Eurocom officially unleashes the Panther 4.0 notebook

Eurocom has just formally introduced its latest mobile powerhouse, the Panther 4.0 which is based on Intels X79 / Sandy Bridge-E platform with the option of a Core i7 3960X Processor Extreme ticking things over at rapid pace.

This 17.3-inch sized (1920 x 1080) notebook gives a multitude of GPU options with both GeForce SLI and AMD Radeon CrossFireX support via Modular MXM 3.0b connectivity. NVIDIA GPU options include the GTX 675M, 670M, 660M, GTX 580M and GTX 560M as well as Quadro 5010M, 4000M or 3000M GPUs. On the AMD side, theres the option of Radeon HD 6990M or HD 6970M GPUs.

Heres the full rundown on the specs side of things for Eurocoms Panther 4.0 :-

• CORE LOGIC: Intel X79 Express Chipset
• BIOS: Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI); AMI
• PROCESSOR: up to Intel Core i7-3960X Extreme(3.30GHz, 15MB L3 cache)
• MEMORY: up to 32GB; DDR3-1333/1600/1866; four physical memory sockets
• EXPANSION: Built-in ExpressCard 34/54 slot
• STORAGE: up to 4TB of storage with four physical SSD, Hybrid or HDD, RAID 0/1/5/10 support;
• I/O PORTS:
• 3x USB 3.0
• 2x USB 2.0
• eSATA
• Firewire-400 (TI XIO2221ZAY)
• Display Port v1.2
• DVI-I (SL)
• HDMI 1.4a out w/HDCP
• Headphone
• Microphone
• S/PDIF out
• Line-in
• RJ-45 / LAN

• COMMUNICATION: built-in 10/100/1000Mb Base-TX Ethernet LAN (Intel 82579V); WLAN (optional); Bluetooth v2.1+EDR (optional); 2M Video Webcam (built-in)
• SECURITY: TPM 1.2; Fingerprint, Kensington Lock
• KEYBOARD: Illuminated full-size with separate numeric keypad; with three customizable lighting areas and seven optional colours; W/A/S/D gaming key; built-in touchpad with multi-gesture and scrolling functions; 6 touch sensor instant buttons: Volume Up/Down, Mute, WLAN, BT, Webcam
• WEIGHT/DIMENSIONS: 5.5kg (12.1lbs); 419(W)x286(D)x57.9-62.1(H)mm (16.76x11.44x2.31-2.48inch)

Quite the serious piece of kit indeed. The below video also lets you get a good glimpse underneath the covers.

For further details including the full list of optional extras on this US $3,499 base priced 5.5Kg chunk of mobile PC, head over to the official product page here.