WidowPC Launches 8800M GTX Notebook

Jimmy 2004 · Dec 19, 2007

Relatively unknown computer manufacturer WidowPC has become one of the first companies to launch a notebook equipped with NVIDIA's 8800M GTX graphics processor. The Sting 517D2 features up to a 17" 1920x1200 screen, a 512MB 8800M GTX GPU, an Intel Core 2 Duo T7700 processor running at 2.4GHz, 4GB DDR2 memory and an MTRON 32GB SSD hard drive - quite an impressive combination. The downside is that you will have to pay at least $4,744 for those specs (chuck in a couple of extras like a DVD burner and Vista Ultimate and you'll be getting on for $5,000), but if you want the best portable graphics money can buy, this is the notebook for you.

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broke · Dec 19, 2007

Sweet, but thinking about what 5 grand could buy you in a pc, suddenly this laptop doesn't seem so attractive anymore. personally I think that laptops should be optimized for portability and battery life.

Ripper3 · Dec 20, 2007

I think it's all dependant. If you're a person tha's going to either your mate's house, or to a lot of LAN parties, a gaming laptop ends up being a very good altrnative, since you're always got power at those places, and then you've also got a powerful laptop for gaming, and didn't have to lug about a large tower case ad a big ass monitor, with keyboard mouse, and a few cables. With a good gaming laptop, you just shove everything into a backpack of messenger bag, and you're off. Sure, it's heavy, expensive and battery life is poor to non-existent, but everything has its consequences.
I decided to spend £600 on a more portable laptop rather than a gaming one, so I would had less trouble carrying it aut on campus, and although it plays WoW well enough at its native res, it's got to be on all low settings, and even then, I just about survive in built-up areas and large, highly populated towns. I also paid a premium for it being a 13" portable laptop, but it's less than 2KG (or about 2KG), and has upto 3 hours battery life from a 4-cell battery, and I :love:

it no matter whats.

Still, if I had the money, I'd rather buy a good spec laptop like this, instead of a desktop machine, I've been playing at a friend's house quite a lot recently, so I do see the advantage of a good spec laptop. My mate does too, he has a mid-spec psuedo-gaming laptop, and he's going back and forth between England and Holland, so having a desktop would mean he'd have to make do with a rappy internet cafe, or something.

Sorry, semi-drunken ramblings.

craigwhiteside · Dec 20, 2007

that is one monster of a laptop

, lol playing crysis on this would be awesome :rockout:

theonetruewill · Dec 20, 2007

Have you seen Rock's effort? Plus benches of these cards suggest they are damn powerful.

strick94u · Dec 20, 2007

Powerful $$$$$$$ it should be! But rich people need stuff like that to buy. wonder how hot that thing gets?

Chewy · Dec 20, 2007

gaming laptops are also great for if your stuck at airports for hours on end

If you can get good use out of them thier worth it.. me I dont travel that much so I wouldnt make good use of having one.. I'm better off with a desktop gaming rig.

Edit: Jimmy, you forgot to mention its 32GB Solid State Hard Drive.. that must be pretty nice. I wonder if its a good SSC Drive..

PVTCaboose1337 · Dec 20, 2007

Wow... now if that was 2000 less, I would no... 3000 less I would get it. But too expensive.

SkylinGTR26 · Dec 20, 2007

hmmm... cool widow PC.
Its located in ATL, GA.
A friend of mine actually works for the company, and he's givin me some free parts before

Thats hecka sweet tho, that lappy is SICK!

broke · Dec 20, 2007

Chewy said:
gaming laptops are also great for if your stuck at airports for hours on end If you can get good use out of them thier worth it.. me I dont travel that much so I wouldnt make good use of having one.. I'm better off with a desktop gaming rig.

Edit: Jimmy, you forgot to mention its 32GB Solid State Hard Drive.. that must be pretty nice. I wonder if its a good SSC Drive..

well in that case it would be way more logical to get a Nintendo DS

broke · Dec 20, 2007

theonetruewill said:
Have you seen Rock's effort? Plus benches of these cards suggest they are damn powerful.

powerful they may be, but for that kind of money you can get quadfire or tri SLI Ultras! and if you're serious about lan parties you'd bring a real rig with you, who wants to pown up on a laptop.

Triprift · Dec 20, 2007

damn that beats the living snot out of my lappy :eek:

and broke id rather lug me lappy than a big arse case n monitor to a lan any day.

Wile E · Dec 20, 2007

broke said:
powerful they may be, but for that kind of money you can get quadfire or tri SLI Ultras! and if you're serious about lan parties you'd bring a real rig with you, who wants to pown up on a laptop.

I would. It's the ultimate sleeper. Plus everyone else would feel ashamed when they were pwned by the guy on the laptop. lol

Jimmy 2004 · Dec 20, 2007

Chewy said:
Edit: Jimmy, you forgot to mention its 32GB Solid State Hard Drive.. that must be pretty nice. I wonder if its a good SSC Drive..

Look closer - it is there

Weer · Dec 20, 2007

Wow. The only way to top this laptop would be to give it 8800M GTX SLi and a Quad-Core 2.4Ghz CPU. So basically, double the cores on the CPU and GPU.

Triprift · Dec 20, 2007

the only problem id see with it apart from the price would be cooling i rekon that would get supa hot supa quick in gaming.

FreedomEclipse · Dec 20, 2007

Triprift said:
the only problem id see with it apart from the price would be cooling i rekon that would get supa hot supa quick in gaming.

i think thats to be expected. it would also sound like an ape in a hay barn with all the fans spinning at max revs

Basard · Dec 20, 2007

Intel's competition to the "spider" platform... the "spider notebook". lol

strick94u · Dec 20, 2007

Weer said:
Wow. The only way to top this laptop would be to give it 8800M GTX SLi and a Quad-Core 2.4Ghz CPU. So basically, double the cores on the CPU and GPU.

Battery run time would be like 10 minutes :laugh:

Chewy · Dec 20, 2007

broke said:
well in that case it would be way more logical to get a Nintendo DS

The DS wont let you play CSS or any other computer games.. I dont think people want to carry around a bunch of electronics on the plane/airport, even if thier small ones.. its a pain to keep organised.

main thing, what if your not a DS gamer and you prefer Computer games

Edit: Ofc the price on this is high but thier are plenty of people who would buy it and plenty who can really take advantage of a laptop like this. personally since Im not "set" in life or have a real need for this, I would just get myself a psp for the road with a couple 4gb Sony memory sticks.

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