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If you're a gamer and you've been looking for the perfect 3D notebook then iBUYPOWER has something for you. Introducing the Battalion 101 W860CU-3D which is sporting a 15.6-inch 3D display with a 1,366 x 768 resolution. Inside you'll find an Intel Core i5-520M 2.4GHz CPU, 4GB of DDR3 RAM, a Blu-ray optical drive, Nvidia GTX285M graphics, a 320GB HDD, three USB 2.0 ports, one USB 3.0 port, and Windows 7 Home Premium. Of course, the notebook uses Nvidia's solution so you'll be using their 3D Vision active glasses. This notebook is now available (here) at a base price of $1,749. That wasn't all though.

iBUYPOWER has also unveiled two new desktop PCs. First there's the Paladin E370 which sports a liquid-cooled Intel core i5-750 CPU, 4GB of DDR3 RAM, and a 500GB HDD. You'll find this all crammed inside a PSI Cyclone X gaming case and the whole package will cost you $834. There's also the Paladin F860 desktop which is sporting an Intel Core i7-930 CPU, 6GB of DDR3 RAM, an 8x Blu-ray drive, and a 1TB HDD. This desktop PC will cost you $1,849. Before you say that these are a bit overpriced, you might want to keep in mind that both desktop PCs sport Nvidia's GTX 460 graphics which is pretty powerful.

iBUYPOWER Unveils 3D Battalion 101 W860CU-3D Notebook: Slash Gear
iBUYPOWER Unveils Paladin E370 and F860 Desktops: Slash Gear

Well, waddaya know, another gaming notebook from iBuyPower. This one is the Battalion Touch CZ-11 gaming notebook that packs a 15.6-inch Full HD (1,920 x 1,080) resolution multitouch display. It's packing a nice spec sheet seeing how it's a gaming notebook. Inside you'll find an Intel Core i7 CPU, 4GB of RAM, a 500GB HDD, ATI Radeon HD 5650 graphics, WiFi b/g/n, and an optional Blu-ray drive. The base model is going for $1,100 USD and Engadget is quick to mention that the flaming design is optional. Check it out iBuyPower here.

[Engadget]

iBuyPower has just released their latest notebook and it's their first with an Intel Core i7 CPU. What you see above is the Batallion 101 W870CU which features: a 17.3-inch display with a Full HD (1,920 x 1,080) resolution, up to two 500GB HDDs or two 256GB SSDs, up to 8GB of RAM, and a possible Blu-ray drive. The CPU options range from the 1.6GHz Core i7 to the 2GHz Core i7 Extreme chips. The base price is a whopping $2,114 so it's only for the hardcore. Check it out on their website now to order it - it should ship within two weeks.

[Electronista]

If you're interested, iBUYPOWER has just released their latest gaming laptop, the M865TU. The said gaming notebook will start at $1,499 USD. The M865TU has: a possible 2.93GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T9800 CPU, up to a 500GB HDD / 128GB SSD, up to 4GB of DDR3 RAM, a 15.6-inch display with a 1,680 x 1,050 resolution, and Nvidia's GTX 260 graphics. Like I said, it's available now (here) for a base price of $1,499 USD, but that price could shoot up with the SSD option. It's expected ship date is June 15th, so don't expect your order to hit your mailbox for a while.

[Slash Gear]

iBUYPOWER has been known for their powerful desktop gaming PCs and here's an affordable one that anyone can spend money on. Today, iBUYPOWER has announced the Chimera Gaming System that is very customizable. First of all, it's sporting one of their first "signature cases" with a "super high-gloss" finish.

This gaming desktop PC has Asetek liquid cooling and three 120mm fans made for those intense [gaming] late nights. Like I said, the Chimera is highly customizable. It has your choice of Intel's Core i7 CPU or AMD's AM3 + Phenom II CPUs with ATI or Nvidia's graphics cards. When you purchase one of these sexy gaming rigs you will also have your choice of either Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X. or Halo 2 bundled with it. The Chimera Gaming System is now available for pre-orders with a base price of just $999 USD. The expected ship date is May 29, which is next Friday.

[Slash Gear]

iBUYPOWER is back at it again with their gaming rigs and the one we'll take a look at today is the Gamer Supreme 928i. The spec sheet is decent for the price, so it's definitely worth a look. The 928i will have an Intel Core i7 2.66GHz 920 CPU, the Intel X58 motherboard, 6GB of DDR3 RAM (up to 24GB), a 1TB HDD, and the Nvidia GeForce GTX 285 1GB graphics card. It comes with a wide array of ports, including: 8 USB 2.0, 2 DVI, 2 eSATA, 1 TV out, etc. You get all of this for just $1,299 USD and you can start pre-ordering them right now at NewEgg. This rig is definitely beefy and has a fairly nice spec sheet for the price. Although some hardcore PC gamers create their own rig, this is a good start-up system.

[Slash Gear]

This right here, is a decent bang for you buck. For just $710 USD you get the iBUYPOWER Gamer Power 906. This company managed to pack in an Intel Core 2 Quad processor, the NVIDIA 9600GT graphics card, a 500GB SATA HDD with an extra bonus of 4GB of system, but it only comes with 1GB of RAM. The RAM is the only let down and you'll have to upgrade to have Windows Vista run well on this system. Don't forget that the base price is only $710 USD and it is available now.

