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  • M Mohammad Dayyan

    I'm gonna buy a Laptop with weight lower than 2KG for ASP.Net programming. I prefer ASUS , because of my friends recommendations. Whats your recommendation ? :confused: It would be appreciate if you guide me to determine an specific model.

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    Dalek Dave
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    Mohammad Dayyan wrote:

    with weight lower than 2KG for ASP.Net programming

    What has the weight to do with ASP.NET programming?

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      Do you have a specific model in mind ?

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      Lost User
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      Sorry, but I have not been looking for a notebook for the last four years. I'm not really up to date. My PC is not half a year old and there I could say a little more.

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        Mohammad Dayyan wrote:

        with weight lower than 2KG for ASP.Net programming

        What has the weight to do with ASP.NET programming?

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        Mohammad Dayyan
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        Because, I need a portable laptop :)

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        • M Mohammad Dayyan

          Because, I need a portable laptop :)

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          Dalek Dave
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          I understand that bit, I am wondering why it is important for ASP.NET work. Does ASP only work on lightweight machines?

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            Mohammad Dayyan wrote:

            with weight lower than 2KG for ASP.Net programming

            What has the weight to do with ASP.NET programming?

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            leppie
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            Dalek Dave wrote:

            What has the weight to do with ASP.NET programming?

            Don't you know that lightweight web pages are the fad right now? Oh I forgot, you are an accountant ;p

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            • M Mohammad Dayyan

              I'm gonna buy a Laptop with weight lower than 2KG for ASP.Net programming. I prefer ASUS , because of my friends recommendations. Whats your recommendation ? :confused: It would be appreciate if you guide me to determine an specific model.

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              Ravi Bhavnani
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              Regardless of which model you end up selecting, try to choose one that has a 7200 rpm drive. IMHO, a 5400 rpm hard disk will detract from the laptop's (otherwise good) performance. /ravi

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                Regardless of which model you end up selecting, try to choose one that has a 7200 rpm drive. IMHO, a 5400 rpm hard disk will detract from the laptop's (otherwise good) performance. /ravi

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                leppie
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                Dont even bother with 7200RPM, still donkey slow. Just get SSD.

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                  I've never owned nor used an ASUS but have always had good experiences with Toshiba Laptops. Some of their more recent models have had good reviews so if you are unable to find a suitable ASUS then you might want to consider them. It is difficult for anyone to recommend a specific model from any manufacturer because there are thousands that weigh less than 2KG. How about one of the Eee Netbooks, they all weigh less than 2KG and you can certainly do ASP work on them but they may not do it as quickly as you like. You would need to be more specific about the components that you want and their sizes. Once you have made your list you will then be in a better position to search manufacturers sites for yourself than members here. All we can do is recommend brands we like and warn about ones we've had problems with.

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                  Espen Harlinn
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                  I think I'd prefer something barely luggable, like: HP EliteBook 8760w[^] I guess I'd go for the NVIDIA Quadro 4000M graphics card, at least 16 GB ram and the 750GB HD. Configuring and setting up a proper development system costs more than the system, so I try not to do that too often.

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                    Dalek Dave wrote:

                    What has the weight to do with ASP.NET programming?

                    Don't you know that lightweight web pages are the fad right now? Oh I forgot, you are an accountant ;p

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                    Dalek Dave
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                    But lightweight machines tend to have a smaller volume, you cannot put as much into them as bigger form factors!

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                    • M Mohammad Dayyan

                      Because, I need a portable laptop :)

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                      All you need is wheels, and a long extension lead...

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                      • M Mohammad Dayyan

                        I'm gonna buy a Laptop with weight lower than 2KG for ASP.Net programming. I prefer ASUS , because of my friends recommendations. Whats your recommendation ? :confused: It would be appreciate if you guide me to determine an specific model.

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                        DaveAuld
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                        I'm waiting for the new 15" laptops (or to give them the correct buzzword they are being sold under Ultrabooks) that were announced from the likes of Acer at the recent CES.(e.g. Looky[^]) or the Samsung Series 9. (Looky[^]), other brands are also at it, so waiting for specs to be finalised and published, but the 1600x1200 resolution of the samsung sounds good. Should be with us in the not too distant future.

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                          I'm waiting for the new 15" laptops (or to give them the correct buzzword they are being sold under Ultrabooks) that were announced from the likes of Acer at the recent CES.(e.g. Looky[^]) or the Samsung Series 9. (Looky[^]), other brands are also at it, so waiting for specs to be finalised and published, but the 1600x1200 resolution of the samsung sounds good. Should be with us in the not too distant future.

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                          OriginalGriff
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                          The problem with that is that by the time they arrive, someone else is "soon going to release" an even better one. At some point you have to say "That'll do" and get it now. It'll be out of date by the following Monday anyway.

                          Ideological Purity is no substitute for being able to stick your thumb down a pipe to stop the water

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                            I understand that bit, I am wondering why it is important for ASP.NET work. Does ASP only work on lightweight machines?

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                            Mohammad Dayyan
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                            well, it's easier to carry 2kg against to carry 3,4,...kg

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                              All you need is wheels, and a long extension lead...

                              Ideological Purity is no substitute for being able to stick your thumb down a pipe to stop the water

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                              Espen Harlinn
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                              :thumbsup: Good point ;)

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                                Dont even bother with 7200RPM, still donkey slow. Just get SSD.

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                                Keith Barrow
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                                5'd, and it's light, and it won't drain the batteries (which are pretty much the limiting factor in terms of weight).

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                                  5'd, and it's light, and it won't drain the batteries (which are pretty much the limiting factor in terms of weight).

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                                  leppie
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                                  And you never have to leave the laptop on for defragging. SSD's just makes so much more sense in a laptop.

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                                    The problem with that is that by the time they arrive, someone else is "soon going to release" an even better one. At some point you have to say "That'll do" and get it now. It'll be out of date by the following Monday anyway.

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                                    DaveAuld
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                                    Yes, but the current laptops are pretty crap, and finding one with a decent screen resolution that doesn't way a ton, or cost a fortune is impossible. If I can find a reasonable spec'd, higher resolution 15", reasonably thin machine similiar to those linked in my post, then I'll take one. My currently lappy is just holding in there and no more. I can see it dying in the next 6 months. You may recall the post I made earlier this year about laptop screen resolutions and why quote the stupid lettering scheme in the specs and not just quote the damn numbers! :)

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                                    • M Mohammad Dayyan

                                      I'm gonna buy a Laptop with weight lower than 2KG for ASP.Net programming. I prefer ASUS , because of my friends recommendations. Whats your recommendation ? :confused: It would be appreciate if you guide me to determine an specific model.

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                                      Michael Bergman
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                                      TigerDirect and NewEgg have product reviews by their customers. You might want to check them out.

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                                      • L leppie

                                        Dont even bother with 7200RPM, still donkey slow. Just get SSD.

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                                        Ravi Bhavnani
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                                        Good point.  My only issue with SSDs is the (current) cost per G, but it's prolly worth the performance gain. /ravi

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                                          Good point.  My only issue with SSDs is the (current) cost per G, but it's prolly worth the performance gain. /ravi

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                                          leppie
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                                          Ravi Bhavnani wrote:

                                          but it's prolly worth the performance gain.

                                          I will insist or quit the next time I ask for a laptop ;p Well that, and knowing how to disable the corporate anti-virus's realtime scanner. The latter I did by disabling the bloody driver as every other option was 'password' protected.

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