Vigor Gaming Announces New Notebook PCs.Models Feature Widescreen Displays, Intel "Santa Rosa" Platforms and Added Gaming and Security Functions CITY OF INDUSTRY, Calif. -- Vigor Gaming Computer, a developer of custom desktop and notebook gaming rigs and high-end peripherals, today announced a new series of notebook PCs that has something for everyone - from entry level notebook PCs suitable for the college dorm, to a powerful desktop replacement system with 20-inch wide screen display. Five new models are being offered that feature the latest Intel and AMD (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, www.amd.com) A major manufacturer of semiconductor devices including x86-compatible CPUs, embedded processors, flash memories, programmable logic devices and networking chips. notebook CPU CPU in full central processing unit Principal component of a digital computer, composed of a control unit, an instruction-decoding unit, and an arithmetic-logic unit. Technology and NVIDIA graphics cards, with many custom options available. The largest display system in the new line, named Atlantis PRO, is powered by an AMD Turion A version of the Athlon 64 CPU from AMD designed for thin, lightweight laptops. The Turion 64 CPUs dissipate as little as 25 watts compared to 65 for the Athlon. Introduced in 2005, Turion enhanced AMD's line of mobile CPUs, which included the Mobile Athlon 64 for full-sized laptops and 64 X2 Mobile Processor and dual NVIDIA GeForce Go 7950 GTX graphics processors in SLI configuration. Vigor Gaming has loaded this notebook with a pair of 250GB hard drives in RAID-0 and a 20-inch widescreen WSXGA (Wide Super XGA) A wide screen resolution of 1680x1050 pixels. See PC display modes.  + (1680x1050) active matrix display (hardware) active matrix display - A type of liquid crystal display where each display element (each pixel) includes an active component such as a transistor to maintain its state between scans.Contrast passive matrix display. . The base MSRP is $2,799 (US). The Vigor Gaming Atlantis model uses an Intel Core 2 Duo CPU with the same dual NVIDIA graphics processors with a 17-inch WUXGA (Wide Ultra XGA) A wide screen resolution of 1900x1200 pixels. See PC display modes. (1920x1200) display. The Atlantis is designed more as a notebook gaming
rig, with dual programmable gaming buttons and multiple hard drives
featuring a capacity of up to 750GB in RAID-0. The Intel-powered
Atlantis has a base MSRP of $2,419.
The Vigor Gaming Artorius PRO, Ares PRO and Ares notebook PCs all have an added level of security with built-in fingerprint readers. The Artorius PRO is built with the latest Intel Santa Rosa Chipset with Centrino Duo Processor Technology and NVIDIA 8700M GT graphics to handle the most graphic-intensive games, business applications and multi-media operations. The Centrino Core 2 Duo See Core 2. processor offers desktop-level performance at a fraction of the power consumption. It features a 17-inch WUXGA (1920x1200) widescreen display and support for the latest wireless N standard Intel 4965AGN antenna. Base price is $1925. The Ares PRO is a more custom notebook offering, with Intel's Core 2 Duo desktop-class CPUs up to 2.93GHz, NVIDIA GEFORCE GO 8600M GT graphics, 2GBs of DDR2 memory, 120GB SATA hard drive, and widescreen 15.4-inch WSXGA+ display. The Ares PRO has an MSRP of $1,899. The Ares is the last of the new Vigor notebook series and is designed for price-conscious users without skimping 'skimping' Managed care The delaying or denial of services to members of a prepaid or 'capped' health plan, to control costs–because the monies received by the health plan remain constant, providing 'extra' services is more costly to the plan. See Skimming, Capitation. on features or performance. The Ares features Intel's Core 2 Duo mobile processors and NVIDIA's GEFORCE 8600M GT graphics with a choice of 15.4-inch 1280x800 widescreen or WSXGA+ (1680x1050) matte widescreen displays. Base price is $1299. Standard features on all new Vigor Gaming notebook models include 8X DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. +/-R/RW optical drive, built-in wireless LAN and Bluetooth wireless connectivity, TV tuner with optional remote, built-in video camera from 1.3 to 2.0M depending on the model, Hi-def 3D digital audio, memory expandable to 4GB on all models, 56K modem, and Microsoft Windows VISTA Home basic See Windows Vista versions. 32-bit preloaded with original DVD. All Vigor notebook PCs are backed by a one-year limited parts and labor warranty with 3-year option available. Vigor Gaming customers can customize any model with many self-build options including custom paint schemes. All models are available direct from Vigor Gaming at www.vigorgaming.com. About Vigor Gaming Vigor Gaming, headquartered in the City of Industry, California is a manufacturer of leading-edge gaming technology, peripherals, and extreme computing rigs. Founded in 2004, Vigor's engineering team consists of seasoned computer hardware veterans whose charter is to deliver performance, craftsmanship and durability. For more information, contact Vigor Gaming at 1-866-907-3536, sales@VigorGaming.com. |
|
||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion