Review Of Voodoo Envy m:860

[Suhit Gupta]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1634069,00.asp' target='_blank'>http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1634069,00.asp</a><br /><br /></div><i>"There's no denying that Voodoo knows how to construct a cool gaming box. The Voodoo Envy m:860 is a high-spec notebook that comes with AMD's latest processor (the Athlon 64 3400+) and a great design that just screams, "Look at me!" Although it's a bit heavier than it looks—a hefty 10 pounds with the adapter—that didn't stop us from showing it off."</i><br /><br /><img src="http://www.digitalmediathoughts.com/images/voodoogaming.jpg" /><br /><br />At $3,627, the laptop is a bit expensive; however, it is a small price to pay IMHO for the gaming worthy machine, because you never know when you may have the urge to frag. ;-) The laptop weighs in at a whopping 10lbs so it is not like you will be travelling a lot with it, but it would make for a great machine for LAN parties. The specs include an AMD Athlon 64 3400+ processor, 1GB DDR SDRAM, 60GB 7,200-rpm hard drive, ATI Mobility Radeon 9700 graphics (128MB) and a 15.4-inch screen (1680-by-1050). You will truly be able to get all your media tasks done with this laptop on your team. I just wish it didn't remind me so much of the NYC yellow cabs. :-P

[Jason Kravitz]

$3600+ is a lot to spend on a gaming laptop - you can get a much cheaper Sager or even a Dell with equal or better specs. Voodoo sells some great hardware but charge a premium for the glossy paint and decals. Much like an Alienware desktop does not offer anything more than you can build for a fraction of the cost.

My last laptop was a Sager - they are lesser know but sell powerful laptops at a very competitive price. I've found their support staff to be excellent and their sales channels such as powernotebooks.com and pctorque.com are both great to work with.