News - BFG fleshes out monster 18.4in Deimos notebook

[HEXUS]

BFG's first-ever notebook is here, and it's a mobile powerhouse.

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[Scarlet Infidel]

I know basically nothing about desktop replacement laptops, but it strikes me that someone wanting a portable powerhouse, regardless of cost, is likely to wait for mobile i7 cpus. Have I missed something here?

[aidanjt]

More fundamentally, BFG are using names of the moons of Mars, as seen in the Doom series. No mention of battery size/life then (or lack thereof)?

[kingpotnoodle]

More fundamentally, BFG are using names of the moons of Mars, as seen in the Doom series. No mention of battery size/life then (or lack thereof)?

You don't buy one of these and expect to be able to use away from a wall!!

The battery is at best a portable UPS to allow you to change plugs when you move seats...

[Novo]

I can't help thinking that branding the Deimos a 'notebook' is ambitious.

It's more of a Workstaion with Integrated Interfaces...
...no wait, hold on.

[Revilgo]

Time to work those lung and belly muscle when using this monster on the sofa. And possibly increasingly frequent trips to the loo.

[kingpotnoodle]

Time to work those lung and belly muscle when using this monster on the sofa. And possibly increasingly frequent trips to the loo.

Purchase yourself a heat proof mat to protect your lap!!

[Tunnah]

would like to see single GPU on the basic option and a lower entry price - it only does 1080p res so a single GT280M would let most games show off at that res with very acceptable settings/framerates

[John Malley]

would like to see single GPU on the basic option and a lower entry price - it only does 1080p res so a single GT280M would let most games show off at that res with very acceptable settings/framerates

You can select to have only one GTX 260M in the configurator. You can also configure to only have one HDD, so the starting price would be $1859. And with the current 10% off, that would be even less.