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Thanks! I'm going to order a mouse today.

Nobody has a laptop with built-in bluetooth and uses a bluetooth mouse?

I've been using a wireless mouse with my Dell for a year and love the freedom, but I hate having that little key drive shaped adapter sticking out of the usb port. I just ordered a Fujitsu S7010D with built-in bluetooth. I have 2 questions: 1) With the bluetooth built-in to the lappy, do...

iamme, Thanks! That helps a ton.

If I'm mostly doing web surfing, email, office functions like powerpoint/word, will integrated graphics like the Intel 855 chipset be fine? I know that a dedicated video card is better, but would I even notice if I don't game or play movies?

Ok, it took me 3 hours on and off to put all of those choices together. Now I think I want to go either Fujitsu or Toshiba. Does anyone think the integrated graphics on the Fujitsu will matter for web surfing/email/powerpoint/word? I'm not watching movies or doing any spreadsheets or games...

My Dell 5150 is around 8lbs, so those 6+ lb models are a little heavier than I want. I'd love to stay below 5lbs, but that keeps me with a 14" screen instead of 15". I've gotten pretty used to SXGA+ on my 15" Dell laptop screen, so I'm guessing SXGA would be good for a 14"? Here's what I...

I've been reading tons of reviews at PCMag and CNet and I've narrowed my choices for a new laptop down to these four "thin and lights" as they classify them. Can anyone give me some feedback on these? They all price out roughly between $2000-$2300. I'd go with the 1.7 or 1.8Ghz Dothan M chips...

karmasalad or anyone else in the know, does the S7010 have the crystal view screen or is it just limited to the N5010 10lb. beast?

Well, I saw the Dell 8600 with the Centrino chips and 15.4" widescreen, but it's 6.9lbs. Looks like the top contenders are: IBM T with 14" at 4.5lbs. or 15" at 5.7lbs Fujitsu S7010D with 14.1" at 3.85lbs with weight saver module vs. 4.3lbs with DVD/CD-RW drive Portable One MX...

I was asking in another thread about a 2nd laptop (I have a Dell 5150 already). I was assuming that I had to get a small ultraportable notebook for it to be light. But then my buddy told me his Powerbook had a 15" widescreen and weighed 2lbs. less than my Dell. I don't really have a...

Hmmm, my wife had a good idea this evening when I was telling her about my decisions. She said,"You just need it to be light, not small, so why not get something that has a full size screen and keyboard but weighs less?" So can anyone make a recommendation for something like that? I think I...

OK, as I continue to research, I guess I'm in the "ultraportable" category. Although if features were significantly better, I could move into the thin/light category as long as I stayed around 5lbs or less. In the ultraportable category, it seems that my top choices are: Dell 600m...

Well, like I said, my experience with Dell support was actually very good, so I don't have any problems with them. I guess I'm not sure what all the IBM hype is about. I want a laptop to be built well, but I'm not planning on jumping on it. Is the tech support and the build quality why...

Hi guys, I'm new here, but I was hoping some of you with more experience could help me. I bought my first laptop last November, a Dell 5150. At that time it was mostly a desktop replacement so I wanted it to have a big screen and a fast processor. I've been satisfied with it and with Dell so...