Road Warriors Rejoice: Maingear Releases Clutch Notebooks

Maingear is releasing a new series of notebooks by the name "Clutch" built for business professionals and students on the lookout for small, powerful, mobile solutions. Offering both a 13.3" and 15.6" screen, these new notebooks are fitted with Intel® Core i series mobile processors, up to 8GB of DDR3-1066 memory, a 512GB SSD HDD, and a (rather bulky) optional docking station for all those inputs and outputs you love so very much. But wait! There's custom etching!

That optional docking station features extra connectivity including VGA, DVI, RJ-45, audio out, USB 2.0 x 4 ports and optional optical disc drives including Blu-ray™. The MAINGEAR Clutch-15 (the one that's 15.6", of course), has a full size keyboard and numeric pad and the option of an Intel® Core™ i7 mobile processor and an Nvidia™ GeForce 330M. Both the Clutch-13 and Clutch-15 integrate Intel's Always Aware technology that utilizes the system accelerometer to provide display control, hard drive protection, and system security. Multiple log-in failures reveal Intel's Anti-Theft technology, also activated when the notebook is lost or stolen.

Intel® My WiFi Technology converts either notebook into a Wi-Fi Personal Area Network so you can be the talk of the town in the library or at your local LAN party (note: these are only made for what they call "casual gaming.) You'll ALSO be the talk of the town with the fancy tactile feel of these notebooks, including optional MAINGEAR M.A.R.C. laser etching according to your specifications!

MAINGEAR Clutch-13 Notebook:

—     13.3" WXGA (1366 x 768) 16:9 Glossy LED LCD display

—     Intel® Core™ 330UM Ultra Mobile 1.2GHz Dual Core with Hyper Threading

—     Intel HD Integrated Graphics with Dynamic Frequency

—     Up to 8GB DDR3-1066 memory

—     Up to SATA 2.5" 7200RPM 750GB or up to 512GB SSD

—     802.11g/n wireless connection, Bluetooth, 10/100/1000 Ethernet

—     HDMI out, eSATA, 34mm ExpressCARD support

—     Optional docking station includes: VGA, DVI, RJ-45, audio out and USB 2.0 x 4 ports, and a choice of Blu-ray, Super Mutli DVD, DVD-RW

—     Microsoft Windows 7 Operating System

—     Intel® Anti-Theft Technology Support, Intel® Always Aware Features, Intel ® My WiFi Technology Support

—     MAINGEAR M.A.R. C. Laser etching

—     13.26"(w) x 8.5" (d) x .96" (h)

—     3.3lbs  (fully loaded)

Starting at $1,099 (with docking station)

 

MAINGEAR Clutch-15 Notebook:

—     15.6" WXGA (1366 x 768) 16:9 Glossy LED LCD display

—     Intel® Core™ i3, i5 and i7 mobile processors

—     Intel HD Integrated Graphics or NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 330M 1GB Graphics

—     Up to 8GB DDR3-1066 memory

—     Up to SATA 2.5" 7200RPM 750GB or up to 512GB SSD

—     802.11g/n wireless connection, Bluetooth, 10/100/1000 Ethernet

—     HDMI out, eSATA, 34mm ExpressCARD support

—     Optional docking station includes: VGA, DVI, RJ-45, audio out and USB 2.0 x 4 ports, and a choice of Blu-ray, Super Mutli DVD, DVD-RW

—     Microsoft Windows 7 Operating System

—     Intel® Anti-Theft Technology Support, Intel® Always Aware Features, Intel ® My WiFi Technology Support

—     MAINGEAR M.A.R. C. Laser etching

—     Full size keyboard with number pad

—     15.35"(w) x 9.8" (d) x 1.3" (h)

—     4.75lb  (fully loaded)

Starting at price $899 (without docking station)