21/11/08 Review

Nexus - What Laptop Silver Award Winner What Laptop Issue 118 January 2009 - Gaming Laptops Group Test Page 48-58 "Despite its semi-portable size, the Nexus can easily rival bigger gaming notebooks and is one of the most powerful machines we've seen to date" For more details visit: http://www.kobaltcomputers.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=495

04/10/08 News

The Apache ICE X Powers The Gadget Show! Many of you will no doubt be regular viewers of Five's The Gadget Show, whose last series came to an end in August this year. It is with great pleasure that I can announce the Kobalt Apache ICE X (Custom PC Issue 059 - Approved Award) has been chosen to be the new Gadget Show Studio PC for series 10. The system will power the huge 40" touch screen which is used for internet use and software reviews and will be used for all PC Game Reviews. Since it's launch in mid 2007 the Apache ICE X has been highly praised by the media and in it's latest form recently won the Custom PC approved award. The specification of the system is as follows: Intel® Core™ 2 Extreme QX9650 3.0GHz overclocked to 4.0GHz 4GB (2 x 2GB) OCZ Reaper X DDR2 PC2-8000 RAM at 1066MHz BFG NVIDIA® GeForce™ 9800 GX2 1GB Kobalt Custom Watercooling Kobalt Blue Fusion Paint And Eagle Cut Out 1 x Blu Ray LH-2B1S-490C R/RW/DL/RAM 1 x Dual Layer 20x DVD±R/W Enermax Galaxy DXX 1000W Power Supply 2 x 500GB Samsung Spinpoint (SATA-II 16MB Cache) in RAID 0 1 x 750GB Hitachi Deskstar (SATA-II 32MB Cache) As part of our re-launch of our desktop systems (coming late October) the Apache ICE X will be re-specified to cater for more component options and new technologies. Our huge thanks go out to OCZ Technology UK and all the staff at North One Television for making this possible. The new 10th series of the Gadget Show starts on Monday 6th October at 8pm on Five. For more information please visit the new Gadget Show website : http://fwd.five.tv/gadget-show

09/09/08 Press Release

Press Release – Kobalt announces the appointment of ex Vadim Senior System Engineers. September 09th 2008 - Coulsdon, England: Kobalt Computers Ltd – a specialist in building high-performance custom gaming systems announces the appointment of ex Vadim System Engineers. Kobalt are very pleased to announce the appointment of two new Senior System Engineers. Richard Robb and Adrian Enache will be well known to Vadim system owners and visitors to the Vadim Forum. Their previous work can be seen in award winning PCs and projects such as Nightshade and Ragnarok - due for entry into Custom PC‘s 2008 Dream PC competition. Neil Richards, Kobalt’s Technical Director said “Richard and Adrian bring with them years of experience in custom PC building and will be heavily involved in finalising the development of new liquid cooled systems as well as several unique projects. This will really push the boundaries of ultra performance PCs. Expect a lot from the new team in the coming months!" Richard added “Both Adrian and I felt a little lost after the demise of Vadim Computers, this was a company and job that we both enjoyed and believed in. After meeting with the guys at Kobalt, we realized that we shared the same passion, enthusiasm and vision that had kept Vadim on top of the Boutique PC market. Now, with our combined experience and thirst for developing new ideas and producing ground-breaking PCs, we believe that this is a match made in cyber-heaven!" Kobalt is now in the ideal position to be able to help existing Vadim owners with warranty and upgrade support. With Richard and Adrian having built the vast majority of Vadim systems over the last year and with Kobalt’s infrastructure already firmly in place with major component manufacturers, we will be doing all we can to support Vadim system owners. Kobalt will be officially re-launching its range of liquid cooled systems at the end of October but additions to the current range will be available in the coming weeks. About Kobalt Computers Ltd Kobalt Computers Ltd have been building specialist professional workstations and some of the UK’s most unique and award winning custom gaming systems since 2004. Having branched out into the performance notebook market Kobalt has seen massive growth over the last 12months and now produces some of the world’s fastest 17” and 15” notebooks. For more information visit the website at:www.kobaltcomputers.co.uk

05/07/08 Review

Comanche SLI What Laptop Issue 113 August 08 - Multimedia Laptops Group Test Page 46-56 "The most feature-packed laptop we've seen to date" For more details visit: http://www.kobaltcomputers.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=208

16/06/08 Review

Apache ICE X Custom PC Issue 059 August 08- 3 Page review 36-38 "Cooler than an Apache Indian and Vanilla Ice in an igloo" "The hardware in this system reads like a who's who of performance computing components. There's a Core2 Extreme QX9650 that's been overclocked from 3GHz to 4GHz, plus 4GB of OCZ Reaper X DDR2 overclocked to 1,066MHz and the 64-bit version of Vista Home Premium to let you use all of this memory.." For more details visit: http://www.kobaltcomputers.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=191

