Best Laptop?
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The laptop market seems to be in a bit of a flux with new machines out that look a little nicer than the grey bricks we're used to, but with the new Core 2 Duo's seemingly AWOL. So - has anyone done the painful work of comparing laptops and coming up with a current laptop de jour? I'm talking laptop, not an Alienware brick, not a 17" HP media centre, not a Dell 8xxx series barbeque briquette. At least 1280 x 768 resolution, 14" widescreen or less, as light as possible, as fast as possible, 100Gb HDD and battery life at least 4 hrs. Wifi, bluetooth, SD card slot (or an expansion slot I can add one to) and a DVD burner. Is this possible?
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
ThinkPad® X60 Machine This one has got everything you asked. except the 14" screen.
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The laptop market seems to be in a bit of a flux with new machines out that look a little nicer than the grey bricks we're used to, but with the new Core 2 Duo's seemingly AWOL. So - has anyone done the painful work of comparing laptops and coming up with a current laptop de jour? I'm talking laptop, not an Alienware brick, not a 17" HP media centre, not a Dell 8xxx series barbeque briquette. At least 1280 x 768 resolution, 14" widescreen or less, as light as possible, as fast as possible, 100Gb HDD and battery life at least 4 hrs. Wifi, bluetooth, SD card slot (or an expansion slot I can add one to) and a DVD burner. Is this possible?
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
Chris Maunder wrote:
not an Alienware brick
Alienware that bad?? I have yet to happy about any laptop other than an IBM I had several years back. Not that I've had that much use for them....
ed ~"Watch your thoughts; they become your words. Watch your words they become your actions. Watch your actions; they become your habits. Watch your habits; they become your character. Watch your character; it becomes your destiny." -Frank Outlaw.
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ThinkPad® X60 Machine This one has got everything you asked. except the 14" screen.
--[:jig:]-- [My Current Status] Link2006 wrote:Let's take it outside of CP Jeremy : Please don't.I would love to see this.I'm making the popcorn already.
Close, but: - no trackpad. I can't deal with those keyboard pointers - screen res too low - needs an ultrabase to burn DVDs
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
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Chris Maunder wrote:
not an Alienware brick
Alienware that bad?? I have yet to happy about any laptop other than an IBM I had several years back. Not that I've had that much use for them....
ed ~"Watch your thoughts; they become your words. Watch your words they become your actions. Watch your actions; they become your habits. Watch your habits; they become your character. Watch your character; it becomes your destiny." -Frank Outlaw.
I love the alienware products, but they are more movable than portable. The newer lightweight ones seem OK, but are still a little porky for my tastes, as well as not having much battery life. An alienware laptop that's gone to the gym and done a bit of cardio / endurance work is what I'm after. An alienware laptop on protein shakes. Richard Simmon's laptop, as it were...
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
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The laptop market seems to be in a bit of a flux with new machines out that look a little nicer than the grey bricks we're used to, but with the new Core 2 Duo's seemingly AWOL. So - has anyone done the painful work of comparing laptops and coming up with a current laptop de jour? I'm talking laptop, not an Alienware brick, not a 17" HP media centre, not a Dell 8xxx series barbeque briquette. At least 1280 x 768 resolution, 14" widescreen or less, as light as possible, as fast as possible, 100Gb HDD and battery life at least 4 hrs. Wifi, bluetooth, SD card slot (or an expansion slot I can add one to) and a DVD burner. Is this possible?
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
I couldn't tempt you with a Palm life drive :-), I am currently writing this post on one. Codeproject does doesn't render as well as you would like on the small screen, but at 190grams its easy to carry around and has a gorgeous screen. So what you gain on the swings you lose on the roundabouts. Wouldn't it be cool if there was an alternative version of the lounge customised for the small screen, but to be fair I would probabily be the only one to use it ... doh!
Regards Ray "Je Suis Mort De Rire" Blogging @ Keratoconus Watch
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The laptop market seems to be in a bit of a flux with new machines out that look a little nicer than the grey bricks we're used to, but with the new Core 2 Duo's seemingly AWOL. So - has anyone done the painful work of comparing laptops and coming up with a current laptop de jour? I'm talking laptop, not an Alienware brick, not a 17" HP media centre, not a Dell 8xxx series barbeque briquette. At least 1280 x 768 resolution, 14" widescreen or less, as light as possible, as fast as possible, 100Gb HDD and battery life at least 4 hrs. Wifi, bluetooth, SD card slot (or an expansion slot I can add one to) and a DVD burner. Is this possible?
