Cyber System QX18
Specifications
Notebook: Cyber System QX18Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T9900
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280M SLI 1024 MB
Display: 18.4 inch, 16:9, 1920x1080 pixels, glossy: yes
Weight: 5.35kg
Price: 3196 euro
Sold in: DACH
Average of 3 scores (from 2 reviews)
Reviews for the Cyber System QX18
Graphics monster. After some delays the Clevo M98NU barebone has now finally made it onto the German market. With two GeForce GTX 280M graphics cards, support for the fastest current mobile processors from Intel, three 2.5" hard drives and an 18.4" Full HD display, it offers all superlatives in the laptop segment. Whether the overall package turns out to be consistent, find out in our review of the Clevo M98NU gaming laptop.
Foreign Reviews
Source: Notebookcheck
DE→ENSingle Review, online available, Long, Date: 07/14/2009
Rating: Total score: 81% performance: 96% display: 80% mobility: 42% workmanship: 85% ergonomy: 71% emissions: 65%
Source: Notebookjournal
DE→ENSingle Review, online available, Long, Date: 06/14/2009
Rating: Total score: 90% price: 60% performance: 80% features: 50% display: 50% mobility: 20% workmanship: 90% ergonomy: 50%
Comment
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280M SLI:
Two GeForce GTX 280M graphics cards in SLI combination. The performance is about 0-40% faster than a single GTX 280M, depending on the application. Due to the SLI setup, users may experience micro stuttering, especially in the 30fps range.
These graphics cards are able to play the latest and most demanding games in high resolutions and full detail settings with enabled Anti-Aliasing.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
Intel Core 2 Duo: This is the Core Duo and Core Solo successor with a longer pipeline and 5-20% more speed without more power consumption. As an addition to the Core Duo design there exists a fourth decoder, an amplified SSE-unit and an additional arithmetical logical unit (ALU).
The Core 2 Duo for laptops is identical to the desktop Core 2 Duo processors but the notebook-processors work with lower voltages (0.95 to 1188 Volt) and a lower Frontside bus clock (1066 vs 667 MHz). The performance of equally clocked notebooks is 20-25% lower than Desktop PCs because of the lower Frontside bus clock and the slower hard disks.
T9900: Fastest (in 2009) Core 2 Duo Dual Core CPU and similar to the Core 2 Extreme X9100 (withouth the free multiplicator, but instead less TDP and cheaper). Very well suited for games and demanding applications. » Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
18.4": 18 inch display size is a rare and very big size for desktop-replacement laptops. Laptops with 18 inch displays did not exist before 2008. The DTR-laptops can't be carried easily, need much energy but on the other side texts can be read easily and high resolutions are no problem. DTR mainly are intended for stationary usage on desks, where the weight and the energy need are unimportant.
» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.
5.35 kg: This laptop is heavy. Especially desktop replacements with 19 inch display fit in this class of weight. This class is too heavy, even for 17 inch DTR.
84%: This rating should be considered to be average. This is because the proportion of notebooks which have a higher rating is approximately equal to the proportion which have a lower rating.
» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.