10/06/08 Review

Mojave XI Review - Total PC Gaming Issue 8 Total PC Gaming Issue 8 - Gaming laptops group test Page 91-96 "Overall the balance of components in this notebook is excellent, and where it not for the Dell's ludicrously low price, Kobalt would have had an easy victory in the 'bang for buck' stakes. As it stands, though, the Mojave XI is a superb option for those that want desktop performance in a relatively portable form factor and is well worth your consideration" For more details visit: http://www.kobaltcomputers.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=182

22/05/08 News

Kobalt continues to push the boundaries of gaming notebooks . The UK Company’s flagship gaming notebook, the Comanche SLI punches even higher! May 22nd 2008 - Coulsdon, England:Kobalt Computers Ltd – a specialist in building high-performance custom gaming systems announces the Comanche SLI gaming notebook powered by Intel Core 2 Quad Core 45nm ‘Penryn’ Processors, 8GB Memory and 1.5TB of internal storage. The Comanche and Comanche SLI were launched on the 18th March 2008 supporting the full range of Intel® Core™ 2 Duo and Intel® Core™ 2 Quad Processors up to the Q9550 2.83GHz. Already the UK’s most powerful notebook, adding support for 8GB DDR2-5400 Memory and 1.5TB of internal storage further increases the Comanche’s market leading performance. Kobalt’s Technical Director, Neil Richards commented “Kobalt has a history of being first to market with new technology and so we are very excited to be able to continue this trend. By offering these latest additions to the Comanche range power users now have a true ‘desktop replacement’ solution. Comanche SLI Key Specifications: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo and Intel® Core™ 2 Quad Processors up to the Q9550 2.83GHz (1333MHz FSB, 12MB L2 Cache) Up to 8GB DDR2-5400 667MHz or 4GB DDR2-6400 800MHz Memory Up to 1.5TB Internal Storage (3 x 500GB 5,400rpm 8MB Cache Hard Drives in RAID 0/1/5) 17” 1920x1200 WUXGA X-Glass Screen 2x NVIDIA® GeForce® 8800M GTX 512MB DDR3 with SLI Technology Due to the unique mobile Intel 965 LGA Socket 775 motherboard and MXM-IV Graphics module technology the Comanche range is also truly future proof. The platform provides upgrade paths for future Processor and mobile graphics technology. As with all Kobalt systems, each Comanche notebook is fully configurable through the Kobalt website with options such as custom paint and dual boot operating systems. The Comanche range starts from £1900 Inc VAT Mojave XI is the first factory over clocked notebook available from a UK manufacturer. Available since January 2008 the Mojave XI gaming notebook is available with an Intel® Core™ 2 Extreme X9000 2.8GHz Processor factory over clocked to 3.2GHz! Kobalt is currently the only UK notebook manufacturer to offer this option which unlocks the full potential of the Extreme Processor. The Mojave XI features NVIDIA® GeForce® 8800M GTX 512MB DDR3 graphics, up to 4GB DDR2-5400 667Mhz memory, 500GB storage and Blu Ray optical drives. ]The Mojave XI starts from £1550 Inc VAT and is available now. About Kobalt Computers Ltd Kobalt Computers Ltd have been building specialist professional workstations and some of the UK’s most unique, high performance custom gaming systems since 2004. These range from entry level affordable units to the custom painted, liquid cooled flagship Apache ICE X. For more information visit the website at: http://www.kobaltcomputers.co.uk

29/04/08 Review

Mojave XI Review - PC Format Tech Radar - April 1st "The bold and the beautiful laptop" "This beauty is in no small part because of the great-looking custom paint job provided by Kobalt Computers out-sourced arty types. The specification is also rather easy on the eye, with the latest 8800-based mobile GPU from NVIDIA, 4GB DDR2 memory and one of the fastest mobile Penryn CPUs currently out there. All this adds up to some excellent benchmarks. A laptop clocking in at over 9,000 points in 3DMark06 is not necessarily a new phenomenon, but one that maintains playable speeds in the DX10 version of Crysis is something we haven't seen. " For more details visit: http://www.kobaltcomputers.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=119

29/04/08 Review

Apache V Review - Total PC Gaming Issue 1 Total PC Gaming Issue 1 - Full review Page 114 "UK high-spec PC designer looks to give gamers keys to the sweet shop" "Kobalt may not be one of the more establish names in games PCs, but if its current crop is anything to go by, it shouldn't be long before an impact of some note is made. Offering some cheap prices and decent quality components, the UK -based supplier may well find itself among the big buys before long. The Apache V setup represents a combination of a superb-looking case and impressive on-paper-stats" For more details visit: http://www.kobaltcomputers.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=116