High End Ultra-portables / Notebooks

[MessiaaH]

Seen alot of netbook / laptop threads most dealing wiht budget rigs, so i though id start one in d high end, incase men looking for something up top, or want to discuss etc.

I recently upgraded mines.

Old:

Asus U30JC:

Mines came wiht i3, 2GB Ram, 500GB HD.
Upgrades: 4GB Ram, 40GB SSD + Stock 500GB HD
(took d 500GB HD, mount it in a Caddy, installed in dvdrom bay, Installed 40GB SSD for OS. )

New:

Sony Vaio SA (VPCSA290x)

i7 2.7/3.4 GHz, 4GB Ram, 500GB HD, 1600*900 Display
Upgrades/Mods: 8GB Ram, 80GB SSD, 500GB Seagate Momentus XT, Keyboard Skin, Extended Sheet Battery (16hrs light / 8hrs heavy). (Mod Process for HD same as before)

Mouse: Logitech Wireless Anywhere MX (Darkfield tech allows mouse to work on any surface, including glass, perfect for the guy who always on d move and need to setup any and everywhere).

Pics of d beast:

[Philosophical45]

that laptop is definitely a beast.. in such a small package.. solid construction too.. hmm nice!

[Redfish]

I does not knows hows you do it buts you is have too much powaaaa on all your systems lol

[Spazosaurus]

Just out of curiosity, how does it handle games. Hit we a vantage or 11.

[MessiaaH]

Its not a gaming rig, i just test starcraft 2 on it which runs fine.
But if u want high end gaming have to look at alienware mx series, d mx17/18 is just pure monsters.

This rig is for mobile power/battery combo, with light gaming. (For men who have they beast pc home to game). Handles any i.t. related work/training/tasks like a pro, but i wont recommended somethign like this if gaming is what you have in mind. Will do d 3dmark jsut for kiks doh. Dont have plug on me, so go do it later.

[TriniXaeno]

wow, at US$1500, that is LUDICROUSLY expensive.

I'm surprised you said it is not for gaming.

The graphics sub system looks very capable. It is middle tier but still, you should be able to run just about every game out there with it. Inclusive of Crysis 2. Supports Directx 11 as well.

Graphics Processor : AMD Radeon™ HD 6630M
Graphics Video RAM : 1GB dedicated
Graphics Technology : Hybrid Graphics

Really interested in seeing what this baby can do with Vantage.

I'm seeing 5000 - 7000 vantage points based on the results of similar AMD Radeon mobility parts. Not bad for a laptop at all.

Then again, compared to the benchmark numbers your desktop pushes, lol

[MessiaaH]

Then again, compared to the benchmark numbers your desktop pushes, lol

You hit d nail on d head right there, i wouldnt call that capable of gaming, weather it could run crysis 2 or not lol. D most ill do is ah lil sc2 replay, or practice ah strat, maybe some magicka, but i not sitting down to play crysis on that.

I woulda get something like this if i wanted to game mobile:

http://www.dell.com/us/p/alienware-m18x/pd.aspx

Dual 6990M? *drools*, THAT! is a mobile gaming rig.
But that kinda thing is for men who want dey laptop to do everything, and have no desktop home. It is ah beast.

But yea, not interested in mobile gaming.