The E series is nice I just got my boss one and he likes it. Lighter than his D820 but that is not saying much it is a desktop replacement.
Jon On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 10:40 AM, Ben Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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/> ~ > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
