ascorbic Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 Here is what I want out of my next laptop Screen Size: no larger than 16" preferably larger than 15" but not a huge deal Resolution: 1920x1080 Video Chipset: nVidia or Intel CPU: Core i5 or Core i7 or better if there is something in the pipleline Brand: Preference towards ASUS or Lenovo, Toshiba, HP. No Sony. Memory: min of 4gb expandable to 8gb And obviously it should work well with backtrack. So far it looks like just the ASUS G51JX meets my needs. It seems like this model had some drivers issues so I am not sold just yet. Is there anything upcoming which would be worth waiting for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benownzu93 Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 There are some awesome laptops from acer but I can't think of anything with an i5 or i7 and 1920x1080 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparda Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 I think you need to review your requirements a little. I just want to be sure you know exactly what you are asking for. Laptops generally are 15" or 17", relatively very few are 16". Most computers screens (and laptops) have a 16:10 (1920x1200, 1280x800) aspect ratio, very few laptops/monitors are 16:9 (1920x1080, 1280x720). As most applications have bars on the top and bottom of the window you loose screen hight and end up looking at a thin bar of actual content, by going for a 16:9 screen you loose even more screen hight. Also, having such a high resolution on such a small screen hardly seems worth it. 24" and 27" screens (usually) use 1920x1200 as there native resolution. Why would you allow an Intel graphics card in this? Every thing else seems relatively high end, not that Intel graphics cads are particularly bad, just doesn't match the CPU requirements. I suppose you could be planing on making this your only computer then have a TV and/or monitor to plug it in to when not moving about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 The only thing I can think of is a Lattitude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ascorbic Posted April 15, 2010 Author Share Posted April 15, 2010 I think you need to review your requirements a little. I just want to be sure you know exactly what you are asking for. Laptops generally are 15" or 17", relatively very few are 16". I am looking for something no bigger than 16" so sizes 15", 15.4" 15.5", 15.6" and 16" all match that. I am not looking for 15" or 16" only. Anything above 16" is going to be too big. There are a variety of Asus, Toshiba and MSI's that are 16". Most computers screens (and laptops) have a 16:10 (1920x1200, 1280x800) aspect ratio, very few laptops/monitors are 16:9 (1920x1080, 1280x720). As most applications have bars on the top and bottom of the window you loose screen hight and end up looking at a thin bar of actual content, by going for a 16:9 screen you loose even more screen hight. Also, having such a high resolution on such a small screen hardly seems worth it. 24" and 27" screens (usually) use 1920x1200 as there native resolution. I haven't seen many 1920x1200 laptops. I am just looking for the highest resolution I can get and 1920x1080 seems pretty common. If there is something that meets all other criteria with 1920x1200 that would be even better. Visual Studio gets cramped very quickly, the more pixels the better. Why would you allow an Intel graphics card in this? Every thing else seems relatively high end, not that Intel graphics cads are particularly bad, just doesn't match the CPU requirements. I am looking for nVidia or Intel, no AMD/ATI. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparda Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 IDEs do like big resolutions, and lots of RAM, and lots of CPU, and cause lots of hard disk grinding. Have you considered a high performance SSD? That obviously comes with a storage problem, but if you get a laptop that has a high performance SSD and a regular hard disk... The G51Jx does look like an awesome laptop, the only thing that comes close is a AlienWare M15x (yes, it's a Dell) whcih only misses but having a 15.6" screen (also 16:9 1920x1080) and probably costs a bit more (it's an alienware). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ascorbic Posted April 15, 2010 Author Share Posted April 15, 2010 IDEs do like big resolutions, and lots of RAM, and lots of CPU, and cause lots of hard disk grinding. Have you considered a high performance SSD? That obviously comes with a storage problem, but if you get a laptop that has a high performance SSD and a regular hard disk... The G51Jx does look like an awesome laptop, the only thing that comes close is a AlienWare M15x (yes, it's a Dell) whcih only misses but having a 15.6" screen (also 16:9 1920x1080) and probably costs a bit more (it's an alienware). I'd love an SSD. In fact I'd love an SSD for my desktop but the price hasn't been sweet enough for me just yet. I don't need a ton of storage space so the capacity factor isn't a big deal for me. I'll take a look at the aliendell, I haven't touched one of those machines since the dude your getting a dell days. Thanks for the input. