SL Laptop Recommendations

Can anybody recommend a laptop that will reliably run SL?

I'm on the road a lot. I can always get a high-speed connection but my IBM Thinkpad just won't handle SL. What's a day of RL without a night of SL?

Thanks for any insight.

Moose

Just out of curiousity, what model Thinkpad?

The model of the IBM Thinkpad laptop is T40p.

I have a Dell Inspiron 9300 with a GeForce 6800 Go card. Works great for SL

The current generation version of my notebook is the Inspiron E1705. I still think this is the best choice for an SL/gaming laptop under $2000.

If you can afford it, get a gig of ram, and the latest Nvidia card. If I was gonna get one tomorrow Id definately grab one with one of the 256mb cards they have out now. Ive got a 128mb go5600 currently, and that works ok, but I wish I had more oomph. And upgrading graphics cards in a laptop just isnt practical, if not impossible. ( Ive heard alienware notebooks have a swappable graphics card setup, but they are far from cheap and the reviews are mixed) The best advice is to follow the SL recommendations for machine specs, and surpass it if possible to be prepared for upgrades in the future.

Heh I use a T40 as my main computer for SL. I'm guessing the strange FireGL card in the T40P is what would cause problem.

I have the [left]alienware[/left] area 51 M and it runs second life [left]extremely[/left] well and I can [left]alos[/left] run [left]multiple[/left] apps at the same time SL [left]photoshop[/left] half a dozen [left]firefox[/left] windows and yahoo [left]skype[/left] all at the same time
only trouble i ever had was when I had all that [left]running[/left] and tried to open [left]google[/left] earth.
also the area 51 is very heavy
but over all I am [left]extremely[/left] happy with it

Processor: Intel® Pentium® 4 650 Desktop Processor w/ HT Technology 3.4GHz 800MHz FSB 2MB
Operating System (Office software not included): Genuine Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional with Service Pack 2
Display: 17" [left]WideUXGA[/left] 1920 x 1200 LCD [left]Clearview[/left] Display with Built-in Camera
Motherboard: Intel 915P PCI-Express [left]Chipset[/left]
Video/Graphics Card: 256MB [left]NVidia[/left]® [left]GeForce™[/left] Go 6800 Ultra
Memory: 2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SO-DIMM at 533MHz - 2 x 1024MB
Hard Drive: Extreme Performance (RAID 0) - 120GB (60GB x 2) 5400 RPM ATA100
Primary CD ROM/DVD ROM: 8X Dual Layer DVD+/-RW / 24X CD-RW Combo w/Software
Floppy Drive: USB Floppy Drive
Wireless Network Card: Internal Wireless 802.11b/g [left]miniPCI[/left] Card
Communications: Integrated 10/1000Mb [left]Gigabit[/left] Ethernet & 56K V.9

I have the alienware area 51 M and it runs second life
extremely well and I can alos run multiple apps at the same time SL
photoshop half a dozen firefox windows and yahoo skype all at the same time
only trouble i ever had was when I had all that running and tried to open google earth.
also the area 51 is very heavy but over all I am
extremely happy with it

Processor: Intel® Pentium® 4 650 Desktop Processor w/ HT Technology 3.4GHz 800MHz FSB 2MB
Operating System (Office software not included): Genuine Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional with Service Pack 2
Display: 17" WideUXGA 1920 x 1200 LCD Clearview Display with Built-in Camera
Motherboard: Intel® 915P PCI-Express Chipset
Video/Graphics Card: 256MB NVidia® GeForce™ Go 6800 Ultra
Memory: 2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SO-DIMM at 533MHz - 2 x 1024MB
Hard Drive: Extreme Performance (RAID 0) - 120GB (60GB x 2) 5400 RPM ATA100
Primary CD ROM/DVD ROM: 8X Dual Layer DVD+/-RW / 24X CD-RW Combo w/Software
Floppy Drive: USB Floppy Drive
Wireless Network Card: Internal Wireless 802.11b/g miniPCI Card
Communications: Integrated 10/1000Mb Gigabit Ethernet & 56K V.92 Modem