My 1st system still works:
- Intel Core Duo T2250 1.73ghz
- 2gb RAM
- 100gb SATA II 5400rpm OS
- 500gb SATA II 7200rpm capture drive (added few years later, upgraded from 2nd 100gb))
- USB2
- Windows XP Pro SP2
That was bleeding edge in 2006, easily $1k+ laptop.
It has some quirks, with the main one being USB is slow to transfer files. Literally takes an entire waking day to migrate 500gb to an external drive. That's the main reason it was retired for regular use. That's where my own ATI AIW USB is, and an ATI 600 clone. I won't currently part with it for that reason (using the ATI cards). Used for small projects only, doubles as an emergency backup if a desktop goes down for any reason.
My main Win7 capture laptop has 2013 i7, eSATA, USB3, 12gb RAM, 1tb SSHD, IPS matte, also $1k+ bleeding edge at the time.
And my extra is on the marketplace:
http://www.digitalfaq.com/forum/mark...ng-system.html