Finding a space in the competitive market for laptops is increasingly complex, as the volume of supply is formidable. However, this Mountain COBALT, heir to the differential factors with which this company always signs its designs Spanish, seems like a good bet. It is not a laptop for everyone, this should be clarified, but it can become the best option for your target audience.
Let us remember that Mountain has been standing out for years for a small but very careful line of devices that instead of entering into a price war with the big manufacturers (something impossible due to production volume), it bets on the great reliability that is guaranteed by the demanding testing and certification process to which each system is subjected at the end of its assembly.
Another noteworthy aspect has to do with the possibilities of expansion-customization, as well as with the multiple maintenance plans that it is possible to contract, and that it guarantees us that, even in the event that we have a problem with the computer, in this case with the Mountain COBALT, the response time by the technical service so that we can recover our activity with the equipment will be noticeably faster than with many other manufacturers.
I insist, therefore, that we are not talking about a computer for everyone, neither by specifications, nor by price, nor by support. However, for users who are looking for great reliability (even in the face of incidents), the performance of a workstation in a system that they can carry under their arms and also, in this case, make the leap to Intel graphics cards, this may be exactly what they were looking for.
Mountain COBALT: technical specifications
| Mountain COBALT | |
| Screen | 17.3 inches, QHD resolution (2,560 x 1,440 dots, 18:9), 165 hertz |
| Processor | Intel Core I9 12900H |
| Graphics | Intel Arc770M with 16 gigabyte GDDR6 |
| RAM | Up to 64 gigabyte DDR5-4800 |
| Storage | Up to 4 terabyte M.2 PCIe PCI Express 4.0 SSD |
| connectivity | WiFi, Bluetooth, 1 x RJ-45 jack 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet, 2 x Thunderbolt 4, 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type A, 1 x Mini DisplayPort 1.4, 1 x HDMI, Audio minijack, MicroSD card reader |
| Drums | Not indicated |
| Dimensions and weight | 395 x 258 x 25 millimeters 2.9 kilos |
The first clue that we are dealing with a workstation is when we see the size of its screen, a panel of 17.3 inches, with a QHD resolution (2,560 x 1,440 dots) in an 18:9 aspect ratio, and with a refresh rate of up to 165 hertz. And a very interesting point is found in the GPU, since this Mountain COBALT mounts an Intel Arc770M with 16 gigabytes of GDDR6 RAMa risky but interesting bet, which aims to take advantage of the interaction between Intel’s CPU and GPU.
Continuing with its interior, it is motorized with a brand new Intel Core I9 12900Hi.e. the most powerful twelfth generation integrated for notebooks, with its 14 cores and 20 threads (six high-performance cores and eight high-efficiency cores), with a maximum frequency of up to five gigahertz, 24 megabytes of L3 cache and with a base consumption (without turbo) of only 45 watts. It is accompanied by up to 64 gigabytes of DDR5-4800 RAM And till 4 terabyte M.2 PCIe PCI Express 4.0 SSD.
As for its connectivity, in the wireless section Mountain does not indicate the versions, but given the chip it uses, we can count on at least WiFi 6 (possibly WiFi 6E) and Bluetooth 5.2. In terms of networks, it is complemented by a 1 x RJ-45 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet jack, and in terms of ports, we will find 2 Thunderbolt 4, 2 USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type A, 1 Mini DisplayPort 1.4, 1 HDMI and 1 Minijack audio, accompanied by a MicroSD card reader.
The Mountain COBALT is already on sale on the Mountain website, and its price starts from the 2,749 euros.
