Dual link DVI laptops

[Kill_Bill]

Hi Guys

Recently purchased a 30inch dell and am looking for a laptop (not the macbook pro) to go with it

Any suggestions?? Just looking for something that will do the full res and not really anything for gaming

Thanks

Kb

[Ajax9000]

Whilst there are now quite a few laptops with DVI, I haven't seen dual-link mentioned for ANY of the models listed below. My gut feeling is that the models with X1600+ Go7700+ graphics are the best prospects. You'll probably have to contact the distributors ... good luck ... :-/

Adrian



Asus A8Ja H005PA Intel Core Duo T2300 ATI Mobility X1600 14.1” WXGA ColourShine (1280x768)
Asus A8Jm H001PA Intel Core Duo T2400 nVidia GeForce Go7600 14.1” WXGA ColourShine (1280x768)
Asus A8Js ??? Intel Core 2 Duo T7200 nVidia GeForce Go7700 14.1” WXGA+ ColourShine (1440x900)
Asus A7Jc R012M Intel Core Duo T2400 ATI Mobility X1600 17" WXGA Colourshine (1280x800)
Asus W2Jc Y010P Intel Core Duo T2600 ATI Mobility X1600 17" WSXGA Colourshine (1440x900)
Asus F3Jp AP002P Intel Core 2 Duo T5500 ATI Mobility X1700 15.4" WXGA Colourshine (1280x800)
Asus F3Jv AK001P Intel Core 2 Duo T7200 nVidia GeForce Go7600 15.4" WXGA+ Colourshine (1680x1050)
Asus V1J AP024P Intel Core 2 Duo T5600 ATI Mobility X1600 15.4" WXGA Colourshine (1280x800)
Asus V1J AP027P Intel Core 2 Duo T5600 ATI Mobility X1600 15.4" WXGA+ Colourshine (1680x1050)

Toshiba Satellite P100 PSPA3A-02V00P Intel Core Duo T2300 nVidia GeForce Go7900 17” WXGA+ TruBrite (1440x900)
Toshiba Satellite P100 PSPA3A-05S00P Intel Core Duo T2250 nVidia GeForce Go7900 17" WSXGA+ TruBrite (1680x1050)
Toshiba Satellite P100 PSPA6A-01J017 Intel Core Duo T2400 nVidia GeForce Go7900 17” WSXGA+ TruBrite (1680x1050)

Acer TravelMate 8000 Intel Pentium M ATI Mobility X700 15" SXGA (1400x1050)
Acer TravelMate 8100 Intel Pentium M ATI Mobility X700 15.4" WSXGA+ (1680x1050)
Acer TravelMate 8200 Intel Core Duo ATI Mobility X1600 15.4" WSXGA+ (1680x1050)
Acer Aspire 9500 Intel Pentium M ATI Mobility X700 17" WXGA CrystalBrite (1440x900)
Acer Ferrari 4000 AMD Turion 64 ATI Mobility X700 15.4" WXGA (1280x800)
Acer Ferrari 4000 AMD Turion 64 ATI Mobility X700 15.4" WSXGA+ (1680x1050)
Acer Aspire 5670 Intel Core Duo ATI Mobility X1400 15.4" WXGA CrystalBrite (1280x800)
NB Acer have DVI onboard and/or via port replicator

Fujitsu LifeBook T4010-AA001E0C1 Intel Pentium M 725 Intel Extreme Graphics 2 12.1" XGA (1024x768)
Fujitsu LifeBook S7020-AA243E0B1 Intel Pentium M 750 Intel GMA 900 14.1" XGA (1024x768)
Fujitsu LifeBook S7020-AA292E0B1 Intel Pentium M 760 Intel GMA 900 14.1" XGA (1024x768)
Fujitsu LifeBook T4210-AA001E0C1 Intel Core Duo Intel GMA 950 12.1" XGA (1024x768)
Fujitsu LifeBook E8110-AA041E0B1 Intel Core Duo Intel GMA 950 15" XGA SuperFine (1024x768)
NB Fujitsu LifeBooks only have DVI via port replicator

BenQ Joybook S73G Intel Core Duo T2050 ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 14.1" Bright Glossy WXGA (1280x800)

[SSJX]

For such a large monitor, most of the above gfx cards that ajax mentioned are not going to be able to support a good resolution nor at a decent frame rate.

I think you are going to have to go for a SLI laptop or at the bare minimum a 7900 GTX Go.

For a single card setup I would recommend a laptop with a 7950GTX Go.

and for most of the SLI setups, it should be able to handle that beastly monitor.

