On 08/14/2016 01:14 PM, Drew Samson wrote:
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Thanks for any advice & feedback.
You may wish to check out a large Lenovo luggable laptop, their
17.3-inch ThinkPad model P70. Your choice of either its Core i7 or its
Xeon processor can drive a pair of 4K monitors, a pair of SSDs, a hard
drive, and removable storage from 64GB ECC RAM. You can move around your
display environment with a trackpad, arrow keys, or a red joystick
button in the keyboard. A fingerprint reader may hinder unauthorized
access, a keypad facilitates numeric entries, and a color calorimeter
allows periodic screen sanity checks. Good connectivity with other
devices via in-built ports and an available docking station suggest
computing environment cohesion. Since within a particular configuration
its components are chosen for one another, it's possible to review a
particular set of choices as a unit. The resulting reviews have
generally been favorable, and your search engine can take you to them
on-line. Some current concern remains about Linux driver status for the
track pad and the calorimeter, but these issues may be resolved with
more development time. An extra battery or two, and an extension cord,
might be useful travel companions. Though not inexpensive in the
suggested configuration, it may provide the useful flexibility that
justifies its investment.
http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/thinkpad/p-series/p70/
Ken