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Posted September 26, 2012, 11:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Gaming, Hardware
Maingear looks to put an end to hardware compromises that have traditionally come with all-in-one configurations. Their new Alpha 24 Super Stock offers desktop-level hardware in an AIO platform courtesy of Intel’s Thin-Mini ITX standard that's sure to appeal to…
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Posted August 28, 2012, 4:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Hardware
Maingear released their first all-in-one PC only five months ago but they’ve already taken it upon themselves to completely revamp the system from the ground up. The updated Solo 21 AIO has a new look, new hardware and a cheaper…
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Posted August 7, 2012, 8:30 AM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Gaming, Mobile Computing
Settling on a mobile gaming rig just got a little tougher, courtesy of Maingear's new Ivy Bridge- and Kepler-equipped Vybe 15 notebook range. Starting at $1,099, the "Good" configuration should handle most modern games on medium to high settings with a dual-core...
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Posted April 30, 2012, 11:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Gaming
Maingear is set to release an 11-inch gaming laptop powered by Intel’s recently announced Ivy Bridge processor. The Pulse will fill the gap left by Dell’s Alienware M11x, an 11-inch portable gamer that was recently phased out by the company. …
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Posted June 28, 2011, 6:25 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in TechSpot, Hardware
Today we will be looking at the notebook equivalent of the extreme Shift Gaming PC we reviewed a few months back. Known as the Titan 17, our evaluation system consists of an Intel Core i7-990X Extreme Edition processor, a hexa-core desktop CPU operating at 3.46 GHz and two Nvidia GeForce GTX 485M graphics cards.

Other notable hardware includes a 17.3” LED-backlit display running at 1920 x 1080, 6GB of Kingston DDR3-1333 memory, a 120GB Intel 510 solid state drive, a 750GB Western Digital 7200 RPM hard drive, a Blu-ray optical drive, Bigfoot Killer Wireless-N Ultimate network adapter and integrated Bluetooth technology, all running under Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit.
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Posted November 18, 2010, 7:01 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Hardware, Mobile Computing
Maingear has notified us about the launch of two new gaming notebooks: the Alt-15 and Alt-17. Neither appear to be available on the company's website right now, but they should be posted sometime today. Although the machines carry different screen…
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Posted October 22, 2010, 9:30 AM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Hardware
Without fail, boutique system builders like Maingear are quickly updating their desktop offerings to include AMD's freshly launched Radeon HD 6800 series graphics cards. The Radeon HD 6870 and 6850 are now configuration options on the company's Vybe and X-Cube…
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Posted August 26, 2010, 5:45 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in TechSpot, Gaming
Most hardcore enthusiasts will tell you it's better to build your own gaming system rather than getting one pre-built. If not for the enjoyment of putting all the components together yourself, then simply to ensure you're getting high quality parts…
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