troshin, CMO and Co-Owner of AVADirect.
About Us
AVADirect is a privately owned custom computer manufacturer based in Twinsburg, Ohio, (within close proximity to Cleveland) specializing in the design, engineering and manufacturing of personalized high performance computer systems. The systems span the spectrum from Windows or Linux manageable and highly-reliable servers, to high-end workstations and gaming systems, to business PC's, notebooks and barebones systems and parts, focused on the commitment to meet the everyday demands of the marketplace, while creating a footprint within the industry. For more information, visit www.avadirect.com.
That would be a battery drain!
Don't see the point in 3d on a laptop
@maribo
Gaming.
It's a TRAP!
The Asus has been available for a quite while and to my knowledge, the Clevo hasn't yet been sold by a reseller yet or as barebones to consumers. I'm still waiting for Clevo's X7200 to be released and sold :-D
Now you can get Rickroll'd in glorious 3-d!
This has been available to US soil for about a month Engadget. Oh, and also...stop acting like you're in bed with Clevo. It's getting annoying.
Is that a mouse or some wireless receiver?
@System
Looks like the ir transmitter for the shutter glasses.
I'm going to buy a 3D laptop when it costs the same as a regular laptop. No matter how long that is from now, i'm in no hurry to get 3D anyway.
@GGG
Well then you'll wait forever, because a 3D laptop will always cost more than a similarly spec'd laptop without 3D. It's like saying you'll buy a laptop with an SSD when it costs the same as a laptop without an SSD - never.
@tonicboy
I wouldn't know about the SSDs, the general trend seems to show they are getting closer to HDDs in price, i wouldn't be surprised if they will be cheaper per terabyte of space in 10 years. After all they have no complicated moving parts.
As for 3D i think it's going to become a standard feature and you won't be able to get a screen or TV without it. just like you can't get a big TV without an HD resolution now. And the price difference will be negligible once the economy of scale kicks in.
I'm pretty sure I'll be skipping this generation of glasses-much 3D hardware.
@TareG
My thoughts too. But somehow I get the feeling my war against this 3D tech is going to be a hard one to win.
I tried it in Computex this year. 3D WoW looks quite impressive.
Don't many gamers wear prescription glasses? You know... cause they play too much gaemz and it's killing their eyes.
3D glasses on top of prescription glasses > big no-no.
Only 20-20 vision people can wear stuff like these. And a good portion of this who claim they're 20-20 are delusional and refuse to wear glasses even if their eyes are slowing rotting away.
Is it active shutter becuase I saw an acer stand and it had a "3d" laptop with the ladder technology from the 90's I was just wondering because I hear, well actually I know, that the active shutter technology on the panny amazing. On the other hand I hear horrible things about samsung led. I was wondering what the color is like as well as the 3d tech.