Air cooling for notebooks is cool enough, so long as you are sticking to simple processes on the machine. That’s why liquid cooling is suggested by many experts, and hard-core gamers; liquids are a whole lot more efficient when it comes to transferring heat from one place to another. We are not sure whether notebook manufacturers are working on a liquid cooling system for laptops, but the guys from Asetek have just demonstrated one.

Asetek has managed to add a prototype liquid cooling system into an Alienware M18x gaming laptop which is equipped with an Intel Core i7 running at 3.5 GHz and dual AMD Radeon HD 6990M graphics cards. This is exactly the type of notebook which needs a better cooling system.

As you may know, laptops these days coming with high-end specs have to use two or three separate cooling systems. There will be a fan and a heat sink for each CPU and GPU. Multiple systems mean that the cooling system for one part of the notebook cannot be utilized for cooling another part.

The liquid cooling system introduced by Asetek will circulate through different parts of a notebook which need cooling. This system will be more effective when compared to heat pipes and fans. According to benchmarking data, the performance of the liquid cooled notebook increased 18% to 23% and the laptop’s fans were running slower and quieter.

There are no hints regarding commercial availability, but if the system is coming, it appears like it will be available only with beefy notebooks. Hopefully, it won’t come with a hefty price tag too. Check out the video to learn more about it.

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For a while now the impressive Samsung Series 7 gaming laptop has been available for European customers, finally, its heading stateside with a few upgrades and tweaks along the way.

The system is a bit bulky, but it is somewhat expected for something packing this much power. The Series 7 Gamer is powered by a third-gen Core i7 (Ivy Bridge) CPU, 2GB of dedicated video RAM, and even a 2TB HDD and Blu-Ray thrown in the mix.

Featuring a 2.1 speaker setup that includes a built-in subwoofer and a unique knob that switches between power modes that clock-up the machine for gaming, or slows it down a bit for running cooler, quieter, and more eco-friendly. There will even be a 3D model option as well.

The Series 7 Gamer laptop will start at $1799 when the system hits shelves in April. For those looking for a great gaming and multimedia machine to replace that desktop, the Series 7 looks like a pretty solid choice.

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Move over Nintendo’s 3DS, time to make room for Toshiba’s Qosmio F755. Toshiba’s beastly gaming laptop actually unveiled back in late September, but now the fun is just really getting started thanks to an announcement from Toshiba that its “Otimized for NVIDIA GeForce 3D Support” is ready. So what does this mean for gamers? It means a truly glasses-free gaming laptop starting at $1,499.

So how does this technology work exactly? According to Toshiba:

To achieve a 3D viewpoint without the aid of special glasses, the award-winning Qosmio F755 3D laptop uses auto-stereoscopic display technology. Equipped with a brilliant 15.6-inch diagonal 1080p Full HD TruBrite^® display² with Active Lens technology, the double parallax image display is able to project two sets of images at the same time, splitting them between the left and right eyes to create the 3D effect. Toshiba’s intuitive Face Tracking technology then taps into the laptop’s built-in webcam to further perfect the projection of the image by reacting to the motion and position of the viewer, delivering a broad viewing zone from which to view 3D content. The end result for consumers is the ability to view and enjoy real 3D – no glasses needed.

Which translates to me: “I need a new 3D laptop”. The Qosmio goes way beyond just being 3D by packing a massive 17.3-inch screen, a Core i7 processor, GeForce GT 540M graphics, 8GB of RAM, and a Blu-ray burner for starters.

Although it isn’t exactly ‘cheap’, I really think it’s set at a rather attractive price for so many features. Not to mention it is a very sleek, and sexy machine as well.

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It used to be that you needed a desktop computer if you wanted a proper gaming experience, but there are now more than a few suitable notebooks out there for you to consider too. One of the latest to join the fray also happens to be one of the most powerful. ORIGIN has come forward with its new EON18 custom gaming laptop.

Set to “deliver record breaking performance and set a new bar for custom gaming laptops,” the ORIGIN EON18 is quite the beast to behold. It has a large 18.4-inch full HD (1920×1080) widescreen display, so this is very much a desktop replacement.

Under the hood, you get your choice of an Intel Core i7 Extreme processor, dual NVIDIA GeForce GTX285M graphics cards in SLI configuration, up to 8GB of dual channel DDR3 1333MHz RAM, up to three solid state drives in RAID configurations, and an optional dual layer Blu-ray disc burner.

The design goes further with programmable gaming buttons, touch sensitive access buttons, and “visceral airbrush artistry” from Killer Paint. The ORIGIN EON18 is clearly designed “for gamers who crave power and speed over cute and petite.”

Prices start at $2,299. Head over to originpc.com for more information.

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