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Want a neat little laptop

Posted: Sat May 27, 2006 10:15 am
by strictlybroadband
I want to buy a small, light laptop and since I'm a rubbish shopper I'd welcome your recommendations. It needs to be small enough to slip into my bag without adding much weight or using much space - a travel machine.

Doesn't need to be super-powerful but it should have:

- Long battery life
- Wi-fi built in
- Ethernet
- Port for external monitor
- A couple of USB 2.0 ports

Thanks


Re: Want a neat little laptop

Posted: Sat May 27, 2006 10:33 am
by Fred
Check out the new MacBooks running on Intel. Has all you mentioned, comes with integrated webcam etc and lots of bundled software. There are open-source alternatives to Word if you're on a budget and don't feel like shelling out to MS. Of course if you like tinkering with your computer, you can also install Windows (60,000 viruses and counting).

I already have an inkling who will flame this LOL


Re: Want a neat little laptop

Posted: Sat May 27, 2006 10:38 am
by strictlybroadband
Fred wrote:

> Check out the new MacBooks running on Intel. Has all you
> mentioned, comes with integrated webcam etc and lots of bundled
> software. There are open-source alternatives to Word if you're
> on a budget and don't feel like shelling out to MS.

I'll have a look... I already use Openoffice 2.0 - it's free and better than MS Office IMHO.