Bec, disclaimer, the Vostro has guts (for its weight/price) but its
battery life is *poor*.
I have used it at work connected to a 23" HD monitor with no issues but
on a plane trip you'll be lucky to get 2hrs of dev work in.
mostly i use it plugged in so is not an issue for me personally.
On 4/05/2011 7:42 PM, Ken Schaefer wrote:
Most of the "mini" machines have a pretty cramped keyboard. I would not use it
for dev work (or any serious typing). The screen resolution tends to be low as well.
Powering an external, high res monitor can be painful, depending on what sort
of graphics chip it has.
For skype/web browsing etc, no problems using one of these things. For more
serious work, I'd get something a bit larger with a bit more oomph. The Vostro
V13 mentioned earlier is a pretty good tradeoff. All depends on your budget
Cheers
Ken
-----Original Message-----
From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On
Behalf Of Bec Carter
Sent: Wednesday, 4 May 2011 7:23 PM
To: ozDotNet
Subject: Re: [OT] Lightweight laptop for dev and demos
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<grant....@gmail.com> 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<step...@littlevoices.com> wrote:
3.5Kg is light!!
