Best laptop for 1300$ for Bioinformatics

sneddenraj · Jul 3, 2011, 06:38 AM

I need a laptop basically a quad core with nVidia GPU as their CUDA cores are very useful in computing power. Budget 1300$. Should i go with Alienware M14x or are their other laptops available below that price range.

Volkszorn88 · Jul 3, 2011, 06:39 AM

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Asus+-+L...&skuId=2712579

bang, that was easy

i7
8gb ddr3
1Tb hdd
gtx 560

need i say more?

sneddenraj · Jul 3, 2011, 06:50 AM

Thanks for that monsta, can i get something for 15" because 17" will be bigger to carry around.

Volkszorn88 · Jul 3, 2011, 06:51 AM

Go big or go home ^^

de.das.dude · Jul 3, 2011, 07:03 AM

holey smokes thats one cheap but awesome laptop!

Jetster · Jul 3, 2011, 07:13 AM

MSI GT683R-242US Notebook Intel Core i7 2630QM(2.0...

DELL Alienware M15x(m15x-472CSB) Notebook Intel Co...

sneddenraj · Jul 3, 2011, 07:30 AM

I need a nVidia GPU

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jetster

MSI GT683R-242US Notebook Intel Core i7 2630QM(2.0...

DELL Alienware M15x(m15x-472CSB) Notebook Intel Co...

W1zzard · Jul 3, 2011, 08:26 AM

have you considered that a 9 pound notebook won't be fun to carry around, and battery life on those high powered systems is probably like half an hour when running cpu/gpu computation ?

sneddenraj · Jul 3, 2011, 08:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by W1zzard

have you considered that a 9 pound notebook won't be fun to carry around, and battery life on those high powered systems is probably like half an hour when running cpu/gpu computation ?

well all i just want is mobility for my work, i am not worried about battery life.

Jul 3, 2011, 06:38 AM	#1
sneddenraj Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: On Earth... Posts: 37 (0.03/day) Thanks: 5 Thanked 7 Times in 4 Posts System Specs	Best laptop for 1300$ for Bioinformatics I need a laptop basically a quad core with nVidia GPU as their CUDA cores are very useful in computing power. Budget 1300$. Should i go with Alienware M14x or are their other laptops available below that price range.

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Processor:	Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.4Ghz \|\| Core i7 2670QM @ 2.2Ghz
Motherboard:	Intel DG33FB \|\| Lenovo Base Board
Cooling:	Stock Cooler \|\| Stock Cooler
Memory:	Corsair 4 GB DDR2 (800Mhz) \|\| 8GB Corsair DDR3 (1066Mhz)
Video Card:	MSI 9600 GT \|\| AMD 7670M
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CRT/LCD Model:	LG Flatron W1942s
Sound Card:	Onboard
Software:	Windows 7 64bit Home Premium

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Video Card:	Crossfire XFX 6950s 2gb
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Case:	NZXT Switch 810 White
Sound Card:	Megalodon
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Jul 3, 2011, 06:39 AM	#2
Volkszorn88 Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 824 (0.79/day) Thanks: 112 Thanked 282 Times in 177 Posts System Specs	http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Asus+-+L...&skuId=2712579 bang, that was easy i7 8gb ddr3 1Tb hdd gtx 560 need i say more?

Jul 3, 2011, 06:50 AM	#3
sneddenraj Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: On Earth... Posts: 37 (0.03/day) Thanks: 5 Thanked 7 Times in 4 Posts System Specs	Thanks for that monsta, can i get something for 15" because 17" will be bigger to carry around.

Jul 3, 2011, 06:51 AM	#4
Volkszorn88 Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 824 (0.79/day) Thanks: 112 Thanked 282 Times in 177 Posts System Specs	Go big or go home ^^

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de.das.dude Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Wild Wild East Posts: 4,449 (4.16/day) Thanks: 2,284 Thanked 1,297 Times in 887 Posts System Specs	holey smokes thats one cheap but awesome laptop! __________________ Cheers!

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Jul 3, 2011, 07:13 AM	#6
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Jul 3, 2011, 08:26 AM	#8
W1zzard Benevolent Dictator Join Date: May 2004 Location: Stuttgart, Germany Posts: 13,758 (4.18/day) Thanks: 184 Thanked 10,207 Times in 3,156 Posts System Specs	have you considered that a 9 pound notebook won't be fun to carry around, and battery life on those high powered systems is probably like half an hour when running cpu/gpu computation ?

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