Is That A Notebook? MALIBAL's Six-Core, Dual-GPU, Speed Demon

[freggo]

$5,000 @ 17lb
Dear God, who needs such an Ego (or 'else') extension?
There are things that can be build that should't.

 

[phil_h_99]

it doesn't seem quite as portable as my Macbook Air 11"

 

[Guest]

Everyone complaining about battery life is missing the point. This system is not designed to run off battery. It's designed to let you unchain your full-powered computer from your desk and let you use it anywhere you can plug it in.

 

[len_32]

I've always wondered why no one is building a Hybrid Desktop/Laptop specifically for gaming, and on site science and graphics applications. Think of a small footprint desktop, with many laptop components, set flat on its side, with desktop CPU, User Upgradable Desktop Graphics, a flip up hinged screen like a laptop, keyboard and touch-pad under the screen like a laptop, and no battery. Keep it plugged in all the time.

That would be the ultimate portable gaming / graphics rig. Especially if it came with a user replaceable mother-board.

I look forward to your letters.

 

[nukemaster]

160 gigs of space(still to little for a serious system). For that price I would want bigger SSD's or an extra slot for a regular 2.5inch drive.

 

[cknobman]

One thing this article did do is point out how much the Alienware is full of win

 

[jestersage]

Expensive. Yes.
Niche Market. Yes.

Would I buy it? No.

I sure would like to tweak the component selection quite a bit, though...

 

[scook9]

That was probably one of the best laptop reviews I have seen from Toms. I am glad they mentioned the PSU tripping as this is something all of the resellers are hiding in their "reviews"

I am also glad that it was pointed out how miserably the GTX 480m is a fail in efficiency and pricing.

 

[Maziar]

Its the best gaming laptop currently but for $5k you can get a powerful desktop, a mid-range laptop and still you'll have some money left.
However,i think other sites such as XoticPC sell this notebook with a lower price.

 

[rohitbaran]

That no more belongs to portable category. It is a desktop replacement.

 

[bildo123]

Look on the bright side, the power brick doubles as a swinging mace.

 

[tom thumb]

A very unbalanced notebook. You get performance comparable to a high-end desktop in a notebook, but in exchange for "portability" you loose everything else.

I don't see the appeal of gaming on a "notebook". Why do people pay 4x as much for comparable graphics just so they can play games on the move? Is portability that important?

 

[ram1009]

I have to believe this sort of system runs component temps higher than their desktop equivilents. That has to affect lifespan. There will always be a few people who need to have the "biggest & baddest" of everything but I can't see how this system could ever be financially justifiable.

 

[jfby]

I would never buy anything that can't perform at it's maximum potential. This seems like a major design oversight and would kill the purchase for me, even if I would buy a $5,500 laptop.

 

[christop]

What a MONSTER! This defeats the purpose of being portable with it's battery life. I do like all the hardware packed in to this beast.

 

[coldtortilla]

OverKILL

 

[bounty]

Ok instead of a System Builder Marathon, next time you should have a Gaming Laptop Marathon. You mission, to find/build bang for buck laptops at 800$ 1200$ and 2500$ price points. (w/o cupons or rebates) Then give them to me when you're done. Why those prices? Because.

 

[pinkfloydminnesota]

The Asus G73 notebook series is $1500 and has offerings from Nvidia and AMD for graphics power.

So far as desktops, couldn't you get lighter and quieter with a small case and little 7" LED screen on the front DVD slot? Buy a couple of 28" Hanns G cheapos for home and work and you're set ...

 

[megamanx00]

Desktop is for gaming. Laptop is for development and productivity.

kthxby

 

[HavoCnMe]

That would be some serious bragging rights.

 

[f-14]

i want one! it's lighter and quieter then my last laptop, almost double the screen also.
and it plays games!
blows every Macrapple out of the water, out of the planet and out of the universe.
you now get to walk up to every one and say "hi i'm a pc and this is my new desktop"

 

[neoverdugo]

These people are crazy in trying to put all those monstrous components in a notebook configuration. It's a proven fact that the gtx480 (in SLI mode for Pete's sake!!!) and core-i7 980x are huge power-sucking beasts, enough to cause the notebook power supply to heat up. There's the reason why we haven't ditched the desktop for the laptop, more power = more heat, something that the power supply isn't made to do and in battery mode doesn't have the enough juice to support all these beast at max load. All of these specs are excellent for a gaming desktop but not for a notebook, it's just too much and the price tag ain't helping either.

 

[nebun]

all i can say is: nvidia does it again. crossfire is quite a bit slower when compared with the sli set up

 

[davewolfgang]

I can see a good use for this. For someone like me, who can go some where there is a desk and power for 8-10 hours, but don't want to try and "game" on a slower laptop, this would be great. I have a $199 EeePC for when I just want to surf, check email and chat at Starbucks or one of the local Cafe's with wifi.

But yea, I would consider it a portable desktop, not really a notebook.

 

[brando56894]

That thing is ridiculous! I skimmed the article and I didn't see an actual time estimation but I'd imagine at full power the battery would only last like a half hour lol My friend got a laptop with a core i7 in it also (quad core I believe) and he said that he would only get about an hour at full power so he sent it back.