Dude! I've bought cars for less than that! (Ok, I've had some cars which were a lot less than that, but hey, everybody thought the Vega was cool back then..)
Still. Wow.
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Take a look at this ridiculously large laptop that my company just got!
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Dude! I've bought cars for less than that! (Ok, I've had some cars which were a lot less than that, but hey, everybody thought the Vega was cool back then..)
Still. Wow.
One of my co-workers has that beast. It is not branded the same, but I recognize the power supply. If you need it, it is probably pretty great at what it does.
I am going to stick to the 3-4.5lbs range myself.
I am going to stick to the 3-4.5lbs range myself.
Wonder how much power that charger draws? Would it blow circuit breakers? And I'm sure the security people would be suspicious when you have such a large laptop. You'd never be able to use it on the plane unless you were in 1st class.
and 18 pounds w/o charger? Jeez.
And think of the worry about dropping it, assuming you can lift it.
and 18 pounds w/o charger? Jeez.
And think of the worry about dropping it, assuming you can lift it.
looks like one of the new core i7 Sager Notebooks.
(I saw one of their newer i7's (8760 i think) looks slick and has a 17" 16x9 display...interesting.)
they make some really solid products but their definitely not completely portable...i think their intentions are to replace the desktop and be somewhat portable.
The one i used wasnt i7 but still a desktop CPU and GPU, and got a little over an hour on battery life...basically the battery was a built in UPS.
more so for those who want the power of a desktop in an all in one type device that could also be moved around a bit easier than a desktop.
I use to use a 9262 Sager for aw hile...but much preferred the 17" uMBP as i didnt need uber desktop class components.
too bad they didnt snag a nice Mac Notebook...once they see they can take care of all of the same things they probably run on that (and i doubt they utilize every single component, input/output on those =P)
one thing companies someitmes overlook is when they need to get rid of gear and system stuff theyre gonna have a hard time reselling stuff like that and eventually take a hit on them, atleast if they bought a couple of mac products theyd geta decent resale value out of it when upgrading or changing through different hardware.
(I saw one of their newer i7's (8760 i think) looks slick and has a 17" 16x9 display...interesting.)
they make some really solid products but their definitely not completely portable...i think their intentions are to replace the desktop and be somewhat portable.
The one i used wasnt i7 but still a desktop CPU and GPU, and got a little over an hour on battery life...basically the battery was a built in UPS.
more so for those who want the power of a desktop in an all in one type device that could also be moved around a bit easier than a desktop.
I use to use a 9262 Sager for aw hile...but much preferred the 17" uMBP as i didnt need uber desktop class components.
too bad they didnt snag a nice Mac Notebook...once they see they can take care of all of the same things they probably run on that (and i doubt they utilize every single component, input/output on those =P)
one thing companies someitmes overlook is when they need to get rid of gear and system stuff theyre gonna have a hard time reselling stuff like that and eventually take a hit on them, atleast if they bought a couple of mac products theyd geta decent resale value out of it when upgrading or changing through different hardware.
Meh. Still smaller than HP's HDX Dragon.
And not really surprised about the anti-Mac shop. They're not as rare as people make them out to be.
And not really surprised about the anti-Mac shop. They're not as rare as people make them out to be.
Agree, i don't think anyone wants to lug this thing around, but if you have to work from a different office space, you have all the power you need without lugging all the desktop stuff with you. Pick it up ( bend at the knee's 
) and you can take it across town, state or just the office.
) and you can take it across town, state or just the office.
That thing looks like you could knock someone out with it... By sheer size. I mean, a MBP could because it's made with aluminum, but then this... thing.... is an amazing 18 pounds. Like those Windows 3.1 laptops that looked like beige lunchboxes.
I used to carry around a pelican 1490 to carry my MacBook pro. A very hefty case indeed. People looked at me like I was a terrorist until I opened the treasure chest and revealed the bounty within. I wonder if this sucker comes with a handle like the panny toughbooks.
From the specs quoted, it actually looks like a pretty decent laptop. It's meant for specialist use.
Quad core, triple hard drive, full un-compressed HD handling etc. These things don't come cheap. For the price, it's one of the cheaper bits of pro-HD gear you can get.
I remember a few years back, Sun put out a SPARC laptop which started at about $3500 for the low-end one, and like this laptop, it wasn't for your average dude in the street. But it was worth it for some people.
Mil-spec ruggedized toughbooks are pretty low-spec for the price and pretty ugly too, but they meet another need.
Quad core, triple hard drive, full un-compressed HD handling etc. These things don't come cheap. For the price, it's one of the cheaper bits of pro-HD gear you can get.
I remember a few years back, Sun put out a SPARC laptop which started at about $3500 for the low-end one, and like this laptop, it wasn't for your average dude in the street. But it was worth it for some people.
Mil-spec ruggedized toughbooks are pretty low-spec for the price and pretty ugly too, but they meet another need.
And I thought the 17" uMBP was too big...
I remember a few years ago, there was a period of time when Dell, HP and Sony had 20"/21" laptops. My friend has a 21" Dell which he uses to play WoW. The portability-o-meter on this thing is slighter more than a standard "beige box" desktop. Slightly. But at what cost? I'd rather have $6,500 Mac Pro spec'ed out than this monster.
I remember a few years ago, there was a period of time when Dell, HP and Sony had 20"/21" laptops. My friend has a 21" Dell which he uses to play WoW. The portability-o-meter on this thing is slighter more than a standard "beige box" desktop. Slightly. But at what cost? I'd rather have $6,500 Mac Pro spec'ed out than this monster.
Well, you could tell your kids about it.. no, wait. There won't be any kids. Never mind.
Is it bad that I actually still have one? Obviously not working, but good paperweights!
It's meant to be a desktop with laptop portability. It's not meant to be a laptop due to the heat.
I once bought a 17" HP that was huge. It had a one hour battery but again, it was huge with 3 fans and 3GHZ processor. It too was meant to be a desktop with laptop portability. It cost $1500 back in the day and I bought it because I couldn't afford a Mac back then and I didn't want a small 10" screen or whatever Apple was using back then.
I once bought a 17" HP that was huge. It had a one hour battery but again, it was huge with 3 fans and 3GHZ processor. It too was meant to be a desktop with laptop portability. It cost $1500 back in the day and I bought it because I couldn't afford a Mac back then and I didn't want a small 10" screen or whatever Apple was using back then.
I would call it "Blocked" as a brick is just too small and light compared to a block
So does this use 3.5" hard drives then?
Unlike apple, that company doesnt seem to have a boner to get laptops as thin as paper. It probably has lots of opening to flow air through, not to mention its plastic. Its not exactly an aluminum chunk with barely enough room for components and cooling.