A question to all you hardcore hardware know-it-alls ;)

[pHaTaL_eRrOr]

I need a laptop that specs out to the following minimum stanfards:

HD - (2) Dual Bay 7200RPM @ 60+Gig (Has to be 2 seperate drives b/c it'll be running oracle AND documentum)

RAM - 4 Gig (tough to find!)

Processor - P4 HT @ 2.8+GHz

Vid - GeForce 256MB DDR3 or equiv

Optical - DVD +/- DL or better


Seems that Alienware has one that fits, but it costs more than my new car. Anyone know any other vendors that make such a beast?

Looking forward to your input! :)

-Phatal

[-=DoW=- Body Piercer]

Don't ask for much do you? lol Good luck to you.

[-=DoW=- SSgt Hunt]

WOW!!!! You aren't asking for much are you?!?!? Sheesh... And what in the heck do you intend to use that beast for???

There are only a few "retail" manufacturers that will even come close to matching this. Your best bet, is to have someone help you build one. That way you have better control of the stuff you do/don't want or need. Typically, you will also save money by building your own.

As far as retail:

Falcon Northwest:

Cost $5,369.42

HDD: 2x Hitachi Travelstar 60 Gig 7200RPM

RAM: 2048MB (4x512) DDR2-LL

CPU: Intel Pentium 4 650 3.4GHz 2MB 2L 64 Bit

Video: GeForce 6800Go 256MB GDDR3

Optical: 8x DVD+-RW Drive

Voodoo:

Price: $4196.99

HDD: 2x Hitachi Travelstar 60 Gig 7200RPM

RAM: 2048MB Voodoo DDR2 533MHz SODIMM kit

CPU: Intel Pentium 4 540 3.2GHz

Video: GeForce 6800Go 256MB GDDR3

Optical: 8x Envy DVD+-RW dual layer slot-load DVD & CD Writer

HyperSonic:

Price: $3598.00

HDD: 2x 60 Gig 7200RPM Ultra ATA w/ 8MB Cache

RAM: 4GB PC4200 DDR2-533MHz SODIMM

CPU: Intel Pentium 4 530 3.0GHz

Video: GeForce 6800Go 256MB GDDR3

Optical: 8x DVD+-RW dual layer w/ DVD recording software

Remeber, the only modifications I performed where those that you required. Not all of these systems met your specs, but they are as close as the companies came to what you would need. This was more to give you a place to look and a price idea than anything.

I hope this helps. If you need anything else please just ask...

Jeremy

[pHaTaL_eRrOr]

It looks like Alienware and Hypersonic just mod original Clevo products and sell with their brand... Clevo is tiawanese though, and I'm sure support options will be quite limited... That Hypersonic looked pretty darn close though! Thanks for the input...

This will be used as a presentation machine for the software we develop. It has to be able to run a full oracle DB engine and a bunch of other application on top of it... pain in the butt, I know...

Thanks again, you were very helpful!

[Panda]

You wanna get me a laptop like that too? :mrgreen:

[pHaTaL_eRrOr]

Sure thing, what color ;)

[-=DoW=- SSgt Hunt]

No problem, anytime you need anything let me know... I'll do what I can to help...

[Rogue]

Don't know if they still do but Dell used to build them to customer specs

[-=DoW=- SSgt Hunt]

They do; however, they are not typically a high end retailer. They are more of a economy retailer, even though they tend to over charge. Most of their systems are are decent; however, they limit your selections. On there laptops, you have to get an external HDD in order to have two. There top of the line laptop uses the new Pentium M processor @ 2.17GHz, you can only have 2GB RAM, plus you will still be paying close to the same price as you would for the HyperSonic. My point being, Dell has good customer service, that is really about it...

[Panda]

I would like a Silver one. Thanks. :wink:

Oh, and I hate Dell. Boo Dell!

[Dudley]

try this link

http://www.autdirect.co.uk/acatalog/

:banger:

[-=DoW=- SSgt Hunt]

Looks like a decent site for parts. There selection of prebuilt PC's are somewhat lacking though