LG's 17-inch W1PRO EXPRESS DUAL laptop packs DVB-T, Vista

If you've been eying a Vista-equipped laptop to treat yourself after all that chocolate you dutifully resisted last week, you might as well get a TV tuner built right in. LG Electronics' latest 17-inch behemoth packs a silver / black enclosure, integrated DVB-T tuner, and your choice of Intel Core 2 Duo processors to boot. Under the hood you'll find a WSXGA+ display, support for 5.1 Dolby Digital audio, dual 1.2-watt stereo speakers, ATI's Mobility Radeon X1600 graphics set, Bluetooth 2.0, WiFi, and of course, Windows Vista Home Premium pre-installed. While the W1PRO EXPRESS DUAL isn't exactly the lightest machine out there, it weighs in at a respectable 6.8-pounds and shouldn't make a half bad media-centric portable, but considering the nearly $2,600 pricetag LG has slapped on it, bargain hunters needn't look here long.

[Via Gizmag]

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 20th 2007 10:56AM]

Let's not forget that 17'' MBP is overpriced without an integrated DVB-T tuner, media card reader, fingerprint reader, and HIGH speed dual-layer DVDRW.

Apple makes you pay more for less features. Minimalism is such an excuse. *rolls eyes*

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 20th 2007 11:35AM]

But Macs LOOK so trendy! *rolls eyes*

*rolls them again*

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 21st 2007 8:57AM]

Apple's only contribution to the world is Ipod. Everything else is garbage. Apple macs are useful only when you are in the Starbucks coffee house.

[axual Posted Feb 20th 2007 1:17PM]

Of course this machine cannot run OS X and Windows. A Mac can do both and better I suspect. Since it only comes with Home Premium, it cannot compare, especially to the upcoming Leopard.

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 20th 2007 2:35PM]

How many USB ports does it have? Oh, right, more than the Macbook Pro.

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 20th 2007 3:26PM]

Google the performance of an OSX on an equivalently spec'd PC ;) apparently it runs faster on a PC bootlegged then it does on a MAC native.

[Stranger2 Posted Feb 20th 2007 4:45PM]

WTF does MBP have to to with this machine besides the fact that both of them share similar components? And yes, Apple charge a premium. But so do LG, IBM and Sony as well.

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 20th 2007 8:01PM]

Yeah but the MBP will get you laid :b

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 21st 2007 1:11AM]

Sad how Mac fanboys need to flash their MBP to get some