Following a foray into complete computer systems with its Phobos desktop early in 2009, budding astronomers (or indeed Greek mythologists) may have guessed that Deimos would follow shortly after.
Turns out we had to wait some ten months, but without further ado, BFG has today taken the wraps off Deimos - an ultra high-end 18.4in notebook.
Inside the optimistically-mobile system (which looks suspiciously like a Clevo shell), there's enough power to put your average desktop to shame. BFG has equipped Deimos with a choice of Intel Core 2 Duo, Core 2 Quad or Core 2 Extreme processors, up to 8GB of DDR3 memory, up to 1.5TB of storage (via three 2.5in drives in RAID configuration) and there's room for a pair of SLI'd NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280M GPUs.
All that comes together to power a sumptuous full-HD (1,920x1,080) 18.4in LCD display.
You can add Wireless, Bluetooth and Gigabit Ethernet to the spec sheet, as well as HDMI out, DVI out, S/PDIF, four USB ports, eSATA, FireWire, a seven-in-one card reader, a two megapixel webcam, and a fingerprint scanner. Not to mention a five-speaker audio system and a built-in subwoofer.
Not a bad little run around, we reckon, and U.S. pricing starts at $2,299 for the "entry-level" model. BFG's complete specifications can be found below.
Deimos X10 – Performance | Deimos X10 – Advanced | Deimos X10 – Elite | |
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Priced from | $2,299 |
$3,699 |
$4,499 |
Display | 18.4in Full 16:9 HD (1920x1080) TFT LCD | ||
CPU | Intel Core 2 Duo P8700 2.53GHz | Intel Core 2 Quad Q9000 2.00GHz | Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9300 2.53GHz |
GPU | Dual NVIDIA GeForce 260M 1GB (SLI) | Dual NVIDIA GeForce 280M 1GB (SLI) | Dual NVIDIA GeForce 280M 1GB (SLI) |
Memory | 4GB PC3 10600 (1333MHz) DDR3 |
8GB PC3 8500 (1066MHz) DDR3 |
8GB PC3 8500 (1066MHz) DDR3 |
HDD | Two 320GB HDD in RAID 0 (640GB) | Two 500GB HDD in RAID 0 (1TB) | Two 320GB HDD in RAID 0 (640GB) |
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Card Reader | 7-in-1 Card Reader (MMC/RSMMC/MS/MS Pro/MS Duo/SD/Mini-SD) | ||
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OS | Microsoft Windows 7 |