Want to know what a gaming laptop for 10 thousand dollars is capable of? Or maybe you can afford an exclusive MacBook worth several million cu? In this review you will get acquainted with unrealistically expensive laptops, which in principle can be purchased if you have a lot of money.
No concepts and demonstration copies - only really working computers.
Status notebooks
MJ Diamond Limited Edition - the real exclusive
In this line it is difficult to single out any one model - each laptop is decorated to order and often comes in a single copy. The basis taken laptops Apple, Asus, Vaio, HP and other well-known brands. They are covered with leather of exotic animals, marine life or reptiles and encrusted with precious stones. As a result, the cost of a laptop can grow to an astronomical amount - from 100 thousand to 3 million dollars.
Pros:
- The unique author's design of each model;
- For decoration, the company uses the most current and stuffed to capacity eye laptops of top manufacturers;
- Inlay is performed with real stones (yellow, black and white diamonds, emeralds, sapphires, rubies);
- The metal parts of the cases are replaced with platinum, gold, titanium, or palladium;
- All jewelry work is done by hand;
- Rich equipment - to a laptop, you can get a mouse, USB flash drive, leather case, and even a phone with the same finish as on the laptop;
- The laptops are already installed licensed software.
Minuses:
- There are no ready-made laptops for sale - all models are made only to order.
MacBook Air Supreme Platinum Edition - elegant luxury
This model is known to many, but very few people know that the English designer Stuart Hughes has been producing limited series of macbooks with precious metal cases for several years now. His last creation is made of platinum and costs more than 400 thousand dollars (at the start, the price went off scale for half a million). Today, only 5 such laptops are made, and you can order your own copy only on the official website of the designer.
Pros:
- Elegant appearance - in the entire line, this is the only model where the Apple logo is not studded with diamonds;
- Unlike younger versions of Ice and Fire, the inner surfaces are also made of platinum, and not of polished aluminum;
- Good image clarity due to the screen resolution of 1440x900 px with a diagonal of 13 ″;
- Pleasant keyboard response;
- Inside there is a smart solid-state computer and quite a decent Intel processor;
- Good old USB ports are still in place, although Thunderbolt has already joined them.
Minuses:
- Huge weight for such an elegant gadget - about 7 kg;
- The device is based on outdated MacBook Air 2011.
Gaming laptops
ACER Predator 21X - very large laptop
The 2017 model came out in small print runs, and even to avid gamers the price of $ 10,000 seemed transcendental. Nevertheless, the best hardware is collected in this laptop and the most interesting technical innovations are implemented, such as a 21 ″ curved screen or a removable touch pad with a digital unit on the back. Add to this 64 GB of RAM with 2 TB of internal memory and the possibility of overclocking the CPU to 3.9-4.3 GHz.
Pros:
- Large IPS-screen with a refresh rate of 120 Hz and a matte anti-reflective coating;
- Immediately two GeForce GTX 1080 SLI accelerators with G-Sync technology support;
- Inside there are 5 coolers that effectively cool the machine under load (one of them is illuminated and is clearly visible through the transparent part of the case);
- Powerful Dolby Audio surround sound with 6 speakers and two built-in subwoofers;
- Silent tactile keyboard Cherry MX Brown with a pronounced response and gold contacts;
- Built-in sensor that monitors eye movement and ensures accurate aiming in shooters;
- RGB-backlit keyboard;
- 5 additional programmable keys;
- Ability to connect 3 external displays;
- Includes magnetic stand for wrists and case (more like a medium-sized suitcase).
Minuses:
- Weight without two power supplies 8.5 kg;
- Five coolers make noise unreal loudly.
ASUS Rog GX800VH - with liquid cooling system
This monstrous laptop can not be regarded as a portable model, although it comes with a carrying case. But the laptop also comes with a rather large-sized console - a water cooling system.
The stuffing here is not the most powerful, but productive: there are two video cards, a Core i7 processor, 64 GB of RAM, and three SSD drives of 512 MB each. The cost of hellish car is $ 7,500.
