Good notebook build?

Emoney01

Junior Member
Feb 13, 2007
10
0
0
20.1 inch WSXGA+ Wide Screen with TrueLife? and Integrated Web Cam
Intel® Core? 2 Duo T7600 (2.33GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 667 MHz FSB)
4GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz (2 Dimms)
200GB 4200RPM SATA Hard Drive(x2 raid 0)
256MB ATI MOBILITY? RADEON® X1800
Linksys Draft-n wireless card
Slot Load CD/DVD Burner (DVD +/-RW)

Any suggestions in total this will cost $5100.
Idk for the os yet I want to go with winxp pro because of the stability and driver availabilty but any suggestions on that would help also. I'm looking towards vista ultimate 64x.
 

Agentbolt

Diamond Member
Jul 9, 2004
3,340
1
0
There's not much to say, you basically went all fantasy baseball on your component list so you've got a top of the line laptop now.

For building a new system it's tough not to recommend Vista, it's a bit rough right now, but in a year when it's matured your system is still going to be very viable. Might as well future-proof it now.

edit: Whoa, wait, 20.1 inch screen? On a notebook? What you've built there is called a "luggable", chumley. Why not just build an SFF or desktop for that kind of money? The specs would blow anything that notebook could do out of the water. You're not gonna be porting that thing anywhere.
 

Ruptga

Lifer
Aug 3, 2006
10,246
207
106
I disagree, a massive DTR is always more luggable than a SFF simply because the DTR is always put together, you just flip the lid. With SFFs you have to have an external monitor and kb/m and all the cords all over the place. Also, that DTR's battery life is going to be terrible, but it's better than no battery like the SFF would have. Machines like that laptop are a niche market, but they are a market.