Author Topic: New "godbox" notebook? (Read 452 times)

x0847Marine · « **on:** October 30, 2005, 10:58:28 PM »

Looking for opinions on the most kickass notebook. $3000-$3500 budget, not too concerned if it's a 17lb suitcase, must be AMD, will be used for gaming.

I custom configured an Asus "Battalion 101 CL-Turbo" from Ibuypower but only spent $2100, even with a custom paint job.

Case ( Battalion-101 CL-Turbo [AMD] Series 15.4" Wide Screen WXGA 1280x800 LCD TFT Notebook w/Li-Ion Battery, Universal AC Power Adapter Reflective Magma Red Color )
Processor ( Mobile AMD® Turion™64 MT-40 CPU [2.2GHz, 1MB Cache] w/Hyper Transport Technology )
Memory ( 2048MB [1024MB X2] DDR-400 PC-3200 [Notebook Memory] Corsair )
Video Card ( [New !!!] Mobility 128MB ATI Radeon X700 PCI-Express 3D Video )
Hard Drive ( 60 GB 7200rpm ATA-100 Super Slim Notebook Hard Drive )
CD-RW/DVD-RW Drive ( 8X Dual Format DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW Drive [CL-Turbo] )
Sound Card ( 3D Premium Surround Sound Onboard )
Fax Modem ( Build-in 56K V.92 Fax Modem [Notebook] )
Network Card ( Build-in 10/100 Network LAN [Notebook] )
Mouse ( None )
USB 2.0 Accessories ( Build-in 4x USB 2.0 Ports [Notebook] )
Flash Media Reader/Writer ( Build-in 3-in-1 Media Card Reader/Writer [Notebook] )
Carrying Case ( Pacific Design Action II Messenger XL Carrying Case )
Operation System ( MS Windows XP Professional Edition w/Service Pack-2 )
IEEE-1394 Fire Wire Card ( Build-in 1x IEEE-1394 Firewire Port [Notebook] )
USB Flash Drive ( None )
MP3 Player ( None )
TV Tuner ( [USB 2.0] Kworld Xpert TV-PVR TV-Tuner w/Remote )
Video Camera ( None )
Headset ( None )
Wireless Network Adapter ( [FREE] Wireless LAN Wi-Fi 802.11g 54Mbps Mini-PCI Module )
Warranty ( Warranty Service iBUYPOWER Premium Warranty Package-I: Standard 1-Year Limited Warranty + First Year 24/7 Phone Support )
Rush Service ( Rush Service Fee (not shipping fee) [RUSH !!!], Ship Out in 5 Business Days )

Jethro_Bodine · « **Reply #1 on:** October 31, 2005, 12:25:44 AM »

Tell me, why "must" it be AMD. Pentium can be just as good or better at times. Just depends on who distributes what first and what equipment you have with it.

Ghosth · « **Reply #2 on:** October 31, 2005, 06:18:24 AM »

Well Jethro I can't speak for Xmarine.

But IMO AMD has dominated the market for the last 2 years.

Better processors with more speed, at lower costs.
Intell seems to be lagging farther and farther behind.

But, like I said thats just my opinion.

No offence intended for Intell fans.

mipoikel · « **Reply #3 on:** October 31, 2005, 06:33:12 AM »

Intel P4 mobile is better in Laptops.

AMD is good for gamers (in desktops)

Skuzzy · « **Reply #4 on:** October 31, 2005, 07:19:32 AM »

The P4 mobile is a significantly better CPU than anything AMD has in the laptop market.

That said, there is not a laptop which could meet my performance expectations anywhere on the planet. There are just too many sacrifices in the laptop design which hurt performance, favoring battery life.

x0847Marine · « **Reply #5 on:** October 31, 2005, 11:39:16 AM »

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Originally posted by Jethro_Bodine
Tell me, why "must" it be AMD. Pentium can be just as good or better at times. Just depends on who distributes what first and what equipment you have with it.

My preference.

I did find a $4000 13lb mofo notebook; AMD 64 X2 Dual Core 4800+ (or FX57) with my choice of nVidia 7800 GTX, ATI X850 XT Platinum Edition. It's also got user upgradeable video & CPU... only problem is the cpus are in short supply and I'd have to wait.

http://www.widowpc.com/

Pongo · « **Reply #6 on:** November 01, 2005, 09:14:35 PM »

Dell has 19" laptop screens on the way.

MrRiplEy[H] · « **Reply #7 on:** November 02, 2005, 12:05:11 PM »

LOL a 19" laptop.. Why don't u just bite the bullet and get a desktop instead.

x0847Marine · « **Reply #8 on:** November 02, 2005, 07:24:51 PM »

Ordered, ships by Nov 11th. On Nov 12th there will be a 'Power"Mac owner at a Noth Hollywood Starbucks eating 3.56 tons of crow after I bring this baby down to shame his G4 Apple thing.

I build sell towers so notebooks aint my gig, but $2400 for this monster a tv tuner. dsp heaphones and 50G MP3 player seems pretty decent to me.

"Battalion-101 CL-Turbo [AMD] Series"

15.4" Wide Screen WXGA 1280x800 LCD TFT
Orion Blue Color
AMD Turion™64 MT-40 CPU 2.2GHz, 1MB Cache)
2048MB [1024MB X2] DDR-400 PC-3200
128MB ATI Radeon X700 PCI-Express
60 GB 7200rpm ATA-100 HD
8X Dual Format DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW
3D Premium Surround Sound Onboard
56K V.92 - 10/100 Network LAN - 4x USB 2.0
Build-in 3-in-1 Media Card Reader/Writer
Pacific Design Action II Backpack XL Carrying Case
XP Pro w/Service Pack-2
1x IEEE-1394 Firewire Port
Creative Labs Zen Micro 5GB MP3 Player Light Blue
USB 2.0 Kworld Xpert TV-PVR TV-Tuner w/Remote
Plantronics DSP-500 USB Digital Audio Headset
Wireless LAN Wi-Fi 802.11g 54Mbps Mini-PCI Module

Warranty ( Warranty Service iBUYPOWER Premium Warranty Package-II: Package-I plus First Year Depot Service )
Rush Service ( Rush Service Fee (not shipping fee) [RUSH !!!], Ship Out in 5 Business Days )
Sub Total: $2,444.00
Current Coupon: 5% -$119

Heretik · « **Reply #9 on:** November 02, 2005, 08:36:00 PM »

you might want to look into getting that x700 swapped for a geforce GO 7800gtx if you want a true "godbox"

x0847Marine · « **Reply #10 on:** November 04, 2005, 02:51:46 PM »

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Originally posted by Heretik
you might want to look into getting that x700 swapped for a geforce GO 7800gtx if you want a true "godbox"

I didn't go as godbook as I thought I would, price was not as issue and that 13lb dual core beast looked good... but I think this Asus packs plenty of punch for the size.... plus I threw in a 50G Zen, custom paint job, backpack, tv tuner, DSP head phones along with maxed out RAM 2G DDR400 plus the Turion™64 2.2Ghz 1M cashe.. it wasn't even $2500 total.. the ibuypower cupon code knocked off 5% too.

Unfortuniately most of the godbooks with the bleeding edge graphics have Intel parts.

I already ordered it, Nov 11th is my ship date... I hate waiting.