The configurable Clevo D900F and Clevo W880CU gaming laptops can be ordered now in the US with the latest NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480M video card.

Sager, AVA Direct, and Malibal offer the 17-inch D900F-based notebooks which include the desktop-use Core i7 six- and quad-core processors, up to 12GB system memory, and up to three hard or solid state drives, besides the optional DirectX 11-compatible GTX 480M with 2GB GDDR5 VRAM, a 256-bit memory interface, and 352 CUDA cores.

The 17.3″ Clevo W880CU is sold by the same companies and comes with the Core i5 and i7 laptop CPUs, up to 8GB RAM, and optionally dual HDDs/SSDs.

When configured with the GeForce GTX 480M, the Clevo 900F and Clevo W880CU start at around $2,500 and $2,000, respectively. The 480M GPU choice is approximately $500 more expensive than the GeForce GTX 285 option.

The recently announced Asus G73JH 17.3-inch G Series gaming laptop is now available in the US.

Newegg offers the G73JH-X1 model that includes the Intel Core i7 720QM quad core processor, the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 1GB graphics, 8GB of DDR3 memory, a 500GB hard drive, a DVD burner, an 8-cell battery and Windows 7 Home Premium OS. The G73JH-X1 utilizes LED backlight for its 17.3-inch 1920 x 1080-pixel display.

Other features include built-in stereo speakers, a 2.0MP web camera, 802.11b/g/n wireless, an Ethernet LAN port, HDMI and VGA outputs, four USB ports, and an 8-in-1 media card reader.

The Asus G73JH-X1 weighs 8 lbs and has a futuristic chassis design.

The laptop is currently priced at $1,429.99 at Newegg.

Sager has launched the NP8690, a 15.6-inch gaming laptop that features the Intel Core i7 Mobile processor.

Advertised as “the world’s most powerful 15.6″ gaming notebook”, the Intel “Callpela”-based system includes the Intel Core i7-720QM, i7-820QM, or i7-920XM CPU, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280M 1GB video card, up to 8GB of DDR3 1,333MHz memory, up to 500GB of hard drive space, and a DVD burner or Blu-ray combo drive.

Display options include 1920×1080- and 1600×900-pixel screens, both with LED backlight.

The 7,4-pound laptop also sports stereo speakers and microphone, a 2MP webcam, 802.11n WiFi, Bluetooth, a Gigabit LAN port, a 56k modem, HDMI and DVI outputs, four USB ports, an eSATA port, Firewire, an ExpressCard slot, a 7-in-1 media card reader, and a fingerprint reader.

The Sager NP8690 runs Windows XP or Windows Vista OS.

The Acer Aspire AS5810 “Timeline“, a newly designed and affordable 15.6-inch notebook, is now available for purchase in the United States.

Wal-Mart offers the AS5810-4657 with the new Intel Pentium SU2700 ultra low voltage CPU at 1.3GHz and the Intel GS45 chipset with the GMA 4500MHD integrated graphics. The laptop includes 3GB of DDR3 memory, a 320GB hard drive, and a DVD burner. Its LED-backlight display has a resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels.

Acer’s Timeline 15.6-incher sports a built-in web camera, Dolby Sound Room technology, a multi-gesture touchpad, 802.11b/g/Draft-N Wi-Fi, a Gigabit LAN port, HDMI output, four USB ports, and a 5-in-1 media card reader,

The product description says the 5.3-pound notebook can provide more than 8 hours of run time with its 6-cell battery.

The Acer Aspire AS5810-4657, also known as AS5810T-4657, runs Windows Vista Home Premium OS and has a $598 price tag.

The PC maker announced that the 13.3″ and 14″ versions – the AS3810T and AS4810T – are also available in the US, but we were not able to find these laptops at any online retailer at the time of this writing.

Dell launched today the Alienware M17X “All Powerful”, a 17-inch gaming laptop PC with Nvidia’s graphics, Intel CPU technology, and a new design.

The M17X features up to dual Nvidia GeForce GTX 280M 1GB video cards in SLI mode and the Intel Core 2 Duo processor, upgradeable to quad-core Core 2 Quad / Extreme. Other components include up to 8GB of DDR3 memory, up to 1TB of hard drive space or up to 512GB of solid state drive storage, a slot-load DVD burner or Blu-ray optical disc, and an additional integrated GPU that can be used to save battery when dedicated graphics is not needed.

Display resolution options include 1440-by-900 or 1920-by-1200.

The M17X also sports stereo speakers, 5.1 surround sound audio support, DisplayPort, HDMI, and VGA video outputs, 802.11n Wi-Fi, Gigabit LAN, Bluetooth, four USB connectors, an eSATA/USB combo port, an ExpressCard slot, an 8-in-1 media card reader, and a FireWire port.

Design features include an anodized aluminum chassis with black and silver color options, a personalized laser engraved nameplate, backlighting for the keyboard, number pad, and touchpad, and trim lights.

Alienware’s M17X starts at 11.7 pounds with its 9-cell battery.

The basic configuration, which includes a Core 2 Duo at 2.4GHz, a GeForce GTX 260 GPU, 4GB of RAM and a 250GB HDD, is priced at $1,799. The laptop can be purchased at Dell.com.

The ASUS G51, a new 15.6-inch gaming laptop, is now available for purchase.

Amazon.com offers the G51 Series G51Vx-A1 that includes the Intel Core 2 Quad Q9000 2GHz processor, the Nvidia GeForce GTX260M 1GB video card, 4GB of DDR2 memory, two hard drives delivering 640GB of storage, and a DVD burner.

Its display features a full HD resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels and uses LED backlight.

The G51 also sports an illuminated keyboard, a built in 2MP web camera, Altec Lasing speakers, Dolby Home Theater technology, 802.11n WiFi, Bluetooth, Gigabit LAN, four USB ports, an ExpressCard slot, an 8-in-1 media card reader, HDMI and VGA outputs, an eSATA port, and Firewire.

The laptop runs Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit OS.

The ASUS G51Vx-A1 is priced at $1,599. It comes with a gaming backpack, gaming mouse, and Eee Stick.

MSI has uveiled the GX403 14.1-inch gaming laptop, based on Intel’s Centrino 2 processor technology and NVIDIA GeForce graphics.

Along with an Intel Core 2 Duo processor and the Geforce GT 130M 256MB dedicated video card, the MSI GX403 includes up to 4GB of DDR2 memory, up to 500GB of hard drive space, and a DVD burner or a Blu-ray optical drive.

The 14.1″ display has a resolution of 1280×800 pixels.

MSI’s GX403 also features stereo speakers, a 1.3MP web camera, 802.11b/g/n WiFi, Gigabit Ethernet LAN, and optional Bluetooth, as well as HDMI and VGA outputs, two USB ports, an eSATA/USB combo port, an ExpressCard slot, and a 4-in-1 media card reader.

The gaming laptop weighs around 4.8 with a 6-cell battery and has the Color Film Print finish “giving it more texture and brightness”.

MSI has included its exclusive Turbo Drive Engine technology for notebook overclocking in AC power mode. There’s also ECO Engine for better energy efficiency.

The GX403 runs Windows Vista Home Premium OS.

We have no info on pricing and availability.