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franklin1 Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 check out Acer's new Machine Acer Aspire 5732z hope you'll like it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ascorbic Posted April 16, 2010 Author Share Posted April 16, 2010 check out Acer's new Machine Acer Aspire 5732z hope you'll like it Thanks, the price is awesome, but the CPU and resolution aren't up to snuff for what I am looking for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infiltrator Posted April 17, 2010 Share Posted April 17, 2010 Here is what I want out of my next laptop Screen Size: no larger than 16" preferably larger than 15" but not a huge deal Resolution: 1920x1080 Video Chipset: nVidia or Intel CPU: Core i5 or Core i7 or better if there is something in the pipleline Brand: Preference towards ASUS or Lenovo, Toshiba, HP. No Sony. Memory: min of 4gb expandable to 8gb And obviously it should work well with backtrack. So far it looks like just the ASUS G51JX meets my needs. It seems like this model had some drivers issues so I am not sold just yet. Is there anything upcoming which would be worth waiting for? Alternatively you could consider this one http://usa.asus.com/product.aspx?P_ID=8je5Ot4HBnKOdT81 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ascorbic Posted April 19, 2010 Author Share Posted April 19, 2010 Alternatively you could consider this one http://usa.asus.com/product.aspx?P_ID=8je5Ot4HBnKOdT81 That is an impressive machine and was also featured on anandtech http://www.anandtech.com/show/3662/asus-g7...-xlsized-gaming but a 17.3" screen is way too big for my needs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRGRIM Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 Dell Precision M4500 Screen Size: no larger than 16" preferably larger than 15" but not a huge deal 15.6" Resolution: 1920x1080 15.6" (40 cm) FHD LED Back-Lit Display (1920x1080) Resolution Video Chipset: nVidia or Intel NVIDIA® Quadro FX 880M Graphics with 1GB3 dedicated memory or NVIDIA® Quadro FX 1800M Graphics with 1GB3 dedicated memory CPU: Core i5 or Core i7 or better if there is something in the pipleline Intel® Core™ i7 Quad Core & Extreme Edition or Intel® Core™ i5 & i7 Dual Core Processors Brand: Preference towards ASUS or Lenovo, Toshiba, HP. No Sony. Dell Memory: min of 4gb expandable to 8gb Two Memory slots offering up to 8GB Aprox spec £1400 (going by your min requirements) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ascorbic Posted April 19, 2010 Author Share Posted April 19, 2010 Dell Precision M4500 Screen Size: no larger than 16" preferably larger than 15" but not a huge deal 15.6" Resolution: 1920x1080 15.6" (40 cm) FHD LED Back-Lit Display (1920x1080) Resolution Video Chipset: nVidia or Intel NVIDIA® Quadro FX 880M Graphics with 1GB3 dedicated memory or NVIDIA® Quadro FX 1800M Graphics with 1GB3 dedicated memory CPU: Core i5 or Core i7 or better if there is something in the pipleline Intel® Core™ i7 Quad Core & Extreme Edition or Intel® Core™ i5 & i7 Dual Core Processors Brand: Preference towards ASUS or Lenovo, Toshiba, HP. No Sony. Dell Memory: min of 4gb expandable to 8gb Two Memory slots offering up to 8GB Aprox spec £1400 (going by your min requirements) Thanks for specing this out. I checked the USA site, it doesn't seem like the Precision line has the Core i7 yet but the Lattitude does. I was able to price one for $1433 that meeted my requirements. Do you use a dell machine, what are your thoughts on their build quality? I have stayed away from them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparda Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 I have a Dell 27" monitor that is awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRGRIM Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 Dell Lattitude, Precision and Optiplex are all fine systems, have no problems with them. I have used Dell for 8+ Years now, I always opt for 3 years NBD warranty and have never had any problems with Dell support. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWFu Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 (edited) Dell Studio XPS 16. I had one up until a month or so ago and it was great. I only sold it due to the Alienware m11x coming out and I did not need a large screen any more. The only issue for you is that it has ATI 4670 graphics. Edited April 19, 2010 by SWFu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 (edited) My next laptop will more then likely be a Dell Latitude. If you get the warranty, get the NBD one. Edited April 19, 2010 by Charles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaud Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 I just got a 17" Macbook pro and I'm very pleased with it. Got VMWare Fusion, it's got the horse power to run at least 4 VMs including backtrack. Only downside is they are darn expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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