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Xtreme 770
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Xtreme 770 is the first laptop to feature Intel’s new 2.6GHz Core 2 Duo T7800 processor. It also marks the debut of nVidia’s GeForce FX 8800 graphics chip – which has 512MB RAM and is the flagship model in that company’s gamer line of processors.
The new 770 produced a score of 5,022 in Cinebench 10’s rendering test – 10 per cent faster than the older model, which had a 2.4GHz T7700 chip. However, it was only three per cent faster than the Best Buy-winning 17-inch MacBook Pro – though Apple hasn’t announced versions of its laptops with T7800 chips yet.
The GeForce FX 8800 graphics chip helped the 770 to the highest score from Cinebench 10’s real-time 3D test that we’ve ever seen from a laptop – measuring 4,357 and 23 per cent faster than nVidia’s previous top-of-the-line chip, the 7950GTX.
In our After Effects CS3 test, Rock’s laptop was an impressive performer, though again it was only a few percent faster than the older Xtreme 770 with the T7700 processor. The 770 took seven minutes and 20 seconds to complete our Photoshop CS3 test of 25 actions on a 200MB image. This is 34 seconds faster than its predecessor, but way behind models that we’ve looked at with 4GB of RAM.
The Xtreme 700 is a powerhouse but it’s not without flaws. It’s huge and heavy to the point where’s it not really portable outside the studio. It also has large X on its lid and trackpad that make it look like a piece of X-Factor merchandise. Its screen isn’t as clear or accurate as some too.
If power is more important than portability to you, the 770 is a great option – but we still prefer the balance of both offered by Apple’s 17-inch MacBook Pro.
The GeForce FX 8800 graphics chip helped the 770 to the highest score from Cinebench 10’s real-time 3D test that we’ve ever seen from a laptop – measuring 4,357 and 23 per cent faster than nVidia’s previous top-of-the-line chip, the 7950GTX.
In our After Effects CS3 test, Rock’s laptop was an impressive performer, though again it was only a few percent faster than the older Xtreme 770 with the T7700 processor. The 770 took seven minutes and 20 seconds to complete our Photoshop CS3 test of 25 actions on a 200MB image. This is 34 seconds faster than its predecessor, but way behind models that we’ve looked at with 4GB of RAM.
The Xtreme 700 is a powerhouse but it’s not without flaws. It’s huge and heavy to the point where’s it not really portable outside the studio. It also has large X on its lid and trackpad that make it look like a piece of X-Factor merchandise. Its screen isn’t as clear or accurate as some too.
If power is more important than portability to you, the 770 is a great option – but we still prefer the balance of both offered by Apple’s 17-inch MacBook Pro.
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