Ultimate dev laptop

I’ve been looking around at laptops for a while. I want the ultimate laptop.

  1. I want Core 2 Duo or similar AMD
  2. At least 2GB RAM
  3. A fast hard drive (7200rpm)
  4. Dual display out, DVI and VGA
  5. Ability to run 2 external 20″ monitors
  6. At least 15.4″ monitor
  7. Very good build quality
  8. DVD writer
  9. Onboard Wifi
  10. Optional: Bluetooth
  11. Optional: Card reader

Does anybody know of such a laptop that has had good reviews. I’ve looked at Asus, Acer, Rock, Alienware, Evesham, AJP and Dell. Each of them falls down on at least one of the above. I’ve been weighing up whether to push for a laptop in work or to bite the bullet and buy one myself. If I found the right one, I would have no hesitation paying GBP1500 of my own cash. The amount of time I spend on it, it’d be stupid not to. At the moment, the front runner is the Dell XPS m1710 but it tops out at GBP2000 which is a bit too much.
I need all suggestions, so please comment :)

This entry was written by philroche and posted on October 27, 2006 at 10:13 pm and filed under General, Techie, laptop. Bookmark the permalink. Follow any comments here with the RSS feed for this post. Post a comment or leave a trackback: Trackback URL.

2 Comments

  1. Barry Wharton
    Posted November 2, 2006 at 11:09 am | Permalink

    I think for the budget you’re playing to m8 you’re living in a dream world! eBay may be your saviour! ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

  2. Karl
    Posted November 12, 2006 at 11:57 am | Permalink

    Was looking for the same thing myself and the Dell XPS was too expensive but very yummy. Ended up with a HP Pavilion DV8311TX. I think it’s very close to your requirements. NZ$3,500 including GST 12.5% (like VAT and can be reclaimed for business use) if that’s any help. Not sure how the price compares to UK. Cheers.

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