Looking for a laptop with specifics...

Hi pbeardmore,

why don't you build a custom laptop from Dell or Scan

But which of the Dell range take twin drives? They want shove one into any old chassis

FUJITSU LIFEBOOK E781 (http//ts.fujitsu.com/products/mobile/notebooks/lifebook_e.html)

http//www.digitalintelligence.com/products/freddie/

Single eSATA isn't going to cut it. You're going to need 2 eSATA or an ExpressCard port, or eSATA combined with USB3 for your destination drive.

Unfortunately I still haven't seen dual eSATA nor eSATA combined with USB3, nor have I seen a USB3 write blocker yet, so ExpressCard is still required to do full speed acquisitions. That is unless it changed in the past 2 months. I haven't gone looking for hardware that recently.

Lifebook E781 Feature List

ExpressCard slot (34mm and 54mm supported)
1x eSATA & USB combo 1
1x USB 3.0

or another laptop but no 2nd HD

Dell Vostro 3750
ExpressCard slot (34mm supported)
1x eSATA
2x USB 3.0

basic task will be for onsite imaging with some basic reviews on site. Looking for twin internal hard drives plus e-sata socket. Firewire would be a bonus.
Any ideas?

Hello PBeardmore,

Please have a look at the following links-

http//www.sagernotebook.com/index.php?page=product_info&model_name=NP7280

http//www.sagernotebook.com/index.php?page=category_browse&selected_cat=special&mid=NP7282

I think the Lenovo ThinkPad W series is quite suitable.

Greetings,

Dell M6500/M6600 has dual drives and an eSATA port. Rock solid (unless you're a certain one of my ex-colleagues -)). It is on my shopping list.

A single eSATA port may be sufficient. I'm carrying dual drive docks everywhere these days. But, an ExpressCard is more of a sure thing.

I am also looking at the latest Mac Book Pro with Thunderbolt. Alas, no writeblockers for that on the horizon, either, but for writing to a destination drive, it'll scream….

-David