http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/28/ask-engadget-best-desktop-replacement-laptop/ Engadget Comments for Ask Engadget: Best "desktop replacement" laptop? http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2010 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/28/ask-engadget-best-desktop-replacement-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/28/ask-engadget-best-desktop-replacement-laptop/Aug 28th 2008 9:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/28/ask-engadget-best-desktop-replacement-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/28/ask-engadget-best-desktop-replacement-laptop/Aug 28th 2008 9:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/28/ask-engadget-best-desktop-replacement-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/28/ask-engadget-best-desktop-replacement-laptop/Aug 28th 2008 9:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/28/ask-engadget-best-desktop-replacement-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/28/ask-engadget-best-desktop-replacement-laptop/
Advantage? More space, less clutter. Being able to take it out easily. It's not that I take it out, it's just the convenience that if I ever need to set up a temporal workshop somewhere else (customer's place?) it will not be a pain in the arse.]]>Aug 28th 2008 10:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/28/ask-engadget-best-desktop-replacement-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/28/ask-engadget-best-desktop-replacement-laptop/
http://www.apple.com/macbookair/]]>Aug 28th 2008 10:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/28/ask-engadget-best-desktop-replacement-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/28/ask-engadget-best-desktop-replacement-laptop/
I have a 15 inch wuxga, and love it- great for high end video editing software - and portable (nnot exactly a gamers choice tho)

If I was getting sometiong even bigger - esp 19 or 20 inch, I'd want even higher. But heres where we hit some problems - there pretty much is no higher for laptops.]]>Aug 28th 2008 10:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/28/ask-engadget-best-desktop-replacement-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/28/ask-engadget-best-desktop-replacement-laptop/Aug 28th 2008 10:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/28/ask-engadget-best-desktop-replacement-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/28/ask-engadget-best-desktop-replacement-laptop/Aug 28th 2008 10:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/28/ask-engadget-best-desktop-replacement-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/28/ask-engadget-best-desktop-replacement-laptop/Sep 20th 2008 11:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/28/ask-engadget-best-desktop-replacement-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/28/ask-engadget-best-desktop-replacement-laptop/
A cheap desktop + a crappy monitor + a good keyboard + a good mouse + a low-end laptop = less money and more clutter for you than one good laptop.

May I suggest a MacBook Pro refurb?]]>Aug 28th 2008 10:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/28/ask-engadget-best-desktop-replacement-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/28/ask-engadget-best-desktop-replacement-laptop/
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Best thing i ever did.
i use it for design (web and print), office (open office), and normal net and media stuff. all good here.]]>Aug 29th 2008 8:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/28/ask-engadget-best-desktop-replacement-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/28/ask-engadget-best-desktop-replacement-laptop/
My cousin had the same issues! He brought it in, they told him he had a faulty graphics card! They just gave him a new MacBook Pro and now it runs awesome! WoW FTW!]]>Aug 29th 2008 9:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/28/ask-engadget-best-desktop-replacement-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/28/ask-engadget-best-desktop-replacement-laptop/
nuff said]]>Aug 29th 2008 10:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/28/ask-engadget-best-desktop-replacement-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/28/ask-engadget-best-desktop-replacement-laptop/Aug 29th 2008 4:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/28/ask-engadget-best-desktop-replacement-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/28/ask-engadget-best-desktop-replacement-laptop/Aug 29th 2008 5:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/28/ask-engadget-best-desktop-replacement-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/28/ask-engadget-best-desktop-replacement-laptop/
(unironically)]]>Aug 28th 2008 9:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/28/ask-engadget-best-desktop-replacement-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/28/ask-engadget-best-desktop-replacement-laptop/
]]>Aug 28th 2008 9:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/28/ask-engadget-best-desktop-replacement-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/28/ask-engadget-best-desktop-replacement-laptop/Aug 28th 2008 9:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/28/ask-engadget-best-desktop-replacement-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/28/ask-engadget-best-desktop-replacement-laptop/Aug 28th 2008 9:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/28/ask-engadget-best-desktop-replacement-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/28/ask-engadget-best-desktop-replacement-laptop/Aug 28th 2008 9:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/28/ask-engadget-best-desktop-replacement-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/28/ask-engadget-best-desktop-replacement-laptop/but if we are talking Desktop Replacement, it would not be my top choice
the most powerful laptop for the fast 4 years or so has been the versatile Clevo D900C (it often appeared on Engadget under various rebrands)

