Searching for a laptop with good sound and a good dvd-player

[lostandwandering]

Actually, Tom's pitted his Executioner against a Eurocom laptop and both performed incredibly well with the Executioner coming out on top. Good choice with the A8's, the X-fi will be a good addition, too. I'm pretty sure he ships over seas, but it will cost extra of course.

 

[killernotebooks]

The only issue I have with the ultra portable market is the lack of a decent GPU. All the ones I know of (below 14.1") have integrated graphics to the tune of GM950 or x200 card. I can build them sure, if you need/want one, email me and I can custom build one for you.

I do ship to Europe, and have a U.K. distributor, ScorpiusPC for anyone on "the Island", and I can get and country keyboard you want (it just takes forever). I usually ship with a US KB then send the specific one you ordered later.

As far as the XPS 1710, I can't see DELL getting an 8800 class card in there present configuration. They have problems already, and it is just a very poor design. There is a thread at the GuruOfGaming with pictures of the XPS internals so you can see what I mean.

I would certainly send a notebook to be tested, in fact Tom's has an Executioner now that is being reviewed head to head against a WidowPC Sting. Then it should be off to another part of Tom's to do an article on the heatsink mod.

ps: we'll be here, K|N has systems in:
Claremont -Australia
Warragul -Australia
Tumut -Australia
Artarmon -Australia
Woolloongabba -Australia
Beersel -Belgium
Brossard -Canada
Caledon -Canada
Calgary -Canada
Dartmouth -Canada
Pinawa -Canada
Red Deer -Canada
Thisted -Denmark
North Yorkshire -England
Jeonju City -Korea
Kamal Pokhari -Nepal
Aro Valley -New Zealand
#13-88 -SINGAPORE
Cape Town -South Africa
Sandton -South Africa
Visp -SWITZERLAND
Borehamwood -UK
Northampton -UK
K|N goal, to have a system in every country.

 

[T4House]

Hey you forgot one! Although originally shipped to US, you have an Executioner now living in Northwest China. Still waiting on your reply for a 2GB chip of memory. I might add. :?

 

[killernotebooks]

I emailed you this morning on it. I will resend now.

 

[T4House]

Got it! Thanks again. And it is good to see your sig lighting up the boards again.

 

[killernotebooks]

That may have a dual meaning

 

[T4House]

Yep. or :twisted: And its always fun to watch and see what each one has to say. I just pity the opinionated ones who come along and chime in prior to doing their homework. That's what the rest of us all come to see.

 

[Raijin]

Lostandwandering: I'm sure that the a8 plus the x-fi will work great. So thanks for the recommendation

Mark: Yeah, I know you can't configure the M1710 with a 8800 solution, but I was thinking more in the future with a go 8800 GTX. They'll come eventually.
About the ultraportable. Isn't it possible to ship it with the x1400? How much power does this card pack? To be honest, I don't know so much about low and mid end gpus. Allthough, with an ultra portable I don't need extreme graphics power, but it would be nice to be able to play some games on the fly, but mostly I'd use it to write some code, surfing the net and such. A DVI port would be nice though. Do you have any pictures of a KN ultraportable? Have to say, I can't afford one yet. So I'll have to wait.

 

[killernotebooks]

I am not sure if you can get a ultra-portable with a x1400, well, I should say with your other requirements of the DVI.

Shoot me an email and I can send you any image you want of what I have.
That said, as before, I do know someone with a 12.1" XPS he is selling, which may be your best bet as far as small with a more than integrated GPU.