Consider waiting for the Lenovo Thinkpad X220 to arrive in Australia (currently only the X201 is available) as another option - http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/18/lenovo-thinkpad-x220-review/
It's also around 1.6kg (3.6 pounds), 12.5", Core i5 processor with long battery life. Cheers, Will On 22 March 2011 00:23, Wallace Turner <wallacetur...@gmail.com> wrote: > I just bought a Dell Vostro V130 (13") corei5 4gig ram 64 bit. ( > http://www.dell.com/au/business/p/vostro-v130/pd) > > $924 to the door. > > I am very happy with it; I spent *alot* of time umming and arring over what > to get, including looking at Sony Vaio's, ASUS, Lenovo etc. > > The Vostro is not much heavier than most netbooks (1.6kg) and has corei5 > which alot of netbooks dont have (yet) > > It money was no obstacle then Sony Vaio would have been the go. Couldnt > really justify that tho. > > Oh, and extending Dell to 3yr warranty (from 1 year) cost $33 extra. > > > > On 21/03/2011 6:48 PM, Bec Carter 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 >> >> >