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 far. I managed to fry my motherboard one day. I called and got a rep in about 1 minute, he went through the obligatory algorithm and pinpointed the mobo. I had an Airborne box on the steps the next day, and they turned it around within a week. So no complaints with Dell.
But I've started traveling more for business, and lugging that 8lb. 5150 through an airport was not fun. So I'd like to add a 2nd laptop that I can use around the house as well as take on business trips. My main usage is for web surfing, email, Word, and Powerpoint. I must have a VGA out for PP presentations.
My priorities are:
1) Lightweight
2) Internal WiFi (hate having a WiFi card sticking out)
3) Cool running (man that 5150 is HOT)
4) As nice and large a screen as I can get while maintaining light weight
5) Battery life
6) A 7200rpm hard drive would be very nice, I've gotten used to that speed
7) I guess an optical drive would be nice but not entirely necessary
Cost is not really an issue, I can afford pretty much anything I want within reason, but I can't really see spending more than $2500.
I saw someone else suggest the Fujitsu S6220 in another thread. That looks like a good model at 3.6lbs with a 13.3" screen. But I'm not familiar with Dothan, is that similar to the Pentium M chips that save battery life? Or is it a hot running chip like the P4?
I know a lot of these boards favor IBM, but I know nothing about IBM products. I'm not really brand loyal, but I would like excellent (English speaking) support.
But I've started traveling more for business, and lugging that 8lb. 5150 through an airport was not fun. So I'd like to add a 2nd laptop that I can use around the house as well as take on business trips. My main usage is for web surfing, email, Word, and Powerpoint. I must have a VGA out for PP presentations.
My priorities are:
1) Lightweight
2) Internal WiFi (hate having a WiFi card sticking out)
3) Cool running (man that 5150 is HOT)
4) As nice and large a screen as I can get while maintaining light weight
5) Battery life
6) A 7200rpm hard drive would be very nice, I've gotten used to that speed
7) I guess an optical drive would be nice but not entirely necessary
Cost is not really an issue, I can afford pretty much anything I want within reason, but I can't really see spending more than $2500.
I saw someone else suggest the Fujitsu S6220 in another thread. That looks like a good model at 3.6lbs with a 13.3" screen. But I'm not familiar with Dothan, is that similar to the Pentium M chips that save battery life? Or is it a hot running chip like the P4?
I know a lot of these boards favor IBM, but I know nothing about IBM products. I'm not really brand loyal, but I would like excellent (English speaking) support.
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