Gaming peripheral manufacturer Razer decided to get into the PC making game last year at CES with it’s prototype Switchblade, and this year it has the first of those efforts to show off on the show floor. While visiting the Razer booth I was able to get some hands on with the Blade, which was more »

Asus has scored an industry first with its recently announced G71V notebook. The 17-inch notebook will be the first true mobile quad-core gaming notebook to be released in the market. While others may have quad-core processors in their machines, the fact that the Asus G71V got it in a mobile computing machine gives the company some bragging rights.

For those who are fond of overclocking their notebook to achieve maximum performance, they will be glad to know that despite the G71V’s stock Core 2 Extreme chip running at 2.53GHz, Asus didn’t put any hardware restriction on the G71V notebook. Hence, users can pretty much push the notebook’s performance to rival desktop PCs. More details after the break.

Considering the popularity of MMO games these days, there are many who want nothing more than to take their virtual RPG characters on the road. Gaming laptops tend to be on the expensive side, and many will cost a few thousand dollars. However, Asus has recently released the relatively inexpensive G50V.

The Asus G50V is packed with many internal bonuses including a 2.53GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T9400 processor, an Nvidia GeForce 9700M GT 512 graphics card, and 4GB 800MHz DDR2 RAM. Additional features include a 2.0-megapixel webcam, a DVD burner, plus a 15-inch screen with 1,680 x 1,050 resolution.

MSI has announced a new addition to its line-up of gaming notebooks – the 14.1-inch GX400. Boasting of powerful features when it comes to graphics and processing power, the GX400 is equipped with an nVIDIA Geforce 9600M GT 3D graphics card with a built-in DDR3 512MB VRAM, an Intel Core 2 Duo processor and Intel PM45 Express Chipset.

Complementing those features are the GX400′s vivid image enhancement technology, Dolby Surround Sound, a 1.3 megapixel webcam, DTV receiver, HDMI, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and a long battery life which is perfect for Blu-ray movie playback. In addition, the GX400 also features a quick launch touch sensor for switching to its five different modes – gaming, movie, presentation, office and turbo battery. The GX400 comes with up to 500GB or hard drive space, and either a DVD Super-Multi or Blu-ray optical drive.

Just in time for the school openings in the US, Gateway has released a new gaming notebook called the Gateway P-7811 FX. Since this machine is geared for the gaming community, it has to come with a powerful graphics card. Fortunately for the P-7811 notebook, it is loaded with NVIDIA’s GeForce 9800M GTS graphics card more »