Packard Bell unveils the iPower GX gaming laptop

A whole lot of spec with an urban look

19 September 2008 14:47 GMT / By Verity Burns

Packard Bell has officially unveiled the gaming laptop we brought you news of back in July.

Named the iPower GX, the laptop continues with the brand of Packard Bell's gaming desktop range and has a similar edgy "street art" look to it too.

As you might expect from a gaming laptop it's got a 17-inch 1920 x 1200 HD screen, but more interestingly is powered by Intel's new Core 2 Quad processor Q9100 - dubbed the "most powerful processor Intel has ever made".

There's also an Nvidia GeForce 9800M GTS graphics card and 1GB of dedicated GDDR3 VRAM tucked away under the hood too.

If you're a media buff and looking to make the most out of this machine outside of gaming as well, you can get dual e-Sata hard drives for up to a massive 640GB of storage and there's also an optional Blu-ray drive.

Other things you'll get from this mobile gaming powerhouse is a 1.3-megapixel camera, a 5-in-1 card reader, 3 USB ports, FireWire, one-touch media controls and optional Bluetooth. There's even a built-in fingerprint security device that will stop other pesky gamers getting hold of your gaming secrets.

The machine is due for release in October, and priced at €1499.