Hello,

I've been out of the laptop purchasing sphere for a few years now and a lot of has changed, including this website! The last time I was here I was shopping for my Dell XPS m1700 (think that's it), which seems to be dying on me now. Because I am an a college student and will need my laptop ASAP I steered myself away from Dell's. Also I feel their options tend to be a little restrictive in comparison with other laptops.

After browsing through some laptop company's that I remember researching in the past I came across hypersonic. The SR7 looks like a good match for me, but I don't see any reviews on this website to verify my suspicions. Perhaps this is because it is not the most hardcore of gaming laptops available and that is what people around here shoot for? I am looking for something to do function as my school laptop where I mostly do work in office, browse the internet, use itunes, aim, and occasionally nowadays will play some games.

The other laptop I have been looking into is the Dell XPS 16, but this one seems to be more favorable in price and shipping date. Also I like the fact that the SR7 has 1900x1200 resolution. Is there a downside to this model, that is why I am not seeing reviews? Is this what I really want? Thanks, below are the specs of the model.

Display and Color: 17.1" WUXGA TFT Wide Screen (16:10) Display: 17" WUXGA Full HD Display w/ Glossy Finish (1920x1200) Processor: Intel T7700 | 4MB L2 Cache | 2.4GHz | 800MHz | Merom Motherboard: Intel® PM965 Express Chipset + ICH8-M System Board for SR7 Memory: 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2-667 Memory Video Adapter: Nvidia GeForce 8700M GT PCI-Express 512MB TV Tuner: (No TV Tuner) Hard Drive: 250 GB / 5400 RPM / SATA 150 / 8MB Cache Optical Drive: 8X DVD±R/RW + 4x Dual Layer Combo drive (SR7) Battery: (No Additional Battery) AC Adapter: (No Additional AC Adapter) Sound Card: Integrated HD Audio Network Adapter: Integrated 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet Controller Wireless Networking: Intel® PRO/WIRELESS 3945 BG (802.11 b/g/) Wi-Fi Mini PCI-Express Bluetooth™ Wireless Connectivity: Bluetooth v 2.0 Adapter + Enhanced Data Rate (SR7) Modem: Integrated V .92 56K Fax/Data Modem Dead Pixel Insurance: (None) Operating System: Windows Vista Home Premium 32 Fingerprint Reader: Fingerprint Reader Camera: 1.3 MP Camera Accidental Damage Protection Warranty: No Accidental Damage Protection Warranty Warranty: 2 Year Platinum Warranty with 24/7 Toll-Free Tech Support

Specs look good, will support what you mentioned above. Hypersonic is like Sager, a cult notebook ;-) appealing to certain users and owners.

cheers ...

Two generation removed technology.