Specs. and initial look
| System Name | Rock Xtreme Ti |
| Processor | Intel Pentium 560 - 3.6GHz, 1MB L2 cache, 200MHz FSB - Prescott core |
| Motherboard | Intel i915P (dual-channel support, PCI-Express) |
| Memory | 1GByte (2x 512MB DDR2 PC4200 SODIMMs) |
| Hard Drives | 2x 60GB 7,200RPM drives in RAID0 |
| Screen | 17" WSXGA+ (1680x1050) - X-Glass |
| Graphics card | ATI Mobility RADEON X800 256MB PCIe |
| Optical drive | NEC ND-6500A |
| Optical drive characteristics | 8x DVD-R, 8x DVD+R, 4x DVD+RW, 4x DVD-RW, 2.4x DVD+R9, 24x CD-R, 16x CD-RW, 8x DVD-ROM (read) |
| Sound | ICH6 High-Definition audio through Realtek CODEC |
| Modem | Smart Link 56k |
| Network | Realtek 8169 Gigabit LAN, CB54G3 802.11/b/g Wireless, Bluetooth | Ports connectivity | 4x USB2.0, 2x 4-pin FireWire400, modem, GbE, S-Video, DVI, Parallel, Serial, audio. headphones |
| Operating system | Windows XP Home SP2 |
| Weight | 5.6KG (without charger) |
| Dimensions | 397mm (w) x 298mm (d) x 49.5mm (h) |
| Warranty | Rockdirect 3-year collect-and-return |
| Price | £1939.56 inc. VAT (as at 13/06/05) |
| Shipping | Included in above price |
| Other notables | 7-in-1 card reader, space for 2nd optical drive, LCD display |
It's of no real surprise that Rock uses the same Clevo D900T chassis as MV does. Both companies share headquarters in Warwick. The top has Rock's badge on it. Remember that the Xtreme Ti is a desktop replacement that pulls no portability punches. It has a 17-inch wide-aspect screen and is geared for performance above all else. That being the case, the laptop weighs in at 5.6KG (without charger), making it, along with MV's Ixius, the heaviest laptop that I've come across. It's disconcerting, from Rock's point of view, to see that Dell can ship a laptop with similar components and keep the weight down to 3.9KG.
One handy aspect that's missing from the Dell Inspiron XPS Gen 2 that was reviewed at HEXUS recently, is the ability to run an audio CD without turning the laptop on. There's a small display, right in the middle, that toggles between a regular clock and elapsed time on the CD. The surrounding buttons act as rudimentary CD-based controls. Note that the screen is lifted by sliding two latches; one on either side.
Note the thickness of the chassis. Clevo quotes a height of 49.5mm, which provides for enough space to hold two slim optical drives. Rock's gone with a single NEC ND-6500A multi-format, dual-layer writer that's pretty quiet when in use. The minimalist look is only spoiled by a Kensington lock socket on the right-hand side.
Looking at the back and you see the attention that needs to be paid to cooling. Note the large copper heatsink on the left-hand side. Moving on to the right, we see a power jack, Serial port, Parallel, DVI output, PS/2, modem, RJ45 (Gigabit LAN), and an Infrared sensor. It's the kind of arrangement that's becoming increasingly common on DTR laptops now.
S-Video flanks high-speed connectivity on the left-hand side. There's 4 USB2.0 ports and a couple of mini-FireWire400 (unpowered) ones further to the right. Audio ports, in the form of microphone-in, line-out, and headphones, sit next to the ubiquitious PCMCIA slot and a handy 7-in-1 multicard reader.
