Laptops Arena

The Xtreme CTX is a fine choice for those who love playing games and want a system they can carry around with them, although outright faster systems do exist

Until now, anyone looking for a powerful gaming notebook has been faced with a tough decision. Evesham's Quest A630 SLI notebook stunned us with its 3D speed last month, but it weighed almost 7kg. And it's a similar story with the A-Listed Evesham Quest A620, with its FX-60 processor and single GeForce 7800 GTX graphics pushing weight to nigh-on 6kg.

This month, Rock aims to solve this problem by pairing ATi's brand-new Mobility Radeon X1800 XT graphics with a top-end Core Duo processor. Predictably enough, the ATi chip powered through our standard gaming tests at 1,280 x 1,024: both ran at more than 70fps, which is incredibly fast even for a desktop gaming rig. However, the 17in screen has a massive native resolution of 1,920 x 1,200, and we expected upping our test settings to this would bring the Xtreme to its knees.

Read full review here.