Novatech Hits a Laptop Hat-trick

"UK based laptop and PC manufacturer Novatech today announced a new line of laptops based on Intel's Core i7 processors."

Published: 21st April 2009 | Source: Novatech | Author: Gaurang Shah

Novatech Hits a Laptop Hat-trick

UK based laptop and PC manufacturer Novatech today announced a new line of laptops based on Intel’s Core i7 processors. Dubbed the X70, X80 and X90, the new laptops are high-end systems featuring some of the latest processors and graphics cards.

Targeted at gamers, the laptops feature NVIDIA’s GeForce GTX280M and GTX260M graphics cards that are PhysX ready and also support application acceleration through CUDA. With these new releases, Novatech has become the first laptop manufacturer to offer both the Intel Core i7 processor and NVIDIA graphics cards in a single laptop.

The X70 and X80 laptops carry Core 2 Duo processors while the X90 boasts of the Core i7 processor. All three laptops come with 4GB DDR3 1,066MHz memory, Wireless and Gigabit LAN, 4 USB2.0 ports, a Blu Ray ROM and DVDRW Multi Burner, and HD surround sound audio.

The company is also offering three 64GB SSD RAID 5 drives in the X90, which has been positioned as a desktop replacement system; the other two systems come with a 500GB SATA hard drive. While the X70 comes with a 15.4in screen, the X80 and X90 variants come with a 17in screen.

Talking about the new systems, Novatech Commercial Director Kriss Pomroy said, “The new cards not only bring the world’s best graphics performance to laptops, but vastly improve the gaming experience with the addition of PhysX and application acceleration with CUDA technology.”

Prices for the laptops start from £1300 inclusive of VAT.

Full specifications:

Novatech X70 GTX Pro	Novatech X80 GTX Extreme Pro	Novatech X90 GTX Pro
15.4" WSXGA+ X-Brite 1680x1050 TFT	17" WUXGA X-Brite 1920 x 1200 TFT	17" WUXGA X-Brite 1920 x 1200 TFT
Intel P8700 Core 2 Duo Processor	Intel P9500 Core 2 Duo Processor	Intel Core i7 940 Processor
4GB DDR3 1066MHz Memory	4GB DDR3 1066MHz Memory	4GB DDR3 1066MHz Memory
500GB 7200rpm SATA Hard Drive	500GB 7200rpm SATA Hard Drive	3 x 64GB SSD RAID 5 (HDD avail.)
Blu-Ray ROM / DVDRW Multi Burner	Blu-Ray ROM / DVDRW Multi Burner	Blu-Ray ROM / DVDRW Multi Burner
NVIDIA GTX260 1GB DDR3 Graphics	NVIDIA GTX280 1GB DDR3 Graphics	NVIDIA GTX280 1GB DDR3 Graphics
Intel 5100 Wireless and Gigabit LAN	Intel 5100 Wireless and Gigabit LAN	Intel 5100 Wireless and Gigabit LAN
DVI and HDMI output	DVI and HDMI output	DVI and HDMI output
PCI Express Card Slot	PCI Express Card Slot	PCI Express Card Slot
e-SATA and 56k Modem	Mini-Firewire and 56k Modem	Mini-Firewire, e-SATA and 56k Modem
4x USB2.0 and Bluetooth	4x USB2.0 and Bluetooth	4x USB2.0 and Bluetooth
HD Surround Sound Audio	HD Surround Sound Audio	HD Surround Sound Audio

8 Cell Lithium Ion Battery	8 Cell Lithium Ion Battery	12 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
41 x 364 x 270 mm	46 x 397 x 281mm	60 x 397 x 298mm
3.2KG	4KG	5.4KG

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14-04-2009, 19:39:38

OmegaStalker

Not to worry Nvidia will ensure their one costs like 50 times more ;)...

15-04-2009, 03:31:05

Rastalovich

U get what u pay for ;)

15-04-2009, 05:30:49

Diablo

Not to put a fine point on it, but I did something very similar with some epoxy resin, a busted motherboard (which altogether cost 50p) with an nforce 5 chipset...9.99 seems a bit much really :(

15-04-2009, 05:56:55

zak4994

Fleabay it!

15-04-2009, 06:10:48

PeterStoba

Not to put a fine point on it, but I did something very similar with some epoxy resin, a busted motherboard (which altogether cost 50p) with an nforce 5 chipset...9.99 seems a bit much really :(

Especially since they will have them made in bulk in china..

15-04-2009, 06:15:52

Diablo

I'm using mine at the minute. At that price, if you wanted a different keyring, you could get a working p4 or athlon second hand and drill a hole in it.

15-04-2009, 08:06:34

Rastalovich

Not to put a fine point on it, but I did something very similar with some epoxy resin, a busted motherboard (which altogether cost 50p) with an nforce 5 chipset...9.99 seems a bit much really :(

How long did it take, total time start to able-to-be-used ?

15-04-2009, 09:36:00

zak4994

Ah looks a lot more purty-er then I thought.

15-04-2009, 10:02:27

Diablo

Doesn't take long, I just did a quick epoxy over the back and front to save it from scratches, and took a motherboard to bits (with pliers) so it probably took 20 minutes including setting time.
The nvidia one looks a lot sexier, but with a spot of perspex and some patience (and some epoxy resin) you could do something similar.

15-04-2009, 13:20:59

Yeungster

just imagine if one turned out to be working and was an amazing chip! Guess many will never know

Novatech Hits a Laptop Hat-trick

"UK based laptop and PC manufacturer Novatech today announced a new line of laptops based on Intel's Core i7 processors."

Published: 21st April 2009 | Source: Novatech | Author: Gaurang Shah

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