You want the meanest, baddest gaming notebook on the planet? Look no further than the eX-L 18, a serious contender for that ever-temporary title by featuring the following :-

• Dual Nvidia GeForce GTX 280M GPUs
• Up to a 2.53 GHz Intel Core 2 Extreme Quad CPU
• 18.4″ display


• Maximum of 8 GB RAM


• Three 2.5″ SATA or SSD drives (RAID configurations are possible), DVD or Blu-ray optical drives
• VGA and HDMI 1.3b video out
• 3-megapixel webcam
• Optional ATSC TV tuner
• 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 2.1 connectivity
• Up to 7.1 digital audio
  output
• Three USB 2.0 ports (only?)
• One FireWire port
• ExpressCard slot
• eSATA port
• 7-in-1 media card reader

To complete that offering, the Maingear eX-L plus boasts an illuminated keyboard with a separate numeric keypad to manufacture certain your gaming sessions won’t go interrupted even in low light conditions, while a full-size touchpad and instant access buttons for mail, Web and media playback control construct certain you remain on top of things when it comes to the working world as well. You will need to dig deep though as the Maingear eX-L 18 will start from $2,999 upwards. Ouch!