most powerfull notebook on the market ?

Slidey · 28th March 2006, 8:56 AM

im looking for the most powerfull notebook on the market.

and when i mean powerfull eg: best current CPU/mobo/RAM etc.
not really looking for value for money. just whats the current hot laptop

cheers

Talisman · 28th March 2006, 9:37 AM

I believe Alienware is doing a sli-7800GTX Go laptop..

But my friend, what do you consider a laptop. Is an 18" widescreen 5kg beast a laptop?

//hakes

checks202 · 28th March 2006, 10:01 AM

Do you want a Laptop with Battrey life or one without hardly any battrey life?!

Slidey · 28th March 2006, 10:35 AM

it doesnt really matter guys.

just the best specced notebook on the market

im guessing something with the processing power of a dual core amd64/intel equivelent etc..
2gig ram, latest GFX card.

something like this?
Base System

Intel(R) Core(TM) Duo Processor T2600
2.16 GHz, 2MB Cache, 667 MHz FSB
Displays 17" UltraSharp(TM) Wide Screen XGA+ TFT Display: 1440x900
Memory 2048MB (2 X 1024MB) 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM
Video Card ATI Mobility Radeon x1400 256MB HyperMemory
Hard Drives 80GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive

delpieropadova · 28th March 2006, 10:52 AM

Not the best specced enough. CPU's OK, but the LCD screen could be higher res at 1920x1200. X1400 Hypermemory sucks balls. You want one with 7800GTX SLI.

There's a Clevo base barebone out there that I believe has the 7800GTX SLI. Sure its battery life is probably like 15 minutes, but hey, that's 15 minutes of portable eye candy.

FaTs · 28th March 2006, 12:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Slidey

it doesnt really matter guys.

just the best specced notebook on the market

im guessing something with the processing power of a dual core amd64/intel equivelent etc..
2gig ram, latest GFX card.

something like this?
Base System

Intel(R) Core(TM) Duo Processor T2600
2.16 GHz, 2MB Cache, 667 MHz FSB
Displays 17" UltraSharp(TM) Wide Screen XGA+ TFT Display: 1440x900
Memory 2048MB (2 X 1024MB) 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM
Video Card ATI Mobility Radeon x1400 256MB HyperMemory
Hard Drives 80GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive

That Dell isn't bad, you can spec it up with a better panel, if you want a Dell get one with a 7800go

Kermalius · 28th March 2006, 2:03 PM

x1400 is nice enough for some (ie. me). but if you want something with the shit hot graphics, look for at least x1600 or the above mentioned nvidia solutions.

Kharn · 28th March 2006, 2:28 PM

Macbook Pro

* 15.4-inch widescreen display
* Up to 2.16GHz Intel Core Duo
* 667MHz frontside bus and main memory
* PCI Express architecture
* Up to 120GB Serial ATA hard drive
* ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 with up to 256MB memory on 16-lane PCI Express
* ExpressCard/34 slot
* Dual-link DVI, VGA adapter included
* One FireWire 400 port, two USB 2.0 ports
* Optical digital and analog audio I/O, built-in microphone and stereo speakers
* Slot-loading SuperDrive
* Illuminated keyboard, Scrolling TrackPad
* Built-in AirPort Extreme (802.11g), Bluetooth 2.0+EDR and Gigabit Ethernet
* Mac OS X Tiger with iLife ’06 featuring iWeb, iWork ’06 trial and more

As a bonus its has the best design and the nicest looks. Also it will run OSX, XP & Linux. Its also not very heavy and has a good battery life.

LoBeS (BB) · 28th March 2006, 5:20 PM

price of the mac book? can it run xp really? thats sik

Kharn · 28th March 2006, 8:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LoBeS (BB)

price of the mac book? can it run xp really? thats sik

Price, anywhere from $3200 up to 5k depending on what specs you want. There are pretty generous discounts for students though. As for XP yes they have it running, the only thing they don't have at the moment is a driver for a video card. But its really only a matter of time considering how short a time its taken to get everything else working.

vindicator · 28th March 2006, 8:55 PM

IIRC omega have a driver out now?

Bolts · 28th March 2006, 9:03 PM

These have been mentioned before but an ITC Metabox D900K (A64X2, 7800gtx) or M590K (19", SLI) would have to be among the most powerful (based on Clevo as mentioned above):
http://www.p4laptops.com.au/metaboxlaptops.htm

proffesso · 28th March 2006, 9:14 PM

www.sagernotebooks.com

http://www.sagernotebook.com/pages/go_np5950.html

dual 7800GTX's, 19" screen, 2gb ram

Edit: just configured the 17" version....you can have a FX60 in it, 200gb Raid-0 7200rpm drives...etc etc..

