OCZ Goes DIY With New Gaming Laptop Platform

[Craig]

This is pretty cool news for those of us on the go that still like to get our game on when we travel. OCZ is about to launch a do-it-yourself laptop that caters to PC gaming enthusiasts according to Engadget.

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We've seen this attempted a few times before, but it's hard to imagine OCZ's entry into build-it-yourself laptops will be any more successful. The new OCZ DIY Gaming Notebook is a 7 pound 15.4-inch backbreaker, which comes standard with an NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT video card, Intel PM965 northbridge, SATA support for hard drives, 8x dual-layer DVD burner, four USB 2.0 ports, ExpressCard and a fingerprint leader. The problem is that the "optional components" are WiFi, Bluetooth 2.0 and a TV tuner, with only the last of those being truly optional on a regular enthusiast laptop. It's nice of OCZ to provide documentation and a warranty for those who really want to get under the hood of a modern laptop, but we're guessing most gamers these days would give up a bit of a customization for a straight-up well priced performer. No word on price or availability.

Obviously, a big part of this product's success will depend on how well the GPU manufacturers (ATi and Nvidia) can support upgrade paths for graphics processors. Slow graphics = slow gaming = lots of OCZ DIY laptops collecting dust in warehouse shelves.

Original link: DailyTech

[bacon_x]

how much do you think its going to run for? and in comparison to a decent gaming laptop?

[Craig]

no word on pricing yet. i would hope it is a barebones rig in the mid $xxx range with the ability to upgrade the screen for a few more sheckles

[bacon_x]

so do you think it could eventually be worth it if they do it correctly? or do you think its going to fail with dell making more more of an effort to get alienware rigs out there?

[Fischig]

Hmmmmm... I'll have to look into this. I travel a lot, and it would be nice to be able to play cs:s with more than 8 fps.