I bought my own xmas gift this year a Dell 700M laptop. If your in the market, save yourself the trouble doing lots of research, buy the Dell 700M. Don't believe me, check out PC mag,
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1726176,00.asp
I travel for a living and this laptop rocks! Upgrade to the 85w battery for 5 hour run time.
PC mag info:
The 12.1-inch widescreen LCD (1,280-by-800), has a high-contrast that makes a difference when watching DVDs or working in bright light. We also like the built-in 8X DVD+RW drive, even though it adds weight. Other features include a memory card slot and the standard ports: two USB 2.0, one FireWire, one VGA, and one S-Video. The keyboard's 17.5-mm key pitch (92 percent of full size) is small yet manageable.
With the strongest processor and fastest hard drive here, the 700m streaked past the others in performance. Its weak spot is its poor battery life (2:01) with the four-cell battery. For travel, opt for the eight-cell battery ($110), which will double battery life.
Overall, the Dell Inspiron 700m offers a good combination of features in a small yet powerful package. And it's the least expensive Windows system in our ultraportables group.
# Multimedia: Music: 64 Photos: 66 Video: 36 Gaming: 29
# Performance: SYSmark Office Productivity: 112 SYSmark Internet Content Creation: 153 BatteryMark: 2:01
# Support: The warranty is one year for parts and labor. Toll-free technical support is available 24/7.
My Specs:
4.1 pounds
1.8 pen4 M processor
1GB sodimm ram
60 GB 5400RPM HD
DVD burner
firewire
centreno, (wireless connect)
1394 port
2 usb 2.0
SDS card slot
pcmcia slot
tv hookup
ethernet port
12.1 inch screen, (best scrren on a laptop, hands down)
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1726176,00.asp
I travel for a living and this laptop rocks! Upgrade to the 85w battery for 5 hour run time.
PC mag info:
The 12.1-inch widescreen LCD (1,280-by-800), has a high-contrast that makes a difference when watching DVDs or working in bright light. We also like the built-in 8X DVD+RW drive, even though it adds weight. Other features include a memory card slot and the standard ports: two USB 2.0, one FireWire, one VGA, and one S-Video. The keyboard's 17.5-mm key pitch (92 percent of full size) is small yet manageable.
With the strongest processor and fastest hard drive here, the 700m streaked past the others in performance. Its weak spot is its poor battery life (2:01) with the four-cell battery. For travel, opt for the eight-cell battery ($110), which will double battery life.
Overall, the Dell Inspiron 700m offers a good combination of features in a small yet powerful package. And it's the least expensive Windows system in our ultraportables group.
# Multimedia: Music: 64 Photos: 66 Video: 36 Gaming: 29
# Performance: SYSmark Office Productivity: 112 SYSmark Internet Content Creation: 153 BatteryMark: 2:01
# Support: The warranty is one year for parts and labor. Toll-free technical support is available 24/7.
My Specs:
4.1 pounds
1.8 pen4 M processor
1GB sodimm ram
60 GB 5400RPM HD
DVD burner
firewire
centreno, (wireless connect)
1394 port
2 usb 2.0
SDS card slot
pcmcia slot
tv hookup
ethernet port
12.1 inch screen, (best scrren on a laptop, hands down)
That's very impressive
