10 Expensive Laptops

Today I bring you an article examining the cream of the crop; the most badass laptops out there, whose uber-leet status is only rivaled by the hefty price tags that each one carries. I’ll briefly explore the latest and greatest from some of the boutique shops (Alienware, Falcon Northwest, VoodooPC), some of the big boys of the industry (Apple, Dell, Sony, and Toshiba), and some of the more mid-size players (Acer, Asus, and Sager).

Normally you’d see an article rounding up ten systems saying “how good is laptop XYZ compared to ABC”, “how many FPS (frames per second) can it pull in F.E.A.R.”, “what is the battery life like”, etc. I’m going to take a slightly different angle, however. It’s undeniable that each one of these systems will eat your ordinary, run of the mill laptops for dinner (and many desktops for that matter) - that fact isn’t in dispute. What is under scrutiny here is more a question of value. Are all these features and power worth the big bucks being sought by the various manufacturers? Read on to find out.

The method behind this article’s madness is this - select the best CPU offered by the laptop manufacturer, pair it with 2GB of RAM, a high capacity hard drive, a wide range of graphics cards, and some of the biggest screen with the highest resolution available. The results, as you’ll see, will end up putting a big dent in any buyer’s wallet.