Rock Latest to Release a Core i7 Notebook

Posted 07/15/2009 at 7:16am | by Paul Lilly

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With CyberPower, Eurocom, and probably a few others already offering Core i7-based notebooks, you can now add gaming notebook manufacturer Rock to the growing list, who announced two new models, the Xtreme 790 and Xtreme 840. Keep in mind we're talking about shoving a desktop processor into a notebook chassis - Intel's Nehalem-based mobile Clarksfield is still a couple months away.

Interestingly, it's the smaller of the two -- the 17-inch Xtreme 790 -- that packs a Core i7 chip inside. The larger 18.4-inch Xtreme 840 gets its groove on with Intel's Core 2 Duo or Core 2 Quad CPUs.

Both models come configurable with Nvidia's GeForce GTX 280M graphics card with a 1GB frame buffer, Blu-ray drive, up to 6GB of DDR3-memory, and up to 1.5TB of storage. The Xtreme 840 can also be equipped with a second GeForct GTX 280M videocard for SLI gaming.

Other features include four USB 2.0 ports, WiFi, a 7-in-1 card reader, and Windows Vista Home Premium with a free upgrade to Windows 7.

Pricing starts at about $3,259 for the Xtreme 790 and $2,770 for the Xtreme 840.

Image Credit: Rock via Slashgear