Anybody here got a notebook mini? Dell mini 10 or HP 10? What do you think of them? I need something with a web cam for Skype, wireless card obviously and *maybe* a tiny bit of dev here and there - these minis seem to meet system requirements for vs express versions.
On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 1:18 PM, Grant Maw <[email protected]> wrote: > Very true. > > I took mine on a site visit one day and one of their mobile guys laughed at > me, and informed the rest of the group that my M1730's power supply was > bigger than his computer! > > Our power bill has dropped $20 since I stopped using it. > > On 6 April 2011 11:26, Stephen Price <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> 3.5Kg is light!! >> >> The m1730 was 4.83 kg. The power supply: 1.46 kg >> >> I remember the ooohs and ahhs as you pull out the m1730 from your bag. >> Then the peels of laughter as you pull out the power supply and drop that >> mother on the desk. (watch your fingers!) >> >> Grant can back me up on this. :) >> On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 10:38 PM, Wallace Turner <[email protected]> >> 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 <[email protected]> >>> 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 >>> >>> >> > >
