Dell XPS 1710 single 7950gtx vs Alienware m9700 dual 7900gs

[whitedragon101]

I have been looking around the internet trying to find the fastest graphics laptops within our budget and we need serious graphics power, so the question of the hour is:

Bottom line which has more graphics clout the-
Dell XPS 1710 Intel dual core 7600 single 7950gtx OR Alienware m9700 Amd turion 2.4 dual 7900gs

(We are actually a science research laboratory and need portable graphics workstations for displaying openGL models of cancer tumours and hearts).

Any help would be much appreciated.

 

[asusman]

Neither are for what you wanna do, they are for gaming.

Get one with Quadro FX or Fire GL video cards.

 

[killernotebooks]

I wouldn't get that system from a distributor using stock cooling brah...

VERY bad idea.
The ODM wassn't even sure the 7950 GTX would work in it because they had heat issues.

 

[save_the_P4]

Take a look at Dell's site, look for mobile workstations, Precision M65 or M90 (I'm also considering buying one, I work with 3d modeling programs). And if you need to display 3d models a quadro 2500 is actually the top choice for price/performance (the 3500 is slightly better in numbers and very expensive). A fast hard drive is also a key component on laptops. Good luck!

 

[terror112]

if your up to very powerful mobile workstation performance look at this:
http://configure.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?CS=CAHIED1&l=en&c=ca&s=hea&kc=6W463&oc=OCPRSNM90_RBP_PRM90E

includes:
core2duo
up to 4gb ram
up to fx 2500M
up to 80 gb 7200 rpm drive.

 

[killernotebooks]

Independent review you may want to look at if you are considering an Alienware or DELL.

Alien autopsy reveals m9700 tried to abduct wrong notebook.

 

[lostandwandering]

My that is an impressive laptop you got there.

Makes me wish i had 3 grand to blow on my college laptop. :lol:

 

[killernotebooks]

Hey, that's what student loans are for!
I just got the PS3, and now I need a big 1080p HDTV to "experience it all" 8O

Thing is SWEET though, I have to hand it to them, and it does a lot of cool stuff that no one is really talking too much about. Media center type stuff.