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

[Crashman]

Combining top-end desktop and notebook components, the MALIBAL Nine X7200 is the workstation you can take with you. Today we see how it compares to our fastest “desktop replacement” notebook, and how well it stands up to a similarly-configured desktop PC.

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[Darkerson]

Dear god, that thing is a beast...

 

[compton]

I'm not sure how awesome this is in practice. I'm sure someone out othere needs this, but that person would have to be blind to appreciate the asthetics.

 

[iam2thecrowe]

its more of a portable pc than a notebook. look at the power consumption. Even its own power adaptor cant keep up at max load.

 

[Darkerson]

In this case, its not really about looks, as much as its about "portable" brute strength. And it seems to have plenty of that...

 

[bombat1994]

this is why we cant have nice things,

but seriously, the 480m is just a small 450

 

[Guest]

thats actually really good performance from a top end system
at most rates it is still fairly close to a desktop in price also

 

[maxiim]

This quite useless if you want all that power for gaming, you surely cant have it on the go with a battery provided....might as well build a with almost the same specs for less money.

 

[compton]

Its the same price as a base model Kia Rio just about. Kudos to them for the engineering needed to make this gear work in a mobile chassis. I may not be sold on the concept, or see the need of, but I hope they sell a ton of them. It is kinda cool just because its so powerful -- but for the price you could build or buy two highly specialized systems. It could be a mobile workstation or for AV production work on site instead of just for gaming. Clearly these ultra powerful 'notebooks' are a niche segment, but there are quite a few now. Someone must be buying them.

 

[sudeshc]

Not that impressive to me main reason for Lappy is portability and thats where this lacks i wounder even if under no load how much heat it would generate and also the battery wont last long..

 

[Crashman]

[citation][nom]compton[/nom]It could be a mobile workstation or for AV production work on site instead of just for gaming. Clearly these ultra powerful 'notebooks' are a niche segment, but there are quite a few now. Someone must be buying them.[/citation]Actually, that's what the X7200 is! Tom's Hardware got the "gaming" version simply to show off its capabilities to enthusiasts, but the Quadro versions are equally viable (and likely more valuable) in their own respective markets.

 

[Khimera2000]

I remember having some of clevo's other offerings. This thing although hard to lug is a god send for any one in the military... It was the only way i was able to game on deployement at the time. but on a negative note these things way a ton >.< don't do the messanger bag if you like where that sholders at

 

[ridewya]

DaMn This laptop is soo freakin ugly

 

[IzzyCraft]

That's one hell of a power brick.

 

[amdgamer666]

[citation][nom]ridewya[/nom]DaMn This laptop is soo freakin ugly[/citation]

It's thick for sure but not ugly. There is a difference

The day I can justify a purchase like this is the day I die a happy man.

 

[barmaley]

Maybe it’s because of my lack of imagination, but somehow I fail to find an appropriate application for it. Portable gaming of roughly 30 minutes on battery is next to useless. Which means you must have power outlet if you want to play most the time. In that case you might as well build a mini desktop for a quarter of the price and haul it everywhere with you along with a monitor, lol

On a more serious note, I can see it being a good option if you are at one of those insane doctor appointments where they make you wait for like 3 hours for no reason before you get seen; or on a road trip; or at an airport and then on a plane if power is made available to you (business class).

If I had a $6000 budget to blow on a computer, this thing would not be on the list. Desktop beats this thing for LAN parties hands down. With all of its performance you still have to live with this pricey, bulky, hot, heavy and butt-ugly unit.

 

[joytech22]

I think the idea of this laptop is more of a desktop replacement, it's got the awesome power of a decent desktop in a small package with everything in one, so you don't need to lug around a mouse, keyboard and screen.

But then again you'll still need those things for LAN's but at least it weighs less than most Enthusiast systems.

 

[arkadi]

Imagine....Your new "speed daemon" cup of coffee and sudden move...With one year warranty i will never spend 5k on computer...i wonder who will.....

 

[kingnoobe]

Theres very good reason to buy a laptop like this. One of those is being in the military. It would've sucked to pack up my desktop and bring here. Not to mention it wouldn't have made it anyways (all our shit got stolen). With a laptop like this (I personally don't have it but I do have the asus-g series) I don't have to worry about all the bullshit of a desktop (space). We're living in tents so that is a serious issue.

 

[Guest]

the battery at 7844 mWh capacity is about one third of ipad battery which is 25Wh or 2500mWh

 

[alexcheng]

Anyone still need a definition for "hardcore"??

 

[ghnader hsmithot]

My brother did spend 4k on one..And i clearly didnt like it..

 

[climber]

You can buy the X7200 config from Eurocom and iBuyPower.

 

[molo9000]

"AC Adapter 3.6 lbs"
WTF? The power adapter is heavier than most laptops.

This might make sense for professionals who really really need a mobile workstation but it's extremely pointless for gamers.

 

[gti88]

Great article!