I was looking around and dell had this configuration for under $2K
Module Description Description Product Code & SKU Product Code & SKU
Base Studio 15 Laptop HK15HN [224-6700]
Operating System Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Edition SP1, 64-Bit VHP64E [310-8628][330-5139][420-6436][420-7938][420-9100][420-9319][421-0323][463-2282]
Processor Intel® Core™ i7-820QM Processor (1.73GHz, 8MB Cache, Turbo Boost) CLF173 [317-2201]
Memory 6GB Shared Dual Channel DDR3 at 1067MHz 6GB [317-3081]
Keyboard Back-lit Keyboard BCLKEY [330-2938]
Monitor 15.6” Full High Definition (1080p) High Brightness LED Display with TrueLife™ and Camera C1080L [320-1177][421-1777]
Video Card 512MB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4570 512ATI [330-5200]
Hard Drive 250GB SATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) 250GB72 [341-9704]
Floppy Drive Black Chainlink BLKWLAN [313-8416]
CD ROM/DVD ROM 8X Slot Load CD/DVD Burner (Dual Layer DVD+/-R Drive) W7DVDRW [313-8861][421-1362][421-1445][421-1582]
Sound High Definition Audio 2.2 IS [313-4783]
Wireless Dell Wireless 1397 802.11g Half Mini-Card DW1397U [430-2929]
Office Productivity Software Microsoft® Works 9 IOHSWKE [421-0304]
Software - Antivirus McAfee SecurityCenter, 30-Day Trial MC1030D [410-2184]
Option 1 85 Whr Lithium Ion Battery (9 cell) 9BAT [312-0695]
Hardware Support Services 1Yr Ltd Warranty and Mail-In Service ST111RR [905-0037][905-1420][950-3337][950-9057][960-2780]
Datasafe Dell Online Backup 2GB for 1 year DOB2GB [420-9518][988-0099][988-7707]
Mobile Broadband Internal Mobile Broadband not included NOMB [313-8834]
Entertainment and Editing Software WildTangent Games WLDTNG [420-9352]
Bluetooth Dell Wireless 365 Bluetooth Internal (2.1) TM365I [430-3650]
Dell Remote Access Dell Remote Access, free basic service
This isn't an AD!! anyhow, I've been using a frankenstein quadcore at home lately to process 6.7GB of 340MB raw scans. They absolutely kill ACR on my current laptop. The quadcore handles them without blinking. What do people think? idk about the "turbo" thing... This would be an almost perfect laptop for me, I think.
