New notebook questions with the new stuff that's comign out

[McCartney]

Hey guys,

I sold my Macbook Pro 17" that had the 2.4 ghz Santa Rosa along with a 8600M GT and the 1920x1200 resolution. Great notebook, had a tough time fitting it in my backpack so I decided it was time to sell it and move on. Ended up getting good value for it and now I"m in a situation where I'm in the market (again) because I cannot find that sweet spot in gaming/size/performance/weight for the notebook sector.

My questions pertain to the new Penryn, yes I know that the marginal gains and battery life make the waiting game a little useless if the laptop is a critical tool in my inventory, but time isn't a factor so I'm throwing this out there.

Other than the m15x (Which I was going to get but I'm not since alot of people said Alienware's customer service sucks and they're very bad with product warranties), is there anything else out there? I know the m15x didn't have the Penryn but it was a 15" laptop that weighed only 7 LBs being 1.3" thick with an 8800M GTX. Yes I want an 8800M gtx that bad; it's not going to be my main PC but I would like to have that thought of gaming whatever I want on my laptop (The sheer thought is comforting ).

Is a Penryn/8800M Gtx 15"er coming out anytime soon? Will it possibly be the same size (or smaller of course) as the Alienware m15x? I don't want a sager or any of those brick-sized laptop brands, I want a slick notebook that has these features.

Any suggestions?

Thanks

 

[Rottie]

Probably TheSTU will not able to help you because you dumped MBP. He sure disappointed.

 

[TheStu]

No, I won't be able to help because I don't keep up with who has the latest and greatest notebooks .

 

[Fraggable]

Asus may be refresh the G1S series with a 8800GTX and Penryn, that's just about the only other series that is a reasonable size and has a decent GPU.

The new Dell 1525 just came out and has the 8600GT, though I'm not sure it has Penryn. Might be worth some research.

Might try checking notebookreview.com too.

 

[Commodus]

It'd be hard to find something in your sweet spot -- the m15x is the only computer I know of in the 15-inch size that will have the 8800M GTX, and even the GTS is unlikely to be found at that size.

If you're willing to wait for mid-February, Apple should update the MacBook Pro. No word on the video card, but Penryn is a given (looking at 2.5/2.6GHz) and you may end up with a Mobility Radeon HD 3600 or a GeForce 9600M. The ATI hardware has been announced already.

 

[corkyg]

And when are eSATA ports going to be commonplace on notebooks? The HDDs are already SATA - shouldn't be too big a deal. Beats the hell out of USB!

 

[McCartney]

I want the alienware so bad but no Penryn yet means it's nto worth what they're asking.
Leading candidate for what I want. I don't think I want a MacBook ever again. It breeds a personality complex I"m not willing to have. (Been a PC kiddo since I was 10, 1997 before my bday)

 

[Rottie]

Let me guess you are 18 years old now? I am surprised many 18 yr olds did not like MacBook Pro!

 

[FinalShaft]

Apple IIC??? Oh...that was my first laptop...my bad...