Pros:
- Super efficient hybrid cooling system - with coolers and liquid heat exchangers through which the refrigerant circulates;
- Support for VR-content with a frame rate of 90 fps and above;
- It launches even heavy toys at high settings, giving a frame frequency of 60 fps on external 4K screens;
- Included is an external Wi-Fi antenna operating in two bands;
- The mechanical keyboard recognizes up to 30 simultaneous keystrokes and is equipped with an independent, customizable backlight for each key;
- Running overclocking in a few clicks allows you to overclock the processor to 4.3 GHz;
- The noise-canceling microphone does an excellent job of recording voice, providing a clear and loud sound;
- Advanced audio system with two three-way speakers and a pair of built-in high-frequency tweeters;
- Included is a suitcase with soft inserts, wheels and a combination lock, a backpack for carrying a laptop and a proprietary mouse.
Minuses:
- Huge weight - 10 kg with a docking station;
- The cumbersome cooling system and low autonomy (up to 2 hours) will make you forget about the mobility of the laptop.
MSI GT83 Titan 8RG - Advanced New
This laptop is smaller in size (the diagonal of its “total” screen is 18.4 ″), and in terms of cost it is inferior to previous models, fitting in the budget of $ 5600. But the manufacturer also positions Titan as an equivalent replacement for gaming desktops, relying on its features: a brand new Core i9 processor, a pair of GPUs of the tenth GTX 1080 series in a bundle, DDR4-2400 strips on 64 gigabytes, and HDD + SSD drives with a total volume of 1.5 TB.
Pros:
- The possibility of overclocking the processor to 4.3 GHz;
- Virtual reality support;
- You can connect up to 3 additional monitors with a resolution of 4K;
- There is a function True Color, though not automatic, as in MacBooks, but in the form of 5 switchable color profiles;
- Cherry MX Speed Silver mechanical buttons respond to pressing lightning speed and always work flawlessly;
- Independent RGB-illumination of each key;
- The laptop itself is able to turn two-dimensional graphics into 3D;
- Built-in 2x3W speakers with subwoofer play loud and clear, creating a realistic sound picture;
- Dual band wifi.
Minuses:
- Loud coolers;
- It is possible to use faster memory at 2666 MHz, but it will have to be purchased and installed independently.
Expensive laptops for work
APPLE MacBook Pro 15 ″ (2018) - with data protection system
Despite the quite understandable price of MacBooks "for everyone", as always, rich customers in Apple are offered to collect their version in the maximum configuration. The full stuffing in this case is as follows: Core i9 processor with a clock frequency of 2.9 GHz, Radeon Pro 560X graphics, 32 gigabytes of RAM, and a 4 terabyte solid-state drive. But this is not the only thing that can surprise a laptop for $ 6900.
Pros:
- Ultra-thin body with a thickness of only 15.5 mm;
- Retina display with a resolution of 2880x1800 px;
- True Tone function that automatically changes the shades on the screen depending on the features of ambient lighting;
- Inside are additional Apple T2 chips that are responsible for data security and protection against wiretapping;
- Silent keyboard with proprietary OLED touch bar;
- Fingerprint scanner Touch ID;
- 4 of the fastest port Thunderbolt 3;
- Work offline for up to 10 hours.
Minuses:
- Almost zero maintainability;
- Changes in the design of the keys, which should have finally solved the problem of sticking, did not help.
PANASONIC Toughbook CF-20 - a transformer for working in the field
A hybrid laptop with a touchscreen display, which, if necessary, can be unfastened and used as a tablet - the idea is not new. But in Panasonic he was additionally protected from any troubles that can only happen to a fragile technique somewhere on a construction site or in a career. This is a laptop for corporate clients, as well as for those who work “in the field” and are ready to pay $ 5000 for a laptop.
Pros:
- Metal case with a level of protection against water and dust ip65;
- Protection against falls - at least the laptop will not break if you brush it off the table or workbench;
- A bright 800 cd / m2 display with a decent resolution of 10 inches (1920x1200) automatically changes the backlight level depending on external conditions;
- The multi-touch screen recognizes gloved gestures;
- 8 hours of battery life plus the ability to "hot-swap" the battery;
- Built-in barcode scanner and RFID reader;
- The abundance of ports on both halves - in total there are 3 USB, a pair of HDMI and Ethernet connectors, two card readers;
- Included is an external antenna to enhance reception in areas with weak coverage;
- Relatively light weight - 1.8 kg;
- Folding carry handle;
- Three year warranty.
Minuses:
- Tool box design;
- No oleophobic coating on the screen.
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