[Engadget]

A new rumour has it that this is the Samsung A877 and it will be released later this month, March 29th to be exact. The A877 will have a 3.2-inch AMOLED touchscreen (WQVGA resolution with TouchWiz), a 3MP camera with geotagging, GPS, HSDPA and, as you can see, a slide-out QWERTY keyboard. Like i said it will be released later this month (March 29), through AT&T.

In Lenovo's attempts to go green they have introduced their new ThinkCentre A58 and ThinkCentre M58e desktop PCs. While there is a lot of bickering going on, flaming the author of the article on Engadget, because of his biased opinion on these desktops, these actually look decent to me at least. These 2 desktops have up to 1TB of HDD storage, up to 4GB of RAM and their fastest processor is the Core 2 Quad CPU, which is pretty fast. Of course, there is the optional Blu-ray optical drive, if that's what you're looking for. These desktops will start out at a base price of just $399 USD, so they're worth a second look. Remember that these desktops are leaning towards the green side.

IBuyPower is known (or unknown for some) for their gaming desktop PCs. Today is no different, but with an added bonus. The Gamer Fire 640 and Gamer Paladin F830 has the latest processors from AMD and Intel (respectively) combined with 22-inch Samsung SyncMaster LCDs. The bonus? They are both packing NVIDIA's GeForce 3D Vision into each of their rigs. The Gamer Fire 640 has the "AMD Phenom II X3 720 CPU, 4GB of DDR3 RAM, a 500GB hard drive, a GeForce 9800GTX+ (512MB), dual-layer DVD writer and Vista Home Premium 64-bit." The Paladin, on the other hand, has Intel's Core i7 920 CPU, 6GB of RAM, a Blu-ray optical drive and NVIDIA's GeForce GTX 260 GPU. The base prices for the Gamer Fire 640 and the Gamer Paladin F830 are $1,349 USD and $1,999 USD, respectively.

Do you simply adore computer gaming mice with adjustable weights? Well if you do, this Sharkoon Rush FireGlider gaming mouse may be for you. It has a no-slip grip, a "flame covered paint job", 6 programmable buttons and a maximum resolution of 3,600 DPI. The bottom of the mouse has teflon so that your mouse will glide nice and smooth on your mousepad or whatever surface you lay the mouse on. You can adjust the weight of the mouse to be anywhere from 118 - 135 grams and the mouse itself will cost about €25 ($32 USD).

Samsung A877 (and picture): http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/10/samsung-a877-with-amoled-touchscreen-coming-to-atandt-this-month/
Lenovo ThinkCentre A58 and M58e (and picture): http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/10/lenovo-intros-small-green-thinkcentre-a58-and-m58e-desktops/
IBuyPower's 3D Desktops (and picture): http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/10/ibuypower-trots-out-geforce-3d-vision-equipped-desktops/
Sharkoon Rush FireGlider (and picture): http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/10/sharkoon-rush-fireglider-gaming-mouse-comes-with-weights-flame/

Don't get your hopes up Mac fans, Google Chrome will not be released for the Mac yet. But, it is on the way. Today, you get a taste of what it may look like. It's still in development, but look out for it in the coming months.

IBuyPower looks like they are going to be releasing two new gaming rigs, for the gamers. I would say 'us' gamers, but i can't call myself a gamer anymore, until Starcraft 2 comes out, that is. Anyways, the lower-end model will be the Gamer HAF 91B. This rig will use AMD's Dragon platform and will have the Phenom II X4 920 processor. It also comes with 4GB of DDR2 RAM, a 500GB SATA II HDD, a dual-layer DVD writer, an ATI 512MB Radeon HD 4850 graphics card and a 550-watt power supply. It also has an alright-looking case, the CoolerMaster HAS 932. The higher-end model will be called the Gamer Fire and it will have a Phenom II X4 940 CPU, a 750GB HDD, a Blu-ray drive and has an NZXT Guardian 921 chassis (case). The Gamer HAF 91B is going for $999 USD; meanwhile, the Gamer Fire is going for $1,439 USD. It's up to you to choose which one will suit your needs.

On to more disappointing news we head over to Square Enix. Dragon Quest IX looks like its going to be delayed and that may also affect the, already-late, release date of Final Fantasy XIII. Square Enix has already announced that we'll (North America) be seeing Final Fantasy XIII (at the earliest) in early 2010. Since, Dragon Quest is being pushed back, this might even push Final Fantasy XIII to a mid-2010 launch. Let's go Square Enix, you can do it.

Google will finally let developers sell their Android apps. You will be able to sell apps on the Android Market. Google's apps will work a little bit different from Apple's apps. This is because instead of reviewing each app made, like Apple does, Google will let users rate the application. I don't know how effective this strategy will be but we'll just have to see and find out for ourselves.

If you happened to catch some of the Spike TV Video Game Awards, you may have seen the short trailer for God of War 3. This is the extended version and it looks amazing. The graphics quality is amazing and will, apparently, be one of the best graphical games of all time. Here's the extended trailer, via Blip.tv.



Google Chrome For Mac (and picture): http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2009/02/first-screenshot-of-google-chrome-for.html
IBuyPower Gaming Desktops (and picture): http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/ibuypower-dishes-dragon-based-gaming-desktops-under-1-500/
Dragon Quest IX Delay: http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3172775
Selling Android Apps (and picture): http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-10163656-94.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-5
God of War 3 Trailer (and video): http://kotaku.com/5152887/god-of-war-iii-the-extended-trailer