Never heard of them. What kind of moron buys a laptop for gaming anyway?
Stone shatters kid Rock: Gamers not as flush as they used to be
Stone Group has killed off the Rock Group operation, which built hefty gaming laptops and notebooks, claiming it saw "no potential" in its future. Staffordshire-based PC builder Stone bought the assets of Rock Group in late May 2008 after the firm was placed into administration by Nick Boardman, who founded the business some …
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Monday 29th October 2012 16:06 GMT Aldous
can't see why especially given the huge price markup. I use my work issued lenovo w510 for gaming when i am away and the thing pumps out enough heat you could use the fan outlet for cooking. i'd hate to see what happens when something even beefier is running full tilt (not to mention the inevitable crap battery)
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Monday 29th October 2012 14:25 GMT Mondo the Magnificent
On the Rock[s]
In the initial takeover, the Rock side of the business was good, the products flowed due to Rock's key staff being brought into the Stone Group and the R&D, marketing was great.
Nick Boardman left Stone, and then came the downsize and enforced basic salary reductions at Stone in September 2010 which claimed the technical / R&D staff which originated from Rock.
This comes as no surprise to me at all, just like Stone lost or culled all the key Compusys staff the same happened with the key Rock staff.
Needless to say, without the key staff and zero continuity strategy it was academic from there onwards that this business sector would decay
Stone's focus is education and local government. Those lovely Rock branded gaming systems were living on borrowed time.
End of an era and a viable alternative to AlienWare...