19" screen laptop

Whoa! This thing must be huge. 2 SLi gpu's and a 19" screen on this
"laptop". 18.7" Wide, 14.6 lbs (with battery) . Looks like a new
Clevo chassis.


http://www.hypersonic-pc.com/AX9/

 

Matt,

Certainly would be a bit more interesting if they offered a Quadro option.

We need to upgrade from our old Dell M60

Mark

 

If you're looking for a new laptop, I can certainly recommend
Hypersonics Aviator FX7, which is similar to the AX9 except that it
"only" has a 17" display. I got it with the 4800+, and it works great
with SW. Someone else here on the ng also has one, and seemed to have
had good experience with it.

 

My Dell M60 runs great, but I am going for the 5.6 lb Intel 2.1 ghz
Core Duo MacBook @ 5.6 lbs.

Yeaaaaah!

Bo

 

Well My 17" widescreen Alienware weighs in at about 12lbs and you don't
wanna be carrying that around much if you can help it - it does have a
quadro card though!


Kev

 

out of curiosity do you guys actually get mobile - as in the field or
factory with your laptop or does it end up sitting on your desk much like a
pc?

 

I tote mine around. I've never tried to run it without the power
supply for more than a minute or two, I'd probably have 15 minutes of
battery life. No car battery, but the power supply is a 2 lb brick.
It's nice to not have to squint at the screen. Full keyboard - with a
real number pad. I take it to work on customer site. Those little 5-6
lb things are for girls. Reminds me of carrying my trombone to school
when I was a kid.

The Alienware is I think the same as my Hypersonic. Is it AMD or
Intel?

 

Dell M60 at about 8 lbs is something I tote to manufacturing, testing,
hospitals, toolmakers, shop, etc.

Eminently usable without being a virtual lead weight.

Works with my small solids and assembly files of 30-50 megs without
much of a sweat.

The M90 is just announced & ought to be far better.

Bo

 

I tote my Alienware to different customer sites - but once I'm there
it stays on the desk.

I've run it on battery only once (forgot to switch on at electrical
outlet - Doh!) and it drains the battery in less than an hour - also
seems to run slower, maybe it's that speedstep thingy kicking in.

Just out of interest I'm considering buying an ultra-portable -
something with a screen no bigger than 12" (9"ish would be better) Has
anyone ever run solidworks on one of these machines and/or can anyone
suggest a suitable one.


Cheers,


Kev

 

Just a note about my 2+ year old 17" Mac PowerBook and Dell M60 Laptop
for another comparison.

Both the Mac & Dell have the same ORIGINAL BATTERIES.

Both machines will still run 2-3 hours on batteries without exceptional
power saving when working SolidWorks or other intensive programs.

If I were to buy new batteries, I could expect to bump my battery life
by about an hour on both machines.

I know from experience that the newer laptops are better yet.

Just a reference point if you are really considering plunking down the
$3000+ for a high end laptop (& yes the Dell M90 & MacBook Pro both top
out at $4,000 with all the options plus tax in California)

Bo