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Lenovo x200 good option for lightweight laptop under $1300?

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Bronxkid

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I'm looking to buy my first laptop. Primary use will be taking it to work so I can type stuff and use it for presentations. Secondary use will be surfing the net. No gaming. I wanted something I can work on for 6 hours or so without charging, decent size screen (12in or more) and keyboard, and weight of less than 5lb. Goal was to stay close to stay under $1200 but I know that is asking for alot. The lenovo x200 comes out to $1350 (plus tax and shipping) but I think there's a coupon bring the price down somewhat. Any thoughts on this one or alternatives?

Questions: does integrated graphics card matter if you aren't gaming? Second: is harddrive of 5400 sufficient or should it be faster? Thanks.

Edit: realized there was no optical drive. Would be nice to have a dvd drive in the event my presentation is burned on a cd/dvd. Maybe the ideapad U330?
 
1) Integrated graphics are fine. The new Intel 4500MHD can decode full-HD video (1080i, but that's already higher than the resolution of a 12" laptop display)
2) 5400RPM drives are fast enough. In fact, the only time they are slower is when you compare it to a 2.5" 7200RPM drive of equal or larger size. The 5400RPM drives are faster than 7200RPM drives when the 5400RPM drive is larger (by about 40GB or more).
3) They're probably all good choices. If you are looking at 13" notebooks, also take a look at these: http://www.newegg.com/Product/...82E16834220336&bop=And or the Dell XPS M1330 or Dell Vostro 1310
 
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