Maingear Introduces 15.4" eX-L 15 Gaming Notebook

Maingear's latest major gaming notebook was showcased back in late July, and now that the month has changed, it's evidently time to showcase another. This week, the company has introduced the next in the eX-L line, a 15" variant of the 18" beast previously mentioned. The eX-L 15 isn't your average 15" notebook, and you'll easily notice as much thanks to the $1,900 price tag.

Maingear ships this powerhouse with your choice of Core 2 Mobile processors, Intel's PM45 chipset, NVIDIA's GeForce GTX 260m (1GB) GPU, up to 8GB of DDR3 RAM, high-performance HDD (or optional SSD), a DVD burner (or Blu-ray Drive if you'd like), a 15.4" 1680 x 1050 resolution with an optional 1920 x 1200 matte display and Windows Vista 64-bit.


If you'd like to customize your own, you can head over to Maingear's website now where the base machine sells for $1,899 with a 14-month warranty. If you're curious, your cash can be spent buying hard drives as large as 1TB and SSDs as large as 160GB, not to mention Intel TurboMemory modules for quicker booting. Orders can be placed now, with shipments expected to begin next month.

MAINGEAR Debuts eX-L 15 Gaming Notebook
 
eX-L 15 provides powerful gaming performance in a portable solution for under $1,900

Union, New Jersey – August 6, 2009 – MAINGEAR Computers, award-winning builders of high performance custom computers for PC gamers and enthusiasts, announces the new eX-L 15 gaming notebook.  The eX-L 15 packs the latest, cutting edge mobile gaming technology into an extremely portable computing solution.  The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260m graphics processing unit (GPU) not only provides immaculate 3D performance for all the latest DirectX 10 games but also leverages the power of CUDA-enabled applications including PhysX, Badaboom, vReveal, and upscaling movie playback software. 

The eX-L 15 features a screen resolution of up to 1920 x 1200 allowing you to experience your gaming and multimedia with crystal clear resolution.  It also includes support for the latest Intel Core 2 45nm processors and dual channel DDR3 memory up to 8GB.  Additional advanced features include optional Intel TurboMemory modules for quick boot times and responsive multitasking along with single SATA hard drive supporting up to 1TB spinning disks and 160GB SSDs. 

“Gamers want power, affordability and great support, which is exactly what they get from the GeForce GTX 260M,” said Rene Hass, General Manager of the notebook business unit at NVIDIA. “Killer frame rates, Physx support and downloadable drivers for maximum compatibility make NVIDIA GPUs the preferred brand of the mobile gamer.”

“The eX-L 15 is the ideal solution for the gamer who values mobility but doesn’t want to sacrifice performance” said Wallace Santos, CEO and Founder of MAINGEAR.  “Its crystal clear resolution and powerful graphics performance powered by NVIDIA will bring your games to life no matter where you are.”

For the mobile user that isn’t as dedicated to gaming, MAINGEAR is also proud to announce the mX-L 15 notebook which is another great mobile computing solution that utilizes power saving integrated NVIDIA GeForce G105M with 8 CUDA processing cores to accelerate hi-definition video and drastically decrease video transcoding times required to transfer movies to a Zune or iPod.  GeForce G105M is based on the same architecture as NVIDIA enthusiast GPUs so game compatibility is the industry’s best  and performance is 5 times faster than mainstream graphics.   Additional features for the mX-L 15 include a 2.0 MP video camera, fingerprint scanner, HDMI output, and Intel Turbo Memory 2.0.  The mX-L 15 will be available in September.

 

MAINGEAR eX-L 15 Notebook

• OS     Vista Premium 64-bit  
• CPU           Intel Core 2 Mobile Processors
• Chipset       Intel PM45
• Graphics     NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260m 1GB  
• Memory       Up to 8GB Dual Channel DDR3
• Storage       Various high performance SATA HDDs and SSDs
• Optical Drive       DVD Burner and optional Blu-ray drives
• Display       15.4” 1680x1050 Super Clear Gloss with optional 1920x1200 Matte Finish

MAINGEAR mX-L 15 Notebook

• OS     Vista Premium 32- and 64-bit  
• CPU           Intel Core 2 Mobile Processors
• Chipset       NVIDIA GeForce G105m
• Graphics      NVIDIA GeForce G105m with 512MB DDR2
• Memory     Up to 4GB Dual Channel DDR2
• Storage     Various high performance SATA HDDs and SSDs  
• Optical Drive     DVD Burner and optional Blu-ray drives  
• Display     15.4” 1280x800 Super Clear Gloss with optional 1680x1050 upgrade  

Consumers can purchase the MAINGEAR eX-L 15 at MAINGEAR's Web site www.maingear.com or order by phone at (888-MAINGEAR).  The base price for the eX-L 15 is $1,899, comes standard with MAINGEAR’s standard 14 month warranty, and is backed by the best in-house support team in the country.  For more information, visit www.maingear.com/promo/exl-15/.