Maingear has just updated its gaming notebook, the Maingear eX-L 15 that brings Intel Sandy Bridge platform options. It has matte rubberized finish chassis.

Maingear eX-L 15 notebook is powered by a 2.5GHz Core i7-2920XM Extreme Edition quad-core processor, 1.5GB nVidia GeForce GTX 460M or 2GB GTX 485M discrete graphics, up to 16GB of DDR3 RAM, and up to 750GB 7200rpm or 1TB 5400rpm SATA 2.5-inch hard drive.

The Maingear eX-L 15 gaming laptop is packs Blu-ray or DVD combo drive, a 15.6-inch HD+ 16:9 LED display with a resolution of Full HD (1920 x 1080 pixels) and glossy / matte options.

There are Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 3.0, Gigabit Ethernet LAN, HDMI and DVI connectors, S/PDIF, two USB 2.0 and two USB 3.0 ports, a 3-in-1 card reader, and 2-megapixel webcam. The cost of Maingear eX-L 15 laptop is start $1,579