DIY Notebooks
Currently, if you want to build your own computer, the desktop is the right way to go. I don't have anything against notebooks, but it's a huge difference from building your own computer, and choosing some options from a system builder. Since our world is continuously changing, I wasn't amazed to see that OCZ Technology Group decided to allow ultimate customization for the notebooks, under the banner of the Do-It-Yourself (DIY) notebook initiative.
According to Eugene Chang, product manager for OCZ system solutions, "For years consumers have wanted to build their own mobile computing platforms, but the product offerings and market simply did not serve them as they did in the desktop do it yourself segment. With the OCZ Do-It-Yourself Notebook initiative, OCZ empowers with the resources like validated component guides, documentation, tech support, and a warranty to allow consumers to configure and build a true gaming notebook with the exact specification that matches their unique requirements."
Unfortunately, one major issue with customizable notebooks hasn't been solved yet - while you can install different processors, memory, hard drives and so on, you are forced to stick to the 8600M GT graphics card that comes with the barebone DIY Gaming Notebook from OCZ, and considering the system requirements of the latest games, this is spoiling all the fun that should be hidden behind that "Gaming" label.
The OCZ DIY Gaming Notebook barebone comes with a 15.4-inch display, Intel PM965 core-logic, the Nvidia GeForce 8600M GT with 512MB GDDR2 memory that I mentioned above, CD/DVD burner, keyboard, touchpad, battery and everything else you need for proper office operation, and not gaming...
I know, I may be considered wicked because of what I just said, but we're in 2008! Desktop computers can easily use 4 GPUs, and OCZ is offering a so-called "Gaming Notebook" that has a video card which can't be changed, and it's also only an entry-level one? Come on, OCZ, I know you can do better!
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