A late entry to our scanning laptop race

Cory Stoker — Thu, 19 Jan 2006 13:39:00 -0700

I run a Powerbook 15", as my main system. It handles most things pretty well except for running Windows in VirtualPC. VirtualPC is so painful on the Powerbook that I hardly ever use it. Now with the Apple line going Intel their could be a possibility to dual boot Mac OS X and Windows. It all depends on the the new BIOS called EFI. If Windows can boot with using EFI, then I think I have found my new scanning laptop!

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tate@ClearNetSec.com (Tate Hansen) — Sun, 08 Jan 2006 13:58:00 -0700

When I'm ready to spend money on upgrading a computer or purchasing a new one it is always tough for me to decide whether to spend the money on a high-end portable system or to keep my primary workstation in top shape. 90% of my work happens on my workstation, but when I need power on the road, it sucks to work on my antique Dell Inspiron 8100. We have run into several gigs whereby we need to have some portable powerhouses to run the tools we use at any reasonable speed. So now I'm going on the hunt for the best portable 'tools' box to run things like WebInspect, Paros, Nessus, Burp Spider, and other power hungry things. Those vendors selling the more sexy and expensive are:

The coolness factor is hip, for sure, but the price is steep for the models sporting workstation like performance - upwards of $5000 or more. Now, Hypersonic offers an option to airbrush your corporate logo on the top - that would be a fun prop.

By the way, these CPU charts are great to help make buying decisions: Intel CPU Chart / AMD CPU Chart.

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A late entry to our scanning laptop race

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