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I'm actually looking to go the other way; I want a desktop replacement. I dont care about size or weight, I just want a big screen and a huge battery. My curr

by Corrado 12y ago

I'm actually looking to go the other way; I want a desktop replacement. I dont care about size or weight, I just want a big screen and a huge battery. My current 17" MBP is just about perfect. The only downside is that the screen is not Retina and they aren't making them anymore. As the laptop offerings get smaller and smaller my frustration grows larger and larger. Sure, I can use my big monitor at work, but what about when I travel, or work from "home"? I'm willing to lug around a huge laptop if it means that I can see the screen and get actual work done.

gambiting 12y ago
Then may I perhaps interest you in this monstrosity? http://www.theverge.com/2015/1/5/7495073/msi-mechanical-keyboard-gt80-titan-laptop-ces http://www.theverge.com/2015/1/5/7495073/msi-mechanical-keyb... This is a laptop with a full mechanical keyboard, 2x graphics cards and a 350W power brick. But if that is not insane enough, there is a company called Eurocom, which will build you this monster: http://www.eurocom.com/ec/configure%281,234,0%29ec http://www.eurocom.com/ec/configure%281,234,0%29ec It can be configured with a 12-core(24 thread) Xeon CPU + 2 GPUs + 4 hard drives. It needs TWO 300W power bricks to function, and is supposed to be used as a mobile server.
- Corrado 12y ago
  Wow, I think those are a bit more than I bargained for. :) I would still like to stay in the OS X family; the hardware/software combination is just too good to pass up. Thanks for the alternative view though.
  - arm 12y ago
    Depending on the hardware combination, you may be able to make some of those Eurocom laptops into usable Hackintoshes though.
- arm 12y ago
  Damn, those Eurocom laptops are nice. I know which company I’m going with for my next laptop now.