Recent content by zander1983

+1 to DarkSable I don't mind to wait for the campaign as long as I don't have to pay for it.

Get the graphics card. These days the laptops switch between onboard and the dedicated graphic cards when needed.

+1 for the Z-5500 I've owned two sets. Sold my first set for a profit and bought my second set the next day. Only reason I scaled down is due to the place we rented...for some reason neighbors didn't like us...no idea why :P The Z-906 is the replacement model for the Z-5500, have not used them...

Hey, If you have the slightest urge to overclock then get the 3570k. The board is OK, but would suggest to look at a Z77 chipset board not a z68. This is what I would recommend: cpu - 3570k motherboard - Asus P8Z77-V (or Asus P8Z77-V LX if the Asus P8Z77-V is too expensive) psu - Seasonic is...

You need to specify your budget and features you would like in the laptop otherwise everyone will recommend to buy a $4000+ laptop

No bumping posts (see forum rules) Other good brands out there are Dell and Lenovo. If you want a powerful laptop to run multiple VMs you will have to increase your budget otherwise you'll end up with a under-performing POS

What models are available and where are you buying from?

Sorry but you are stuck at not playing games. Laptops are not made to play games (except a few $3k+ exceptions) Save money, at least a $1000, and buy/build yourself a gaming desktop.

Short answer, no. As you mentioned there are other brands out there that provide cheaper, more powerful and newer tech than the Blade. The Blade is almost 2 years too late on the market.

Ok, I'm moving to Kansas!

Thanks for the info. I managed to get the box unchecked in Windows 7 via GPO from S2008 domain. 1. I configured the GPO as Neocyberdude 2. Checked the Win7 client pc and stupid box was ticked. 3. Opened policy again and found that Automatically detect configuration settings was enabled 4...