Gaming laptops are emerging as hot favorites with buyers, as more and more people are getting hooked onto PC games and would like to play carry their games whenever traveling. The performance of gaming laptops far exceeds that of normal consumer laptops and can even take on some powerful desktops.
Here is a roundup of 3 laptops that set the trend in mobile gaming.
Alienware mALX
Alienware is a name that is well known for its extreme gaming desktops. It should therefore come as no surprise that their laptop range is no exception to the rule of overkill. The Aurora mALX packs in a 2.6GHz AMD Turion 64 ML-44 processor which is quite powerful and can go the distance. The system has 2GB of 400MHz memory which allows just about every game to run without issues. In terms of its graphical system this monster laptop packs in a pair of Nvidia GeForce Go 7900 GS GPUs with 512MB of memory on each. The graphical cards are run in SLI mode and this is what makes the laptop so unique. With the kind of graphical power under its hood, serious high-definition gaming is made possible. Games like F.E.A.R which bring other laptops to their knees runs extremely smoothly on this laptop.
In terms of capacity the laptop contains two 100GB hard drives which are rated at 7200 RPM. Both these drives are run in raid zero formation which makes it virtually among the only laptops to offer such screaming performance. The LCD panel on this laptop is a 19” Wide Screen WSXGA with a native resolution of 1680 x 1050. While this may seem to be less in terms of screen space, games run at this native resolution with the powerful graphic subsystem, seems totally unreal. The mALX as in keeping a laptop of its stature packs in a Sound Blaster Audigy 2 sound system which delivers rich sound out of the 4.1 speaker system with the integrated subwoofer. Connectivity the Aurora mALX has everything you can imagine. With 3 USB 2.0 ports, integrated headphone and microphone jacks, a firewire slot and a 4 in 1 memory card reader the laptop is fully ready for expansion via peripherals. Networking is ably handled by the Gigabit, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi modules that are present. The keyboard on this laptop is a full featured keyboard with a numeric keypad providing a better comfortable experience.
Overall this laptop has virtually no competition in the mobile gaming market. However this power does come at a cost though. With prices starting at $4,430 this laptop is clearly aimed at the well heeled gamer.