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Maingear announces Pulse 17, the 'world's thinnest' 17-inch gaming notebook

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I have to say, I am very very impressed with this. If money is no object (prices start at just over $2k) then this might be the gaming laptop for you. With an Intel Core i7 4700HQ, Geforce GTX 765M, 16GB Dual Channel DDR3 - 1600Mhz, Killer NIC, 1TB HDD and 2x 480GBGB SSD in Raid 0 and a Removable Li-Polymer Lithium-Ion the specs are very very impressive. TBH until I can see a hands on review of this by someone I respect (cough @Linus) I am going to reserve comment but I will say I am impressed

 

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Technical Specification:
  • Video Card: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 765M
  • Display: 17.3" Full HD 1920 x 1080 - (1080p) Widescreen (16:9 Aspect Ratio) LED Backlit
  • Processor: Intel® Core i7 4700HQ
  • Memory: 16GB Dual Channel DDR3 - 1600Mhz
  • Hard Drive: Up to 1TB HDD and 2x 480GBGB Solid State Drive
  • Network Adapter: Killer™ Gaming NIC, 802.11n Wireless, optional 802.11ac
  • Audio: 2 speakers, 1 sub-woofer
  • Media Card Reader: Built in 7-in-1 Media Card Reader (MMC/RSMMC/MS/MS Pro/MS Duo/SD/Mini-SD)
  • Operating System: Genuine Windows® 8 Home, Professional or Ultimate 64-Bit
  • Battery: Removable Li-Polymer Lithium-Ion
  • I/O Ports: 1 HDMI out, 4 USB 3.0, 2 mini display ports, , 1 RJ-45 LAN
  • Dimensions: (W)16.47" x (H)0.85" x (D)11.29"
  • Price: Starts at $2099

 

 

 

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http://www.engadget.com/2013/11/04/maingear-pulse-17-gaming-laptop

http://www.maximumpc.com/maingear_makes_move_thin_and_light_gaming_laptops_pulse_172013

http://www.notebookreview.com/default.asp?newsID=7003&news=Maingear_Introduces_Ultra_Thin_Pulse_17_Gaming_Notebook

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just thick enough for USB, nice!

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Impressive but i don't like "gaming" notebooks that are massively overpriced. Why would you put 2k or over in a notebook that would give you the gaming experience of a 700-1000 dollar at most desktop.

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Finally a gaming/WS laptop that doesn't look like it it designed for kids. I wish all laptops looked this sleek. The blue/red trim is a nice touch while not making it look to outlandish. Also, that thin form factor  :o !

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It actually looks really nice! But 'dat price tag.

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I'm wondering if the 2 mini-DPs also provide thunderbolt?

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im guessing the heat on the keyboard is gonna be alot. 

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Impressive but i don't like "gaming" notebooks that are massively overpriced. Why would you put 2k or over in a notebook that would give you the gaming experience of a 700-1000 dollar at most desktop.

 

its for people who travel or people who use their computers outside of their houses. i bring my laptop so i can play games in my bullcrap college classes that the school is making me take to graduate.

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Well, you no longer need a grill, just place food on keyboard, furmark+prime, wait and bam, cooked food. 

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If they old had a single SSD and filled the rest with a larger battery, it would be the ultimate portable gaming machine pair that with an xbox controller you will have a console for the aeroplane or train ride

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Impressive but i don't like "gaming" notebooks that are massively overpriced. Why would you put 2k or over in a notebook that would give you the gaming experience of a 700-1000 dollar at most desktop.

 

Dude, have you read the specs? No offence, but do you have any idea of what is required to get all of that into a space that small? Like I said, I am reserving judgement for another time but I remain impressed tbh

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I bet it's just a rebranded MSI GS70. A lot of slim gaming laptops are. The exception being the Razer Blade which set the stage for ultrabook form factors for gaming laptops. 

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Tell me it has good battery life please. This looks so promising.

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I never understood 17in laptops or gaming ones so I don't really get this either. Do you need that big of a screen and for 2k? 

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All signs are pointing that it's a MSI. 

 

I never understood 17in laptops or gaming ones so I don't really get this either. Do you need that big of a screen and for 2k? 

 

I never understood 27" desktop gaming. I have a 23" monitor, and that is a tad large for me. It's personal likes. I am sure that there are people that can't game in anything but 27" at 2.5K, while I can't stand anything but 1080p, and I have a friend that doe not care at all about 1080 gaming

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If the price was 1500 I'd grab one when it went on sale to 1000 :3 like I did with my current laptop. I like the power and size. I wonder how it'll preform under max load :3.. feel like overheating would be a problem with it

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not even an ips panel? don't care. anything under 1" is perfectly fine, and thats horrible compared to some of the other ultrablade options out there.

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cool a replacement for my electric stove top!

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I bet it's just a rebranded MSI GS70. A lot of slim gaming laptops are. The exception being the Razer Blade which set the stage for ultrabook form factors for gaming laptops.

 

Looks like it. The ports are the exact same as on the GS70. With this being the case, I really don't see why anyone should buy this since the GS70 itself is $400 less, and the only difference seems to be that this comes with a 256gb ssd and a 1tb hard drive standard, as opposed to the 128gb ssd and 750b hard drive.

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I realy wish this whole raid 0 ssd  trend would go aways  I mean really ssds are fast enough by themselves and most people would put there osn on them so why not raid 1 ?

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Now I just need $2,000

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I realy wish this whole raid 0 ssd  trend would go aways  I mean really ssds are fast enough by themselves and most people would put there osn on them so why not raid 1 ?

 

I'm confused, how can you be 1337 without a 1TB Raid 0 SSD system? :/

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I'm confused, how can you be 1337 without a 1TB Raid 0 SSD system? :/

because I am not 1337 I am practical, and considering how thin that laptop is I doubt it would be easy to do maintenance on it,

the first thing I would do if I got one (which I won't) is delete the raid set up and then set those two to be raid 1 for redundancy

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just thick enough for USB, nice!

 

Usb is the perfect thickness isnt it?

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If only they made a sorta $1500ish version of this...

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