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Clevo x7200 
Clevo x7200Developer Clevo Type Desktop replacement laptop Release date September 2010 CPU Desktop Intel Core i7 for LGA 1366 Website Clevo x7200 The Clevo x7200 is a 17.3" laptop manufactured by Clevo. It debuted in September 2010. Unlike other laptops, the x7200 is designed to run a desktop Intel Core i7 for LGA 1366 socket.[1] In addition, the x7200 may also be configured with dual link video cards using either nVIDIA GeForce GTX (Fermi architecture) in SLI or AMD (ATI) Mobility Radeon 6970 in Crossfire configuration.[2][3] The x7200 is also capable of various RAID configurations. Standard configurations include RAID 0, RAID 1, and RAID 5. Custom configurations even include removing the optical drive and replacing it with a 4th HDD for RAID 10.[4]
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Performance
When configured with a Intel i7 980X/990X and NVIDIA SLI or AMD Crossfire GPUs, no other contemporary laptop can match the performance or benchmark results of the x7200. In fact, the x7200 rivals performance of desktop systems.[5] These traits make the x7200 an attractive choice for gamers and LAN parties, software developers, and video editors.[6]
System highlights
- Intel Core i7 CPU (including the i7-980X and i7-990X. This differs from mobile CPUs usually found in laptops.
- 3 to 4 internal drive bays allow for a greater number of SSD or HDD devices which provides a larger amount of disk storage than a traditional laptop.
- Dual video cards. The Clevo x7200 can be configured with nVidia SLI or ATI CrossFire technology which allows for high end graphics not normally found in a laptop.
Branding
Clevo laptops are not sold directly to customers instead they are branded and sold through boutique resellers.[7] Some notable reseller/model names are:
- AVADirect x7200
- Eurocom Panther 2.0
- Maingear Titan 17
- MALIBAL Nine x7200
- Origin PC EON17
- Sager NP7280
Accolades
At the time of its release in September 2010, the x7200 was crowned "King of the Desktop Replacement" by AnandTech.[8]
Known issues
Soon after its release, it was reported[by whom?] certain x7200/NP7280 configurations under heavy use would cause the power supply unit (PSU) to cut out, switching the power to the laptop's battery.[citation needed] In order to prevent the problem, Clevo developed a power connecting bridge so two PSUs could be used in tandem to provide the necessary power to the system, thus preventing the PSU from a fault.[citation needed]
References
- ^ Westover, Brian "AVADirect Clevo X7200", PC Magazine, January 4, 2011
- ^ Soderstrom, Thomas "AVADirect’s X7200: The GeForce GTX 485M SLI Mobile Graphics Giant", Tom's Hardware, April 1, 2011
- ^ Soderstrom, Thomas "AMD's Mobility Radeon HD 6970 In CrossFire On Eurocom's Panther", Tom's Hardware, January 31, 2011
- ^ "EUROCOM Launches RAID 10 Notebooks with Superfast 480GB SSDs", TechPowerUp, September 29, 2010
- ^ Soderstrom, Thomas "Is That A Notebook? MALIBAL's Six-Core, Dual-GPU, Speed Demon - As Good As 'It' Gets", Tom's Hardware, November 3, 2010
- ^ Mason, Pete Eurocom announces HDMI-in equipped laptop, Hexus, September 20, 2010
- ^ Mossesgeld, Rico "Up-Close With Clevo's New Desktop Replacements", Tom's Hardware, June 2, 2010
- ^ Walton, Jared "AVADirect Clevo X7200: Six Cores, SSD RAID, and GTX 480M SLI Yields World's Fastest DTR Notebook", AnandTech, October 7, 2010
External links
- Official website
- Notebook Review, Charles P. Jefferies, "Clevo X7200 Review", 6 December 2010
- PC Magazine, Brian Westover, "AVADirect Clevo X7200", 4 January 2011
- Tom's Hardware, Thomas Soderstrom, "Inside The Nine X7200", 3 November 2010
- PC Laptops Review, "Clevo X7200 gaming laptop"
- Xotic PC, "Sager NP7280 (Clevo X7200) Ultimate Laptop Review Part 1 of 2 By Xotic PC.com", 18 September 2010 (YouTube video review)
- Computer Shopper, John R. Delaney, "MALIBAL Nine X7200", November 2010
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