Close your eyes and picture two 7950GTX graphics cards, an SLI motherboard, a dual core AMD processor, RAID SATA hard disks, 20” widescreen TFT and DVD writer, then squeeze all that into a laptop – you’ll probably be thinking we’re crazy… well rock has done just that!

The XTREME SL Pro laptop is one of a kind and Driver Heaven is fortunate enough to take the exclusive. As you open its lid for the first time you literally get a strange shrinking feeling – either this oversized beast of a laptop is actually for real or you’ve just found yourself in the sequel to “Honey, I’ve shrunk the kids”.

UK based Rock Ltd has specialised in high end notebooks since 1992 and pride themselves for superb quality, service and support. Their own dedicated forum is a hotspot for gossip on the latest in mobile technology and any help and advice for new and existing customers.

The SL Pro is the latest addition to Rock’s XTREME range of laptops and successor to the 19”, 2x7900GTX beauty already on sale (and recently featured on “Pimp my ride, UK”). It’s aimed at serious gaming enthusiasts and workstation users, fully customisable online and can be configured with Quadro graphics for professional graphics users.

Packaging and Bundle

The laptop was delivered in a large cardboard box, well packed, suspended in plastic sponge and a separate accessory box. A purpose made rucksack came separately making an extremely valuable accompaniment – you’ll find carry bag options for 20” notebooks are very limited. The unit weighs in at 6.9kgs plus an enormous power adapter to boot, you certainly won’t want to travel too far with it on foot, but it’s still portable.

All backup CDs, windows XP manual and component video/S-video cables are included.