The Clevo X8100 notebook is an updated version of the Clevo M980NU. It comes with a decent build quality. The notebook uses an all-glass style display that measures 18.4 inches. As it is considered to be a gaming notebook, the panel is WUXGA 16:9 1920×1080 model due to which you are able view decent colors, moreover, they are vibrant and bright.

There is an onboard subwoofer that does not perform midrange audio or much bass. It is advised to use headphones and speakers. The notebook has a full-size keyboard that is comfortable in usage. Also you are able to observe a large Synaptics touchpad.

As for ports, the notebook boasts of Firewire, three USB ports, LAN, an eSATA/USB combo port, four audio jacks, CATV, HDMI-out and DVI-out. There are also expansion slots such as a SDHC-card reader as well as ExpressCard/54 slot.

The Clevo X8100 is powered with the Intel Core i7-920XM Extreme Edition processor that clocks at 2GHz. The device also includes two NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285M graphic cards in SLI, 8GB of DDR3 memory, and two Intel X25-M G2 SSDs in RAID 0.

As for battery life, it is weak if compare it with different large notebooks, it is able to provide 1 hour and 27 minutes of work time.

The Clevo X8100 is considered to be the fastest gaming notebook.