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  • Maingear updates the eX-L gaming notebook with new Core i5 & i7 CPUs and ATI Radeon HD 5870

    Maingear updates the eX-L gaming notebook with new Core i5 & i7 CPUs and ATI Radeon HD 5870

    Posted on April 20, 2010 | No Comments
    Maingear's eX-L has long been a staple in the gaming notebook scene. The latest update should keep it there, too, with DirectX 11 support courtesy of a little GPU called the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870. The new Core i5 and Core i7 CPUs are nice as well. We won't kick them out of bed but it's the 5870 that we would wine and dine and take home to momma.

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  • MAINGEAR Quantum Shift workstation eats Adobe CS5 for breakfast

    MAINGEAR Quantum Shift workstation eats Adobe CS5 for breakfast

    Posted on April 12, 2010 | No Comments
    Maingear announced their latest today, the Quantum Shift workstation. Designed more for the content developer then the gamer, the Quantum Shift definitely brings the heat. Of course, you customize exactly how much power the Quantum Shift is packing, but it's designed around Nvidia's Quadro FX GPU technology.

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  • Maingear stuffs an Intel Core i7 980X into the SHIFT and still calls it an everyday super computer

    Maingear stuffs an Intel Core i7 980X into the SHIFT and still calls it an everyday super computer

    Posted on March 16, 2010 | No Comments
    The Maingear Shift line is designed for serious computing on a budget. You won't find silly automatic airvents or fancy-pants hard drive trays here. Nope, it's just a good, solid computer platform meant for those looking to have their own super computer. And that super computer goal is even more achievable now that the Intel Core i7 980X is one of the CPU options.

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  • Maingear shows off their new mX-L notebook

    Maingear shows off their new mX-L notebook

    Posted on March 3, 2010 | No Comments
    Maingear just announced their new mX-L 15 notebook, a gaming machine with a price that's not on the crazy scale. It's available in multiple configurations of course, which we'll talk about after the jump.

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  • MAINGEAR ups its game, announces the SHIFT high performance line

    MAINGEAR ups its game, announces the SHIFT high performance line

    Posted on November 2, 2009 | No Comments
    Everyone, Maingear has created a beast in its new SHIFT series. These systems are massive towers of gaming and computing powering. You won't find any design nonsense here. Every aspect of these boys were designed with performance in mind and it shows.

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  • Maingear unveils the EX-L 18 gaming notebook beast

    Maingear unveils the EX-L 18 gaming notebook beast

    Posted on July 23, 2009 | No Comments
    Maingear has thrown everything possible into its latest gaming notebook. This massive machine boosts an 18.4-inch screen, three 3.5-inch SATA or SSD drives, and all the ports that you would expect on a $2,999 rig. But that’s not why it’s impressive. Oh no, this bad boy is packing some serious power. Under the hood of the [...]

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