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Re: [OCLUG-Tech] my new laptop?

On Thu, 17 Mar 2011, Woogie wrote:

> Component mismatch. A quad-core processor without a Solid State Disk
> is a waste (in the context of an interactive desktop) in my opinion.
> The nigh-miraculous decreases in loading times from an SSD do more
> for the everyday usability of a PC than a beefy video card, extra
> CPU cores or a boatload of RAM. I would strongly advise looking at a
> machine with a less beefy video card, and use the cost savings to
> purchase and install an SSD as an upgrade. Unless, of course, you
> just want to pony up the ~$200 to upgrade that monster as it is and
> run screaming through your typical workday.

  just to explain, i've been wanting to upgrade my current laptop for
a while, given the crunching i use it for like compiling kernels.  i
pop by tigerdirect every so often and see what's there, and i have a
wish list i check off mentally every time:

  * i7 cpu
  * high-res display (at least 1600x900, ideally 1920x1080)
  * 7200 rpm drive, minimum 500GB (if not SSD)
  * HDMI output
  * at least one USB 3.0 port
  * at least 4GB DDR3 RAM

there might be a few others i'm forgetting but, typically, every
system i look at is missing at least one of those features and, even
then, the price is at least $1500.

  this is the first time i've seen a system that has *everything* i'm
after and, bonus, it's a 1920x1080 in a 15.6" display, which suits me
just fine.  i don't care about screen size, i care about pixels so
having a full HD display fit in a smaller-than-normal screen is ideal.

  if it comes to it, i can always drop in that SSD but, other than
that, i haven't seen anything compare to this.

rday

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