the one I would suggest is the one built by Sager, as it is the same as any other but probably the cheapest you'll find, here's a link from PCTorque
https://secure.pctorque.com/system-configuration.aspx?SystemsID=32

now the D900C is gonna be heavy, and a power hog, but as a desktop replacement I'd say it well overpowers the Macbook pro with its upto Core 2 Quad 9550, upto 8GB of RAM, upto 2x 9800M GT in SLI, and 3 Harddrives (RAID capable)]]>Aug 28th 2008 9:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/28/ask-engadget-best-desktop-replacement-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/28/ask-engadget-best-desktop-replacement-laptop/Aug 28th 2008 10:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/28/ask-engadget-best-desktop-replacement-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/28/ask-engadget-best-desktop-replacement-laptop/Aug 28th 2008 10:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/28/ask-engadget-best-desktop-replacement-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/28/ask-engadget-best-desktop-replacement-laptop/but I suggested PCTorque because they seem to have a good track record

and what I would suggest the dude on his $3000 budget is it configured with:
1920x1600 (WUXGA) res
Core 2 Quad Q9450 cpu
Arctic Silver compound
4GB of RAM
1x GeForce 9800M GTX 1GB
200GB 7200RPM harddrive]]>Aug 28th 2008 10:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/28/ask-engadget-best-desktop-replacement-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/28/ask-engadget-best-desktop-replacement-laptop/
Maxed out MBP is my choice, but as posters ahead of me said, wait 2 or 3 weeks. Oh, and get you extra memory from Crucial, 'cause it's a rape job from Apple.

The 7200 RPM option is a must have....]]>Aug 28th 2008 10:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/28/ask-engadget-best-desktop-replacement-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/28/ask-engadget-best-desktop-replacement-laptop/
I just put a 22" monitor on it and solved all of my small monitor problems for photoediting...]]>Aug 28th 2008 10:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/28/ask-engadget-best-desktop-replacement-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/28/ask-engadget-best-desktop-replacement-laptop/
But if I had my choice. I would go with Alienware. Yeah, some people may think they are over rated, but i have experience them to be one of the pickiest builders out there. I couldn;t get you under $3000, but i was able to do $3,300.

Here are the specs

Area-51® m17x

Video/Graphics Card: Dual 512MB NVIDIA® GeForce® Go 8700M GT – SLI Enabled
Display: 17" WideUXGA 1920 x 1200 LCD with Clearview Technology – Black
Includes Non-Illuminated Keyboard – Exclusive Design!
System Lighting: Alienware® AlienFX® System Lighting - Blue
Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T9300 2.5GHz (6MB Cache 800MHz FSB)
Memory: 4GB† Dual Channel DDR2 SO-DIMM at 667MHz – 2 x 2048MB
Operating System (Office software not included): Windows Vista® Home Premium with Service Pack 1
Notebook Tuners and Remotes: Without Media Center Remote Control or TV Tuner
System Drive: Single Drive Configuration - 320GB 7,200RPM (16MB Cache) w/ Free Fall Protection
Optical Drives : 8x Dual Layer Burner (DVD±RW, CD-RW)
Wireless: Internal Intel® Wireless 4965 a/b/g/Draft-N Mini-Card
Sound Card : Internal High-Definition Audio with surround sound

Truth is, you could go to almost any manufacturer and configure the ultimate laptop you can get at the price you want. It all depends on what brand you personally like.]]>Aug 28th 2008 10:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/28/ask-engadget-best-desktop-replacement-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/28/ask-engadget-best-desktop-replacement-laptop/
i'd suggest getting the cheapest HDD and then installing an aftermarket one yourself. you'll save a couple hundred and get the latest and greatest Hitachi or WD, etc., with the highest data densities (and therefore performance). In fact, some of the newer perpendicular-tech drives are as fast at the 5400 rpm as 7200 (and one advantage at 5400 is vibration; another power consumption; yet another heat.

it's a bitch to user-install a HDD on a MBP, but one advantage is that you can just custom install OSX afterwards, leaving out languages and printer drivers you don't need (will save at least 4GB of space)]]>Aug 29th 2008 1:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/28/ask-engadget-best-desktop-replacement-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/28/ask-engadget-best-desktop-replacement-laptop/
[-] Sager 9262

