On 3/29/06, Richard Fish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 3/29/06, Lord Sauron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Great for you. However, if you got a laptop for non-work use
> > (personal, communications, mobile DVD viewing, &c) would you rather
> > get the massive 9 pound thing you use at work, or a nice small 14"
> > portable?
>
> Even this is a tough decision for me...I do occasionally like to watch
> DVDs on my laptop, even when I am at home, because at arms length my
> screen takes up more of my visual field than my 65" TV across the
> room! There is just something about that that makes me smile...
Yeah, even with my amazing 12.1" "Theatre-in-a-clamshell" display it
takes up more of my field of view than anything other than my dad's
massive 51" DLP HDTV (1080i, I hope to plug my hilariously overpowered
graphics card into it someday!)
> Probably the same smile you get after you panic because you think you
> forgot your laptop, and then realize it is on your shoulder...
Yup! What really puts it into perspective is the X4 Ultrabase dock
that I use. When I take it with me (when I know I'll need it -
otherwise it sits next to the Athlon64) I can really feel the extra
1.1lbs. It's more noticeable than you would think, for those of you
who never owned a laptop.
> > Before I forget: I lied. I doublechecked the #s and my X40 is really
> > 2.7 lbs. Srry... won't let it happen again ; )
>
> Thank goodness for competition and market analysis....we both get
> laptops that we are really happy with, and that work well for us!
Yup. Thank God for lassiz-faire, or you we would both have laptops
(if we were lucky) that would be the best for us - according to what
the state says is the best for us : (
> Anyway my advice to people is to figure out what your needs are and
> buy the best laptop you can afford that comes as close to those needs
> as possible. Bigger is not always better. Neither is smaller.
I love consulting on these things. Just email me - I'm totally
neurotic about making sure you find what you need and not what they
say you need (which also just so happens to be the most expensive item
on their list... what are the chances of that?)
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