Laivasse
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Hai guys, this is a thread for people to coo sweet reassurances to me while I hum and haw over a laptop purchase.
Basically I'm looking for recommendations for a desktop replacement laptop, since I'm currently bouncing around between various residences. Money is - more or less - no object. What do you think I should buy?
Research thus far:
Thanks for any help.
BTW if there's news of some promising-sounding mobile technology over the horizon, or a range of great laptops yet to be released (or anything like that), I'm prepared to hold off on my purchase so let me know about anything like that too.
Basically I'm looking for recommendations for a desktop replacement laptop, since I'm currently bouncing around between various residences. Money is - more or less - no object. What do you think I should buy?
Research thus far:
- I've heard horrible anecdotes about the customer service from Alienware and PC Microworks. While I'm sure some people may have had great experiences with them, if I'm shelling out top dollar then I would personally like to minimise the risk of service blunders, so I won't be going with either of these companies. Plus, when I hear that a company likes to play fast and loose with customer satisfaction, I am reluctant to reward those companies with my custom.
- It would be nice to have a machine with at least a GeForce Go 8800GTX, but I'm not knowledgeable enough to know if SLI is complete overkill for a laptop or not. Same goes for quad core - is there a point? The only real resource intensive thing I'm going to be doing is gaming.
- By the same token I've looked at some of the Clevo resellers like Sager and FalconNW and while the hardware seems impressive, the battery life of under 1 hour just seems really lousy. I would be running it from the power outlet most of the time, sure, but I also want something that isn't completely useless on an airplane - the ability to watch at least one average length movie without it conking out would be nice.
- Overheating is also a big concern. If you know of any product that is pretty beefy but which also has a reputation unblemished by bluescreens or lock ups, shout it out.
Thanks for any help.
BTW if there's news of some promising-sounding mobile technology over the horizon, or a range of great laptops yet to be released (or anything like that), I'm prepared to hold off on my purchase so let me know about anything like that too.