Sager 9262 Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Desktop Replacement Gaming Notebook Qty: 1
17" WUXGA Super Clear Glossy w/ Wide Viewing Angle (1920x1200) Qty: 1
Intel® Core 2Quad™ Q9450 | 12MB Cache | 2.66GHz | 1.066MHz FSB Qty: 1
Arctic Silver 5 High Performance Thermal Compound Qty: 1
4096MB (4GB) DDR2 800MHz (Requires 64 Bit Operating System) Qty: 1
1X nVIDIA GeForce 9800M GTX w/1GB Qty: 1
RAID 0 (Data Stripping - Requires 2 Identical Hard Drives) Qty: 1
160GB | 5400 RPM | SATA Qty: 1
Add 2nd 160GB | 5400 RPM | SATA-150 HDD Qty: 1
No 3rd Hard Drive Qty: 1
8X DVD±R / RW / 4X + Dual Layer Drive with Software Qty: 1
Intel PRO/Wireless 4965AGN / 802.11N Qty: 1
Built in 10/1000 Fast Ethernet / LAN Network Card Qty: 1
Microsoft Windows VISTA Home Premium 32/64-Bit Edition Qty: 1
2.0M Integrated Digital Video Camera Qty: 1
Free Notebook Carrying Case Qty: 1
Microsoft Wireless Notebook Optical Mouse 4000 USB Qty: 1
No Office Software Qty: 1
Built-In Bluetooth Module Qty: 1
Sager 1 Year Warranty, Lifetime Tech Support Qty: 1
(No Accidental Protection Policy) Qty: 1]]>Aug 29th 2008 6:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/28/ask-engadget-best-desktop-replacement-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/28/ask-engadget-best-desktop-replacement-laptop/Aug 29th 2008 12:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/28/ask-engadget-best-desktop-replacement-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/28/ask-engadget-best-desktop-replacement-laptop/Aug 29th 2008 5:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/28/ask-engadget-best-desktop-replacement-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/28/ask-engadget-best-desktop-replacement-laptop/
Why would you want a laptop that spends most of its time on a desk? Desktop-Laptop?

]]>Aug 28th 2008 9:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/28/ask-engadget-best-desktop-replacement-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/28/ask-engadget-best-desktop-replacement-laptop/Aug 28th 2008 10:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/28/ask-engadget-best-desktop-replacement-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/28/ask-engadget-best-desktop-replacement-laptop/Aug 28th 2008 9:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/28/ask-engadget-best-desktop-replacement-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/28/ask-engadget-best-desktop-replacement-laptop/
That's one fine gaming laptop at a pretty decent price.]]>Aug 29th 2008 3:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/28/ask-engadget-best-desktop-replacement-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/28/ask-engadget-best-desktop-replacement-laptop/
And he will have $1500 left over...]]>Aug 29th 2008 10:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/28/ask-engadget-best-desktop-replacement-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/28/ask-engadget-best-desktop-replacement-laptop/Aug 28th 2008 9:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/28/ask-engadget-best-desktop-replacement-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/28/ask-engadget-best-desktop-replacement-laptop/Aug 28th 2008 9:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/28/ask-engadget-best-desktop-replacement-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/28/ask-engadget-best-desktop-replacement-laptop/
"...I am looking for: biggest screen possible"]]>Aug 28th 2008 9:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/28/ask-engadget-best-desktop-replacement-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/28/ask-engadget-best-desktop-replacement-laptop/You can get one for around $3,000 with a 2.5GHz Core 2 Duo, 4GB RAM, a 250GB hard drive, a SuperDrive, a 512MB GeForce 8600GTm, and a 17inch 1920x1200 high res display.

For a couple hundred more you can top it out at 2.6GHz and throw in a 7200rpm drive. ]]>Aug 28th 2008 9:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/28/ask-engadget-best-desktop-replacement-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/28/ask-engadget-best-desktop-replacement-laptop/Aug 28th 2008 9:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/28/ask-engadget-best-desktop-replacement-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/28/ask-engadget-best-desktop-replacement-laptop/
Play nice children! ]]>Aug 28th 2008 10:03PM