Al Khalifah
09-25-2006, 12:49
Because of my rather nomadic lifestyle at the moment, I figure it'd be for the best if I went for a desktop replacement rather than a new box - especially given the fact that laptops can do some pretty amazing things nowadays.
Essentially what I'm looking for is a laptop on a par with desktops. Portability doesn't concern me too much, although I'd rather not have a total brick. Battery life isn't too huge an issue - though obviously I would like near 2 hours non-intense activity.
Oh and they'd have to ship to the UK.
What I'm currently looking at is some customisation of the Rock xtreme ctx pro range. Link (http://www.rockdirect.com/viewNotebook.php?pName=XTREME%20CTX%20PRO)
I'm currently thinking along the lines of the T72 with the GTX 256MB and 2Gb RAM.
Alienware's beasty also looks quite tempting but its running AMD and to get a similar spec would put it over £2000.
Dell also have an interesting offering - but 5400rpm harddrive is pretty offputting and also - ITS DELL!
Any thoughts?
Essentially what I'm looking for is a laptop on a par with desktops. Portability doesn't concern me too much, although I'd rather not have a total brick. Battery life isn't too huge an issue - though obviously I would like near 2 hours non-intense activity.
Oh and they'd have to ship to the UK.
What I'm currently looking at is some customisation of the Rock xtreme ctx pro range. Link (http://www.rockdirect.com/viewNotebook.php?pName=XTREME%20CTX%20PRO)
I'm currently thinking along the lines of the T72 with the GTX 256MB and 2Gb RAM.
Alienware's beasty also looks quite tempting but its running AMD and to get a similar spec would put it over £2000.
Dell also have an interesting offering - but 5400rpm harddrive is pretty offputting and also - ITS DELL!
Any thoughts?