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to deny the collective experience and gaming passion that Kevin and his fellow Origin founders bring to the table, but the proof is in the proverbial pudding, and here that means superior gaming PC design and support. Let 9s say you 9re taking home Origin 9s M agship gaming and DJ laptop, the EON18.<br><br> This stunning beast ships with a glorious 18.4-inch full HD widescreen, with images pumped out of twin GeForce GTX 280Ms, high-def 7.1 surround sound with optical output, optional dual-layer Blu-ray burner, wireless a/g/n networking, and a 7-in- 1 memory stick reader. You can scale the EON 9s CPU conL guration all the way up to a raging Core 2 Extreme Quad QX9300, slot-in up to 8-gigs of RAM, and equip up to three blazing fast 160 GB solid state hard drives. An optional integrated TV tuner allows one to harness this power as a hybrid DVR.<br><br> If you have good manufacturing partners and resources, as Origin has, ensuring that these parts are housed in top-grade materials is par for the course, emphasized by the EON 9s awesome full size keyboard: complete with comprehensive multimedia touch controls and eight built-in programmable gaming buttons. It 9s almost like the best of the Logitech and Razer gaming keyboards morphed into sleek notebook form factor, and the backlit keys are purportedly ultra high-grade 4built to withstand a gamer 9s beating. This code of quality follows through to the pre-ship testing process: unlike Origin 9s peers, who typically run 24 hour tests, this team adheres to a rigorous 72 hour benchmark burn-in to ensure components are ready for a long life of service.<br><br> As with Origin 9s elite Genesis desktop series, the EON18 laptop may be designed with 100% user customized paint job, lighting and cover logo, so no Origin PC will look alike. Laptop DJs could highlight their name in lights, and general hardware enthusiasts can achieve ultimate device personalization. Origin lets you select from leading cases for its powerful water-cooled desktops, or you can assemble a totally customized Genesis chassis M anked by industry-leading Killer Paint airbrush artwork.<br><br> We 9re spending a few weeks as caretakers of a spectacular customized Origin PC over the holidays, so be sure to check back next month for new views, select benchmarks, and based on what we 9ve seen so far, much rejoicing. Hot rod: The Genesis desktop can be loaded with supreme components, like triple GeForce GTX 285s, up to 12 GB of memory, and six terabytes of hard drive storage. PC Jan 2010.indd 3 12/11/09 12:14 AM<br><br>

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