Clevo D900C Gaming Noteboook to Feature Desktop Chipset, CPU

Laptop maker Clevo will unveil at CeBIT Show in Germany this week the new D900C gaming laptop, which will be based on Intel’s desktop PC-use 965 chipset with Core 2 Duo Extreme processor and with Nvidia’s SLI graphics system utilizing two video cards.

Clevo’s the “World’s Fastest Notebook”, features a 17-inch widescreen display with 1680 x 1050 or 1920 x 1200 resolution and can be configured with one of the desktop Intel Core 2 Duos or with Core 2 Duo Extreme processor (both codenamed Conroe). It is not currently known if the Clevo D900C will feature dual Nvidia Geforce Go 7950 GTX or forthcoming Geforce Go 8800 GPUs, according to NotebookReview.

Clevo D900C has up to 4GB of main memory and up to three hard drives support and 2-bay optical drive support.

The Taiwanese D900C, which will be sold in the United States by Sager as the NP9260 and by Pro-Star under 9191D name, will have 7.1 channel audio with two built-in internal speakers, an internal TV tuner and a 1.3 megapixel web camera. Clevo’s new notebook offers four USB ports, a 7-in-1 Card Reader, two FireWire ports, VGA, DVI and S-Video outputs, as well as LAN, a 56k modem and Bluetooth connections. There is no information on wireless connectivity options.

This gaming notebook weighs 11.9 lbs with battery, and will ship with pre-loaded Windows Vista Home Premium operating system, according to the specification published at NotebookReview website.

Where can I get a Clevo D900C laptop.

[...] This 17-inch DreamBook, designed for gaming, is based on the Clevo’s D900C and comes with an option of Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.40GHz quad-core desktop processor. Other important DreamBook Power D90 SLI’s features, which are not present in common laptops, are a dual graphics powered by two nVidia GeForce Go 8800 GTX 2×512MB video cards in SLI mode, and a storage solution using up to two solid state drives and an additional standard hard drive simultaneously. [...]

[...] Basically, the Phantom-X is an upgraded version of the Phantom D900C, based on Clevo’s D900C. The Phantom-X is currently configurable with a single or dual (SLI mode) Nvidia GeForce Go 7950GTX 512MB dedicated video cards. According to its product page, Eurocom Phantom-X will be additionally available with GeForce 8700GTX or Nvidia Quadro FX3500 graphics, also in single or dual GPU configurations. The notebook’s 17″ widescreen display provides 1920-by-1200 pixels resolution, while for the external high-definition TV support there are HDTV S-Video 7-wire output, a DVI Dual Link port with HDCP, and a HD audio. [...]

[...] Since this laptop is built on Clevo’s D900C, it should feature wired LAN and a 56K modem, four USB ports, an ExpressCard slot, a 7-in-1 media card reader, and FireWire port, as well as VGA, DVI and S-Video outputs. It should weigh around 11.9 lbs. [...]