Laptop feedback

Yakuza

Hello all,
I'm getting a new laptop for work soon, and I'm looking for any advice / feedback you may have. Budget ~ 2K ex VAT.

I will need a fairly powerful machine to run an application server and database from. It will spend probably 75% of its life at my desk in work, but I will need to be able to bring it offsite for client demos etc. Thus, size / weight and battery life are not that important.

In addition I want WiFi, DVD burner, wide screen, yadda yadda. Bluetooth / Firewire are nice to have.

I've narrowed my search down to two brands: Dell (Precision range) and Toshiba (Tecron range).

Has anyone here had experience with these product ranges...reliablility / performance etc.

Also, if anyone knows of any other brands (HP) with decent, high-end laptops I'd appreciate some advice.

Thanks in advance

deckie27

familiar with the latitude range
been using different models for years
got d600 last Decamber
has all the bells you mentioned except widescreen and firewire
its not bad. keyboard is a little sponge or maybe its my particular one.
appart from that is a good alrounder.

MartMax

well docking station would be an ideal stuff too

deckie27

I did get a docking station with mine but couldn't be bothered using it

It a laptop bad enough having to bring a power cable with it
although I also have a second hi-powered battery so total 7 ish hours

Yakuza

Meh - any machine I get will have an ethernet card built in...can't see much need for a docking station, since I'm going more for the desktop-replacement laptop, rather than the so-small-you-could-stuff-it-down-your-pants type.

Edit: I suck at speling ( )

GHOST MGG

try the compaq r3000 amd 64 model..pretty sweet machine and i think it retails about 1300