Vology Limited Edition Predator X-2 Billed As World’s Fastest Gaming Laptop

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As far as bold (seemingly unsubstanciated?) claims go, Vology’s claim that their new Limited Edition Predator X-2 gaming laptop is ‘the fastest and most powerful gaming laptop in the world’ is certainly up their with the best of them – though it would have been nice to see a series of benchmarks to add some weight to the claim.

Certainly, on paper, the Predator X-2 is undoubtedly an impressive piece of kit and we have no doubt that a machine of such specifications would eat most games for breakfast but (and it’s a big but) surely if the Predator X-2 is that fast the least the company could do is offer some idea of its performance. For example, rather than merely stating ‘ you can now play Crysis on the highest settings’ we’d much rather Vology added some idea of exactly what FPS the Predator X-2 offers at particular resolutions, exactly what level of detail, what degree of anti-alisaing, etc, etc.

Perhaps it’s just us but if you had produced ‘the fastest and most powerful gaming laptop in the world’ wouldn’t you want to knock prospective customers dead with such details paired with benchmarks to substantiate your claims? We would and, more importantly, if we were considering splashing out a hefty $4599.99 for a gaming laptop we certainly wouldn’t part with the cash in the face of such ambiguity.

Don’t get us wrong, we are not saying that these claims are untrue, merely that we cannot help but remain somewhat sceptical in the absence of some good, hard, cold figures. And such information is so overtly and so patently lacking that we can only come to one of two possible conclusions: either this laptop is not actually as fast as Vology claim or Vology are just particularly poor at product promotion. Which it is, we couldn’t possibly say and we only truly know when the Predator X-2 is independently benchmarked.

Vology Limited Edition Predator X-2 Specifications:

• Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Processor Q6700 2.66GHz 1066MHz 8MB
• Operating System: Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate X64 Edition
• Main Memory: Crucial 4GB DDR2 at 800mhz
• Video Graphics & Memory: nVidia GeForce 8800M GTX 512MB DDR3
• Display: 17″ WSXGA+WUXGA Glare (Glossy) Type Display
• Hard Drive: Hitachi 200GB 7200rpm SATA 16MB
• Optical Drive: Pioneer 8X DVD±R/RW / 4X+Dual Layer / 5X DVD-RAM w/ Software
• Video Camera: Integrated1.3M Digital Video Camera
• Card Reader: 7-in-1
• Connectivity: Integrated V.90/56K Modem (V.92 compliant) / 10/100/1000BASE-TX Fast Ethernet LAN Card/ internal Intel PRO/Wireless 4965AGN LAN 802.11n a/g/n LAN / Bluetooth
• Interface: 4xUSB 2.0 / 1 x VGA / 1 x S-Video / 1 x CATV / 1 x RJ-11 / 1 x RJ-45 / 1 x Mini IEEE 1394a / 1 x Express Card 54 Slot / 1 x DVI / 2 x S-Video / 1 x Line-In / 1 x SPDIF Out / 1 x Microphone / 1 x Headphone
• Keyboard: Full-Size Keyboard with Scroll Touch Pad2 with User Definable Gaming Hot Keys
• Audio Built-in high quality speakers and internal microphones
• Security: Trend Micro Internet Security Pro 2008 (30-Day Free Trial)
• Battery Pack & Life: 12-cell Smart Lithium Ion Battery with estimated 3.5 Hours of Usage
• Supplied Accessories: A/C / Adapter with Power Cord / Carrying Case

(Note the battery life of a mere 3.5 hours!)

A beautifully specified laptop, certainly. The ‘fastest and most powerful gaming laptop in the world’ perhaps, but you’ll forgive us if we reserve judgement until we see the results of independent benchmarking. However, in the meantime, a little more insight from Vology concerning the capabilities of their Limited Edition Predator X-2 really wouldn’t go a miss.

Seen benchmarks for the Limited Edition Predator X-2 gaming laptop? Please pop us a link so we can offer it up here.

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