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by Atelo » Wed Mar 16, 2011 5:49 pm

Yeah if it has dual drive bays, go with an SSD and a 640gb drive. The SSD would be really great if you're working in a busy environment and need to boot the laptop up quickly or load any app quickly. My desktop with Win7Pro boots in about 20 seconds now. Brand new it booted in 14 seconds. Apps like Photoshop load very quickly.

by Dartagn » Wed Mar 16, 2011 4:28 pm

I will say one thing, you pay quite a premium for good equipment via the vendor. Just like the RAM, an SSD is something that you only need if you really *need* it. Yes, the laptop will be faster (with less storage) but you really won't see a difference unless pushing the abilities of the machine to its limits. Major graphics work, Virtual Machines, number crunching of any kind, and *maybe* a game like Crysis would get boosted. Any other applications will not notice the difference.

I buy RAM from Newegg, it is cheaper than any vendor price. An SSD is the same, better (or the best) for a cheaper price than any vendor could do for you.

Do what Tord said hehe.

by Hypnos » Wed Mar 16, 2011 4:00 pm

He has it spec'd out with 2 640GB drives, if it were me personally and it was a tax write off I would drop one of those. Have 1 SSD and the other 640 for storage. Not sure if that is an option just figured I would throw it out there

by Atelo » Wed Mar 16, 2011 3:08 pm

Yes if you want an SSD to last longer, you need to tweak it. You won't be able to do much if it is the only drive in the laptop though.

by Gusai » Wed Mar 16, 2011 3:06 pm

an SSD would definitely help the heat problems higher end laptops have I would think.

Ask Atelo about ssd's, he is the expert, Apparently maintenance of them is much more tricky?

by Brianore » Wed Mar 16, 2011 2:53 pm

That would be another $600ish or so dollars. Was actually the most costly single upgrade.

Like I said I have a flexible budget and since it’s a "work" computer it’s a capital expense and depreciable asset. Is the SSD worth it.

by Hypnos » Wed Mar 16, 2011 2:34 pm

Brianore wrote:II checked out Dell XPS and I can pretty much go through and pick out all the top end options they have and come in right around what I planned on spending ($2400.00)

How does this look?

XPS 17: XPS 17

Processor: 2nd generation Intel® Core™ i7-2820QM processor 2.30 GHz with Turbo Boost 2.0 up to 3.40 GHz
Operating System: Genuine Windows® 7 Professional, 64-Bit, English
LCD: 17.3" FHD (1080p) 3D Display with 2.0MP HD Webcam & Facial Recognition
Memory: 16GB Shared Dual Channel DDR3 Memory
Video Card: NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 555M 3GB graphics with TV Tuner
Battery: 92 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
Hard Drive: 1.28TB (2 x 640GB 7200 RPM HDD) 1280GBD
CD ROM/DVD ROM: 8X Tray Load CD/DVD Burner (Dual Layer DVD+/-R Drive) DVDRW 1
Keyboard: Backlit Keyboard - English BCKLITE 1
Sound: JBL 2.1 Speakers with Waves Maxx Audio 3 + Creative SoundBlaster X-FI MB 1.2

Not going to upgrade just yet but I’m getting the itch so probably something I’ll end up doing soon.
If you are going to pay for all those upgrades you might as well get an SSD while you are at it

by Croakker » Wed Mar 16, 2011 12:33 pm

I may have to start pricing myself. I installed Dragon Age II today and tried running it. Even at minimal graphics settings, it would pause for 20-30 seconds at a time.

by Dartagn » Wed Mar 16, 2011 12:28 pm

Gusai wrote:As for the Toshiba issue, if you loved it so much Dart, why did you replace it with a Sony? :)
Hehe, I didn't get to choose the company laptop. It is a shiny, pretty blue that I wouldn't have bought for myself in a million years, though the specs are right.

Up until I read about how badass Sandy Bridge would be, I was very ready to buy a laptop. The HP Envy, the new XPS, and the Lenovo Ideapad y560 were all on the table. Toshiba would have been, but they just didn't have a competing price for the hardware.

I might still end up getting a new machine (my company has a pretty badass computer purchase plan...) but it will be at least awhile.

by godpigeon » Wed Mar 16, 2011 11:49 am

Actually all laptops in the world are only put together at like 2 or 3 plants.

And I think Dell uses the same place apple does, as strange as that is.

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