On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 10:12 AM, Tom Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm looking for a light laptop for home/work use. > Suggestions appreciated. I'm most used to Dell, HP, and IBM/Lenovo.
When it comes to the small-and-light category, it's largely a matter of which sacrifices you want to make. Which do you want more: An optical drive, VGA out, DVI out, built-in screen size, etc. Are you willing to sacrifice more to get smaller-and-lighter? For example, the Apple "Air" laptop is extremely thin, but has practically no I/O beyond USB and Ethernet. The Asus Eee is not quite as thin and light, but is much cheaper than an Air. From what I've seen, IBM and Dell's offerings are bit thicker/heavier, but have more features. ObAnecdote: We mostly buy Dell here. The Latitude D410/D420/D430 series is light but capable. We've got six in service. I've seen a slightly higher than typical fault incidence than other models, but for our case they may also be getting (ab)used more, so that may just be sample bias. I wouldn't buy *any* laptop without a service contract. On the downside, they're phasing it out, and I haven't touched the new "E series" yet. -- Ben ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
