Quote Originally Posted by ripken204 View Post
i only buy laptops with integrated graphics. why?
cheaper, runs cooler, longer battery life, and because i use my desktop for any real work that needs to be done, and don't forget about gaming.
yeah... i CAN game on my asus ul30vt, but it sucks... perf sucks, keyboard sucks, display sucks, display size sucks, sound sucks... if id add all those external components id still be limited by the gpu, and if id have a beefier gpu it would make my laptop notably bigger and heavier (heatsink) and notably more expensive...

the only reason i got the VT option with nvidia graphics is cause the intel igp version doesnt support overclocking for some reason... asus only unlocked the pll on the vt versions...

Quote Originally Posted by Hornet331 View Post
Jfyi nowadays DTRs have 17"+ displayes with 1600x900+, just as the one your criticizing.
nope, read the link, the described laptops ate all 15", and even if they were 17", thats ridicuclously small nowadays...

Quote Originally Posted by MrMojoZ View Post
Should I stop using my laptop for 3D rendering, or do I need to carry around a desktop when I'm not at my desk?
you should ask manicdan to help you build a suitcase workstation of your own or ask him to build one for you
friend of mine had a sleek suitcase system that ran a dual opteron dualcore with 8gb of ddr2 and 2 ati firegl cards in xfire (flexible pciE bridges so they lay flat parallel to the board.

the thing wasnt all that heavy at all, quite surprising!
it didnt contain a display but there are lanparty displays from alienware which are pretty rugged to carry around and not too heavy...