The gaming laptops They are usually a variant that we can use to play our favorite titles anywhere, but there are many that have several problems, such as not being able to offer, for example, a power similar to a desktop computer. dessert. This is usually a key aspect considering that higher performance also implies higher consumption, but Maingear seems to have found a way to balance the consumption and performance of these devices.
Many of the devices currently available for gaming manage to offer us a great experience, but they cannot always give us the best, since the technical characteristics can be a little tighter so that the budget does not get out of hand. But there are also companies that develop models of computers for gaming and to take anywhere that do not mind offering the highest range, although it is clear that the prices are very high compared to the rest.
The specifications they offer are the highest you will find in a laptop.
There are laptop configurations that allow us to play any current title with good performance. Achieving 60 FPS by making some graphical adjustments is not difficult, but managing to exceed them with all the graphical parameters to the maximum is something we do not usually see in these computers. And it is that they usually have some specifications that seek to combine performance, consumption and obviously, a budget that does not get too out of hand.
Now, Maingear has presented the series of laptops ML-17which offer the highest range of specifications that we are going to find in a system of this type, since it is like having a state-of-the-art tower computer but in a portable format. These PCs have a series of features that we can customize to get the one that best suits both our budget and our needs, but the most basic ones, which would be the processor and graphics, already stand out for including the most current components available.
In terms of processor it includes a Intel Core i9-14900HXa model that has a total of 24 cores, 8 performance (5.8 GHz maximum) and 16 efficiency (4.1 GHz maximum), while the GPU is the Mobile version of the GeForce RTX 4090 of NVIDIA, with 16 GB and a clock speed of 1695 MHz.
- Display: 17.3 16:9 QHD (up to 240Hz) with NVIDIA G-Sync
- Cooling: Dual fans, four vents, nine heat pipes
- Memory: Up to 64GB DDR5 4800MHz
- Storage: Up to three 4TB M.2 PCIe Gen 4 SSDs
- Battery: 99Wh lithium polymer
- Connectivity: 2x Thunderbolt 5, 2x USB 3.2 Gen 2, 1x Mini DisplayPort 1.4 port, 1x HDMI output port, LAN port, 3.5mm combo jack, Mic/S/PDIF combo jack
- Wireless connection: Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth
Although they are very powerful, not everything is perfect
It may seem like this computer is the best we can find, and certainly given the specifications it includes, that may be the case, but there are some aspects that may not convince us too much. The fact that the maximum memory speed is 4800 MHz is one of the details that convinces us the least, but it is also possible that we do not want to spend too much money either, which would obviously make this series of laptops not suitable for us.
The first model, being the most basic, is priced at €3899, and the fact that it costs so much makes it obviously not at all accessible. It is clear that with this laptop we would not have to worry about the specifications of any game, but in the end, there are many other cheaper solutions that do the same job, although we cannot play everything with a QHD resolution and the graphics to the maximum, obviously.