Grabbing a laptop with a
built-in Blu-ray drive isn't at all difficult; finding one that's reasonably affordable, however, is. Starting today, users looking to pick up a new BD-equipped lappie can get their kicks for under nine bills, as the base model
Inspiron 1525 can be fitted with a Blu-ray combo drive (and the requisite 1.83GHz Core 2 Duo T5550 processor) for the low, low price of $879. Kicking things up to a Blu-ray
burner will tack on another $200, and given the 1,280 x 800 screen resolution, we get the idea you'll be utilizing that HDMI output in order to enjoy the 1080p capabilities (if it'll even reach above 720p). Still, the aforesaid configuration is pretty lacking in most respects (1GB of RAM, 80GB HDD, and a woefully underwhelming GMA X3100 graphics accelerator), but hey, at least you'll have Blu-ray! Grab yours now if you're situated in Canada, Europe or the US of A.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
kevin @ Mar 28th 2008 12:00PM
Not to rain on the parade but a little disclaimer is in order: Because the laptop display and graphics card only supports up to 1280x800, even with the HDMI output, the graphics max out at 1280x720 on an HDTV. This was tested personally with my setup of Panasonic plasma that accepts 1080p, no dice. Maybe a custom graphics driver could deliver?
Chris @ Mar 28th 2008 1:46PM
I have that same graphics controller in my laptop and I can output at 19201080 on my 46" Samsung LCD via my laptops VGA output.
Dave @ Mar 28th 2008 12:18PM
Awesome!
steedums @ Mar 28th 2008 12:19PM
get a ps3 instead
crycry @ Mar 28th 2008 2:17PM
Instead of a laptop? How do you use a PS3 as a laptop?