So as a christmas present to myself and a little reward for deployment, I've managed to set aside a bit of money for a new laptop.
My thoughts were/are with an HP Envy 17 1011NR, replacing the two stock drives with a 240gb OCZ SSD, and a 1.0tb Samsung 5400rpm drive, which, (on newegg) comes out to about 2k even.
What I like about the HP Envy 17 is the macbook-like form factor, and the still-decent specs. Battery life isnt important (the only amount of time I'll ever be using it mobile with no external power source will be 80 minutes, which most DTRs can supply)
Really looking for a machine that I can use as a DTR, but I want a somewhat portable machine as well. (Yeah, have my cake and eat it too...)
I do NOT like the form factor of the Asus G7x series. Buddy here has it, and while it performs well, and is solid, it's just too damn big and ugly.
Anyone have suggestions for me? I can even look into spending a bit more money if needed, but I think 2.2k should buy me a decent mobile rig.
My thoughts were/are with an HP Envy 17 1011NR, replacing the two stock drives with a 240gb OCZ SSD, and a 1.0tb Samsung 5400rpm drive, which, (on newegg) comes out to about 2k even.
What I like about the HP Envy 17 is the macbook-like form factor, and the still-decent specs. Battery life isnt important (the only amount of time I'll ever be using it mobile with no external power source will be 80 minutes, which most DTRs can supply)
Really looking for a machine that I can use as a DTR, but I want a somewhat portable machine as well. (Yeah, have my cake and eat it too...)
I do NOT like the form factor of the Asus G7x series. Buddy here has it, and while it performs well, and is solid, it's just too damn big and ugly.
Anyone have suggestions for me? I can even look into spending a bit more money if needed, but I think 2.2k should buy me a decent mobile rig.