AVADirect Clevo M980NU - Intel Core 2 Extreme

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Pros:

Beautiful 18.4" LCD, Excellent performance, Good looking design.
Excellent overall performance; crisp HD display; powerful audio output

Cons:

Battery is more of a power backup, Loud cooling system while gaming.
DirectX 10 performance is not quite field-leading; heavy; lacks Blu-ray drive

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Last revision on October 15, 2009

Reviewers Liked

Beautiful 18.4" LCD, Excellent performance, Good looking design
Excellent overall performance; crisp HD display; powerful audio output

Reviewers Didn't Like

Battery is more of a power backup, Loud cooling system while gaming
DirectX 10 performance is not quite field-leading; heavy; lacks Blu-ray drive

Expert reviews and ratings

If you’re keen on something that’s comparable to the Alienware M17x, but don’t want your laptop to look like an extraterrestrial entity, the Clevo M980NU should fulfill your mobile gaming...

By ComputerPowerUser on October 15, 2009

A gaming rig fueled by a quad-core CPU and powerful SLI graphics, the Clevo M980NU outpaced the field-leading Alienware M17x on most of our benchmark tests, but it came up short in terms of DirectX 10 performance....

By Computer Shopper on September 01, 2009

The Clevo M980NU is a gaming powerhouse, especially when packed with dual NVIDIA GTX 280m graphics cards and a QX9300 quad-core processor. Even though our configuration cost well over $4,000, thrifty users can scale down the processor and storage...

By Notebook Review on September 09, 2009