AVADirect Clevo W860CU - Intel Core i7

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Pros:

Excellent gaming performance, 3D Vision is cool when it works.

Cons:

The display has severe viewingangle issues, Extremely heavy and bulky for a 15inch display
Short battery life, Limited screen resolution, 3D effects still require external device.

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Last revision on May 19, 2011

Reviewers Liked

Excellent gaming performance, 3D Vision is cool when it works

Reviewers Didn't Like

The display has severe viewingangle issues, Extremely heavy and bulky for a 15inch display
Short battery life, Limited screen resolution, 3D effects still require external device

Expert reviews and ratings

If 3D Vision stereoscopic games and movies appeal to you, the Clevo W850CU is worth a look, but the bulk, LCD viewing-angle issues, and price are barriers....

By PCWorld on August 25, 2010

We were very impressed with the Clevo W860CU 3D, in both outright speed and its mobile 3D capabilities. For 3D gaming on the road or classroom the 120Hz screen and supplied NVIDIA shutter glasses worked very well, even in our bright office setting. For...

By Notebook Review on August 16, 2010

Video Review: 3D gaming is on the go with the AVADirect Clevo laptop bundled with NVIDIA's 3D vision kit, a GTX 285M graphics card and 4 gigs of RAM. Kevin Pereira and Morgan Webb review the 3D gaming laptop that starts at $1,750....

By G4tv.com on August 11, 2010

One of the benefits of reviewing desktop hardware is the way PCs tend to come together like a combination of Lego bricks. Individual components are typically fairly easy to test against each other, often requiring as little as a simple swap. While...

By AnandTech on June 01, 2010

Custom system builder AVADirect is one of the few companies to offer the flexibility of multiple graphics modules within the same notebook model. We used its high-end W860CU to compare AMD's and Nvidia's highest-performance mobile graphics...

By Tom's Hardware UK on May 13, 2010