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
I recently purchased a nice Toshiba Satellite laptop, and I am extremely pleased. It's fairly lightweight (approx 6lbs), 100 GB hard drive, intel core duo processor, 15" screen at 1280 x 800 resolution. Plus I get around 3.5 hours on a full battery. Also comes with the dvd burner and SD card slot as well, though I have no use for it.
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I love the alienware products, but they are more movable than portable. The newer lightweight ones seem OK, but are still a little porky for my tastes, as well as not having much battery life. An alienware laptop that's gone to the gym and done a bit of cardio / endurance work is what I'm after. An alienware laptop on protein shakes. Richard Simmon's laptop, as it were...
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
Chris Maunder wrote:
Richard Simmon's laptop, as it were...
Not Jane Fonda's?:suss:
"...a photo album is like Life, but flat and stuck to pages." - Shog9
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The laptop market seems to be in a bit of a flux with new machines out that look a little nicer than the grey bricks we're used to, but with the new Core 2 Duo's seemingly AWOL. So - has anyone done the painful work of comparing laptops and coming up with a current laptop de jour? I'm talking laptop, not an Alienware brick, not a 17" HP media centre, not a Dell 8xxx series barbeque briquette. At least 1280 x 768 resolution, 14" widescreen or less, as light as possible, as fast as possible, 100Gb HDD and battery life at least 4 hrs. Wifi, bluetooth, SD card slot (or an expansion slot I can add one to) and a DVD burner. Is this possible?
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
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I've had a run of 4 Compaq/HP laptops and I think I'm done with them now. Besides, I doubt the 12" screen on it will have 1280 x 728 resolution. Thanks anyway :)
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
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The laptop market seems to be in a bit of a flux with new machines out that look a little nicer than the grey bricks we're used to, but with the new Core 2 Duo's seemingly AWOL. So - has anyone done the painful work of comparing laptops and coming up with a current laptop de jour? I'm talking laptop, not an Alienware brick, not a 17" HP media centre, not a Dell 8xxx series barbeque briquette. At least 1280 x 768 resolution, 14" widescreen or less, as light as possible, as fast as possible, 100Gb HDD and battery life at least 4 hrs. Wifi, bluetooth, SD card slot (or an expansion slot I can add one to) and a DVD burner. Is this possible?
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
I have a Core Duo based Acer Aspire 5620 - it covers most of your requirements except the battery life is nearer 2 hours in real life. It has 2GB memory and is as fast as a scalded whippet...but I haven't yet put Vista on it (although it has a Vista Capable badge) because I want to get my work for Enable Ireland complete before I go messing about with the hardware again....
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I couldn't tempt you with a Palm life drive :-), I am currently writing this post on one. Codeproject does doesn't render as well as you would like on the small screen, but at 190grams its easy to carry around and has a gorgeous screen. So what you gain on the swings you lose on the roundabouts. Wouldn't it be cool if there was an alternative version of the lounge customised for the small screen, but to be fair I would probabily be the only one to use it ... doh!
Regards Ray "Je Suis Mort De Rire" Blogging @ Keratoconus Watch
but to be fair I would probabily be the only one to use it Wrong. I'd love to browse the lounge on my Palm TX :-) It surely isn't what Chris is looking for, but I have to say that the number of occasions on which I have to take my laptop with me has shrunk considerably since I got the TX.
Chaque homme de culture a deux patries: la sienne - et la France. (Thomas Jefferson)
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I have a Core Duo based Acer Aspire 5620 - it covers most of your requirements except the battery life is nearer 2 hours in real life. It has 2GB memory and is as fast as a scalded whippet...but I haven't yet put Vista on it (although it has a Vista Capable badge) because I want to get my work for Enable Ireland complete before I go messing about with the hardware again....
'--8<------------------------ Ex Datis: Duncan Jones Merrion Computing Ltd
2 hrs just isn't enough unfortunately. I'm starting to worry I might again be looking for a mirage...
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
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I couldn't tempt you with a Palm life drive :-), I am currently writing this post on one. Codeproject does doesn't render as well as you would like on the small screen, but at 190grams its easy to carry around and has a gorgeous screen. So what you gain on the swings you lose on the roundabouts. Wouldn't it be cool if there was an alternative version of the lounge customised for the small screen, but to be fair I would probabily be the only one to use it ... doh!
