If you’re an admirer of the Clevo X7200 notebook then you’ll most likely be interested in the refresh, the Clevo P270WM laptop, with a boost in power. Clevo has opted for a change from its LGA 1366 processors and upgraded to Intel’s LGA 2011 CPU’s based on the X79 chipset and that will no doubt please many looking for a more powerful configuration.

The new P270WM gives purchasers the options of Sandy Bridge-E Core i7-3930K or Core i7-3960K processors and we’re informed this will increase the performance over its predecessor by around 35 to 50%. Graphics is taken care of with an Nvidia GeForce GTX 580M card. Support for SLI configurations is also there and users can also realize more powerful graphics with the Quadro 5010M GPU. The P270WM laptop features a very decent glossy 17.3-inch display with 1080p resolution and also has support for 3 hard drives or SSD’s. There are also 4 SO-DIMM slots.

Cosmetically the appearance of the P270WM looks smarter and has a redesigned backlit keyboard. Other inclusions are optional RAID, 2 USB 3.0 ports and HDMI 1.4a support while third-party expansion boards are taken care of by a revamped express card slot. One thing this beast of a laptop can never be accused of though, is being light in weight. At 5.5 kg (12.13 pounds) this is not targeted at being exactly portable although it will give users the power they need. Shipments in the U.S. begin in March and pre-orders are available now, with AVA Direct one of the first retailers to offer the P270WM according to this article.

This is a lot of laptop though so expect to pay a lot of money. The starting price of around $3000 will enable you to get your hands on the Core i7 3930K processor, Nvidia GTX 580M 2GB graphics and Windows Home 7 Premium. Add to the mix 4GB of DDR3 RAM at 1333MHz and a 750GB 7200 RPM hard drive and you’ve got a very decent package.

Will you be investing your money in the Clevo X7200 laptop? What is the key inclusion that made this a must-have notebook for you?

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