Laptop customisation/repairs

[Grev]

Wondering if anybody knows any computer stores that sells customised laptops in Australia (Brisbane preferrably)? As in not manufactured by companies but is put together? Or is it too complicated... Also wondering if there are any good and recommendable places for repairing them as well and also preferrably in Brisbane.

[Nnnnsic]

Asus now do white box lappies though I'm not entirely sure where you can get them.

[Kyle]

Google best deal 4 u computers in brissy... they do itc laptops which are fully customizable.

[Grev]

Thanks, I will look into both of those leads.

[Grev]

Oh my, I just saw one of the laptops with 3 hard drives and 2 Nvidia graphics card in SLI! A damn laptop! Too bad the price looks just as good...

[Killakoala]

Oh my, I just saw one of the laptops with 3 hard drives and 2 Nvidia graphics card in SLI! A damn laptop! Too bad the price looks just as good...

Why bother? A full-on gaming PC with a carry handle would be better However two Dual-Core CPU's would be nice in a laptop.

[obzelite]

Oh my, I just saw one of the laptops with 3 hard drives and 2 Nvidia graphics card in SLI! A damn laptop! Too bad the price looks just as good...

could that be an alienware one.
nice laptops, but the name is kind of poetic because buying one will probably involve some kind of 'probing'

theres value adding, then there's adding a logo and shafting the customer.

[Nnnnsic]

Plus lugging around a portable desktop isn't my idea of fun.

It's like "Hey! I can play FEAR on my laptop... don't mind that it's crushing my knees!"

[Grev]

And no it's not alienware, it's ITC.

Although I am amused at how they would 'expand' a laptop to that size.

[Yi-P]

Just be aware that if a laptop is too powerful with its computing power, the battery won't last you for long.

I recall playing with an Alienware full gaming laptop while ago, it only lasted 1.5hr of standby (not even playing games) life at full clock speed.

[methd]

if you buy a laptop, stick to the top brands. cheap/generics are bound to fail and support and warranty is so important !

ITC?! - stay well clear!! I'd stick to toshiba, HP, Asus, Fuji...

[Nnnnsic]

Fuji make laptops?

Stick to Asus, Toshiba... and in that order.

[methd]

Fuji make laptops?

Stick to Asus, Toshiba... and in that order.

fujitsu, yes and probably the most reliable of all of them. one of the few brands that are still made in japan

[Grev]

I recall playing with an Alienware full gaming laptop while ago, it only lasted 1.5hr of standby (not even playing games) life at full clock speed.

Well my Asus was about that, not even at full speed... maybe I got the wrong one.

On that note, I've had bad experiences with Asus, so not sure if I want them this time around...

And I actually was thinking about Fuji.