Regards Ray "Je Suis Mort De Rire" Blogging @ Keratoconus Watch
Ray Kinsella wrote:
Wouldn't it be cool if there was an alternative version of the lounge customised for the small screen
This will definitely happen.
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
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Close, but: - no trackpad. I can't deal with those keyboard pointers - screen res too low - needs an ultrabase to burn DVDs
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
Chris Maunder wrote:
screen res too low
Wow - you said 1024x768 ( which is too low in my book ), do they still make them smaller than that ?
Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++ Metal Musings - Rex and my new metal blog
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The laptop market seems to be in a bit of a flux with new machines out that look a little nicer than the grey bricks we're used to, but with the new Core 2 Duo's seemingly AWOL. So - has anyone done the painful work of comparing laptops and coming up with a current laptop de jour? I'm talking laptop, not an Alienware brick, not a 17" HP media centre, not a Dell 8xxx series barbeque briquette. At least 1280 x 768 resolution, 14" widescreen or less, as light as possible, as fast as possible, 100Gb HDD and battery life at least 4 hrs. Wifi, bluetooth, SD card slot (or an expansion slot I can add one to) and a DVD burner. Is this possible?
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
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The laptop market seems to be in a bit of a flux with new machines out that look a little nicer than the grey bricks we're used to, but with the new Core 2 Duo's seemingly AWOL. So - has anyone done the painful work of comparing laptops and coming up with a current laptop de jour? I'm talking laptop, not an Alienware brick, not a 17" HP media centre, not a Dell 8xxx series barbeque briquette. At least 1280 x 768 resolution, 14" widescreen or less, as light as possible, as fast as possible, 100Gb HDD and battery life at least 4 hrs. Wifi, bluetooth, SD card slot (or an expansion slot I can add one to) and a DVD burner. Is this possible?
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
Why don't you like Dell ? My Dell meets most of those specs ( 1440x1280, 7 hours battery, big HDD, Wifi, Bluetooth ) and the newer models will meet them all, as far as I can see. When I was notebook hunting, 1024x768 is all I could find, I wanted 1600x1200, and ended up with 1440xwhatever.
Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++ Metal Musings - Rex and my new metal blog
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Ray Kinsella wrote:
Wouldn't it be cool if there was an alternative version of the lounge customised for the small screen
This will definitely happen.
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
Chris Maunder wrote:
This will definitely happen.
I just think about posts written on the toilet... :~
I don't see dead pixels anymore... Yes, even I am blogging now!
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Why the new profile? :confused:
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Chris Maunder wrote:
This will definitely happen.
I just think about posts written on the toilet... :~
I don't see dead pixels anymore... Yes, even I am blogging now!
Where do you think i find the time and material for all my posts? :rolleyes:
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The laptop market seems to be in a bit of a flux with new machines out that look a little nicer than the grey bricks we're used to, but with the new Core 2 Duo's seemingly AWOL. So - has anyone done the painful work of comparing laptops and coming up with a current laptop de jour? I'm talking laptop, not an Alienware brick, not a 17" HP media centre, not a Dell 8xxx series barbeque briquette. At least 1280 x 768 resolution, 14" widescreen or less, as light as possible, as fast as possible, 100Gb HDD and battery life at least 4 hrs. Wifi, bluetooth, SD card slot (or an expansion slot I can add one to) and a DVD burner. Is this possible?
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
Are you adverse to a TabletPC convertible? I have a Gateway M-285e (Microsoft gave it to me :D ). Its a 14" widescreen, mine has a Core Duo, 7-in-1 reader, 1280x768, wifi, bluetooth is an option, DVD Burner available as an option, mine has a 12-cell battery and I can spend 6 hours straight at school taking notes and/or surfing the web (i rarely do both simultaneously for obvious reason). Its significantly heavier than my 2 pound X40 but its features overwhelm its weight (its something like 7 or 8 pounds). I'm at work right now so I don't have much info but if you'd like I can dig up some more info on it. Yes its a Gateway, but its actually pretty good. I was a member of the send Gateway to heck group prior to recieving this so I put it through its paces before I accepted as being good.
Matt Newman
Even the very best tools in the hands of an idiot will produce something of little or no value. - Chris Meech on Idiots