Kharn · 28th March 2006, 9:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vindicator

IIRC omega have a driver out now?

I'm not sure why they don't work but it seems like they don't work at the moment. I suspect that there might be a solution already but they are waiting for a competition so that they can pick up some $$$$. There has already been a video of HL2 on a windows mac going round.

Snikeron · 28th March 2006, 9:34 PM

As someone else has mentioned, look at alienware's M series....

www.alienware.com

And seeing as you're considering a notebook, does that mean you'll be concerned about the battery life too?

28th March 2006, 8:56 AM	#1
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28th March 2006, 10:35 AM	#4
Slidey Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Melb Posts: 605	it doesnt really matter guys. just the best specced notebook on the market im guessing something with the processing power of a dual core amd64/intel equivelent etc.. 2gig ram, latest GFX card. something like this? Base System Intel(R) Core(TM) Duo Processor T2600 2.16 GHz, 2MB Cache, 667 MHz FSB Displays 17" UltraSharp(TM) Wide Screen XGA+ TFT Display: 1440x900 Memory 2048MB (2 X 1024MB) 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM Video Card ATI Mobility Radeon x1400 256MB HyperMemory Hard Drives 80GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive __________________ ~ Matt Last edited by Slidey; 28th March 2006 at 10:42 AM.

28th March 2006, 10:52 AM	#5
delpieropadova Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 2,297	Not the best specced enough. CPU's OK, but the LCD screen could be higher res at 1920x1200. X1400 Hypermemory sucks balls. You want one with 7800GTX SLI. There's a Clevo base barebone out there that I believe has the 7800GTX SLI. Sure its battery life is probably like 15 minutes, but hey, that's 15 minutes of portable eye candy. __________________ AsRock 939 Dual SATA2 mobo \|\| Opty 165 CCBWE 0546 @ 2.2 GHz 1.225v \|\| Arctic Cooling Freezer Pro 64 \|\| Galaxy 8800GT 512 \|\| Antec NEO HE 430w Dell Inspiron 1520: 2.2GHz T7500, 2 Gb DDR2667, 160 Gb SATA 7200, nVidia 8600MGT

28th March 2006, 9:14 PM	#13
proffesso Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Tokyo, Japan Posts: 6,312	www.sagernotebooks.com http://www.sagernotebook.com/pages/go_np5950.html dual 7800GTX's, 19" screen, 2gb ram Edit: just configured the 17" version....you can have a FX60 in it, 200gb Raid-0 7200rpm drives...etc etc.. __________________ If at first you don't succeed, remove all evidence you ever tried.

28th March 2006, 10:01 AM	#3
checks202 Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Sydney - CBD Posts: 165	Do you want a Laptop with Battrey life or one without hardly any battrey life?!

28th March 2006, 2:03 PM	#7
Kermalius Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Canberra Posts: 861	x1400 is nice enough for some (ie. me). but if you want something with the shit hot graphics, look for at least x1600 or the above mentioned nvidia solutions.

28th March 2006, 2:28 PM	#8
Kharn Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: See the world they said. So i bought a mac. Posts: 1,781	Macbook Pro * 15.4-inch widescreen display * Up to 2.16GHz Intel Core Duo * 667MHz frontside bus and main memory * PCI Express architecture * Up to 120GB Serial ATA hard drive * ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 with up to 256MB memory on 16-lane PCI Express * ExpressCard/34 slot * Dual-link DVI, VGA adapter included * One FireWire 400 port, two USB 2.0 ports * Optical digital and analog audio I/O, built-in microphone and stereo speakers * Slot-loading SuperDrive * Illuminated keyboard, Scrolling TrackPad * Built-in AirPort Extreme (802.11g), Bluetooth 2.0+EDR and Gigabit Ethernet * Mac OS X Tiger with iLife ’06 featuring iWeb, iWork ’06 trial and more As a bonus its has the best design and the nicest looks. Also it will run OSX, XP & Linux. Its also not very heavy and has a good battery life.

28th March 2006, 8:55 PM	#11
vindicator (Taking a Break) Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: LoNoSho Posts: 2,954	IIRC omega have a driver out now?

28th March 2006, 9:03 PM	#12
Bolts Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Canberra Posts: 135	These have been mentioned before but an ITC Metabox D900K (A64X2, 7800gtx) or M590K (19", SLI) would have to be among the most powerful (based on Clevo as mentioned above): http://www.p4laptops.com.au/metaboxlaptops.htm

28th March 2006, 9:34 PM	#15
Snikeron Awaiting Email Confirmation Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Singapore Posts: 180	As someone else has mentioned, look at alienware's M series.... www.alienware.com And seeing as you're considering a notebook, does that mean you'll be concerned about the battery life too?