14 DAY TRIAL // Mobile gamers today have a lot of choices when it comes to purchasing a worthy laptop with an advanced configuration. ASUS, MSI and Eurocom are just some of the companies that are constantly updating their gaming portfolio, with new improved options.
But Gigabyte is planning to bring something extra to the table. The company has partnered up with iBuyPower in order to tempt customers intro purchasing configure-to-order gaming notebooks.
The program is called Optiboost and users are invited to build up their perfect laptop, by choosing the appropriate storage drives, RAM and so on.
For starters, the Optiboost will include three notebooks: the 14-inch P34Gv2 and two 15-inchers, the P35Gv2 and the P35Wv2. However, if the program takes off and will prove popular with customers, more options will be added.
The 14-inch P34Gv2 offers 1920 x 1080 pixel resolution and draws power from a 2.4GHz Intel Core i7-4710Q CPU fitted with 8GB of RAM. The laptop takes advantage of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX860M graphics combined with 500GB hard drive.
For the time being, the P34Gv2 can be configured with up to 16GB of RAM and dual hard drive or SSDs. Options for different CPUs, graphic cards or display are not offered yet, but it’s sensible to assume they will become available at some point in time. The laptop’s price starts at $1,399 / €1,025.
Moving on, the 15-inch P35Gv3 pricing starts at $1,439 / €1,054 and arrives with the same Intel Core i7-4710Q fitted with 8GB of RAM and NVIDIA GeForce GTX860M graphics and 1TB, 7,200 rpm hard drive.
Unlike the 14-incher, customers have the opportunity to opt for the GTX870M GPU here. On top of that, you can also have your say at storage drives and optional drives.
Last but not least, the P35Wv2 pricing goes up from $1,599 / €1,172 and has the same specifications as the two gaming devices outlined above. However, this model comes with the GTX870M out of the box.
Gigabyte is currently taking pre-orders for the two 15-inch laptops, but the smaller of the bunch is already shipping out to customers.
Configure-to-order might be something new in the Gigabyte garden, but other gaming-solution providers have been doing it for some time.
More specifically, Alienware lets you have a lot of choices for those who like building their own laptops, letting them choose between screen, resolution, video card, storage drive and memory for its 14, 17 and 18-inch products.