Since you got that helluva monitor, I'm assuming you have the funds to purchase an equally impressive laptop.
Try visiting:
www.alienware.com.au (Dell owned)
for some nice SLI setups.

I'm sure SLATYE (when he comes online) should be able to give you some more recommendations in terms of cards and retail sites.

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My Dell Inspiron 9400 (7900GS GPU) has one

[SLATYE]

Originally Posted by SSJX

For such a large monitor, most of the above gfx cards that ajax mentioned are not going to be able to support a good resolution nor at a decent frame frame.

He mentioned in the original post that it doesn't need to be able to run games on the 30" LCD - just 2D.

Even finding DVI on laptops isn't exactly common yet - so I wouldn't be expecting many with dual-link DVI. As above, laptops with the X1K and Geforce 7 series of GPUs would be the best bets (since those GPUs do support dual-link).

I've heard that some Acer models have DL-DVI, but I can't find which ones in particular.

[Ajax9000]

Originally Posted by SSJX

...Since you got that helluva monitor, I'm assuming you have the funds to purchase an equally impressive laptop.
...

For myself I'd say not necessarily. In some respects it is more important for me to have such connectivity (not all out 3D grunt) in a compact, mid-spec machine. If I have a 24" or 30" primary monitor at home, a 17" laptop becomes a portability liability.

Adrian

[Kill_Bill]

Originally Posted by Ajax9000

For myself I'd say not necessarily. In some respects it is more important for me to have such connectivity (not all out 3D grunt) in a compact, mid-spec machine. If I have a 24" or 30" primary monitor at home, a 17" laptop becomes a portability liability.

Adrian

Yeah that's basically what I'm after - something reasonably portable (14 inch or so) that can run the display.. I don't play games so 3D performance is a non issue for me

[SLATYE]

It might be better to get a small laptop (something like Dell's D620 or D420) and a docking station which includes expansion slots. I don't know if you can get PCI video cards with DL-DVI, but there may be docking stations with PCIe too (and you can definitely get PCIe 1x cards with DL-DVI).

[mordy]

I'm quite sure the apple mac books will allow 30" displays, because they build 30" screens like dell.

Not that im saying that you should actually buy a macbook, I'm just speculating.

[SSJX]

Originally Posted by Kill_Bill

Hi Guys

Recently purchased a 30inch dell and am looking for a laptop (not the macbook pro) to go with it

Any suggestions?? Just looking for something that will do the full res and not really anything for gaming

Thanks

Kb

don't blame me if you don't get a gfx card that doesn't fulfil your request.
I still say go for the high end gfx card even though you're not gaming, as you really do need a card that supports 2560 x 1600

[Kill_Bill]

Originally Posted by SSJX

don't blame me if you don't get a gfx card that doesn't fulfil your request.
I still say go for the high end gfx card even though you're not gaming, as you really do need a card that supports 2560 x 1600

Not blaming anyone.. just thought someone could point me in the right direction.. yeah if i cant find anything basic its not a big issue either, i'll spring for the macbook pro and run windows on it

Would prefer to save myself the $ though..

Might give Asus a call and see if they know whether their A8J (the one with the x1700) supports DL DVI.. fingers crossed

[Zippy7]

Was there any reason you aren't considering the Dell laptops?
You could've haggled a better price for both? Either of the 9400 and M1710 (with correct card) would meet your needs.

[Kill_Bill]

Originally Posted by Zippy7

Was there any reason you aren't considering the Dell laptops?
You could've haggled a better price for both? Either of the 9400 and M1710 (with correct card) would meet your needs.

Yeah basically just trying to stay away from anything bigger than 14 inches.. i would kill for a 12 inch lappy with dual link dvi

[SSJX]

You might want to get a barebone laptop then.
i can only think of one brand at the moment, Clevo, but i'm sure there's others.

You pick the chassis/screen (in your case a 12"), then source all your other components - gfx card, cpu, ram, dvd dl burner, hdd, etc

Have a look at some of the other threads in this sub-forum, there's lots of sites that ppl have mentioned that are quite notable in terms of customisable laptops.

[Ajax9000]

A quick update:

Anandtech's review of the Asus A8JS (http://www.anandtech.com/mobile/showdoc.aspx?i=2899&p=3) says:

..., and we should also mention that the DVI port does not support dual-link cables/resolutions. That's too bad for those users who want to use the ASUS A8JS with a 30" LCD running at 2560x1600, but it's not really unexpected.

BUGGER!!! Silly, silly, Asus designers.

Adrian