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ClydeFrog51

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I need help, I am looking for a samll powerful laptop which has a 12in, or 14in screen, I have been looking for months but have comeup laptopless, I am thinking about buying an ALienware Sentia, which has enough of power, and it very portable It costs $1,800 Should I ?
 
From what I have read on a few forums, Alienware tech support is quite atrocious, and I think they are overpirced when it comes to the laptops.

If I were you, take a look at the Asus W3V...it is portable but has a lot of horsepower.

If you need power, but not for games, then look at the Asus W3A/Z63A (the one I just got), which is the same as the W3V but without a video card. Since the W3A/Z63A is what they call a "whitebook," you can get it from an Asus reseller customized however you want.

Mine is blazing fast... I reccommend www.geared2play.com
 
Like TheWart mentioned, it comes down to the video card. If you want gaming capabilities, the W3V is a great choice. One of the only 14" machines with decent discrete graphics - X600 graphics. If gaming doesn't matter, just get something with GMA900 integrated or ATI's RadeonXpress200M chipset.

The MSI S279 (or MSI-1013 IIRC) is a nice looking 12" machine that is based on AMD's Turion or Sempron, now with the low power Turion MT chips available!
http://www.laptoplogic.com/forums/showthread.php?t=947&highlight=s270

The Asus models Wart mentioned for integrated graphics are also nice; Asus makes some good notebooks.

The HP dv1000/Compaq V2000/HP L2000 are all good machines as well: 14" widescreen with integrated graphics available as Centrino (Pentium M) or AMD Turion at a good price. They're a little hevier than most, ~6lbs; but it doesn't feel heavy and they are quite nice to carry everywhere.
 
How is the ATi RS480 integrated graphics?

I haven't seen anything with a 12" screen that would be good for gaming. You can get a good processor, but you seem to be out of luck if you want a good graphics card.
 
Might even check out Micron's U1000 (pretty sure that's the model #)

www.buympc.com

No, I don't work for Micron - Just very satisfied with the product, and the 2 to 4 minute hold times to speak with a tech in Nampa, Idaho. No language barrier for the english speaking...

HTH
 
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