oh, and the replacement Alienware m17x they sent me is 5.3kg So 3.5Kg is 1/3rd the weight. :)
On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 10:38 PM, Wallace Turner <wallacetur...@gmail.com>wrote: > No wonder you are *sighing* lugging around 3.5kg! > > > On 5/04/2011 10:29 PM, Stephen Price wrote: > > A friend just pointed out Dell have "new XPS" machines on their web site. > Spec'd one up - unfortunately I couldn't justify another laptop right now > so didn't click buy. :( > New XPS 17" looks like a nice machine. i7 4C/8T + 8Gb ram (can go up to > 12Gb), 2 drives (can even config with dual 256Gb SSD's but aftermarket is > cheaper) and 1920x1080 screen (can get with 3D but I think that's silly for > a laptop. Maybe when you don't need glasses for em) and 3GB NVIDIA® GeForce® > GT 555M With Optimus. > All that for $3200ish. That's $1000 less than I paid for my m1730 years > ago. Way thinner too! > > 2 x usb 3.0, 2 x USB 2.0 and 1 eSata. > > Width: 16.3" (414.9mm) > Height: 1.3" (32.8mm) front . 1.5" (38.5mm) back > Depth: 11.3" (287.3mm) > Weight: Starting at 3.36kg / 7.41lbs (with 6-cell battery); 3.53kg/ 7.79lbs > (wtih 9-cell battery) > > *sighs* > On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 6:48 PM, Bec Carter <bec.usern...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Apologies for asking about laptops once again, I know this comes up >> lots on this list. >> >> I'm looking for a small laptop for occasional .net development and >> demonstrations of web apps mostly, something light and between 10 and >> 12 inches, maybe 13 inches not sure. >> >> Alienware M11x is one that has the grunt but its pricey. Any >> recommendations? >> >> Cheers >> Bec >> > > >
