omg a desktop replacement that's worth it

[Mr Buckshot]

Click here - Dell Inspiron e1705 model.

the bad? It's from Dell, so buying from them carries a high risk of technical issues with the product, be it a notebook, desktop, or even PDA.

the good? You can configure a C2D with 4 MB cache, a 17" WUXGA display, a 100 GB 7200rpm hard drive, and a Geforce Go 7900 (yes, 7-NINE-00) GS, all for under $1999.

While most PC gamers are tethered to their desks, there are those who tend to leave the comfort of the desk more often than others and therefore prefer laptops (Masters1337, CMT head, is a fine example).

Many other companies, even Cyberpower (who sold me my laptop) would configure a similar notebook (except with the 7900GTX instead of the GS) for about $2500 and up. I've rarely seen cases where 17" desktop replacements do not exceed $2500.

Now I feel so cheated. My laptop cost approximately $1600 and didn't even have a dual-core CPU (centrino solo )

discuss! And no ranting about desktops vs notebooks pls. I might get one of these and cheat my neighbor into buying my current model.

1920x1200 res ftw, with a powerful laptop card to drive it. Think it's worth it? DX10 won't make the jump to notebooks for a while, so DX9c cards are going to stay in there for some time.

[Shmee]

I configed mine, cost about 2500$. pretty good deal. though i might want an even beefier video card, like the Geforce Go 7950 GTX. of course laptops with those probably cost alot more.

[Stealth]

I don't like Laptops for Gaming, but maybe that is because I like being at my desk and working, not moving around a ton.

[FrozenBlade]

It is true, Laptops are not as good for gaming as Desktops because Laptops have smaller components such as the fans for one and the Harddrive so those parts are limited to be slower so that the Fans can keep the parts cool, you can get an Uber Desktop for that price and it will have like a 1TB Harddrive instead of the 100GB one the Laptop is offering also it would have the fastest CPU to date, the fastest GPU and 4GB of the fastest RAM available. Well in England you could find something like that on ebay and a rare few internet stores but I am not too sure about America, you may have to go for a lower spec system than the one I was describing but considering that, it would still be better in many ways than a Laptop.

[Zeph]

It's still a Dell, and therefore takes a preformance hit from the half-assed BIOS/mobo.

[FrozenBlade]

It's still a Dell, and therefore takes a performance hit from the half-assed BIOS/mobo.

Hahaha, true, Dell arent too good at the BIOS's but still, I think any Desktop is better than its laptop equivalents.

[Mr Buckshot]

It's inevitable that desktops > laptops, but not everyone finds a desktop convenient (another fine example is my dad, who travels a lot for work, so he owns a sony vaio SZ laptop and brings it to tons of seminars).

Still, that Dell Inspiron e1705 laptop pwns many desktops except for the desktops with the same specs as this notebook. It definitely trashes my desktop (hard drive size doesn't really count as a spec).

and the WUXGA 1920x1200 resolution is hard to come by in desktop monitors for a good price. WUXGA LCD monitors are always 23" and up (a ridiculous minimum size tbh) and some can cost more than that laptop itself (the cheapest ones are > $1000).

[Atty]

If I were to buy a laptop I wouldn't buy from dell, hell the only thing I'd buy from Dell is a monitor. Oh and the 2407WFP is $700, that's a 19x12 display.

[FrozenBlade]

Actually, come to think of it, I find Dell... OK, I had a computer from them a few weeks ago and it was solid and ran perfect, until I took it apart to make an even more powerful computer, I think Dell are better than what they used to be but there are most definitely better companies out there, you could also consider building your own computer as it is cheaper and may run better than a ready built equivalent if you place the parts in the correct places and consider airflow too.

[Atty]

I had a computer from them a few weeks ago and it was solid and ran perfect, until I took it apart to make an even more powerful computer,

So what? You took the 1 maybe 2 decent things out of it, the CPU (assuming you got a Core 2 Dell [if you even got one]) and the Video Card (Dell does put some good GPUs in their systems, albiet they cost more and are bogged down by Dell's shit) and transplanted them into a decent PC with a better Mobo and RAM? Or what?