Many laptops in this category are still portable, but not necessarily something you want to tote around town or use in the field. They tend to have screens in the neighborhood of 15 inches or grander and a chassis that weighs upwards of 7 pounds. They are also thought of as desktop replacements, since their performance is on par with desktop computers. These high performance remain more convenient that an actual desktop computers however.
They are still laptops after all, taking up far less space than a desktop and can be setup anywhere in your home or office in a snap. And if you really need to, you can pack it away and take it mobile.
Why it's best: Origin is in the business of creating performance juggernauts. The boutique manufacturer doesn't offer much value unless you go all out and purchase their overclocked machines, which extend the power of both the central processing and the graphics processing, resulting in a laptop that blows many others out the water.... Read Full Review
Why it's a best pick: Say goodbye to that desktop computer taking up all of your desk space and replace it with the 18-inch Alienware screen. This overclocked model ramps the Intel Core i7 processor up to an impressive 4.0 Ghz, making it rival full sized computers.... Read Full Review
Why it's a best pick: The Dell XPS 17 is an affordable laptop with a high performance features, including 3.1 Ghz of processing power, 8 GB of memory and a 1 TB hard drive. Media options are also plentiful, including a read/write Blu-ray video drive.... Read Full Review
Why it's a best pick: Gamers need performance and the Toshiba Qosimo delivers it and then some. You'll appreciate the 17-inch screen and 3D graphics that extend beyond the plane of the monitor, thanks to the NVIDIA 3D Vision kit.... Read Full Review
Why it's a best pick: The ASUS G74SX is designed to be a gaming powerhouse. It includes discrete graphics by NVIDIA, large memory capacity and a 1500 GB hard drive. With an Intel Core i7 processor, you'll have have the performance power for the biggest jobs.... Read Full Review
How about something more exotic like Eurocom Panther 3... It has server processors...
How about power battrey on Macbook? How long time used out door?
'Cause laptop working 4 traveling much more..
I would replace the 17" inch macbook pro with the 15" inch because it is way more portable
I am considering either the Lenovo W701 or the Dell Precision M6500 Covet and was surprised not to find the Dell anywhere on your list. Can you comment?
What, that's the only form that gets added when disagreeing? I went into length on other forms, but all that shows is that one line?
There are better options.
I disagree with the best "High Performance Laptops" Obviously the laptops that you have mentioned are very good in terms of performance for a laptop. But therer are plenty more that for the same price as a macbook pro 17'' or an alienware m17 laptop. These laptops are "good" but you should focus on those super fast quad-core laptops- the HDX 18 is a quad core laptop, but it only features a 2.0 GHz Quad Core processor.
Anything with Apple in the top 10 is dead wrong. The price is outrageous for what you get.