Excellent video card, factory OC'ed GTX 260, great bang for the buck. Extremely huge though, had trouble fitting it in my case, but CUDA adds a whole new dimension to transcoding video...
"Well, you're going to need a laptop and if you can have a back up why not try this one? Nathan has use his for quite some time: ":I’ve travelled with the same ASUS laptop for years, it’s taken a real battering in my pack yet it still serves me well. " I have a Toshiba now and am looking for a second laptop to pick up before travelling. Mayb this is the one. Durability is very important to me."
"I bought this laptop and love it to bits. For a laptop, 320 Gb hard drive is huge. Especially at 7,200 RPM. I expected a 5,400 RPM hard drive. On top of that it has dual GeForce 8600's, with 512 Mb dedicated VRam. I spent $3,300 on a laptop half this good a year ago. Though this laptop may appear pricey at first glance, its price is well worth the quality of the parts inside of it. It's a $..."