BEST DESKTOP REPLACEMENT LAPTOPS

These laptops are heavy and have large screens. They are powerful enough to be your primary PC and replace your desktops. Here we have compiled a list of the best desktop replacement laptops. Note that this list isn’t necessarily in the order of power and performance.

1. HP HDX 18

Processor: 2.8-GHz Core 2 Duo T9600
Display: 18.4" Wide Screen Display
HDD: 640GB Hard Drive
Weight (lbs.): 9.1Lbs.

2. Acer Aspire 8930

Processor: 2.53-GHz Core 2 Duo T9400
Display: 18.4" Wide Screen Display
HDD: 320GB Hard Drive
Min. Weight: 8.8Lbs.,

Best for gaming; reasonable overall performance

3. MSI GT 725

Processor: 2-GHz Core 2 Quad Q9000
Display: 17" Wide Screen Display
HDD: 320GB Hard Drive
Min. Weight: 7.7Lbs.,

Best for gaming

4. Asus W90

Processor: 2.8-GHz Core 2 Duo T9600
Display: 18.4" Wide Screen Display
HDD: 320GB Hard Drive
Weight: 13.2Lbs.

Best for gaming; satisfactory overall performance

5. Micro Express N570

Processor: 2.53-GHz Core 2 Extreme QX9300
Display: 17" Wide Screen Display
HDD: 320GB Hard Drive
Weight: 9.2Lbs.

Best for gaming; average overall performance


6. Lenovo Thinkpad W700DS

Processor: 2.53-GHz Core 2 Extreme QX9300
Display: 17" Wide Screen Display
HDD: 400GB Hard Drive
Weight: 11Lbs.

Best for processing graphics; comes with dual screens

7. Gateway P7808u

Processor:2-GHz Core 2 Quad Q9000
Display: 17" Wide Screen Display
HDD: 500GB Hard Drive
Weight: 8.9Lbs.

Enough power to handle any task

8. Eurocom D901C Phantom-X

Processor: 3-GHz Intel Xeon X3370
Display: 17.1" Wide Screen Display
HDD: 320GB Hard Drive
Weight (lbs.): 12Lbs.

Powerful; poor design

9. Apple MacBook Pro A1297

Processor: 2.66-GHz Core 2 Duo T9550
Display: 17" Wide Screen Display
HDD: 320GB Hard Drive
Weight: 6.5Lbs.

Good design; good battery life

10. Alienware M17

Processor: 2.26-GHz Core 2 Duo P8400
Display: 17" Wide Screen Display
HDD: 160GB Hard Drive
Weight (lbs.): 9.5Lbs.

Good gaming power