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| | is a long way removedfrom the XSL8's
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| Titus Hoskins
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| | massive credentials and massive weight,
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| Extreme Gaming Laptops: When Is A Laptop
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| | butso too is the distance between the
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| Not A Laptop?
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| | performances offered bythe respective
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| Extreme gaming laptops are reaching new
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| | laptops.
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| benchmarks to giveyou the ultimate gaming
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| | These two mobile computers were designed
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| experience. These ever
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| | for two completelydifferent purposes, one
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| increasing,powerful machines are offering
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| | for raw gaming power and the otherfor the
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| you better performances fromever
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| | ultimate in portability. Each has their
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| decreasing packages. Gaming laptops are
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| | respectivecustomers but can both of them
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| now reachingstandards usually associated
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| | be called a laptop?
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| with high end Desktop PCs.
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| | Perhaps, but the Xtreme SL8 is more or
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| But at some point even the most dedicated
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| | less a neatlytrimmed down packaged
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| gamer has to ask:when is a laptop not a
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| | desktop. Not that there is anythingwrong
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| laptop?
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| | with that as long as you understand what
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| If you take the literal meaning of the
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| | you'regetting when you're buying one; you
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| word, you should beable to fit or sit a
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| | won't be sitting withthis baby on your
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| laptop comfortably on your lap for
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| | lap for long periods or lugging it
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| anextended period of time. Portability
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| | aroundover long distances.
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| should also be anotherdefining feature;
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| | For those of us studying laptop designs
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| you should be able to easily carry
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| | (there are suchcreatures in the world
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| yourlaptop around with you wherever you
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| | unfortunately) over a long period oftime,
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| go. Otherwise, why notjust buy a Desktop
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| | you can't help but notice how much power
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| PC instead of a laptop?
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| | andperformance can now be crammed into an
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| The long-standing argument has been power
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| | ever-shrinkingpackage. Nor can you ignore
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| or performance;you can get higher
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| | the trend that Desktop PCs arelooking
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| performance out of a Desktop PC than
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| | more and more like laptops, especially
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| youcan get from any laptop. Maybe so, but
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| | the monitors.
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| the gap is narrowingquickly.
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| | Even the trademark Desktop Tower is
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| Recent extreme gaming laptops are
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| | getting slimmer andmore streamlined.
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| offering some veryimpressive specs. Just
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| | There will probably come a time when
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| take, for example, the new Xtreme
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| | allthe tower components will evolve into
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| SL8 from Rock (a UK laptop manufacturer),
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| | such small compactentities, calling it a
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| and you will seethat stacking has taken
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| | tower will be a gross exaggeration.
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| on a whole new meaning.
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| | One can plainly see, the Desktop PC days
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| The Xtreme SL8 is one heck of a
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| | are numbered,especially when you consider
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| mean-machine with ultimateraw stacking
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| | we have an inherent need tomake
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| power with four Intel Core 2 processor
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| | everything smaller and more compact.
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| cores,two NVIDIA 8800M GTX SLi graphics
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| | Besides, why takeup all that space when
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| cards and three 7200rpm
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| | you can get the same performance ina
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| SATA hard drives. This gaming machine can
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| | smaller package. This is another example
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| crunch numbersand offer top mobile
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| | where big maynot necessarily be better.
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| performance benchmarks. It might evengive
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| | The line between what is a laptop and
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| the old PC some serious laptop envy!
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| | what is a desktopcomputer will continue
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| This machine supports up to 4GB DDR2 RAM
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| | to be blurred as computer makerskeep
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| (available up to
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| | offering up what the consumer wants. At
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| 800MHz) with DX10 graphics. Plus, you
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| | some point inthe not too distance future
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| have all the high endfeatures such as
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| | the two products will probablyconverge
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| HD-DVD Writer combo drive, TV Tuner,
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| | into a light, portable package that can
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| Hi-res 17" WUXGA X-Glass (1920x1200)
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| | be carriedanywhere. Why not just call
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| Display, Webcam, 7.1
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| | everything a Mobile Computerand be done
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| Surround Sound Output with 4 speakers...
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| | with it.
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| However, all this stacking power and
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| | But for now, gaming enthusiasts will
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| fully loaded featurestakes up a lot of
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| | still have a choicewhen buying their
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| space. The Xtreme SL8 weighs in at
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| | ultimate gaming machine - a Desktop PC
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| alittle under 12 pounds (5.3 kg) and
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| | ora laptop such as the Xtreme SL8.
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| around 15.5 inches
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| | However, calling the lastone a laptop is
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| (394) mm by 12 inches (299 mm). At two
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| | still stretching the imagination to
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| and a half inchesthick this is not your
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| | itslimits, no matter how you define it.
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| Apple Air.
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| | The author runs an online Laptop Guide
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| Nor is it trying to be, but some
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| | featuring the latesttop gaming laptops:
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| comparisons have to bemade if we're
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| classifying both of these computing
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| | on Toshiba, Dell,
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| machinesas laptops. The Apple Air is 3
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| | Apple, Sony, Alienware... try here:
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| pounds (1.36 kg) and underan inch thick
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| | 2008 Titus Hoskins. This article may be
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| (1.94 cm) so it truly is a portable
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| | freely distributedif this resource box
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| laptopwith 5 hours of battery life. This
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