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Originally Posted by sauce123
also: relatively high screen resolution is a must
Meaning 1920x1080/1920x1200?
This shortens the field considerably.
The undisputed king in this category when it comes to ergonomics and (gasp! for a laptop that size) portability, would be the current Macbook Pro 17. It costs a heck of a lot though, and you would need to install windows on it to run HEM (i have no idea if it has a Mac version).
On the (cheaper) windows side, it's one of these:
Amazon.com: HP Pavilion DV7-3180US 17.3-Inch Laptop (Black): Electronics
It runs at 1600x900. I guess you should do a BTO on HP website to get a larger res screen. Dell might have a few candidates as well for BTO.
On the more expensive windows side, it's one of these:
Buy an HP ENVY 17 series notebook PC from HP | HP Official Store
Be sure to choose the 1920x1080 screen when customizing.
And my favorite (costs $3K though). The rest of the equipment in this laptop are pretty much overkill for your needs, but you could customize them as well, but the customizable models are even more expensive, even if you are actually trying to remove hardware.
The problem is, to get a large screen laptop on windows usually means massive compromises have to be made to battery life and notebook heat (should get scorching hot), therefore actual portability is a moot point. Also, higher res screens such as a 1080p in a 15" will offer very very fine details, and unless you have hawk-like eyesight it's gonna be very troublesome.
Originally Posted by jyms
Little hard to take a desktop on an airplane, or to vegas.
A large laptop, per the screen size requirement, should only be considered *technically* portable. Only the Macbook Pros and HP elitebooks at that size can be considered actually portable, with excellent fit and finish and excellent battery life and also robust warranties. The MBPs are quite light as well, compared with the competition. In the portable laptop world, light is a sought after characteristic.
That said, amuch better combo would be a desktop with a couple of monitors, and a smaller notebook with actual battery life (a la 13"/15") for when you are on the road.
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