And here goes another PC manufacturer upgrades its products and adds the hot Intel Core 2 Duo (Merom) processor onto its configuration. The Rock (cool name, btw) now presents the Merom-edition of its monster gaming laptop, the Xtreme CTX Pro series. There are three models in this line-up, but let’s take a look at the most powerful (and most expensive) one, XCTX-PRO-T76. Measures 397 x 294 x 44mm and weighs 3.9kg, this 17-inch notebook offers an Intel Core 2 Duo T7600 (2.33GHz) processor, a 1GB of DDR2 RAM (2×512MB), a nVidia GeForce Go 7950 GTX graphics card with 512MB of VRAM, and 100GB of 7,200rpm SATA HDD. With the retail price of £1749 (incl. VAT), the laptop is also equipped with a dual-layer DVD burner and come with pre-installed Windows XP Home Edition operating system.

Back to the graphics engine, the usage of nVidia’s GeForce Go 7950 GTX makes it possible for the laptop to deliver ultra-smooth, high-definition H.264, WMV, and MPEG-2 movies with minimal CPU utilization low power consumption, thanks to nVidia PureVideo technology. Witth it, Rock’s Xtreme CTX Pro notebook is ready for the future too with H.264 HDTV decoding hardware acceleration built in.

Rock Xtreme CTX Pro Gaming Laptop Specs

• Up to Intel® Core 2 Duo T7600 processor (2 x 2.33GHz)
  – Featuring Intel® Centrino™ Duo Mobile Technology
  – 4MB Level 2 Cache
• ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 128MB with HyperMemory up to 512MB
  NVIDIA GeForce Go 7950 GTX 512MB
• 17″ WSXGA+ X-Glass TFT Screen (1680 x 1050) / 17″ WUXGA+ X-Glass TFT Screen (1920 x 1200) (Optional)
• Up to 3GB DDR2 667MHz RAM
• 7200rpm Hard Drive as standard – 33% faster than 4200rpm drives
• 2nd HDD (Optional)
• 8x Dual Layer (-/+) DVD Writer
• TV Tuner (Optional)
• 2nd Battery (Optional)
• Intel Pro 802.11a/b/g Integrated Wireless LAN
• Gigabit 10/100/1000 LAN
• 1 x IEEE1394 Firewire
• 4 x USB 2.0
• Bluetooth
• Express Card Slot
• 4 in 1 Card Reader
• S-Video out & DVI Port (VGA Converter Included)
• Webcam with video recording
• SRS WOW Surround sound
• 7.1 Surround Sound Output
• Microsoft® Windows® XP Home
• Roxio Creator™ 7
• Napster™ (1 month subscription)
• Microsoft® Works 8 and Microsoft® Office 2003 (60 day trial)
• 3 Year Collect & Return Warranty
• 7 day peace of mind guarantee, return your notebook within 7 days and we’ll give you your money back (excl. carriage charges)

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